The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-05

The fair in Boston for the Old Smih
Church brought in $1,000 and the eNucns,s we've o,
$500
Tho American public use in paper c,,.
lars cilht tons paper daily and over s5olo ya,.t
muslin annually
The Legislature Of California has an.
thonzed vote by the people to whether they de4rs
to stop Chinese immigration.
A coal much resembling camel has
lately been found in southern California, in what i,
known ~ the Santiago canon
-" What number ?" Nevada dry good,
clerk asked. when girl inquired for stockings ia
you think I've only got one cgi' she rotortcd.
Philadelphia merchants are contemplate
ing direct trade with Barcelona. Spain one Of To
greatest cotton importing ports, and other Of Ia.
rope cities
What Is called onc-lcggcd railroad ia
being made OIL city Pa There single iron rat
on which saddle shaped to guided by wood.
rail. lower down.
"A new monastery for n company of Car
thusian monks has been founded London the build
ngs covering mine OF land aud each monk being
provided with three
w ID. IHowells comedy, "a Counterfeit
Presentmenn Is being played in New Englani by Law.
renee Barrett Although 1t not written for the stage,
1t is iavorably received by most audiences
Tho Temps says that u mutual autopsy
society Of medical men exists Paris, each mombor@
which engages to rchnqush his body aner death no
dis~ectcd ny others After the the society
dimes ut n leading restaurant
A son OF NJ. Provost Paradol, the emil
nent publci- and Minister France the United states
who some years committed sucidc-has blown his
brains out In the his tutor in Paris. lie was
only II VI aud has been assigned tor
the ~
The Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ire
land has forbidden D'rsons to be present at wakes
except the immediate relatives Vi the deceased and
spiriuous intoxicating liquor. be- acc such
occasions under penalty oil the dcpr,auonof the ,svoei
Ut the priest
Even dried acorns have their uecs.
Sparks from defective fiun set fire eoihins m
upper Of house In New Hampshire. whom lot
Of acorns the floor were made by the heat To- pop
loudly that the family heard noise, running ~
stairs cxungu-hcd the fire.
The museum of Yale College has re,
ceved from the Rocky mountains the nearly complete
skeleton gigantic reptile Its thirty o,t long AMI
was found nnnly embedded IN rock. Pra. Marsh slyi
hatit was probably aquatic ANIMAL, and OF ordef
heretofore unknown to scientific men.
Up to June 80, 1877, French exports were
twontythrce millions dollars less In value than during
the period Of the previous year The latter portion
the year has shown a more favorable condition tat
both in exports and imports 1877 was a bad year iof
France People too poor purchase her many arur
cles luxury
Considerable progress is claimed for the
French colony OF Asicrs Between 1911 and Is7i 49,
s3 additional hectares OF land became coloniled i96
lagos and hamlets established upon tins tract aud
the agricultural European population Of the country.
which IN 1871 was lOO5ie in the succeeding iouf
years to 1913 3ui
Mr.. Frame Of Comber, Belfast. forgot,
after bird show there, to unpaek box containing ws
carrier pigeons and the poor birds renamed there
Monday TO saturday In space small that neither
could stand mp Yet when It opened the seemed
all right ami the hen recovered in few days It shows
the endurance OF these birds when carrying.
Col. Gordon, "Chinese Gordon has
lately entered into n tour steamers d
small draught lie intends exploring the Albert syanza
and the rivers flowing it, The steamer, arc to 10
carried far possible By water. and to COM
posed OF several portable about 40 pounds each
to be put together on arrival at their destination
In the mild climate of Rome, fires arc
rarely needed in winter and chilly days bra1crs with
charcoal placed IN The Pope has horror Of
IRE and will allow it IN his presence in any FORM
He sometimes suffers from cold hands, and in that
orders nj. "pactta" This a small hollow ball OF ill
nled with hot water The Pope holds until the
cold ceases
The Public (lnanciaD says that perjury
is the crime OF the and that It is not the rule bat tho
exception If a sworn report ~ To the condition Of ruh
lie company Is accepted without di-tru-t scrutiny.
Even then the general feeling is that there may much
concealed by -kilml bookkcepins, and the wort
matter j, that The Is generally which The law
cannot reach.
Don Carlos, while at Milan recently. dis
covered that his collar of the order the Golden Fleece
had been distracted from Dis u--a-e II had ouy 4
large intrinsic vaue. but precious on ccnun Of its
associations II was always carried about by Don Caroi
wherever he went being II alleged the Identical collar
that hloneed to Philip the Good Duke OF burgundy whp
founded tie order 4O celebrate has third marriage
with the lnanta Isabella OF Portugal
Martha White died recently at Market
Marlborough Lecestrshrc. England, under very pcou-
liar circumstances She had been i'll 1--WE years aud