The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-08-17
Hisoel ellaneeas Itsns.

MEr OF woRk-In the Missouri pssts
Convsn'ios, on Friday last, Mr.. orxwAnr
ofsrcc the annexod resolution;
Resolved, That thirty minutes 3 Ioax
enough for any man that has nothing 70 ~.
KEEN RkToRr;-~Now, gsntlsmm, -saik
SH HEsIDAH TO bis guests, a. the ladies isft IL
room, list rs understand each ether. Ars -
70 drink like men or beAstsi" Somswhst N
dignabt, the eu,sta exclaimed, ''Liks men, of
co1rss." 'Thsn, " he replied, 1--WE are goias -
got Jolly drunk, for brutss nsvsr drink moss
than they want"
Two SPLENDID srECIMxNs OF American Ia
gisa were recently captured near Piksb Peak,
by q citizSns OF Illilos. Thar captor dsslgna
nding them to Washington ~ q ain TO tAs
President.
PRrCK NAPOLEON Is Jcted In WashinGtou-
On Monday he Waited the Navy Yard, and
vas received with q national taluts. Ia ,ks
evening he dinsd with Senator SkwARD. Ths
Prince makes no secret Of the sympathio of
the Emperor EAPoLkoH aud the Fnsnch Go
vsrDm'ni, which he declares are on the sids of
the Union, ard in favr Of the uttsr supprss-
sion Of treason.
THE DoUrDAs IEs or THE DtsTarCr or Co
LUnBIA "A movement was made last week, IN
the Senats by Me GRDrHs, 10 restore ths Cd
Inc Of ten miles square Il the District, % oriedL
nally fixed by the FOUNDERS Of the govsrnmsot
Ahu unueE Nuo poEnOInI uMWIt4u8 u
Cen WAsAnaToN. The qnest, n will be taken
up next s.suion. Twenty yesrs ago that part
Of the Dktrict l,irg snuth of the Potomac vas
ced.d to Virginia. This portion embraces The
Heights which command Washington.
AFKsNcH PATRos OF THE TgRY namsa
MADAME DK Far, died recently In FrancsL
She Ia said 10 have promised her husband. On
his Death bod 10 retain his entire racing e.
/ iablishment till she had won the Derby. UD
IN uithin n ahnFt tima hsfora hsF Own daaAk
tho lady WAS out In her paddocks at 8 s'eissk
every morning, sssipg that the wants f ksr
favoritss were p-Spsfly attended 70.
An ILLposs FARM.-Ths largest farm h II
ilnois Is that Of Isaac FusK, VINO resides nsar
B.oomiD gton, McLan County. This totzA
uuDber ot acres occupied snd owned BY him u
80 Q0O-oue farm Of 1000 acres is said %
1s rth go par acre, and thres pasture hsld.
c'ntsiLiog, Isspectivsly, 900, 3 900, and
loo acres His great crop Is corn, all q
WbIlh he consumes at home and Is thus abls
o market about t7o. 0C0 worth Of cattle Per ysar
~ New YoSk. His stock on hand tf hoisss,
nues, hcgs and fat cattle Is said 10 Be worth
81 coo 0C0.
IsHUMAN OuIBAon.--.A French lady, &C
Sing lDg, iu reply to an adysriissmsnt fOF 81
| uati n as teacher, was waited upon few dsys
.iDcs, by person who represented himsslf a. ths
agent OF q wealthy gentleman rsdding : miis8
distant. The lady accompanied the pretended
agent 5y steamboat, and from thence aero.a
come folds to the rssidsnca ~ he said, OF his
principal. But ON the way the wretch out
ragged her person In thiekst, kept her thsrs
ali night, and at morning robbed hsr Of hG
watch and money. The villain Ia now In iazl
Tuu "FouBru- Of July Was eslsbgstsd
rather demuIsly "a the Mes i valley. TwsAva
gurs were ar,d, one for each q the confsdsE-
ato states, and one for Arizona.
TnHRx ARE HHlY.sxvEs CITus In tha
world which coniA from 1901 70 2oo.oee
inhabitants, tvsnty-tbres from zgo IVY e
5O00t0 and twelve which contain Aoovs
go, COO.
A WRDpIno Is on the tApis ct hsE fori.
| which sxcites much gos'ip, Ihs nts.or
| Prtsbyt.risn clergyman, an octogenariss y
| y,an. but q widowsr OF only few months, y
| ali, ut 10 marry q maiden Of AZ least haha OH
| tnrv ~ aqs wi 10 Id charms amounting -
4 5000 o. O. Taking all the circumstances hts
| sndcoration. q ons Ia tempted 70 apply 20 tn
1 e.S. the whole phrass about Winter hnGur~
pg In the lap Of SpJi"0.--Bosisn Trd0eiis'.
A VERV PoIsoH PmnN"-Mr. n. q
CIAbK, Of Salisbury, Connecticut, last vol
louud one Of his lambs dead and badly
tom. To aAc. rtin the cAuse Of fts death, hs
sp,ipglsd stIy shbins on the body and ieft 70
% dSvousd by the murdsrsr.. The Lsxt eAy
| he Wait his halt and found . beia-ne.1sa
/ ssgls, which me assured seven nat and -four y,
| chss &C, oss II wings nom tip 70 tip. he Ae.iA
visited the spot and found q largs wtid c.t
and upon the third visit, two dead crows ana
skunk
SECOND ScoIr Iux GgAnD.-Cd J, o. h
| w.sn N tha Seth regiment, n. r.. ~
| Cs.ccud regiment, Scott LIE Guard y neS
y In town. about 70 recruit hia rgtnsnt 70 q
up th.li loss a. tAs b tie q Ball ks2-