The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-23
General Intelligence.


Tnr officers and crews II tho rcbel rams Tenncs.
see .ud selma captured by Farraeut n obils Lay.
arrived AT Now Orleans on the 18th.
| IDa Official lists IN tho oihco Of the Commissar =
General uf II soucrs, indicate that We hold ex-.
| cess n rebel prsuAcrs rising Of 1900 mon.
| Mfsisrrr Corwin arrived In Washington on Sum
day, IRON ONO. It il doubtful II he returns W
| VI N.1O.
! lHI new liary supplementary bull, reported
by The Legislature uf Pcuns van!n iH placod In th5
bands 0i GOV. Curtin. The Iovcrnor has hositStod
TO sign tho bill not icing satisfied wlth It.
Gls. snrrIAN Is made "a msjor General In tha
re .ul.r amy. Gen. Hancock had tho honor of y
b.. adler Gcucraship IN tho army conferred
upon him by the President.
II IN ur,ed that m or,lcr viii be issued
Ivy tic " n Dpartm"nt dschnrgng rom tho sor-.
vice all oi IL, 81 ond ,ttalou, Invalid Corps, who
dcsirc such discharge. They IRE armed with a.
lrcs, and are now doing duty guards and nos~
scnyers In Washington and elsewhere.
A LALGE number Of horses have been purchased
on rrbcl account in WcS,ern Canada, aud trans
portci on the royal mail steamers plying on the st-
LaVlcncc, ior tr,nshipment To "a Mexican pors~
whence they ara 10 DE taken setofn " Texas ana
hu,ly dh,r'bn;oi g. points where Tue ilchinon"
GuycTuIIcnt needs them most.
A c1EuEeroNpT,ir says that Hncc june 10Th thero
has hon moro or lcsB ram every day IN the vicinity
OF the lower Mississippi. Tint much OF tho time 10
hus not only Famed tut pOurcd III torrents, accom-
panied by The shnrpcst thunder and lightning he
cally wet season IN tIat locality.
MAJ-liEs DAsA hus arrested majority Of tho
Trcl,Ury A. ents at NickBburs for sinug8ling, and
cunniyiug ~ a., couuaband trade with Tho robel-
Lous dit RIOTS. In one transact ton tho military
or ger permitted "a man naIncd Blrbridge, W take
six barrels uf VIII bkcy up tie Yazoo River. In
PASSING rrn'''h the 'Trc gury regulations" th0
AK barrels" were changed to 'taxty barrels"
which wasu bartercd at twelve dollars gallon for
cotton nj tort, cents u pouud-tho single operation
yielding the parties concerned net proht of .
hundred thousand dollars.
4 VIcRsuruG latter Of tie 10th states that tho
privsto s'cimeIs Atlantic No. 2 and N. X. Chsoks
uh,aiuiug clear noes irum the Custom House and
with sanction .' General 81 pcUm went up the Ys-
sno River e. tlip loads ui Cotton IRON within the
rotol iuUt, whcl bai Teen purchased by private
Union pur,'.s re rcDo ycnerol Adams had also
i,vcu hia prrrf vion for the ransactiou, The
Spectator, ,oJ. the boats beyond the prescrtb0f
huts into AuOt. tr rebel gcnorafJ jurisdiction, and
were 80 ,'urcl, aud these steamers arc now usOk
by the rebels ns ranspor's on the fazoo River.
OS Ir ny lost, German girl, named Lucetta
Bo,s,, Cl N,t horrible death, In the office OF tho
C.u.I .. Coas.IOIAL. while pnssing from ono
end 81 Nc lar Hoe press to tie other, to relieve
an .ncy, erencoi iccder, the skirts ol her dress
cAIbrt "a u.e Keys ot the SHAFT and instantly her
CIo.u,uy was wound up firmly ON IN" shait, aud,
before the p.'7s could &c stoppc, the poor girl was
whlrled around q number OF times, nor head and
body striking thc floor ut each revolution WIN
fearful iorcc. several girls working ON the press
at the time rvoOncl away ut the tcrritlc sight, anf
were carried helpless nom the spot. When tho
mahgled remains "uIc cut away from tLo shaih ua
head Was q q. ",C mass %! lelIy.