, 1863-08-22
NEWS PAIfAGRaPHE,

4 sad disaster occurred On Lake Huron, }as
| week. The steamer Ploughboy, 1av}ar bro
Ken her engine, came to unJcr cne Ct the III
arus Ill Lake Huron, and: q sn2I b73t. cen
tanning the Clerk Of the steamer, Mr. Parks
aud three others, r ~ sent off for assistance
The boat. however, Was lost, aui a1l four ut
the mea dTsWced.
"A party Of gentlemen, . few days sirce,
who we've searching Ia Bristol coaaty, Mass,
fer trsces Of the N:1 thmen, 'st7ucE lie" I;
seems there #as nothing left Of the NorLhuen
but o grease spot
The Now York Tribune says that fifty
copies ct the Daily Nens wese> sejzcd on Sat.
boat Ter Daytd's Island, with tho following
On the in1td5 Il tie wrapper: To the Sol
Btn. Wood.'
That eggs wsinkled at the small end al-
! ways Produce male chickens, and other eggs
female enee, has long been common asset
ton a French saran has just laid 1t before
he Academy If seiences as On iadisputab1e
TACT, demonstrated by himself In three years.
series Of experiments.
A few months ago, three PERSONS bought
lot Of grourd in Greenwood Cemetery, N.
which they subsequently partitioaed off
to their mutual satisfaction. Last week, on
eatu1day-ths PARTIES to this bargain we're all
laid to rest in theis respective lots. They be-
looged to different families, and were IN no
Way related.
The latest received New Orleans papers
announce the death Of Dr.. wainwright, Sur
Eeon q. s. 4 and son Of the late Bishop
Wainwright Of tue Diocese Of Nov York.
Admiral Farragut arrived at his home, in
Hastings, on the Hudson, tew days since.
Long before the boat reached the dock 1t WAS
cIoWed with hundreds Of ladies, gentlemen
and children who came to welcome him.
Across the dock was stretched a large banner.
on which 'fas painted these words: "Wel..
1Ioment he landed, "three cheers for the Ad-
miral" greeted him. The ladies rose in their
carriages and waved flags prepared expressly
tor the occasion. Bouquets and Welcomes
were shoHered upon him with m earnestne,s
which pIoEed they came from no mere ordl-
fsctsd BY tn demonstration, and as be bowed
MS thanks, tears we're noticed eoursiup down
his bronzed face. With his usual modesty he
tEled 70 escape from notice, but there seemed
1rorn;n2 VI nS ang pace Tor him. as waving hand.
5eacned hia residence On reaching the house
he found IT filled with rn.e hogcrs and fruits
which bad been most carefully arranged bv
his good servants, who werep perfectly delight
ed to ZEE him once more.
According to = correspondent ofthePhlla.
pe1phia Ldgtr, Saratoga was never so full as
now. Among the scj9urners there, at the
time this letter was written, were Hon. WIN,
g. Alexander, of New Jersey, and John G.
sasc, the rcet, Of Vcrmont-both defeated
Democratic candidates fir tho Goyernorship
OF their respective States. IA fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind" Sake and Alex.
andar have been much In each Others coupa.
ny. ard 1nsny are tie pleasant joke3 the5 have
felt privileged In iatlcting upon each other.
He1e Is Z saml le: SAKE, the other morning,
after dlspotiug Of dsaught Of "Consress,"
oTelcome by the heat, lclsurcly reclined
against the bottllng house Of Clark & White,
Alexander WAS passing, and seeing SAKE In
that position, facctious1y asked, 'tAre you the
Proprietor cf this establishment, slr?" mo"
Has tic rea5y and nai.r reply Of S4xe; II nm
Lot proprietor Of the place, but, as you Der.
cei5r, I have heavy lean upon it.''
-Meycrbcer has composed Grand Chorus
entitled "a Hymn to Jupiter" which he las
1.tEel4;ed to he t.'1;a VI Florence to cele.
b1ate The fcte day OF Its patron Saint and to
celebrate the anniversary If the battle Of Sol
te1ino.
Tie Prince Of Wales having gone to Ualt-
fax ard LETT his wife at home. the English pa-
Ieis lad paragraphs eaying :hat sho was In. |
disposed. The Morning Nst Is, however, out
with tho Interesting" statement that the |
general tsalt1 Of the lady Is gool bnt In rec. |
c1nmendiDg her to abetatn from visiting Hail. |
fax, F. r: IFS advisers haye only sought to |
sare h=r from over-ezertton, which sit Is now
dessrable for her not 70 iecur.n