The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-16
SUNBRABfS.

The fashion plates that come from Paris
arc coored mostly in the prisons by female couvicts
Tho fines levied by the Prus5ian courts
against Cardinal Lcdochowsk for nfraohons Of the &c.
clesiastical law now amount to s50OO
In British Guiana the authorities havo
determined to adopt corporal punishment part Of tho
sentence In all cases Of razor cutting which is favorte
mode Of revenge among the negroes OF Barbados
In Japan the 4th of July Is now general
holiday, because that dag fought the decisive
battle Of Uyeno in the contest which resulted In tbe
establishment Of the temporal power Of the Mikado
According TO vlce-rcgal order IL 10
the pleasure Of her Royal Ighnes, and his Exccllncv
that the ottawa Troop Of Cavalry shall in future To
honorcd by being designated The Princess Louis Dra
COON Guards
A letter from Picking states that tho
vceroy has entered into contract with Arnold lo,uc
geoorst and mining expert OF New York, Tor the pnr
pose prospecting the gold, silver, and other mines in
the north Of China.
The marriage OF the Duke of Connaught
will be solcmnzed ut Windsor Castle about The Ism Of
March the ceremony originally nNed FOR February hav
ing been postponed month In consequence u the dean,
Of the Grand Duchess Of IIosse.
Prof Brewer Of Boston denies that the
English sparrows drive away other birds and a,.crts
that while there only five specimens native birds
on Boston Common Ave years ago. when the sparrows
were introduced, there are now seventeen
The balance Of si6ij, which remained
in the hands Of the citizens yellow Fever Relief COM
mittee Of San Francisco at the close it, abors has
been turned TO the Park COMMISSIONER who win
spend It In setting work on the park during the
winter al 81 per day each.
Rugby School, England, which in these
latter days has to be regarded model was quito
the reverse In the last century The boys were hardly
treated and half imprisoned and their only playground
was the churchyard grim still pointed out rs
the torture chamber OF former master, Dr. WOOL whose
dimnuuye stature but stripes probably suggested
the saying Much cry and little Wool"
The financial condition OF tho Dutch In
dian colonies appears DO causing much anxiety in
Holland. For many years the Of revenue over
in the Java budget served make good dcnct
in the budget Of Holland itself but since 1870 the charm
has been broken, and the colonial bonuses" as they
styled have gone decreasing until at last there
is an excess ofeKpenditurc over revenue
--Lida Smith chcwed gum in Louisville
until her Jaws kept moving In spite u her EFFORT stop
them. She took the out Vi her mouth but her Jaws
continued to open aud shut with violence that con
toried the whole Of her face physician applied ban.
dages. but IL was only BY making her insensihle with
ehorolorm that she quoted. II a case OF sras
mode action Of the facial muscles from overcNertion.
The fashions in dogs in France vary,
and 1t is rather surprising to how qucky tie demand
for any special breed Is met By lavish supply Anew
years ago 1t said that the pugs was DYING
out but some great ladies took g. cult auug pus. ard
loi all the markets swarmcd with black nosod little fell
lows Yellow. wiry English terriers the rrc IN
Paris and Italian grcyhounds have become scarce
that fancicr could not furnish well matched lair-
cream mouse coor-ior less than 90 irauc.
DIR. Mcbride, who called himself King Of
Pain died In Chicago few days ago Of consumption 10
al educated ply stefan, 1t is said, but preferred
rowing life and the methods quack. He tra,eucdtn
gaudily painted WAGON, and was known from Maine
10 Mexico lie was tall and tnin his hair
dress like that ora Western scout gave him pic.
almost miraculous curative powers and lac diI profit.
able business but he spent money freely aui died poor
1t having been reported that Nine Adc-
lima Patti Was suffering iron Inflammation of I'll, ktoo
Joint severely as TO render umputauon Of the limb
necessary, the Paris FWao elegrHphcd To its Berlin
respondent aud received the that the had
been exaggerated II Is true, however that Nine rath
suffering from rheumatic pains when she lett Brrun
for Hamburg. aud that these increased TO such
tentAs to make impossible for her to appear IN the lat
ter city At the date announced. Iappcars, therefore,
that the diva has been some what seriously H.
The Prussian returns OF births, deaths,
and marriages Tor the year 1871 have just been pub
hshed Prom the figures quoted IN the German pafcrsu
appears that o2 no children born the year
ques ton OF whom ~ 800 illegitmate The nuutr
for 1870 Is stated to have been greater There
re 400 deaths SIS 500 males and 8i7 Ooo OF females
Fourteen persons had reached tue Of lu7 years 20
tho fiu2 years $50 between ~ aud years
old ~ 252 between 81 aud - ami ~ 2+s between - AID
o.. The number Of marriages contracted was 2io3O.
against ~ .7uo 1870.
-EX-Iudge Scney IS one ~ the foremost
men III 1inn. ohio Ills vie aud Anna Walker were ior
a long time Intimate friends, going together Co SOCIAL
gatherings and church mccunss and being very much
alike n their love for Mr. Scncy as the wife eventually
found ont divorce suit was the consequence. NrS
sencv Obtaining decree In her favor and an awar 4
s2o"rn subsequently Nj ScueN married MISS walker.
which the divorced wiie that she struck
lilo &
troversy sut by Mr. scncy 80 against Mr. Scucy
No for damages ~ winning the love OF the cNIudgc
In addition 10 the ancient ceremony II
serving mp buHrs head Mt Queens college. oxford.
Christmas Day. another cufiou, and ancient custom
viz that of presenting threaded needle 10 each person
dining IN the college hal ON New Years DAYS .u ob.
served and there present the last Anniversary 4
the day large and distinguished company, including tho
Provost ami Bursars OF the college the Public ORATOR.
Dr farrar the Rector Of Exeter and the Senior Proctor
After the drinking horn had been passed round. tho
senior hursHr presented each guest with needle h al.
ed with Elk OF red. black blue repre- sentng the three
faculties Of medicine, divinity and law enonins him 10
take II and be thriity.
Gordon Pasha, the Governor-Gcnernl II
the Egyptian soudan IN the course OF the ln.t four
months has seized not fewer than thirty-cieht sa,o
caravans Tie punishment OF death has been Initiated
on three slaycdvacrs who found guilty ~ muti.
ins their captSeN Nevertheless Gordon admits tat 10
is yet far from being master OF the evil and that many
years viii pass before adherence of this trade Will have
really penetrated the masses Gorions most ,ni,.ut
means Tor preventing the importation of slaves uo 10
Egyptian soudan lies In the register which each II o
provinces under hm keep Of an slaves DO Io,os.
sion Of the inhabitants Every non clustered slave "a
declared at once ami irrovucahly rec
DR. DUngors cinChuna ruhru trca mcnt
for drunkenness is udcucl hN pr Earle tic phy. au,t
ihe Chicago Homo Tor Iu,huoics who uiuA. O. afHe
method o. thar institution is tho best 100 use TIE Yatnt
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