The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-26
SUNBE.4IfS.


Mr. Henry Bessemer, inventor OF the
wcllknown process for making steel which bears his
name has been knivhed by Queen Victoria.
Henry Page set out to preach Mormon
ism in Georgia. lie had made about 100 converts, and
taken six wives when he arrested for bigamy
Every Russian subject is required to
take out passport each year The prescribed cost Of
passport is about - but In fact II costs twice that
Philadelphia has an ordinance against
the sale Of oysters in and Oystcrmens Pro
tectve Association. that employs detectives 70 getevi-
dence against the Ofendera
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt has brought
to London collection Of WORKS in sculpture and
painting executed by her and has taken at Pic.
eadily In which they will be exhibited to the public.
In several counties In Georgia the fish
in the rivers and ponds dying by the thousand ta
thought that the fish killed by the guano which, dur
ing the storms early In the season. was washed
into the streams
Last year not pound Of cream OF tartar
was imported. few years ago millions o; pounds camo
annually from England aud France. Manufacturers az
home supply all that the country needs and prices
are thirty per cent lower than formerly
1t appears the frost does not surely kill
the yellow fever and the doctors the last session
Of the American Medical Association say that the typhoid
fever is propagaed not only by water and milk which
IL often largely diluted with water but also by iccl
A Colorado man lately walked across
the Missouri River Leavenworth with water shoes Of
his invention The current running at fourteen
miles an hour vet he crossed in nine aud half minutes.
lie ancrward attached the shoes together and made
life preservcr, on which he both sat and lay down
The other day a telegram announced
that steamer from China had brought thousand
Chinese passengers Tho Chronicle reports that tho
last sailing vessel from Hong Kons brought go md that
thousand have arrived AT Portland Or and says that
the Constitution is the only hope Of the Pacific coast
The British Museum is about TO acquire
welprcserved Egyptian napyrus. belonging u the timo
Of the later Ptoemies 1t contains nearly the whole Of
the thirty fourth book OF the Had. The museum has
secured another papyrus, even more ancient recently
found IN an Egyptian tomb. and containing nm almost
complete ranscngt Of the eighteenth book OF the lad
In recent sermon, in Paris, on confess
sion. Pere Hyacnthe insisted that priests should be al.
lowed to marry There was more danger, he said, Of
their impariug their wives than the
with regard to doctors and lawyers Ana coniessors
should not be young "a years Of They should
be persons Of experience and knowledge OF the world.
Nor should confession ever be compulsory II should DO
lett entirely 10 the wants and 10 the feelings Of Christians
--EXhilda La Chappele and Fannie Ed
wards two OF the youngest and rrettcst Of the many
women who figured pedestrians In h city have been
competing In san Francisco The contest Is 60 which
Longest continue to walk quarter mile every
quarter hour, ana they have been AZ It about
month. They quarrel on the track ann have with dif
Guilty been prevented from nrhung Yesterday both
completed the task Of walking 300 quarter miles IN
| 5000 quarter hours
Last years conscripts of the German
army. takeu from all ranks and classes of the
nifty. furnish interesting evidence tc spread Of cduca.
ton in the German empire. Tie conscriuts numbered
iioie7 and II found that this whole body i3O03g
had received elementary education ami that 2s3 had
! gone beyond the elementary stage into the higher
branches No country In the world but Germany. and
state Of the American Union could make such show.
| ins IN the cducaiona line
The steamer Nishni Eovgorod Is an
nounced 60 ,a from odessa to the shore Of sibc-
ria with 20 convicts gathered non Russian prisons.
their destination being the island OF f1rh"rn The
sci will also carry 5Oono pooAs a. .rr. cloth, ami
other material. Tor the support OF these criminals ia al.
ditou TO implements seeds and mat. tones This new
method Of deportation Is intended to The expense
thereof, SO enormous hitherto Tie Steamer, iii hoped.
will make the voyage IA about sixty days whereas the
| overland route takes nearly twoyta
The Venus of Milo" seems to yield un.
falling matter Tor discussion member Of tie Stock.
hom Academy Herr Gc .kel Solomon has Just published
an elaborate and richly illustrated monograph upon It,
IN which he cndcavors to show that this celebrated
statue neither stood by itself art group
OF two figures, but rather that it heonss group
three figures. OF which the centre lcraklcs whd
stood between the Goddcsscs OF Pleasure and Virtue,
after the fable OF ProiikoA The squire accepted as
Venus represents according " this latest hypothesG
| Pleasure or Desire.
-Leprosy has made its appearance in
HNftlai lHlN Ni tl' NIhunN province N AAtANt' ana
The authorities alarmed by The number case, ana tho
mortality have taken steps o. c,ahi. special hospital
for cpers In the province " Valencia tl6
reported last year. OF which n proved fal and In this
province there has existed long time lcpers hos.
| ptaL Icrrosy Is known there under two names thu
malady of Mature, and the malaiy - Lazarus. and II
maniiests icl under two FORMS The ticrcuar or lep.
OF the creeks. aud the vul.ar or lcprosy OF uia
Jews Gases oi recovery are extremely rare. Fun sta.
tissues respecting are not TO be procured. ,ctmS
/ Cd
to be found now only in Asia and Africa erroneous. u
Is met with m various countries Continental Europe.
An alluring description OF Washington
Territory is drawn by Nj Breuts the Delegate from
that Territory u Congress The population is said to bu
orderly and hard working law.ahding religious, and
mindful Of the importance Of school houses in set.
uemont The eastern part OF the Tcrrorv said 10 b0
aVast plain of remarkable fertility. which immense
herds OF cattle sheep and horses rAircd and
entirely on natural pastures both in winter ami sum.
meT THIS land produces yield .t WHEAT barley. AMI
oats. The climate is mild ami hcaluiHu Hardy cmi.
grants are constantly pouring n Tho sections
rich in timber u,h. and coal that employment "a
thousands Iast year lGpupD tons OF coal 2iUuulurI
feet OF lumber, AMI q oOoo0O worth Of canned and salt
salmon were exported Railroad line, being rapidly
extended and there Is abundant iu!aHt navigation Tho
population amounts to nearly l3oun auI arc asking tor
admission into the luton as state.
Mrs. Day conducts the Reformed Mems
Home IN Philadelphia She Is very carur, tho subject
"l tlAl abstinence deNoies her time amt money 20 tho
cause and has the confidence AMI support ot many ccr
gymen. Her plan to lodge an icet irunkarls who
profess desire o reform, and get hem chances t. work
Alderman Dunlap Is her ncighhor Jg., before his last
election 10 Office he distributed money among the in.
mates OF the Reformed Mems Hon AMI me result waS
that ong''c "' them got drunk anl voted for him Mrs
pav WAS indignant at this interference with her work
and spoke cmlhnucally against Dunlap The Alderman
went to his il,m and political partner Magistrate Lu.
kens ana had warrants issued Tor police raid on Mrs
Days establishment as dsordcrly housc Tile rant was
made and the lady was locked up for night Bat tho
outrage has raised 50 much Snl,ou that n public
meeting Is TO be- held and benevolent ucu have offered 10
put the Reformed Mems Home ou 50 IRA, basis that
even an Alderman cannot shake IT,
An Italian official report lately published
gives summary OF the criminal statistics of tho Arst
four months " this year During that time there wcre
ai' murders SOC attempts To murder tnJ assaults with
serious bodily 90 AIRY, and 7o5 assault. with sight in
Jury rnis si'es daily average of t3 ARMED attacks
against persons Very remarkable i, TIE d,r,ut PRO,
portion IN which these crimes TAN Co. tuc share OF no
| several provinces Foremost stand, Sicily. in Ahlth
during those four months There ngrlcr for ivory
| l2oo inhabitants next comes the r..,mcr Of Rome.