, 1862-05-01

Green peas in Dixie, but alas no peace.
Early vegetables also, and broils without num-
Der.
Col. Scott has engaged enough railroad rolling
stock to transport $4,000 men into Kentucky.
Captain Sernmes, Of the pirate Sumter, has
sent his family to reside in Connecticut for
safety.
AGter the LIST of July next, the pleasant sacra.
mcnt Of capital punishment is to be administered
in Bavaria with closed doors, in the presence Of
certain officials Of the criminals advocate, and
Of twenty -four citizens
The new fort, TO be built at the mouth Of the
Kennebec, will be called Fort POpham, in honor
Of the Governor Of the first English colony, New
England, in 1909, near the site Of the proposed
fort We like the namG Of Pop'em for a fort.
Il Is likely to become popular
Count Kersolon, Frenchman, has invented q
new patent, keyless lock IA, l4O,625 conbina
tons. Il has i've rollers, each marked with
twenty five letters, At one Of which the lock is
set. Que Of these locks is to be put upon the
safe in the Great Exhibition, the safe to contain
$500 for the one who shall succeed in openiOg it.
A late traveller saysi "If you wish to raise
an Americans pride to fever heat in England,
by any other allusion than the flag Of this Union,
touch his pocket" "Windsor, sirI" said one
Of true grit, to an Englishman, who pompously
described the palace Of his sovereign. "Wind
sorl I've heard Of it, am going to see it, and, il
like the place, intend to buy it,"
Horse chestnuts are used in Switzerland to fat.
ten sneep for mutton, the flavor Of which Is said
to be highly Improved by them. They are there
crushed in mills similar to our cider mills, and
fed Ia measured PrOpOTtiOnsj otherwise, sheep,
in their grevdinesS, will iniure themselves. In
this country, horse chestnuts are the only things
that TO use has been found for
Horace Greeley lectured recently at Chelsea.
He prefaced his lecture with the reply Of Byron
70 the criIics--"if you allow the devil to speak
at all, you must not expect him to speak as q
Clergyman, claiming to speak In his own way
The Telegraph says. ave don't know how
the devil would speak; but IL he Is no better
speaker than Mr.. Greeley, We pity him."
The Tuscumbia, Ala, Constitution, In an ar.
tcle on the mineral wealth Of Alabama, says
Alauama will turn out what is now considered
too poor to invite capital, perfect Eden full Of
fruits aud flowers, and mineral springs and
healthy society" We shouldn't wonder IL they
had succeeded, some time since, in turning out
all healthy society, considering the way they
have conducted.
The Army Of the Potomac consume, in twelve
days, II, 900 barrels Of -four, 1900 barrels Of
beef 5000 barrels Of pork, 100000 lbs. Of sugar
and 500, 900 lbs. brad. Hominy, crackers, vine.
gar, candles, soap and salt in proportion. How
ever, they would consume as much II they were
anywherS else, and 50 the country is not much
loser Of anything but that they would produce.
if employed in industrial pursuits.
Il Il said that ex-Secretary Cameron's son hss
bean deeply concerned not only In horse and
beef contracts but in variety Of other opera
tions, By which he has already realized q for
tune much larger than that which the brother.
in.law nf Secretary Welles pocketed from his
commissions iof the purchase Of vessels. Some
say that young Cameron has made more than .
million of dOllaFsi