The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-08
General Intelligence.
tBy KoiI 10 the Nse Yort s.n.)

lDy A@S 70 inc Nse TofN S"U.I
GysvnAis GRANT, shermsn. Rosecrans hcPhsr.
aon. Sheridan. kauiL, Gcuird, We.tzeL Crook and
Gilmore, were all born In Ohio.
TnE Magic, of bristol, X. T., q boat which bsas
everything easily at the bridgeport regatta, vss
built and s owned. and sallod by blind man.
nor, IL years OLD came being drowued %
st. Joe ull.), few days ago, 10y t-ns pulled into
the river by catfish. which he had just caught.
Tnx Chicago TrNn, ssys that the Democrats u
Chicago expended s26,0fO $4,000 In making
the preparations for the Convention.
TuE steamer John Desncy sunk while loading -
the wharf at Portsmouth, Va. On MDndsy, -.
count of the acknowledgement O the cargo.
BrFrsEEs have been for some time coming into
Norfolk, Va, In large number. The auth orties
hiycjust detected many desericrs from the Army
Of the Potomac aHIone them,
Mtsa EIIzAnETn wntrlLrR, the only sister VI w.
Quaker poet, lately 'cd at Amcshury, Mlss., aftof
n long Illness. She was n lady of rzrc culture and
bnc poet glits.
Tns Washington RrruDLIcAS aays y4co.frSA-
dent iunin In hklns very active para In the ~.
hucal canvass IN N ,inc, addressing large audiences
each afternoon and evening. .
E,TuK people Of Lawrence, Kansas, sfe apprehenl.
ing All attack IRON body OF i,Aon pucrr,liS, wbv
have concentrated In Cass cousty, No. Prspars.
lions ior de- cncc are being made.
SHERIDAN Is making such headway agsinss
Early in the valIey, thnt ID will be neccsssry 4.
put the railroad To Cu'pcppcr In running order d
MI early day, aud preparations have lecn made
coriin,yly.
Ov the military importance At Atlanta We ussA
no better evidence than the confession Of JeH. Ds.
vs, who, In recent speech ut Macon, Ca, svow.
od that Atlanta was the military key of tho cuntk
neu, and must never be given up.
REV. Dr. CurEyLn OF New York, writes 70 Dc
BDflon RDoORpEr, denying the report thsa hte
church Ia against him on the PrcB dental Qvssliop.
aud says he believes chat good Ch istisns thsy
are not In favor Of Mr. LncOln's re-clec,ioo."
Tns Bank of Franso has just giyen ita dscasSaa
In Hu affair Vi hank notes VII ch were eaten by Q
goat some weeks back. With fragments taken
IRON the animals stOuinch II was found possible 70
form AK i,OUOf. uocs, that the owner viii only
losc 1900 out ol in,uuut. which were destroyed.
TusuE Is not money enough IN the spanish trsas-
ury 70 pay the employees oi tho governments what
was du, to them On tho l,t o, August l.s.. seuor
y i ,inancH, well known to AMERICANS, rites thaa
prOlOngGuu of the prcscut state oi Spanish imam.
clal alta ~ ". j endnu.cr both ths insitulous snd
tie dy NASTY ol Spain.
ADouI 4 ~ parulcd officers and mon arrived -
Annapolis aJ1Jay, many ul tLcm IA per actly AZ.
LanH,od tondiion. ne Of the officers have ND
the wounds dressed since August 70. H., ,ryibla
as thor ease was ut l. bby, NJ LynGhbur9D Dhc u,en
aie worse Oh. IAo. brought tpocllaGk.s ot thstr
breaC, without l,ASrn or salt.
GGsrLAL suLGNAS is very iruthfllly A,ser.hsA
by chaplain i4' - man who has u Rsunl ioolr
etoit hiru--a- II ho got hungry when . boy so.l
never ,ut over H. nervous nian, nuvoe uuSoe.
lllhng his VII Ster', OF tn,,on.ug his coal, o.
twhtlug . strug on rubbing tins ecr-ncycr o,iiet:
but with Kind Of look in his nee That reruinds opc
OF panther; II ho gets angry, fiery, keen, power.
ful--and n scrIus."
TnE Charlie Scwfoundlndl dele. .atiaa a.
Representatives, hom tho various British provinces,
10 consider tno qIestlou ui confederation, which
assembled On th' las Ul September, Inns Asibuynod.
alter harmon ous scSsOn uf nearly = week. ~
meet IN Halifax on the li,h oi SaIicmLer The pro.
u,"nngB wcr' secret, hut II In unuerstooL thsA thn
AT he
provided gu grtIn- ctnont rIui lie mads about d..
talls. The Tile town ot Chsrcstown wis quito nv
during ho wees s,ssOn oI the del, gtieSA who
pubh,ly aud It.ya!ey iol, AID Loni@ed On an sy.
tens yo scale.
UArTroRp paper luYs that Mr.. Ames oi YAi :
| yllnge, c.. In ryiug ono o; h.s wiou,,h.. m
guns recently, 'OaG,i II to within fourteen in.h.,
of the nude with powder end wndding; tbsn pu,
! IN a prGyecu!o eighteen inctes long, croirc,,no
from the mlI3le one -hrd OF its enp,h -
| Vlped tie gun opposite all embap >,neut ian tre,
tui,k, con poneo OF several ton 4 of iron backcj
win eafsL, Ind set II allow mach 10 the gun and
hIed II. The gun re oiled s,Ity J,st, end drove
tho proiectilo entirely Though the solid embank.
nlcnt.
Inr celebrated Palls Boyd, the Confederate spy
and Joan OF Arc, WAS married IN London on ths
.oth m A1gssi, 70 Lieut.. 3. w. huruinge, lately u
tho United States Navy. Tie match is "A romlnt,
one. miss i'ele ster ,nak NJ several cun paiQns
with s.oncwall Jackson, wus cuptured anu I'M
| pntonei lur thirteen months IN Washington. and
| "us iliHll9 eNcnhngcl bue retLrLCu oJuth, Anu
aiicr lTesh adventures wa cap urci on board tie
! tlcekade-sunncr Greyhouru, which wA placed la
charge o' Lcut. Iiarl.iuge witH prlLe CREW. Tie
Lieutenant was captured b. he AR captive, Wss
oeIuohed from his allegiance 10 hs flag, wort ~
| England wIth tho lazy, man cd, aud the gC<.
tchln Aitcr tue honey mJOu N h. enter tbo serV lc1
OF TIE Confederate s,aIcA II that ttnilon ID oud
ihcI be in existence. TIE bride Is R'd To lie dirty
years " age, very charming ct ourse and ths
I Weddiu. was IN the nrst sty .e.
THE rel ri g.crr i. Ch!atainH are r. n,dlv ssA.ss.
pelrng. Aslby aud MorS,n are dead, snd ths I,s,.
] isy.ilo Journal OF s"urlay rep ifts that Allan,
johnson, leader who has crealcd great couster-
nation la Kentucky lately, Is totally blind frosn
! the efiects of wound NlHh is thus described !,
| "Ie ~aa badly wo4ndeh tbe bull entering diruct.
ly behind the ei' eye cutting the optic nerve pes
! sing out through toe right eye-bsll, and pettuo.
nently destroying his sight The place of bis c.D-
ture was ons NILE south Of wallon!o. Qeuerl
HJbson. when parolling him TO report al Hen
dersor soon AZ possible requested thst he shouA
10 Hospitality cared for and rsstsd him q tender.
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