The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-24
miscellaneous

| VA' VI h'' i'iennf, HAys. " We are getting "a
| Of larger tsi..
COMMODong LrSCu Of Dcad Ga .xplo, a.
ion Iotoiisty, nov cumnaDds ,he ,sbI naval
ico 'nies,ing the waters OF YirginiA and North
sl,lias.
rAtF TIE potato crop in Csuada, IL Is ststsd
t- fo,tuc. A. Toronto they now bring 10 .
c,at' Ier busb,l, while SIX weeks ago ~
.,nts wss ho price.
Tear cprctpppdsnt ofths ISDRrGsDASon
-.H't" & tt NgzZiti is dangerously III in kax-
nv, sud ,nrt several e his friends At Gsnos
ro NJ "a have b~cn suu rored - nis l,etsiie.
EEDrATU, tho switdler Of the Great Nor,h.
~ Railway Company, IN England who IL nov
o'nyie l., Nos.cfn Australia has publishsd .
dune ui pH. ms WhiCh he SAYS che trusts will
e found 10 cxrrcss ths feutiments OF penitent
Hest"
Ms SNIru OBRtEN has published a letter
tsIrE .H.. Er.l..d - steking an oppoftuni'y
t derry htt grc,t commercial rival, ths
ttU,i cj,t's, and Ltg,H III ls'shm, n ia Great
d. .tt.r, { Lifs. ,ud the Uuigoi States, to riss
tchAf Of uhe a.yluin oi tho oppressed.
HE,in G. BuuNErr, the rcbd senator from
ktnlurky, !, In Richmond u, iurs Leaving
Nnshint ou last -ummot he sold his claim for
y srd u.ilrago of the prosont sess.on to John
hves, 81 ih" tuNGgK>stOSAL IiOn,. sb9
v diNgds.cd TO find that tbs a. sslOnss sWindled
Inn.
TnE rct,ls threw into Tort Pickeus, In tb.
nte boml u'imcnt 600 shells, only nire "
which cNp Nplodet. They vtrr of English m.ka.
"DoIs your dog tax 10 the water ?" thid
genils TO rus ir, who htd a water spaniel
following him. Why yes, sir, If they put mol
~ IL, wa, tho reply.
MIR Er.,tLL. The London TIMrs correspor-
dent is cNcsrdin lv brlir,rcnt and offensive in
his ioi respecting tho Mason and Siidell ssss.
urc. ltsspc,i.ll, cAcito4 his Indignation tnat
Mr Sp shpull f4l. ..Y.,tIw ...l
insist on preserving tho proper diplomatic in
iercourse with Lod lyons
The Paris rATEIE states that $50 600 have
been suhscfi ,cd IN New York 20 present a ts.ti-
nonial TO tho captain, officers, ant crew Of the
San JaclLto. The csp,ain ia to have a sword of
hOi or, the officers rcVolvvTs and every man Q
tCmahawk. We think tho last named impls-
mint had halter hc sent TO tho verac,ous writer.
wuEN the portion Of tho stone fleet destined
to Sayaunsh arrived oil that point, steamers
were disI atch,d 10y the tiook ,ding squadron 70
Tow them over he bar, aud fifteen were got saIs-
ly iusico the rvcr but during the night five
oi the IIcket'y old things went ashore and oh
suua'cly tank ia places Whoio they were nOt
needed
TuRTY-rovR cars, loaded with prisoners,
taken ~ Gen. Pope, '.uut TO .. Louis from So
dalta, (Mu.) on ,bo night ot the I'D. Iho prt-
Oncis are motley crew, ranging rom IL 30
(cars # ago. Mary OF tho nrmS taken arc
I hllAO Olh'NN 0uhkelN, anu SOME Ol lNe men hTs
tius'd in United Safes uniorms taken fiom
our oops Mt Lexington. Several United StAtaA
wagons were rccapurod.
GfN. BUEIL, Of kentucky, ia not popular
Ni,h his Cilcers add brigade commtldsrs, Who
plain that he docs not explain TO ,hem the
,Gsuns for tho orders they receive, a d grumble
tusO the General will not cOrsult them aOout
future plans. The General however, pre-
'tvcs st'ict discipline. md inss's on ccupli-
Srco with his orders both in tho letter and spirit
TX Gov. IIuNr, Vhilc on tho way 10 New
IOIk recently, had IA tool extracted at Albany,
the bleeding from which continued until aitsr
his arrival ia Now loik. A ply sieian had 10
bc called, and IL was only after many hourp,
and the application Of powerful remedies, that
mo onusion was stopped. Though very weak
from The loss Of blood, tho Governor Is now out
of danger.
II Don't sEE Tr."-Lord Nelson was un-
doubtedly tho author Of this slang phrase. AZ
The celebrated naval battle Of CopeLhagen Nel-
son, who wa determined 10 continue the light,
tut whose attention bad been called TO a signal
Of the commanding officer to cease hOstilitieS
placed his hand over BIZ good eye, aud pretend
iDg TO look with his blind one, tad-"I don't
tcc n, and at once ordered "A brisk renewal OF
tho engagement.
A rEw years ago, says a Kansas paper, We
we've unfortunate as to be present at daucing
party, In the flat town Of Springfield, llliEois,
Bnd there were treated 10 the hideous sight Of A.
Lincoln, in ''all promenade" We defy tho most
enthusiastic advocate Of sal'atory exercises 70
see Old Abe on a ballroom door without having
! Is most primal principles severely shaken
Tears Of anguish dll our eyes We recall that
terrible evening.
IR. WINDsHIr, the strong man, though ca
palle oil lifting grea'er weight than any other
person, yet has not strength enough TO face an
audience, and tainted a iew evenings ago altar
he had C mmerced lecture at the Boston No
hant tgafI Ina Nte,ta Ia Ia Nha ,rI n.
Windship has tainted while attempting to hd-
dress an audience, the previous one being upon
the occasion Of his first lecture at fremont
Temple.
AT the recent election AZ Denver, the editors
Ct secession paper, the Rocky Mour tain NEvs,
having published 4 number Of burlesque tick ets
containing the names OF somo respectable ladies
in hat place, for some important Offices, one of
them called at the office with u cowhide, which
she applied with terrible sfect to the shoulders
Of editor Byers Soon after the same editor and
his partner received a like castigation from the
hu' band of another lady, whose name appeared
on the ticket.
THE following advertisement appeared IN .
! Richmond PAPER
WANIED-Fof local purposes a company offs
! ~ dred men, who ara not capable Of psIform-
ing service 10 the ti,ll, yet are able TO perform
DUTY in the y. None need apply who are
csI able of field service, and good references viii
to required as 10 character. Apply at the of
fse, corner # Broad az Ninth streets. JONI
III. WINpER, Orig General.
THE arrangement of the federal forces in
", stern Virginia for the winter Is as follows:
General RosCCrans and staff at Wheeling Col.
hmFCbner, FOrty-Seventh Ohio, at GauleY
Bridge General Cox's Brigade, at Charleston,
IN the Kanahwha General Reynolds, At Phil
lips'5 Gen. Milroy, at Cheat Mountain Col
Ford, Thirty y-Socond Ohio, at Elkwater ; Col.
Moss Second regiment at Beverly one regi-
ment at Huttonsville.
MAJOR MCKEE, with 1903 men Of Col. BiSh-
ops command, encountered and repulsed 400
rebels four miles north Of Hudson, Mo-, few
day since, and killed 10, and took IL prisoners
and 80 horses. Five vi our troops were slightly
wounded. Tho rebels had attacked . stock
train, captured all the stock and held the rail-
roe men as prisoners. They were in the act OF
unloading the stock, when the train, stock and
men were rescued by our troops.
A PEIvArE Of the Fourth Maine regiment,
WHO was captured at Bull Run, and has since
died a. Richmord spoke as follows 20 his fa.her
at their last interview previous To his departure
fo- the war: 'FAthcr' said the Young soldier,
'whYtover may happen 10 me, don't reproaeh
Yourself for cousontlng to my enlistment. You
ave done right in Lifting ne 90, for my coun-
tIy calls, and must 20. will never return to
you in disgrace. | will stick 10 the flag Of my
country as long there is Shred Of 1t left, and
when the Rdg is gone, will contend for the
ground on which it stood, and for the pole which
Tore it,
A YoUSG man named William Valiant, while
l.