The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-17
SUNBEIMS.


Ind, cowhidcd the lawyer who rs chairman Of bar
committee had begun proceedings to him from
onicc for drunkenness
Lord Derby was recently asked whether
NJ. waddnston. the Prime Minister Of France vas an
Enghshmam yes" he said and the Prime Minister
Of England is not an Enslishman"
Tho London Times says that adequate
provision has been made by the thoughtm generosity Of
aiew Roman Catholic nobemcn enable Cardinal New
man to maintain the state bcntung his dignity.
"A now German invention for rendering
boot solos flexible and almost ndesruciibc 10 mix
water proof glue with ground quartz aud spread 1t
the solcs The roughncss Of the sole prevents slipping
The proprietor OF the Pullman car In
vcnton reports that paper wheels have toOo miles
under his cars without repair while the average running
power OF an ordinary wheel IL ron 5dOOO to 10000 mics
"A ilvo-year-old girl, lost in Minnesota
woods had the gooi hang bits Of her dress on
bushes she wandered and these led 10 her discovery
sho had lived four days berries and wild onions
Tho Rev. A. A. Rolf, n Methodist pastor
Of Michigan, prayed that the Almighty might palsy the
hands every who went 10 the ballot box to
and did not vote for prohibition. and to palsy every
mans tongue who spoke against prohibition.
A boy at Chclscn, Mass, habitually
amused himself by hanging from the ties OF a railroad
bridge while trains rolled above him one day he pulled
himself up to how near train had approached
ana his head was taken On by the cowcatcher
A committee Of tho Michigan Legisla-
turc reports that inc crncues practsed IN the
Kalamazoo Insane Asylum was the breaking by an an.
CRY attendant Of patients Jaw while he strapped
down and the scaldng to death OF another In bath tub.
The usher in variety show at Para
disc New stood where he ohsructed the view OF several
Iersons In tile audience remembrance drew a shot
his revolver. woundinr quiet and popular young
man rhe usher was at seized. taken out u the
hall AMI hanged to tree.
A divorce suit, likely 10 be cause
cGlebE will he tried this month in London The Injured
husband Is peer not 80 years Old; the respondents
much younger and the daughter Of wealthy conmoner;
the correspondent Is groom 81 years old Tie couple
have not been married more than two years
In the last Prussian census Qs75) the re-
eous percentage IN the STATE Gymnasa. high schools
rrotostants 0Is, Roman catholics 33k jews
~ But taking similar percentage Of youth attending
the hieh schools Il now stands thus Protesants 7o''
TouGn Catholics is1 jews. IS. The Jews arc push.
ing remarkably.
AT tho first meeting Of the new Commits
sion for the Preservation Of Historical Monuments In
France which took place little while ago. the principal
question considered the best means Of preserving
and restoring the paintings In the Palace OF the Popcs
Avignon These paintings Italian works Of the four.
eenh century and very valuable In the history OF art
They daily In danger injury the old palace is
now used AS barracks for the French troops
The most famous Madeira ever known
the "isi4 pipe" which nshcd up In that year
from the tmbers Of wrecked vessel In the schcldt,
where 1t had lain hrtysx years The greater portion
purchased at auction at Antwerp 10y Louis XVIII
The King presented his Consul at Antwerp with several
dozen which he sold to the Duke de Rarusc. In 1853.
after the death Of his Duchess four dozen remained In
her cellar which sold their weight In gold
| TO Baron Rothschild
Mr.. Labouchere says that when he was
an attache at Washington Enghshman died in tho
state Of New York ami It became question whether tho
LEGATION at Washington the Consulate at New York
ought to bury him. s0he, rather H. passed its time
iourncyng between tic cities II myself directed
it," he says. dozen times to the Consulate. This side
up with care Whether this uneasy corpse yet buue,
or is still lurking IN the luggage vans Of an American rail-
| road company. know not"
In 1876 1.l9s, 95l hectolitres OF beer were
bEswed in Munich and o5s. as hcctoli,res
sumcd cost Of S6.2l6.e55 The population
then ies zoo that there drunk per head 80 es
ovcr ioo ealions alta cost Per head Of s3i The
amount somewhat fell on in 1877 The consumption then
was COL 2H5 hcctoircs alta cost OF sdoia2u AMI as tho
POPULATION had increased the average fell to al tres
per head at SIT 90 year These spent
beer less by 81 35as 500 than the whole paid
for house rent in the city The Municipal Government
and city taxes only reach about tenth Of the beer
A curious controversy is going on be-
tween the Archbishop OF Canterbury and the Dean Of
Wosminstcr The former issued license TO the Arch
bishop OF York empowering ham 10 consccrate the
Bishop Of Durham within the province of the Mctrop1lt
cal See of Canterbury whcrcupon Dean Stanley issued
protest 10 the eject that 30 not intend 10 ackuuw
edge any Jurisdiction authority the Lord Archbishop
Of Canterbury over the said Dean and Chapter,
said collegiate church. but do claim assert
that we are Immediately subject 10 the queens Majesty
AMI other ecclesiastical authority whatsoever; and
that We have granted the said collegiate church to the
Lord Archbishop ct York the said conservation. in
pursuance Of the mandate Of her Majesty the Queen"
The Right Hon. W. +. Forster paid a very
high public tribute lately To Lord Harrington. lie siil
81 believe the Liberal party would have made the great
est possible mistake they had taken ms LEADER
of Lord sat x I,rIl VI