The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-23
miscellaneous.

TirE GREAT CoMEr that attracted 20 much
attention last summer Is still visible with tsi-
ecopo near tho star Eta, in tho constellstiea
Hercules II is entirely shorn Of It's tail and hss
ncbulous appearance.
SrNcr rHE SUCCESSION TRouRLK commenced.
Il Is estimated that over 800 persons have besu
hung or shot in Arkansas for maDifestng Unien
sentiments. In Independence county alone, i've
persons have been shot or hung.
Quo HAS RAIsKD FOR the war % infantry
regiments, ono regiment of artillery and Ave
batteries, and six regiments Of cavalry-ol thsso
half are now in actiyo service.
TuE STEAMER J. ID. PERRr, which arrived
Louis with q cargo Of wagons and mules, was
attacked by rebels on her passage, and narrow-
ly escaped being captured.
A FKMALE DoMksrIo in the employment Il
Mr.. Peck, a saloon keeper in Rochester, whiis
on tho steps Of the rear of the building . few
nights since, was seized by three men, who
gs, ed her, threw n shawl ever her head, and
placing her fotcibly in wagon drove of. Tho
70 'as took the girl 20 the outskirts of the city,
" ,rs they apparently relented from their pur.
p =, what'ver IL was, and lot her go.
SnARr PRAcrIcR WITH SECESSION LAW
YKRs,--A Washington lawyer having served
writ d hdbeds corpus, on Monday, on bebaH
Of prisoner in the custody OF the Provost
Marshal, was himself arrested in q little while
after, on the ground that such writs were not
allowable as tho city was under martial Law.
District Jud go MhRRrcK, before whom -. -.
authorities ard had his pay stopped.
Tux BosTos CouRr HoUsE was discovered
TO 10 on fire on Saturday last, caused by soma
inct ndiary setting lire 10 some waste paper in
recess. 1t was eXtinguished without much diff
fculiy.
JonN BRowS's SoN has a company Of 100
picked men, raised by him, encanp'd near
VI. a.. - - A..
Co'orel MontRc mery's Third Kansas regiment
70 sharpshooters.
A YouSa Man, named Baker, belonging 10
the ID Ohio cavalry regiment at Camp Cor vim,
rear Cincinnati, was anperously injured On
NJ nday-wsek. lie was endeavOrng TO make
his horse jump rpe at the picket stakes, whom
the animal fell the rider underneath.
TrE CLERK who betrayed the secret Of Con-
stal McClellans advance on Munson's Hill,
some time ago, TO the rebels, anil so frustrated
il, has been discovered, and lodged in Fort La
fay cite. lie belonged to the War Department.
TIE DEFESsRs OF CISCIsSATI Tho forti-
hcations for tho defense Cf Cincinnati, in cas
Of attack, are rapidly progressing. and some
are already completed. Fourteen large guna
have been mounted on cmlnences that conf
maud the approaches to the city, and number
OF email guns for canister, grspo and shell, and
twenty. five hOwitzsrs, will soon DO in position.
There IRE about ten iortitlcatiolis on the Ken
tucky side Of the river, which extend diss
tanco Of three miles and command every road
and pass Over 300 men have been employed
on these works for some weeks past, and quar-
ters for troops have beS erected at every point
whsIo the guns have been mounted
ANOTHER PAIR OF REVOLUTIONARY BLAS~
KErs.-Miss Elizabeth Cheever, Of Saugus, cont
on Thursday TO DR.. Howe, a pair Of blAnkets for
the army, which We made by her Aunt Chez
yer, Of Saugus, during tho revolutionary war.
She raised the sheep on her farm, and cleansed,
carded and spun the wool and wovs the blankets
in her own home.-BOstoR Traveller.
PAINtUL ACUIDESr.-O On Saturday afternoon
Dph wheel in the silver plaiUR Embellishments
# Mr. Mlryin DOld in Newark, n. J.i split
~ 40 while running with great speed, aad
.IIt,k john Fisher, young man who wM
sDrk'ng on il in the head lnhicting fearful
s.uud, nom which he has since been insensible-
Iu. rain was laid bare and while the physi-
,'s's who attended him were dressing the
'orud, the injured lad raved and writhed a. II
suffering great pain. He was removed TO tho
residence Of his parents in East Newark where
he now lies in critical condition.
WASHINGTON BIrTERs, young man, was
kill, at the polls in Monroe township, Ohio On
Tuesday evening last, by John X. Reoder, tho
Der Ocratc candidate for lndrmary Director.
The difficulty arose out of dispute about the
legality Of he vote Of oung bltters fAther-
"Ir Is VERY DIFFICULr To LIVE, said .
a widow with seven guls, all in gengesl pow
erty-"You must husband your time" said
a sage friend "I'd rather husband some OF my
daughters" answered the poor lady.
Two TOURISTS Observing a pretty girl In 4
mlliner's shop the one, All lrishman, proposed
10 20 in and buy watch ribbon, in order TO got
| a nearer view Of her. "Iloot man, says hi1
nCr,hern friend, nae occasion to waste silleri lee
US gang in and speer IL she can give US tWA
saxpenses for shilling
A Little CmLD INHALED. while SarIn
| Brookery. child four years old, was lA1ely
| MAJ inc with her little sister On bed near an
| Ian Window on the third dOor OF q bouso In
london. the mother was honihed 70 see h&
| r,ll out into the street. HaTyng down sATss
,ba nco, mother saw her child impaled on the
harm spikes of tho iron ratings, and stroye 10
Get her oil but could not. With the assistance
| Of some neighboIs, the little one was AZ last
extrcatsd, but died in short time.
DEATH or YoUNo DRuNKARD.-A lAd
pamed Jno. Volkner, only IL yesrs old, wa
und dead, in 81. Louis, on WEDNESDAY IA5S
Ha Dad acquired an extraordinary pTonclency "a
drinking alcoholic liquors, and would trsqaens-
l drink pint Of whiskey at one dIaugnt. ~
! Tuesday night after stealing quArtsr O. = aoL
1 lar from his mother-who Is q most oeEe.
drunkard-he bought nearly han gaLo1. ~. =
whisksy, and repairing to q ahed ne usn. N. ~
solsOn, WI en- discovered the next mom. ~ ..
vas dsad-his face presonting moss hSulsA'