The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-11
msceIlaneoas.

DANatRoUs PErs "A monkey, owned by
an Edinburgh shopkc, per, lately snstchcd hon
lis mother arms baby twelve months odd.
AMI with its teeth and nails nearly tore ths
child to pieces before 1t could bo restored.
A pREsr nE MLAN was much struck with
tho Icp'ntant AR df ,oung, elegantly dresscd
man a few weeks since. snd gave him absoludoa.
lie 'ccn aftrrw srds found that he had lost his
valuable repeater. The penitent was an ent-
n,Dt pickpocket, and the worst Of all in ths eycs
" the priest is that he -sut tho scamp away
fully ahsolvsd, 20 that a. q matter OF censcisnpe
he could not sppear against him.
A CoARsP, Lt.NArtRFD FKLLow died cns
day sud his friends assembled at his funeral, bas
no one had a good word to say about the do
ceased. Even at tho grave all were SILENT
A. lergth 4 r'oG.i. hcsycd German, a. he turned
to go tome, said :--"N Nell ho was gs"d
! S,nohHl'
1uE BusroN TRNNELLpR says letters have
recently iosn received in hat city from tho
| South, which '.i be-. sent TO the British Pro-
| yi'c's IN vessel, running the blockade, and
from moe hv mail.
I REv. FATHER WICKET, Of tho Gonzeila
| college, atathOlic Institution hal been chosen
h"plain II one OF the regiments VI tho Sickies
Brigade.
As APPLICATION has been made 10 end
I'll Tie Wos'ern troops, (about thirty regi-
| m'np now in Washington, on TO Missouri,
| pon the ground that they arc not needed fr
the protection Of the Capital.
| FRATRICIpE. Goodman Bates deliberately
shot his brother dead at Almont, Micb., on
| Thursday last. Jealousy was the probable
cause OF tho murder, % both young men had Zoe
soms time beon paying their addresses 10 .
| Young lady in the negh5orhOod, 10 whom tho
4 ceased was married shout two months ago.
Tbs murderer gave himself up TO an officer aud
was lodged in jail.
| BRIo. GES. BURSsIDF expects to have ten
egim, nts under his command. Of these he d
now certain of Rhode Island regiment, the 12th
(ScOtt Life GuArd) y, \. VoluItects Col. Bat
-f-'l snd the Ziih Mass.
SuICIDE.--A man named Amos Broughtoun.
aeed ~ yoars, committed suicide at Red Croek
| n. r., last week, by cutting bis throat with
Jack knife. lie got up at q very early hour on,
Friday, telling his wife he was going 10 tha
barn to milk. Mrs. II. followed him, but ar
nV'd on'y IN ilme TO 500 him severing his juss-
the cause tf the rash act.
THE LoSpoN TIM says 1t Is reported tb.t
Mr. Campo, who has large quantity Il tobac-
60 at New Orleans a. supply tho Sp,nish ooo-
ract, Is erdcavorng, by ths aid Of the Spanish
Goytrnn ent 10 ob'aln permission to export hi.
II this permiss, we're granted, there would 10
no reason against the English Goyernment
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cotton.
IAKr MAnrNp.-Trcu statement 1. IN.
Toledo H'dh IN regard TO the Lake propellers.
II would Dppear that about 2J,O0O 100 bushels
nf grain and including sailing vessels, at least
90, O,OOOOW bushels of grain have been carried
eastward this season. The total list of propel-
ler' IL between ninety and one hundred.
TmE RIcUMoSD DISPATCH states that shs
militia in Berkeley county, ga, having REFUSED
A tpin tha
from military headquarters to force them in, On
TO treat them as deserters or alien enemies.
NoRTu CARoLINA GREEN TEA.-The wAsh-
ing'or (N. Co. DipItcA announces that Mr..
Selby Spencer Of Hy dc county, has succeeded
in RAISING ten or twelve bushels Of green taa--
IA y,riab!o ChinH tes--On his premises the
n''t"n' Year. The SEED oere obtained years ago
ilom an English captain, and the Dispdtch
think, tia Mr. Sp ncers experiment DEMON
tratos that u Gun he successfully raised in North
atollna II j. said e. make beverage nearly
lual to the China tci.
TwFNIY-SINE Forrs and three batteries are
in the yicii i'y ut Washington all OF reoeat con
,tul,tlor. Our soldier, have not been idle.
Others arc nov in course # construction.
GpSfrAL NJ, CLEILAN answered an inpet-
Ious parti-an the o.hsr day, who was anxious to
know when a tght would take place ~ cam
not tell myself. can only say, tina. when Il
pressed it in another way "Be sure yours
Ugh; then 20 ahead.
A RgMARkAnLE CAsE.-John Dolan, who
received enough wounds in a recen! engagement
near Falls Church to kill live men, is yet AliVN.
lie arrived at his residence, near Philadelphia,
IN Sunday last. lie has live gun-shot wounds
ia five different portions Of his body. Ona
wound through the lungs is so severe that
death is expected to result from II.
GES. McKrSs-kY at a meeting in St. Louis
a few days ago, when called upon 10 make q
speech said Fellow-ctiLens, | came hero 10
listen and rot TO speak. | am about to take tho
ueld against the sece 'sionists--to meet them ia
mortal combat. If | survive will gladly ad-
cresS you On my return
WHILE our SPORTING last week, Abraham
ST. ille5san, OF Whitehall n Y, was In the act
ut drawing his gun tOs aId3 him, which Wns
lying aCr0ss a stunp when lt went OH, the
barge entering MS bowels. Ee wAs carried
ome, and walked into the house, but expired
in few hours. He leaves wife and two chH-
dtcn.
SAD o 0cvRRrNoE.-A few evenings sirsa,
AZ the Fulton Locks On the Oswego canal,
CAPT. Var krsns beat hid just entered the look.
when bis wife, who was setting near the steri
with her child in her arms, attempted 10 unm
he rudder so that il wOula properly receive tho
lieod Of water from the gates. but being unable
10 do 80, tho steersnan went 10 her aid lust
hen the water was let into the lock with such
force rs TO give the tiler quick turn, and tAa
steer man and Mrs. Van Vrapker and her shaA
were swept OIL by 1t under the food that was
coming through the gates. They were all ear
ried under the stern az the boat. Tia steexs-
man came up at tho side Of the look Andwa
rescued, bat the woman and shila could not =
saved, a