, 1863-07-15
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

| - An unpublished magnifcat, written by
Handel, when young man, By desire Of Car
dtnal OttObonl, has recently been perfDrmed
u London. Only two copies exist-one
the property Of Queen Victoria, aud the otker
OF the Sacred Harmonic Society Of London.
| = The real name Of Gail Hamilton, who
| writes such original articles for the Atlantic
| Monthly, is saIah Dodge, and she is saidto be
exactly the right sort Of woman-cleyer and
| sensible, and not at I'LL Of the blup-stockinr
oruer.
The st. Paul Press says;-The cause Of
our extraordinary smoky atmosphere is cx-
Pnlntd " gentleman who came overland
from Superior yesterday. The pine forests
OF that region have been on fire, and the air
there Was 50 full Of smoke that vessels could
not run on the lake, even. The wind from
that direction blew the smoke overland. This
Is Z lhcnomenon which is said to be common
In that region
ticlts at Vicksburg during the siege:-FIour
g Der pound, equal to 81 600 Der barrtl.
Fresh Beef $1ni.a25 per ID. Pork SS.50l3 90
PER lb: Butter S3 50a3 90, tout i've weeksl.
Rice 75asoc per lb. Sugar 75c. 3iolasses 81
per Gallon; Corn Msal 81 40 per bu. {out two
we,ks}. Coffee s7.5oa10. 90 tout four @ wseps9. i.
Mule meat 81 90 per h.. Louisiana rum (only
liquor IN the cltyj $40 0oa200 per gallon,
Memphis was magnincenuy illuminated
upon the occasion of the late glorious uega.
All the public buildings, the theatre, hotels,
Telegraph office, and stores, were II blaze
Of light. Referring to it the Memphis Bu{{e-
tin eays:-"Au this demonstration goes to
,pg.yt the innate satisfaction felt by our cIti.
zeDs at the glorious news. The cause IS
bt}shteniDg... The clouds of war arc fast
breaking, and our people cannot refrain from
fhrH1n with r hat exstatic joy they conte1n-
plate the sweet anticipation Of q restored
Union and speedy pcace.H
.-C Col Wager Swayne, the new Provost
Marfhal Of Memphis ,isa son Of Judgc Swayne.
OF the Supreme Court Of the United States.
He is native OF. Columbus, Ohio; was edu-
ts ea1ed a. =: fale College, Connecticut, mud prac-
the var be Joined the 43d regiment Of Ohio
volunteers. At the battle Of Coginth be dis
t1nSu1Ehed himself, uud WIS made colonel of
the regiment. He has had considerable mill
ta1y experience; was engaged in opposiugthe
eh,rts Of Price in Missouri, and in the opera
tlons against 1sland No. 10.
The sabbath Committee Of New York
have Issued call for National Sabbath Com,
yentiop. to be held at aaratoga Springs, On
Tuesday; August II. BISHOP McIlya{na Of
Ohio Is to deliver an address On the Sabbath
as Religious Institution, on Sunday evening,
The 9!4 Of August, and the Rev. PHILLIP
Scbatf, u. D., Willard Parker, H. D., tho Rev.
HenT B. Smith, D. D., the Rev. Wm. 4.
Williams, D. D., and the Rev. Mark Hoppins.
D. D., are to present papers In the Conyen.
tion on the nth, as the basis Of discussion.
The Arctic Expedition proposed By Capt.
G. f. Hall, during the present year, has been
postponed until the spring Of '84
The French authorities have decreed the
demonstration Of the property of ail those in
Mexico who con1inne In arms against them,
Mr.. James E. Bidwell, Of Middletowa,
Ct. has in his collection OF coins one of no
little FAluB and i1fArnaf and of frrao+
ttquity. It Is piece Of money OF anclent
Greece, aud is believed to have been stamped
about 800 years 3. c. On one side Is q head
q Minerva, and On the reverse is the figure
OF an owl. with eprig Of olive and tho Greek
letters ATHE, contraction Of Athena or
Minerva, the Patroness Of Athens. The coin |
1s somewhat less In circumference than On
American quarter. but much thicker, It h;,s
been considerably detaced and worn: but the |
letters and figures can all be traced. It Is OF !
silver, and Ii weight is worth about seventy. |
five cents. This is undoubtedly tetradrachm
Of ancient Greece, whose value is put down |
at IS. I'd. sterling, OF so.78.
The following Maccaronic verses By the |
learned Person seem appropriate to the pres
cDt eeason:
" Ego nunqunm audiyi such terrible newR,
6, AZ at this present tempue my senses confuse;
I am drawn for milcs, / must 60 cum Marte,
E eaan @ .s9g 5s
- That though times may change, Britons meyer
mutantnr.''
On Tuesday last the stockholders Of the
National Bank of Lyons, (Ioxa,) met ut the |
Iy OILS City Bank, and elected officers, and |
transacted the o her necessary business pro-
liminary to procuring charter aud putting
the institution into operation: The follow
ing officers were elected: J. ?. Gage, Presf- |
dent; l. Go1dy, Vice President; ". II.
Evans, Cashier.