The Sun. — 1869-08-11 (London, England)

BUDGET OF MISCELLANEOUS.—A number of the leading citizens of San Francisco have organized a society for the protection of Chinese from lawless white men and boys, who amuse themselves by throwing cayenne pepper into their eyes.—The New England Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, was partially destroyed by fire on Saturday, July 17. The loss was $25,000; insured for sls,ooo.—Ground has been broken for the new Yale Theological Building, Now Haven, and the public ceremony of laying the corner-stone will take place in a few weeks.—Great Britain has 14,500 miles of railway, costing $2,510,000,000, against 43,000 miles in America, coating only sl,B7o,ooo,ooo.—William H. Seward dined at the Almshouse, San Francisco, on the Bth July, and was much pleased with the•manner in which he was entertained. Ho addressed the inmates while they were at dinner, and expressed regret at the misfortunes that had compelled them to become inmates, but was glad to see that they were well cared for.—A. new sugar refinery has been incorporated at San Francisco, with a capital of $200,000, which was to commence operations about the Ist of August.—The great National Horse Fair will be held this year at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Sept. 7 to 10, inclusive.—The State Assessor reports that the total valuation of taxable property in Nebraska is $12,000,000 ; of this $8,000,000 is the property of the Union Pacific. This shows that the valuation is six times greater than in 1862. From the weekly statement of the Commissioners of Emigration, issued July 21, it appears that during the present year, up to date, 159,019 emigrants arrived at New York, against 125,542 for the same time in 1868. The disbursements for the year were $298,654 89, leaving a balance in the Treasury of $257,768 32.—A census just taken shows the population of Mexico to be 9,000,000.—1 t will be 28 years before the 4th of July will again fall upon Sunday. —The Hotel Pelham in Boston, weighing 5,000 tons, anir having walls nearly 100 feet high, is to be moved by iron rollers a distance of fourteen feet.—lt is reported that the cotton caterpirar has made its appearance in Alabama.— The first fruit car on the Central Pacific Road left Sacramento, July 23. The load was principally with plums and pears for Chicago, and a few boxes of grapes for New York.—Two negro murderers were executed July 23—one at Portsmouth, Virginia, and the other at St. Louis.—A.n. International Industrial Exhibition will take place at Buffalo on October 6, and preparations are now being made for holding a Wyrld's Fair at Washington /Tat, year.—The increase in the number of horses in the United STtaheteswehionlceenluBmol3'er is now said to be 8,000,000, valued at 6 is estimated 1,750,000, or 25 per cent. or something more than the whole 2,656,000,000 nationalvaniti, debt.miss 0 ui i, Ohio, Kentucky,lllinoi s, and Texaslndiana, Neware tYork,hegreat P enus y horselraising States, in tho ordor in which they are given. California, however, has increased her stock in a greater ratio than any other State, namely, from 160,610 in 1860 to 500,000 in 1869.—Tbere are now in Russia 360  printing offices, 431 bookstores, 286 lithogriphic establish nients, and 221 circulating libraries.—Monogram window shades and curtains, and white cashmere door mats, are the latest fashions at Newport.