The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-22
General Intelligence.


Tnr President. by proclamation. ha. declared
Newport Vermont emitted to all the privileges In
regard 20 the cNpuriaton OF merchandise ia bond
30 tie British Nur,A American Provinces.
TINS State u 'parincnt has been officially inform
of that tie Goycruot ui Canada has prohibited the
eSportntou Of anthracite cal from that Province In
any manner ur WAY whatever.
sycurr ,ry Fcsscnden las ordered Assistant L.
:. Treaslrcrs " intyrc and CISCO To- pay the ten
forty aud hyc-tWeniy coupons tho lu-ip's due on
tn" 18Th oi september, and tie 6-20's due on the
l5th OF NYvoiuler.
TnE Washington municipal authorities hcrg
negligent Of Their duty In guarding tue public
health, the militia tc now At work. with IL. aid
OF large force %: cuutrabnnGs, In cleansing the city
Of its di'c Sc provoking Hit rrluiuc6.
MAioc-GryrrAL Jplrln UooERE Passed through
Syracuse "n he Nth inst, Gocoup.nicl by his
niece, hi4s Nga.nA~', o. Waterloo, uul Lieut.
" liam V. Burick. Hc Wa cnthusiss icllly
ohoered. lio tas gone 10 Niagara Falls, aud is
aH Haiting orders.
rBE 4. s. District Attorney at Philadelphia hs-
served notice on tne directors ui one of the city
raj lroads Of that city Informing them that by giving
tickets or tokens In Len OF money in MAXIM,
change on their cars they are violating the 2nd
section of TIE At ~ luly II, i,i2 and are render
ing themselves haul- 10 tine Of 600 aud six
months inprsunmenl
H. the Enlargement near Deep Bottom on the
l6'h instant, very gqllnnt action was ero-rned
by H. M IlMicuhurgh, youn,r private belonging
10 ClmTHny &, 1hirty-liuth Illinois Regiment.
H. chargei upon the color-scrgrani Of tue Tenth
Alabama Regiment, and ator hand-to-hRnd fight
he c.p.uioi tie col1rs, and brought them OIL. e.v-
lny the rclcl sergeant MORALLY wounded. III pre-
secuted the culors to Gen. II ru.y, who compliment
od him highly for l. IS bravery. -Four hags aud
over four hundred prisoners wore captured.
A NAVAL cuur,..utruM ia Brooklyn, recently,
tried Aruny 1hir As0st,ut Engineer George W.
I.athrIn ilt "druu. r4IC-- and ass,utnp and nlus-
| ing Hu OH rr." Hs sentence, suspenIiny him
from active porvire iur two months, Wa REGARDED
ty Secretary WrilC4 AZ so Inadequate 10 the uNoncc
that, in disgust lie has issued an order dong away
with the sentence SliOyLcr, and relieving the Gc-
cu6od from arrest, which he accompanies with some
scathin2 remarks upon the action Of tic court
| mgItll.
! UNuED SrATE3 Slrpeou-Goncral Hammond has
| leen tried bT cpurt. Martial and found guilty u
conFpla7ud With UlcI7, 20 tC rIui the Government
| in pIr,Aasrs fnr the me- heal department of tho
army, 1tc facts els iol rs tAc trial show that the
defendant not only Wa guilty uf using his office
ior us o"n ein'lumen'' nnt tha' lac purchased in-
| icriur me Lea s1p. e, ly which the lives of hos
| ptm patients were l,upsrdizcd. The sentence,
| which has hocn approved by the President, dis.
nesos Inn nom the service, and disquaLh,s him
| for any OnlaC under tho Government.
o, sun lay morning, tie eth, about Q o'clock, an
| unsu,ccg,fl rJac raid was made on tic P,ps,,
| cola NAY Naf4, and an attempt to captur. m.
chauuA aud hr sutI -Enrragut's Prisoners Forui.
| n.trly, some 800 ui the second Mnue Cavalry, had
! but shur' time before been landei from "A Tinted
! Ssies transport, anu were stationed In tho Nuvv
| Yarl. There were also two vessels guarding n q
you just hack OF Tho Navy Yard, and tbey as- A..
| e n rep'ling tie gstiDk OF the rebels by shepg
the woods ia Tie vicinity Of where thew we're con.
ccaied. signal rocket was sent up which caused
Tie ycasc's lyns M the Nary Yard to beat 10 opar.
tors aud preparations were rapidly made TO meet
the attack OF the enemy, which was soon made and
| repulscd.
| A New OsLrAss letter explains the loss Of tho
Philhppe in Mobile Bay ''Iue destruction Of ths
vessol was at first somewhat Of mystery, but
lsm DOW saSbled V Ay before You W authentic