The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-07
General Intelligence.

To the gress dsgus, Of The Rmrisu Cour ID.
Austrian 0ovsrnmen, 10 stout " reccxnie George
I a. King Of Grecce
TnI Hon. John wentworth h-comnoniy called
~ long John"-hss received Republican nornina-
ton for Congress- in place of Mr.. Arnold, tie pro-
sent incumbent, who hAs dis.,usled his supporters
by writing letter taking . rather blue view u
men and Affairs.
P,srtEs from Pennsylvsna state thsi re 'ru,ina
IL going on II 10 std. rapidly In mat STATE. and "
,hc dr.n should he posiyoped for ts1 weeks nearly
its whole quo,a could hc fllcd. The recruits OBJ
,aircd In the interior Of the State arc Of superior
csss.
TIT. New England Agricultural Fnir opcncd q
srrinshci. Mas, ycsi rday, under the noas br,I-
liant ausrcr4 IN ever, respect except the weather
The attendance cf s,,-t Of al kinds, horses and
agricultural implements IL the finest ever wtnesned
In New Eug'aud, and attracts visitors W that city
| from all directions.
IT Is said that All envoy was lately sent 10 Maxi.
milan by Jeff. Davis W open diplomatic relasons
| between the rclel chief aud the new .fedged Exn.
pcror. MaNullian refused 10 OF have any-
| thing W do with him declaring that he did ma
know the Confedcracy, that u was not . recognized
| Power, &c.
| A oosurRcAL crisis 10 ayprohendei in e, n d.
| ON account Of the great rise in the pricc 4 cry
| goods the arrangement of the currcncy Of the
| United States which has prevented the settlement
| Of contracts by Uuitcd States merchants the oou
pie Q displacement Of O,nsdian ttnt bills tyu Ne
United States silver the increased taxes ci ihs
Cansd an Government. and hnaliy, by over radAA4,
ov r banking and speculation.
TnR Maryland Constitutional Convention bas
rcsclnded the provision recently passed whereby
MINOR slaves were 10 he spprentcei 20 their mss.
ters until they bscomc of age. The Constitutioo
IL TO be submitted to u vote OF the people, inelud.
| ciu mr. soldiers, an oath OF allegiance being n.
Qu,red, which will have tho effect TO exclude III
| disloy Alisis. The Convention hes sdjourned, and
| tho Constitution will Le submitted Oh the l2lh q
October.
A vERr pretty trct--in the wddle-csme OF eA
the avenue NJ Newport, lately, betwcon a lady and
gentleman of New York. for wager Of hats. Doth
were good riders, and the horses were worthy q
their burdens, but tho lady beat her opponent worry
badly, and rude In manner such ~ wo have
never before seen ia Newport. II wis masterly.
The time made WAS not as good as Il would have
been had the gentleInln's horse not broken up
badly aud rendered the lady u triumph certain.
GrSrH,L RosrcrASs, being satisfied that ~
citizens OF Cooperate, Uoono county, Mo-, have sn.
cvuray,I bushwhackcn ard otl cr bands of out.
laws, and that Thomas Waterman, the oihy sup
port of widowed mother and two sisers, wsa re-
Gently shot on u steamer lying U u whsri Of that
town. by u gang ot thoss villains, has ordcr~i an
assessment Of ten thous,nd dollars on the disloyAl
citizens OF tLe ssd town To- tie benefit vi tho mo
sher and sisters of Waterman.
TINS Petersburg papers cxult In nm strocoui
piece OF trcsrhery by which several hundrst
! United States soldiers were X He'd and wounded
II spiears that tsct truce at certain hours VI tht
} day lad sprung up iotween the men ON both sides
. under wbch our men would stretch thsnselvo
4 aud walk and chat Ia front Of our lines. On On.
3 Of these occasions, few days since, voleys Y
: musketry from concealed shsrpshooters oponss
q . cross fire upon our unarmcd men, who hss
nothing for u but 10 escape lest they could b
Q hind their works leaving many gallant fellow y
the victim Of their misplaced confidence Ia u
honor u the chivalry. Afterwards Il WAS q
planned thnt the hrng wus In retaliation for u
bombsrdmcnt Of private residences In Petof sbusy
by our forces, but this has always continues
with more or less Iers stencc, aud IL regarded =
among the necessary Incidents of siege operations
the txplanatl will not go lar towards a,oring ID
the murder of oUr bravo soldiers.
Is addition to the tclcgrsIhlc account Of u
burning Of the lnc-oi-hai lc-ship Brandywinc VI
. Friday morning last, ut 2 o'cocl. A. NJ, = oorros
D., p u 'ent writes; 'so rapid was the spread of N
= fsnsS the entire hold sr.mcd TO 10 one maas q
e dre, the decks being actually burned through 4
Q scvcu places lelore IN" men could 10 got up Wit
their hamrnocks. The destruction of the ship IN
stores was total, not y dollars worth VI any IA. q
having been saved. The fire, doubtless, originate
u | In some cotton waste which was brought down b.
the steamer Newl.ru lew usyB ago, and tAi
communicating to tie OIL sAd apiris oi turpantns
ia addition 10 the other c1ntuAtihlc Materials ren
deEcd all ,XcrliOns to the ysscl utterly utils
, | Tho Brandy vine was an Old hne-oi-battle-saiI
She az the vessel which carried Lafayette back
IA hs native country on his second return. 6h
A Wa one of the relics Of olden time, now rapldl
passing away 10 gave p!soo 20 the new order " Q
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