The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-18
SUNBEAMS.

tiles OF the Chinese.
Some OF the London barmaids have en-
ulaed the example setby those them. aud dress
in Greek costumes
The statue OF Capt. Cook by the sculp-
tor woolner reached Australia in safety London
and has unveiled its pedestal in Hyde Park sgd
ney New South Wales.
The Emperor OF Germany has commits
stoned the artist Leubach to paint portrait Of Prince
Bismarck which will be placed In the Berlin National
Gallery Prince Bismarck has already given his first sit
ting at Friedrchsruh
After thirty years absence in Cali
fornia Howard returned to Taunton Mass and dug
up quart bottles Of cellar where he had
buried them orysix before The bottles and their
contents in perfect state Of preservation.
"A fine recumbent statue, an hermaphro-
dte has discovered in good preservation Ave me-
tres under ground in what used to be the gardens VI the
villa srogz. behind the Hotel Quirinae, in Rome where
the foundations Of tedro hasonoe being dug.
During the last twenty-four hours OF
Congress the Printer received orders for
100000 copies, in pamphlet form. OF speeches made.
Garfield taken 90 copies Of his sugar and
Hewitt 1900 copies Of his speech the election laws
The Pope has been much vcxed at tho
significance attached to what he alleged to have said
In conversations he has had with certain journalists lie
does wish with Italy All he desires is better
than he has present his personal liberty
aud independence.
In 1896 in the township OF Eastman,
Mass. regulation made that every unmarried man
should kill six blackbirds and three year long
ashe remained single. II he neglected this order and
wished marry. he allowed to do till he had
| shot his full number OF birds
Some OF the twenty odd Pinafore"
companies navigating the country having bad luck
In Elizabeth. n j. cabbage bouquets were presented 10
some the performers "Finh Avenue Company"
and in New Brunswick a squad Of Rutgers students
| peltcd the performers with eggs.
The gloomest accounts OF the famine at
Cashmere have been received large stock Of grain Is
about imported there but it is inadequate to the
wants Of the starving people even justly distributed
lust distribution by ndoo officials among the oppressed
| Mussulman population being doubtful
| A small boy In Belfast, Me, whose de-
pertinent at school had always ranked 100 per cent.
home day recently with his standing reduced
20 ~ what have you been doing, my ~ asked tho
mother. Been DOING replied the young hopeful,
been doing just have all along, only the teacher
caught me this time"
The French Government has asked tho
Chamber TO authorize 1t to spend 10000 francs in clean
ing the furniture OF the Eysee and renewing part OF
it. OF this 2s7 900 francs will he spent in table linen,
glass knives. forks, spoons, aud china Since 1873 the
and the state chatls in the palace VI the
Executive has been very great
There is a German colony Of 42j persons
on the Pozuzo on the eastern slope OF the Andes The
coonsts cultivate coffee cocoa tobacco cotton rice In.
|
They keep cows and pigs Ants and cockroachcs arc the
only insect pHgucs The colony is prosperous but its
development is prevented BY the want Of roads
The Emperor William visited Field Mar
shall Room when the latter lay dying. He arrived
expec,cdly and Won Room. who Immediately recog-
nzed his pressed his hand between both his
own. and exclaimed, Majesty what pleasurel' The
Emperor replied Il have for being crate
ul You" and them with his eyes took toueh
ing leave OF his faithful seryitor.
For the benefit OF lovers OF pillow laces
somebody has made the following division into s,yesi
Medieval with its groesque groups. wrea,hs and trees
down 1850. geomctrca with its squares and circles,
from 1880 to 1870 renaissance with its flowing leaves
and earlands from 1870 to i72O with its st and
disconnected bouquet and flowers from 1920 to ITO and
dotted. with ITS small flowers. tears and bees, fros
| l77O TO $50
The official list fthe cardinals TO bs 49,
ated at the next Consstory follows Dr. Iegenwet
ker OF wurzburg Dr. Newman OF England. Mgr Desprez.
Archbishop OF Toulouse; Mgr Pie Poieters Mgr Meg
ha Papa Nuncio In Paris; Mgr sangugni Papal Nuneio
at Lisbon, aud few Italian preateS It's believed that
through the appointment OF the Chaldean Patriarch the
questions OF the relations between the Vatican and Tur
Key will be settled.
During the recent carnival in Rome the
King and Queen sudiously avoided the Coso. though
previously they had always been present two
days balcony taken for them but the Queen only
came day. ant the little Prince occupied it chiefly
Another noticeable fact that the cooks costume.
usually such avore tins year entirely neglected
on account Of the recent attempt on the King. Passa-
mantle is cook The protection Of the mask made
use Of this year for good deal Ot thevng
The conductor of u train east from Port
land. Me- had curious experience several nights ago
Passing through car. he Noticed passenger asleep.
and poked him In the leg u awake him and get his
ticket The passenger did not respond Then the con-
ductor pinehed his leg su no skins The conductor
pinched harder. Still the slumbcrer dreamed on The
conductor then concluded TO through the collect
the OF the tickets and make job Of this after
he had finished the collection Having returned. he
seized the fellow by the leg and gave 1t tremendous
pull when to hshorror and surprise, the leg wooden
opc-came on IN his hands
On n recent night, at about II o'clock.
two drove up to tile door Of a house In a sIar.rly
built section ct Chicago. and rang the door bell The
summons answered by daughter Of the family. a
young woman 10 wears old. when the crowded tho
door open, presented pistol her head, and com.
manded her q be silent Her mother appeared az the
head of the stairs and treated In the
one OF the desueradoe then began ransackug the house
for plumber A small boy on the sidewalk noticed that
tho men had masks their faces when they entered.
and he gave alarm with drawn pistols the robbers
faced who had gone around TO the rear Of ths
house to nierccut their flight AMI made their escape BY
running across an open lut
Universal compulsory service is an older
institution among the Zulus than even in Prussia Fol
the Zulus have been traited warriors from boy
hood, and have renamed liable 20 be called upon fuI
military they have become rrayheaded
old men. Fifty and more ago, when yet they
armed only with spears, asscgais, and axes the
Zuus were the most dreaded Of all the Kahr tribes by
reason Of the reckless and desperate determination viii
which they attacked. In lSS when Natal was foundo,
by the Dutch Beers IT the custom OF the Zulus Il
bring mp their in dense circua. mass Arrive,
m close proximity 60 the enemy the would opei
out with wild and m0nutonous cues; flank attacks wou
be pushed forward both sides and every EFFORT mad
10 completely surround the adversary. During the las
ten the best and newest rifles and cartridges hav
been openly sold to kairs In Griquaand West tn
diamond fields, despite the protests Of the Orange FIRE.
state and of the rransvaal
The Imperial Government in China Ia,
ordered the closing OF the Buddhist nunneres The Rev
George T. Fitch Presbyterian minister ut somehow
writes on Dec 100 Day before yesterday quite ntu
stir was created m this city. ana, indeed, I ST. ,pos
throughout the whole country. by order from rcki
closing all the Buddhist uuuueres throughout the whos
land For Just what reason have not dchue.
learned just across the way from our house are w
nunncres, ana that day the occupant, moved uuI
The younger Will marry and the elder viii De sent
II willows Rsy lum." Miss Stafford of the same mn. ion