The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-16
Miscellaneous,

MARY kEARNEY, pretty waiter girl" In
| Cleveland, committed suicide u few days ago
IRON RTioi at her unfortunate pO'ition.
| lnF city e. olools Of Nashville have been clos
| 'o, the city treasury having become so imooy-
| era hod that tho salaries Of tho teachers cannot
| be paid.
Ber"HT Fould would accept tho Treasury
| lo'uio Of France, he insisted upon the poi-
| lurito 4 ou'rollinV tho subsi liIcd IN aires
which means controlling tho destinics of all the
| actresses.
REy rrrER CARrwWGHr, Of Illinois, in
| recent camp sermon to Col IplegraH's reQi-
| mrnt, ccplars that he twill isht the rebels 10
death, " for 10 other reason than their break
INK up he Democratic party"
| Our Of sixty eight thousand letters sont OF
| ny one Massachusetts, regiment In Mar, land
| 'lrce It's departure from home, wanty-six ,hou-
| sGud were addressed "Miss, and twenty one
| thousand Mrs"
! A uAurARoUs atttmp at murder, lately, took
| place a. La Guerche, Fatce. A young Ife at
tempted 10 kill her husband by pouring melted
lead into his ear while no slept, and during tho
| TaroSy IN Of pain which er suei he struck her
hreo times with an axe, inhicting serious
| wounds, but not killing her.
\ CORRESPONDENT from Port RoyaI relates
That on the 10Th ti Nov, Sergeant Savage, for
molly Of ihe Isl, now ofthc 1th Connecticut Regi-
mtni, picked up at that place the very tnteen
which lac lost at the baiile of Bull Run, and
which lac was aole 10 identify by lis peculiar
rape, and his own name scratched ON the me-
Gov. Andrew Of Massachusetts,, has ssnt Ia
tie Sc ,tury If Haran iudgnan, r, NOR .ranca
irI'nH the Gun 10y ment of Massachusetts sol
b. o. /" ne business Of catching fugitive slave.
VI moron sent copy of the remonstrance
10 len stone, with an emphatic request that hs
would itrat tuBitives according to orders.
Tul Constitution of tho new state of West
}i' il being made with care, and will bo
~ liogrrssivc a. The m1st progressive OF
our Fr ) a'cs. l. will provide for the graduL
rNiin, on Of slavery in tho state; lOs FREQ
r'lool for fec ballot, and for other reforms
20. Incl I'D In the 4ris .ocratc Constitution OF
the OIL dominion.
AWAsHIN eros letter says the workmen In
the Government printing office recently declin-
ed To work over oight hours day, under an
cd ct Of their Trade Uuion, but when their
pay roll was presented at tho Treasury Depart
m'n', lie Auditor would only allow them eight
lsnths Of thoir wages, ami they have accord
II gly resolved TO work ten houis, as before.
GP>. Scorr," (ou hi, passage to England,
IN board the Arago, aiellOw. passenger OF his,
writing On beard, says) ''scom, TO enjoy excel
len, hoa lyh. has not missed a meal, and it does
m go)d . look at tha old hero, L 10 after
noon We had the S:ir Spnglod Banucr suog,
ard AL .oinod in the chorus Il was impress
ti'v ,uu assure YOU. Some OF tho secession
lists hi, yl and you ought 10 have seen tho
twirChiue ofmus,lc among the s,roNg men or
the Union. The captain, who is a wise old chap
immco iltsly ~ ,gCstod Auld IaHg Syne TO 10
Su0g which in some measure checked the feel
lux, which was n nnirg very high. We arc
,Cilg { have the song again ut the captains
dinner on Friday, and song composed foe tha
oc, sion to Gen. Scott, TO the tune OF "llail 70
'h' Oh ~ There will be close watch who
Z b. rcS,
AlH. CHARLES DACKUs, Long Island
iarmor h4s under cultivation eight large farms
devoted TO raising vegetables for the New York
I'M rkcl Daring tho past year he has raised
so acre, Of potatoes, Is or 20 Of parsnips, car
10 aud beets, 80 ii fc,rn, 80 OF cabbages, 0ba
huudiel acres are devoted 10 asparagus, and
oI ty to currants. TlSce and a half acres ara
under LASS, for raising early said, radishes.
cucuml ers, etc. From 800 to $50 labOrers are
employed in the summer season, aud twelve
large wagon loads Of produce are every day
sent 10 the city. His business in a singia year
amounts to Sl00,0 900. Only thirteen years ago
two wagon loads per week was the whoia
amount OF produce raised by Mr.. B., who has
| every year since extended his opefatlons, vnHtn
thsy probably now exceed thoss u any GArkst
EardsnsS 0iha Vnisas