The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-29
General Intelligence.
tBy NAL to the Sep York Sun.l

Uros tho receipt on Friday Of the news OF the
Wholesale destruction OF whalera, by the pirate
Shcnanioah, sperm oil rose 20 cents per gallon.
JEanIAu TowssEsD, the New Haven bank rob
her, has heen held TO bs q the smount Ol 10000.
lc will be tried next month.
''BrLL Run Russell" IN h's "Anantic Cable
Diary" insnuates thst the "faultr' discovered
were the dO.nFs OF some malicious employee.
TnS Navy Department have de,igns,od tho Rev.
&. H. HDyNnton, formerly OF CinrnnAt, TO write
the history vi the asvy aud of our naval enter
prses during the rebellion.
TnE Bishop Of CntAgena, SPAIN is much offend
81 by to spanish recognition Of tho kingdorl Of
Italy, and has published, at Madrid, a msniiesto
the subject.
JHFF DAVIS on Friday lss', announced himself
TO visitor as eing in good health, excepting q
oarbuncle on tn leg and slight touch Of crysip-
elias. lie sad also, that he had never seen or
heard ol WIZ before his arrest.
souTHY a.as Forward, who murdered three
children In London, and bis w.fe aud daughter At
Rams ate, En-. land, IN account Of which recently
appel.ed In tuo Sun, IL on trial IT the latter place
lie says he committed tho deeds out OF Kindness.
MAJoR General John q. Brocklnridyc. late s.c-
relsry Of War Of the Conicdoracy, Is crpoctod TO
arrive IN Canada within lew days. Mr.. Mason,
COmuissiouer oi y CJufeleracy in Londol, and
eX-S5ua1or Of the uui1ed States, will accompany
him.
THE steward o' tho American ship Calhoun,
Mersey England, outward bound 10 New York,
posoued himself IN tho morning ~ the l4h. The
body was Iakon ON Rhorc aid an inquest hcd upon
1t, the verIics being temporary insanity.
II Concord, Msss, last week, a younr man
nAm'd Michael McNanus was found dcSd on the
aiod Of barn, with bullet wound through
his head Bryne hsDonal /, tHo uncle o: NJ Manus
has been arrested on suspicion oil having perpo-
unted She decd.
1nE leaders Of the late rebellion nro getting
somewhat iubllan' An cx'tapgo tells US that
tAAt Weep osia'ut Stephens, now coniucd nt
I1u WsrIen,is allowed 10 walg upon the ramparts
OF the tort. lie smokes eleguut meer-schAum,
and sings psalms with VII the y.gor Of PsesOy-
torisn elder.
Al lrishmsn recently stopped at hotel, bo-
tween here aud Deh Muneg, where pretty high bills
we're charged In tie morning, tbs landlord made
out the amount of "dAmAgo," aud presented ID 20
Pat After he hAd Glanced over H. tho latter looked
the landlord in the ace, aud eHclaimeG, ie put
me In mind Nv = guipe" "Why Z" Uskt the
landlord. DSkasc YER very Nigh all b..l !"
JuDGE ArELL, Of the Fii . District Court NJ New
Orleans, ADudng to Ne C nd.tiuu Of the freed
men aud the Frcedm-'s Blcau law sail "The
bureau, II appears 10 me, II conanued in timo OF
peace, would 60 t. his.ory asa nursery OF d con,
taut, AMI school Of y.srarcy LAke Do5tluet'y5 to
the interests Of the freedmen AID the Slate and
city"
ABEL-zL-KA ADoP the illustrious Arab chief,
whose ARRIVAL m England was recently announced,
having received tLe cold shoulder lrotu the on
ciA and arisiocratc classes Of London, has SHAKEN
the dust Of the city from his feet and departed
from tho country IN high dudgeou with tie ex-
coption of one puolic body 10 quote his own
wordsl he only saw the people in me streets"
TuE disaster on tho Tennessee a. Alabama Road,
the 251t, resulted from ths giving way Of tres
tle-work over which the train WAS IasE'ng. Al
latest accounts twelve dead lo-.es and oiyLIy
wouniod had been recovered from the wreck, aud
car containing thirty a, gToes was sLl. under
water. The excitement Al Nashville Ia very great.
Tho accident occurred seyonty miles south OF tho
city.
PRIEST recently went into . restaurant in
PArlL On Friday, anl RAda good dlnnsT, Ha