The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07
Miscellaneous


FnuR DFAD BoprT, wcrc picked up on tho Cos
lcclicut shore, between Oungo aud Norfolk
last week, three ol them hearing severe wounds
which indicated that they had been murdered
| ON some vessel AMI thrown overheard
A DENoNiAC, in Boston, last week, kicked
| his wilo from the sidewalk into the hous,, and
| then after bca ing her until sho was senseless
| threw her out Of window 20 the sidewalk
| whcIo she lay until picked up by policeman
She las since died leaving two children. The
husband is in Jail.
| 'ONE LADY WORK A SAILORS Cosruwx.
/ consisting Ot a Jauny little round hat and q
| jacket, with anchors embroidered upon IT, =" Avs
| Paris correspondent Of city paper. We
can imagine the sensation n lady would create
| IN or streets, who should appear with "a round
hat and sailors jacket as a walking COS
tune.
A REVOLUTIONARY DRUMMER aroused IN.
denil,us Of Oak street, Rochester, a few nights
since, by mot untimey performance upon his
Ia, Oritc instrument. Supposing some impor-
tant war news had been received hundreds R
talf dressed people ilocked to tho spot, ank
were informed by the aged veteran, that the
f mily Who occupied the house before which hs
siood had been made douhly happy by the arri-
val oi a baby, and he had come there 10 cele-
batc the event. The crowd seemed satisfied
and disappeared.
A CoLoREp Boy "a slaye) was brutally mur,
| dcrcd in Washington, on the 25th, by Thoman
Nettill. The lad was driving team pas,
| Weitill, and asked; please, massa, give mes
| chew Of tobaccoS" The man replied, "I'll give
| you tobacco YOU black son of b-h, and
called 10 a boy On the hoat 10 bring him his
gun. The gun was brought, when he firei,
killing the black boy almost Immediately. The
murderer was arrested.
MTtR DKNKING To EXCESS for three days.
T nos. Mmd,r, Of -. Louis, on Saturday last
sized with delirum trcmcns, imagined himself
pursued by crowd ot men who were going to
shoot him, and ran to his children, kissed them
las, farewell, and snaiching pistol blew cut
hi' brains. lie leaves young wife and three
little children quite destitute.
A FEMALE ISFASr, aged 3 months, fell into
| a well 10 feet deep, in jamestown, X. l., On
| Sunday last. Tho t,p Of the well il flush with
the ground and had been carelessly left uncov,
| cred. II is thought the little one must hav,,
| had her breath taken from her before she struck
| tn water, as no bruise was found ON the body.
| A WARNING.-A girl died at the SIassachu-
| scts Hospital ON Monday, from tho effects of
| drugs taken for the purpose Of concealing her
| dishOuOr.
TWE OTHER DAY, at Montreal, an old man
uighty-eight years, attempted tO commit suicide
| b, cutting his throat.
Az EMPLOYEE Of the Northwestern Railroad,
named Frederick Kraatl, was stabbed few day
ago In Chicago, and instantly killed. on bOardI
g. in OF cars by Capt. CrOft, Of the 18th us In
Ia try. The train had been chartered for ths
conveyance Of troops, aud Captain Croft having
placed his men on board, ordered KraHtz' of tho
Platform ol the ear, not knowing that it was his
duty to be there, and frucas occurred. Ths
people ui Chicago manifested great excitement.
which was only allaycd when Captain Croft was
lodged in Jail.
4 BtRKEErFR IN St. Louis was arrested on
SATURDAY last, for drugging the liquor Of a Gus
toner, and robbing him Of 1850 in gold. Th~
victim was inscnsiblc for nine days. A ninr
days wonder. lie must have had the nine live
oi a cat.
TuE ArrLE CRor in Mas ssachusetts, Il is
t'nred, will bo a failure; some ol the largest
fruit raisers say that they shall not get enough
for their own use.
LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS may be transmit
without prepayment, the postage to be paid by
the recipient. Letters IN soldiers must bo pre-
paid.
Wuur TEA,uNG MS Son, five years old,
swim, a man named Dolan was drowned
SponccTort, near Rochester, a few days ago,
The chlld's cries attracted attention, and he wa
saved.
A METHODIST MiNlsTER, Rev. DR.. Harris,
was struck by lightning and instantly killed,
near Lafayette, Ind, last week. The deceased
was walking before an open door, when the bolt
III, boot was ripped open and watch key waa
melted.
FouH CHILDREN WERE DuRSED To DKATB,
near Pembroke, Conn, on the night OF the 7tk
instant. The father was absent, and the mo-
thcr had barely time to escape from a window
Of the burning dwelling, with an infant thru
years ufagc, who has since died from injuries
cccycd at that time. The children, Whose
rharrcd remains wero afterwards recovered
r. aged :, IL, l3 and - years.
FATAL FrNH.--Frghtencd by thunder
storm ON the night OF the llth, Mrs. Vandyke
living ON Block Lake, Mich, rushed from tho
house with her two children lest il shouldIb
truck by lightning; but while on tho way
through a field, holt descended, knocking he's
scn.ylc-s, anl killing tho children. The besf
sal, guard is a calm reliance on the Divine pro-
lection.
Tur WIrE ot DIR. BRoApHURsT Of London,
was recently burned to death in the same hOui
bic manner as Mrs. Prof. Longfellow. She had
been writing in the dawing-room, with u can
de burning by her side, and while attem ptin4
10 leach something near 1t, the flame cOmmuni-
Gated TO her flowing muslin sleeves. She di
rc,tcd the rug to he rolled about her and thu
b,ll to lie rung for the servants but the Hama
toou covered her person, and nothing could aver
distressing death.
SHor Hts OwS SoN.-Mr. Oliver Commo, ot
St. Mary's Bay, n. $, having Ioen iniormea
ynung robins i'm a willow tres near his house
went leneath the tree and fired up in order to
shoot the hawk. Ca climbing to the nest, he
was hurrhcd TO lind that he had shot his owa
son through the heart
A YouNG Man, % years Of age, committed
spi, 'de IN the Massachusetts State Prison, or
Monday, by hanging. lie was sentenced there
iiy- years tor polygamy, having no less thaI
five wives in different parts OF the country. He
h.d served three and a half years.
TIIE lIoRsE or A DRAYMAN in Galena, Mo-,
becoming frightened last week, ran away anf
brought up in the middle Of a cluster OF sour
thirty hives Of bees, and in moment was COW
cred with II yTiads If the angry insects. Th'
agony of the animal was terrible, but no assist
ance could be rendered. and the bees were leit
in possession Of the field, and the horse to hi
tate.
DAVID wuMoT is i'll at Towanda, Pennsyt~
yania, and il is feared that he cannot recoyeI
His disease is cancer or the stomach, and he haa
I been declining for several months.