The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-20
SCNBE1JfS.

--Gurtchakon is in his sd year beating
Lord palmcr.ton. who died IN harness atsn
A live-y car-old girl was actual y whipped
10 death in Mdr-haltown Iowa, by hcr drunken mother
-Spaniards all over the world propose to
celebrate the anniversary ACcrvantcss birthday on tile
I'D inst
The capital invested in the London cab
business is two millions sterling. and the earnings
Of the cabmen, OF whom there more than iouo are
twice much.
Twenty-six gardeners are employed In
the Vatican gardens The number during the temporal
power fort, Ave.
The shipment ofGOO,0OO pounds Of buffalo
hides from Fort Worth Texas. tins spring. indicates the
extent of the winters slaughter on the plains
One Of the recent wise sayings of the
lately deceased Bishop Of Lichhed that. Nothing
is out of place than osten,aton pomp aud cere
mony at the burial of the dcadr
An organ Of the tobacco trade asserts
that If the tobacco consumed annually about 4Oo0up
90 pounds, could be made into roll two inches in d.
aneter, it would cncitclc the word sixty times
The "agony columns" of the Turkish
newspapers are filled with advertisements Tor lost rca
TONS giving painful evidence Of the dispersion of families
Of the Mussulman population which has taken place IN
the districts ravagcd by war.
The assertion is made by the Rochester
Ep,os that at rifle shooting match In that city spec
tators were able with THE naked eye the bucisa
they wen, from the guns 10 the targcts There wa. a
high wind and rain falling
At an auction in Brussels lntcly q lark
ina put Tor sale, hut seized by a Jealous
police Official who said that the combining oft was pro
hbi,ed by the act relating to birds The
auctionecr proe sicd but In vain
There are such complaints Of the prose-
ktng tendencies Of the Sisters Mercy in Parishosd
tails that 1t Is proposed to substitute Tor them ordinary
nur.es They are even charged with prosecuting pa.
tenis who decline 10 go over"
John Shannon, q schoolmaster In Camp
bclliord ontario. not afraid to murder the pupil who
would not accept his love, hut when lie came carry.
Ing out the OF his design which to Nil himself
his courage failed. The hangman may assist him.
A free negro woman was kidnapped In
Cincinnati twenty-five years ago by slave dealer and
sold into slavery IN Kentucky. where she remained until
the close OF the Recently she sued shcrin wari u
LATHE Rock. the ktlnaptcr, for Si5tpo long and
close stcd trial resulted IN verdict for s5OU
--Returns lately issued show that the coll
ony Victoria Australia with OF 1891 spyare
miles has population about large Brooklyn and
growing the of ~ per cent. year New south
Wales. with OF 4ss.sJi square miles, has oOaoD
population and is growing at the rate Of 81
year
Henry Goodrich Is music teacher. He
has travelled from place place until he has taught
music In every state In the Union II said that he has
married OF his pupils, and most OF the States
yet TO he heard from. In Carksburg Va he ouidd Ia,
matrimonial exploits by marrying two girls in the
same village lie is now In jail
Prince Jerome Napoleon says, IN the
Reras DE-, De Monde, that Italy and Austria would have
lent their support France in 1870 1t the Emperor had
preferred these alliances the temporal power the
Pope The Empress and Plon Pion have not been
very afcci.onatc terms ard this nodoubt intended
a thrust a. her ultra Papal proclyiucs
Tho British commerce destroyer"
Shah which sadly battered the Peruvian ronelad last
has ha..a ha Ia Ifua
more than match in speed and armament for any
Russian cruisers in the Pacific In OF war 1t ID
thought that she will make short work Of the Russo
American privateers," should such be launched
The Sydney correspondent OF the Aus
t~oA ad ime,, Hoa. Me- writes that the loss in Aus
iralia 10y drought in 1875 represented about so0JOOo
twas with great difficulty that stockholders could be in
duccd furnish statistic, The losses 1877 known
10 he very much heavier Previous prosperous
have enabled the colonies TO bear mp under this heavy
blow. hut of many individuals have under
Visitors TO Paris, who desire TO gain an
exact idea Of the horrors Of war, 20 to museum
lately organized by the proprietor ct the house 81
Bazees In which the painter Neuvle laid the scene VI
his now lannon's picture, " The Las, Cartridge" In
cOrnerof this stands OF the pieces "
ture represented In the picture. wooden pres, rildlel
with bullets There fewer than 800 objects
view.
The Rev. Aver Pratt is n good man. but
that OF reckless dcpravity. tie Austin Ney &c
take charge Of church one dav. while hc stills
stranger TO most Of the inhabitants. hr was uut limiting
lie stepped into highway wi. his guu ready to nre
blrd ami found himself in front OF % stage cor-h. IN
driver, Judging by the Clergyman, attitude AMI count
nance, concluded that he was rohhcr and two bul
! lets through his hat before be could explain
Mr.. Austin of Marshall, Wis, found
in his Wits desk. iull expressions OF love an,
appointing a meeting. He wa. furou,, ealous but ,h,
"a. fN.. 81.
received before her marriage. Thi, explanation not
satisfactory, hut the husband pretended To accept IT,
while he secretly investigated. lie learned that the
manufacturer, whose mark on the paper had been
in cuisines, only two years Ms Austin, on being con.
ronied with that proof of the ncwness o The note made
confession on which divorce suits based
A house in san Francisco was partly
burned, and after the fire had been cNngui,hcd
man and her two children were found dead IN their
room. There was sad evidence o her hard ho:cIcs,
struggle to herself and nor little Their
in the centre OF the house. aud lighted from the
roof that no windows gave chance OF tsrcss The
only door opened into HAN IN which the fire burned
hcrccst The children were lyIng an corner cosced
with wet blankets. The mother had tined to proleoI
them in that way while She sought to d. through the
wall She had torn on large quantity OF plastorns and
Hath, but had fallen from sunocauon.
A tcamster in Eureka, New, persisted in
using particularly vicious mule, and for the following
reason; used 10 have . sweetheart back ~ lniany
that was orul and this mule ha so many
rinis in common that my heart Just yearns over her
She were Likely sal ~ ever run barctouici in corn
hrd. but she too obstinate to cnio, -oud health
She'd look You right smiling IN the eve. and you'd unA
thar were more sugar M her nor IN Sew orleans iner'
ascs hos >hcad hut you LAID yer hand, on t'r oeN'
rectsd like shed Nick the br,eehns all To- flinders h l''
than minute. That's iust the with that muc, iui
yoU get into place whar the mud, deep ard tile r'i 4
the team kerhummNcd, and call onto her iur assistance
AMI blast my cyrst she Won't pul herself .Da 0ui T
her hide TO help Won ont OF your rouhr That were No
very way with Nancy, and keep the mule outer love 'o'
that gal
Russian Proverhs.-Thc wolf asked tho
goat Ia dinner, but the goat dccDuvt.--A tN sleeps
hut counts hens IN his fcAm,-Ihe w.h changes
his hnlr every year, but rmuu. a VOL Doc
why do Won bark, To irisAi,u ur wolves away
Dog, why doNou keep your TAI between your rs''
AZ afraid OF the volt Love nrr. aud co'- ''n'l "a
hd-Make friend, with boar, hut k"'p hui "i t'' axe
-EycHthns is bitter To INN Wh"ha' -Hl n hiN mouth
Bread and salt humble even rhhcr "A ull stomach
deaf to instruction Ii you hunt two 1rs N"n Wlll "e
neither -,i,d /, not haste hut HIS aim Is Nte ~
may shut the door the dcNl, bat he VIII enter ID, d
windowrraisr not the crop until Il }, stacked -l'h''
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