New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-12

Thorwsldsen. Heade goes to Brasil to paint scenery
and humming birds. and takes to tho Brasllian En-.
tAa,ericsn Publ.shins Circular
SINGULAR Rus OF BAD LucK.-Ihe popular
notion 10 that army sutleps mako mints OF money,
and manly Of them doubtless, do make good thing
Of It, but it IL some hat OF lottery at best. Mr.
Mo'ss Sweetser, army puIveyor OF this city, mas
been peculiarly unfortunate In bis business Al tho
Ere, Bull Run fight be lost most Of his property
there; at the second Bull Run fight raid Was made
on him by our retreating army his warehouse ~
FarfAx was broken open, and all the goods taken
at Front Royal his clerks retreated suddenly, ana
he made loss there, as be did aso at CulpePper.
lie tyas obliged 10 skedsddo from Wsrrenton three
iuss last SUMMER; bis tiOre al Herpers Ferry was
burned down. and all the goods lost; at Manassas
he was robbed Of all his goods while absent ATTEND.
ing to bis little girl, who was run over al Fairfax
the 9Th fJuns. He WAS taken prisoner by Gen.
titz Leo with all bis goods at Anuaodale, on iheir
way 70 Washington. The next day zen. ntnzr'
went into Fairfax Court. lonse, and cleaned him up
there's aud now again On Wednesday last he was
taken prisoner with three teams ut Gainsvlle car
RED into tho mountains and sept prsoheT With elk
Of bis clerks three dave. Next day his store was
robbed by Moseby At Fairfax Conrt-liouse. After
all these trials aud rsbus Mr.. Sweetser Is not in
undated nor cast down, but Is determined TO work
ON until no can strike better streak OF luck, which
Losses amount To about $4,000 by these different
raids, &c. His experience IL that OF many.
IWsshlagton Stss
CONFEDERATE ScRrP.-There was q Psnnsylva.
MIA Dutchman In tho camp at Tnuns, somewhat
noted for dry humor and shrewdness. group OF
farmers were, one day, in his presence, discussing
the merits Of thc currency 70 literally Issued by TIC
Richmond Goveisnsnt Sam, upon being appealed
to 81 Ia AZ, al fpia hat
of II would be redeemed, according to the obligs-
tions assumed upon the face H the note. This made
no.t OF the CONF any open hGr eyes with equal as
tou,shmsnr and pleasure, 'boy generally bad their
pockets filed with tue article, IN exchange Tor
wheat pork &c, last Fall. bam wes about leaving
the crowd uBder tins grand impression, when one OF
them called him back for further explanation.
" Why are You 60 sure that these notes will be re-
deemed I" "Wby, sir," Gays Sam, "you zee they
promise to pay Elk mouths oftcr the raiir'csion oil
Treaty of Peace between the Confederate States
and the United Sistes." esquire, ii glyeyoa
thousand doars for that gray colt Il yours, p0s'-
Die al TIE sane s;ms. That ersnt VIA happen some
time after lie worlds burnt up" Nashville News.
IsDI,s WEDDIso.-Two Sho-hone Indians,
Eohpa coyoteD and Iogoa lrattesnake, fell IN love
lately with ShOshone maiden Of fourteen Summers.
called Twilight, or name signiiy ing the came, ana
referred TO Iortoi their Chef TO strange and setto
The affair lie accordingly brought the parties be-
'ore his friend and pre-, j. X. Jacobs last hnrs-
day. Jacobs refused 10 give his decision Ia THIS
care and told them 10 ,etie 1t in their own way
Iorto directed the rivals 10 prepare Themselves Tor
settlement after the primitive method, su prac'
iced IN tie TRIBE. h,ing IL on. aud giving lie
brid. 10 tho winner. jacobs. TortoI, and Buffalo
sim were chosen to act AS judges. After despc-
alo conflict OF Two or three protracted rounds, IN
which the frends u both parties participated, Iogea
got y black eye and bloody nose, ard gave up The
LIGHT aud bri. in despair. The father o.. The maiden
ID, pre.entod the bIide-who had teen previously
srrayed IN hsr wedding dress, cOn-isl iDg oil White
linen shirt and sundry lIiogs, pTerented 10 her 10y
Marsh-'o he .gc,eSsiui Ecnapa, and he thing WAS
did. 1hey'werc thencsforth one scroriins To the
sho.houe uia. Lcbnlu and bis bride, with lorioi
aud others, accompanied Buffalo j IN to bis doup
ions at EDWARDS Creek, ID spsnd The bone, moon
.mong .hslr friends and eigh6ors, she Pah UtAhs.
Reese River hev'lle.
TN AcTiyo BnrInH CossCL At RicnaosD.-
Dunnz The ab.enco Of tho Bu.ish Consai, Mr.
Moore fron ths Rebel capital Mr. Gnstsyus Myers
wac bis ioepm tsnssi. Ihis individual ", q, h's
nan, Indicates OF tie Israeh,sh race, and, what
nav not he generally known, EGfirc Of he Ohiied
SfI1s oE,.g ~ GLesiaHo sAaserer 70 Nt Sa'cH
Of Eagiaaa. Hr. My.r, unul The Ci'y OF NOTION
returned 70 the junsccton Of the Union wa BRUSH
Consal a. tAat port, and there ia ample evidences
,hH, no, one oil the or.igo con.uls In Southern ees
has shown huseli 20 determined a ioslerer oil sees
non. THIS IL patent TO his own country men resident
h. o
ol. wa. r.oecup ed lie llonght IL necessary Tor ms
own safety 10 leave for Richmond IN COMPANY with
hu fellow Rebel. llOs such "a man can be permit
ed To- hold az oifoial POSITION IN the United states IL
my tcrJ " cycDbooy. Washington KEEP
THG NtEBrR OF WonES KILLED AT YIcrsBUR0.
-Ihe A,E-Aibaay Ldecr says: Capt HAIRY hc-
DJugAl, who ba. speni several days a. 'icAsours
.iuco is snrrcndor whites ~ that be has nsfe tho
.nO-g cafciAl inquiry Sc 10 tie actual number Of
women k,licd n The city du ing tie b0tbardment OF
thai town BY Gen. Grant. lie learns tia, TIE num-
lei ]. -. Beride tLe,e qniie uumber OF children
we're Killed. Cnpt. McD0ugal states that dnnag
he bon bsrlment u wAs not an uncOLmOn sighi Tor
women 10 be scen, pafasol in band prononhdlng the
tre.tg aud that the number Of them killed Is at1b-
utah'e to tie buyado With which Ihey thus exposed
tLeu s.lvea IT, one instance of the death OF ohil-
drvn, e, or ten little Goys were plnying together
NJ front Of one Of tho dug into Tho hside Tor
ID. pro oe.iOn IL the women apd children, d shel
exp lodod Ia their ndsI, Killing sovsn OF hem. Ono
huls fellow, n most Interesting ohd, aud son OF n
formerly prominent merchant VI tue town, wls il-
crafty Torn into small Fragments. Gen. PemOerton
refused TO allow the women aud Children 10 leave
DO civ, and no ID therefore Responsible fn tne
doalh- Of the and lttie nnoccuts killed dur
inx the bombArlLcrL These statements were OBJ
t.iued iron Que OF tho pnn1rhl business men oi
Vlcksburg, aud are doubtless correct.
TuK PniLApILPHIA CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.-
The pew Catholic Cathedral IN PhilHdelphla WAS
thrown op.n 10 public inspection on Ihur,dAy. Inc
building ia perhaps the most extensive ana imposing
ecclernstlcAl structure on the Continent. hoLe idea
II ls ,Ie may be gathered from The fact that IN tho
lone alone upward Of bali million brick have
Teen u.ed, vi le the plast-ring cost SlooJO dollars
sud was considered cheap even at that. Tho debt
Of ID. cnurch now il go COO. Ii has not been IN
cr,ased anything for several year,, though the wo
la, boon .org all the time. he interior OF the
building l. to be h,hed in the highest style Of arr
20 that, when completod, II will presont most mag
nihoent appearance.
A HrRo.-Among tho heroes la tho terrible
charge OF The 6.h Michigan Cavalry nj Failing Wa
tets was W liter Rowe, from Scion, Kent county
Mich. We learu from N trusi worthy private ronrce