Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-25
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

The PACIFIC CRAILROAD.-The nominal
capital, says the New York Tribune, on
which this enterprise is brought before
the public, is hundred millions of dol
lars; the real capital is nothing, or as near
thereto as possible. At first it was not
intended to call in any part of the SUBJ
scriptions, but, finally, the observations
which several journals thought proper to
make on the speculation, and certain
regard for public opinion, seemed to rem
der 1t necessary to call in something, and
accordingly an assessment was laid TO
the enormous amount of one mill on the
dollar. This, it is supposed, is all that
will ever be necessary for any Stockholder
to pay.
loUNG AMERICA" NY son." said a
doating father who was about taking his
son into business, What shall be the
style of the new firm 2" "Well, COVER
nor" said the one-and-twenty Youth,
looking up in the heavens to find an an
swer, - don't know; but suppose we
have it John H. Samplin & Father" ID"
The old gentleman was struck with the
originality Of the idea, but could not
adopt it.
u A number of feeble churches in
CINCINNATI and the neighboring Presby-
teries are preparing to avail themselves
OF the assistance afforded by the church
extension scheme devised by the last
General Synod. A fund of one hundred
thousand dollars is to be raised among the
weather. churches, and this sum is to be
loaned out on good personal security.
without interest, to feeble societies to be
repaid, and then loaned again elsewhere.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEoPLE-That ad-
vertising-
Has enlarged many a small business;
Has revived many dull business
Has saved many lost business
Has preserved many large business.
And further; let it be borne in mind
that the circulation of the DAILY Euening
Star is not equallcd by any other paper
published in this city.
Coal IN ABUNDANCE.-IIere is para
graph from the Paramount Vuginidn 1T
would astonish people who pay twenty
cents bushel for coal, to see that article
dug out of our streets in grading them.
Such was the case last week. In grading
the street leading to the bridge, Mr.. Mar
tin, the contractor, struck vein, from
which he allowed persons to dig and haul
away what they wanted, at the rate of IL
cents per bushel.
SLEEPING CARs.-New cars have Just
been built for the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railrord Company, in.
tended to be used as ladies' sleeping cars.
They are furnished with patent spring
seats.
o. The official returns of the vote on
the Prohibitory Law in Wisconsin. as far
as received, show a majority for the law
of 242. The Free Democrat SAYS, that
the full returns will increase this MAORI
ty to 1900.
SWEET THOUGHT. Whenever we find
our sweet temper ruffied towards a pa
rent, wife, a sister, or brother, we
should pause and think that in few more
months or years they will be in the spir-
it land watching over us, or perchance
we shall be there watching over them left
behind. The intercourse between guar
dian angels.
u The Detroit Tribune estimates that
a strip OF country at least thirty miles in
length has been burned over by the late
fire in that vicinity, that twentv-seven
houses have been destroyed, and the
crops and wood on at least one hundred
farms have been entirely destroyed.
FALL OF Rock AT THE BIG TUNNEL.-
A letter from Staunton, (Va.,) gives an
account Of the falling of a large mass of
rock in the main tunnel, Rockfish Gap,
on Monday last, and states that seven
lrlShmen were crushed-twO of them
killed and five dangerously injured
DAMAGEs.-A Mrs. Bradshaw has re-
covered, in the Marion Gnd.) Circuit
Court, judgment for four thousand dollars
against the Peru and Indianapolis Rail-
road Company, as damages for the death
of her husband, who was an cmnloyee
of the Company, and was killed on a
train while in the service of the Company.
. u Sam Slick says, 4" believe every
crltter in the world thinks that he's the
moa- entertainin' one in it, and there's no
gettin on anyhow without him. Consait
grows as natural as the hair on ones
head, but is longer in coming out"
u Philo S. Shelton, a merchant of
Boston largely engaged in the Australian
trade, failed on Wednesday. His liabili-
ties are very heavy.
" Charles d. Hineline, Esq, has dis.
posed of the Camden Democrat to Col.
Isaac Mickle, who will hereafter be its
editor and proprietor.
GF Cheeky Harper, ESQ.,, late of the
Pittsburgh Post, has purchased the Mount
Vernon Banner, published in Knox coun-
ty, Ohio.
o Never despair in adversely. Work
and persevere. When a wheel is going
round, the bottom must turn up some.