The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
SUNBF1HS.

Walker ink-tands and paper weights at each Other
in court At Huntsville, Ala.
During the year 1873 forty-cight rail-
roads sold under foreclosure representing si5 &c.
100 Of capital stock and slGoo45OO Of bonds and debt
Fall River, Mass, is said to have receiv-
ed number Of cmigrants from the English cotton
uacung districts OF late and the is reported Of
otter New England cities
The Irish Skrmishing Fund now
amounts to s77497 but the contributions have been
light Of late. The bth World acknowledges the receipts
Of only s2i during the past week
George Washington Childs, A. NJ, Ia a
skiul pianist and he and Tony Drcxel play duets to-
gethcr by the hour Al such time. many heartrendng
eiegiac stanza is doubtless composed
The largest houses in England arc
wrcst, Earl Cowpor'S; Wentworth, Earl Fitzwilams;
and Knobc, Earl Dclawarrs where there arc acres OF
roof The largest in Ireland Is Gosford Lord Gosords
in Armagh. and In Scotland Drumlanrig
"A San Francisco clothing dealer il said
10 have. In good faith, offered Lawrence Barrett Siuoa
night when playing Hamlet in that city If he would alter
utterng the words customary suits Of solemn black"
add, THE Kind they sell at - for s2L"
Little Alice Mcdonald had the heaviest,
slkcst ycllowcst hair In Portland Oregon ono LAY
was missing searching party soon found her in tho
woods the city. but all her hair was gone Two
had carried her there and cut m her valuable locks
On the night after joining n fire COM
pany IN Kansas City, Mr.. Jameson partly awakened
by an alarm still halt asleep, hut impressed with de-
sire to get the engine quickly he capcd out Of second
story window in his night clothes lie went to hospital
instead Of going to the FIRE
The United States, says tho Cdtholic
Tiqo' with their Catholic population estimated from
100000 to 100000, have not more than thirty five
Catholic publications worthy ~ tho name and the pro-
portion Of Catholics who subscribe for Catholic pancrs
does not number one in seventy.
Tho Thomas Paine Memorial Hall In
Boston was built by means If contributions James Lick.
the California millionaire s2OonO and the whole
amount raised about sooOOo. The four trustees
now quarreng among themselves. and ~ rous accuse
tons OF Incorporating The fund are made.
Three natives at Madras have been sem
fenced to Transportation for life Tor kiiig man The
man believed to be sorccror, and the prison
said that they wished 10 knock tooth out Of his
mouth to deprive him of all power Of entertainments but
they knocked too hard and not only octd their object
but Killed the man In addition
Some effort is being made to clean New
Orleans order To prevent return OF yellow fever but
not great deal has tins tar been accomplished rhs
city has underground drainage the being used
for carrying OF the sewage which impcrco y pumped
the cvee into the river Of the plague
next summer is predicted by many Of the physicians
Two bellies Of Toddtown. Iowa, went 10
ball with joint heau hut he impartial In his
attentions, and the fair went cut to nsht During
the hair pulling which ensucd" says witness, the
conte sants got up against baTbedwrc fence which
peared to be hungry for calico Their clothing would
make good vnricsatcd pattern for rag carpet"
Tho first number Of the GiOle Of Paris
has just TO hand. It is eghtragc daily. and
has the appearance Of English than Of the
age French Journal It processes 90 be critically indie
pendent and will discuss foreign AFFAIRS 10 greater
than most u It's por II has capital Of
25olooo francs, and the editornchlcf Is the Deputy
Mr.. IN. savary.
The money annually spent in maintain
ing the Protestant churches Of Boston is $4,000, AZ
calculated by the Boston Hea leaving works charity
OF the account Tie Congrcga uonalists including
Trnitarians and Unitarians head the nancal list aud
the EpiscopAliaus next Even the Ba, lists
ahead Of the Mehodsts, who strong throughout
the rest OF the country.
The Rev. w. L. Eustis, in sermon at
the Yale Theological Seminary, urged the need
Of more practical teaching In applied theology lie
| said that he had Bible class OF young men, among
whom several bank clerks and he recently put to
them the question: II funds ntusted TO you
trustee. would you have right invest them In a
ings bank and take the interest to your use ~
several replied that II would he perfect, legitimate.
1t is a curious fact that the sale of books
in San Francisco is now as great it when the
population OF the city much smaller. The San Fran
cisco Safe that within the last two rce Of The
largest tail book houses have out Of the business
and those remaining complain Of reduced sales
other curious fact that in the goddess early days the
sales of religious books in California far greater
| than they now. Popular science the booksellers
shelves, seems To have taken the place ofralison.
One or two hotel restaurants are reap
ins the reward Of having accommodated their charges
to that very class OF persons % whom economy
is necessity, aui who nevertheless would shrink very
much from the dirty table cloths, and other ap-
pointmcnts OF thirdrae restaurants In tact excellent
second rate houses have come into being where good
satisfying meal is rived %, orn with spa,ss napery
such dinner in fact would satisfy any reasonable
being at least five days In the week Thc-c houses have
| introduced the hall portion plan usual at clubs
| On the occasion OF tho hanging OF
| portrait Of Lonstclow in the Douglas school,
Boston, fow DAYS letter from tho poet read
In reply the question how in his old age he could
write with the apparent happiness Of hoy hc snl In
tins neighborhcod pear planted by GOV Endcott
two hundred years that still bears irdt not to be
distinguished from the young tree In flavor suppose
the tree makes new wood every year, that some part
OF it is always young. Perhaps that is the way with
some men when they grow old; lhope It is 80 with me-"
When the waters Of Niagara first
flushed with delight IN the smile Of the Princess LOUIS.
size said, Don't speak let me dunk in the whole -
and subsequently, remarked, IL never hav, seem and
never shall see such grand sight again what would
have missed had it." II Princess Louise when
standing IN view OF the falls had simply said Don't
SPEAK, and kept silence herscl the effect would have
been better when Grant gazing the ruins Of the
Coliseum he merely rolled his cigar in his mouth.
and remarked 10 ms companion In tone iu Of feeling,
| Lets take something to drink"
row, Of the regular army, who shot himself Monday
At the Planters House, St Louis has rAusIircd lie was
deeply In love with Mics Ella sturgs daughter OF Lieut.
Col sturris bat her father did fancy ms attentions
| and removed the Young lady 10 st. Louis Carrow's
pride was hurt by this treatment but he did give up
the SUIT Tic sentiment OF Miss sursis toward him
not appear He followed her st Louis two weeks ago
and told friend that he had so to uota tnal answer
10 his offer OF marriage He hopeful too ana was
unusually tovia IN several social gatherings one even
Ing he led the german with Miss StuTgs and embraced
the opportunity TO plead his She told hm that
She would send him a letter on tho following day. She
kept her promise 10y writing refusal
Fanny Davenport, the actress, tells the
SAN Francisco 0lrotice that British acting compared
with the American or French. has no animation. The
fashion on the London stage Is e. affect studty I'm
aeine' II you can She SAYS Li GAY S,nt-, in the
sole speech that ga!yanizes London Assurance into
ME, describing the ollowin OF the hounds while seated
laneudly IN CHAIR Henry lryiugis a marked oxcep
ton To the prevailing style huth is IN Miss paycnportl
Judgment the urhcsi man she ever saw Sec he has
rect that long ami her separated hands indicated about
Wry'NN inches Museum measurements OF course.
Ana his legs It's not that they are So awful Ions AZ