The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-30
SUNBE1NS.

nearly the same price
A Bremen anti-collisive steamer carries
an electric ish at the prov while threading the thou
sand mastcd Thames"
The Paris Society for Resculng Drown.
ing Persons has been converted into society embracing
all France. with local branches
Many people get their best health in
later life The nonagcnarian poet Rogers said he never
had three consecutive days Of good health till raN4 80
Returns for the second week in Decem.
Der show that London had s2ei4 paupers. OF whom
42eoi In workhouses, and tho remainder in receipt
Of outdoor aid.
A sale of the property of Plus TX. takes
place at the vatican every Wednesday and saturday
Everyihngis included from superb jewehcd crucihxes
10 empty bottles
Eleven hundred and sixty-eight recruits
Joined the British army last year Hard times doubled
the number Of applicants The army is at nill nu.
merical strength.
The Messenger de Paris puts French oys.
ter beds at 5000 distributed 2eOOO acres and
which last produced 65 OoooDD oysters valued at
100000 francs
1t is stated that attempts TO induce tho
students Of Moscow University Join issue with their
sociansuc fellow students at st. Petersburg have been
entirely unsuccessful
The Paris Municipality have arranged
for competition between the electric light and The
gas company undertakes to bear the expense Il Its share
In the experiment II the result Is adverse to lit
The wind has been blowing across the
tor OF Mount Washington lately the of ii4 miles
an hour the deep that the buildings buried
to their caves and the temperature frequently falls
twenty degrees below zero
"A happy discovery, made by the Arabs.
that cnmels have weakness for the comrany Of tslc.
graph poles ana march much willingly beside these
links with civilization has resulted In special being
taken of poles and wires
st. Louis is tormented by the noise Of
church bells and an ordinance is under discussion pro-
hbitng the ringing Of bells OF atty pounds weight
That would silence several hnc chimes. and 1t ikcy
that compromise measure will be adopted restricting
the ringing to certain hours
There is hard contest In the Union
League Club OF Philadelphia over the question Of card
playing. which is prohibited. 10 be taken
next week and the club to lose large number u
members Tor the beaten party will Withdraw and Join
other Gibbs, or form new one.
). II. Havery pays Col. Maplcson a
fNod price the OF the opera company In tic
West. and conducts the business Of the tour lie is
fnr financially ahead In the enterprise lie also run,
theatre in Chicago another in san Francisco, and Tie
Daniies" company the road. besides three nu,cor
ganzadons It's not surprising that he is just recover.
ina from a fever.
Mr.. Alfred Eastlake for twcnty-.0ur
years close reader OF natural history ami geo..
rarhy. but declared that he would part with lie and
do It with honor. like Cato and Addison should ac n
In making fall discovery Of the things he wasscckirs
lie tied rope around him. fastening the other cul
TO the scat Of rowboat filled his rocket, with STONES
then rowcd outno the Thames and overturned c craft
Two boys Of Holly Grove Ark, were
suspected OF stealing money from their stcpnthcr Ie
and two oncr men ooS them into the wood, and hans
them. In the horc Of cNtortiug confession Tho lads
alternately hauled md lowered until they were
nearly dead them being suspended over tour min
ucs but they protested their innocence. Jury appears
to have thought that the cruelty not criminal for tic
three torturrrs were tried and acquitted.
Emma Young, a daughter OF Brigham
Younr used 70 appear the stage of the Salt Lake
Theatre during her fathers lie Alter his death she
eastward 10 ind employment as an actress and
engaged for the Folly Theatre, in this city but tie
enterprise tailed, and she got pay Lately she went
on with variety show, which collapsed in Halifax
leaving OF the performers without money enough 10
get Miss Young Paid their inres To Boston
The hamstcr is a small rat-like animal
with pouch either side Of IT. mouth which hrds
very convenient for sccrcng grain Il ahouuds In tho
sandy districts between northern ",Hur AMI s'hcriI
and a single animal has Teen known Be-, stow away ~
pounds OF beans Al Asehcrsehen 1t became seIious1
pest that early last september the town offered reward
for these little animals and over eOoDO were Killed Tho
hamSer isvery game. and savage nghter It's tut.
which IL Variegated, Is marketable
A Chinese couple were married by
Sacramento Justice who informed them that aceorim;
section 5oooon of the Code necessary that the
bride shoud hc Immediately Kissed either ny her hps
band somebody else The bridegroom said II was COS
rary 10 Chinese proproty husband to kiss his vie
before folks but Il the Justice would exclude the chince
spectators. he would obey the law IN the presence OF the
Americans. whom he regarded OF account His
suggestion was followed, and he kissed his wife
Mr. FLORES house in Louisville got tho
reputation OF being haunted and multitude, gathered
around It in expectation Of seeing something super.
natural Mr. Fiooro explained To the people thata little
girl who was visiting hs family wasa spiritual medium,
and that the uanicstatons came through her. com.
mttcc was appointed 90 60 In and investigate Tic -id
suggested practical lest of her powers she .sd rt
al her command teakcuc would ieap from ito stove.
She commanded but the rakcttle would not leap, aud
| the Committee reported that she a fraud
A proposition that may startlc some
folks has been made In the Board OF Aldermen of Spru
field. Mass Its 10 pass an ordinance forbid hns screens
binds curtains ~ any other obstruction 20 u view 90
the interior of all harooms from the outside The id
l. to mako the hiding Of violations OF the Excise Law
possible The liquor dealers the proposed measure
with alarm not much because II might compel thor
obedience to the law, hut 1hey have reasonable nar
that comparatively lew men would drink so publicly
new liquor law is expected Of the present Sew rk
Legislature Tor this city. aud who knows but the sprs
Geld plan may be Incorporated niti
A letter from Djeddah, Arabia, says that
on Dec the Europeans ran great DANGER OF hcins
sacred The English war vessel Ready, which va,
cruising In the Red with the object of preycuun- C
export Of slaves drove back three Arabian vessels
obliecd them to abandon their human after an
exchange OF few shots. In the short strusslc whch
took place a Bcdouln WAS seriously wounded aui dice
the following day. A. Dcddah, when the news becam'
known In the town the Arabs adopted thrcawnn- az
utudc toward the Christians AMI resolved g. take 90
venee Tor the death Of one OF their people The uutho
ties OF the town happened to he all the tttcs OF
Baram, so that the populace felt themselves free from
all control In the mean aims NJ Kruyt. tie Dutch Con.
sui gathered together at his house n the ronsul' and
Europeans, AMI sent couriers mounted on cancis &c
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