, 1862-06-19

A Philadelphia paper points out the following
advantages resulting from the use Of crinolihe ::
-" Il frees Women from q needless weight Of
skirts, strengthens the system by exposure to
cold, and aids manufactures stimulates the
whale fishery, improves figures, displays ankles
to deliriOus extent and gives editors subjects
for articles All things considered, we see no
great reason to grieve over the institution It'll
not every fashion which develops so much or
such varied industry as crinOline." f.r
It is reckoned that the annual tobacco crop Of
the world amounts u 25O, ,0OO, 100 Of killogRm-
mes, aud a Continental Savan has made the Curl
Gus calculation that n there is tive per cent Of
nicotine in the lsaVrs--giviIg l2,bO0, 900 kilO-
granmes Us the yearly produce Vi this poison
there Is enough in one years crop to destroy
every living creature on the face of the globe, if
tS proportions were administered in single dose.
A 6-pounder feld-piece was presented to the
Amherst College recently. It was captured at
New bern aud presented to the 2lsG MasSachu-
sets regiment, who voted 10 present il 10 the
COLLEGE, IN honor Of the brave sons Of that inSti
tuition who are IN tue regiment
A young man living near Toledo, Ohio, was
divorced from his wife recently, on account Of
incOmpalihility." About three weeks after
the separation, the vile fell heir to $2O OUO, and
the man is beginning to believe hs loved her
very much, after oil.
Gen. Grant reports that he has buried over
4OOO dead soldiers. There is no doubt that the
rebels lost many more in killed than We did, for
our men tirrd to kill, and theirs to wound, aud
both carried out their Urdvrs TO the letter.
The number Of sheep in California is est.
mated ut 2,UOO, 900, and the amount OI fleece On
each at three pounds, giving an annual wool
crop OI 0,OOO,OOU pounds, with a rapidly in
crsasing tendency.
The Count Of Paris has shown his practical
sympathy for the poor Of the west Of ireland
by rrInIIting lrOm his quarters at Manassas juno
ton u check lUr Eau, Tor the relief Of the poor
Of GOwls.
Wendell Phillips says be thanks God for hav-
ing created Gen. Beauregard. The Louisville
Journal has no doubt that Beauregard thanks
God Tor having created Wendell Phillips.
Gen. McClellan's recent address TO his army
contains about eighty per cent. Of words Of
AHglo-SaxOn origin, and Of the AT words in
the address S22 are monosyllables. 20
The Confederate congressman have voted
themselves 81, ,0OO a-year aud mileage and 10
the soldiers for doing the work Of treason they
have voted Sll per month.
Two bills are before the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture to prevent eOlOred persons entering the
State uuder penalty Of imprisonment
Petitions to the State Legislature are in cireu-
latiOn in New York, praying the enactment Of .
law excluding negroes from the State. 'a~
Gold was selling in Memphis, on the 18th ult,
at seventy five per cent aud silver at htty per
cent. premium.
The hiring Of negroes throughout Virginia Is
progressing. TIE years prices are generally
sustained.
Parson Brownlnw says Tennessee will be voted
hack into the Union by 6",OOO majority.
| The contract price for the new Ericsson iron
clad batteries is $I0O,O 900 each.
The duty IN dogs in England, last year, pro.
duced S956.70O. ,..-ia5 W - b,
From $500 to 1900 is paid in Richmond for
substitutes.