Daily national Republican., 1863-10-03
PERSONAL.

CHARLEs PUTNAM, the great grandson Of
Israel Putnam died rerently in Ohio.
Mr.. G. II. CBABor, for the last twelve years
cashier OF The Ameriedn Newspaper ONCE, Balti. |
mors, died last evening, aged u wears
Col. DUDLEY, of Royalton, Vermont, has cut
six tons OF hay to the acre this season, which 10
recorded as \ big yield In the Green Mountain
state.
MRS. GEO. ROONEY, of Exeter. N. H., had
triplets" last week. Aggregate weight, 10 lbs.
and ounces.
GEoRGE +. GoTTscHALK, brother of the cele-
brsted planis', died IN New York on the esth uit.
aged 81 years.
Col. Ton Mcdowell, one OF the former
editors or attaches Of the (Copperhead) Harrisburg
Psi,io, and Union, has come out fol- Curtin.
GEN. HENRY a. THOMPSON has been elected
president OF the Bank OF Baltimore, to supply the
vacancy oecasioned by the death OF the late c. c.
Jameson.
WN. WIssoR drowned himself at Providence
last Monday. He grasped the rounds Of ladder
to keep himself under wster while efforts were
being made to take him out.
Col. Otis ADAMS, of Gen. Rosecrans' staff,
formerly a workman In the armory In Springfield,
and having relations In that city, was among the
killed in the late battles.
HENRY WARD BErcHKR says: "Life would
be perpetual neA hunt II man were obliged to
run down all the inuendoes, tnveracities, the In :
Situations. shi suspicious, which are uttered
against him"
JACOB WHITEHEAD, Of Gsteville, IN. J.,)
died on thursday. He was bitten on the hand by
q rat last winter, leaving a wound which nothing
could be found to cure, and which nn.lly proved
fatal Mr.. whitehead WAS 60 yesrs old.
JAMES o. McPuERsoN has been appointed
btigader general ip the regular army, In the place
Of Gen. Harvey, retired. The appointee Is captain
of engineers and msjor general OF volunteers, In
which latter capacity he has rendered
service In command OF corps darmes undsr Ges.
| Grant.
Mr.. SPENCE, OF London, has ceased to be
the financial agent Of the rebel government The
Richmond irninei says his authority WAS with.
drawn under financial consider ratons. Gen. J. c.
MeRae has been appointed, and Of cOurse h!l
agency will be An ex spence.ive one.
MAJOR GENERAL SICKLEs, the Hero of Get.
tysLuyg attended Ford's eatre last evening. Hii
| presence was not suspected until he was observed
coming out OF OK after the fourth act, when, al
1t vas said OF the elder Kean, "the audience ros,
at him." and sent up shouisOt spplause that mad'
the dome tremble. Professor Silly Withsrs, leade
OF the orchestra, very happily struck up Hsil 4
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meat gracefully and passed out to his carriage.
I MAJOR n. B. IiuST, L. S. A., who was seri
d ousy Injured Tbuysday, while experimenting upoI
his invention, the suhmsr!Re battery what Is IT,
at Red Hook, died during the siterRaRg st the Nsva
Hospital. Major Hunt was sppointsa tG ihe Mill
y tary Academy from New York In Isii, and VA
> graduated as second lieutenant OF engineers Il
Juiy, 1875. From 1916 to Is+s he was acting assist
u ant Profesaof Of Engineering at the Academy. FO
), msny months Subsequent to the opening Of tn
war he wss engaged ia the construction ofthe fol
tincations Of Key West, sns when war actual
opened and the secessionsts were busy tsiylug III
forts on the southern coast, It was In crest paI
4 through Major Hunts sagseity, skill, cou age an
, patriotism that the most yaluxblc Of all our NJ
tiohsl fortih. ,tons-those In southern Florids-
were saved to i!s GstjDn and from the clutch {
II the rebels. Some tins after his return North
{. commenced dcvniing himsfk - tho modelling
l. his submarine battery, from which be Wasy up
'r tn. time oi his death, ssnguine OF obtsinipg n
most gihiiS ing aud valuable results. His sppoin
meat major Of engineers dates from the Sd
i March, iSI3 He was = brother Of Ex-Gov Was
~ ingt0n Hunt, Gi New York