The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-14
miscellaneous

A4AnouAouOvah
A BRNKEMNN ON the lire &C the Buffalo so6
Lake Huron Railway fell between the cars o,a
night last week, an his body was found upoa
tho track cut in o TIVE We dstinCt pieces.
A BEAR TAMER, Mr.. VIM. KImood, has q
largo boAr at his residence, near Tho Corner. in
the town Of Shand,kcn, Ulster County, N. r.,
which he caught stout a week ago, not far
from the above named place, in q log tran.
His bruinship Is about 3 years old, and it 10
supposed will Wcis u $50 pounds when dressed
lho animal /, very savage, and darts with
great te,pcra'icn AZ prs'ts approaching near
Inn. Mr. kirmood took him from a log trap
10y onsnaring him with ropes.
SALE ny L. $. MNHsmAL.--A sale Of thres
condemned vessels was made At the PhiladelphiA
Exchange on Thursday, by U. $. Marshal Mill
ward. The vessels were seized ~ partly own
'd 10y southern rebels. Tho Marshsl al,o sold Q
lot Of gold ingots, weighing q O. 100 ounces
The gold was taken from rebel now conined
IN Fort Lafayette, who said that the President
Of a Sou h Carolina railr ad had given Il to him
to purchase quininc. Tho sale OF tho gold vaA
made at tho rooms Of MeSSrs. Thomas Il sons.
who obtained for Il three quarters per cent. pro-
MUM.
SHoCKING.-On Tuesday tho wife Of Mr..
Samuel Ranney, Of Middleton, Conn, took hsr
young child Hud threw II into the well. Tbs
well Is forty feet deep from tie top To tho sur
face Of the wut'r, with a depth Of twenty feet
ui water. A ueiglhor went down into the well
| and found thc child jus below the surface of tho
water, u revived aud soon appeared as well 90
| ever. The act was commlted in Temporary
| lundcy.
TuE RSMENr has M agcn' on the limo
| e the Rutland and Washing gton Railroad, en-
| gagged in buying 100, 900 bus cls Of pit toea.
II Is said that he is authorized TO pay 2j cents
| Tor bushcl f'r good article.
| A GENERAL ORDRR has been issued from tho
| English War Department, which authorizes the
| payment d ono iarthing per pound for tho re-
coyery Cf all shot fred from garrison Or fel1
guns.
A MoSsTER On Monday eek a fend IA
human shape, named John Barrett visited the
dwslliDg Of his mother in Baltimore. and began
teating bcr in n shocking manner. Not content
with kicking her and knocking hor dosn, he
struck her undcr the lcit eve with plate, Cutt-
ing gash over two inches in length. Justice
Hiss committed tho accused to Jail for court.
A PLAYruL DrER.-Charles Copp, Of MouI-
tnhorc, n. H., visiting his llocks and herds on
tie highland, Of he Ousipee Range, last week,
discovered a largo deer making himself merry
by ChasiT z the sheep and cattle about the pas
tuTe, 10 the no small amusement of his dseuhip,
and the evident annoyance oi tho more domesti-
Gated tcnputs Of the soil. lie continued TO enjoy
hi- rn'tmc while Mr.. Corp went TO his house,
loaded his gun, returned and shOt him. He
weighed about 200 pounds.
TERRIBLE ACCIpENT-On Monday last, Q
irirhttul accident occurred ut tlo Touring mil
Of Mr.. Smith, Of Smith Bank, AZ Perry, Wyo-
ming county. A young lady while visiting
the mill, had her dress caught In the oogs con.
roct,d with the wRtor wheel. Before sho
could be cNtrica'ed, her right leg was drawn
into the machinery, and 70 fearfully mhngled
that instant amrutation presented the only
hope for saving her life. Even this hope
proved futile, as tho unfortunate girl died while
the operation was being Performed.
CAruoLIcs IN TuE UNITED STATES --Ac-
CordinR TO the statistics given in the Catholic
A'marac, tlero are 2ii 800 Catholics in the
u bel states, and ? 100, 600 in the loyal portion
Of the Union.
A SHOCKING AFFAIR lately occurred IN
Grimes Co., Texas. \ little after sunrise, on
the 10th of September Judge Anderson was
walking through his field, and had shot some
hogs belonging to a nsighbor named R.Jones,
which had b on depredaiins in his field. A man
named IIaygood, in the employ Of Jones, shot
al d killed Anderson. llaygood was accompa-
MOD by u sou Of Jones Tho people assembled
,ud hug HlygOOd the day that Anderson was
All'd, and tho next day hung the elder Jones
~ un accessory,
4 BLACK GIRI, NAMED WIuTE, having be1u
r,, luucd lately iT,m district tch Jol In Mime
To- the matter was referred 10 the Attorney
q rra Of thc STATE, who decided that this
rus.c,s hrd no power go exclude any one on
,couut ot color.
hcrrIors S,rNr took place ore night in tho
ii is Royal, Paris. Two Spaniaids, With one
I their COuntrywomon we're strUllinR along
10 galleries, when tho lady neatly rolling a
cigarette, began TO smoke. The unusual sight
Of woman indul giDg in the fumes Of tobacco In
public attracted a crowd and q man actually
came up and asked the lady Tor a light, In tho
most offensive manner. One OF her companions
Immediately knocked him down. The crowd
appauded him, and shouted " served him
right"
TnE PRESENT BIsHoP or LoSDoN requires
,yeTy candidate for deacOns orders to preach
VI ilten, and, for priests, an ertempore sermonr
before himself, his chaplains, and the as embed
candidates. The sermon is from given text
and composed during the hours OF examination,
aud the stylc ard manner Of delivery are very
freely commented on by his LOrdshp on these
occasions lie has b en- known 10 interrupt
candidate in tho midst OF rambling 'introduc-
| ton, with "Stop, sir, what has that 10 do
with the teXiI
Secession.
ny CESAR.
What fun dis here Sumcession am,
For ebLery nigl er, Pompey Vas, saT
MasSI sumcsde from Uncle sam;
Pose you and me sumcede from MaSar.
A CATHOLIC PRIEST, The Rev Father
Martin, was brutally assaulted and robbed feW
Iights ago, in Cleveland, 0nio, while on his
way to visit a sick deaf nd dumb gir. lie
was thrown 10 the ground by two armed ruff
isns and beaten end CHECKED till he was sense
ess. His cries attracted attention, and After
robbing him the fellows lied.
A FARMER, SIXTY YEARS or AGE, residing
/ At Aurelius, n. Y, was almost instantly killed
| ON Saturday week by falling from an embank-
| ment in Clarksville. The old man had drank
l al . neighbOring tavern until ho vas intoxi-
Gated when, on being assisted into his Wagon,
no commenced backing his horss In such .
manner a. 10 force the wagon over an smbaak-
mont thirty ieet high. He struck up0a h