The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-10
General Intelligence.
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Tur naval cnli-tmcnts claimed hy the city ~
Boston having bccn allowed, puts the city clear Of
a drai', and gives IL n surplus.
IT will take MI 1883 to finish the Chicago tunnel
II IL to extend miles under the lake. Only 400
feet now completed.
M,Joa GHoras y. snrAprP, formerly Of Frcder-
icL No, has II 10 statol, lecr convicted md sen.
tuccd by court-maral to he confined At hard
labor fsr period of hftecn years, a. guerrilla.
Tnz Richmond sEsrr>yL says the plan of au ex-
tcnsiyc luHurructun was recently discovered in
Brooks county, Ga, and that several ~ the parties
implicated Ind been arrested and punished
The Washington CHaoSioLE states thst large
proportion Of tho prisoL,rs of war held ut Point
Lockout, being sent North day after day as they
take the oath.
TnR Emperor Nspolcon has recently instituted =
przc oi 100000 francs 10 he awarded every five
wears to the hest painter, sculptor architect of
France. This amount is N no paid by the Emperor
from his private purse.
DIsrArcnrs from Hamburg, Germany, 10 the
Treasury Dcnartmen,, state TINT L. s. securities
fell FIVE per cent, upon a report thai Grant had lost
5000 men ct Petersburg, and had fallen back 10
| Washington.
LuIIrR from an officer a. Lucknow states that
the heat in Iu1ia never known 10 be 40 opprer-
sivc as il is tins year. The week beorc the letter
was despatched u ue Government ohciols hsd d.ed
| vi the heat at Lucknow.
| TIE workmen enploved on the Cspitol and in
| 'he Washington Navy Yard, having we'd par
tia advance in their wages have returned " work
The coopera In the Navy Yard received IN advance
| from 1850 TO S2.I5 per day.
! A LADY correspondent, who assumes 10 know
bow boys ought 10 he trained, writes u An ex-
| change as follows: 'Oh, mothers hunt out the
sof, tender, gonia! side of year boys nature"
" thers often do-wiih an old shoe--to tie toys
lenca,.
following announcement We learn from un-
doubted authority that Hon. Lewis Csss pro-
nounccs the Democratic platform most ignouini-
Gus surrender 10 tie rebeS, and says that he can
not support IT,"
Cotosx, HorYxAs, Commlssary General Of Pris.
| oners. returned on "Wednesday fron an insIscion
/ ~ tho depot OF Rcbe prisoners al Camp Douglas
Tie reports eycryth thing in splendid oricr mere anu
tie pr soners all well and Hearty, and generally not
| desruus Of an exchange.
MAJOR REID SAsDERs, son Of George N. ssnderA
| diei ia Fort Warren ou the 2gi inst, and his iu
| neral took place at Grace Church on Wednesdsy
Sanders was . graduate u tLe Free Academy oi n
1. city; but Joining the rebel service, was t~ico
Captured, and died whilc prisoner.
Two colorcd men were committed IN the guar
| house nj Washington, on "wednesday, to await tria
tor recruiting in the District If Columbia, In viola
lion Of order issued by the War Department
These men received large sums Of money for pro
curing substitutes for parties subject 70 draft II
New Hampshire.
\ TnE tobacco crop in the Connecticut valley Is tn
largest crop ever raised, and the producers ut
erecting numerous drying houses to accomn'oha'
.he surplus crop; 4 part Of i Is already cut an'
another week VIII md almost the eniaio crop uh
der cover. Al present prices the crop Will pr"duc
probably twice as much money rs was ever beor
received fer il.
TnE21 Is . crnoline rebellion In Vienna this
threatens serious revolution in t,e world
iashlon. me Enprcss OF Austria hhvl ng atetnP'e
70 induce her lair subjects to discard er1nonc, IN
farsians are in . state OF indignation that os'
baric ci1y like Vienna should presurn, to tske III