The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-03
SUNBEANS.

On May % the centenary of Thomaa
Moore is be celebrated in his native city Of Dublin
Mr. Wilson and M. de Blignieres. tho
European members Of the Khedives Cabinet decline IA
wear the fez
Antwerp has about the finest Geological
Garden in the world The collection now include. mir
teen lions and five tigers magnncently housed
Rabbits are 80 numerous and dcstruc-
tive In CaoIg'a that the farmers are being forced Il,
comlsnc for. war. Of determination against them
"A New Pilgrims Progress" purport-
ing to be given by Bunyan through an imrrcs,oosi
writing machine" is the latest spritualistic novelty
Queen Victoria last year received
s22OCOO from her duchy Of Lancaster At the bcnp,p,
Of her reign the revenue didn't exceed fourth o, us
The band OF the Twcnty-fourth Rogl.
ment. on marching out OF Natal for zuluiand PLAYED
John Browns Body" the soldiers singing In chorus a,
did ours when they left for the civil war
because physician insisted upon nav.
ment for attendance upon the sick daughter NJ Bculc
hem, Pa. farmer the latter committed suicide leaving
over s2OOO0 IN bank besides n good farm
The experiment Of lighting the reading
Of the British Museum by electricity seems to DO
perfectly successful The smallest print was a. egibe
as BY daylight The room is vast circular apartment
The low grade OF civilization Of tho
Australian aborgnes is attributed to the absence
from the continent Of ferocous and powerful animals
the case with which the poor and limited quantity Of
their food Is obtained. and their national isolation
The Marquis Of Ripon. who was here for
months chiefof the English Commissioners on
the Alabama claims ana who subsequently became a
Roman Catholic states that he is indebted for his con.
version 10 the writings OF Doctor nov Cardinal Newman
Mrs. Willis. an aged lady Of Cumberland
County, KY died recently and LEFT 81 to the EDITOR Of
the Glasgow ky Times in token Of the comfort .he had
found In reading his paper In her Every Western
editor will now begin to print columns Of comfort for
aged and rich women.
The only memorial to Capt Cook at
present existing in England mural tablet erected ~
his widow who died in 1887 having survived him my.
six years, in church at Cambridge. where his
who died undergraduate. Is buried. Ms Cook
left Eiooo to maintain the tablet the surplus to to tie
poor VI the parish
From a report lately issued by the
municipality OF Loipsc learn that has 2gG printing
Offices 29l book stores, and 1853 binderes There has
been great increase in business since 1865 In is77 tho
the books published were valued at 81 COOOn Leipag
also does vast business In rirs
The late Lord Wenslydale, an eminent
English Judge better known Baron Parke states ua
letter Just published that the Lancashire Iuries the
test in England that those Of Westminster AWAY acted
with prejudice and that in any nice and doubtful
juries nine times out OF ten decide wrong
About five years ago a Mrs. Brown, OF
Italian pArentage died In London worth siOOOOOO No
heirs could be found, aud the property passed tho
Some Italians named Freceia have sub
santaed their claim TO the satisfaction the Court u
Chancery. This is an enormous fortune in Italy
English newspapers very rarely contain
the obituary column a notice Of funeral bccaus, e1.
cept In the Of eminent public person. Is NOT
sired that any but relatives very intimate frcuis
should attend aud men worth million 20 to their graves
with less pomp and parade than New Yora driver.
Lord Lansdowne, Lord Carlisle writes,
said II unique STONED that the three greatest noye.I
in the world were CervAntes. Fielding aui L. sage.
.xl. D.. .f..I. 90 IA
Quixote the first novel the world amt 'Ciarissa
Harlowe the next lie thoughtt well established that
"Gn Bias" Is a translation from French novels
Farmer COffman OF Uniontown, Pa, has
asecrct but active enemy. one night his dug pot
soned the night OF his horses were Killed. On
the third his barn burned and the fourth his
was hit by bullc, nrcd through the window BY that
time his lohargic ncighbOrs were convinced Iat
body meant mischief, and guard was posted around
CoGmans house.
-Ouvrard. the celebrated French linancIer
with Napoleon Waterloo and urged him the ni-ht
before to make peace. Al breakfast IN barn nest morn
ing he gave his answer "Aprcs Ia haiail'y" lie Was
wholly ignorant OF finance, ouvrard says. ana had
notion Of borrowing His great mania q. date de-
crees from the capitals OF other countries alone
him to Moscow.
Dickens, when over here, said one even
ing that he always found the people like charac-
ters obieeting them as improbable ami extreme A
Mrs Nicklcby had talked him in peculiar strain
that he thinking, Good Heavens she is golns TO
charge me with putting her Into my book" when .he
began to observe the character utterly unnatural
So with several PccksuGs
1t Is said of northern Texas by the
Dallas Hernii the tcrs OF the soil thcrc make tar
more provisions than they have any for. always have
and meat for sale and cotton end cattle crous
come In as clear uront They rapidly growing
wealthy and In less than fifteen years from north
Texas will be as prosperous AS the biucrass Of
Kentucky ever was in It's pamiest days
There was outrageous fraud In Phila-
dephia pie-eauns match Tie were three IN
number and oi the largest the variety theatres was
crowded with spectators Three pies were placed on
table, on the stase and the referee sad Rrady-sor
Each man grabbed pie, aud shut his IN , 30 ahoita
quarter OF Its sufacc, but there pso.lyNng Tor
the pie was flied with leather. straw AMI ua..
The novel sight was presented in tho
Texas Legislature week or two aso OF memoer o tat
body speaking IN Spanish In advocacy 90 tiI making
the payment of poll tax a prerequisite TO voun. las
argument which most OF the boiy understood although
uttered In foreign tongue was that at The last election
over one thousand MrNicans had crossed and voted
in Texas The spanish must have been persuasive, as
the bill passed the lower House
Lately while travelling menRgcrio
was being exhibited ut village IN Thuuu- the leopard
tore the bars from his cage, ami with magnificent
bound landed amous the spectators lir AiIrt woman
and child and the sisht ct blood cNctcd him such
degree that he would not rcuquish hi, prey unn beaten
TO death Examination proved that the bars the cage
lad been previously looscncd and an employee dis
charged for drunkenness has been arrested.
The Russian peasants, though officially
under medical supervision, hnd IL hard go ,ocir. Tie
services of doctor The physician of district with
perhaps my thousand inhabitants scattered CSC! sos
square miles can but hurrcdy pass through ur VILLAGE
once every month. Under these cireums auc.. ln, f
the peasants when suffering from DISGUISE c.,t ,Da-
Jurors, who practice their lamentations w4tA , vH'cr
and TO the trainers OF tanned bears. vino i. tuo -
man on the Hoo. and compel aboar {. W.., a,,. l.u
several tunes.
A now play by Charles Rradc called
"a Womans Ii,, haas been produ.o1lu S.u t.la..-l,
with Rose Eyuu,, tn the mincra. part lt,,tu,1
drama Of the most iurl sort The san fraut,. h. .s
says. The writer seems to have worked WITT irI .,a
predominant of masking each scene ~ tciiui iu., 10
and Of workine up exciting tauictuN" Th,D.. says.
The piece is SOFT oi m,dhod m,iulraua. W4t. sd
rcuor and meror piot Il Is interesting ASA .,o} and
is followed closely ul uc aul.eucc." The t.ots o.
dcmns the play As bai iu ncarl, every respect
Baltimore is the champion city #
America Tor tle manufacture Of cheap ,I.c, tl'v,A
understood thar uc lclly IN animal. r..I,r uH,
vegetable product L'ius simply grlauur. ..,-.i as
Favored according n thc 'ruit that i,'' r rt