The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-29
MAIL ITEMS 10.

Hon. LINN BoYD, as Lieutenant Governor of
KsIt Itucky.
Ar recent s.ls In Bourbon County, KY, az
mulee ranging from one to tSovs years old,
were sold for t31.3s0.
TRE Richmond Es9rirer learns that tho Dan.
Vile bsilrosd Company have ordered 6 900 tons
OF railway iron, and thai the saue IA to BE- i'm
ported direct to Richmond.
Tus Hon. EpnuSp DEpxRaY, Eormsrly .
Peprsss ntative In Congre,s from North Caro- ips,
dice At his residsnce In Montgomery county, Ia
that Sta'c, on the 18th instant.
A BILL authorizing the holding Of sssto
Convention to revise the Constitution of this
State Of Gcorgi, has paaea both houses Of the
Legislature.
A BcABp Of Naval Engineer, will moo, at
the Navy Yard, fhilsdelphia, on the 8 h q Jan.
uMy, TO examine candidates for promotion, and
alec those for admission into that corps.
THE ss essors In kentucky and the Sscret ,ry
OF the Board Of agriculture ro,ort 4 corn crop
OF three hundred Al eighty milliors Of bushels
Admitting this estimsts to be Drrect, the value
Of tie crop would be about s13o.o00 600.
JuDGR BALLOON has granted an injunc' ion to
prevent the sale OF the Schuyler county build
ints at Havans, by tho BoAtd of Super visors,
and s,hl further epjoined them not to publish
ths advertisement Of such sale.
The Supreme Court In the Eighth District Of
this State has decided adversely to the stock
holders Of the Sackstt's Harbor Bank, whereby
they not only lose their stock, but are assessed
bcsides, 10 ne,rly the amount to pay thcr debts.
SMALLPOX isngiug with more or less severity
In many OF the cities and towns in the vicinity
OF Boston. With q better kr owlsdgs In regard
to It's treatment, but fsw cases, comparatively,
are fatal.
THR Auburn Uasom Of Monday says: "Pray-
ers for the preservation OF Gov. SEWARD amid
the danger OF tho sea, and for his safe arrival
home, were offered on Sunday In all the hurches
In the city,"
A JcIsT resolution PISSED the Lseisl aturs Of
Virginia on Thursday last recommending, on the
part OF thor deleea alton Ia Congress, the union
Of all the elements Of opposition to "blsck rs-
publicsnisn" and It's candidate for Spesksr.
TpKbH are four survivors OF the Wyoming
Massacre still living, Nr. CHARLES HARRrs of
Kingston, Pa ttiil hale and hearty, sged 90
Mrs HANNAH JSNss Of the Same place, Mrs.
DKBoRAu BrDFoRD, Of Arlington, and Mrs.
Ryan, Of Wayne county.
AT . late meeting Of tho English Scientific
Association Il was sta cd that about four thous.
and dea hs occur annually In England from
.%.iiecr, and according TO the best estin ate
three thousand nine hundred sad ninety Of thsss
Hives might b saved By vaccination.
The Buffalo Courier learns that negotiations
are NOS In progress which Will probably result
In ths New York and Erie Railroad making
Buffalo its main terminus for It's rail- and wstsr
business, retaining Dunkirk as its terminus for
r W. n.~ p,
o. ~ w ~ W.. Dsvns,
s.ai s.,.,s ~, - ~, s.hy,i vuni sss osTs.,a. n'
h0 ns.vo' & u ,
about 70 yssrs Of sg"). Tho property h worth
sooa' So'oV'.
THE United States sloop o. war Marion, Capt.
an.s nMhT oommanding' was I" roy risyI ostoDsr
Soan, Jus' ,o.uinsa 'ns rom hi.ds"s xneN .ne
~ vi "nu 49,. .'ga ., .nS oap' ~ss one
a ii tbs @ sr and S ofo.gs Msrs In .oed bssitb ana
sn.iouay e&ptcupR "oofs 'os nome.
Az o'd woman in Dek.ie county Ind, man
g.ed ner nusoapd IN teriiois manner, and Then
tneT mi MN ,h.o s Aner oeing Iccgeo IN
;n., h.lD~ ~. s,om.sh trom Sb,ch N. ints..
,,nss r,o,,rded Ths., .ha cut on and thr.v
,rto ~. ,,ovo ''' 'N' 'N' WI A''N '"''"
h.o 'pe s'ovo'
MIR. Wells, residing IN the south-wssyern
coIner OF Taylor county, lows, was roobsd .
low nights ago Q, twsn'yons nunora dohats.
,h hnns. S ,.n on ~, . 10 .,,,sn,.h ~.
a.m.s ha % rnu rnu .S" \, s,d n,nnS.,sd H. hnrss"
which contained The treasure.
MOVEMENT towards the bsginninx OF the
PIlsmsnt buildings In Canada has bssn made.
The hrst sod wss turned at OTTAWA, on the zoth
Instant, In the presence OF large concourss OF
people, Tbs event was hcnored by . royai So
lu's, speeches. music and general )onihcAtisn
BBsJAMIN THURMAN. late Sheriff Of Hswkins
Co., Tenn died recently from the folio wing ain
gular csute: While throwing on his overcoat,
he struck his hand on the door knob, and slightly
| abraded the akin he thsn put on . wet glove
and rode scver.l mlss; took > chill.g~gress,
| and perl aps fekssss Misunderstanding In his
death on tho seventh dsy.
PARsou BRowNIOw, CT Knoxville, Tenn,
assigns a. . rssson Why ne did not visit Wash.
ipp ton, on his late trip HAST that he had In his
pocket go in moI ev, through ticket TO
| Lynchburgh, six good shirt In carpet sack,
| ard On ovsrcoat worth e2O and this was more
than hs was willing to risk In that don Of
| hstpes.
IT has been discovered that Mr.. JONI A.
CAsSoNs Freight Agent OF the Penniy ivaniA
Rslrc ad Company, AZ Harrisbursh, who lsft
for the West very suddenly aud mystertouslJ .
| few Gays ago, 10 dsfAulter 10 the Company 10
the extent Of about $lOOOO. There WAS found
In bis possoss'on. vhen arrested, some three OF
four thousand dollars In money.
THE standing cane In many places In the pas-
lh Of 81. Mary, La, ID fairly rottinx In thu
fields. The country smslh sour - ths frosted
cane liss working Ike beer barrel In humn
there are favored spots, q In BHwick's Bay end
some other portions Of the parish, whsrs the
frost struck more lightly, and they stu mako
good sugar.
A PoRrIAsp Off cor went 10 Illinois 10 receive
CnLlr, the child abductor, on q reputation
from ths Gov. Of Maine, and took his return
With his prisoner by tho Grand Trunk 4. X.
On arrival at MonirsAl, CLLnr gave hun TO
understood that be had concluded TO stay In the
Queens dom'nions- W course the offiosr could
| not help himstE and had TO 20 home with hea