The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-15

JuHN SCOrr, attached TO tho Thirty. eighth
New York regiment, was latoly suhoostsd 70
death in his tent by taking pan Oi ooAls into
IL and closing up all tho crovlcos. His COM
psnion, John Mcneil, came near sharing the
same late.
Tux street Railways which Mr. Train, an
American, first introduced into London, and
which we're violently opposed at tho outHot,
have I've some a iavOrite mode of travelling in
that city. Mr.. Train intends introducing his
elegant and commodious carriages 10 tho people
oi Geneva, Copenhagen, and Hamburg, daring
the coming year. Once under way, European
towns will find il ~ difficult to got on without
them as the people OF the United states.
WILLIAM j. HASNKRsLEY tho p nj. at
| Hartford, Conn, on the occasion OF his RETRO
| mcnt, had his account made up by the Audi
| tors Department ut Washington, and balance
| uf 81, 200 WAS iodnd due 10 the Government,
| which was paid. On subsequently referring
10 his own account. the Postmaster found 1000
| In addition to the former balance, due the Gov
| eminent, which was also promptly piid--a re-
| ircshipg instance OF integrity in these days oi
| Morgan operations.
| WAsuINAToS correspondent says that when
| a Member Of Congress- was urging the appoint
ment Of one of bis iri-nds, a few days ago, Seere
| tafy Stanton very kindly replied " ! can make
| more appointments from political influence
or personal appeals. The appointments in the
army must come from the ranks. have the
cases of a number Of widows, who have los'
their husbands in the army, TO attend TO, aud,
as they are most needy and their wants press
ing they will receive my earliest attention. Al
for the few civil posts in my gltt, shall dis
tribute them among the poor and meritori0ui
soldiers who have been crippled in defence oil
their country.
TnE village of Glasgow, Penn, was thrown
into great consternation Thursday last by a ilr,
which broke out at the oil well OF MarhAll
| 4 q, in nf nil AtruCk NJ the depth U
| 40 feet, ard immed lately emitted gas whicl
| : uited from tho furnace, setting the shanty AM
derrick on fire. An attempt TO smother the mr.
bv throwing on clay and rubbish only seemed
increase the flames, and stream OF oil Pourc
down the streets of the village, buIninR a.
ran est the flames should communicate TO th
! dwellings, all hands went TO work with shoy'
and mattock 10 turn the stream in an OppOsit
directio n towards the river. AfIsr four or iy
| hours work tho flames were finally suppressed
-. since then the we'll has continued to pour
5 stead ' Nream II almost pure OIL az the rate
q about 90 barrels day.
DuRrSs the week ending Feb. sth, 81 pacI
ages Of articles for hospital use, were received
/ ! the hospital depot Of the Sanitary Commisso
4 in Washington, and b,31l articles were dellyes
T. sd TO the order of surgeons OF the army oil "
4 Potomac Two hundred and ninety-seven sic
= ldsls, were taken care OF az the camp OF "
a Commission in Washington. Three medical \
, spactors of the Commission arrived during u
week at Cumberland 10 render assistance
the sick of Gen. Lsnders column, and no pit
supplios for ole thousand privates, were l.
- waTded To them by way OF Wheeling. Repor
:, have been received from an inspector of 4
" Commission, who was promptly on the groul
with ample supplies fer the wounded AT the ba
.. tie Cf Somerset.
il A SLAVE lately came into the camp Of I
:. Iowa 'Iocps at Florence, Mo-, mounted upor
ia hiph spirited horse, on which he had es ap
from his master, who lives near 81 Lou
, Around his nt X was a band Of iron half An Ia
- hiCk and neas sly one d half inches wide, n
~ locked but s-curely rire,ed Three iron prom
,a oflightning rod size were welded TO this bar
no n. equal dis Ances apart, and arose above
7, | head about nine inches, with an outward inc
=, nation. The iron mad lAcorated his neck, n
~. tho wound had partially healed under the p
lection he had given 10 them by hOldlng up
bands with his hands during the preceding ds
No that he was concealed in cornhsld, but wh
%, riding the horse he could not hold II up, ant
OF had opened the wound, from which thare wa
x blOOdy, mattery Ooze trick ing down upon
H. broad shoulders. To the soldiers who 8
d, rounded him, with pity and astopishment
ut negro plead earnestly = PLEASE Masss 10
66 lake dis collar of my neck lee a good =
a ger; I'll do any ting you want me. De Hill
cA soReIa cut the c liar of or Ben" After n la
ofthros hours the collar was filed of. II
yal pears that the negro had carried this iron b
N upon bis neck about three monthA, as pun
ii- msnt for AssstiDG hiA wife 70 ssOAPs into
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