The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-31
General intelligence.
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TnE inhuman King n D,horncy, ~ famous for
noody human sacrifices, has ately bccn Defeated
IN one Of his raidr upon O rival African city lie
was utterly routed with loss OF four thousand
men.
DuuaLAs JErRotp n once said u an ardent Young
gentleman, who desirou, of seeing his name
In print i" he advised by inc, young man, dor't
take down the shutters before there 10 something In
the window"
lnr Secretary ~ the Treasury has othcislly On.
nounccd thai the subscription. W the ten-forty loan
will lie sioppci on Jan. 7th. Il "a understood ths,
only tS',uOIO0O rrmalD " be- taken out of e2O0.
Ooc, 600 offered.
ANexiraordinary number of appli- alton fcr p.sscs
u go to Savannah were refused at The War Depart
ment Among them was hat Of Judge Wayne " tho
supreme Court. His and his wifc's property arc IN
bsvAnnah and Its neigh borhood.
FEEsn rebellion recently broke out in Car,hs.
gcna against tie government ~ the State Of Prt-
VE, but was ended after battle tou,,ht on the 9th
o. December. Tho President of The S.atc rosigned
Dec. 1lth.
ThE Washington NATIONAL INrnttaHNcgs has
changed owners and tue veteran edi,or, Colonel
Soaton, reiire-. The purch lsers are J. Y Coyle A
u Alien AMI william X. Grow. No change viii
occur inthe conservative Dvmocratc policy Of tho
parcr
delegation from Kentucky rcccntly had an in
'orNlcw with the President, relative 10 the arrest
and Ilshment of Lieut.. Governor Jscobs- II
seems Goverpor Jacobs WAS arrested on the 10Th of
hsard from him.
ADvrcTs from Savannah 20 the Goth inst state
ths' ctor1 were being msic to intercept the re-
tcai OF the rebel army under Hardoe before II
could reach Broad River. Uannouadlng was hoard
IN thAt direchon; but the result of u had not boen
learned.
CHAPLAIN Ds FoRRrsr, OF the IiLh Conn. rsgi-
ment w1te- TO hrs friends for a tent.ny for .
ehapoi roof. His present house Of prayer he de-
scribes as ''tte December sky, hoorcd with South
ern soil. The roof leaks the floor catches the
drppngS aud the walls arc found only where the
earth and sky meets
A rRAoIcAL event has lately taken pl,ce a
festh The wife of = swimming IN aster in that
town having latly lost seven Of her children,
leaving her only her youngest . few months old,
Anu Wal ono showing symptoms Of tho disease
which had carried Oh tho others, lost her roason
Tho poor woman in her frenzy broke every article
| ~ mrniture aud when tho neighbors alarmed at
tho noise, broke open the door, they found her with
lhe child dead In hnr arms. On her husband re-
turning home, anu finding what hsd taken place,
he also became q lunAic. Tue woman b.s been
sent W an asylum.
TBgnE ART several sesmers now ply,ng between
the city OF S.vunnAh and Purt Royal. Admiral
Dahlgron- wIh portion oi his nect, sailed up tho
river lately In addition 10 tho thirty two thous-
aud bsod of cotton captured, about two millions Of
dollars worth Of rec has been discovered The
Provost Asrshsrs guard SILL protocts the city.
General Gcary's division boing the frst Of tie
Union army 10 enter the city, that officer has been
appointed military governor. Wheeler's cavalry,
VI liariee's army, plunderci . number Of stores,
and committed numerous outragos while stationed
IN the city, and between the marching out of the
enemy and the marching Ia ~ General sherman q
topl+ mobs OF the lower classes In the town broke
into number u shops and war, houses, and cou-
unuod tho work which the rebel soldiery had COM
monoed number Of General sherman Troops
vinnah W Charleston, which was previously de.
stroycd