The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-15
SUNBEdMS.

"A man and wife in Upton. Ind, agrcec
to separate Their property divided, piece BY p.scr
until nothing was left hut baby and a cow. Tho hus
band gave the wife her choice. and she the cow
In the race for the 1000 gilneas Mt New.
market in which rncas engaged hare was started.
and instead Of making for the heath cot IN amog Ire
running horses and raced with them for good squirt
In North Worcestershire, England, snow
| fell on May l. and the Client nm, wore coverce
with the fall Vegetation very backward owing To- N,
continuance OF cold weather and the season IL seyera
weeks behind the average.
The widow Of David dangers, the great
French sculptor, committed suicide few day, sgo
while In high fever, by throwing herself Of the
window OF her apartment Rue Ncuvo dos renu
Champs, In Paris. Death was instantaneous
Charles II. Rowcll is not an ordained
clergyman, although he occupied Baptist pulpit at Per
| vle Mass all last winter lie is well known ~ a TEN.
pcrance speaker He has now deserted his family let
many bills unpaid md is supposed to be on on spree
"A fisherman fell into tho water at Little
Falls MINI. and getting hunr all his clothes over
FIRE to dry. They were gnted and entirely consumed
leaving their owner naked and three miles from home
Seeing a woman approaching. he submerged himself tc
the neck in the stream and bagained with her 10 lend
him como Of her skirts
Tho disuse Of Manx, tho Celtic language
OF the Isle OF Man has become rapid since the beginning
Of the present century, and the only parish church
which Manx sermon be heard is that Of
MIX Atnory OcrhHonally. however, tile WcsleyAns
use ManN in their chapcs In 1871 out OF 54Oi2 inhab
ants 100 spoke Manx alone and 49, go both tongues
1t Is proposed to build In the centre OF
Paris and ground belonging to the State. theatre
capable Of accommodating tour thousand persons and
reVivng the Theatres 1talien and Lyrique under
roof The estimated the edincc four millions
OF francs, which amount will be forthcoming and tho
house completed In eight months, provided the Govern
ment allows free occupation Of the ground for 80
The Rev. Grin Clemens, brother OF
MARK Twain" Clemens, has been formally exeommu
nicated by the Iowa Presbyiery. Tie for nfecn
years pastor Of Presbyterian church in Keokuk Iowa.
and his offence was heresy. His unorthodoX views
for long time cautiously expressed In his sermons but
finally he delivered lecture in which he asserted hii
belief that the Old Testament was in any degree In
spircd by God, and that Jesus Christ not divine
Being placed trial. he did not attempt TO reiute tho
accusation. and was promptly convicted
In London, a policeman who struck a
and wife with hts club because they did not move
rapidly As he desired has been to prison
month The magistrate said that officers had no rghs TO
touch anybody In the street except for the purpo Of
taking them into custody. similar opinion atelr
expressed by st. Louis Judge in the OF suit
against policeman for rough usage His Honor said
that policeman had no more right than any other
son to retalate for insult with blow and directed
the jury not TO consider the TACT that the
a policeman
Canadians are immigratng to the
unusually hfRe NUMBERS ana tne lmin
grants said to be OF much superior quality to those
who have in past years been habit coming to
toll In New England factories live with Chinese frugal
y and then go back Canada with their accumulated
earnings The people who throng the trains from be-
You'd the border are mostly intelligent aud weiLtodo
farmers and mechanics and bound for the west
where they intend 10 settle permanently As Can "a ia
but thnly populated she i'll afford 70 lose these
Sinewy husbandmen and artisans The Canadian press
seems TO be entirely ignorant OF the exodus
Col Mcekes lived by himself in Hardin
County Iowa and his ghbors supposed he was bsea
elor Last winter woman and boy arrived IN the
place. announced themselves Mcckess wife and son.
and received by him with seeming Joy lie said
that he had parted from his many years ago In Eng
land but was glad to get her back She Immediately
installed as mistress OF his household A month ago
woman registered at the village hotel as Mrs Meekes
ami explained that she the wife OF the Colonel
having married him in Washington City lie
admitted that she right, and went to live with her
at the hotel This over supply OF long-ost wives does
not seem TO him much trouble One wife Temains
In eonened possession of the home while the Other is
apparently as happy In possessing the man.
The number Of works sent In for admis-
sion TO the Paris salon this year larger than
cecdng by 1000 that Of last The ahors Of the Jury
who decide upon the admissions have consequently beeu
arduous many 800 pictures were passed in
review and decided upon in the course Vt Ave days
which makes $40 works day, about two every
minute, Tor the jury only sit from IA W. to l2h "
During this time the smaller pictures dene before the
judges on movable stand along which they pushed
IN rotation by NJ the attendants the larger
placed on what's termed the R,got large plank mount
ed rollers. upon which raised support Tor .s
picture to lean against As soon the pictures
Judged, they marked with letter a. d" signfying
admitted; R." refused or r. submitted for rev.
sion Artists Informed by letter u these decisions
The Vienna Td0blan prints proclama-
ton recently posted In ~ Petersburg addressed the
Gar Mr. Alexander Nicolacvtch, and signed The
Executive Committee" which says, among other things
we sit in Judgment and shall be eompassoness In the
exercise Of ONCE, and shall reco the Of no
means which may lead to our object. which Is tho
eradication OF the helish brutality OF despotsm by FIRE
and sword The victims cry out 10 their execuuoners
horifrite 'diatlnL and II YOU Alexander Nieolaevch
refuse TO hear warning voice. to pat end TO this
tyranny, hereby declare to you that tyranny will be
beaten in the end. Your system is to the core
Your army OF nncuonares is gang Of cruel and insaua
bic thieves Your Judges are shame to Justice Foi
the army alone you reserve your athery You
getting into dangerously deep waters. Alexander Nieo
laieyiich.'
) Miss Enie Germon, the bright End pop.
ular souhrec OF waack's is S6 years old In 1850 she
played with Portland. Me- and was under en-.
gagcment 10 appear the Winter Garden Theatre in
this city ON It's opening Hut forming attractive
engagement with Mr. carlo PATH the brother OF the re-
now ned diva, Adcna who leader OF the orchestra
az tic theatre at which she played, then only i6
Nnmphhltu htf young husband 10 New orleans, Mhcre
he engaged IN similar capacity. She subsequently,
though then slight and OF small stature married the si
ganuc minstrel, Nelse Seymour She played her nrst
engagement In New York al Laura kcenes and played
and always with success at leading theatres In Phiacl
phia and other cities until che joined the Wallack
pany. Of which she is now = fixed attraction She Is
very buoyant and lively, and personally most popular
even with her sister artists
The people who do the most good In tho
world are not always by any those heard or
case In point is that OF Lord Gcorsc I'M who died
carly this month Lord Geoigc WAS a younger son of
former Marquis OF Downshlrc who WAS about the great
est landholdor in Ireland. Early life he was struck
with tile state of semi sayagery which the people IN
the Wild mountainous and seahoard districts DONEGAL
were living and resolved 10 do what he could to reclaim
them II was no easy task that lie undertook lie had
In combat every conceivable prejudice. intense ob.
'hnacy and not htilo superstition, but with indom.
liable patience he perseyered in MS noble work, AMI
after long years achieved signal inter
esling record OF his proceedings given the world
many years ago in small volume entitled "Facts from
Gwecdorc' Lord George aimed at benc1ung his hind,
and he succeeded Grass under lbs auspices where
grass had never grown before. Men and women who
had herded together almost rs beasts Of the ncd. be-