Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-01

posiiory tells Q very singular story of the
punishment inflicted on Chinese crimi-
nal. His offence, it seems, WAS unpar-
donable, and it was determined to make
an example of him. Consequently, he
was bound round with cotton, saturated
with tallow, and having been dipped till
Represented the appearance Of 8 gigantic
candle, was stuck up on bis fathers grave
and lighted. Of course, the poor fellow
perished in slow torture. Was ever de-
vice teard of 50 completely diabolical,I,
.bbJ One of the most interesting and
astonishing departments within thewhole
compass of the Bank OF England, is the
weighing department., in which, With the
rapidity of thought, and precision ap-
preaching to the hundredth part ofa grain,
the wei ght1of gold is determined! There
are six weighing machines, and three
Weighers to attend them. Large rolls, Of
sovereigns, or half sovereigns are placed
in grooves and are shaken one at time,
by the motion of the machine, into the
scale. If they are of the standard weight,
they are thrown by the same mechanical
intelligence into box at the right hand
side of the, person who watches the opera
ton; if they have lost the hundredth part
of a grain, they are cast into box on the
left. Those which stand the test are put
into bags of 1000 each, and those below
par are cut up in . machine, and sent
back to the mint. Issls-fa 's!,o1r. a.sfy
PEI UIt appears from the Medical ChrOn.
iele that the smallpox has prevailed ex-
tensively in Montreal during the past sea-
son, and proved very fatal, The deaths
from that loathsome disease in that city,
during the last eight months, are stated
at 54 in every 900, almost equal to the
rate of mortality from the same complaint
in Connaught, Ireland, where the propop-
ton is 60 to 1000.
.g,U Mrs. Partington has given up Gen.
Pierce forever. She was beginning to
think that all that story about his Feder-
alism might be a Wing slander, but inn
agine the state of constellation into which
she was thrown, when she saw it printed
in Democratic newspaper, that the Pres
ident, with several officers Of the Federal
Government, had gone to New York to
open a palace there! It's all up--he's
past prayin' for. A palace. is just the
place for Federal rustycrat. Jehu and
Jeroram what cats trophy!
70 A New Yorker has brought forth
a new invention in the form of life and
fire bucket for steamers, which may be Of
utility. 1t is rather larger than an ordi-
nary water-bucket, but holds no more
water, the bottom and sides being filled
with cork, enough to support two persons
each in the sea. 1t is intended to take
the place of the common buckets kept
standingwithwateron the decks of steam
boats, and in case of need to serve as .
life-preserver. r-.
FALSE ROULETTE TABIEs.-The New
York Day Book says: Among the arti-
cles taken from the gambling place of
jeremiah Donavan, the other day, WAS q
roulette table, so constructed that the
party betting was wholly at the mercy of
those having charge of the game, and if
they elected that he should not win, it
was impossible for him to do so. Nearly
all instruments used by professional gam
blers are of the same character" ,r.,-,,se
CoNFAB. -DmchmG,-e Coot moryer,
Patrick, how you was?" ,s..i sy-il.;
Irishmu1 = GOOD mornin' till We,
Mike: think ye will we get any rain the
day 2" s'a -I''sglt sIi
DmGhmdn.-"I guess not-ve never
has much rain in ferry try dime
.Ir1shmni.-'t Faith, and We are right
there, Mike; and thin, whenever it gets
in the way of raining, the divil the bit O.
dhry wither will we get as long as the
wet spell howlds." f.Es f.-.tl..
U Dan Rice was arrested in Mead
vile, Pa, few days ago, for erecting his
tent on the Diamond in that borough
without license from the authorities.
After hearing of the case. it was decided
to hold Dan to bail for trial. To add to
Dams trouble. the alligator and one of
his best monkeys died during his stay at
Meadville.
WHAT'sTo BE DID AT late Woman's
Rights Convention a resolution was re-
ported and laid over to the next meeting,
that if justice was not done TO the ladies,
and that soon, they would stay the popu-
lation Of this conntrye. Angels and
ministers of grace, defend us !'' They'll
have us there.-Syrdcuse Sentinel. l71e-
IMr. Diamond, the new Governor of
Rhode Island, was formerly Commercial
Agent at St Domingo, afterwards u. s.
Consul at Vera Cruz, and made Collector
of that port, during the war, by General
SCOTT. '' '4'''
OThe n. Y. Freemdn's Journal learns
that Bishop McGill has purchased, for
$4,000, the Virginia House, and grounds
attached, on Grace street, Richmond. The
intention is to tear down the old building
ana erect Cathedral. :t,l ss -,....f,.I