, 1861-12-12

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will soon be in
order throughout its entire leugtl Gen. Nc"
Clcllaa has plnecd it under the military super
vision Of Gen. Stone.
--I1nnicnse activity prevails 1t the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. Tic ncr gun boat Owasco has
lust come down from the Mystic, in Connect
cut, 10 receive lcr armament. The Cayugn,
built at Portland, is nearly ready. Three ycs-
sells were put III commission on Monday, and
fourth, the Mcrcidita, on Tucsday. The
steamer Quaker City has been armed. Tic
new side-whcel war steamer Octorara WAS
launched on Wednesday, the second vessel Of
war that has been launched ut tho yard within
the last fortnight. A third, the aloop-of-war
Adirondack, is on the stocks, and is progress
ing very satisfactorily The Octorara will
carry an armament of two oleyan-inch guns
an,idships, and two rided Parrott guns, one
fore aud one aft.
Tho subject Of the extensive frauds and
abuses in the use Of military railroad passes
is receiving attention at headquarters, and an
increased stringcncJ will make the practice
more difficult and dangerous. Hundreds Of
thousands of dollars have been sqnandered in
this way already.
Three men, J. Fisher, 2. Shepard, and
George Goodfeuow, we're locked up, in st.
Louis, on Tuesday, on q charge Of being rebel
spies.
B. F. Thomas, Il the French Lady" Of the
rebel operations on the Potomac last summer,
has gone mad in the military prison at Fort
Lafayette, and gibbezed With straTs in his
hair. The President has humanely ordered bis
release.
AT Bangor, the Pnblic School boys will
he PIT through military drill as part Of
their exercises. a good thing. The boys
Will be the healthier, their lessons not the less
we'll conned, aud from these little fellows will
be developed men to serve their country, all
the better for this training, one Of these days.
Let the boys "fan IN" They win find it s'as
good as play" and Of permanent value.
The Haytien Bureau Of Emigration dis
patched to Hayti in the latter part of October
three hundred and ninety mine colored persons
in three sailing vessels. During the last week
Of November two hundred and three more
were forwarded, in two vessels; and they ex-
pect soon to send near three hundred addition
ii to the same place. The majority Of the
adult cmigrants had been slaves.
Two gentlemen Of scientific attainments
have recently been appointed by the govern
ment Of Nova Scotia, at salary Of ST 900 a
sear each, to make 4 geological reconnaissance
Of the province.
- lrreverent photographers in London arc
making fun Of spurgeon's recent Gorilla Ice.
tures, and have just issued little card pic.
ture, entitled, "Rcy. c. H. Gorilla" and rep
rcsenting one Of those interesting animals
climbing a tree, as natural as life, only tic
head and white neckcloth are Of Spur.eon
This fascinating work Of art is Advertised il
these words: No Home without Gorilla; .
portrait Of one from life should be in eyer5
home, as it creates SO much merrinent.''
The force under the command Of Vicf
Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, z. c. B., in thu
West Indies, has been very much increased
giving now grand total Of, in round nun
bcrs, $50 guns and 10, 600 seamen and marines
A portion Of these are to co-operate with tho
Tripartite Mexican Expedition.
At Virginia City, Nevada Territory, nine
Bactrian canlcls arc used to carry salt. EaeI
animal is given backload Of about450 pounds
The greatest difficulty is in the softnees o'
their teet-on rocky ground the foot becomes
tender and swells up, tile skin cracks, the al
AN Improved style Of congreyc rocket Il
about to be introduced in the army Of the Po
tomac. This weapon is one Of the most fear
1ul that can be devised for setting fire to ships
or yillngcs, or for use against compact bodies
Of cavalry or infantry. They fly with loud
vhizzing sound, scattering a shower of f1re
along their path, and, instead Of projecting il
a straight line like cannon ball, they turn
| sharp corners and shoot of in different direc
| tfons like "zigzag Lightning" No one car
| tell but TINT q rocket speeding past him at /:
| turlong's distance, may turn dozen angles
and kill him the next instant.
Mrs. Marks has made confession of tlt
Fellmer diamond-murder conspiracy, laying
| the crime upon Radzski, who las been iudict
| cd at Monmouth, N. J. Mrs. Marks has beer
discharged from arrest and held only Us wit
! ness.
A young man named McGill, living at 20;
| First avenue, New York, went home drunk
the other day, had quarrel with his mother
| and ended by throwing her out of the tiftl
| story window to the sidewalk. Sic was in
stantly killed.
-Capt. VIM. &. Alien Of Jefferson, A6hta
bula county, Ohio, an officer Of Montgomery
Kansas regiment, Was arrested at Winthrop
Mo-, last week, by gang of rebels, while es
corting Mrs. Montgomery to the East. Til
rebels thought they had got the Colonel hin.
ee'i' anu Mtnouen oaSappomteo' they mold O
~ A,len ~, sun
| Ane ~ Aeuos''a eAs t"is.) 1a1es says that III
seat " Il . lnorpe' senator eleet ron Ina
county, will be contested by Mr.. Head, VIII
appeared to be beaten by Is votes, whereas
votes cast in one town simply for Thorpe
were counted.
The Madison (Wis.) journal says suppl
Of arms for that State have arrived, and til
9TH, 18th and 18th regiments will be immed
ately supplied.
The Paris Isrsss publishes extraordnar
1smG r 1ioR hnssm an6ee Young ie
lie lecture at tie University Of al Petershnrz
have been arrested. and ono of them, M'I
Badano", whipped at the Office Of the sccre