Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-11
THE WEEKLY STAR.
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

NOTICE To ABSENT HEIRS.-1he Men,
phis Wing of the 29th has received a
communication from New Orleans, calling
attention to the fact, that owing TO the
epidemic, large amounts of property have
been inherited by absent heirs, many of
whom, the writer states, reside in Ten
nessee. BY the law of Louisiana, such
property is only bound for the payment
of liquidated debts, so that all partner
ships or subsequent contracts are null
and void The absence Of the lawful
heirs has opened wide field for frauds,
which are daily practiced.
~ The editor of the Rome Farmer,
has established a peculiar tariff of charges
for the publication of marriage notices.
For notice where the wife is first rate
one, he charges 81, and from that down
to nothing, just according to the estimate
of the husband. In one week several
notices were received accompanied By
one dollar, and only one with less. One
fellow alone valued his wife at fifty cents.
E An Irishman, seeing an acquain-
tance reading, exclaimed, A" Arrah heneys
and whose the arthcr O. that work 2"
Faith my jewel, an how can | tell that
same ?'' ssWhy, my dear, look TO the
ind ont an ye'll see that" q" Tis Fms;
reioined the other" a clever fellow
that said Fiais why, he's the arther of
every book"
UA fellow of atrocious uglineSs
chanced to pick up loolling-glaSs on his
road. But when he looked at himself he
flung it away in rage, crying, " curse
you, if you were good for anything you
would not have been thrown away by
your owner"
TERRIBLE RAvAGES OF CHoLEEA.-A
letter dated Rcmedois, Cuba, October lth,
says that in the limited and sparsely peo-
pied district between MatanZaS and a
point below Sagnalo Grande, 20 leagues
in extent, 13 1000 slaves have been carried
off by the Cholera, according to the Off
cial accounts, which are known to be un-
der the mark. The attacks were very
short, some of them only lasting an hour.
UA Cincinnati paper says, almost
every day husbands and fathers are ar
raigned in the Police Court, for abusing
their wives and families, and in MANY in
stances in very outrageous manner
The Court has established it as rule that
any and all persons guilty of these out
RACES on their families will be heavily
fined and sent to the dungeon to be fed
On bread and water"
EFFECT OF THE RUSSIAN WAR.-Woman
"a three farden candle, if you please"
Chandler-''They re a panny apiece now"
WOman-'.Why, how'S that q Chand-
ler-''It's on account of the Russian
war" Woman-''Don't mean to tell me
they're fghtin' by candle lightt"
The PORK BUSINESS. receipts of
hogs for slaughtering, at Cincinnati, were
light last week, but it is stated that vast
droveS are within few miles of the city.
and packers expect TO kill upwards of
100000 this season. Prices were dull
holders asking &c, and buyers offering 42c.
NTThe sweetest sounds in nature arc
those of pretty wife calling you to
warm and smoking breakfast. Hominy,
chops, coffee and rolls go together as nat
urally as nonsense, young women and
satin slippers.
CTMcn of genius are often dull and
when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
-Longfelto1c.
TFIn one of the courts recently. an
individual attired in a Notwithstanding
garb, was called to the witness stand.
The Judge, taking him for a member of
the Society of Friends, thus addressed
him: "Will you swear or affirm -
Just as thee d-n please, sir, was
the reply.
1.-The civilized Indians resident in
Nebraska cultivate their farms, are edu-
Gated and speak good English, and are
deSirous Of becoming citizens of the States.
No full return of the late election has vet
been received. At Bellview, 35S votes
were polled for johnson for delegate to
Congress, and 304 votes for William Ham,
iltOn for governor.
1.-THE election in Illinois on the oth
was for county judges, clerks. assessors,
treaSurers and school commissioners.
Most of the candidates are natives ofNew
England and New York.
IMPUDENCE.-The Poston Bee says,
that few days since an impertinent
young man forwarded letter to Mrs.
Howard, the actress, filled with senti-
ments of an improper nature. Not re-
ceiving an answer as he expected, he
made bold call upon the lady. In the
meantime the letter had been passed to
Mr.. Howard, who provided himself with
revolvers. This fact was no sooner in
the knowledge of the well dressed scamp,
than he bolted, and has not yet appeared
on the wave of society since. Young
men sometimes make great mistakes in
their Overtures to young ladies, and bull
lets are all excellent corrective.
Ca lady, paying a visit to her
daughter, who was a young widow,
asked her why she wore the widows
garb so long. Dear mamma, don't
you see" replied the daughter, - it saves
me the expense of advertising for huS-
band, as every one can see am for sale
by private contract.
THE Run TRAFFIC IN New YoRK.-
The New Yor' Tribune calls attention
to the following statistics of the rum traf,
tic in that city:
=" The whole number of places where
alcohlic liquors are sold in this city is
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