The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-18
Mfscenaneous,

| ~ NNaaNAN thh n1lDK hympt1 ms =
consumption.
THEY are burning corn for fuel in I,oz.n @.
Illinois, and corn for &c. par bushel is cbasp>r
than coal ~ 2Oc. II Is in great favor with IN.
oys ~ IL DDS nOt require " lbs sawed and
| Iitt.
| NFEMoST hu assumed her share Of the na-
| ional direct isX, being tho frat ae 10 DO so.
~ collecting It herself there is a saving IN ,ds
"i 10 per cont. Tho ontiIo state tax will
mount to si5o O00.
TBK Chicago Tunu,R reads the abolitioniss .
| tscvcio tc'uke iJc their desire to ann the
''nycs tut concludes that il the Fremont b.
| sisn luDs are put into the netroes hands, II,
| ,Nil viii not amount To much affor all.
| TuE wolves are numerous and troubleAon,o In
| D.. Nirinuy Of Cdai., Nc. Not ouly have tb,,y
| killed scores of sheep, but they approach ths
| houses soon sftcr dark. and terrify the inmab.s
With their uu,arthly bowling.
| NiOLLTs wcrc gathered and IT l.hoppcrs sooa
| iu the op,n fields IN Berkshire county, Mass
| ,H thr 2ts Of December, 1861, and at the same
| me there were -iN iuches Of snow at Presqua
| l.lc, Aro, stock county, Me.
Az lndara paper says that a Govcrnme.a
| heisc huy agent, in lndisnapolis hiss msis
| Sl3.0On on the purchase of Twelve hundred
| hu'scs. II instances one horse, a blind horse
| picked UP on tho street for s3O and turned ever
| to the Govetnmtnt for sl2O
TiE Richmond ENANISER says q hill has
II
| 10 put down the slave trade, snd prohibit the
| importation Of negroes from Africa The OBJ
lec', 10 doubt, is 10 secure tho good will of
frMce and England.
In urging tho necessity for Immediately
strengthening the defences ON our Northors
boundary, tho Chicago TMEs says, we have
Only one war steamer upon the lakes. From
Oswcgo 70 Fond du Lac, we have not q singis
iortiicaion which could bear days siege.
THE value Of tho gold mine on wowacus
lIll, Norwich, Ct, was the subject Of inyesti-
cation in the Superior Court for New London
County, afew days ago. Tho prics fixed by as
ayers was quite uniform, and only ranged from
to $1,000 for tho rock per ton @
ACCOEpINg IN a work upon Sou h Carolina
lately issued, there are In that state many clay
cHter.-mer, women and Chidren-who eat vel
low clay. These South Carolina clay Gators are
not negroes, but poor whites. They commenos
,hc practice when children, chewing the clay
like tobacco, and II gives their countenancos q
sLngulaily yellow, unhealthy appearance.
ATnE ladies of franklin, Norfolk county,
Mas, by gen raj consent brought together
their old dresscs--such Dame Fashion hal
discarled-and the whole were made into ffty-
six he'd quilts for the soldiers. The quilting
lasted three days in the town hall, and during
portion of the time seyenty-lve ladies wers
plyng the busy needles.
Tux Boston Posr says Tho hardest cut yst
made at tho New lork City Fathers is Nor
wcster's recipe ioI bringing the war TO q h.sty
term nation. lie suRgcats making the Al ier-
men and COut rilmen suffers IN the southern
-Imy, NJ Il PREDICTS general cleaning out Of
every available resource Of the CoLfoderates In
ess thuu six weeks.
Ar a recent meeting held In San Francisco.
in iaNor Of Sunday law, testimony was given
respecting tho beneficial working Of tho Law in
wa, city ~ exhibited in tho total cessation OF
liquor Sc lcrs demanding trial by jury for every
case.
TuE rebel Gen. Buclner recently sent a flag
of truce from his camp at Bowling Green, Ky,
to the Union lines, asking permission for his
wife 10 pass ON TO Louisville with tho mortal
remains of their infant daughter which they
wished to inter In their family vault In that
city. Gen. Buell. courtcously denied the rs-
quest.
T,E proprietor Of the Mammoth Cave Hotel
ha, arril cd in Frankfort, XIV. IIe has Icon
driven away by the scce -siOnists and reports
that well known Unionist Is secreted in the
cave. The rebols suspected this, and used every
means, even to physical torture, TO compel tho
guide TO reveal his hiding place, but tho faith
ml Old man refused to tell. Fortunately, tho
refugee is known to have six weeks provisions
ON hand.
Hos. S,uuYIER CoLFAx, of Indiana, writing
from Washington under date OF the D II inst,
fays: "In justice to Gen. Mcclellan, tho
Commander.in Chief whom met on Monday
with, | must say that he repeated to me with
emphasis q former declaration, that the war
would he short, though IL probably might DO
desperate, and that he saw the way clearly
through to success in conquerng the rebellion
TuE Government will be in receipt Of at least
100, 900 OF the best quality Of arms in tho next
80 days, and by the lat Of january all the
manufactures in the North will begin TO deliver
to the Government, and Afterwards will be aide
to supply the wants OF tho army OF the United
States, IL IL was double its present number.
This will close up business with the agents OF
foreign .peculatois, who have been for months
iattcning on the Government, by the sale of
inferior muskets.
Tue Treasury Department Is in consultations
with New York bankers about the future
The bankers say thoy have bought all the bonds
they can buy, but they will loan the Covers
mcnt al amount upon the pledge Of Govern
luent stocks as collateral, and the abandon
ment Of the Sub-Treasury, as provided for in
the act of 1861. The bankers suggest to the
Secretary the issuing Of S260, 600, 900 OF do
er) in exchange for the bonds to DO held ~
tn, IN as collatorals.
A BuIh, been introduced in the Senate Of
| 1exas, snd ICc,ived with much favor, assert
| /, e The tight Of Texas to her former bound
| / =, including New Mexico, coded uncer the
| Compromise Of Henry Clay in 1850, for SlO,-
| UJO 900 The bill asserts that the failure OF
| tl, Uni,ed States Government TO fulfil its
lrJres. entities Texas TO resume her SOW
rfcigrty over her former territory; but makes
90 Iroyi,ion for the re payment OF the money,
ur ihe r,imbursements to the Federal Govern
mCnt of the sums expended 10 preseINo Nov
NJ, Nico from the alligators.
TIE Government Is having manufactures %
South Draintree, Mass, by a Mr.. Mansfield, .
uontoon train similar 10 those Of the French
army, consisting Of sixty-fOur fiat bottomed
boats, each capable of sustaining lO,0OO pounds
on the water. Strong planks are laid from ona
| boat TO another, 80 as to make CONTINUOUS
| bridge, with chains to iasten the boats at oer-
| tain distance apart, and sixty-iour long wagons
| to transport the whole! Each wagon will carry
| a boat and its share Of plank and chain. This
4 constitutes a bridge that can be placed across
| wide river in few hours, capable oil sustaining
| artillery, cavalry, baggage wagons &c
| ACCORDING TO reliable information there are
| three armed bands Of loyalists in Eastern Ten-
| nesses r, solved 10 maintain their principles -
| the last One of these amounting 10 oOV men
| under Col Cliff, keeps up guerlilA war IN tno
| mountain districts OF Bledsoe and RheA coun-
| lies, Another, under Col. Strow, son-in-lAT
| of Senator Johnston, numbers 900 men, and
| including some refugees from North Carolina
| occupy the mountains Of Coles county on the
| right bank Of the Doe River. The third party
| under the unconquerAble Parson BrownlowI hss
| been vATiously estimated at from 1000 70 a'VVv
strong, and occupy strong positiOn IN Dioun1
county.
xSHR ISLAND, near the mouth OF the Missis-
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