Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-02
NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

NE"6 41EmO EhUm OUh EACd ANOES.
The total amount raised for New Or
leans is now stated at S160,660, and is
daily increasing.
A man named Patrick Collehan, was
killed on Wednesday, in an iron factory,
in West Philadelphia, from the bursting
of a grindstone. He leaves wife and
three children.
The Catholic Brothers in New Orleans,
numbering some twelve or fifteen teach
ers, having in charge the four Catholic
schools of that city, have all died of that
terrible disease, the yellow fever.
Miss Coombs, of Clark county, Indi-
ana, has recovered a verdict of $1,000
damages against B. Waller, of Carol
county, Kentucky, for breach of promise
of marriage, under aggravating circum-
stances. The trial took place in the Car
roll Circuit Court, Ky.
Rev. G.. j. Garretson, accused by Mar
garet Lott, deceased, of her seduction,
died in New York recently. He had been
imprisoned for the imputed offence, of
which court convicted him, but stoutIv
denied his guilt.
A grand lighting and opening of the
New York Crystal Palace is announced
for this evening. The Picture Gallery
will be thrown open for the first time to
the public +; also the machine department
will be in full tide of successful opera
ton. Two driving engines will be con-
nected with their respective lines of shaft
| ing, and the various pumps and other
| machines ready for motion will be in ope-
ration, together with fountain worked
by the Nye Patent Centrifugal Pump.
The Pittsburg omnibus drivers who
were arrested for running their vehicles
on the Sabbath, have been discharged, and
the complainants ordered to pay the
costs.
From Savannah we learn that the
Savannah and Gulf Railroad Company
has been re-organized, and subscription
of Sl,OOO,000 authorized by a meeting of
the citizens. Two agents will start at
once for Europe to obtain funds to build
an air line road to Mobile, with branch
to Florida.
Mr.. Edwin NJ. Yerger, the wing candi-
date for Congress in the tenth district CT
Tennessee, who. according to the official
canvass, was defeated only by two votes,
has proposed to his competitor, Frederick
T. Stanton, rather than contest his cleo
ton before the House Of Representatives.,
to run the race over again, which MIR. S.
very decidedly declines doing. He thinks
a certificate of election in his pocket and
alarge democratic majority in Congress
gives him better show for his seat than
the chance of reelection by tickle
people.
John Pitcher, was tried at Norwich,
England, for killing his mother. She
was very old woman, nearly IS. He
frequently beat her in savage manner,
and left her for days without food or
clothes, uncared for, in wretched room.
She was found by the police dying, and
biting the bed clothes in the agonics of
hunger. She died, and the wretch has
been transported for life.
George Dively, of Bedford county, Pa,
on his return from Chambersburg, it is
said, was attacked with cholera and died,
and On the next day his father fell vic
tim to it. At Chambersburg he attended
the funeral of Mr.. John Stock. his broth
er-in-law, who also, it is stated, died of
cholera.
A colored waiter, named Brown, en-
plloyed at the Metropolitan Hotel, New
lolk, few days ago, stole So 900 from
one OF the boarders. He was arrested on
Saturday and all the money recovered.
Two deaths by cholera are said to have
occurred last week, near McConnellstown.
Bedford county, Pa.