The Sun. — 1864-10-26 (London, England)

AMERICAN ELECTIONEERING AMENITIES.—The New York Tribune, while it ceenpies half its spice with abuse of Gen, 11I'Clellan, complains that the adhcrants of that candidate vilify Mt Lincoln. It asks—" What aro we to say of the patriotism of men who, in this hour of the nation's peril, bestow upon its constitutional head the following epithets : Filthy storyteller, despot, big Secessionist , liar, thief, braggart, buffoon, usurper, monster, ignoramus Abe, old scoundrel, perjurer, robber, swindler. tyrant, fiend, butcher, laud pirate, ace." This is tolerably well to begin with.  A ease of self-destruction, singular at least as to  its cause, occurred in the suburbs of Paris the day before yesterday. The unfortunate suicide was a stonedigger, named Ferdinand P---, aged 24, a naiive of Lyons, who was afflicted with what:medical men call bulzus, or insatiable hunger. His earnings being altogether insufficient to satisfy his enormous appetite, though he ate scarcely anything bat bread, his fellow-workmen used to contribute towards his support ; but, wearied with thus burdening his friends. and worn out by his sufferings from the presence of lonia, which aggravated his hunger, he at lest caws to the desperate resolution of hanging himself, and succeeded in effecting his purpose. The annals of medicine records many instances of this disease, both in ancient and modern times, but the most remarkable case of late years was that of a woman named Anne Denise, who died in Paris only a few years since. This unfortunate person was afflicted with bulimy from her infancy, and while still a young girl used to devour as much as ten pounds of bread daily. Though not in indigent cireum. stances, she was twice arrested for stealing bread to satisfy her huuger. She was at length admitted into the Salpetriere, and placed under the treatment of Dm Esquirol and Amussat, but to no purpose, for she left the Salpetriere as voracious as ever. Her hun. ger varied its intensity; at ordinary times she could manage with 121bs. of bread per day for three or four months of the year she would eat from 201bs. to 241bs. ; and for 10 consecutive years her appetite was greatly aggravated in spring. On one occasion, when she had thought of keeping Good Friday as a fast-day, she ate more than 301bs. of food in 24 hours. As she advanced in years her appetite became depraved, and she took a liking to grass and flowers, especially buutter-cups, of which she would eat an immense quantity. To relieve the colics caused by this unnatural  food she used to drink brandy, of which the became very fond, :and at last died a few hours arter taking a Whole litre at once. When on her death-bed and unable to take  food, sho begged her sister to oome and eat near her, and hor last words were :—" Since it pleases God that I shall eat no more, let me at last have the pleasure of seeing you eat." It is a remarkable fait that on a post mortem examination her stomach was found to be exceedingly small, while her liver was unusually large, and all her other viscera quite sound and of normal size. General the Count de Palikrto made hie entrance  on Sunday into Chalons sar-Marne, the second town of his command. The houses were handsomely  dressed out, and all the authorities were in grand costume to receive the general, who went through the town on horseback accompanied by a brilliant staff. A grand dinner was given in the evening by the commander of the division the Marquis de Liniers.