The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21

4 line about the breastwortp then.
Behind it stood our little force.
For aos .v sns' MAN ms v Mss Sa Il sSfSsss''
And half al alligator.
We don't know where you can ind this stirring
ballad, probably you will nnd it only BY chance
Please explain meaning and state origin Of the
expression Tho midnight judiciary A. q P.
The midnight judiciary or moro usually
the midnight judges. were twenty. three Federal
Judges appointed by President John Adams after
midnight on the morning Of March 4. 1901. Ths
Federalists lest the election of 1900; bit to save
as much from the defeat AZ they could, they passed
q law creating twenty three Judgeships. which Mr..
Adams niled as related above. Many of the Judges
were ieRislated out Of ONCE promptiy ey the Re.
puoiicans (now Democrats, who by the act Of
Mnrcb 8, 1907, abolished the courts and so ter
minated the oficiAi life Of che Jasiicos.
WY should mot the time commonly expressed as
expressed as 80 A. NJ. and 80 p. NJ. respectiveiyi
minutes past the meridian. and not is hours and
30 minutes, As ommonl expressed;
Your suggestion IL logical, but We think II will
not DO adopted easily.
What is tho origin of tn" name Kris KrinEls''
"Eris KrinEio'' 10 . corruption OF the German
Christ Kindohsn. or Kindeiy. or little Christ child.
The name Is Ensitah. nos known in Germany.
!; Was there an sc,ip:s Of the sun IN No,emssr;
:; = A.: ,, :'ss:F :. q N iSs y swe solar 'c'iD''' Of 1897
4. No. There was an annular eclipse of the sun
IN February. and . total oolipse in July, 1878. 2.
Tue-IAy. J. The annuinr eclipse OF Bso. /. 1897,
was visible hero; and the annuiss eclipse OF July
- viii BE- visible hore.
Your correspondent l.. K, who asked II the
Tcrty..eIea.h lseo.eh1 Regiment was not ds.
the New York state militia regiment. twelfth or
ss:,nsg ;fr .si,, Sf T fsr ,s SSrs s SI.y t fSe ',n;, Tho
piIsd the day Of the mrs. battle of tho war. !4s
nrs. Bun Run; INC SSo.cn regiment was asked to
is@ wora .0, Of f't ees. Il 8op DO ssi an" an no pis ene 70 s'H the
t tss., q tn.i ie' : sSSnS OF w isS s snsmS 81 fna nriah si GGg.
ninth Now Yors> Regiment. shat stayed ard
forgotten. OLD TIMER.
Tho regiment to which you refer was not tho Twelfth
or the seventy.nrst New York, neither Of which
~reg!nsnts was Scotch. by tho way. TIE fact Is that
the Fourth Pennsylvania and the ~'battery OF vol.
unteer artillery n the New York Eighth militia
marched to the rear to the sound of tho enemy's
cannon So far NJ we can md. neither orssniza.
tioL was disbanded for cowardioe. Tho sixty.
! ninth was all right; but Il 10 needless to run down
Scotch regiments 70 Eiorify che Irish regiments.
when. IN 1904. Napoleon was made Emperor, the
law changing his title OF Tirst Consul into that OF
isn.tion Of Fsanee. which still rematrrsd oric,ai'y
La R@paeIiSue fransa,se;. and his coronation
tain inviolate the territory OF the republic. Tine
S sc;s. $50. .ra 4 'n 1s 'sis 5 Is Gf r sas i' Ssss,ssri Hgd es a..
the lmp,es. 'Rtp!bllane fransaise" ant ':'a
Up TO isos. The MAJ" ieonIc emrir. wa, no ,mrra.
ton Of monarchy. bat was a revivai In Its frrns.
will be remembered that even In the empire
Lone was known as the ''RepuLlica." {. y. ".
Another friend writes to the same effect. We
thank them both.
. c2 n1h. ,s WOW cs tel ma 1,p sn~ e;9y ysars IN n" ,a,slisr
years mas the Gaelic o granmerI J. [. n.
The N.bcrno Celtic L, one Of tho oldest OF the
Celtic ianR,.ages. II has \ written form la the NTH
century OF our era; ana IN the SIKH ctiIu.y :tI
literature was the mn-t lowing In Europe. There
Il \ as auscript Latin grammar with Gaelic com.
n.en's. dating from tho eighth century. Tho Old
est grammar Of the language seems TO be o'Doro-
van 5. published. nifty years ago.
s-.o-1rns 10 the records or the board Or Health Il.
s BUSY . 1St' Il, G'y the enS Year Mt' fs 5S.'' Tn In S . p.hss G aon:a
k19H WITS WI, you R', III, 's ns T. or whether y u I. a .c,as,
Bushwick Was = town on Long Island. east OF
VIII ansturf. l. is now ward - OF brooklyn.
Tho opiy.cometery IN Bush'vicl Is the Union Gene.
terry. Its onro T. At era Keap street. Brookyn.
Probably this Is the place you are seeking.
WIN you have the / nane.s 70 inform me when
CAtnArine aud Division streets, was Jls-outInuedV
I remember T. as . boy; about si.t, cars ago.
tow 'r at midnight anil cry ouI. Twelve O'Clock
W. do not ind that there was any bell tower or
watch house at Catharine and Divis.on streets.
In 1887 there was . watch house in Eldridge street,
about where the present police station "a; and there
was one at Union Market. In 1871 there was q watch
house ut Essex Market. These went out OF use as
watch hor Ies whom the Municipal Police foroe wa
organized In 1915.
York were formerly held on the nrst Mo-dSy. Tues.
this more fully. Did dinerent parts OF tho state
vote on different daysi What was the object OF
having three days for tho electionsi L.
Tho election was held on the same three days all
through tho Slater We presume the reason was to
give country voters . better chance than ono day
would have stven then, N those days. The law OF
is%s said that the election rneGld 10 begun and
ended on tho same day.
plied 20 rcid srd silver !. O. r.
An ounce of the metal OF tire requisite Oneness
that 10, in tAia ccuntry, pins.tent4s pure. The OF.
pression originally mn- uot have been accurate,
San ounce VI nne goid'' sseii.s more logical. but
custom has SANCTIONED the oppression I'm. ounce
n. %s.s Of 4 sp ,hs %sen.af of the great New York
Tho nAmo originally was KnickerbackeY; 10 meant
. baker OF crackers. Knikken I" Ia Dutch for cracker,
something that crumblea easily.
"WfHie' campboH-The foes for taking out pat
0at amount TO $50.
J.. Rsddy-Arohbishop corrigan-was born in New.
ARR. N. j., on Aug. IL. 1859.
". II. SteDdrd.-on JuEo 80. 1890. there wore
$1,000 pensioners in New YorE STATE.
j. @. Aibri0ht.-The saying 'Frailty, thy name Is
woman, - 10 from Hamlet" Act l., rcene Q.
" r. Ford.-The difference in time between New
York and Ban FranclAco is 8 hours, ID minutes, 20
seconds.
r. @. K.-rAe salary OF Ito President was in.
creased from SEQ, 900 to $50, 900 on March 8, 1921
tho increase hogan with Grants second term. on
March &, 1873.
Charles ~Wiy0rd,-rhe White star steamship leu.
tonic was launt hed on Jan. 10, 1889. and the Ma
jestic GU June 80, 1889. Tho TeutonIc made nor
nrst trip In August, 1896 the Majestic In April, 1890.