The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-21
SUNBkABfS.

Lord Dunertn has declined n marouieato
rendered to him, and will instead he promoted f,,,n,'
Knight Commandership Of the Bath To the d,,,,, y
Knight Grand Cross Of the same order.
The King Of Bavaria is erecting M tro-
ren.chemsee a royal chateau, the plan Of tina, =,
Versailles The building is to be spread over fifteen ,
and the estimated cost is g. 10000
Mr.. Gladstone has daughter who I,
familiar with the place OF every work In his Nb-orv 80
the Of its contents when he desires reference NV
instantly fctches the book needed. ami point. T., ,,
passage required.
In the list Of converts to tho Rmor
Catholic Church published in the uIHeipV B,h, r,c,,
100 from oxford. 100 from Cambridge: from rr,
COLLEGE, Dublin, aud London University jointly, op,, ie
NJ Of the army, ~ Of the navy IS Of The bar tar,er,
"a pccrescs 10 sons aud - daughters Of tters - o
titled ladies' aud 80 titled men-iu all Lon
"A new species Of scandal has turned nm
in England lady Of rank in London undertook ia mn,
trndcsmans bill by presenting his wife at court a,
honor OF which she most ambitious Atthc las, ma
ment the Chamberlain found who she was and refa
TO receive her The lady says She performed h,r rart Of
the condition The brakeman has sued ior hi, lill
Funeral services were in progress ove,
the remains Of young woman IN Pittsburgh ami among
the persons present the physician who had attended
her Suddenly his wife dashed into the house approob
the CONN, excicdy declared that her husband had loved
the dead woman, and threatened to scratch his
1.-The dsrcd go near the body She forcillv elected
Of little girl at ST. Gall aud the murder Of two Itd,n
their housc by burglar at Often are increasing tina
agitation In swtlc rland Tor the restoration OF caani
punishment several papers Of German switzerland
threaten that unless the Federal Constitution be- mol
fed In this the people will take the punislmcnto
muriercrs into their own hands
--SomeS Spanish newspapers have announced
the marriage Of King Alfonso with the Princes. chr n
de Montpcnscr cdcs, sister of the late Queen No,ee,
other Journals have denied the report The Ejsu how
ever seems 10 confirm II IN announcing that the King
will remain lime faithful to the memory Queen
Mercedes before mailing the duties which are inpossl
upon him by The cxiseucies ct the monarchy
There has long been n mystery thrown
around tile early anucelcnt' of M.. Mary Ann. Evans.
better known by her -, ulonymc of George E g. Il
now appears. from sketch headed our Niii,. findr
In Mr. " Andrews Hull 1:nslanl ris,tug t'at she
is the daughter Of the late Mr. Robert Evans. bahia %
Lord Howe and 10 Sir ROGER Ncwdcgatc Coiow near
Yuneaton. warwckshirc ami sister to Mr. Isaac p
| Evans who holds the same position
| The observatory of Prof. Palmicr the
courageous savant who has devoted hi hc to uc study
Of Mount vesuvus Is situated long and narrow ridge
OF rock Mount Contaron almost at the foot Of Tie
actual cone Of the volcano and about hall a mil, from
the Hermitage Of san saivaore-ilc extreme p,int to
which carriages ascend the mountain. In Ute Of
the risks the rrofe has remained st his post and
chroniced features the erultons II the a-t IN year,
The great historical painter Of tho
Revolution aud the First Empire. David once ruthcly
exhibited picture ot large dimensions the gun
cpal figures in which was uulrdlcd hofsc Wih tie
pardonablc vanity Of an artist. he mingled with The
crowd gathered before the painting Tie ators
| with one exception expressed unbounicd aimranon
! Tho exception was hackney coachman who exclaimed
d~iamnly; a precious painter. this Da,ii 20 m
tend TO paint hor.cs why hos OF his avs al
over foam and ncer bit between his teeth
A drunkard in Eureka, Cal, had a touch
Of dchrmn lie felt 50 wrctehed TINT be wanted
TO die. and begsod his companions T. shoot him They
thought that chance Of reforming him offered lie
told that he could be klcd II hc would sian docu
ment authorizing his friends to put hm death lie
complied ,remblnelv They loaded pistol b.udoded
the darcd man and exploded a nrectackcr cosc HE
head lie tell as though bullet hat real, entered hi
heart 1t took physician an hour to bring him tack
Consciousness and the shock 10 his grsai
that his recovery was doubtful for week
The study Of the English language has
become passion among the intelligent native, Ia India
Their mastery OF It is wonderful Here Is specimen
Ittsa letter written by native military official to MS
| commanding officer "Honorci Sir-iIaying hccn am.
| puatcd FROM my family for wears, AMI a. lave
complaints OF the abdomen coupled with great eonhugrA
tons the int rivals and prostitution VI all desire To-
work with also the disgouing OF my dinner hope
hshncss will excuse me attending at orderly room iof
ten nine days ami In duty bound shall lrg
for the sauhrity your temper AMI the enlargement
your family The Commanding unicer"
| The Judge of the Brighton County Court
In England has been called upon decide upon the r-h
OF mistress require the attendance Of her
| family prayers. Young woman named Ridley. cook
claimed months wages. IA lieu Of proper u is
mi,sai She had neither neglected her work behaved
Improperly hut dismissed Tor refusing Co. ion 90 ne
family prayers which wcrc held over, day Tho iuige
said ina; unless there was au express stipulation wih
the painun before her engagement as servant at lie
was to include attendance az family prayers n hc asS
she legally Justified m refusing 90 Join them sic
went To her situation Ia cook, mot to pray and u 1e ae
sence OF amy stipulation on her part To lon mhc ryes
she was free To saN away. lie gave Judgment Cor hcr
Miss Callahan, who was a prosperous
millincr in Hoston married Patrick Cain, who wasi
| lazy loaicr The match was not Ahci hy tc yoag
| womAu's family. and her brother John. WHO was pis
sionatey fond Of her b-ooicl the matter until hn
| hatred Of Cain became mania A. lat he went nN
the couples bedroom ~ night shot cain four times she
lay asleep and then killed himself cain is recovering
Mis-, Meadowss marriage Eiunh Lane in Waco Texas
was dispeasing to her family lortwo brothers iuilcd
her 70 return home. aud when Lam went there o. sethh
wife she shot him dead on the doorstep ''' 'nr'
mary, but equally murderou,. course was taken ~
Henry Williams. in walia Miss who poisoned h. son
iraw IN order to md his daughter OF drunken husband
Irving Browne, whose library was sold
In this city hV auction last wcrk was unii rtcentyi
partner Of Congressman Martin Townsend. 90 Iry,A
Y. Booh.buying was Tor many years amosta uHfA VIII
him. and he spent great amount oi time as wfdh
money IN Ettung pictures VIII winch 10 iIAHi it lN'
volumes lie tells the Troy Tf that the auo nt r lnl
by the sale I'll 900 did not diner s21' from tc acuF
GERS previous estimate. Some of the ho's, vcaiofin
less than their cost while other, Afforded lI- pfu1I
81 can't see why" he says. the Tower OF london
should have gone for quarter eft %, cost Will" nA'
large profits on Lemons and rhoruhur' l'.h.Dn 10"
don, which were among my poorest specimens" lIh
tration, one wouhi suppose that D., n, same i1' nc
Tower would have gone Oh hcurr Tine pluie e~
lection brought about three+ourtl,, the 'H.i''t
A certain Signor Francesca Adm III was
returning homo IN q carriage ts0m Che town Oi '"i'
Vetcrc, In southern Italy. when. W SIS "' Dis own
house, the carriage WAS stopped hv four menrd WIZ
rites and rtvol,cg, who made Che rui. mIn t' A'"'
gagged him is wei as hl, master. AMI q % H'i. 90"
get inside the carriage. Two tIo lr-t.. i'H -"'
the box and the other two inside. turned O." h.i"'
heads, and drove back toward cine town '.'i' "'
lance from Capua they turned tvHr' orH' 'N''
and stopped at wool Here they t,.h '.i d. - ''
ordered tlc coaclmnu 10 800 bonn. aul ri.h - |
the ransom OF no, master The man venture. g. l'N'
cede for III, master AMI was severely artfDn .f i N
rived at the hou>. hc tch,,rr n.r u',,t-. I' "' -
stupcncd b, fright that bee could ei'c no i.'. N'
the four Ari-anls, except ulut rh'Y wore i'.- ."'
ssnor Admold, SOM eaticrci t'-eurr nI tt . ',
had, and borrowed from IA, uIruis prI i'n