Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-02

GOING 1T BTLSD.--A blind man named
Thomas Bishop was brought before the Police
Court 10 Cleveland, last week, charged with
lisamy under the following extraordinary
circumstances The fellow, it appears, resi-.
des near Zinesville, and has been blird about
hve years. On the tenth of last September,
H. arrived at the American Hotel, Cleveland,
with blind girl seventeen years OF age,
whom be had brought from Huron He mar.
rled her the next day uuder the name of
William Gibson. The parties remained
at the American till the 18th, when the blind
Lotharlo having made the acquaintance of
smother girl, also blind, in the meantime,
took her before the Rev. Mr.. StGrkey and
was united to her 10 marriage. On the 18th,
the day following the marriage Bishop went
to Stenbenvii!o with his second victim. He
stald there one nght, and the next day de.
serted her, taking with him oil her dresses,
lewelry' etc, and S65 in money belonging to
her, amounting IN oil to abou: $500. On
leaving Cleveland he had robbed the Huron
girl Of all she possessed. lie went from
Steubenvllle to Marietta on the 10th, where
ha passed under the name Of August Cook.
At Marietta, he met ano,her blind girl, also
from the Blind Asylum, named Mary Della.
hey, twenty two years Of age, to whom he
was married on the 18th of September. lie
lived with her four days He then deserted
hrr' taking all her property in jswelry and
ur'sses. lie went next 60 Purkersburg.
Whence TO Cincinnati, and thence to Iowa.
lie soon afterwards returned again, reaching
Columbus on Saturday last. On "wednesday
no went TO Zauesvle aud on Thursday be
WAS arrested, -four miles from Z,nesyile. and
taSen to Cleveland for triul. lie was CON.
United to answer,
GEN kELLEY.--Those who will rood the
account of the brilliant success of General
Kelley at Romney, on Saturday, will be in
terested in knowing that the General had To
d. helped into the cars when he left for New
Greek TO take the field. lie was not wall
enough to take the field, and nothing bat the
most lndomtable will enabled him 10 puss
through the affair at Romney.
GES. Scorr ABOUT TO RETIRE The SCARED
Auo worn out veteran, General Scott will
'oiunlarliy retire from his rank aud duties
withln Tue next ten days, solely on account
OF his physical infrmilles. The recent net Of
Congress provided that there should be no
reduction 10 bis pay, subsiste nee, or aIlowsp.
res, 10 ibe event Of his Withdrawal from his
command'--N \. Tribune.
MTrrESs FOR THE SOLDIERS. officer
'''" '" est olnt, VINO commands one of the
hhesl regiments iu the service, suggests that
woolrn mltteDs for the soldiers will be greatly
peeded when the cold weather comes. Win
not all who can employ themselves in this wav
help TO furnish .fce Hundred Mousa,.d uair:,
hey should be knit with one finger so ms ia
allow the use of ths fore finger aud thumb,
lt is said there was more suffering in tL,.
Crinehn war from frost bitten fingers than
IRON any other one Cause
INTERESTING REIICs.-The occupation of
the Fairfax Court House, alternately Inv IN.
Federal aud Confederate forces 10 Virginia,
mas caused the almost entire dismaptlrment
ol the Episcopal church at thut place. MANY
oil The trophies took the shape of smoking
pipes. The church OF Fairfax Court Uonse
was quit by Lord Fairfax. and the pulpt
aDd aiiar were constructed in England. In
thls church, aud at this altar George Mash.
ihgton Was married. The altur has bpen
nearly all cut away. and It is mostly from The
material composing il that the mines ar.
mace oy The souvensir seekers
A Gloss VorE.-In the Judicial ps,ric,
composrd OF Union. Snyder aud Miiil,p eu,u,ie.
Samuel =. Woods, Republican, has Iy mai,ritv .
over Isaac SenkeI. Democrat, for the oaic, al
President, Judge. Pretty close shave. that
Geueral Wool has issued AN order at Fo,,,es,
Monroe, giving every male cunlfahaud SIS pe,
III nth, aud every female 81, iui then s,nicss