The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1882-10-28

Tho four largest European cities have
together S,2s3, 900 inhabitants, London
having 3,S25, 440, Paris 2,225, eco, Berlin
I.o22 900, and Vienna l,l03 .0W. Lon
don has more inhabitants than all Switz-
erland, or the kingdom of Saxony.
The present session of the Vermont
Legislature is likely to be cut short. A
s.v ..:..or constitutional amendments,
passed two years ago, have again to be
accepted anu supmi.ieo ~ d popus., VIE:
in 1854. One of them provides that no
fedral officeholder shall sit in the Legis-
lature. The others add to the power Of
the Governor in several little matters.
A set of Brownson's Quarterly Review
brings 500, and complete copy cannot
be had even for this fabulous price.
The demand for DIR. Brownson's writings
has at length induced his SON., Mr.. Hen
ry +. Brownson, of Detroit, Mich, to
bring out a complete edition of every
thing that his father wrote after he en-
tered the Roman Church. This will be
IN IL octave volumes, of about $50 pages
each, the first of which will appear early
i'm November, the others following at in
tervals of three months or less, and the
price for each being S. volume.
A remarkable surgical operation was
performed a few weeks ago ut the Lari-
boisere Hospital, in Paris. A waiter at
a cafe undertook, for the amusement of
some customers, TO swallow q spoon. His
idea was to pretend to swallow it, but. to
his surprise, he did swallow it i'll reality
He was conveyed, in the greatest agony,
To Il hospital, where he remained await
ing the construction of special instru-
ments for the performance Of an opera
ton. This was performed successfully
by NJ. Felizet, the spoon which was cx-
tracted being nine and halfinches long.
Oliver Wendell, Holmes recently wrote
to lady correspondent in England:
eve are all burned up with drouth in this
part Of New England, but we think more
of your country and its troubles than we
do of our brown fields and shrlveled
haryests. We count every drop of Eng
lish blood that sinks into the sand OF
Egypt almost as if it were from the veins
of our own countrymen. Tie under
standing between the educated classes OF
the two countries. aud their sympathy
With each other, grow with every year.
l have had myself so many kindly to-
most feel as if had my home there"
In cave in the mountains of Virginia
resides hermit of immense size, with
long white hair and beard. He is over
eighty years Of age, and for forty years
has not spoken When he wants any
thing of civilization he indicates it by
signs, but for months at time he Sc
cretes himself and communicates with
no one. It is said that he has lost the
power Of speech by disuse.
The Gothard railway proper is lis
miles long, and there are not less than
fifty-six tunnels, comprising more than
one-fifth of the whole line. Many OF
these tunnels are constructed in spirals,
to enable the road to make very great
ascents within short distances. There
complicated galleries. The main tunnel
is 9 ID miles long, and others exceed
5000 feet in length. The width Of the
great tunnel is 26 feet, and the hight
nearly 10 feet. Its highest point is 1855
feet above the sea. The cost of the tun-
mel was something over $40 100000. The
work was in progress ten years.
The captain of steamer bound for
jacksonville, Fla, the other day discoy-
cred a deer swimming acr oss the river
ahead of him, and started il pursuit, but
on coming up with it the deer, quick as
a flash, turned and made Off In another
direction. gaining a considerable distance
before the steamer could be wheeled
around. This operation was repeated
several times, when a boats crew took
I'D the chase, and finally the frightened
and nearly exhausted creature was cap
tured. 1t was found to be a doe about
eleven months old.