The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-28

army in New Orleans.
a BANK oP WATRRMELoxs, ten feet high
and one hundred and twenty five feet long.
piled up along the Delaware front, and resem-
bling green f9rtiicaton, caused considerable
excitement among the Philadelphians, on Mon
u'y. IN hl,Acst ptico was :. pr handfel.
1RAMTIp TO DEAru NJ MuI.Es.-John
'Wc'uN W.r lOokir % druve Of mules in San
Francisco, on the "a Il July, when a stnmnedo
# Tie animal. took place, knocking down and
runnng o,.r Swecnv, mangling his body in q
mot shocking manner.
TuE TRADE RrruKSs oP CANADA for the
inst six months Of the present year reveal a very
healthy state Of affairs. exhibiting as they do an
increase IN value, over the corresponding period
Z last year Il not lcss than e. 295, ,431, produe-
ing an increase Of duty amounting to t3S1, ,2o2-
Tie Exports also show q marked adyance-valu-
cd in the records at 81, 137, 1886.
TIR MAYOR oP TRoY knocked down with
his fist the editor Of the Troy budget, on Friday
last, for publishing an insulting article refeosfhg
upon his Ch ,racter. So says the TrOy T1,eA
GroRGE llupsoS, the san Francisco tustics
4 the Peace who in 1859, fined the proprietors
ui the Bic'n newspaper slOO each for pub
fishing the confession Of Mrs. Sichles, on the
gruund that il was not ft for publication, has
obtained a verdict in Judge Hngers Court, of
.ljo damages against the BNHefiT propriotors.
because they called him Dogbcrry.
AN OLp lApN, 20 WARS OLD, named Cobb,
residing, in Portland, Me, was burned to death
SUNDAY Last. Smoke was discovered issuing
tr,m window Of tine house where she lived
alone, AMI when the flames were extinguished,
the ,harrcd remains of the widow were found
on the floor.
\ DlsTHrsstNG OCCURRENCE took place al
tHmphrllvilc, CIV, on Saturday last. A pile a
-avdust, near mill, had caught fire UNDER
meath, howlug NO appearance Of fire on the sur
ace. Some children were playing on top OF the
riIp "A hon fIf 4uyyftal ruyaI In init
child into the burning cavity; Of course she was
,uno,atcd instantly The child's father was soon
present and when he attempted TO take hsr
out. 10y grasping her hand, the flesh peeled or
Tux CuocrAw MI>sIoN has been suspended
and the missionaries expelled, by tho Nigilanos
Committee in that region. Over 400 Indian
children attended their schools, which are new
closed.
rrA,E WEAroN5.-The Now Haven Journal
,ays that the pcr-on' who sacked the bridgeport
fdiIgp Office. found stored therein some hun
In ds Of "biAi,s'-shOrt clubs made Of hard
wo,d, capable of being showed up inside Of a
vest. The Journal thinks they were to be used
at Pence meetings
SoME DAYS srvcr little girl, aged about ten
wears, residing in Albany, was severely boatca
hy woman, who seized the girl, threw her
down, and pounded her In a most outrageous
| manner. The girl fingered in great agony irom
| the time Of the beating up 90 Friday, whea
| death ended her suiIerings. The woman waa
| locked up.
| IuMr>sr LruurE RirT.-An nzuensc raft
| huul rr has leon ioatcd down the 80 to ths
/ N,llIud Canal II is valued az soy Eat tho
WcLLd CIuil. and ~ Quebec will bo worth
rom 80, ,uuu 10 .Su,UuO. IL Is 800 feet ling
IS 80 wide and contains 10000 cubic feet
i.qumc timber II is the Norway or red Pine.
.cm Quebec it is to lie shipped to Liverpool
CuEIpiuS ILLUSTRATED. The Marpoaa
q al ~ tint "A mail nrnnrietnr
It stockton, was asked by a gentleman who
| rtda cut idcrahc money over the line, IL his
Giy,rs 'atr,cd arms, as 4 defense in case Of an
| j'H h Ly robbers. Tho proprietor solemnly
| aid; NO not now-did two or three monthx
| ago, have a shot gun ard pistol, but left them
| h home. Ter II ! should shoot some robber il
| would be- cn,JcinH.'
CLEARING nm lINRHOR or SEBAsroPoL.-.
| tul. Guwan, the American contractor at Sebas-
'upol, writes that he was getting ON very slowly
| with the raising Of the Russian ships, which
were so rotten that none Of them could bear their
| own weight. lie had raised in all about 80 vos-
| els, AMI the harlur was practically clear.
Two GIu-, rA,u rnIRrEES WARS OF AGE,
| were bicuglt before u Philadelphia Court ON
| SATURDAY., charged with picking pockets. Ona
| ui th'm cyinccd not only good breeding but a
| uu-Idorahc degree ul education. What ID
| .our name = askcd the Magistrate.
The girl gave the proper ansr and he wrote
II Upon his docket.
The girl saw him do so, but interposed for tho
| AXE Of orthugrnphy.
''You lave spelled it incorrectly" said She
| You have written it MARY Erlinc. | spell it
i with n diphthonr. II is spelled Qhrline. Our
| miy were originally Pru,sian.'
Tie Euls were locked mp.
| TiW IN,oME TAN RETURNS In Great Britain
,how that there are only 20, 900 people who re-
1rivc tj0O year, or over, from trades and prC-
ics-iOns.
TIN PorlToE DISEASE has made its appear
rnoc IN the North Of Ireland, anil threatens tho
lc-tu,tion ut the crop.
\ LAWS MuLE lately stumbled on the Gem.
mis- Pr-, on the Swiss side of the Alps, and
Tec'pl'ntcd It's rider over prcciplco of $50 foot
nniiD. her almost instantly
IoIYGASrY ~ SAID to bo unfavorable to in
creased population. Among the Mormons, il IL
stated, there are fewer births, IN proportion.
than among an equal class Of mono gamists; tho
| mortality ot children Is greater than elsewhere,
though the climate is very healthy; and, as
| though nature submitted herself to the artificial
demand, there urr a great many more girls born
| IN mh than boys. Brigham Young, who has
| nearly thirty wives, is said to have only thirty
| children living.
IHE AECnFoLoGICAL INSTITUTE has had
/ contributed To its museum the gold rosary and
ross which belonged to Mary, Queen Of Scots,
Inc veil which he wore at her execution, and
.il' iI'E NN"N ''lllllltliVIdl'l HSI bNlIOluA
with Damlrv.
IUEET ~, EMILY OCCURRED at Norfolk, Va.
q collision between an Alabama regiment and q
Virginia regiment growing out Of taunts of tho
.uruer iupU -u.ng the courage Of the lattar.
some five ur .iN w'rr killed before the general
NUS wa stopped for the time being.
lIm POPULATION oF PARIS amounts 20
i,,OoD DU'-u increase Of nearly 100000 during
'Lc pas, ten years.
AS Iowa GIuL was discovered on Wednesday
Iast, in -. Louis, in soldier, uniform. She had
enlisted IN the 2ul Iowa regiment, through love
lur a second lieutenant, for hose sake she clip
prd her raven hair, packed up her crinOline, and
went to the war ~ao had almost served out her
three months, and was becoming proficient In
lardrr', tactics, when her iair face and delicate
hands rN,itod the s,l pi ions oi the police. On
promising to return T. her friends she was lib
rut,l.
a SINGULAR WouSp.-The surgeon Of tho
hospital at Alexandria reports a singular case OF
suiiorirs under his charge. 4 private engaged
N the uUttc at Bull Eun, had cannon ball
pH III. face without touchng him. lie felt a
alung conclusion Oi the mir ON his face as it
| Nhi-tll past but regaiuing his equilibrium,
hu continued ia his place until after the engage
| uput, suffering severely, however, with pain.
lii. gh,rl -u. n prc-cnt, % swollen appearance,
virh increase ul pain lie was conveyed to the
| hospital and put under proper treatment, but
1 T, .t,r.r.ntf- L8Np Ill rrpat difficulty in