The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-18
Miscell ellaneous Items.

Bosros PUpIIo LIBRARY contains IS, ~
volumes, and 20, 7o7 Pamphlets. JosAraAs
PHILIIrs' bequsst Of go, 900, and THkeDs.E
PAnKnRs superb library Of $4,000 yolrn.s
have also been adted. Ths sxpsnss Of ~ n
brsry was go, 900. I..
EkRo, did not deter loving couple rom dris-
Ing milea TO Lockport, N. T., on Thursds0,
20 get married. When they arrived the 60
tlsman's fass and esrs were frezsn and ~
.ay: noe; :. S ,o91 ,s. :. thsy were ss .a.TsH
Cd in the court Of Louisvills recently, - b
| appointed guardian for her child, whoa ths fse-
lowing colloquy snsusd "What estate -
yosr child ~ "PlaIo your honor, + dont ~
| dsrstand you" Judge--"ls nay, what has -
| on the ground all over the State q wiscsseia.
almost sure sign that thsrs will Be anssA2
good crop next fall, and ensures plenty Of water
| In tho streams, 90 that lumbernsn can aest
| their logs down from tho " rinerias" In tAs
spring, which has not been the case for the las
two pears" ...
TBE CHARLESTON "MERcuRI" Of Saturday
| contains the following extract OF = private
| lotter, dated Savannah, February 9th Aa
| attempt was made TO blow up tho powder
| magazine, containing 1900 kegs Of pswds.
The parties were detected in the attempt As.A
II
cion, and II II can be proven, they will be sss-
pended immediately
RHODE ISLAND PoIIrIu-The exigcnciss
/ Of the times, have already led to disssnsioas
among the Rhode Island Republicans, and I've
conventions have been called to prepare for ths
Spring election; one, by the Republican stat:
| Committee, and the other as a Constitutions
| Union" Convention, tho call for the latter
being signed by many who voted for LINCOLN.
wuIL. SKATING NEAR Sr JolEru, Mo-,
/ last week, JAMES GRAHAM, caught sight OF .
wolf turning down the river, aud Instantly
gave chase; just on tho eve of being caught,
| the ailrighted brute jumped into an opn
| stretch Of water, followed by tho eager hunter,
| who seized his game by the tail, got safely
| landed, assisted by some friends, and taished
NY killing tho wolf.
| Tw EIzABVrIITowS (KYO DEMooRAr
says aiat lady in Hardin county, recently
| gave birth to four children and q colt The
| irst twins were alive, and remained in perfect
| health for several days after blSth, when one a
| them expired, the other still living. The othsr
| pair were seated upon tho almost perfect fosA
of a colt, but hfe was extinct whsn the straags
| tire were uslisred into this world. The two chN-
dIen and colt were connected together.
The MoaIIK ADVERTISER, after having
successfully urged AlabamiAns TO "plant the1A-
sslves frnly on their rights" now entrees
| them to plant corn, as the best means Of assur-
u 4 these rights. II says the present cottsa
op viii soil at good prices, but advises plant
| . not to put in heavy crops for the pressas
ten n,azifac,ure will DO deferred By the politi'
/ csl Troubles Therefore a. cotton, though
King" b not food, the states Of the proyisien.
al cenfederacy are commended to be mindfsa
that their eOmnissariat is weai supplied fsS.'
thsf ovn broad acrus. #...
II TIE yooanARKs Of . gsod horss that h.
| q llopsd over turf DO measured, II will DO found
d ct in every stride his four feet have covered
q ace Of twsnty.tw two fest. H. In cold blood. h
!, | be very gently cantersd st consmon shsss'
, hurdle, vithout any ditch On one side o. 2
.. the other, II win BE- fosnd that hs has slsaxeA
or rather he las not bean able % help olearins
from ten to twelve feet. In Egypt Al s.ts
: lops, chassd by houndS on coming suddenlI
= 10 crack or oIevlce in the ground, caused b
the heat Of the sun, has been obssryed -
Ing high wall, the same animal slackens hi
pace, stops fer second, and. them pops over !,
The AREA, PoruLAuou, And PRODUCTION
/ Of some Of the principal mining regions OF II
old world arc a. follows HsrtE Mountain
800 GOO acres 10000 population; prodsetics a 1s
. about y, oSS 600 annually saxoDy' soS, w W
y GOO tons Of lead and $500 pounds Of silyes a
= nually. Cornwall, 780, ,OOd acres; 300, 900 p
pulation; production GS, 600 pounds OF siivs'
"A besides large quantities OF lead, copper, On
tin, annually. The area of the lead, coppe
Il drHt ntUeTOub anu otucI tiseNss
or Southeast Missouri, IL about 5000, 900 acre
., | population, 10000, mostly small farmers-
n about 1000 engaged In ths lead and iron INK
!. ing business and smelling business. Annu
production, including iron, S60O,O 900.
4. TIE ARTIFICIAL PRoPAoArIos oF FisH b
- proved complete success in Europe; the Ia
y breeding boxes, established in 1857, turn o.
vs 900 GOO young salmon every year; the Try
. breeding places have also succeeded admirably
he artificial lake at Huningue, near BAD
al. l covering 20 acres, is doing aueh 70 repeeP
q, he exhausted rivers Of France with nsh. n
An couraged by European Artificial pisoisuituI
'" several geaiisInen on Long Island, at theiI "
"a las in Westehester County, and up the hn'
'ds IN, have tried II, and make no more Of tanls
ny / string of 6ne trout out Of their PopdS N.
uL l woald an old. fashioned farmer puiies ir0'
~ The increasing scarcity Of choice, frsaS =.
nom the inland watsrs Of ths Unltsa UI, ga.
an roude,s Il desirable that some cemPfses'S'
=, msasus n pisCiVulssgs 10 sdOPs'd.