The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-22
SUNBEAMS.

taking no account Of what Is stacked outside the houses
The heading OF an account in q San
Franci.co spnpcr Of a mining accident, "one Man
and Twelve Chinese Killed" Is an indication Of tho
ruling prejudice on the Pacific coast
The Moiictt register has increased tho
revenue from liquor about twenty-five per cent IN Nr.
ginn. A perfect instrument Is needed but the
State will not make a change at present
Gen. Garibald tclegraphs TO the Ctpi-
tri, the Roman newspaper; The Grevy Ell, elton is
Humanitarian triumph and is lesson Tor our Exceien
cies who have saerneed the national cause to their
miserable selves"
--Aurelio Sa1, the disciple Of Mazzini ad.
vises the Italian republicans to follow the example Of
their great master by being strong not violent aud to
abstain from all street demonstrations against the
regnng monarchy.
David Bailey, who died at Cambridge.
Me- several days ut the Of 30 years. prob
ably ono the oldest Posmastcrs In the United States
lie appointed by Adams in 1923 aud held the place
continuously until his death over half a century
The Southern cities troubled with the
yellow fever last year declare that they are going to
avert Of it by thorough cleaning Of streets
sewers and forth. before the hot weather sets n;'
winter however is nearly over, and but little has yet
been done In this line
-Natchez, Miss, Is threatened with tho
fate Of yicksburg namely, deseruon by the river Tue
recent rise Of Mississippi River has thrown the tow
head the Louisiana shore, aud there Is
rent running the Louisiana side which threatens to
cut away the bar there and throw upon the Mississippi
side directly in front or Natchez.
The Marysville Cali Appeal says that
the leading Chinese mercantile house OF that city gave
dinner It's friends the evening after the passage
hill to restrict Chinese i'm irauon. It to the interest
Of the Chinese here that the further immigration VI
their countrymcn should be limited and like most men,
they look to their own interest first
The inhabitants OF Finland Russia) bury
the dead only sundays. To preserve the bodies
the day VI funeral they put in the cellars where milk
butcr chccse. eggs. and other articles kept The
doctors have taken ground against ,s and
given alarm bv declaring II TO be Of the ways
of propagaunS such contagious diseases cholera and
typhoid fever.
When Gen. Grant. in the sloop-of-war
Richmond gets To Hong Kong, China he will and await
ing there Col John $ Mostly, the United States Con
sui at that port They will both be az the anupodcs Of
the United states As the Colonel the nrst the
New World to nominate the General for third term,
he may II he choose. be the FIRST in the Old World TO
second the motion In Tidgin English
-L'Arronges comedy, Doctor Klaus"
which in Its English dress under the title Of Doctor
CLYDE" tried for week two the stage Of the
Finh Avenue Theatre. Il having immense success In
Germany, where the authors royalties will amount az
least SIS 600 although In m1ny OF the provincial towns
his share Of the receipts Is comparatively small II Is
evident that German notions Of comedy differ materially
from those Of American theatre gocrs
Novelties in jcwelry are increasing In
number In wailack's Theatre recently lizard Of
cleaning colors twisted squirmed and wigglcd bow
the head ct young lady. lady In Paris wears
her hat a dancing skeleton, made Of white enamel
dangling from golden gibbet Rats walking on gold
grijirons, green worms on cnameiled leaves. two
monkeys struggling for pearl nut AMI skeletons In
armor and under umbrellas are scarf pins for ladies
Tho Russian newspapers complain that
the uctuau'n in the grain trade OF Russia and the rapid
changes in prices caused By competition from the
United States AZ soon ~ American supplies brought
market sale OF the Russian gram decreases and hence
many Russian farmers impoverished cannot pay
A. the prosperity OF Russia depends Ia rgely upon
the grain trade. it is important that full information
corning the crop 81 American cereals should be obtained,
and suggested In ST Petersburg Journals that Rusaaa
eonsu In the United States be required to ascertiH the
and prospects the American crops, and to assist
in promoting the grain trade Of Russia.
The trial Of n Chinaman for assault and
battery the roce San Franciso brought
a strange story Of Chinese girls unhappy expo
She sa that her parents in China sold her to
"a gray-hared Juiy Tor twenty dollars when she
ten years Of She rcsoh 10 a Chimes doctor 10
san Francisco named Liza Pc Tai This doctor has
eral wives whom sold her TO n Chnaman FOR $40
Her market price gradually increased to sGo and by the
time she twenty years old she had changed hands
dozen times Recently she heard that she TO be sold
to Chinaman Twin ia the Interior OF the state and
was In consequence OF her refusal to that the assaui
committed and the disturbance created that brought,
| the cas-, before the public.
| A California newspaper Is reminded, by
the difficulty about letter scacs In the Post Once De
parmcnt OF a controversy between two Journals Sac.
ramento. The Howe Scales Company offered 10 supply
the Post ofccs with scales 81 IS eaeh the Farbanks
offered to furnish them for nothing The question thea
whether the Fairbanks offer lid ALL Ha1
they offered furnish the scales Tor cent each the
dlnicuy would have been ohViatcd In ike manner the
Sacramento De and the Hsood taioa were competing
Tor The city and county prinuni The R'ro taoa offered
10 do II nothing The Be offered small premium os
the privilege NJ dong H. At the next bidding the prop
u the papers had understanding by which
the the city and the other the county printing
regular prices
The Oneida Community replies In its
organ. the Ape'icup S-tL the charge, OF the syria.
cusc clergy with challenge to anybody to "cte single
case OF immoral action growing cut of the Influence a
the Community" Tie following argument is put for.
ward; The worst enemies ct the Community admit 40
DR. Mears did the Conference that its members are
sincere aud honest The charge Is that they fanat-
cal and mistaken Docs their record prove this The
Community takes care OF It's own. aud throws Of no
wrecks such constantly Ealing from ordinary
society II has furnished paupcrs. criminals
| abandoned women ncglrctrd children l. Il not
| then. working out valuable experiment. The Com.
munty dencs legal prosecution, the ground thatit
violates no law.
A Chicago father OF several attractive
rirls put fashionable thncgged chairs IN IN. parlor
ant was annoyed by the frequency with which the frail
furniture was broken lie asked the girls IT, and
one VI 1hem as reported by the CHICAGO Tfsp, said
Il WAS sitting In the easy chair by the IRE and Char
that Is 10 say Mr. SmhWas sitting the sofa by the
| window. when suddenly -craek. down went the little
rocking chair that no one sitting al all. Il must
he the poor glue they use, pcrhapst the frost"
The father stu lied the subecta days Tbcn he gays
10 each daughter loeKet plainly n.cribed with her
name and Wvishtnnj on each chair rNctod silver plas
| bearing the words Warranted to bear up pound. .
Calling IN the girls he sid Now Il there's any more
chairs broken It Is because young can't DO .
sum In simple Subtraction. else hrcnu,e they beat
GU uiuhclou, mischief aud destruction OF property"
The Rev. Peter Waite. colorcd Meth
oiist pastor In Mudsouylle. Ohio. had wie who ire
queu accused him OF too much tenderness toward the
| young women Of the congregation Mrs Waite par,
uculHriy jealous u sister Agnes Murray yellow grl N
much iious prctcnson and good LOOKS But Pastor Waite
WAS over 81 years old and folks said that 1t non
s'se Ter his vic 10 question his motives Sister Muir
rny's religious experience had been somewhat remark
able and II was natural They thought that the preacher
| should be- attentive 90 her Agnes was employed ~
| Charles Jcwetrs mniy The house had once heea