Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-04
THINGS NEW YORK.
Ne,c York. NOrPmber 3.


The San publishes a private letter from
Smyrna, dated September 26th, the writer OF
which says that Notwithstanding tho opposi-
ton of Consul Off1ey, Dragoman Brown forci-
bly, embarked koszta. although he refused 10
accept His release on the conditions imposed
by Austria, and refused to sign the convention
relating to his nonreturn.
1t is said, that Bennett of the HeraM. is
about to commence a libel suit against the
Times for sundry insinuations against his
moral character and the high standing of his
paper. The conductor of 20 the Satanic organ
requires something to bolster up bis character
as we'll as the high standing of his paper
Both are low enough in all conscience
n. P. Willis, very far gone, as many of his
friends feared, in consumption, awhile ago,
has fully recovered his good health, by means
of country exercise: up at Idlewild Cottage
The hoe, the Ratchet, the saddle, and tho
highland air. (Gen, Morris says) have been
found the best medicine in the world for
him
1t is officially ascertained that there are
], l20 tavern-keepers in this city who close
their bar rooms on the Sabbath but then
again there are $500 that pay no such respect
for the seventh day.
A woman named Adele Butler, has been
detected in teaching young girls to steal, and
then approprlating most of their booty to her
own use, giving them trifing share as a re-
ward. She first trained her own daughter and
subsequently several other children for pick
pockets. The mother and daughter are under
arrest.
meeting of liquor dealers was held in
Brooklyn last evening, for the purpose of
devising means and raising funds to test the
constitutionality of the excise law before the
highest court. A committee of one from each
ward was appointed to recommend such meas
ures as they may deem expedient, and to re-
port at future meeting.
The United States steam propeller Prince
ton is now lying at the Fulton Foundry. head
of Cherry St, +. r., where her machinery is
being thoroughly overhauled and repaired.
A Mrs. Conner: gave bi-th to an infant, in
Adams street. on Monday evening She was
found soon after, lying in dying condition,
on the pavement.
A curious divorce case came UP yesterday
before Judge Edwards, of the Supreme Court.
The complainant is an English woman, who,
after the death of her first husband, went TO
Australia, having a little fortune of about
t2,150 sterling. On the voyage she met with
a fellow passenger, who represented himself
as 4 German baron, compelled to fly on ac-
count of his politics, and he SO won on her
widowed affections, that she married him on
reaching Sydney. Afterwards they sailed for
Callao, where the 9 baron = got possession of
the money. amounting to $500 sterling. on
pretence of depositing it for safety with the
British consul. This, however, he did not do
They sailed then for the United States, and at
Baltimore he deserted her, writing back from
New York, enclosing $1,000, and saying that
before she received it he would be on his way
to Europe. She was smart enough not to lie
lieve this, and hurrying on to New York,
where she found him, got a writ out for his
detention, and now sues for the recovery of
her money and for n divorce. The name of
the hero of this story, under which he was
married, is Edward Max Alexander Rudolph,
Baron of Wertenhagen, of Mecklenberg, Ger
many. The Judge took the case under advise
ment.
There was unusual activity in the grain
market yesterday afternoon. Large sales of
Wheat were made, for shipment, at an advance
of from three to four cents per bushe Corn
also improved. Flour is less in request, owing
to the high rates of freightss,
Ihe large shipment of gold by the Asia,
Yesterday, has exerted depressing influence
in the street. Money, late in the day, was
about as tight as ever