The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-26
NEWS ITEMS, 20.

THE seventeen year locust have appeared In
Kansas
IT Is reported that the Government 10 about To
call for 100. 00O more men.
THE young King Of Portugal, Is about to con-
tract . marriage with an Austrian Archduehess.
GKN. MCCLELLAN will not admit the pinkct-
Ing pleAslre-aeeking Congrsssmen within bis
Lines. Serves them right.
QUEEN VICTORIA intends to present 300 fc-
male students IN the Schools Of Ara In England and
Ireland with tickets for the Great Exhibition.
TIE Kingston (N. W Argus says that sever
al young ladics Of shat village volunteered ss army
nurses but have been rejected Oh account of their
good looks.
TIE Roman department Of the London exhi-
biton attracts great attention from i works Of art
and smorg them all, none In moro admired than
the statues Of story, the American sculptor.
LIEUT.. WoRDES, in n letter TO FRIEND dated
june 10, makes the following allusiun " the con.
dton of his eyes ~ regret W say that my eyes
have not 40 far improved us to enable me 10 write,
and my wife has still TO act my amanuensir."
"TnERE are people," says Mrs. Darlington,
"who can battle with impunity In water as cold as
9rcenand's icy mountains, or lndias coral stands
but as ir mo, prefer " bsthe In water that's .
eetle torpid"
THE Pacific Railroad bill directs tho first
meeting Of the corporation TO take place at CLca-
go, within three mouths Of the passage Of the LIl.
There hre over my corporatorr representing every
5tste aud Territory In the Union.
ianOuT 500 prisoners taken by Gen. Fremont
In tGe Valley Of the Shenandoah, went through
philadelphia last evening NJ ~ OF them were lett
10y jackson on his retreat, being sick. Their dos-
tnation isunknown.
Hns. McGREooR, Of Thompson, CT, received
| few days ago smother letter from her husband in
| robeldom. Tho ori5tle was finely written on tissue
paper, and was cramned into the hollow Of y
| military button,
The tax bill, as published In some Of the jour
nails, contains many errors, and causes considers
| bio perplcxites and discussions. An author 1sd
copy Of will not be published till after the Presi-
don't las given 1t his signature, aud II Is not worth
while ~ make any calculations upon tie erroneous
| copies afloat
| a WAsHIsGToS correspondent, 2ith, writes /,
| "A. T. Stewart of New York, has been lobbying
against tho passage Of bankrupt law. 1t Is al
legged that h0 came prepared TO engage c sbhy for
that purpose, aud believes he has succeeded. What
| may he beneficial In this respect ~ MIR. Stewart
will bring ruin " thousands of other enter1 rising
| merchants.
| THE Richmond ENQUIRER, 20th, states that
Confederate Court Martial, held 10 inquire into
the destruction Of the Merrirnac, had decided that
| tie same wss unnecessary, and that the vessel
could have been sent up the James river 70 prevent
the passage II Federal vessels, sad Destroyed u .
| later date II found desirable.
The Richmond DIspATcH says ten soldlcrs
| who recently deserted from Fort sumpter and
took refuge on board the blockading steamer SEN
all arrangements for blowing up the fortihcauons
as Boon II shall he nppareIt that Charleston uiust
| surrender.
MRs. William Morgan, Of Ssugerties, whose
mind had been derangrd by the death Of hcr eldest
son, was drOw ned on "Wednesday last In Il canal
rear OF her garden. While the family were at
| breakfast, she took q walk into the garden, and
either fell Or plunged int the canal.
Arrival Of Steamer Commodore.