The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-15
NEWS ITEMS.

Tnr i'll repeating the act Of 1850 In relation
To church property has been signed by the Gov
cInor, uud is now a law
TnE twelve col,rcl churches in tho District Of
COLUMBIA were crowded on sunday last with
worslippcrs.
TnE steamer Woojforl arrived at Cairo on
saturday with 2c0 to 500 prisoners. and the
b"iy ct Gen. Wallace, from Pittsburgh.
Two NJ NnErp ASp rourr wounded. from
Pi.tshurgh Landing, Of whom one fourth nrc
rebels arrived at Louisville by the steamer
Mlnnehaha ON sunday
GtN. SiGELs illness was brought on bv on.
ccssive fatigue. For five DAYS and NIGHTS he
was almost constantly In the saddle, and during
that time scarcely slept at all.
ANornrH battle is expected Immediately AT
I'rw'h. Our forces will hc commanded IN
GENERAL lla.leck, who has reached tue field be
fore this
CuWLNINs and surgeons have been author
yea 4" sign the ccrtncaio Soldiers Letter" f.
.hu't Mihtcn 10y soldiers ut Diet iChcd posts or iu
h"'l'"l, which will be recognized by pOstmus-
''r'' postage TO bc collected ON deli, cry.
GOV. CruIN, of Pennsylvania, has made
ample HrrnuE Hmcuh 90 have all the soldiers from
hat state, who may he WOUNDED IN the rpmiu..
Oallle n Yorktown, removed to Philadelphia,
AMI there calcdiur.
rrErrr boxing girl Of II, the daughter of
Tho owner Of the lTodcgar Iron Works. at
richmond, wa captured 10y our lurccg llst week
"oAi His'l bethrl m the act Of sigualiziug their
| approach to tho cucmy
NEw planet was discovered at the Cam.
bridge, Mas, Observatory, last week, which /.
supposed To Ice a fragment OF a large planet
winch NJ some remote period rcyolyod between
the orbits ol Mars and Jupiter.
Tue Mormons have elected BRIGHAM Young
Guv'rnur aud Hiram G.. kimbdll IL. Governor
oi The new state Of Dncrct. This election is
premature, as the territory has not yet been or
sanilcd eds u state by the proper authorities.
TuE venerable Ruy. Nathan B.nys, d. D.,
L.l,. -, some years ago, at the head Of the
publishing hou.c ui the VI. T.. Church, is absent
rom the Conference now sitting at Waterbury,
c., Tor the iirat time in 90 years. llc 10 de
tanned 10y severe illness.
4 wopSrEp OFFICER reports that Geo. NJ.
johnson, reuI IfU,is.ulal Governor ol Ken
".hy, hau his hO'.H shot under hun at the Pitts
hurr' battle, ON sunday Wu,," Uu,iug ON Brock
WuiEns Stan, and was hiis II killed Oh Mon
lay.
Gov. BrcWyguAM, Of Connecticut. has been
APPOINTED President ct the ANEu,AN law
rlisNN'E iNIuS, la place Of oN-Gov. Bripgs.
,I M,s., dcr,u.cI aud hns accepted the oll,1r
j., N'ue'y could MOI have ixcl upon a better
i.alcr
lur prices of substitutes" for the rebel army
ar' uoH quutol ia a.. southern market, ns a |
-uHJ''tt general Interest. A. Lr amuud tn |
Hrl'.' has ri.cu from SlOO 10 500 again to !
t'IO, o.tI 900 tnat 90 al 900 and 2 900. Even
At 'nl' ',oinItnnt price ,he auice Is exceedingly |
lCaICc,
Iur tel, graph states that jeff Davis rcrontl, |
addressed sem" wounded rebel soldiers and told |
ihcm that hc "ufDuicd to -lltr, their fate with |
tucu, iI the next battle hrh." JON will take |
lh" uNH - 1Ic ui the danger though Lc has |
bad the lr6't share Of ,ho " houors' of rebel
.,um.
llrNN WAup Brrcnrn, as dll several |
u.hrr pIHarhcrs, struck tnu hoy note ct pupuluT /
liberty uu SUNDAY last, by declaring that gov- |
vunm'nts Gnd Institutions are iormod tor the |
people ami not iur tie llrt-uI and benefit Ui |
those who may bo incidentally chosen gov
cruurs
REV. Charles Robinson, a well-known Inita- |
tl.u C,,r.sNmdi, died at his residence at Gruton,
Mns'achusctts, mst werk, aged sixty eight
Year.. Tie was ordained pustur ui the Unitarian
church In I-alIort, Maine, IA ls-2, and ait'r-
wtr.h u.upI'l pulpit, at Gru,uA and MgIlIcd,
5lass.'' 'hua,ti-, and Peterborough, y. II.
Tux War Department has ordered our gene
rrls tu lay oil lpts Ui ground near every battle
field for the in,ouncnt ui the dead. llc.dhotrds
are to he attached to every grave, with the name
ui the buricl soldier, and rrJ,. ter " ever, bu-
rial ground will be- preserved 30 as to identity
the graves at any future time.
Two hundred and iNty-throc new canal boats
Oi an average capacity ol 900 bushels Of grain |
each, are now bullluR or are completed a. the
various places along the line Of canals in this |
state. As they can each make six trips during |
llg Hal.