, 1862-06-12
MISCELLANEOUS,

Col E1ectus Backus Of the Q. S. A., died at
the Michigan Exchange, Detroit, Oh Saturday
last. Bis death was not unexpected, as he
has been suffering for some time under CON-
pIcatlon Of diseases.
Since the general hospitals for soldiers
were established in Louisville, Ky., the NUM-
ber Of deaths that have occurred among the
inmates is $50. This calculation runs through
the period from September 18th, 1861, to June
9Th, 1862. OF this number 500 were Federal
soldiers, and forty five were rebel prisoners.
A SHAKE GENERA.-The action Of one Of
the Pennsylvania generals on the battlefield
is thus described: "Birney's brigade Of
kcarneJ's division, when Bl1ney advanced,
had b. sn ordered to advance By the railroad
in full time to have reached this point Of our
hardest tight. Had he REACHED it, his fresh
troops, poured in after the hard fight already
made, must hare turned the tide, and the enc
ny gould have been routed then. But he did
n9treach it. He halted Patterson's brigade,
ordered into Biruey's left, went through the
fswampy woods and almost impossible thickct
aud pushed on still, while Birney, with a fair,
dry road, and the fight not mile AWAY. halted
and sat down"
The Kenebec Journal is responsible for
the following: "Spcaking Of economy re-
minds US Of IN instance related Of \ lumber
uElttE Ill kIiIulIcE, Huo I'LL 4uLb LIE I1t
WIS in danger Of drowning. Efforts were i'm
mediate1y made to resc1e him by floating
boards from pile Oh the wharf. The drown
ing man seeing that the boards came from his
own pile, cried out to the 41en to pick for the
Wanee edge pieces.
DISTRESS n ForSDLASD.--Accounts
! from the Island Of Newfoundland represent
| that great distrits is likely to be experienced
| by its Inhabitants there by the failure Of the
| zeal fishery. The results cannot be yet stated,
| further than it is the most disastrous or
| record. The arrivals from sea at st. Johns aud
| Ha1bor Grace to this date, do not exceed 80
| 0e0. The shore catch in the district Of 771
estimated that the aggregate loss for the sea
son will not fall short Of $500, ,000-a large sun
| to q population Of only l20, 600.
/ "A private letter received at Boston from
| lady in Charleston, s. G., after deseribiu!
the great deprivations to which the who'll
community is subject, aud the general suffer
Ing experienced, says, with reference to th4
| making for the capture Of the city, that sh
hopes what is to be done will be done quickly
and states that she has "hcard several Of th
citizens declare sthey would rather die tha
live another year in the way they had don
tbs 1ast.h
The 61et regiment Of Pennsylvania su
fered terribly in the battle near Richmond
| All the field officers Of the regiment wer
killed. Their names were Col. Q. &. Rippey
Lient. Col s. c. Speer, Mai. s. J. Sweet, AZ
: jutant ". E. Miller. Two Of the captains
the same regiment were Killed, and tn
wounded.
TEE 18TH RgG1AEsr.-This new regimen
now being raised, we understand is to reude
vous at Clinton. We understand it is not tt
intention Of the authorities to go 10 the c:
pense Of new buildings. hut to quarter tt
troops in tents. They will not probably r
, main thus any length Of time after the reg
/ | 1Hent is full.--Daeenpoy. Gazette.