The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

"A gentleman who has carried Mexican
dollar for apocket piece for many years, has
done pretty good business with it lately
by exhibiting itat three cent postage stamp
a sight. ,Ta"oq =! ,1j:.-~-:.. t.. .ao:5r>ao,9 y:
J. The Arro1NrMENr OF PAYMAsrERs:-
General Halleck has declared that no more
civilians shalt be appointed paymasters, but
that shese officers shall pc taken from the
army. and BY preference from those incapa-
ciated for field service by wounds Or disease.
THERE IS man out west whose memory
is 50 short, that il only reaches 70 bis knees,
consequently he never pays for his boots:
cHorr1se ,ps1sse:lB,E BEES are getting very popular
throughout the country-that is, = number
Of sturdy men get together on . certain day
and chop q. winters supply Of wood for the
families Of soldiers in the army: .o 80
u BUEhE1GH, the New; York correspondent
Of the Boston Journql, tells the, following
anecdoIte ,4noi.ruCo.t. rau,7y, p. ,.jf:.,.
~" George Francis Train is here amusing
our citizens in the debate with os G. NJ. Clay
One Of the best things said, was uttered by
an old man in the further, part Of the hall.
Train was showing. the benign influence of
slavery, and wound Up the climax with the
remark, Slavery is divine instituton.'-
So is h. said the old man. and the house
came down ..f,... $780,. ...
o5:A Chicago firm has agreed to: furnish GER
tain army contractors with 75O tons of. hard
bread, to be baked ard delivered in. the
month Of December. This is said TO- be
the h.ayiest bread contract ever made in the
United States! IL. ...~A. .Lt.. -.
=. MORE OIL WE'LL FAILURES. learn
that five more, Of the oil wells. Of Canada a
few days since suspended the further issue
of the oleaginous product, greatly to: the
grief OF their proprietors. One of them un
til recently, flowed at the rate tof six ito
eight hundred barrels a, day. They now
yield nothing but water. These last failures
occurred at the distance of abouta mile from
the scene Of those noticed some time ago.
It is firmly believed that the failure III all
the wells is only a question Of ti,ne.-Det.
AApertiser. - - ' -..' ~ h: Z. =!
A citizen Of Iowa has obtained Z patent.
for making wine from sorghum, which, i,
said by connoisseues to be equal to Madeira.
1t will cost only 25 cents per. gallon. A
fine quality Of rum is also made from the
same product ~ = .,4.'t
AN AMERICAN: UP FOR PARh1xENr.-A
native Philadelphian, NJ, Joseph Rodney
Croskey, has offered himself as. candidate
for the British, Parliment from South.mp-
ton. Mr.. Crosby was formerly an Ameri-
can Consul at that port, and has been for
some years engaged in extensive business in
London.
CURE FOR HVDRoPHoD1A.-The last NUM-
Der OF Br1itdusite says: A Shepherd ia
Germany states that for q period Of so years
he has beea applying Hydacloric Acid with
complete success to the wounds recently in :
acted by the bite Of animals laboring under
Hydrophobia. The wound should first 10
we'll washed with tepid water and the place
then painted with the acid. -,
f. LADIES SKtNs.-A furrier wishidg to IN
form the public that he would make up gf,,rs
in fashionable manner out OF old furs which
ladies have at home. appended the following
to one Of his advertise ments ,z.:. + sot
N. B.. Caps. yictorines, &c., made up for
ladies il fashionable styles out&f their e,ea
skins. t. ,.o s4@ !. .@2Ez.. s4 ~@-q no:ru
THEODORE Hook was walking in the days
Of Warrens backing, where one ofsthe
emissaries Of that shilling character had
written on tho wall. Try Warren's b.
but had been frightened from his propriety
and fed. 1.-THE rest is lse4sas,'' said the
wiz. E"& a)|# l!'alIs5"a v>a sonn4,
| The Boston Journal ;s selling its old
printed newspapers, clippings. scraps; and
f|alI, br st cents ) pound. There is the
greatest competition among dealers nanews~
paper stock. and waste paper. cotten waste,
.|r.ss, &C., bring very high prices. seasssss
4 "A special message has been sent e Con:
Igress, recommending = vote Of thanks to
Lieut.nants George W, Morris and John L.
i IWorden.-to the FIRST tor bis beroixm ii de
I lending the Cumberland againsf Tie Msrri.
- - 49, =. = ~ > - .5ss
Iage IN ,n.e contest betwen The Merr:iilluac
}, and Monitor. such vote being necessary
!. ito .dranee them one grade on The list Of
,Ioficers Of the navy. -
i oxx Of the bsst private libras;es ever cel-
Ilected It Washfngton, has lateiy been sold
lat'aaetion. contained sshsot $50 vol
Iunes. snd the person sho ovssi i soterel
fthe fatsnt Office . 4 nsssessr, aabouE twen-
lty years aen ~ssked his1selfsr 70 the lloa-
tloralss position caisf ssasrineS in raid o..