Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-31


instructing ladies in the art of cutting
dresses, &C., hailing from the North, we
believe. We understand that this per-
son recently died in one of the upper
counties, when the discovery was made
that the cutter of ladies' garments was
man in disguise-one who had donncd
the petticoats for some unexplained rea-
son and passed for a female until after
misunderstanding Herald.
At the railroad depot at St. Adams, VT,
recently, three casks, labelled "sugar
cured hams" were received but some of
the watchers having scented brine in
them, they were opened and found to
contain brandy and gin. The sheriff has
advertised them. The Vermont Reposi-
tory states that large quantity of liquor
is advertised for sale at auction in it's
town, and thinks that this is new way
Ofgetting round the law, and that there
will be plenty of sheriff and constable
sales ofliquor if the practice is not stop
ped by law.
The General Postoffice Department have
abandoned their original intention of is
suing the new stamped envelopes as early
as the LIST proximo. though the contract
ors are understood to have portion Of
them now ready for delivery. The Post
master General, being indisposed to scat
ter them abruad until he can have sufi-
Gent on hand to send them in every di-
rection, has deemed it best to wait until
tho LIST of July, when an ample supply
will be ready.
TERRITORIES TO BECOME STArEs.-Utah
would make twenty States of the size of
New Hampshire, Nebraska fifteen, Indian
twenty, Northwest sixty-fve; total, one
hundred and twenty-six States. Should
these Territories have an equal popula-
ton to the square mile with New Hamp-
shire, they would contain thirty millions
of souls
EASTERN SoUALLs.-The Z. S. steamer
Vixen has been ordered to Halifax, for the
purpose of observing the movements of
Admiral Seymour, and informing the
American fishermen of their danger, there
being no doubt the British orders for
their exclusion will be more rigidly exc
cuted at the present than at the last sea-
son.
The great combined railway, carriage
and foot suspension bridge, now con-
structing at Niagara Falls, is being
pushed forward with energy, and is ex-
pected to be ready for the trains by the
first of May of next year. 1t will be one
of the most remarkable architectural
works in the world.
The New York Legislature, which is
now in session, it is expected will adopt
some legislative enactment for the pre-
vention of railroad calamities. If the
effect of greater responsibility, on the
part of railroad companies will be to in
duce greater care, such legislation will
not be entirely useless.
The English newspapers are publishing
kossuth's speeches again. He was re-
Gently presented with copy of Shak-
speare, paid for by subscriptions of one
penny each, by 10000 English workmen,
and in the course of his remarks, said
that he had made six hundred speeches,
in England and America, sincehis release
from captivity.
The Chicago Daily Tribune SAYS, that
new Catholic Cathedral is to be COM
menced some time during the season, on
the north side near the Catholic College
in that city. 1t will probably be the
largest and finest in that part of the
country. and cost between $l50,0OO and
100000.
Mackey, who murdered man last fall
in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, was last
week convicted of assault and battery! If
he had murdered two men, it would have
probably have been brought in by the
jury as as a harmless Joke
The profession of reporter is older
than people generally suppose. According
to Sir Edward Coke, Moses was the first
reporter known. seeing that he took down
the Divine ordinances a 49, .7sa
There is a pork and lard shop up town
that has sign stuck up inside of mo
whistleing allowed while sausages are w.
ing on the counter"
Fanny Fern delicately styles certai n
complaint from which children suffer in
cherry time, sc poin Under the apron"