Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-23


truth in the following, which we clip
from the Syracuse Standard:
When rakish youth goes astray,
friends gather around him in order to
restore him to the path Of virtue. Gen
tleness and kindness are lavished upon
him to win him back again to innocence
and peace. No one would suspect that
he had ever sinned. But when a poor
confiding girl is betrayed, she receives the
brand OF society, and is henceforth driven
from the ways of virtue. The betrayer
is hOnored, respected, esteemed; but the
ruined, heart broken victim knows there
is no peace for her this side Of the grave.
Society has no helping hand for her, no
smile of peace, no voice Of forgiveness.
There arc earthly moralities unknown to
heaven. There is deep wrong in them,
and fearful are the consequences.
DF The professional man who dares
wear threadbare coat until he is out of
debt, was in town last week. A very
good looking but melancholy sort of man
he was and no wonder. At the book
store, the salesman suggested the advan-
tage of cash payment. The sexton Of the
church he attended gave him back seat,
and spoke OF the poor ventilation of the
upper part of the room. His landlady
was very much crowded with boarders,
and could scarcely find seat for him at
the table. His lady acquaintances found
him so thin and reduced that with diff
Guilty they recognized him. 1t was surpris-
ing how many of his old companions, who
formerly had leisure enough, had become
men of business, and suddenly remem-
bering pressing engagements as he met
with them. A clerical friend, who knows
him well, says that he fancies singularity,
loves to be noticed, and is evidently proud
of his shining raiment. lie left town by
the early train.
REMEDY FOR CANCKR.-CoIoneI Ussery,
of the parish of Desoto, informs the edi-
tor Of the Caddo Gazette that he fully test
ed a remedy for this troublesome disease,
recommended to him by Spanish wo
man, native of the country. The reme-
dy is this: Take an egg and break it, pour
out the white, retaining the yolk in the
shell; put in salt, and mix with the yolk
as long as it will receive it; stir them to-
gether until the salve is formed; put a
portion of this on piece of sticking
plaster, and apply it to the cancer about
twice day. He has tried the remedy
twice in his own family with complete
success.
UJulius 4. Hays, compositor in the
office of The Chicago Tribune, distributed
set up and corrected in six consecutive
days, ending on the 10Th of March last,
$4,000 ems, the amount of composition
each day being as follows; II 500, I6,-
oso, 1l,soo, 1s,soe, 10000 .orn
averaged III hours daily, working time
In four hours and fifty minutes he compo-
sed $500 ems. His week s wages amoun-
ted to S25 so.
~ The Chinese think that the inven-
tor of ink was one of the greatest men that
ever lived, that he enjoys blessed im-
mortality, and is charged with keeping an
account of the manner in which all ink is
used here below, and for every abuse of
it he records a black mark against the Of
fender.
GU@The Cholera is still carrying away
hundreds of slaves. I'm Cuba its ravages
have been more fierce in the sugar estates
of the district Of Cardenas, especially i'm
Banaguises, where nearly all of the lar
gest and most flourishing estates are
located. The malady is supposed to have
been caused by the introduction of lot
of Coolies on the Ponina estate.
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO, &C., IN THE
UNITED KINGDoM.-Th quantity of to-
bacco imported into the United Kingdom
in 1852, was 2S,55S ,908 lbs, of which
2l,267 lbs. were entered in England,
5,233 lbs. in Scotland, and ,467 ,669 lbs.
in Ireland. The gross amount of duty
was f4,560,74l 9s. Cd.
OTCapt. Barksdale, the Democratic
nominee for Congress in Mississippi, who
was lately wounded in rencontre with
his opponent, Gen. Reuben Davis, has SO
far recovered as TO be able to resume the
canvass. His hurts, though numerous,
were trif1ing.
ANOTHER STRIKE AMONG THE PRINTERS.
The printing office of the Southern Repub-
lc, at Camden, Alabama, was struck by
lightning on the Sth inst. The lightning
struck the printing press at an hour when
they arc usually at work, but did no
damage.
TOTAL DEPRAvITY-Two wretches IN
human form, recently entered the edi-
torial office of the n. Y. Tribune, and
stole Horace Grcely's old rhitc coat. If
that is'nt crime in the essence, we
should be pleased to know what is.
Boston Bee.
NEW York CRY TAxEs.-The total
amount to be raised in New York city this
year by taxation, including S24l ,553 for