The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-07
SUNBFd us.

Jyre = is announced for publication In May.
Most OF the canarics I'm England arc
bred by in great towns class which contains
hundreds Of ardent naturaistS
Tho Bey OF Tunis has opened an Arabic
printing Office The director is likewise editor u the
Raj Il Tann the only paper that appears IN Turns
The Belgian Government has expelled
Herr IIcist the German Socialist who has been editing
IN Brussels imitation Of L Ln,He He has also beer
expelled from France.
Tho French Government intend TO pre-
sent the Prince Wales complete table service Of
stvres china in return for his in with
the Exhibition last year.
Tho furniture in the Grand Union Hotel.
Saratoga recently levied upon unpaid taxes was hid
In by exJudge Lester agent OF the Stewart esa who
subse nty paid the amount Of the levy.
Coal with other American products.
has been benefited by the late Paris Exposition and its
shipment to Europe steadily increases AtIa account,
one man In Rome negotiating for 10000 tons
A RoscOmmon Qreland) farmer. returns
ing last month from the Asszes, where he had obtained
compensation for malicious injury to two horses was
seized by two and flung out VI the train Both hia
legs were broken.
Lake Garda, lying under the shadow Of
the Alps is being excavated bottom for prehistoric
relics; prior 1896 the Austrian authorities found soma
and shipped them on to vienna, and now Rome has
officially undertaken the job.
Many Southern emigrants who went Co
Texas and the far West last year ha passage
contend that the rule should work both ways and now
-tn~t-v6Sy HSrtns-sr ~ str~>-ss------srcnn-n.,A
roads to return them at the same rates.
The cost OF the army i'm British India,
In time OF peace is Ss5OOOOOO year, or Is per
OF the entire The building aud furnishing
Of a country house for the Governor Of Bombay cost
$685. coo No wonder there's a dehcit the revenue
On the wedding day OF the Duke OF Con-
lilo pf al Hfa Inns
Lord Odo Russell. British Ambassador at Berlin asa
mark Of special regard Lord Odo brother the whg
Duke OF Bedford but has the entire confidence tho
Tory Cabinet
AT Vienna the Hungarian women are
considered the pretcs and best dressed the farhAed
Poles and Bohemians the most stylish the vienncse tho
sauciesL most coquetsh and attractive and the Croats
the ugliest The daughters of sunny Italy In much
favor In the capital Francis ph before he lost
with their provinces
The late dull times have driven many
men from mercantile pursuits aud the learned profcs
sions into farming The majority seek the west hut tho
East Is also feeling the good effects " This movemcntu
the reduced price Of provision. In New England tho
farmers more numerous than at any previous tno
within the last twenty yesrS
Miss Moegler Of Chicago, one OF tho grad
yates Of the women's Hospital College. has been
cessfu IN winning, by competitive examination. place
rs assistant physician to the county Insane Asylum
This is the first eompeuuv OF a lady In securing
hosIial position In this country where doctors Of both
sexes have met in competition
An adept in ocean travel urges those
who fear sickness TO take tengran blue pill the night
before sailing ana dose citrate Of mngnesa the fol-
lowing morning Then eat breakfast and 20 board
lie has followed this practice for several years aud been
entirely free from Quams All those who have initiated
him have been equally fortunate
Tho Palace OF the ElysGe, which In its
decorations and furniture was good enough for tho
crowned guests Of Napoleon Ill and the late ruler q
France Marshal MacMahon, Is not 1t seems In SUM-
GENTLY for President Grevy. supple-
mentary credit in the budget Of 1879, amounting To
40OooD francs is demanded pour lie service du Paas
de Eyste The furniture is said to be out through
the generous Irish hospitality OF MacNahon.
When tho now famous Zulu, Cetywayo,
Prince Imperial he gave his aher trouble tor.
instead Of looking after the royal cattle his special duty.
he passed nearly all his time at Greytown the nearest
English town. There he amused himself after his
ner, drinking brandy, which he could get at home.
and smoking pipes which his dignity prevented his
doing among his own people. lie paid court 10 tho
ladies', and had the reputation Of going the pace.
Professors Oh. Martins and T.. Desor So
Verey eritcie Capt Roudaircs scheme OF converting
portion Of the southern Sahara into inland They
say that tile scheme, II successful would destroy tho
date culture, without exercising any favorable influence
whatever upon the climate Of Algeria. The area OF tho
proposed sea would not exceed 5.ipl square niles
and the vapors from would be driven INFO the Sahara
as northerly winds prevail at Biskra and Tugurt
The most racy Of the six pieces in Mr..
Brownins's new volume is to be "Ned Brass"a man
styen to oaths and lcondiuoned generally. who has
been converted by John Buuyan and yet finds the oh
flesh striving hard the new spirit especially in
the matter Of swearing "Phcdippides" with hi. spIen.
did couple OF runs from Athens Sparta In the second
OF which he out the victory with his dying
breath will recall the wellremcmbered How they
brought the good news from Client N AK"
The storms which have lately ragged in
Europe have demonstrated the Cologne CURT. remarks
Tie superiority Of subHHanean to overhead elcgraphs
During the heavy storms In 1876 for instance scgrapho
communication in Germany was frequently Interrupted.
sometimes for lonz periods and Immense iuconve nee
was thereby occaaoned This winter however long re-
ports u the debates IN the ReehstAs have by
the suberranean telegraph from Berlin Cologne and
In spite OF snow and storm. not the slightest interruption
has ever taken place IN the service Throughout the
winter the Geographic between the two
towns has been regular and unbroken Nothing ha,
TO be spent IN repairs while with the overland wires
large sums have constantly TO be expended m making
good damages oceasoned by Indictment weather other
causes Ultimately therefore. subterrAneAn teegraphs
will there believe prove cheaper than the
ordinary system, despite their greater original cost
On March Is the Due de Rchelieu de-
scrhed as odet Armand Francois Marie Chapele do
Jumlhac. duke and peer. hcir and descendant of tho
Rcheleus was laid In the family vault OF tile sorbonne.
In his quality Of founder the Sorhonnc in the year
1885 the great Cardinal obtained Tor himself and his
house the exclusive privilege Of being buried m the
church. The tomb violated. ms 50 many others
were during the Revolution, AMI II would be hard to
say where the remains Of the ardna are II was In
front OF this tomb that Peter the Great exclaimed II
would have given halt empire to learn from thee how
to govern the other half" Strange 20 say Tie uncle u
the Duke just buried, driven from France by the Revolu
ton. took service In Russia ami having highly disun.
guished himself was nrst named Governor Of odessa,
where his statue still stands and then Governor Of Iiita
Russia on the Restoration he returned TO France ana
became Minister OF Louis XVIII one ct the chief char
aeteriscs OF hs foreign policy keeping France ecaF
OF Russian alliance
Some interesting statistics on the cons
sumption OF alcoholic liquors In France have been atclY
brought before the French Academy ot Medicine BY ".
Lunor Wine Is the true national drink and there
sumed OF II, ou AN average thirty gallons per mlahant
per annum In 1888 the number Was ouly nltccu gallons
The consumption Of cider tends 10 diminish But brandy
- drunk to facilitate the digest CIDER and the more
cider the more brandy. The consumption nj beer has
creased considerably within the last my gear, lha
consumption of spirits. which about Two quarts zee
head in 1887 Is now represented by three quart. lhc los
psrtmcnts which consume most spirit. are those which
do not consume much wine. wuh regard to spirits VI.