The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14

1-ssi-commander Z. n. Shepard.
lsss-dn ordinary. New York;
1Ss4-Portsmouth, n. ~
1597-Boston.
old eU irish saniS &c entitled d seiievs5 The forty course.
Of Donnerail." It began, as 1 reoollect It:
ALIAS, how dismal 10 my talei
Host my watch at Donnerail."
I believe It was published in THE Sun. Gan you
direct me as to where 1 may nnd a copy Of itp
We DO not place the poem.
J.T.B.
chemical means are moro costly than gold. Didynium
IL said to be the most costly metal. and to be bought
at the rate OF "a. 800 pound.
Where may / obtain regarding Castle
Garden-the history Of 1t, In detail. from its earliest
foundation to the present timer AK.
You can ind the detailed history Of Castle Garden
in no one book. and you will find very little of value
In any so-called ~"history" Of New York. Castle Gar
den was built by the United States in 1907. from the
plans of Lieut. Col. Jonathan Williams, c. E., and
was called Fort Clinton. In 1899 It was coded to the
city; in 1924 It became Q place Of amusement. and
about 1926 got its present name. In 1s45 there were
Ethiopian minstrels there; in lo47.49 theatrical com.
panies played there; in 1850 Jenny Lind sang there.
In 1885 was closed as . place Of amusement, and
the Commissioners Of Emigration took It as an emf
grant depot. In 1870 It suffered from fire. and on
July o, 1875. It was burned to the ground. IL was re-
built at once; in 1899 tho depot was moved 70 Ellis
Island, and Castle Garden reverted to the city. which
in 1895 opened an aquarium there. The best-in fact.
the only-brief history Of the building Is in tho Clip
per Annual for 1892.
eii.t Mas s eRa diS0r J. Was se ever such = q change cSsass 81
against him ind by whomP w. h. A.
1. We do not know. Q. No such charge was made
against him; but in tho Jumel will suit the suggestion
was made that q putattve son of Nine. Jumel might
be o son Of Warrington. The suggestion was un-
founded. and has been discountenanosd
Whom did President Mckinley, call the extra session
which came to o close July SO? How soon does .
man take his seat after he mas been elected Congress
man2 LIS
Mr. Mckinley issued his proclamation for an extra
session on March o. The Congress mot on March 10.
A . rule, q person elected to Congress in November
Of one year does not take his seat until tho December
Of the next year. He is Q Congressman. however.
from the 9th Of March following his election, and his
Pay begins at that time.
L. Is an alien after declaring his intentions 10 be.
come q citizen liable TO be called in case Of war Just
the same as any citizen? Q. Do orangemen parade
in New York Of late years, on July 1872 TIL.
1. No; because he Is not q citizen. OF course, II he
10 in the army or the militia. his alienage will not ex.
euss him. Q. Not 70 any extent. We think.
why !. c4lssa called the Goddess Of ohfsa2 Who
We don't know that the lady ia called 30. AS tho
name chess Is not found in any language but English,
It follows that CaYssa can be only the English goddess
Of chess. and she Isn't known as that. Perhaps she
10 . Punch Joke.
1. When was the Ne.v York EVENING Gasstts started
and when the Nep York Evening MaIf 9. Was the
name Evening Gazette changed to Evening Mad, or
did the two papers have tho same editor3 8. Was
Mr.. Sweetser the editor and proprietor Of both 4.
Was 1t II Frankfort street where they were printed ?
printing ONCE at the same address, and what year
8 Also: what year did the Mail and ErSrss. CON
!. The Eventno 6arstte was started between 1885
and 1870. The Evening Mad was started in 1857.
Q. We think not; the Gazette seems to have died.
8. Mr.. sweetser was the owner OF the Mad only.
4 and 8. We have been unable TO ind any detaill
about the Gasetts. Hudson mentions It only inciden.
tally. as started since 1885" but dead before he
wrote In 1879. o. On Dec. 8. 1881.
Is there extant q translation of Don Jos6 condS,l
" Historic de 10 DONNA Ion de los ArAboa en- EspAha,'
T. C.. NJ.
Mrs. Jonathan Foster translated Condos book In
1850; II was published in London. Prof. C. K. Adam
says of the original: The product of Q vast amount
of minute learning OF little value save for the pur
poseS Of reference"
How many soldiers and sailors actually fought and
took part In the battles OF the war from 1881 t
1902 don't mean the enlistments' those knSw.
About 4. 45b, olo men fought in the various battles
on the Union sido. As there were only a.sbS. l3e en-
listments, 1t follows that some mon must have fought
more than once. The proportions OF oombatants Il
on~combatants cannot be given.
g. s-.Col." James Fske. Jr. was born ~ Ben
nington. Vt. On April /. 1884; he died in New Yorl
Jan. z, 1879.
@. D. D.-Tbe highest building in New York city. VI
to the present. IL the Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany's building, II 10 84s feet to the top OF the tower
18th Great Eastern was OF $4,000 tons dis
placement, according 20 one authority; 10. 900 tons
capacity by another; and ts.sts By a third. Tht
last Ii about right.
WILLIAM B.-1. The Post onnce in this city tAkes II
much moro than its expenses, but the department
as q whole 10 run at q loss. .. We think that ou
postal service 10 better than Great Britain's; nor
improvements have come from this side than from
the Other.
II. n. Haoerty.-The Thirty seventh New York Vol
unteers, known also a. tho Irish Rines. the Seventy
NTH Militia. and tho Seventy NTH Rifles. was organ
ICED In May, 1881. and mustered into the Unite
states service on June o and z. 1901 under Col. Johl
II. Accunn. At Williamsburg 1t lost % meni at Fsi
Oaks. "a; In the Seven Days battles, 81; at Fredel
icksburg. 30. and At Chancellorsville. a2a mon. I
was mustered out. under Col. s. b. Hayman. on Jun
30, 1858. There is no history OF the regiment. so IL
- w know.
j. ". Hoev.-l. We don't know who wrots "Lad
awendolen's Tryst;'' Charlotte n. Braems wrote Lad
Gwendolen's Dream" and other novsliats have kop
the unfortunate young woman busy for many year
D.. 30 far a. the I" histories" OF the city Ahow, tn
City Hail was designed by no oAe' but It cost 5000
900. What more should . historian" SAyr As
matter of fact, not Of .history." John Macomb. Jr
drew the plans. getting q bonus OF $3.50 for them.
" said that Major L'Enfant. who laid out WaGhinEto
say. supervised the plAnS, but that may b history.