The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-02
Miscellaneous.

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& rrON Growing is about 10 10 introduced
| into ihe SirdNi,h Islands.
| lur 7 TAI hNpuNr Of loans made bv IN.
| y u' hiltd, lphiI !. tts. .j32i,O
| frviN tuEHE,r opens m en-, cement at tho
! Achiemy Ct Music in Philadelphia this eVo-
| ming.
ItE Srs,Mrrs on Lake Ontario have nearly
dl ] id up for The season they have done only
u i.ir business this year.
l. e. ,r,rEp IS a most singular fact, that not
.nD welding was celebrated on Thanksgiving
Day in N'wbur, port, Mass.
lUt tr,virt or HoG- I'm tho Cincinnati
un i"' his fall is only oncIhrd - great as it
Wac 'ptt.
lLourN,E NtaHrNoALE. IN recent letter
Ilcnd. says her ONn early Heath may ba
regarded as certain.
TuU E~DLtsu rArrus contain notices or the
'cith OF Thomas Slnsshy DuncomNc, who for
nearly holt o century occupied lc,ding position
amoi tie lbcrd party ia England.
| Wuutr II not be- wei 90 restrict the term
| "Dt>ic To the eastern ,hufe Of Virginia in
honor Of Gen. Dix, who his restored It 10 tho
| Union,
4 Mus. McNrut, recently, was found dead
in her bed at her house ON Kincon Point Cali
'ornii, while her children, unconscious Of their
mothers dcath played about the room.
THS IRIsu TonACco DEALERS have rnised
thct prices four cents per 10. for tobacco, in
apprehension of a deficient supply from the
United Statcs.
TINS Inl,u PArrrs say hat several Of tho
officers and men 81 the Pupo's late Irish brigade
arc preparing To cmirrntc to the United States,
TO enlist in the lu h Brigade OF this city.
A DHuNKES Mas was caught tying to set
lire to q barn in Rochcser, a low DAYS siroe and
,ursing his matches because they would not
burn.
lr rs TuRriTENED that Brcckinridge il
IA. H.. l.. - LII. l.. 1T.
tucky, aud put in motion the wheels of pro-
| Visionai government Tor that state.
| Coy. BuCKISUUAN donated 4 supply Of tur-
| KEYS for Thanksgiving To all the soldiers in
camp In Connecticut three regiments and q
battalion of cavalry and light artillery.
SlrEL Nr-rS, capable Of resisting rifle shot
| or la, onct thrust, aud weighing about % lbs-
each, to bc worn under the ordinary clothing,
are row being manufactured in great quantities
| 10y a company in New Haven, O..
H. VoiE CONSUMES annually thirty million
dollars worth ot gold and silver Tor plate, jewell
cry aud ornaments. Goli coin wastes half por
| cent in sNtctn years wear and silver from
| two 80 I've Ter cent.
| TuUrE NouNG LADIES, who attended tho
| lcctu o- a the University Of S.. Petersburgh,
| N,r. recently arrested aud one of thrm Nldlle.
lhgdnnow whIpf at the offices Of the secret
| police.
1ur Npvs Of the capture vt Slider and
Mason produced great excitement in Havana.
Their friends pretended to rejoice at 1t because
they thought Il would lead to rupture between
England and the United States.
SoMT FIFTEEN TuousANp dollars worth Of
old postage stamps were burned by Govern
mcnt ,pccial agent ut New Haven, few days
since and at Providence about two thousand
dollars worth.
A FI-H about two inches long, said to he OF
tho cod species, was found within the shell of an
| ., 'tcr at Troy few days since; when released
Ir Ff NaN a
"hN'lN rs an eel
\ NAN named james Smith committed sui
cilo last week by throwing himself on tho track
Of the Hartford and New Haven railroad Tho
lody was cut entirely through, the two parts
being found some distance separated.
\ CoRuEsrnSDENr OF the Cincinnati Gdsette,
writing from Macon, Mo says that the closing
Of IT, rum shops At that place by the Provost
| Marshal has cOntibutcd more TO the growth Of
Union sentiment that all other causes com
hinCd.
Tug BRIrt-u ADMIRALTY has ordered that
Tor the future tho officer, petty officers, and
seamen Ci the ilret, are not To wear moustachea
or boards. Moustachc5, but not boards, may la
worn by the officers aud men belonging to tho
Royal Marine corps
CLASSIFIED STRICTLY In accordance with
their antcccdcnts the members of Assembly in
this state are equally divided hetween Demo
Gratis and Republicans. How they will classify
themselves when the session shall be opened, L
| is not 80 easy to determine.
TnE QuARrERNAsrEH's DEPARTMENT at
| Cincinnati has purchased since the 22d Of May
last, 1910 horses, l.5i9 mules 900 pack sad
| lies, 1.751 two horse wagons, 1.123 six mule
wagons, ~ two wheel ambulances 20 carts,
and 2.Osj sets of harness, all at cost of t1 659-
3i5.
FoRr Ontario, at OswegO Is about to be-
fully armed and prepared for defcrce by the
addition Of thirteen heavy pieces-i2 and &C
tl.Ya aud H..
present armlmeut consists Of but seventeen
guns, twelve. Founders.
Tur COMMON CouNCIr Of the city OF Roches-
have pa ed an ordinance OIbiiI,ling the bows
lay 'rhinny' In the streets. The penalty is
o iilH OF two dollars. Several serious accidents
h'N" ',cprr Il from the caTolcssness of boys in
dni- Ing u the game.
Ar INI'NNNr"IIS, recently, two exhibitions
| vcrc gwen for the bencit OF soldiers families;
| h,ing Az exposition Of the mystic rites of tho
SON of Malta The affair created much sport
| and r. suited in a handsome fund As ladies wera
| present, We imagine they did not expose the
whole thing.
\ SALT PLETHORA exists at Toledo Tho
| BilL states there are not less than 10000 har-
rcls there in search of market over IL 200 bar
rels of which are held by one firm and tho
warehouses being in the main well filled with
other stock the salt is laid in large piles along
the dock, presenting from the river the appear
uLre of an immense iUrtitCatOn.
A CoNTRoyTRsY is going on in Indiana
.hout the Ovcrcoats furnished to the regiments
| in that state. The Sentinel charges that they
were made under private contract, at g. 80
| each, when good an article could be had for
| - 90 also that upon their receipt they wero
| found TO he Of at least seven colors and a. many
| qualities.
OS rHE RECENT departure OF the James Ad-
| ger from Southampton, England, rumor was
| current that she went to intercept the West ln-
| dia mail Gamer, with view to arrest Sldet
and Mason, who was Supposed TO be on board,
| and fhat A British steam fri gate was dispatched
10 watch her movements, and only returned
when il l,ecne apparent that the James Ad-
ger had departed On other business
Varieties.
Tlrr Boy who lost his balance on the roof