The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-23
miscellaneous.
GEr. nutler ia in Wmhinrton.

CIV. Butler ia in Washington.
1nE Boston Posr sus that Gen. Phelps ksS
IN irim'r years, been subject TO occasional In
| Of insa ity
Cart. wilkes visited Congress on Tbursdsv.
atd received hearty welcome frsm the morn
| ttrs.
Tur southern newspapers published an ur-
gett address Of Gen. Bragg to his soliiers, csn-
| b. d ca tdrm to re- nlilt Tor the war.
! o1ToN, which vas purchased last week IN
i o,ii,h e, X. /, at 80 cents rcr pound, vss
a.. 10 sold uu Monday last at ~ cents.
HnNUY w RD BEEcHER Is shortly 10 bs In
! v,'dtn TtcscH m he kepIc-ebta Ives Hall
lh' Sp' akcf and Chaplain ~,r, ssktd yeStsr-
dHy togi'cth ir con cst, vhich q ey did gladly.
luR nearly six IA onths no y,s,ci from for
| t'.,u port has nt"rcd Nv Orleans. That CITY.
| IN t'is II weather, is petspirirg inside Of .
| Nulo with the cork in--aud sealed hermsd-
,dly.
Tuis month will have fi,o Sundays ard tv,
nov moone, aud his thu, iar had mo ainirens
| than Rnv December N this geuera,ion, for its
hslny air, brifht sun'hine and lovely mooalit
| nights.
NJ. ALEXANDER, French m,uufao, urer OF
| gloves, totds yearly 10 Ameiir, about sixty
thousand pairs Of gloves, valued f.om 2 500, ,OOa
I" 3,OOOOJJ irai.cs. lie manufactures only for
export.
| AnNRRrL waa picked up (aoating scavard)
from Fort Pulaski On tho 9th attached TO Il
| Was secession flag, On which was printed.
" How many of you expect to get home
| again p
TuE following note WIS la'ely received By.
| gentleman from h's ovrtsrcr; "pl1ase send me
| by the boy pair Il trace chains, and two door
| hingcs. jane had twins last night-also two
! pCdlccks Yours, Sc"
| Tux hcst news from Ship Iland would now
hc, that Gen. Phelps bad b. On arrested and sant
I home. The llus On IENyELtrU, by the way,
| il Informed that Con. h.lps has in former
yaara been subj ct 10 occasional iits OF insanity.
! A rNEs letter says -" Mrs Fustis. the
wife OF Mr. Shlcll'4 secretary, his arrived In
/ i!rs, accompanied by Colonel L"mat, Of Lou
, isaui, who va. pl,tcu GER on board tho Trent
| Mrs Sidcil and her d,u h'cTs remain for some
| Gays l,nrr IN l. tdon.'
IT, We arc TO have emancipation, says the
| u nnspoli5 SENTINEt, We iusis tha. soms
| plSt OF the continent shall be surrendered to
| Il q Ah,l'i,nis,s AID The negro s. and that they
% MI inbuNit It altogether and chat unu inter-
| I,urte hal ho c.'ahli h,l htw",n them and
| Vie white peoTl" &C the United 5 'Hes.
Ir Ia said that tho messenger Of Lord Lyons
| lauted In tho United Sfa'es with a Certain de-
gree Of trepldalion, having been told at Halifax
that va were in sac of such tremendous ex-
ct,mcnt that 1t would be hardly safe for him 10
| be known. lilo was absolutely overwhelmed at
tho quiet which ho found every where.
Down in Porterstown, Nova Scotia, 10
schooner called tho "SpithTe," which Ia making
"a regular thing Of running the blockade 70
Southern ports. Every man on board is thor
Ouglly armed a. a rihcman, and make his
nMk at 600 yards, without fail in nine cases
ont Of ten. She Is aimed with Elk. poundsrs.
and every man has Mimic rifle.
| THE Chicago Journal says Gen. Fremont
viii do mand a most rigid investigation into the
thhIg against him, aud remain in Washing
| ton until 1t is concluded. IIa bas no doubt
HAT such an investigation will vindicate hiu-
| ", and eXpnfe on' Of the most infamous con-
| spitaciCs known in history.
THE thipments of boots and shoes from Boz
ton 10 psces outside ot New England, during
tho past week, were o IA ctsss OF the above
| numbp 5,3S5 cAtos went to the Middle stAteet
g. $50 cares to the Western states, including
| 1877 caies for San Francisco; 2iG cases TO the
border 'laye stato', and % cHes TO the BritiAh
| Provinces.
EXPERIMENTS are being made at tho wash
irgton Navy Yard With an apparatus for the
| election Of " liquid fire." At a recent trial, q
steady stream Of the burning fluid was pro-
j,cted 90 yards from force pump contrived for
the purpose. Tho locality where the expsri-
ment was made was covered with a perfect
| sheet OF lame,
CALIFORNIA editors auprehend consid erabls
din Guilty in working the telegraph TO the East
ern states in the winter months. One paper
says-"Ihus far, the storms in the mountains
have seroully retarded communication with
tie Fast her owing 10 the chill and den
"y VI sne "nlosll'i or lno insulation oi tns
NnoS III "e' We are not informed
Inh montgomery (Aia AbTEhriskR Ays;
| . sPPoais 70 oc u'aooiCh ih'eut on tns
FL ", '.,io ieisous r now IN inns Guy 70 consign
wi,bin ', W W 'ion' p'1 spnlery 10 .he names.
,n+,s 90 Rro' ,no,e hAN ooeh Sesoa
- ,', or hih 80 ~ ',',s ". anu ''c'-
| 80 wv " "'''O" "n'' 'o'n ou'eoooiui'
| hR Jenkyns, an English gentleman arrived
| a. Fortress MptTol ON the 18th from Norfolk,
| says that he visited the Richmond TobacoS
Naret ouse, and waited upon one of our prison
era, While he was in the room, dinner ~ was
| "rvtd. lie says he will be sworn that II was
| .s i'll'Ws Each man o two tablespoonful Of
,'crr '"0' '"o s''"'i p0'''o0' anu cup"
|
| M 1nRa' o non' 10. FSs OH the mouth o.
| ,'' ''PPI or 'no AZ 'e,no9h OF me LIN
| 4'e bullhs tut'le as ulsAoleui ana tne MAs-
,h4 eus msus up lhs stream 70 eap,urs he,
unt iouhs her ueSsr eI' aground ana gong 70
leees' one proved 70 10 lhe r row uoat Enoce
lISin loLinsI'y VI ~ DO lon' me tsst OIL % rns
rn'i EunoS VIZ in"rS SI Ii '1. ni,aoisa. ihe
- [, "a.o ~ "o'A oH oiiP i'iahu' throwing
~ u'''''
OUR government has the means and ability
TO carry on thls war Tor great many years
without serious damage, as the people arc with
II, ana are now taking treasury notes az
'edny as odnN Ho'es, ana ~ many madacss W
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