The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-30
Miscellaneous.

fouR HUNDRED MES are now employed upon
the public works in Paterson. N j. hut manv
only work two days in week, in order TO dis
tribute the employment.
SOME SCouSDRELs entered the yard Of n
farmer at Metamora, Ill., on Friday night Iast
and cut nine cows so severely that the intestine.
proIuded, and three OF them have died.
SoS or THE NOTORIOUS Ross WISASs. who
has Tor some time past been making himself ol =
nONious TO the people Of Sussex Co, n J. WAS
on Friday last Knocked down and soundlv
whipped by an honest farmer, for proposing tho
health Of jeff. Davis, in bar room.
OSE or rHE LABoRERs, in Newark, recently
% elah3rous about work, who was given GER
uhcate 10y which TO secure IL from the Street.
Commissioner, was discovered d to bo the propri-
etor VI considerable real estate, and the recipients
Of rent from his own tenants.
MoEMoNS CorroS GRowERs.-The Nor
mons are raising a considerable quantity Of cot
ton the present season, and are erecting COTTON
factory in Plrowan, Utah Territory.
GALLANT EXPLOIT oF A wmP. An at
ack was made on Wells, Fargo & Co.'S stage,
coming Elst August |, two miles east Of Dutch
'ckE. Three men came running to meet tho
stige from another direction. One with a
double -bdrteled shotgun commanded the driver
to 7i"P. While raising his gun to shoot, tho
''I"Nd ana thi'd commenced shooting with re-
vulv'rs firing seven shots.
he driver whipped them in the face with his
whip which prevented them from taking aim.
40 'ne was hurt. Several gentlemen were in
side at the coach, and one lady on the seat with
TIE ,rlNcr. There were no firearms Oh the stage.
The thrco men had black masls on their faces,
lui white hundkcrcheis on their heads, and
wnre no hats. They wore rri shirts and over
llIs. The Overland Mail stage was half a mile
h'hnd. Five hundred dOllat- reward is offered
hy Wells, Fargo Co. tor the highwaymen-
4 DEPRECATED CuREEScY. The Richmond
EuYFIsr, In view Of the fact that specie COM
M ud. premium Of from 10 to 10 per cent. all
huugh the South saws:
lhls thing OF deprecated currency Is just
now more 10 bc feared than all Of Lincoln's la
q us. II i what ought not 20 be- and canno
sal mtted to by the southern people. Z
AZ OrD CTIZrN Of Casey county, KY, a
h n time since having sold his fTm and receiv.
d ihu money five men entered his house 10 rob
100 ut H.. They tied tht wife, and then seized
ui man mad" a fire and hold hi, eet ami
.n.s IN il 10 induce him ,o toll wherc his money
N,- concealed. Failing in this, they tied cord
r"urd h- head, drawing 1t 20 light as to make
eye. pn.uulo lg.m tGgir sockets. They
10 .l'. Ir val. ? .u 'L .3 m u tu tell where a
.a.t .. h.. money v", concealed, which they
..t F.w th,u N,,rr ID. ,quantiy arrested
Dru~G rur wErb ending August 18th, the
..u u,,l- - a.ur nj rain in Chicago
.u.n.lU 20 lr.l 81, lu.hcl-, show 'n-s an IN
n.rt.r uu t'n supply OF tAc week previous VI
l.ou 5000 au,hc,.,
d.. Tu roa-We learn that Oh tho night
1. llc lob, a Nui, hauWu uc.l,r in cJutraband
Iol- VHs m Truh IN, Ky., for purchases, but
IIug that urothvr fellow in the anne business
i ust preceded HIM ard bought up every
hing in hi, line, dealer No went to some Of
ic most noisy and violent sccessiJnists and
Whispered into their ears that dealer No. 2 was
All aholi,iOnist in disguise. The consequence
vas, that about sixty ,ecossonists armed with
a rope, went To dealer No, and gave him jst
Il 70 minutes to leave town, but No. 2 required
Q " one minute for the ien-leaying his money!
about two hundred and seventy dollars, and hi
lontrabsnds, behind him. .-LJai5rii!e Journal