, 1864-01-07

| Among thengyelties of tr7dc is the re-
| ccipt Of tobacco IN the New ORLEANS market,
| from the State Of Connecticut. :,
| DIR. D. u McGowan;T the orie9tal travel
| er. has offered himself as Surgeon for the COL
oled regiment raising In New Yo1ss.~
l>%- Mayor KalbfelsehT Of of,Brooklyn. has been
| sued for 6150r charged, him By the New York
Sunday Mercury for political putting.
1t is said that IN unusually large nun.
| .t3 SUMMER visitors for the next season.
Its stated that convention Of toll
men" will assemble at New York to-day to
protest against ahe proposed: tax on refined
[ petroleum. :.. .~~~.>is'',.s
/ - Coutraband information extracted from
/ q rebel letter captured in northern Georgfa:
'a.;The boys in school has got, the seven
years each hear g. it spreds.";
/ = IT. Gilmore Simns is said to be ''iasd
up'' In Charleston. His once popular hooks
were copyrighted and published BY New York
publishers, from whom be: cannot receive q
farthing. - :: -
"A subscriber to the Pawtuckct Guz4txe
the other day sent in his yearly subscription
n11 In silver tive and ten cent pieces They
were received with astonishment, and will be
preserved as curiosities. -
- Tho National Union, League has in exist
ence about 4, 500 councils Of that order in the
loyal States, with q membership OF over 759,-
COO In number. Wisconsin has over go coun-
els ,ap apa q, goo mo1nbers' and Illinois 10000
= The Bureau Of internal. Revenue esti-
mates the manufacture Of whisky In this
country at one hundred millions Of gallons
the State OF Ohio leading of with forty MIL
lions. This estimate is greatly in excess Of
the Inst census returns, but Is said to be ra-
liable.
= Fletcher webster's son, Ashburton, is
Providence Rst says: "s6oula he i've and md
no accident happen to him, he will eyinco to
the world that be has the true Webster blood
and that be is a grandson Of Daniel Web
stcr.
The New London, Conn, Chronicle SAYS
that In the town Of Lyme, Mr. add Mrs. Bill,
the ambitious pa :lt-ents ofa boy q few months
old, have named him Jefferson Davis Beau,e-
ggrd Jesse D: Bright Henry Ward Beechcr
Cheever Bill. -: -
= The sailors Of the vessels In Charleston
harbor kept Christmas in jolly style, having
been supplied with turkegs and otuer season..
able articles from the North. On board the
Wabash there'WaR musical entertainment
In the evening.
- The custom Of employing ladies as clerks
meeting with increased favor. Ills said that.
generally speaking, they write moro correct.
y than the men, and as they receive much
smaller salaries, the gain to the government
Is considerable.
"A rebel paper says leather In the Con
federncy las become SO scarce os to render II
exceedingly doubtful whether the army eau
be shod comfortably the present winter. The
cost Of leather now Is almost fabulous For
instance, s155 to $3.50 for pair Of boots that
cost before the war SO.
The whole number Of schools in Boston
Is 2!7, and OF teachers 578. The average
number of pupils belonging to schools Of ail
grades during the past yeaf was 21,o51; aver
asc attendance Of pupils, 24,51G; whole
amount expended for school purposes, s53si,-
OS7.14.
= The following aneedote is from the Co.
1umbia South Ca5o}iaidn:
Two Cd 1aptes were recently convera1ns the
eaa CT nsgE c5t5iqa thst s were dead
ths WY nv - dea1 aoa saia ssaa tho 10
other, II tho General were near the M gates ~ g!
AeaSsP; eaa n apa Ryted n at the critical moment he
= Tho grave of the Spanish poet, Louis dc
olone, has been violated By robbers, who, it
Is thought, hoped to find the rich star Of the
Order Of Charles III, which had been placed
on the breast of the corpse rs 1t was laid ont
before fntermcnt* The decoration had, how
ever, been removed. Still more adventurous
Italian bandits have broken into the Arch
bishops palace in the town Of Torlona, aud
compelled the 6tew0rd to give up tue KEYS Of
the treasury, which contained G,00O francs,
at Castel de Vuoyo Scrivia silver bust. val
ued at 5000 francs, WIS stolen from church.
About two months ago bounty:jumpcr
escaped into Canada and settled down in
Kingsvi1lotn to enjoy his ill-gotten gains. In |
short time he induced one of the yillaee
girls, Of loose character, to share his plunder,
and they lived smoothly enongh together |
until few days ago, when lie sent her 10 De.
troit to buy some clothing for him. Arrived
there, she learned that deserters were worth
thirty dollars. so she sent for her gallant,
assuring him that he would run no danger Of
detection, apd be believing. in her faithful
neee, came over, whereupon she Immediately
informed against him, claimed md received
the reward, nnd with the forty dollars he had
giren her for shopping. coolly bade him