The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-09
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The Marquis OF Lorne has accepted the
position Of Commodore Of the Nova Scotia yacht squadron
1t has been decided to erect the new
agricultural and military college OF Mississippi Stark
willie.
The Maine lakes are higher than ever
before at this Of the aud heavy foods X
pcctcd in the spring
Nevada has 5000, 900 in her treasury and
the people are urging the building an insane asy un
and school Of mines with "
Tho present low price OF cotton has in
duccd Russian firm to order ~ Charleston = c. 500
bales for direct shipment to scbastopol
When Mccullough presented "Thc Glad
iaor" IN Philadelphia afew nights ago, ballet march
Of amazons in " Black Crook" style. and a wrestling
match were introduced In the arena scene
The list Of arstocratic composers is
likely to be shortly increased by the Of the Karl Of
Dunmorc. who has composed four-act Italian opera.
which he intends to submI to Mr. Maplcson.
The Mayor of Georgia town, so young
that 1t possesses no Jail had two prisoners put under
wagon box turned upside down the ground and -.
cured them by placing two cotton bales On top.
The number OF students belonging 20 tho
Universities Of Kicff KharkoH Moscow. and ~ Peters
burg that have been expelled imprisoned cxed
out trial to SIBERIA since the disturbances broke al
kien last spring. now cXcceds61O.
The Order Of ST. George Is the most im-
portant In Russia the Grand Gordon being given TO thoss
only who have commanded 10000 men in successful
Tie Emperor Of Germany Is the senior Knight now
living OF the wearcrs OF this honor
The debts of the nineteen cities OF Mas.
sachusotts shown by the Of the Mayor
TO reach total Of s5i 9l3 4s6 That Boston s2G ia
III showing reduction of sG5I i3 within year OnlJ
three cities have ailcd TO reduce their debts less
The Rev. Dr. Adams, Congregationalist
refused TO have anything do with revival by vaneel
ist Pcntccost in Pan River lie had objection TO Pen
teco-i he said but did object hs methods and thosRh
that the people who went 70 the services wOrspp,d hu
more than they did God
A terrible acciden occurred few days
ago in the Commune o Chapellc Mochc IN the orpc A
crowd Of children, numbering ~. sliding dccI
pond the village. suddenly the ice broke and
~ were prccpiiai"d TO the bottom OF the pond ron
which their bodies were taken out hieiess.
Judge Johnson of Cincinnati in granting
n divorce man OF seventy.two who had lew ycan
before married woman nifty. told him that he ousn
not to have married at his aud that he showed ver
poor Judgment la marrying against the advice OF has c
drem II had the power" the Judge added woaa
enioin you from marrying again"
According to IA German paper Luthor't
house at Mansfield which remained in the po>sc ,sono
the Rciouners descendants ull the middle the las
century has Just been bought by person who wi.ess
turn II intoa public house. To prevent falling nta
ricvercni hands committee has been formed with
view raising funds its purchase and preservation
To an action brought by n servant of the
member the plea that the loan irrecoycrabc a. 10
ing made Tor gambling purpose oyerrulcd. ai.l
verdict given for the plaintiff the Court hodins The
suspicion. even know ledge the part the cndeI
that the loan would be used pay losses at play DAD mol
render him partner In the transaction.
The lottery drawings in France are Ia
commence on the 10Th Of January The grand $4,000
francs Prize will be first drawn; then about ago pnAes
each exceeding 2,Doo francs in value which at 81
day Will las, eight days. next the smaller prizes winch
at 5000 day will occupy about twelve days and lastly.
two prizes OF 5OOOl francs and i'oVuJ francs Mean
while the tickets drug in the market even the
rate VI one franc forty centimc. apiece.
The Rev. Thomas Crossey was for sew
eral years pastor Of church IN Eochlu cal lie had
violent temper and got into trouble repeatedly b, trying
to whip persons who had offended him. lie mallrs,ed
his wife, too AMI at length she retaated by telling that
he had elopcd from England with her leaving wife 10
hind That revelation brought lis career clergyman
" end aud he went san Francisco where he To-
came one OF kcarneys orators. The second Mrs
ley refused TO hive with him, snd becoming nronsiy
ragged by her persstency. ae killed her with KNIFE.
Experiments made in Germany show
that OF 25Go ,hool boys % were unable to dsa.
guish between coors ut that 3is girls
was color blind" curious explanation was offered
for the fact that the proportion o. color blindness
greater among Jewish than among Christian children
Tie SENSE Of sight it was said was less developed among
the ancienH than it stoday, and since the jews have
preserved greater purity OF and blood than any
other people, iuerorty OF vision might reasonably IL
expected its not however, true that such n.crtony.
GA an average, exists
The proceedings Of the brigands in
Macedonia such to create in districts
among the inhabitants At Monasur the alarm, 1t IL
stated has reached such pitch even IN the town it~
that tie shopsarc all closed, and every body KEEPS within
doors from au hour before sunset The numtcr Of out
laws and hrrands who are the terror Of the country
side IL estimated at not fewer than lOn They spread
and district and "A
place is free from their dcprcdauons. Whole villageI
have been brought To rum by their levics NJ
money. aui they occasionally commit atrocous crimes
The English Post Once continues tn be
used as means Of transmitting articles Of almost
variety from one part OF the country 10 another ThS
following articles among others were observed durins
the year dormouse, four white mice two goldnucheS
lizard, and blind worm. all alive cutlery ,,cine
Varuish ontmtnts pcrlumery, articles Of dress stoat
squirrel ~ cechcs frogs beetles, eaterpilar- aud
vegetables Many OF these being prohibited ARTICLES.
were sent to the Returned Letter once snake about
yard In length which had been committed ~ the post
for transmission in box. observed be- at large
the floor o one Of tie nght mail sorting carriages tia
London and Northwestern Railway. After good deal
oi confusion and interruption to the work u kisd.
small box which reached the Returned Letter once ~
Liverpool was found being opened contain ,ig NJ
living snakes
-" The Chinese must gow is a cry that Is
heard not In California only. but the whole world
Wherever they have settled In considerable numbers.
such j. the case IN British Columbia. Sew Zealand Ncw
South Wales Australia and the sandwich Islands They
come 20 these countries without wives live.
closely packed together the cheapest fool that viii
sustain lite all the money they can with view to
returning TO China with their earnings they
can and being thus enabled Ia az lower prices
the native workmen possibly can. Obtain monop-
oily of department of labor after the other In New
Zealand they have been set TO work upon the railroads.
| but have been driven away by the white laborrrS Ia
New South Wales the cabinet making trade has raSc
entirely into their hands, and they taking the place
OF white cooks and servants in tue hotels
Tho German papers record n very pain
ml incident, OF which Wurlhurs has been the scene 4
student of medicine ON his WAY home from mecuns Il
his fellow students NJ which he hat been drinking freely.
entered guardhou,e ami made himself in way Of
fensive to the soldiers duty there lie was
Qucnee, arrested hut the To the barracks sn'-
cceded IN escaping whereupon the under officer IA
change fired after him and whether intentionally or
not hit him ant death instantaneous The students
of WWHhurg IN state Of great excitement and have
been holding mass meetings Ht which number pros
esors have appeared, to d,hb rate on the stc, TO 10
taken AseNcry student Is provided with card h,auns
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