The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-17
Miscellaneous.

- Af0tlUlenNn
Especially distastefaL
THE annual ordinary eH Hosnditurs OF Gecsf
Biuin. Ia times Of ssco il thres hundred and
iity millions " dollars and that OF France Il .
litue more. On war sxperssB have not yst
reached that figure.
An improved apparatus for pr'ntisg b.nk
uolor dcstv, &c hes b son patented by . oiu-
4en Of Newark, n. j. produces a beautiful
| and vell-dctnod impression In cihstsnt coles
on th" Same note At ths same tine.
A EirunoSD. Va, dsiillsr, named Stssrus,
| - tcrorted Nv the southern pspe-s, 70 be mAk-
| irg rroney At the rate Of - OCo 20; Day. Tia
| domNtr IL 80 great that erery sslloa Il sIt -
iVt as Il J. made
1nr sl'cs' horsc in Bos'or ~ss built in 1865
asd i, corss1uentlv now POS years old Too
iiuner &C which IL I, composed MAS cut near ths
spot. ana "a sill sou1G 1Gd ir a sod stsss Il
| prc'CrN suon.
| FEoM private ai,icel received hsre, serious
| apprehension ara orf5ttairs" shat the hsrsis
Perscn Btown!cw ~ill bo sssss'in.tod bsfcre hs
can reach the Harnesses border oven with q
pass from the rebel Wa- Department.
HERsCTFlL givcs 3i5 mile, ss tho greatest
knoHn distance q which soun has been osrrisk
in the air. This was when ths swful erplosis.
o, the volcano a. ST. Nincouts wss hsard at
Demarara.
LATE California papers state til as many ,s
one thousand China uon, who had huts osa-
| drowned 10y tho sud'en rise Of w,tsr at tbs
last great ffeehet.
AT the funeral obsequios Of the ,ats Samud
Colt at Hartford, tho TO ~ was encA.ed in q
metallic coffin, upon which woro laid camelsa
and white roses, in cyor-green' Upon the
marble slab over the tomb was tho inscription
Samuel Colt, B1rr July ~, 1914, Dioi Jan.
uary 10, 1862 Kindost Husband Father and
Frioud adiou."
TuE citizens Of st. Louis have all heen cI.asi-
fled, and ther names Registered In four Clasn.-
thosa who arc out and ont for the Union, those
who are Tor II with reservation thoss Uhs
nfe soccssioBi-ts, those who keep still and ssy
nothing. Citizens must 20 directly to the
narshIs 8 office, where some Of them find Il %
difficult msttor TO obtain pass
TIM bill which passed tho House YESTERDAY,
tor the lclition Il the ira king privilege, SUB
ioctS publishers Of newspapers to postage oa
lhor exchanges, and imposes rates on country
subsctib ~. There ia a strong push made fsr
tho imposition of n tax Of quarter Of q cent
upon each newspiper printed. This would
| yicld an immense revenue, and crush many
journals
1mf EHirt,lSnD Dtoowsr, from within which 9
heavy caInon is to be irod. The machinery
which p'opols tho battery i, out Of sight be-
low and tho smoke pipe, during action, IL low
cred into tho hold having telescopic joints
TuE Canada papers are becoming pacific .ui
oxplanA,ory. Tho LEADER has Oeen compehse
tu Et kuOMlolLO lb niSlako III hoohlhb
| bad feelings between Canada and the United
| States. Public il Indignation has been manifested
| apninst il in a manner which its puolish.r
| knows how TO appreciate the agent oi Jsn.
| Dayis il no longer editor, and an Apoioey LOT
| bis misd ,eds Las 'een ins 3rted. Tho drerH
| takss IN. form of a disclaimer Tin double loaded
| type) that the Government are responsible LOT
the organs iGcendiary career.
| Utcu.sTErrISd carriage hor'os, now scncsI
sre greatly priced in London. In the nortn OF
Germany, whonce these horses are chiefly I'M
ported, you may frequently see tne . ln.
exercising on the hgh-rosds, comparisoned
with heavy clothing, wearing no blinkors, put
large spoctaclos. These spsctaclos are Ltone
magnihers, and each pebble to tho eyes Of me
deuded quadruped, appears as granite Souiu- ~
er; 40 in his youth and ignorance he his up
his legs high In the air to avoid their contact,
and thus tracts that hshit of high stepping y
much admired, and for which amateurs pay un-
heard Of prices.
GyS. McCLHLLAN was yesterday, before the
Joint Congressional Committee on the co9uuot. .N 7
oi the war For three hours they hstsnsd 70
, Cntient and candid account of his operadons IN
, ,he responsible office to which he was so SUDDEN
D | iy summoned The difficulties OF his position
the embarras sments Of the questions arislng; TN
. amount OF labor to be done; the ierocity am
o strength OF the rebellion ho has to van9uish-
W we're grouped together in manner 30 effective
"a as TO win sympathy from members VINO MA
N imbibod preiudices against him and the mo
,O dest and steady assurance he mAniicsted W
~ carly and utter overthrow OF the teoen en, "
W confidence in his capacity ana ReneIalsniPi 'n'
y, had not before existed.
"A OK Thursday morning one OF the most horn
~ ble occurrences we have on record TOOK place .
NJ the farm OF Mr.. s, y. Crooker, in west flsm
10 boro, Canada. John Enright, laooreri wn
~ ~ lived in a ehanty came h me On hnT, S0 ao sa
"" | ,auIly turned them all out OF the shanty' III
nn -mily went into the bush, and after being tne
M .,ms time their attention was called 70 :!
~ | ,hanty v seeing il in flames. The eldest n
o1 ,ach,d Il first, and opening the door sne can
oo 70 her father, who answered. when she rusn'
.m N and pulled him out by the arm, he nANli
.w zen kinr on a bed When taken out 1t "
,o1 ,ound that every stitch OF clothes that
nn | hpd on was consumed, his body being literal
,nn r,agt.d from bis bead 10 his feet. He iived
Joi n ant Iorr bcurs, su frering the most eNcruua
800 + 4. paip. The deceased leaves vile anu
Nh Ir IA seldom that swindlsrs are sufficient
,nn acuuaint ed with business usages 70 HAPe w
ro onerations TO the rules Of banks, &C., In regA
un ~ checks and notes, and hence few perso
j0o Monroe Edwards and Huntington, the iorSe
0OO bcing almost the only exceptions Ia wh
900 generation, have acquitted success upon "a
ooO scale. liut on Saturday last, young oeslnn
,,, | named Geo. A. Tirrsll, was arrested al post'
,,15 Who had commenced upon their systems "
900 .uch good results as to have Ieai'Lou % 30
800 Thousands of dollars in gold, s1,OOl IN Uoss
notes and A considerable amount oil other lur
aImo3t Al the outset. lie succeeded IN max
., dlposits with banks to the credit OF hms
''" urder fictitious names, placing to his credit 10
most ed checks, and, before the torseres Nelo
covered, had drawn largely upon the eIe'
ndr made TO him. By these and other he'hoal sSl
said hld started in quite money-nAKlns car
n an when hk arrest occurred
ltod, * Wsren,on Hcrndon, CentIevnle,
and F,irf,y Court House, Va, boots OF split ie'
D. or sell for =I2 and +lj par pairi sugar, 20
pears 30 ctnts per pound. OF coffee there rs NJ
earn Tea, common, II 80 and ~ per Pounu,
N, a cop, % and lj cents per pound. SAT- per
r for oftwo bushels, -1S and S2j at anctioa'S a.
fltl IIsrrIon. ore half bushel salt sofa ~
Now Xyri-L,v in the confederate camps, Is ssiln
ibbei II rer lint. bad az thar, and "oeli oiihs
,;c OF ifatke3 4 ball Of hemp thread would sol
II M Shoeu akcrs' thl eads cost one cen
Richmond. 80 dry goods TO be had az
rrirs Tfero is a great scarcity OF threah,
,gh lI,ss and pins OF soap there is none
.,I,,, Ii,s, mould, % and 80 cents. Adhnu
nor. r,rdlcs, hy retail 10 cents apiece. Flour
tbin and ss per barrel. Beef plenty. All the !
,rfion ander in the country Is taken for eoni'u
,re its obligations, and the country generaiy s
fatal ed out. Bat small crops have been Plns. i;s
much Loudon and none of any accoun. ~ ~ =.
a, The | The teams have all been seized, anu 'hssa
nVlish no leuces in Fairfax lsit.