, 1864-01-06
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Brigham Young has just taken new wife
his 61st.
The new Governor General of Cuba is
trying to put a stop to the slave trade.
A Irrational exhibition opened In Ven
ezue1a the first Of january All American
goods for exhibition are entered duty free.
Townsend Shrrp1eas, n we'll known dry
goods mcrchnnt Of Philadelphia, died in that
city a few days since.
"A New York journal opened leading
article on Friday with this astounding asscr-
ton: IA great many events have happened
since the year one Of the Christian cra.h
took place In Richmond on Saturday last.
Her husband, It will be remembered, took
place some six months ago..
Paris fashions are sensible. The newest
styles Of winter walking shoes have uncom-
monty thick coles, gigantic heels, and are
edged with fur, and are so noisy that one can
hardly tell the step Of lady on the sidewalk
from that Of trooper.
The ladies' Of Hartford, Conn.,, have col
lected nine hundred do11ars In money and
seventy barrels Of clothing, worth nearly
three thousand dollars, for the freedmen of
the South.
The livery stable keepers and undertakcrs
Of Newark, New Jersey, have advanced their
charges for coaches in attendance upon fun
erals.
1t is announced that the sum of forty
thousand dollars, necessary to secure like
amount rendered by gentleman OF Newport,
r. l., in behalf of Tufts College, Mass, has
been all subscribed.
The Boston Transcript publishes sketch
of Deacon John Phillips, Of Sturbridge, Mass,
who ia now In his one hundred and fourth
year. This venerable man was born In Mas.
sachusettslwhen George y. Was King Of Great
| In the early part Of the American Revolution,
and las distinct recollection of the battle
| Of Bunker Hill, which took place when he
was fifteen years old. He has lived I'LL his
| life on one farm, ate at one table, and during
I space Of ninety years has not had severe
sickness.
"A meeting on the American question has
been held ut Leicester, England, causing con-
| siderable excitement, At the close Of an
| address advocating southern Independence,
| Mr.. ". Riggs moved resolution disagrceing
with the movement on behalf Of the South.
Rev. W. Woods, independent minister, and
was carried by d very large majority: " That
in the opinion Of this meeting. the system Of
slavery in the United States Of America ia at
| variance with the principles Of humanity and
| justice, and that It's extinction Will be best
promoted by the separation of the southern
from the northern states-a conclusion which
would be conducive to the material prospect.
.ty Of America and England, and the peace Of
| the world"
! A new process is said to have been dis
covered by which all the intlnmmablc materl'
| nj Of the hydrocarbons used for Hight may be
made Eerv1ccable for Illuminating purposes.
Hydrogen is added for tho purpose. This the
inventor produces by beating zinc and steau,
together. The hydrogen Of the water IL thus
eef free, md passing into the retorts contain
ing heated hydrocarbon, the two gases unite.
ing several times tho Illuminating power.
volume for volume, of the.gas now employed
an Improvement now greatly needed In thit
city. The oxygen Of the steam, which Is dis
engaged by the heating with zinc, combinee
while In the nascent state, with that metal
forming apure oxide or zinc white.
1t was proposed, at recent meeting D
tho National shakespeare Committee in Lon