Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-08-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

The Siamese twins are soon to appear i
G Northern cities
1t is stated that the trial of Wcirz will no
: be commenced before two weeks
The population of Utah is now one bundrc
thousand people. Salt Lake City contain
f twenty thousand.
r The mails from Richmond came through
to Washington direct on Monday night tn
first time in more than four years.
The Postoffce Department is about to is
sue double postage stamped envelopes, ant
otherwise facilitate the paying of postage.
The interest paid to dcpostors in saving
banks is to be regarded as dividend. aud
liable to a tax of five per cent.
Union College bcstows an ILL., d. upor
General Grant and Charles OConor, and
Rev. IL. NJ. Dexter of Boston receives D.
ID. from Iowa College.
GS-lt is believed at the Treasury Depurt.
ment that the ordinary sources of revenue
will meet all acquisitions until Congress
meets.
Gy Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
were born in the same Congressional Dictrict
Of Kentucky, and within the same year
EpI 1t is seriously proposed to establish
vigilance committee in indianapolis.
The shipment of cotton and naval store s
from Newborn, n. c., are said to be larger
than at any previous period in the history of
that place.
The Westminster Review, in an article on
Theodore Winthrop, ranks him as one of the
most marked writer's Of America.
-tdvices from Newbern, ~ G., state that
General Ruger had suppressed one paper for
reasonable utteranccs, and would probably
treat 4 few more in similar manner for the
same offence
The resumption of the prepaid system by
the Post-oilice Department not being gene
rally known, the number of unpaid letters re-
turned to the Dead Letter Office average A.,
600 daily.
The Saratoga tribe of Indians is reduced
ncarcly to n minimum. 1t consists this year.
it is stated, of six or eight Canadian French
men. 4 canllecating Labradorian, two octo-
gcnariau squaws, and North American
papoosc.
Commissioners have been appointed to meet
representatives Of the Indian tribes ut Fort
Gibson on the lst Of September next, with
the object of restoring friendly relations
1t is ascertained, on inquiry, that there is
a continued reduction of the aggregate amount
| of Certificates Of Indebtedness number
redeemed being much larger than those newly
issued.
Advccs from Raleigh, y. G., show that in
numerous instances the men nominated to the
State convention have been Leading rebels,
who, although they have been parloncd are
still rebellious at heart. The Union men Of
the State demand the enforcement Of the con-
fscaton laws, as the only means of freeing
them from the rule of rebel leaders and SYM.
pathizers.
Experiments are being made in Phila,!el-
phia in arbitration, process by which a
live hog may be converted into corncd pork
in twenty minutes. The animal is killed,
his heart removed, and an instrument insert
ed in its place by which sweet picket is sent
through the maiu artery into every par; of
the pig. 1t is estimated that this process
will reduce the price Of food fifty por cent.
\ note from Jackson. Miss. contains the
following expression recently used by Cover
Sharkey of Mississippi, who being asked if
he had any objection to its publicity, said he
had not, as it truly stated his sentiments-
II have lost all the negroes | had, some
seventy or eighty in number; bu. SO help me
God, | would not cast vote to restore the
institution of slavery"
\ Young man stepped into bookstore in
Grand street, the other day. and said he
wanted to get Young Mans Companion"
"Wcll, sir said the bookseller, heres INV
daughter"
ESTA somewhat juvenile dandy said TO
far partner at ball. Don't YOU think,
Miss, my mustachcs are becoming?" To
which she replied "Well Sir they may be
coming, but they have not yet arrived"
The Paris correspondent of the London
Morning Star states that while going through
n lunatic asylum at Clarendon, the other day.
be saw two of the most learned professors Of
France deprived of their reasoning faculties
by having studied Remains Life of Jesus.
A Bio IIAuL.-A man named Guy, an en-
ployeu in the paper mill Of Stoncbraker &
Cook, near llagerstown, Md, whilst assert.
ing some old paper. came across $4,000 in
notes of the 1agerstown Bank, done up in
package. This package, strange to say, had
mysteriously disappeared from the bank and
now fortunately turned up rs above described.
MIR. Guy promptly returned the money to the
institution, and received reward of 1920 for
his honesty Hail.
EE-Governor Holden, of North Carolina,
has addressed "A Geographic despatch to Mcssrs.
Battle and Heck, now in New York, in the
furthcrance Of immigration to that State. in
reply to inquiries made by them regarding
the alleged disloyal feeling in North Carolina,
in which lie says he apprehcnds no disturb
ances except in the absence of an effective
police, or the withdrawal of tho troops. lie
invites all to come will, confidence in the flu
ture, and they will be gladly received by the
people.
BUusTISG AN AMEs' GCx.-Colonel T. G.
Baylor has for some time past been testing
the efficiency of Ames' wrought-ron guns at
Fortress Monroe. An eight-nch rihed piece
was being experimental on Thursday after
noon. At the twelfth round with charge
of fifteen pounds of powder, and the gun at
an elevation of ten degrees, the Ames'
wrought-iron gave way. The breech of the
gun was torn off and hrled against stockade
of oak logs erected to receive such proiectiIcs.
The body of the gun tippeI over and fell off
its carriage, bury.ng the muzzc in the sand |