The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-12
Miscellaneous Itsns.

Mr. ~ WORK In the Missouri stats
ConvsniioB, on Friday last, Mr.. StnwAAr
offered the annexed resolutions
ResOlred, That thirty minutes q long
enough tor any man that las Eothing 10 say.
A X KEN RlroRr:-"Now, gentlemsu, rsaid
SIKhDAH TO bis Ruests as the ladiss left ths
toom, "lst us understand each other. Are We
70 drink like nsn or beasts?" Somewhat In
diRnAnt, the quests exclaimed, s'Lik0 men, Of
ooursa" Then. " b. replied, I've are going 70
get Jolly drunk, for brutss never drink more
than they want
Two kPLEHDID rE,IMHss OF Amsrican Ea-
gss, were recently captured near Pixies Peek,
by q citiz,ns ~ Iii os. Their eaptrr designs
30 ding them to Wa hiDgtoa as q kift 10 thA
President.
PEISCE NAPoLEoN Ia r,t,I In WaAhinGtou
On Monday no waited the Navy Yard, and
was Received with national fAluta, Ia lhs
evening he dined with S,ra,or SEWARD. The
Prince makes no secret Of the sympathiss Of
| TIE Emperor hAPoLEoS aud tbs fnssoh Go
vsrpm'nt, which ks declares arc on the side Of
tho Unicn, and in favor of tho uttsr supprss-
sion Of treason.
THH BoUSDAIIEs or INK DTsraICr or CO.
LunnIA "A movement w's made last week, In
tie ksnate by Mr GAINES, to restore tho old
ne of ten miles fquare Il the DlsI,c,, ss orisi-
nAliy fixed by the founders Of the government
hhu ~ TNNNeu lno potnNIh OuocttOu o.
Gen. WAsAp GTos. The question will be taken
up next tssaioa. Twenty yesIs ago. that part
VI The DhtIict lifg nth ef the Polo mac was
esdsd TO Yhginls. This portion smbracss the
Heights y hieh command Washington.
FnScH PArRos' or THE Tuar named
MADAME Dk Far died recently In France.
Shs IA ta'd 10 have prcmisi I'd her husbAa.L on
bis tsRth bod. 10 retain his entire racing e.
,ablithment tiu she had won the Derby. %
% wrfNhla a ahr fUas halnra haF sOxufI NagNk
tho lady was eat in her paeloels a. O'Clock
every morning. seeing that the wants Of her
layoIitss were Propsr!y attended to.
An ILLIuoIs FAR,L-Tts largest farm In IL
| liDois is that Cf ISAAC FUsS, who resides nsAr
| Is Oomir ston, McLsan County. Ths total
numbeT OF scrss occupied snd oWnsd by him u
40 tOo-ODe farm o' q coo acres is said 10
ba " IIh $50 PAR acre and three pasture fields
| lut,iiiTg, respectively, 3 900. 900, and
| lOtO acres his great crop Is corn, all ot
~ti,b ho eoniumss at home and is thus abls
10 rnAik.' about t10 OC0 worth Of cattle per ear
| a. New Yok. His tcok on hand of horses,
mu'es hogs and fat cattle Is said 10 be worth
| ~ eco 0tO
ISRgMGH OuIuAaE "A French lady, at
Sing SIg 10 reply 10 an advertisement Tor . sit
| uAtilu as teacher, was waisd upon few days
since, by per on who represented himsslf IS the
agent ~ a wsalthy gentleman residing 2 miles
oistSpt. Tha lady accompanied the pretended
agent by stsAmboat, Snd from thence acrcss
| zone hsldS TO The residences as he said, OF his
| Principal. But on the way the wretch out-
ragged her person In thiskSt, kept her thsrs
all niskt, and at morning robbed hsr OF her
watch and N, nsy. The villain Is now Ia iAif.
TIE "FouRIHH d July was eslsbrGtsd
rather demursly in The Mes valley. Twelvs
| 6urs were ard, enc for each Of the confsdsr-
ate s,ans, and one for Ariz onA.
THERx ARR EIEIY.sEvFN CITus IN the
world which cont ain from 100000 10 200, ,Ooa
inhShitAnts; twsnty-thres from 2OO. OOO 10
900 0t0; and twelve which contain abovs
| 500, Geo.
A WEppna Is on the tSpis at Nov York.
watch tNeiies much gs -. Iee nsssor q
| PusSytsIisn clergyman an oetogonaftan In
y,ars but wi6ower Of only few months. ID
| about N marry q maiden Of a, least half q cam
tury Of age with sold chAfms amounting "a
| 1900 90. Taking ali the circumstances Into
c, nsic GRAFTON one Is tempted 70 apply 10 thu
case the whole phrase about :" Winter liDger-
irg In thS lap OF SPring.-BosioH Trdpstier.
A VEhY PoIsoH "PmnN N"--M Mr.. n. @.
CLAM, Of SAi.bury, Connscticat. lAat ~esk
ouud one Of his lambs dead and badly
tom. To AAc,rtsin the cAHss Of its daAth, b
| spiipelsd stiy chime on the body and lefs II te
be dtvouJsd by the murderer. Tha hext day
he visit his bait and found bald hsAdse
ssgis, which mtasured seven feet and four ~
chss aeIoss Il wings from tip TO tip. He agAlI
visited the spot, and found laIgs Wild cat
and u on the third visit, two dead crows and I
skunk.
SECOND SCoIT IIrE GuARD.-Ccl II. d
WARD, Of the S8th regimsnt. n. Y. q ".
(Second regiment, Scott Iits Guard Il no.
In town, about TO recruit his rsgtmsnt 70 4
J W thsi lVsa at the battle u Ball RaA.