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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-09
DR.. Roses Dyspepsia CordiaI.

FJ'HE Liver being the largest gland i'm the human
i body. it is more frequently cesanged than any
ether then follows Dyspepsia Constipation, Odd
rect, and Loss Of Appete-the skin becomes yellow,
the spirits droop and there is great aversion So
clety Regulate the Liver. and you all these
evils. The surest preparations to take are DR.
ROSES celebrated Railroad or Anti Bilious Pulls
They carry off the bile, and give appetite and
strength.
His Dyspepsia Compound should be taken where
person has been troubled with Dyspet sia long time.
Price 80 cents but for Colds, Bilious habits Jaun
cice, DC, take DR.. Roses AntiBsElious Rditrood
I, as they 60 ahead of all other Pills in their good
ELECTS l212 and % cents per box.
As- The above preparation be found, With
Circulars and full directions, at the stores of
H. ID Gilman, ". III. Gilman,
Charles Stott Co., Samuel Butt,
+. Callan, John W. Marin.
kidwell Lawrence, Washington city ID. c.
J. L. kidwell. Georgetown, D. c., and the various
D. Stores in Alexandria
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.-A few fine, first grade
" Havana Cigars
boxes Chewing Tobacco, extra quality
Received, and for sale by
feb 1s- J. T. RADCLIFFE, 7th strses
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
d - g &C
CHANGE OF HOURS.

CHANGE OF HOURS.
ON aud after Monday March Ii, the Passenger
" Trains will be run f,I ows:
Leave Washington at and o'clock A. NJ
DO do at 3% and o'clock p NJ.
On Sundays at O'clock A. NJ. and NJ
leave Baltimore at ~ and o'clock A. NJ
DO do at 80 and $40 minutes P NJ.
On Sundays at AZ o'ci'k A. NJ and az o'cpk P. NJ
The list and 4th Trains from fillmore and the I'd
ana tth from Washington, swil be Express Trains,
stopping only at Annapolis and Washington junction
Staff ms.
The Train leaving on Saturday evening goes no
farther than Philadelphia; the one of Sunday MORN
ing only to B 1t more.
Through Tickets and Baggage Checks to Phade.
phia and New York will be given by Trains leaving ut
o A NJ, and Z. NJ, except on Sunday morning
by order: T. Ii. PARSONS,
mar 10 Agent
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-09

H0M Mr.. Washington Tevis, an American
gentleman, formerly belonging to the United
States service, recently abjured the Protes
tsnt religion in the holy chapel of the
Archbishop of Paris, who gave him, him
self, the baptism, the eucharist, and the
confirmation sacraments. Mr. Tevis is to
enter the army of the Pope, and to be ad-
mitted an officer in the ranks of that army
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-09

When you see a good looking young
widow promenade the streets daily, don't
imagine she wants second husband. Oh,
such an idea never enters her head.
The great Champanzee monkey in JAR
din des Plantes, at Paris, which sits like a
man and uses knife like christian, has
been named "Uncle Tom"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
I'm RouuR on nHxuoR

Mayor HarstOw, q proyldenoe, R. J., 10 q
staunoh wonkINa temperance man, Fte takes
the stump Ger the cause, and Oftsn goet lhtO lhe
country towns to cold meotlngS, DIT, harstpW
is q practical common sense man, as the Follow.
ing extract, illustrative Of his mode OF treating
the subject, will Show.--
III went into one OF the country towns last
spring, In company with friend, who is now
on the platform with me, element Webster
and asked the farmers Of that town IL they
wero willing be taxed any further TO cup
port this vice, and 10 pay moro money than they
had already paid 10 make iails, poor houses, hos.
pitfalls, So, asked them II they were willing to
take any steps 10 build great house Of rOlOr-
nation for the reform and support Of three
thousand drunkards in the StateS asked my
friend 10 mako csmpulalion and see how large
building Il would take, and how much Il would
cost. After had finished speaking, he said he
had decided how large Il ought to be, he would
have Il bounded on the North and East by Mas
sachuSstts, on the West by Connecticut, and OF
the South by Long Island Sound and the At
lantic OCEAN, the roof hshoul6 be the broad arch
Of Heaven, and the rule Of that houss should b'
the Maine Law, (Great applause,)
think we need just such large House al
that; and we are expecting to build It, 70 rear ]
without any great coat 10 the community q
largeS It win not coat half a. much a. the poo
houses, the iailS and prisons have cost, not hal
az much a. our hospitals for the insane havt
cost, and yet Il will prove much more eifieien
and efFcclual than all Of them, Thu 10 tht
question, fellow citizens, this IL the question
before US, VIII you have hand in erecting
this buildinHp"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

instructions the ed woman was placed on
chair close 10 the kiln Mlclch then cut Of
piece Of her garments and lock Of her
hair. and threw them both In the kiln, re.
tanning, however, a portion Of the hair,
which he placed in his pocket. Halt an
hour was then allowed TO elapse. Mlcich
then took his Knife aud made three cuts on
her forehead, causing blood to flow abun.
dainty; then another half hour elapsed,
and he made thrue cuts in the back part ot
the head, then another half hour elapsed,
and he made three cuts In the cartilage OF
her left ear. While all this was going on,
she begged them, In the name Of God, To
kill her at once, sooner Than subject her 10
such torture, Az length, when they had,
as she supposed, executed TO the letter all
the instructions Of the seR.captain they
ceased 70 hold her, and she fled TO wood,
where she wandered about ell night. The
next morning she went home, but the inju-
rlss she had sustained were such that she
was obliged to keep her bed for 90 days,
After the facts had been proved, Micich,
being called on by the Court for his defence,
gravelv asserted that the kiln had been
burning we'll enough until the old woman
had been seen hanging about IT, and he
brought witnesses 10 prove that she was
fond Of talking In q mysterious way, aud Of
meddling in her neighbors' affairs; that
when she could not get what she wished
for, she was accustomed TO make threats OF
death against adults and children and that
more than once chance apparently caused
her msnaces TO be fulfilled The Court
condemned Micich to three months i'm.
priSonmen,, and to pay an idemniiy to the
old woman,--[Galienani's Messenger,
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~ n. nIGoINb.
Char. III.
(ConeluSion.)
IoRlALB OF TENPKRINoK,

ut is expected that all who continue il these
societies. will evidence their desire Of salvation
by avoiding drunkenness, buying and selling
spirituOus liquors, or drinking them except in
case Of necessity"
In 1888, the following rulO was adopted by
the Methodist societies in the United States, in
the form Of question and answer:-
Question. "Should our friends be permitted 10
make spirituOus liquors, sell, and drink them in
drAmsp"
.1ns.-"By no means; We think il wrong in
its nature and consequence and desire all our
preachers to teach the people by preoept and
example to put rway this evil"
In lisa, Mr.. Wcsley's rule was inoerporat.
ed in the general rules Of the M. E. Church in
America. In 1886, the following section was
adopted, and incorporated in their discip.
line;-
OfMs sale and 1ss Of spSriiuOus LIQUORS.
"Src. l0.--If any member Of our society
retail or give SpirituoOs liquors, and anythins
disorderly be transacted under his roof on this
account, The preacher who has the overnight az
the circuit shall proceed against him a. hi the
case Of other immOralitieS; and the person 40.
eUsed shall BE- CLEARED, eensured, suspended or
excluded, according TO his conduct, az on other
charges Of immorality."
BiShOpS Coke and AShbury, then the general
superintendent Of the Methodist societies in
America, in their "NoteS On the discipline" re-.
mark on this SeotiOn,-
"FSr be It tTsm WS TO wish or endeayor "a
iUtrudS upon the proper civil or religious lib.
Orty Of any Of our people. But the retailing Of
spirituOus liquors, and giving drains to custom.
ers, when they call at their stores, are suoh
prevalent customs At present, and are pro,
duCtiVe Of % many evils that we Judge il our
indispensable duty to form regulation against
them, The cause Of God, which we prefer q
every other confederation under Heaven, abso.
Ntely requires Nv TO step forth with humble
boldneas IN this respect"
This section continued until l7A0, when |,
was stricken cut, ~ seeming to sanction thu
practices eOr which Il made regulations, and il
1890 The general. rule was changed 70 read
l"DronksnnesS, or drinking spiritUous liquors,
unless m cases Of neooSsity," leaving out the
"baying and selling. But in lstS tke rule
10 its original form WaS Ts,eStNbliohsd.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
Corn Neal Cake.

MiK two quarts Of corn meal, at night with
it Just thin enough 10 stir easily. In the morn.
enough. Pour into pans and bake thrse.quar-
tsrs Of an hour, and you will have light, rich,
honey-comb cakes, and with sweet butter aud a
coed cup Of coffee, one finds, with Hamlet, in.
crease Of appetite ITO grow with what it feeds
upon" 70, CultivatOr,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
From tAe NJ o.. Crescent, lOtk.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA,

Arrival q Tie steamship Daniel wObstsr>Lesu Of the
Steamer O. evii-''EHple'ion Of the Jenny Lind,
BY the arrival OF the steamship Daniel Web
ster yesterday afternoon, we arc placed in pos.
session VI dates from California 10 the lTth OF
April.
The Webster, GRAHAM, commanding, left San
Juan on the morning es the Ith inst, with pas
sengers from California oil the 10Th ult. The
ship PromethcuS sailed tho same day with 400
passengers for the New York. Loft in port
L, 5. Sloop Cyanc, II, NJ, S. shin Albion, brig
Townsend Jones, latter was TO sail for New
York with full cargo, on the 9th inst. On tina
9Th inst, passed steamship United States, Fal.
con and PampsrO
The follOWlagS general summary Of the
WebSter's news;
IRON THR SAN FRANCISCO TINES
Explosion OF THE STEAMER JENNY L,Nn.-..
Fifteen Killed. 1R6ty-Sir rounded. Our city
was yesterday thrown into CONSERVATION by the
intelligence received from San Maieo by ex.
press OF dreadful disaster which occurred in
our bay opposite tho PulgaS ranch, Yesterday
morning the steamer Jenny Lind took about ono
hundred and twenty-five passengers on board
at AiVi.o, and started on her trip 10 this city,
About half.past IL o'clock, when nearly oppo.
site the Pulgas ranch, the company on board
were just about being seated TO dinner in the
after cabin, the steamer proceeded at moderate
speed, when the back portion Of the connecting
pipe was blown aSunder, aud the steam swepl
into the crowded cabin, dealing death and des.
truotiOn around.
Those in the toward part Of the boat, with
the exception Of = fireman, who was standing in
front OF the furnace door, escaped, the latter, a
powerful, hne looking man, was struck in the
head BY the flying open OF the furnace door, 80
thar the skull was laid epCn and the brain az.
pOsedi persons came 10 his assistance, but no
mOtioned thom away, saying, mo, I'm dead
man, 60 help others" and soon after breathed
his last
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF sUPxRSrrrIoN,

A very singular cRsO was short time ugo
submitted TO the Court OF Justice OF Row.
60, in the Lombardo. VenitiRn Kingdom,
Several Of the Inhabitants oil the island
Of CherSo had constructed a lime.kiln, but
the fire, after burning constantly for twelve
days, and thereby giving promise that the
operation would be successful one, became
suddenly extinguished, and all attempts TO
re.light il failed. An old woman, named
Anna Gurlan, who was considered Sor.
ceress, was Immediately suspected Of hov.
ing, by her charms, exlinguiShed tho fire,
aud Il was stated that she had been seen
walking in q mysterious way around the
kiln, and had passed night in an adjacent
house, On this the people to whom the
kiln belonged resolved that they would
make the old woman undo her charm and
re.light the FIRE. In compliance with the
request Of one Of them Giuseppe Micich) ,
she one morning went to the Kiln, carrying
with her a bottle Of holy water. She then
began blessing the kiln and reciting liianies,
While so engaged priest went to her, and
told her that Il she would remain until the
FIRE should spring up again he would pay
her well, She asked II he thought she was
a sorcOress, or possessed Of heavenly pow.
ors, aud he answered that she might pruba.
bly, be more favored BY grace than he was,
IIR then left her, and she continued her in.
Carnations. But, as the Gre did not return,
Mlcioh and his companions swore that they
would kill and bum her iC she did not sue.
coed and they assured her that they had
an axe aud furnace ready. Al the same
time they heaped maledictions on her for
having, by her internal arts, extinguished
the FIRE. Greatly terrified, she implored
them TO have pity on her; and, when Ia
vorable opportunity presented itself. she
took to fight, The house TO which she
went was closed against her, and Micich
and his companions, having gone in pursuit
seized her with great brutality, and threat,
ened moro violently than before to kill heI
if she would not put an end to the charm
She then began reading prayers, but, as ma
effect was produced, the men dsliberated as
to what thSy should do, They Al length
resolved to consult a retired sea,captSin,
called tho "AmeTicAR." from his having
been TO America, who possessed a great
Reputation in the Reighborhood az an au.
thoTity Ia matters Of witchcrai(. He 70.
fGsed 10 60, lest, as he said, The sOrceress
should bewitch his children; but he directed
what should DO dohe. Ia execution oil his
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
Mss,,Ds ARSSy At aAaaGs-EAs NSpa,sa Hung " he
PeaplA

Roaple
The unlon contains an account Of q shooting
affair At Shasta, and the execution Of the muir
dsrsr BY The people, y N y
On Wednesday morning last, James holland,
gambler, and Mr., Murdoch, trader, were en-
gagged In q game Of monte at the Trinity House,
the former dealing and the latter betting at the
game. During the progrtSs Of the game, No
land pulled tive cards, which Murdoch detecting,
eTAbbod the money Of he bank IN one hand,
whilO with the other he reached across the table
and oollared holland, Hin words ensued be-
tween thsm,, In the uttsTAnce Of which they
soufled, and worked themselves Sh from the IA.
bic. Murdoch, IN tbs meantime, drew his re-
Volver, cooked Il, and letting the muEsle hang
down, threatened to shoot holland unless he de-.
livered over the money won.
Having gained position near the counter Of
the bar In tho soulEle, Noland reached over II, or
under Il, and procured pistol, which he cooked
silently and rapidly, and presenting Il At the
breast Of Murdoch, exclaimed;
"You have drawn q pistol on me and threat
sned to shoot; now shoot and be d----dW
He then fired, the bullet passing into the
neck Of Murdoch, immediately above the collar
bone, and killing him instantly,
Sheriff CoSOSt arrested holland and placed
him under guard.
News Of The aiTrNy and ito consequences hav-
ing travelled with lightning speed among the mi
nsrs, during the day many OF them crowded in
to Shasta, IRON Whisky Creek and the sur
rounding region, and demanded holland to b.
given up, The Sheriff resisted their demands
az long as Il was safe TO do 30, when he relin.
pushed holland into their hands, a jury wu'
formed, trial held, and the prisoner found gull
~. Al seven o'clock in the evening he wa'
hung by the neck until he was dead.
A young man named Herman G, Belleu, d
Waterbury, N. Y, was killed at little York o.
the 9th, BY the caving in Of bank under which
he was at work.
Our old friend, Mrs. ParlingtOn, Of the Boa
ton Post, asks, in her well-known, Sweet.tonet
simplicity, 10 there "in't somo eldps in tho re-
vived statutes Of Massachusetts against cats p
! and adds-"It seems to me there ought TO be
for my poor Paul once got terribly torn in hi
flesh and trousers By one, and for nothing at all
either, but Just sitting down on her-and III,
: cloth coat dollar a yard"
> MEMORIALS 0F TENPKRKNck
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

10 A girl seventeen years old, wAa bitten
by rationale on the left instep. Two hours
and half afterwards, DR., 7, A, Atehison, who
describes the case in the southern Medical Jour.
nal, visited her, and found her Sightless, with
her face swollen, and her mind wandering
He placed her In ahOt salt bath, and administer
cd wAiskey and carbonate Of ammonia, until she
had taken three pints Of the first, and eighty
grains Of the latter; no intoxicalion followed,
and she was cured,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

Fionr.-Several blows passed between an
EnglishmaN and an lrishman last night, No
great harm done
ALNOsr ASoTRER.--A negro ball was held
in the lower story Of an Irish boarding house
last night, and some Of the outsiders, who were
comfortably tight, did some tremendous talking
among themselves, but no blood was split, or
courage wasted,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

TAsre y girl in Try, who wears such a
~unshiny face, that when she goes out Of doors
the unOw-biEds take her fOe summer, and follow
her about as It she had apple blossoms in her
ANON, With such a power in oheeriulneas,
,snH il singular that women ever allow thcA.
elves 10 have the SUlkSp"
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
From the San Francisco Transcript, 18th.
The Steamship 8, g. Lewia Ashora,

PAssESeERs SAvEp-TOtal Loss Of the Shin
We are again called upon to chronicle the los,
Of one OF the ocean steamers plying upon thiS
coast, The steamship S, s. Lewis, CaDtS;H
Sparrow, belonging 70 the Nicaragua Line
went ashore about hAlr.past three O'clock on
Saturday morning, in the vicinity Of RolipSS
Bay, about Is miles north Of the Heads, A
dense fog prevailed At the tisas, and the ,hiO
was kept standing of and on until the MAT
should rise and show tho position o. ne eo1St
Sweeny & BAughs Fog Bell was TiD~snS ""S
its notes Of warning, but the ship had stcoa a
Tar to the northward, that The bell was not
land to SaueslitO, and thence by boat 70 IN. oitr
has not furnished us with an Official renort q
the disaster, and We arc in consequence com.
PEELED to give the story AZ L reached us, witbont
vouohiRg Tor ia accuracy in minor details,
The ship was under easy head way, an hama
literally IN the fog as to where they were, when
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

A man's dress has wonderful influence on
his character, Dress hike rowdy, and in less
than month you will commence acting like
one. To cure dirty men Of fighting we send
them to the penilentiary; combining them to q
diet Of clean shirts for Rfty days, however,
would prove mitch moro effectuAl Cleanliness
10 a. much opposed to vice as the ten command.
ments are. In our opinion, the man that invent.
ed yellow soap has done more for the morals Of
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17
Ric. Pudainr, pak.d Or l.il,a.

ana SUR IN teA-oupIul OF sugar, nalt cup OF
butter, three eggs well beaten, little powdered
nutmeg, Stir L till quite smooth. You can
line buttered pudding-diSh with paste, and
pour the mixture in and bake i threc'quarterS
Of an hour. II you boil Il, add whatever fruit
You like--three ounces Of ourrAnts or apple
chopped fine. II will take an hour to boil it,
Serve with vino sauce, or simply a piecc Of but
ter.
PIsKISs THE EAR, "A horrible death recent
" occurred in Paris from n common practice
with many persons. A gentleman, feeling q
alight itching in his ear, took up friction match
in order to dispel it, In tho arlor Of CONVEX
Sation he was sustaining, he introduced the sui.
phurous end the contact soon produced gni.
lion, and tho downy lining Of the ear caught
FIRE; a portion Of the sulphur adhered to the
flesh, and burnt there perSistently, The nnfOr.
tunate man never spoke again, His sufTerinEs
we're 90 agonizing that his tongue became pow
erless, and, after two days torment and unavail.
ing efforts Of the surgeons, he died.
I5-Ws lOaTn that on last Friday, Mr.. David
Crosswhite, Of Saline Township, Audrain coun.
", while iabOTiRg under temporary insanity
caused by intemperAnce, shot himself with a ri,
%, the contents catering the neck bshiad tbs
iugular vein. II seems he entered his DWELLING
and telliRg HE wife that he was parsUed BY per,
sons who intended to carry him 10 jail, aud thA
no would shoot the first one Of them that attempt
cd 70 arrest him, took his rife and walked out
Tho report Of che guN called the attention Of hi
wife, AID on going to the door she saw him ri
sing from the ground. He then informed he
that he expected to die, but intended to 6rst a,
% his fathers, (Wm. CrOssWhite's) which 4,
did. On Sunday his recovery was though
doubtful. - Mo, Sentinel.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-17

Willis, in his letters, says that the city Of
vAnnah, In Georgia, is laid out in squares, like
= checker board and that every alternate square
- park. All these parks are Rlled, as all the
streets are lined, with lofty trees and Shrubbery,
giving It the appearance Of real forest city,
There are no indications Of any poor psople--nO
suburbs, as in other cities. The last houses on
the outskirts are Is good as those in the centre,
or any other part OfIhe city.