, 1863-08-13

NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
The following notabigities are nov at sara
toga: Judge Wayne Of Georgia, who is one
OF the staunchest Union men, and who is
there for the cure Of his eyes; Judge Greer
OF fh'lsde1pbia, who is greatly broken in
health, and Nhoee working days are about
over; Chief Justice Taaey Of the United
States Supreme Court; Com Vanderbilt.
$su,Wo LOT span that will {" beat Bonner"
Mayor 0Cd;ke, who. with his family, is ct the
Congress, besIdes others Of note.
J. 1t Is nov said that the " bronchial aftec-
tionn which prevented Miss Ke1logg's fulfill
Ing her Eurolean engagement fs reaity total
loss Of voice for singing; and there Is q r1-
under Charlotte CushmaD, Who ha5 just re.
fused IN offer of 81 500 week, for ten weeks,
for two characters only-t Meg Aerriles" aud
Lady Macbeth, four nights In week. bliss
Cushman's property IN this country has dou-
b1ed IN value within the year.
Col Shaw, who Was killed in the assault
George William Curtis. He was married only
few days prior to his departure for the war.
"A few Gays since, suit was instituted
before an Alderman In this city for the rccoy-
e1y Of one cent. The circumstances were as
follows: A gentleman WAS riding In one Of
the Darby passenger cars, and the fare to be
paid vas four cents, He handed the conduct
formed him that he had no cent to give, and
requested the passenger to take the note back
md give him (the conductor) four cents. The
passenger refused to take the note back OF
hand over the pennies. Tha conductor then
put put tie th money IN his Pocket. and the next
one cent due him, and the Alderman decided
that he was entitled to 1t. The President Of
the Company paid the cent and costs,-IMiE.s-
de!phia Ledger; Aug.8 8.
Henry Burden, the great iron manuf1r-
turer, has commenced SUIT in equity against
Erastus Corning, Era5tus Corning, Jr., and
John F. WinsloW, for an alleged Infringement
horse and mule shoes, so largely in use By tha
Government. The defense is said to be con-
elusive. The questions Of law and fact are
to be tested In the Circuit Court Of the United
States for tho Northern District OF New York,
before which tribunal Samuel Blatchford Of
David L. Seymour and Marcus P. Morton Of
Troy as counsel for defendants: The patent
upon "hlch th1s case turns ls q new one, and
has never been tested in the courts. Tie de-
also deny any Infringement. Tho case Is sy-
nonJmous In all lis aspects with what llas
been known IN the courts for several years as
tho Great Spike case.
The SAiad, published at Tuscola, Doug
Las county, Ill. says that some workman,
imbedded in The earth, twcnty.six feet below
the surface, small limb Of cedar Wood,
which. Inns probably been there thousands Of
years. .
The CarbondaIo (Il1) Times SAYS that a
Mrs. Bowers VAS attacked by a panther, In
jackson county, q few days ago. She was
saved by her husband, who happened to be
little girl Was Killed by d wild animal (proba-
bly, the snme), q couple Of weeks nso. A
lorge body Of hunters had turned out In pur.
suit Of the animal.
A letter from Philadelphia, rcce1yed by
Gen. Gray, yesterday, gives the particulars Of
serious accident to Coy: Gamble. He was
On the cars going from Washington to phila-
dephia, With the elbow Of lis right arm
slightly. projected out Of the window, At the
moment Of passing a narrow bridge. The
timbe1s OF: the bridge struck the arm, gnd
fractured TIC bone above the elbow. He was
taken to Philadelphia, where he Eow is, and
viii necessarily have to remain some .imo be-
fore be can recover from this accident. ST
Loasis inpuotican, dug. II.
JEFF. Davis has invented q new name for
desertfon. ne calls It leaving ona'B post
fom mere rest1c5sness and desire Of change"
- Rev. Dr.. Newman has resigned lis Pro-
fessorship in Union College.
When the English newspapers thought
Gen. Hooker to be " the coming man." they
claimed him for Cornishman; now that
Gen Meade has proved himself 50 good a sol
man, whose relatives still flourish there"
Prince Alfseds dormitory On the Rae
coon is described rs q little cabin with ono
o1nament-sa portrait Of his mother,-and
liberally strewn with cigars Of tare brands
and pipes Of all sorts.
- Tho Princess Of Wales finds pleasure in
daily morning visit, i,.eoy,.ita, to Hyde Park,
where, seated on one Of the public benches,
ehe views the ever changing scene.
Tho Empress "Eugenie has for several
years had the reputation Of setting the fash-
ion, IN drets, for all the women Of the civil
izea wcrld. II We may believe the usually
wel.informed correspondent Of the London
gun to perform the same Office for his sex.
That writer assures us that :" Napoleon has Of
late introduced the fashion Of removing his
hat with Lis LEFT Land when saluting, Tie
ehgants Of Vichy quickly initiated him; tho
Ga1dias -[Aagaoyeitealof Paris already adopt
The cust6n}.n-
1t is stated tha. the Emperor Napoleon
has revised the last proofs Of the first volume
Of his Lie Of CrEar.''
1t appears from return made to the
House Of Commons, on the motion Of Mr.. T.
Barring, t1.at tEerc arc 2, 1a3 steam vessels reg
!ste1td In the United Kingdom, and that Of
this number e:22 belong to tie port Of Liver
The iron vessels ard two Of the wooden cncs
are propelled by the screw. Twoarc Of steel,
namely, The Light of the River, belonging 10
Mr. ". +. Macgregor, and the Mono, owned
by the Pacific Steam Company, both small
5eesels.
the crop Of wool In that State Is increasing
immenEely, and that In 1870 1o expects 1t to
be EQUAL TO the entire production Of the
country according to the last census.
One hundred and ninety. two Polish
Jews arrived 1t Quebec Inst week By the brig
Echo, from Halnb nburg.. THY. elnl:;rated in
consequence Of the distracted condition Of
Poland, and intend to ecttle back of tue o..
taWa.
On the night Of tho 5th inst, four of the
six prisoners In the LaSa11e coanty jail ut
Ottawa, I'll J, dug ont and escaped, viz: Asa
Far1ineton, confined Tor lareeDy; Robert ].
9se 6srs soe
: DISAGREEMENT. One pris oner, who.e time ex-
PRED the next day, remained to get bis "rcg-
nlar tfs schargc," aud enc. who had been
Wounded when arrested for stealing chickens.
could noE conveniently leave, else there Wonld
be no need of jailor ut present. Farringtsn
is the man who, fen weeks ago, disappeared
with $500 and horse belonging to Mr.. David
StrarD, The cattle dealer. lie was arrested
about tcn days ago as Plattsburg, N. T., and
is again at large.
The lightning struck school house in
Rome township, lcnawee county, Michigan,
on The 31st plt, and demolished tho chimney,
tore of most Of the plaste,ing md ripped up
several plapks IN the floor. The front door
was considerably shattered, aad the west end
ct The house nearly separated from the build
Ing. There were about thirty scholars In the
room at the time One young lady had her
dress torn, and another's hoops wcre stricken
from her, dropping en- the floor. Many sud-
bent position; but, marvellous to relate, the
only injuries received werc the following:
One young lady slightly burned on the neck,
and another on tho arm.
Fairs tor 1868.