The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-12
General Intelligence.
~ Tea 70 ~ Ne. Yori Son.

wu4 she rscen, change Of propri.,orship in the
vaDsod from one cont 70 two cents per copy.
Grs. BAroooK's nov corps 10 recruiting rapidly.
M General 10 much spcouraecd by the course a
ycv Hampshire and other States In Offering ertrs
boupkies for recruits.
Tss high pr,ce NJ fuel h.s turned the attention of
many people IN Boston, Reading, Lynn, and nu-
mcroos pasoos In Massachusetts 70 the burning 81
osf, and thu, article now kept for sale In Boston.
FIVE NJ six merchants ~ Washington, charged
With scinR goods W block ade-runnera who ~ere
0d Capitol Prison by order Of the Secretary Of
War.
sAvAL oours Of inquiry IL now in session on
board the Colorado, at Fortress Monroc, having for
See object so elucidation o. an TIE facts and cir
cnmstsness connected with ,ho sin<ins Of The
florida
PpoyIp's Mutu.l Coal Company was organized
In Boston, Tue.day. TIE object Of the orgsnirs-
Son Ia 70 give the stockholders coal al cost bssdes
dividend Of prohts. The property OF the COM
pany IL situated in one Of the riches, coal districts
II Peunsylvsnia.
" ths ertsblehm ent 81 Lori Lyons have becn sold
Il auction al Washington. The wines ranged from
ESQ 70 80 Dozen, and the hrsrdies At ~ 90 =
BOTTLE. Tn. disposition Of his property indicate,
thAt Lord Lyons win NOT soon return 70 this
country, n 81 all.
CBAs. J. JorDor land willard Eddy have been
srcstcd Tor disturbing . congregation At Western
Covepsry, r. L, last Sunday week. They took
ithssr seats 10 the body Of the church, and, stsr
ssrvioe commenced, produced pack 81 cards and
carried on game with obscene and blasphemous
conversation
Tn French Consni resident In Richmond for The
1ast twenty yearu lately came within the lines IN
common hack from Jefdom. he had an intof-
vew Of . couple Of hours With Major-Genera
Butler In reference TO the transfer Of French sub
tsce fom the so-callcd Confederate capital sher
which he returned 70 Richmond
THs Legislature Of Virginia, Cas contra sim
Alexandria, have elected Joseph segr TO all the
vsosncy In the United States Senate occasoned by
Me death Of Mr.. Bowden, and John Q. Underwood,
st present United States Dstc, Judge, In place Of
Senator Garlic, whose term expires on the 9TH or
next March.
TINS Richmond papers abuse Governor Brown
roundly and charge that '.whe other Governors
were srmng against the Yankees, he was arm
ting against the Confederscy. The Governor IN
answer 10 . memorial from the Georgia clergy
men informed them thu, they would DO eIsmp,
from military duty.
THs YANKEES, says Richmond paper, Dec. sth.
on Monday thr' q hundred pound sholl nj the
Hewlett House Battery, dutch Gap! and killed
dog. Our batteries replied, and Au Irou BOA from
ono OF the bsav est guns struck Ankee iron
clad, ripped OF the iron like the bark from Tree
saruek by lightning. The iron-clad settled down,
md yesterday was reported 70 have sunk.
csr for bread has been raised by the Richmond
papers. One OF them states that the soldiers arc
uuhering for want Of food. The rstons Of -four and
corn arc said 10 be insufficient from some cause A
soup house" has been established at Richmond,
" aeh out soup .. twenty-five cents quart to
thoss who afford 70 pay for It. and to give Il for
nothing W those who arc 40 fortunate ~ not 10
hsvs Any Confederate money.
nmcuA AIT who arrived al W ashlngtou on Wed.
nssdsy. IRON Richmond, aftes having failed thir-
teen times previously, says that the Union fres
never burned brighter In the hearts 81 the middle
glasses u the beesguered city than they do pro-
Scpt He stntes that almost the entire foreign pop
Davis has his house guarded day and night. Seri-
Gus alarm Is fet In all circles but IL docs not par
take Of panic.
TnE Syracuse JoURsAI, Of tho 9th inst, says
"A report has reached us, through reliable pri-
vats sources, which explains the reason why
General Rosocrans was lately relieved from tho
command Of the Missouri Department That
eminent officer, by order Of the War Department.
has proceeded down the MISSES phi In order 70
assume the leadership OF a large force which is
osgncd 10 operate In the rear Of Hood. We
shall hear good news from Tennessee dircc ly"
Con-. CHAvEN, Of the United States shp Niagara,
In letter TO the Navy Department. dated Antwerp,
Nov - avs; On receiving the announcement OF
the reelection Of President Lincoln this vessel was
Immediately dressed with our national Gag flying
~ her mAr-heAds. We consider this 10 be the
greatest and mosi important contest Of the war,
and most glor GUS IN Its result. have again
dresser the sh to-day, and nj noon fired . salute
oftwenty-one guns. II ID, believe. the first time
sincc our national existence that such demons
trsGou was made by any Of our ships Of war, but
the ocsAsion seems so momentous and al-glorou,
TO me that could not resist the impul,e to thu,
manifest my Joy.