, 1863-08-10
EEUS PARAGRAPHS.

The English government has agreed that
the directors Of the Atlantic Telegraph Con'
pany may charge for messages through the
Atlantic cable between Ireland aud NeTf3und-
Land such price not exceeding tive shilling5
sterling per word as would bear the same Ea-
Of 1865, that the amount Of 1eT capital might
bear to the old capital. The price fixed by
the cont1act Of 1858 was two ehiliings and SIX
pence sterling per word.
The enrolment for WInIebaso county,
IL, SHOWS 2,696 persons Liable to military
Gen. Falcon row occupies the Presiden-
tial chair Of Venezuela. The government Of
Gen. Paez no longer exists.
Never since Iowa has been settled by the
white nan, hare prairie chickens been as nu-
merous as at the present season. In Bachan-
IN and Blackhawk counties, they cau be killed
with stones and clubs, and bunting them with
guns Is next to no sport ut all. So plenty are
they that the farmers importune hunters to
try their luck on their grounds, md In aome
instances they have manifested their willing
ness to pay for the killing Of these Ito theml
nuisauces.
:. -Ignatz Radtzkey, who murdered aigts-
mund Fellner, the diamond merchant, at New
York, has been sentenced to be hanged onthe
23d Of September
"A Saratoga correspondent Of the Boston
Tbst says the opening ball there was very
cecided success; and that not less than GOO
yota1Ies Of TerpsIchore, there assembled from
all tie leading hotels to inaugurate the first
hall Of the season. There was an imposing
display Of dress and jewels; bu. only two ce-
lebtilies On the tloor-Guerfehella, the canta-
trice, and Gottscha1k, the pianist.
The trophies sent to Louis Napoleon by
Gen. Forey, we're five flags, and thirteen ban
ners, the silver keys Of tue city Of Mexico.
letter from the General IN Chief, and & small
s-pounder rlled cannon, taken at Puebla.
The city Of Cork, ireland, is rapidly Ieju-
venat1ng. Iron ship building Is carried On ex-
tensiyely, not only for home use but also on
foreign orders. the ag1iculturists, also, Of
for some time II extending the cultivation Of
fax. a aax mill is about to be erected, and
offers have been made by capitalists Of SIS
per acre for standing crops. The quantity Of
land under fax this year in Irelnnd is oiicial-
y stated to be 150, GOO acres.
Five zesimcntal suffers were caught last
Wednesday selling lfquorto enlisted men, and
$3.50 can for condensed milk, the regular
Wholesale price Of which North Is fifteen cents.
Major 6trykcr condemned them to nights
work IL the trenches, Where the rebel fire Is
| the hottest. Colonel Hall, our worthy Pro-
| yost Marshal General, approved the sentence,
and the suffers were taken up to the trenches,
| almost In under Wagner, and told that If they
| were lazy or showed the white feather they
! would be shot,. The sutlers toled in agony
| the whole night long, and fortunately accom-
limb. It. will be d lasting lesson to them,
! and serve us with food for laughter for q week
| to come. OEo Of them, also, had his entire
! stock OF liquors contiscated to the use Of oul
men in the trenches. This stock includes
forty-tWo barrels Of nle and ninety dozen oi
! Tine.-~Char2<sion Cor. PHI. Inquirer.
A private letter from Iowa City says thai
the office Of the Stato Press (Coppefhead) ii
that city Was closed up by the Sheriff fen
days since. 1tappeafs that, from the Eesonan
| editorials Of Le Gfand ByIngton, or from som'
| other cause, the paper became involved II
debt and trouble, aud was closed up arbitrari
| 1Y By the action Of the Democratic stockhold
ers. Why don't the Copperheads howl oyel
this arbitrary suppression Of cne Of their mos
efficient organs?
"A German Journal says that the six points
which would have the greatest etfecs Wit!
balls. Coo
There Tere ninety cases of eun-stroke II
two days at New York, last week, which
proved fatal. r.
! The large fire which was In progress
! when the Roanoke left Havana, proved very
destructive, though not so much so as vas
anticipated. The losses ere put down as fol
lows :-G3, Ole boxes sugar, value St,1S4, ,21G
and SO bales cotton, S110,0 GOO; other iner
chaad1se and cost Of warehouses, s41 HI
| making a total of 81 ,GS5, ,3G3, The following
is correct list Of the articles Gestzosed:-.
3,o12 bex:s Havana euga1, 1868 do. esnshed ed
crates earthenwarc, 1900 bags corn, 100 Go
coffee, Is do. spices, 4,110 barrels -four, 77i
bagE do.. 7,1SG floor tiles, 403 bags riee, 6ls
bricks, 675 bags salt, besides . Considerable
quantity Of corr, resin, maclinerY, SC. Al
large quantity Of quinine, destined for th5
Southtrn Confederaey.