The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-03 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS NE I VS.

(From the Anglo-American "times.)
Horac.-; Greeley and George Ripley are the only
two connected with the editorial department of the Tribune
who have remained five years. Theodore Tilton is writ-
ing a novel; scene, in New England; time, during the
war ; style, after Beecher. William Linn Tidball is writ-
ing for the College Courant. E. W. Bacon has been assigned
to the charge of an evening edition of the Boston. Advertiser
about to be starte 1. Albert D. Richardson's "Beyond the
Mississippi" 75,000 copies were sold iu 12 months, one of the
largest sales an American book has over had iu the same

time. Charles, sou of Professor Dimitry, of Now Orleans,
has completed novel, "The House iu .Belfour-street."

Ralph Wall° Emerson is at Newport, Rhodo
General Joe Johnston has taken a house for tho
season, and General Hancock will bo there soon.

William A Buckingham, of Norwich, Connecti-
cut, the senator elect, has entirely recovered from his
recent severe

Ex-Governor William T. Minor, of Stamford,
Conu,cti:;ut, has been elected judge of the Aperior Court,
to fill the place vacant by the death of Judge Hall, of
Winstod.

Iliratu F. Mather, who died in Chicago, July 11,
at the age of 72, was a native of Colchester, and graduated
at Yale WILT() in 1813. Ile went to Eldridge, New York,
in 1844, was more than once a member of the State Senate,
and since his removal to Chicago, in 1853, has been a very
successful lawyer.

Mrs. O'Donovan Rossa was to appear in Boston
on the 21st July to continue her readings to raise a fund
for reopening the case of her politically imprisoned
husband.

General M'Mahon owes his appointment as
Minister to Paraguay as much to the influence of Senator
Dixon as to his own personal claims.

Ex-Governor A. G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, is
the president of the East India Telegraph Company,
whose subscription books have just been opened in No
York to establish telegraph communication between Son
Francisco and Shanghai. Privileges have been granted
to the company by the Chinese Government, and the na-
pital stock has been fixed at $5,000,000.
Mr. Bateman's season at Niblo's—for which the most
complete preparations have been made—opened on Mon-
day, July 20, with "Barbe Blanc," in which Mlle. Irma
the now prima donna—has created a continental reputa-
tion as Boulotte. The remainder of the cast is as fol-

lows :—Princess Hermia, Mlle. Lambele ; Queen
Clementine, Mlle. Duclos; Barba Bleue, M. Ankle;
Prince Saphir, M. Dardignac ; Count Oscar, M. Lam'
riffoul ; Popolani, M. Duchesne: King Bobeelle,
Francis; Alvarez, M. Edgard. Some slight changes
have been made in the details of representation
in the "Lottery of Life," at Wallack's, and in " HumPtri
Dumpty," at the Olympic, but essentially the same enter-
tainment is still offered at both establishments, as well as
at the Broadway and New York. At the latter house,
however, the career of the "-Grande Duchesse" draws to a
close, the final representation being set down for the 25th
July. The theatre will then be closed for a week, when
"Foul Play" will be produced on the 3d of August.
Seneca is the name of a new town just started
seventeen iniles west of Neosho, in Newton county, Mis-
souri, at the west terminus of the Southwest Pacific Rail-
road. Already it possesses two mills and several stereo,
besides a blacksmith's shop. The country around Seto°
is fertile, and will support a large number of inhabitants.
The entire business and property of the Awe'
ricau Whip Company, of Westfield, Massachusetts, has been
sold to Henry F. Bush, W. 0. Fletcher, and Reuben Noble
of that town and L. Hull, mayor of Charlestown, Of
$250,000, which is at the rate of $135 a share for the stoa•
One of the largest shoe manufacturers of Lyng,
Eastern Massachusetts, worked seven years on his ben'-'1:
to gain a capital of $1,135, with which he commence ',
business. His earnings were $5 a week, and ho spent bill'
$3 for all expenses. Now he has become a wealthy 013%
and a liberal one withal, During 1867 he did a bustnesi
of $300,000, the profit of which was 110,000, and the tnts
loss by bad debts was one case of boots worth $l5O. .„
A libel suit has arisen out of the Surratt
counsel, Jos. H. Bradley, having entered an action against
Judge Fisher, of the District Supreme Court—damages
being laid at $20,000.
The following was the reading of Mr. Weathev
head's thermometer in Springfield, Massachusetts, duliag,,
the first fortnight in July. The morning observatio;
give the coldest point reached the previous night, tilt
midday observations are taken at 1 p.m., and the others $

9 p.m..-

Morning. Midday. Night.
July 1, Wednesday, 59 74 67
" 2, Thursday, 68 84 74
" 3, Friday, 67 92 73
" 4, Saturday, 65 96 81
" 5, Sunday, 72 99 78
" 6, Monday, 67 80 62
" 7, Tuesday, 53 73 68
"8, Wednesday, 67 83 71
" 9, Thursday, 68 76 67
" 10, Friday, 61 86 72
" 11, Saturday, 67 94 75
" 12, Sunday, 70 98 79
" 13, Monday, 73 101 79
" 14. Tuesday, 72 96 71
" 15, Wednesday, 71 99 81
Dr. Holland has written a second letter from 1-3 g...:
.and to the Springfield Republican, in which he remarks' t
" Thu English horse, employed in the streets of a citn
t °o
on the roads of the country, does twice as much wnthig
the American horse similarly employed iu Americ 1
t. j-Rt
is the patent, undeniable fact. No man can fail to 0%,,0
who has his eyes about him. How does he do it ? ‘V`.:
does he do it ? These are most important questions to a,
American. Is the English horse better than the Ataria
can ? Not at all. Is he overworked ? I have anea.,.„130.
evidence that he is. I have seen but one lame horse in i'''''4l
don.. The simple explanation is that the Englishlnt.' t
has invested in perfect and permanent roads svP:, ,
the American expends in perishable horses that rof
quire to be fed. We are using to-day, be the little toOps,
Springfield, just twice as many Iv:two-As- would 1)8 nec;re
sary to do its business if the readeitirciVer thedoWen " ,toe
as good as Main-street is from.Yeriy 'to Central- .r "Lid
supporting hundreds of horses to"drag loadA.tlirougb
e,d,
that ought to be filled, over sand that should be bar
through mud that ought•not to be permitted to exist. ed•
have the misery of bad roads, and are actually or Pri'l2o
tally called upon to pay a premium for them. It 11°0ot
be demonstrably cheaper to have good roads than llt 0
ones. It is so here. A road well built is easily I‘ePtted
repair. A mile of good macadam is more easily sagte to
than a poor horse. I intended to talk a little abcl al)
Hansom cab, Lut I will only add that I am a thor°;011
convert to this most economical and most sensible o'
public vehicles."

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Births.
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HEATH—On the 31st July, at Sundridge •`-` , act
sv Zeal of Norwood, the wife of 11. H. Heath,
of a son: Y
ELLIOT —On the 31st May, at Auckland, It Iri6lb
the wife of Lieut: Colonel Elliot, 18th BO

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Stockport, Meek Dawson, rs , of Boston, Tilobe•
shire, to Helen, onl .11.1 d 41'11 Into
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DOUGLAS—BELL—On the 28th July, at Bibboßn, t, so co
theci 29th0 Jtuliey, a, t St.Uary:Lt6 yoero
Canterbury, Allan George. late Captain 9tl' Ilesyjreljoe
Captain H. 11. Douglas, of Harbledown, Wof 130
IJ,atnrke, eldest daughter o Matthew Bell, of
Deaths. , pili'h
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ADDLItLEY—On the 30th July, at Barlaston • .tr
Thomas Adderley, Esq., 1
age( 42. toot, Vb
COLLIN
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ton, Mr. Caleb Collins, aged 61. noret
DLliNsNclotii6tE—At 9, Albany-villas,Willion Duss'--
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