Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.


RKcsy.rrSo is again very brisk in New
York. Volunteers are numerous.
THuRLow WEED is reported to Be negotiat-
ing for tho purchase of the Natieaa 5ntethi-
gencer.
Tus subscriptions for the Rhode Island
General Hospital. to be located at Providence
have reached the sum Of $3O5, GOO.
Tue Dayton Empire contains the card o
MIR Vallandigham. announcing that he " has
resumed the practice Of law"
IT is worthy of note that had the entire
South voted for Mcclellan, be woeld still have
lacked fifty votes of a majority.
GEN. SToNEMAs is in command Of the De-
partment Of the Ohio, which includes Ken
lucky.
The Trenton Gazette states that John P.
Stockton. of that city, is much more likely to
be elected United States Senator than is Gen
eral Mcclellan.
A REBEL officer writes from Charleston,
1--WE have all the liquor we can drink for
ninety-6ve dollars per gallon, or two dollars
per drink"
DIR. NocKxL, . German physician Of Har-
risburg. few days ago removed tape-worm
sixty feet in length from lady who lives n
Duncannon, Pa.
II may be considered certain that Secretary
Fesscnden will resign his Sccretaryship OF
the Treasury to return to the Senate, to
which he holds his calling and election sure.
EIGHTEEN million. of new copper cents and
six millions Of two cent pieces have been
coined within the last two months. And still
no one has any pennies to make change with.
balls have been taken out of the wafer in
Frederick harbor, Denmark, and large
quantity yet remain.
TIE National Sailors Fair at Boston has
proved u great success. Up to the present
the receipts amount to $4,000. The Fair
will remain open some days longer.
THERE arc we'll defined rumors tina, Gene
raj Buffers speech in New York forcshadows
the policy Of the Administration. and that
terms Of peace may be offered to the Rebels
AMosd the patterns ISSUED at Washington
during the week ending the 10Th inst. was
one to Captain +. W. Alexander, of Balti-
more. for improvement. in bayonets, and u
William Longhbridgc of Wcverton Maryland.
for improvements in axle boxes for car trucks.
THE United States Treasurer in Washing
ton Twill complete on Friday the nee ,ss AIRY
drafts and papers for the payment of the an
ticipated January interest amounting to near
$40, 900. 600 and the disbursement Of the
coin commenced on Saturday.
Ar Lyons. N Y. OH election day, an aged
citizen appeared at the polls accompanied by
his daughter who procured his tickets (for
Lincoln and Fenton) and saw that he was not
imposed upon while depositny them AS
purse of $50 was made up and presented to
her.
GENERAL GRANT has not yet written his
official report Of the gran campaign from til G
Rapidan to the James, and has determined
not to do so until he captures Petersburg and
Richmond; until that is achieved. he will no,
have reached his objective +, nor the campaign
its logical conclusion.
THE plates Of the new ffty-cent fractional
currency are nearly ready for printing The
notes will be of the same breadth as those
now in circulation, but nearly twice as long
The new five cett notes will be the same size
as the old otcs, while the tens and twenty
fives will be of graduated lengths between the
highest and lowest denominations.
MAJOR GENERAL IIc,rnREYs. it is said, is to
succeed General Hancock in command of the
Second Corps in the event eff that comman-
dcr's withdrawal from the army. II is Gen.
Hancoch's wish to 60 North to undergo medi-
cal treatment Of his wound, and while rccup-
Grating to devote his energies to the re-cnlist-
ment and organization OF a corps of veterans
who have seen at least two years in service.
We observe, say, the Washington CAron-
icfe, by foreign advices that paper from corn
husks is made in Austria by Government es
Enlistment The ten-cent notes Of the Gov
ernmeut are printed on that kind Of paper
and large quantities of it have been purchased
by private parties. Very beautiful spec
linens of this species Of paper can be seen al
the Agricultural Department. The discovery
or the invention is one Of immense interest
and importance.
MonE than fifteen year, ago negro woman
escaped from slavery in Maryland and locat-
ed. in Hartford. Connecticut A few days
ago a contraband arrived in Hartford. from
New Orleans. and. while wandering about
the streets, met the wo,nan and recognized
her as his wife She did n recognize him,
and it was only after he had repeated circun-
stances which happened when they lived in
Maryland, that she was convinced he was her
husband They were again married. and are
now keeping up a domestic establishment of