The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-11

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vessels ircludng thO ship tho line Ponnsy /
Vanii' could no. bc g5t on, Of tho harbo-. an.
thel were tcattlcl ana sunk whilo much NAVY
ldd pr'ptuy wos destroyed, and lie blildings
so' on ire, 10 prevent thvir falling into tho
hands OF the kshsl,
Ito MaiiinIc was attor gards r.i,eI rl,c,I
u''n tho dry d ok, and entirely coa,ed v.Jl
heavy bars of Rtlrond iron. Tho additional
weight, owing to mistake IN her ,s.imreI
s'rerGih and floating c,prcit,, n5lily broke
her dom upon tho dry dock, aud at oro time
prevented tho launch from taking pl,cs. ThiI
! Long unLly acco npiishod. tho vessel common
oed sinking after entering the wa'or, ani 10
save her, was sgain placed upon tho dry dock
! IN amer 80 impe feet tha' tho vessel wa,
hogge', ard otherwise 90 severely strained a.
10 become useless ~ sea going yolssl. Tbs
Rebels now in'onl using tho hulk as a loitinp
New Ioik regiment waB Ia,uIy ouav, 49,. -
doAth in hs tent by taking pan OF Goals into
IL and ,Oang up all the creyces. His com
panion, John Mcneil, came Loar sharing the
same fate.
TuE street Railways which Mr.. Train, an
America first introduced into London, aud
which we're violently opposed al the outset,
have bc,omc a iayUrlto mode OF travelling IN
that city. NJ Train intends introducing his
elegant and oommodiyss currages to the people
Of Geneva, Copenhagen, and Hamburg, daring
! the coming year. Once under way European
| towns will find + a. difficult 10 got on without
| tfcm IA the people Of the United States.
WILLIAM j. HANiERsLEV the +. NJ. at
Hartford, Conn on ths c. aston ol MS r0Lro-
| nent, had his account made up by the Auli
| tors Department at Washington, and a balance
q I al IA Ia
! vii Ch was paid On subsequently referring
! to bis own aCu un'. the Postmaster found $1,000
| H. addition to the former balance, due the G)v-
| eminent, which WAS also promptly pNd-a re-
! froahing instance OF integrity in these Gays oil
! Morgan operators.
| A WAsUINAToN correspondent says, that when
| D Member Of Congress was urging tho appoint
ment Of one Of his friends, few days ago, Seoro
tary Stanton very kindly y replied " can m'ko
! 10 more appointments IRON political influence
| or personal appeals The appointments in the
| army must come from the ranks. have the
| cases Of a num6cr OF widows, VINO nave iost
| their husbands in the army, 10 attend to, and,
no they are most needy, aud thor wants press
| irg they viii receive my earliest attention. As
| for the fow civil posts in my gift, shall DIS
! tribute them among tho poor and meritorious
! s'l.ers who have been crippled IN defence oil
| thsr country.
THE village of Glas,ow, Penn, was thrown
| which broke out at tho oil well of Mar-hall q
! Go. A vein Of oil wAs struck az the depth Of
| l.J feet, aud immsD lately emitted a Ras which
j. Lifted from the furnace, setting the shanly ami
| ,afick IN fire. An attempt 10 smother the llre
| ~ throwing on clay and rubbish only re mod 10
| iocrease the flames, Srd stream Of oil poured
| down the atr cts Of the village, burning as II
| ran Lest the flames ehould commune Ite 10 the
| dwellings, all hands went to work with shovel
tad mAttoCk, 10 turn the stream In an opposite
| ifectiCn towards The river. After four or hys
| IOUrg " oTk tho flames were finally suppressed.
,irco u en- the well has continued to pour
| tt'ady 'iretm e almost pure vi, a. the ratio oi
! lblut 50 barrels day.
IUHING the week ending Feb. 5th, ~ pack
sges Of articles for hospital use, were received al
the hospital depot Of tho Sanitary Commission
in Washington, and \, 81 articles wero deliver
Cd 10 the order Of surgeons Of the army oi th'
| Potomac, Two hundred and Linety-seVen SICK
f,lliela, NeTs taken care Of at the camp Of the
Commission in Washington. Three medical in
fpsctcTa Of tho Commission arrived durrg thi
week at Cumberland, 10 render assistance 4
the sick Of Gen, LADDERS column, and hO'pta
supplies for enc thousand privatos, were ~
| yaTGtd 10 them by way Of Wheeling. Reports
have been received from an inspector Ot tn
Commis. ion, who was promptly on the groun,
with ample supplies for the " yunded at tho bi!
tic a Somerset,
A SLAVE lately camo into tho camp Of tn
Iowa troops al llurerCe, No., mounted upon
hyh spirited horse, on which he hat es npo'
from his master, who lives near s.. Louie
Around hid nork wac a band Of iron hat an incl
'h.,A nrl acaly ono A. la h.lf rchrs wll5, no
locked but s,rurC'y Tir.'I IhrDa iron prom <
| e lightning rod silo were welded 10 thi band
a' equal di, aucas apart, aad arOss above hi
head al. .utG ira ipDhos, with an outward incli
rltiua. Tho i.Ou bad laccTatgd hi' neck, an
ias wo.aJ bad par'i.lly hosloi under tho p'o
lection hu had given TO them by holding up IA
lurl With hia hard' during the preceding day
that no wac concealed In corufrd but Will
idirR tho horse he could h.Il mp, and
had oponod tho wouud, ifn-n which there was
bloody, maLtary oOlo tr,k ing doSa upon hi
broad shoulders. To the soldiers who sn
rounded him, with pity and as,onishmont Nh
negro plead earnestly g. "Pleasa NiaBsa so,,
take Dis collar oG my neck lse a goOl nj.
ger; I'll do any ting you want me. DO lllino
, sogeIs cat the liar OH or Ben" After a labI
ofthree houTs tha collar was filed of. II sI
! pears that the negro had carried this iron ban
{ upon his neck about three months, ~ Punisl
msnt fOS axistlng his wife 70 escape ints L
linSia.