The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-12
SUNBEAMS.


Roman Catholic ,cisning houses aud has been for som
time spoken the Crown Princess Of Austria
Last year there were forty thousand
teachers the rurnl school district, in Italy and one
million Ave hundred thousand pupils. The number,
have respectively increased since obligatory education
was dccrced in 1877.
--Garibaldi has written a letter to tho
effect that If the present King renders Italy prosperous
he win deserve the gratitude OF all Italians intending the
Republicans The latter pretend that the old man In,
sold out In his d0ttgc.
AT the Rossini Theatre in Rome q piece
called Mco Patacca has had such run this winter
that tle guards duty frequently compelled to
charge the crowds which tried an entrance
at the doors and drive them away.
A cormotion has been made in Madrid
army circles by the arrest OF an infantry Captain on
reQuston from Cuba It is said that he has six wives
all living aud that he under engagement Of marriage
to at least two young women at the time Of his arrest
But two locks Of George Wa kingdoms
hair known TO be in existence one is owned and
kcptin golden urn by the Grand Lodge Of Massachu
sctts and the other has Just been presented Lodge
No g. A F. and A. W., Of richmond which is the lodge In
which washinpton was initiated.
Lolita. the actress earns money very
rapidly but often unfortunate her investments She
induced by the advice Of several CaOrnians seye.
raj years ago to put 5000 into u worthless gold mine
Learning that her advisers were brbed by the VI
whom She bought the stock she has sued him recover
the money.
The King OF Spain recently met King
Louis H. OF Baganza Portugal in Elva on the frontier
ON the occasion OF the opening Of railroad from
one Kingdom to the other and is said that their meet
ing osicnshy to honor the opening Of the railroad
really 10 treat upon the marriage Of Loui.s eldest son
the Princess Maria fia. second sister VI Alfonso
There is gray old fox in Oglethorpe,
Ga, that could tell many exciting stories he had the
power u speech. lie has been chased time and again
AMI his harbrcadth escapes the talk OF his
Recently be was driven into a railroad cut By dogs and
would certainly have been caught II train had not
dashed along ana scattered hs pursuers In a public
meeting II was formally voted TO let him die in peace
Two boys came from Springfield, Mass,
to this city in so1 an excursion got up BY Of the
churches to the Great Eastern. one VI the boys
went through on haiffare ticket saying that he was
under IS years u age though he really IL lie
lives In Hartford. Conn. and has Just written to
the churches that he willing pay the difference In
the with interest His conscience has bee troub.
linz him
Walking matches are the chief attrac.
ton advertised by the Orthodox Hebrew fair in Boston
The nrs prize IN lottery Is the late James FskssioUo
otcra glass set with 800 diamonds" auj among the other
prizes sapIhres worth s3OUoo Zach purchaser Of
lottery ticket has the privilege of voting the que son
Of who shall receive tho Governors carriagc the cand
dates being Thomas Talbot. Alexander II. Rice J. D.
Long and Benjamin =. Butler.
The Japanese Government has author
zcd the los japanese publisher an edition VI the
Book Of Genesis m Chinese prepared Tor the japanese W
the insertion OF the haa'ea. the work tic American
Bible socctv THIS Is the first portion of the Scriptures
the publication ol which i Japan has been authorized by
the Government stamp aud IN view of the great distasis
which tho authorities have long entertained the Intro
ducuon ct foreign rclision. the fact Is significant
A duel has been fought in Algeria under
SINGULAR conditions " Povlc. P-csloui of the Council
Obi FL