The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-08
HIIMS.

| The united states pays annually to
| other countries slODOOO,01p for and moAsscs
A London Hanson cab driver has been
o months for rockies, driving and nearly
killing two wayfarcrs
Deacon Barlow +. Coy's religious use-
func In Chicago has abruptly ended by the dscov
| cry Of his extensive forgcricS
John Bone Of Texas has been both shot
and hanged by mobs but surviving both attempts on his
| life, Is now fugitive account OF fresh crime
The Landgravc OF Hessc made pretty
good thing by letting his troops hire during our Rcvo
Iuuonnry War; 81 35jOO paid. being at the rate Of
| $3.50 head for each man Killed.
| Tho contractors for convict labor In tho
prison give each prisoner plug Of tobacco
every week and about 27n more hats are made year
than would otherwise be turned out
A Swiss locksmith has perfected tar
get which, by means Of electricity shows instautanc
ously firing station the exact spot where bullet
strikes doing away with the necessity Of markers
Among the assets Of bankrupt Ken-
lucky farmer elt plant which he had bought Al
an auction circus property year before. ans
which had doubtless h siencd his financial disaster
Tho Prince OF Wales, President of tho
English Paris Commission, has recommended that skilled
English artisans he sent ito report on objects with which
they are specially acquainted and the Chambers Of Com
mcrce In great cities promoting his views
T. 4. Cooper, late political agent In
| Bhamo British Burmah, has been murdered nv sepoy
of his guard who aftcrward Killed two Of his own coin.
| radcs Revenge prompted the crime. Mr. cooper had
ancd him. and the attributed the nno OF tho
| men whom he killed
| The following entry, exhibiting an awk-
ward doubt Is in the register OF Hanwell Enslandi
Thomas son daughcrl ct Thomas Messenger and Eliza.
beth his wife. was born and baptized Oct - 1917 TO
which added IN the margin ny the midwife nj tho
iont called hoy. and named by the godfather Thomas;
but proved girl"
In 1855 the firm OF Sir John Dean Paul &
| Co. bankers In London failed. and the partners
| punished for fraud Sir John being sent To the penal
colony. then in Australia The liabilities were e25plVn
and dividends amounting to about third Of the indebted
have been paid last dividend OF ono cent In Ave
| dollars has now been declared.
The Empress EugGnlc on her recent
visit to oxford. visited the many Of the under
graduates The scion OF mobile house. whose den was
thus invaded had the walls hung round with republican
uictures which drew forth ocular inquiry from her
| Majesty II such his tendencies Yes madam
| was the simple and candid reply.
A very peculiar crime Is that o. which
| william Norris OF independence. Ohio, Il accused
Norris married twenty six years old wished to
get rid Of little Allie Berry, 81 he choroormcd hcr, made
ncision with knitc In her foot injected poison ntn
wound. and then raised the alarm that she had ccn
bitten by snake The child. at last accounts, was IN
dying condition and Norris was under arrest with i'm
| minont prospects Of being lynched
A new way of filling n theatre Is resorted
to in Paris where In the theatres empty in
fine weather aud only full when the rain drives fkN IN
from the houlcvards There is Mind Of chemical apcr
which changes color with damp when the atmosphere
sdry 1t is blue when wet It TO pink. The mnnagcr
prints free admissions this chemical paper ant nuts
at the foo, conditions This ticket is only available II
the ticket be blue. Irt he pink It will he refused"
The Mississippi plan of collecting taxes
on drinks diners from the Mnfett system Books OF
coupons sold by the state Auditor to all liquor deal
ers when drink Is sold. the consumer receives a
coupon which entities him to receive from the STATE IN
payment Of his taxes one cent II two drinks are To 10
paid for he receives coored coupon gpd Tor
two cents II nve drinks a blue paper eoui for Ave
Not only does the STATE enoy an Income FROM tho
drinks hut the consumer has reasonable chance
OF paying on taxes with coupons
--Waddington. French Minister of Foreign
Affairs aud Deputy to the CONGRESS. IL connected With
Gcrmany by the marriage nj his with the late baron
Bunsen lie has twelve years been responding
member Of the Archsologi.chc Gcscschan OF Berlin and
after the events of 1870 had tho TO declare
that patriotism did not call him break the scientific
tics uniting him in Friendship with herman scholars
There l. belief that he holds memorial Of Thicr- writ
ten In anticipation Of such Congress as the present
and Is standing upon the lines there laid down.
The victims OF the Great Elector acct
dent buried In England each carried to the grave
on siShorscd gun carriage preceded by bands Thou
sands of spectators present and many ladies cast
flowers the graves The body Of Count sohwcrin tho
Captain brought ashore during the services Tho
loss OF this great ship leaves hut officers widow to
|
education money each child Widows Of the crew
viii receive a. to sl9 month and e. for each child
Krnpp has subscribed 800 TO private subscription
fund raised for them
In San Angel, near tho city Of Mexico,
family expected package containing rosarcs nmi othc,
religious articles hoN arrived which was supposed 10
contain tile expected things The mother directed u II
be opened nud INDUCED in prayers before work wat
begun Ascrvnnt began with hammer and chi-cl aud {
low blows Disclosed that the box contained smaller
Tho sccond box WAS opened. aud two small zinc hoxc
were disclosed The nrst stroke OF these fo
lowed by tremendous cNpo-ion. which destroyed tho
furniture of the room. broke windows. DOORS and wall,
and Killed all IN the room except ono woman
An imposing ecclesiastical ceremony
took place IN st raul, Cathedral In London a.
the conservation uf three Bslops-Dr Maciasan Ia the
of Lchnold Dr rramcr. Roberts TO that NJ Nassau
aud Or. g H. stanton TO the new soc of North queens
land Every available position was occupied hy mas
when the procession Of Bishops fol mcd In the
Among the dsnarcs the bishops of Penn
sylvnuia. ohio and North Carolina The new Bishops
were TO the Archbishop Of Canterbury by tho
Bishops ol London Rochester Winchester sydney aud
Adelaide About thousand persons remained To tho
celebration Of the communion OF whom about half
municated.
Henry VII, Prince Rcuss. hitherto Ger.
man Ambassador in consautiuope. Is going In the same
capacity To Vienna lis hish rank his military
dont., and his srorsnanke tastes likely TO render
him flvoritc ~ the Austrian Court The Princess
l. the Oldest daughter IT the roigninr Duke Of SAKE
Wcuar Eiscnach. aud through her the Ambassador ~
related To several BRAN hc. of the family OF Euro
pcan foNcr igns II wa indeed. account of this
nccton with the imperial house ri Russia that Prince
Rcuss was Obliged leave his post In St Petersburg II
being contrary To etiquette that any one allied Ia the
monarch should be invested with diplomatic character
4 | at his Court
i The dramatic nmuscmcnts for this coun.
rv this season out vt Sew York VIII he almost entirely
h, travelling companies. The DidHpfic NsWs that
on, o-h cities IN the United states will have stock
pauo and of these only three cities Will have resident
. | compamcs--Ncw York, BOSTON, aud Philadelphia. Me.
NSrr whnWi have the only stock company In Chicago,
the privilege OF sending II out through the coun
Try at odd times. Spauding Of st. Louis ana Mics "
Cincinnati cmploy one company In conjunction Now
orleans Will have no company San Francisco hut two,
Louisville none. Baltimore one, Albany none rurtanf
none Detroit none Pittsburgh none. Cleveland on
= (which viii mainly he on the road, however. rough
estimate gives sixty Ave the number OF combinations
that will travel about the country.
The funeral services of the ex-King OF