, 1864-07-11
INSTANTANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.


Flattery is nauseOus to the wise sly
way Of limiting that wise people are Scarce
The rcsoldte man, who planted himself
on his good intentions, has not yet sprOuted'
Tho DaSish monarchy is now reduced to
two islands Of the sea, frozen up six months
IN the year.
The Maryland Legislature has voted tq
present one of its cOlOred regiments with a
stand Of cOlOrs.
Ridicule principally arises from pride
and is at best but gross pleasure, toe
coarse for the highly polished and refined.
A short time ago, man became so com.
pletely " wrapped in thought" that he was
tied up, labeled, and sent off on the " train
of ideas"
Schuyler Oolfax was recently presented
with sold silver service worth six hun.
dred dollars; the git came ffooM his friends
in WSshihgton.
Sixty cents o6 the dollar is what they
take @greenbacks" for at Nassau, N. p.
Confederate notes are ten cents on the dol.
lar at the same place.
Thoodoro Winters. of Washoe. has npr,
chased Of Mr.. Alexander, Of St. Louis, a
colt named Norfolk, out Of Lexington, for
the sum Of $4,000.
The Union E4et& Of the lst iii. states
that meeting Of Joseph Smithites, recently
mn bv n hand of Rr;0ham;tas.
VI the three hundred delegates at the
Radical Democratic Convention which nom.
and tro were sent from he c;,v of 81
Lop;s alone :
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Mr.. Whiting, solicitor OF the war De-
partment at washington, refuses to accept
Of any pay for his services. He IS rlch
nat,;O,;sn, ras ri, ~n ~ A. az S"O'A '' ' "~ -''
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The Marysyille appeal in speaking OF q
California actress in Louisville, says she
was presented with q thorough bread horse
at the close OF her engagement. a novel
ANU vi D'A'' 'n''
An official report Of the casualties on
the Union side in the late battles under
Gen. Grant, states that 1000 men were
killed, about $4,000 wounded, and 5000
missing-the latter including stragglers and
prisoners,
Gen. Pemberton, who commanded at
Vicksbarg, has resigned his commission as
Lieutenaft Generel in the rebel army, and
volunteered as Lieut.. Col. Of cavalry, in
which position he was serving May 18th
He is at Richmond:
The Ereafng 1ranscript adisloyal paper
was suspended, May 1th, by order OF Gen.
eral Wallace, for publishing dispatch say
ing that the loss Of the Army Of tile Poto-
mac was 10000 men, and creditiiig tic
same to the Associated Press.
San Marine. a little reDublie in italy. b9.
tween the Appenine, the PO and the Adri-
attic, is the Oldest republic in the world.
It was founded more than l4OO years ago.
It's territory Is only forty miles in cireum-
ference, and its population 1000.
Daniel Sbeaban. of Ottawa. Illinois. was
induced bs his cruel parents to marry the
wt6hg girl, and imhicdiately coninitted sui.
eide. HIS young wife Thought she had
married and lost the fight nian--felt bid
ly-and took poison With efitire sdecess.
Gen. Grant. II ia said, has resolved 10
amt smok;no SEsn The war closes Now.
a the CopnRrkeads arc CONSTANTLY askino
uvbea xiiltbis cruel war he over P'S we refer
them for solution Of this query to Gen.
Grant Find out when he is going to stop
smoking.
A woman has beeu arrested At Woolvich
Encland far marrvinv frehHsbands When
informed ~ The msTv tsn6fs NJ her delin.
ouencies she Tenlied. dthst when she had
done her BIZ II imprisonment She hsd nd
fear Of not getting another husband or two
to comfort her"
Anna DiSkibAj6. ths ssmslc leeturer
who f0riasfiv 3adafshsd PrS.;dshk I;Scoln
with nraise. h now fierrelv onnosed n him
and gives him a publie tonane-lash;noI ~
every possible occasion. Sic i sweet m
Fremont whom she thinks 4 G.dnck'" be.
cause he parts his hair in the middle.
On the 28d ult., two men were captured
near Annapolis, Maryland, with q large re: