, 1863-09-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

4cu u lis student. u iha war One hnnarcd
and fifteen went during one term.
The number Of prize vessels taken into
tie port Of Philadelphia since the commence
n,ent uf the war Is eighty-ii5c. The most val
Ee1nuda, which realized more than half =
million cf dollars. Several Of the !ata prizes,
which brought heavy carEocE ct eutton, real
ized large aums.
In tho present junctnrc. OF affairs near
Charleston, tie following Is Of intervt Ito tha
elghts from Charleston, ons mile and onc-
eighth 11om Fort Neultrie, three quarters Of
: mile to the nearest land, and one mile and
ttn c-e1ghts to Fort johnton, aud Two miles
und tl,e.e Ute TO Castle pinrkncy. The last
pamcd fort Is Quo milo from the town, au
Fort J.,hnton Is two miles aud quarter from
tho town. Theee measurements are from sur
yeys from the United States Coast Survey d.
lurtMe1t,
-ltrow aprra:s f'u.' tho f:e at tho phila-
dolphin Navy Yard, ou SuuslIy, Was the result
Of front ntsnenus contn.. ti"u, caused by tho
accumulation Of lhh.uuavle waste tuatter III
tho catpcnter shop AID el.uring r0oul., TllA
matter Ind hcc,1 fmoultls trg for some time,
and the fire was pot discovered until It had
lnrnea Though the flour aud dropped burn'
lng flnEmenta 10 tEe nuxt story, NAeu It W4s
discovered by Tho scht7y OH duty.
0tfs SNIktA n"o 4aoAIA II
announcing that duEiug tho year cnt!ng on
the lst Of September, thu State debt os lonn'
| s3lyanla MAS reduced by pa5nluuta $!o7, 7A.
Tile French para1s contain u curious &C.
| count If d town, the remains o. which h,Yo
lately been discovered lmIc1.1r.l In tie sonl
Vt tho mouth. Of tho Garronne. 4 church,
trpr ost.i 10 be one Of tho lato Of tho dcca.
| ,lri,co or The Rouan cml,lFe, hns already been
| taid bnrc, snl numerous capitals and ecc!cs!.
n.tical architectural oruanents havo been
brought to light.
| A Frrnch paper notices a new remedy
| for hodrorlobta-sIu1ply bot water. A fur.
| man veterinary surgeon Of Magdoburg, named
| Hildcbrnrd. Inns nscertaincd lint hot water
| has tho effect OF dccomposing~ tho virus, and
II applied In time, lenqera condensation utl'
uectssaay. lie Says that all that IL to be done,
sitter well bathing 'hs Part, ito apply soLu.
] ton Of cauttic potash to the wound with a
bruth, md A.trxards anotnt 1t With ansimo-
| ny ointment.
Tic Faculty Of Dartmouth College have
gene vigorously 10 wosk TO suppress tas at1'
! eufd nru haltatons custam OF 'haz!uls tIe6h'
men," and balf:a.doxen tophosnorrs have
been brought up, admonished, ana put On
probation.
An old r,nid has been rrosccuted IN an
ErclIth town for kee7ing csts. Tbs neigh.
bosb complained Of the .catcrwaulinG, and
Mlss Kidd was ordered to abate tho nulsance'
IN court she gave tho pedigree Of her cats
| 0IulH EFGAk 44uEAkEk A40AA kAE etV%tAtl4os oA4G
bed ID her house was occupied By five cats.
- Some time since. Rev. Mr. Manly, Pres
ident Of the Sunday School Board Of tho BAp
lists ut the South, addressed a letter, by 4 u
Of truce, to Rev. Dr. Fuller OF ryland, 70
questinG him to purchase from the American
Bible Society, twenty 1ye thousand testa
mcnte for these schools. The matter was lait
before lie managers of the Bible 3ociesy, Hhe
at once nnanllnouely mada q grant Of TIT
books dceircd, ard eight 1arsc boxes have al
ready been sent to Baltimore. These will b.
followed by ten more. The government al
Washington has granted the privilege o
Transporting the books free Of all expense Il
Fortress Monroe, and from thence to Cit1
Point By the flag Of truce steamer.
Admiral Lee, short. time since. pfesen
ted 10 8. Woods, seaman on tho Noun
Washington, the medal Of honor which th'
| Department ordered TO he presented to hin
for his gal1autry in the affair on Nansemoat
river, Eten he fought his gun with the mos
determined courage, and when . shIpmat
was knocked overheard by . she1l, plunge,
. | into the water and rescued him, at the pari
, of lis own life; and Who, al o, Was very at
tebaiye to the wounded. Admiral Lee he'll
) up 1.i conduct of:the recipient to tho officer
|, nnSwbcp. who had been assembled to witnes
: tb"&rrssentatiop, as worthy Of emulation
. MI Woods received the medal with
! full heart, and vas only able to ejaculata It
ro{ds, "God bless our country.