The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-24
General Intelligence.
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Tup army worm in Louisiana is dcvasssone
whole plantations.
srorpAnp H. CotpY, of Montpelier, the new Ress
is'or Of the Treasury, was brcckinrtdgo Demo-
crat four years ago.
Tur Irish harvest Ia unusually promising, and
will yield rcsllts above the average Of tho most
prosperous ycara.
Tur rebel prints arr amusing themselves over
Buffers canal. Let then, hcwnre may yet
prove to uicm that 'last ditch" In which will por-
ish the hopes Of the Confcderacy.
TnK Raleigh CosrrpEs,Tn gives tho following
rciurns Of the gulcrnatoral elcceon in North
Carons Vance, s4,323 /; Holden, 20, 44s-vsnce's
majority, 82,9I5.
Foun hundred sud seventy eight Swedish emf.
rrsnts principally miners have jua arrived In
SucNcc, ON their way 10 Lake Superior Copper
Mines.
Ex-srnaroS CwxrnM NANNoSp dcsirrs . sus-
pension of the Judgment Of the public, and says ha
will slhmit how far be has teen guilty Of the of-
fences charged, AMI how tar ho has boen tho VIC
tim Of conspiracy aud falso swearing.
TNr court.martial, NJ which Colonel Rand, Of The
Ath Massachusetts, WAS President which has bcen
In session some weeks past at Norfolk, Va, wss
adjourned on S,tur'isy last, and all it mclnbor8
ordered 10 the front, under arrest.
rnK Lowell CounIrn offers now 'pcaec propos
nton." II is that ono million ~ men shah voun-
,ecr for six months, and place their services - Ne
disposal of the President 70 put Nj end V The wsr
| In one campaign.
wnoLK number Of sheep IN Ohio, Ia 1 500 0Od, and
this years wool will be 19,01Ooo pounds, worth
s15 0OG 900. Throughout tho West the farmers aru
| taking the money they get for their wool and In
ycstng It In more sheep ~ wool-growins IL vmT
profitable Just now.
Mise CATHERINE sIroLArR, the wei-known sui
thuress died recently In England In her 66th year.
She was a strong.mindei woman, devoted 70 wen
doing, and her numerous works arc imbuod with .
singular blending Of high morality and prejudicA
against the Church Of Rome and Jesuits.
A yrw days ago colored woman, residing -
Chatham Pour Corners Columbia Co., N. Y, put
up her at auction, nj her house, ss 81 bstituto~
and sold him to the highest bidder. The, sd. who
WAS good-looking, robust young DARK ", was
started at $500 and ran up " $1,000 at whSh sun
he was knocked down 10 lawyer Of That tinaGc-
THE Wash ngton STAR narrsics tho pa aiars
of shocking that took place m tho rs,lrus1
between Washington aud Harper's ferTy, ON Mon
day. train transporting about nx hundred sol
diers from Washington 10 reinforce General Sheri-
den, stopped ittsvi'e station, whore detseh-
ment Of the Veteran Reserve Corps arc stationed.
The soldicrs in the train began TO amuse thsm-
selves by insltng the guard OF the Reserve Corps
throwing apples at them, cans all manner Of hsfas
names accusing them Of cowardice, &c. Tho sor-
gcani IN charge Of the guard named Porter, q last
became ~ irritated that he Hcsed . musket and
fired II Mt the soldiers on the trsin killing one a
them and wounding another. Tho soldier imDe-
distely got of the train, boat Porter in . terrible
manner took him 10 u tree gave him three min
uies to pray, aud then killed him with their boy.
onen.
coun, Of . dihbolical attempt made "a injurc ths
person Of It's proprietor, Mr.. j. II. Carmnn, BY .
young man named Furguson, son of member oe
the Canadian Parliament. II appears that an III.
feeling had exis,cd between tho parties. and thns
rurgusou took advantage Of an opportunity offered
ty boat oxcursion in which he and Carmau peg.
tciplted, to prutify bis revenge. Al night, The
boat being crowded. Cornarl sleeping upon
tlc foor Of tho lpon, when be WAS awakened BY
so,ne one sicalthily approaching. Ho then feisnsd
asleep, but took quick glance At the intrlders
who proved IN he tufguson. Tho latter carefully
-pr.nklcd Some substance Carman's face and
clo1e eyeLds, aud then ret.,ed behind the engine
enclosure, whore ho was Observed 70 Nugcg and
watch tho etlscts Of tho application. Tho 49,
stance nont onod, which Ca rInsn quickly rem ed
from hiH t.ce, without opening his eyes provo 70
he "a powerful drug, the smallest particle Of whieu
"olld have destroyed bis 81 cit forever, had u en-.
tered the oyclds.
A sIs0uLAR case n lunacy'of two sisters recent
ly transprei in Glasgow, Scotland. II appears
tha, some Years ago master mariner named Stew
art accompanied by two slstGrs, respectively ~ and
9S years OF age> went 10 re-. he IN that city -Four
years s.nce Captain Stewart died In Africa, where's
upon the two SISTERS IN r'sny Of grief shut them-
selves up in their house, and refused W hold inter.
courte with the outside world A few weeks ago
the police accompanied by medical officer enicrof
the luse, anl found tie furniture, which was OF
excellent quality aud the roors coycred with DUST
that had evidently not teen disturbed for years.
One room from which the furniture bud oil becn
rcmovei was usol receptacle ior all xmas oil
filth and WIS indes,rbatly sl,skng. Aiter scarrh-
! inr the open chambers the riscrs were 'onnd In
dsrkcned apartment, IA = iHlf clad, hnII suAr'e".
and ear.ul!y emacintel conciton. Ihoy soeuod
! 10 labor under y religious d, son, and protested
ags nst bong removed from the house oi God "
I as they callei thor home There ia'e and hancs
hrl not been sn,hod flr wears thar hair comb
l oil Their wrc,chcd condition conld not have
,rsn from poverty as several hundred pounds
were found in tie hUih1. Thoy were rsanovct ~
| NIL tniane as IluuI.