, 1860-10-05
Miscellaneous liens.


Henry Besaw, an old man who had at
tained the great age Of los years, died at
the poor-house 10 St. Lawrence county, ~.
Y, few weeks ago. He was French
Canadian by birth, and has been an inmate
OF the poorhouse for twenty years
The ManitOwoo Wis., Tribune Of q re-
cent date says: The house Of Frank Sin
not, In the town Of Schleiswig, in this coun-
ty, caught ere on Friday last, and was
barned to the ground, with all its contents.
Three children, aged respectively one, two
and three years, were alone in the house
and perished in the flames The agonized
father was at work short distance OG, and
saw the Gre but q few minutes after the
children had been left alone; but all at
tempts to enter the house were unavailing
His hands we're terribly burnt 10 attempt
ing to tear od some Of the boards from the
house, and be was compelled 10 abandon
bis efforts. A few chaFred bones was all
that could be found after the house was
consumed
The New Haven, Conn, Journal says !:
The "mysterious American bark" ChAs
B. Truitt,1 which lay Off Queenstown, Ire
land, Eve or six months, with arms, has
now discharged her cargo OF LIS cases
Of Colts rifles into the steamer Queen OF
England" fitting out at Liverpool for
GaribaIdi. The rides were valued at $780,
900. and were shipped by Major BarIly,
Of COnnectieut
About fifty additional hands have been
recently put to work at the Philadelphia
navy yard, and the number will be daily
increased. II Is said that there is ample
work for at least 1000 men, but in couse-
quence Of there being no appropriation by
the last Congress, the work has 10 be con
dueted with due economy.
NEw CoxsULAR APPoISrMENrs FOR THE
SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The President has ap-
pointed Alexander W. Bull Of Michigan,
Consul at Honolulu, and John A. Parker
Of Virginia, Consul at Lahama-the for
mer to take the place Of Mr.. Pratt, and
the latter in the place Of Mr.. Chandler,
both Of whom have been recalled.
SUDDEN DEATH AT RELIGIOUS MEErING.
The Boston Transcript Of the Goth Of
August has the following
The familiar quotation, In the midst Of
life we are in DEATH" is suggested by sad
occurrence which took place In the VestryI
Of Triuity church in this city this morning,
A social and religious meeting is held at
that place every Monday morning, from
81 10 81 O'Clock, n which tbs clergy and
lsity Of the Episcopal Church take part.
Near the close Of the meeting this morning,
as Benjamin Howard, 1.-THE father-iu-law Of
Bishop Clark, was residing an interesting
letter from q distant part Of the Union
about religions matters, his voice failed
when he was 10 the middle Of sentence,
and he took his seat. A gentleman pres
ent rose and said be would occupy the
Iime Of the meeting while bis friend rested,
and would give way when be wished to re-
sumo bis reading. These words were hard
" uttered when Mr.. Howard was observed
70 fall over upon his right side. His wife
aud daughter, aud others near him, ten
dered their aid, but the vital spark had
fed; he had expired holding the letter in
his hand.
Wool GATHERING.-B Blankets we're named
after one Thomas Blanket, who aourshed
10 the town OF Bristol, England, during the
reign Of Edward Ill, 10 1887, and who
was the first to make the cloth now known
by bis name. The thread or yarn now
known as worsted," was FIRST mauufac-
Lured in the town Of Worsted, near Bristol,
and hence its name. "Linsey-woOlsey
was first manufactured in the town Of
Linsey, aud kerseymere obtained its
name from having first been manufactured
in shops situated on two streams, the Ker-
sey and Mere, 10 Sufold, England.
A young girl, who had become tired Of
single blessedness, thus wrote to her intend
ed deer Gin, cum rite oph Of you air
cummin at aWl Ed Ceilings is insistin
that shall haV him & be hugs and kisses
me so kontinnerly that | can't holed owt
much longer, but will haV to kave in.