The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-30
NEWS JOTTINGS.


The quota of Missouri under the new call for
troops is 26,678; of Ohio, 5O,792.
Many acres of valuable wood land in Togus
and LtchfeId, Ne, have been run over by fires.
Blanchard Jerrold has given to the press
new work entitled "rhe Children OF Lutetia"-a
book in two volumes ABOUT Paris aud its people.
Archbishop Spilding has dssigaatsd Situr-
day, the 3lst instant, the Feast of ST. Ign tus OF
10y ola, the patron Of the missions of Maryland,
10 enter upon The possession of his see.
"A condensed catalogue of all the books pub
lshed in London between the years 1885 and
1863 has just been issued there. Il forms list
Of 81 500 different works.
"A visitation of gypsies took place at Havana,
New York, recently. They departed and returned
again, finally ukiug their leave on Tnursd ",
and making as much parade nnt show as circus.
"A mischievouS boy, whom man held over
q boiling vat a. Mechanics' Falls, Me-, last week
playfuly threatening TO throw him in, struggled
so much that he did fall in and was sc4lded to
death.
--Two thousand dollars have been raised in
Washington for the fluid 10 ne appropritCed to
the erection Of a monument over the remains of
those who lost their lives by the explosion AZ the
arsenal
Charles Dickens is TO receive El2O0O for his
new serial novel from his publishers, Ne'srs.
Bradbury & Hull-EGOOO on the publication Of
the drst number, and the rem Under on the com
pletisn OF the work.
IA the town Of Bnned Mass, through the
energy and despatch Of the Seectmen, the whole
number Of men (thittyssix) required under the
Presidents last call were presented, accepted,
and put into the service within two days after
seeing the proclamation.
Arrangements have been made In Boston by
which enrolled men may have Il substitute put
into the army for them at q much lower price tnan
the substitute brokers demand, and at the same
time be sure that they will have an effective man
to represent them.
Among the delegates elected by the Indiana
State Convention to the Chicago Convention is
Washington Bradley, of Lawrence county, who
served two years In the Rebel army. Messrs.
Petit and Fitch, two other of the electors, were
Breckenridge electors in 1860.
1t is stated that the will of the late Josiah
/ Quincy relates entirely to family arrangement
He leaves an ample income 20 his daughters, b i.
queathes his estates in Quincy to his eldest sop
| having in his lifetime provided for hH Younger
and makes his two sons executors aid residssrv
| leRatees.
The first and only volunteer recruitel
Springfield, Mass, to count upon the quota undc
the new call, appeared on Monday in a talwa
Englishman, over six feet tall, and a M an wbol
the examining surgeon declared per feetly frt
from blemish. fe has been for seve' ,al wears 4
the British service.
Captain Winslow. of the Kso rsaroe, comm
nieatng to the Navy Departne' AZ the fact of d
death of William Gin, one Of he wounded in Il
late action between the hsO rsarge and the n
| bdDia, says
| lie was brave and galls =, .auo. xxyhar an rsri
undr most eXCruoiAtilg yar,d be afInrdsd p,f
ds gse 81 e1aNpg M the cheer beard on
ettl,Saau ettl,Saaue VI t,S lta'" he insisted that the docl
bs ,pp fV ~ h ab u onnS saying he would be Wiluqg
W." "N'-'H'' ''NH "NNNN o 10 heartnat cheer