The weekly union record., 1864-12-03
Interesting Items.

Hospital 81 P.2ce-Tlsie was burned.
The Pacific Tribune states that silver mines
have been discovered in Washington Territory.
OF seven million Jews in the woFId, the
United States has two million.
Government now allows SIS for wooden
leg, to all the soldiers who have suffered am
patation.
\ man named Nosely WAS hung at Nashville
receuily, for five murders committed al I've
separate times
Benjamin Greeuleaf, well known to the rising
generation as The author Of Greenleaf : Arlh-
ulelic. died On the 30th ull- aged IS years.
Aa actress q; oue Of the large theaters in
Paris Is about to bring az setion against
minor actress fer Initiating the formers voice
aud gestures.
Piitsburgb, Pennsylvania has ferry six
foundries, consuming f0cty-siz thousand tons
Of metal Annually, aud paying a million Of
dollars il wages.
SIX hundred and tweniy-three invalid rebel
prisoners at Camp Douglas Chicago, have just
been exchanged. OF the number, 393 are
unable TO write.
The coal oil region Of Pennsylvania IS styled
the Oil Dorado, and it Is proposed TO denomiD-
ate those persons who have been enriched there
the greasy aris;ocracy.'
There are over 1000 freed contrabands at
Aiexaudiia. Virginia. and Of them all. only
about twenty are supported by the Government.
All the rest take care Of themselves.
The petroleum produced in Pennsylvania
was sold at the wells for S56O00000 during
the last twelve mouths, and the iron and coal
OF Peu0sy Ivauia only produce S5l 100000.
An appalling calamity occurred in Quebec,
recently. Part Of the rock III Champlain
street, below the citadel, fell destroying three
houses. The inmates perished
The mother Of John c. Breckenridge died in
Baltimore, on the Ith lust. She resided there
with her sonin law, Rcv. Dr Bullock, Of the
Franklin street Presbyterian Church.
Mokvlumue HI has contributed nearly
$4,000 towards the support Of the United
States Sanitary FHud, and has receipts from
the New York oiiice 10 show for it.
Gen. Frank Fessenlen, sou Of the SECRETARY
Of the Treasury, has put on wooden leg and
gone TO the front lie lost bis leg il one Of
the battles before Richmond, last Jqae.
San Francisco appears to be the greatest
sufferer by the rains this time. Collars were
flooded, and goods III the cellar Of Tread Well 4
Co. we.e damaged 10 the amount Of $4,000.
\ Brooklyn justice has decided that hiring
horse On Suuday was illegal, and refused to
grant judgement TO livery man who let team
on Sunday that ran away ard smashed up the
carriage.
The county of Adams, Pennsylvania, whose
people sold water 10 our soldiers, and would
not lend them sAoyels to dig graves fer the
dead after the battle Of Gettysburg. has gone
for the Democrats" by increased majorltes
\ woman in Michigan lately TOOK hold of
what she Supposed to be a stove holder on the
feor Of her kitchen, aud found It to be large
rattlcsnake. She ESCAPED being bitten, but
how is mystery.
A. St. Petersburg, Russia, lately, Catholic
church tumbled to the ground when it was
crowded with worshipycrs, and as many as
100 persons were buried beneath the ruins
Not one was saved alive.
Lately in London, q young woman who was
witnessing the performance in the Pavilion
Theater suddenly rose from her seat and fell
backwards eXcIaining. "Oh my heart
When medical assistance arrived, she was
found to be dead.
In India it Is a curious fact that the families
OF native princes increase largely when they
are not of tie reignirg family, bpt that the
kings family Is small. Reasou-,he heirs to
the crown are killed oi 50 as net 10 attempt
the life Of the monarch.
At an agricultural competiliun lately held at
Thor, France, the prize tor pl0wng was carried
off by young woman twenty years of age
the trial taking place with plow drawn by
four oxen. lte competitors of the other sex
were numerous.
Tie New Yo!k Herald undertook, at the
time the sword was awarded to General Grant
at the New \ ork Sanitary Fair, to get up
subscription for q sword for Mcclellan. But
it has received only $500, and ore of the sub
scrbcrs has called to have his money refunded,
amounting to Sal.
Sixteen ;housanl dollars in gold were lately
discovered on the premises of Madame Taylor.
notorious rebel and the proprietor of house
OF i'll fame in New 0sleaus Five thousand in
silver were also found there few DAYS previous
\ large portion of the money is said 10 belong
to officers III the rebel army.
The Alameda (San Leandro) Gazette Of
Nov. 26th says; Three grizzly bears came
down into the valley. yesterday, and devoured
an on These animals were DO doubt driven IL
by hunger. They committed their depredaiions
very near farm house, aud within two miles
of this Office.
4 man in Appleton, Minnesota recently
perceived flames issuing from his well. lis
ueighbors gathered to pnt out the Ere, when it
was discovered that an oil spring had burnt
through the well. and becoming iguited, was
blazing away. The fire vas exlinguishcd. and
the man IS beginning TO Nreal'ze."
The old ueiehbors Of Major General Sheridan
in 1au.bil county, Oregon, have undertaken
the project of furnishing him with the best
Blackhawk horse that can be purchased in the
State Of Oregon, to forward 10 the General IN
The field. Several hundred dollars have already
been raised for tie purpose.
The famous Stonewal (rebc) Brigade.
recruited in the Shenandoah Nslley. originally
5000 strong, and reinforced Ut various times
BY 5000 recruits from the valley. bad been
reduced to about eco men. Ii was totally