The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-18
General Intelligence.
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MAJ.-Gr~. EsoRY IL assigned " the pe, manen.
command Of the 10Th Army Corps.
rnE Rebe, Senate and uours Of Representatives
had Joint sscr' sesshou On Monday, u which, Il
Is surlnisei, the question u Arning the slave popu-
lsiion WAS d is;ussd.
A letter from wsshington states that Geners,
Butler and ThurlOw Weed werc IN conference with
the President On Wednesday, and that President
Linonln has e1prs~ssd himself ~ cordially IN favor
of such COURSE ~ Butler suggested In New York.
kA,on GrssRAL BuTLyn accompanied by Sena.
tor Henry Wilson and eH-Governor Gardner. Of
sch,settA lsis for City Point on wednesday
evening. lie resumes his old command of tho Army
of the James.
Two hundred Irishnsn. Federal so,dieru, who
were prisoners In the South, and who have bevn Ia
rebel custody over . year, becoming weary OF their
confinement, have joined the rcbel army, aud bseu
sent ~ Hood. 81 say the Richmond papers.
ooGrRarosprsr StAtcs that Pr, nden, Lincoln
WAS burnt in efkgy, In London, on the 9TH. t'1iun.
powder Pot dAy,"c and aids that Mr.. Lincoln
Would laugh ~ the grotcsque manner In which be
Is libcled Such long, gaunt figure such erimpy
hair; such big stars and 40 many Of thcrn.
A pAssExoHs having hired boat to take him
across rather rough strorrn asked tho Irish boat
man Y any b.dy was ever lost there. "Rivsr,"
replied Fat, " me brother was drowned here Last
week, bu. we found him alve and we'll again the
next day"
PArxRs in various parts Of the o1unt.y are motto.
Ing the recent fall Of snow. The northern counties
Tues'iay. sleiehs sppcsred in Hartford, Conn, and
the stages from Norfolk " Wins,cd went through
on runners and were several umes cspszod by
drifts.
A soTABLR feature IN the curiosity dspartYnens
~ the Sailors FAIR, at boston, ts saddle froa
0dhan, dating from 1883, by means u which ono
John Fairbanks and his vile accustomed TO
ride 10 church on Sundays the OK which drew
the plough during the rost of the week. II v
pondorous affair Of wood and iron-
joins RYAN was srroted In New Haven, O.. on
TuesIay, chA Argod with the meaness case OF high
way robbery record. little country boy, nine
years Of age, had earned one dollar and Q half by
ass sing W drive " town hoGk VI sheep. Ryan
cosxed the lad W by-placs, and there took hs
money from him and run.
A LAaGE quantity Of hxoi ammunition wa lstelv
sent to Fort Porter Buffalo, and while temporarily
dep ,scd In the hall Of the officers quarters some
drunken tool stuck = lighted candle on the top Of
discovered II hal burned down and set the I'D Of
the boK on FIRE. Al officer sxtinguishsd the flames
Juss IA tuie " prevent n fearful explosion
oN ruesiay the gunbosts on tho James River
wcto cnsa.ol IN destroying all tho house, within
reSch oi their Shells the rebels having IN nsde use N
many OF them for signal stations. For some sinse
past all our movements beIwsen CITY Point snd
Tho mouth Of the Chick A. onliny have been commu.
nicated by signals to the rsbol authorities aud
strenuous Efforts sIe being made V check tho sn-
noyins practice.
TBE reUel Gen. hsrmsduks was captured by Q
boy belonging 70 one OF the Kansas req rnents
The lad brought him 70 Gen. Curtiss headquarters
|, Gen. Curtis asked the boy how long hs had 10
servo before bis term Of enlistment would expire.
Tss rsplv ~ 'Sexhs nsnths.r Ths sspGA IN