The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-02-11

SERVANT oIaLs, in Cincinnati, have renis
ed to their friends in Europe, In . msssxs

Rorvrua-cu. ,,. - -.
80 sa-",.o.sIs. ~ y. an ". An,eilesn inyeeftee
a, an- IPoIden' .s .I on tno nn1orrcG Mder
T 80 wnsn tnoy VIZ insIoooosd INTO -
o yeAn sgo, tney wde tent TO ka
auPSSIs p.en.S ana N france vses thsa ~
B.ue" =" great noVeiuce. L..
a GENTLEMAN In Middletown c., day Q,
two since, timed tho speed Of the boys ieil
there, where coastins has been q very popsla,
amusement. He found that the sleds went ~
A mile In eighteen seconds, or nearly two mils'
q minute This Is double tho speed Of -
sviftest express train.
| ALoSo THE COASTS Of the Atlantic and p.
:ifc 0cesns, and tho Gulf Of Mexico, tn
United States have go lisht-houscs, exhibit.
| ing 1863 lights, and AZ light boats Niih Sc
! lights, making total Of 3G5 stations. and 12f
| lights Tho whole number Of ststions 4se ,
number OF lights 500.
, Losp M,C,r,,x ,.,,,.. ,h.. 49,, u.s.-.
: Soyr,o annlirj f,r . n...ro,, =, ,he -. -
fec In Paris, tho chief Instead ~ iiling ont ~
! personal description under tho scnaratc bca,is
| ,azcd a few momcnts n, her ,si,h ,s.,nasSj noj
ndmiraiinn. and dTawinp. n linz Jo1n ~. sO,
umn Of plrticulars wrote onosIo.s I,n',.,;.sn
! against them nil.
sry,,,, crn,o.,
h,ys orc',rr0i ~, ~ umASuN' ~ roLrIos
Ijss,U ''n -, :" i1nnossec m Exuovernos
Senator BoRi,,>p. Tho most Mira Rv,,- ~.
| In tho last camp,i,n. are Lo,b imnoJia,. -.
| ,cssion candidates for tho convention. VIII
! ANDREW EwrSo. one of tho iat. Rarcs@.
! RpuE leaders. ia A IJnion ea,dida,s To- IN.
/ ,amc position.
! w,,rv ,,,,, sr.v 49, v,
4, In" New York so,rJ ON Tno.a.v was ,,ni. oN.sa
he boari cave ,srco rn.ri,uo" on uy amphrning. lining.
,hccrs for H., IA pon;,;n umJn,nons anu hearty
70 ,bc c"mnnn T FL ITnion n,Va UNI -, anu her ioyMS
,onr ,S.rn arr,,,ou I,,' aua VIC uuAnes OF ne
vra,;mi, mr ,,,,,h" - ~ WE enLnusasm, unu, =
,no. for n snc.cb and hr;sax asJ va .s,, ca,ss
'pJ".Oa T' W '''O commitment
TnE SAyAssAH Republicans, Of Feb. = hints
mysteiously at an outrage pcrpetrated upsa
.hn person OF Captaln ,Au9iiAs, Of the Britiah
mp no,oNr INV yu IN tnst port. Wnat -
mSn',y ne sunerea tne fepn,hcdn DOS not ten,
ta,o., y A, Sus1.suSgy mAt u .ne eiIenn-
,s ter 70 =. " ,',,sn oo uue uensia Manda
p,i,ish C,'.. "a''o"h' 'rouoie WIN tns
',,.'Sn government.
IhE ASNuAL REPORT ot the Boston Penitsut
females kefugo and Bethesda Society. shows
,hh, there were ~ admissions and IL dismiss,ens
iurlng the past year. and that there remain 10
inmates. receipt'd bill for flour from Messrs.
srknbiNs u ANDERSON, the Request OF t100o
/ oy the late Miss TOWNSEND, and OF $500 fro0
INC !ate JONATHAN PHfLLirs vere alluded -
~ tho meeting. Tho receipts OF the year wers
81, expenses Sl,6s5,3l leaving . bss-
aIce OF t34,22.
THE MOBILE Advertiser says, "DurinR
Tho past year, 1876. i3O muskets have been quist.
y uan.crred from the northern arsena! q
ota'cs. Wo are mucn Obliged TO Secretary
FLOYD Ior inc FORESIGHT ne has thus disp,aysd
N uiseImin8 inc north ana eqmpP'ss - S0.fh
tN mis emergency. ihcro 10 no telling IL
iuansu,y OF arms nnu munitions which wese
- ouuLn n. ',o'n I.ncr northeIn arsenais. Ib1S
wbo c.~ uU. c",,w % .nn, an evey man IN yne Scatn
WV 90" gun can nov % suPpned no.
pLnas pu.a.i :" punhc sources. me Spfingnsld 90.
n,out'on aIose Wooid arm AL the miiitaamsa q
h'AoAmA anu MiAiss'ppi.
LuruER TELIA A sroRr Of certain GsrnaaL
who, In his travels, fell among thieves snA
| they being about TO cut his throat, the ooee
man espied flight OF crows and crisd ost.
"Oh, Crows Itako You for my witnesses aod
revengsrs Of my death" About two or throo
days after, these thieves, drinking togsshss =
an inn, a company Of crows camo and alishtsl
on the roof Of the house. At this ths thisvss
Look yonder aro they who must avsuga
his death whom we lately slew" The tspstss.
,yerhsaring this, declared 1t to tho magistrate
VINO cAused tnem 70 Do apprehsnded ana, -
consequence OF tho contradictory statsmsnss
anu eVasiVe ansWers urged them 90 Tar ina
mat tney eoniesssd the truth, and rscsivso
'her deserved punishment.
| A FAT OLD oEsrLEMAs WAS BITTEN IN ths
calf Of his leg by q dog. He Gt once rushed h
the justice Of tho peace and preferred COM
paaint against q joker In tho neighborhood,
whom he supposed to be tho owner Of the Of
lending cur. The following was the defence
offered on the trial by the wsg:
'Frst-By testimony In favor Of the general
good charac'er Of tho dog. .hall prove that
nothing could mako him so forgetfuI Of his ca,
olne dignity as TO bite a caic Sccond-Hs b
blind, aud cannot sec 20 bite. Thir0LEveu q
he could eco to bite, 1t would he utterly impos-
iblo for him TO go out Of his way to DO 60 On
account Of his severe lamonsss. Fourth
tranfipg bis eye" and legs 70 DO good, he has
90 testb. Fifth-My dog died six weeks ego.