Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-16


been fined $50 and costs for selling iiduor
On the Sabbath: believing the fine to DO
unconstitutional, he refused to paw it, and
was sent to Jail.
The WAY SETTLERS POUR INTO WIS
CoNsIN.-The Milwaukee Sentinel. states
that the Traveller arrived at that port from
Chicago, on Wednesday. with seven hun
dred and thirty-four passengers, five hun.
dred and six of which were German and
Norwegian emigrants on their way to
settle in the interior Of the State of Wis
conSin.
Pro NoNo.-The health of the Pope re-
quires care. His physicians have advised
him, that in returning from his visit to
the Chateau Gandalfo, he should wholly
abandon the Vatican, and take up his
abode at the Quirinal, which he has not
occupied since his departure for Gaeta.
d u The following advertisement ap.
pears In the London papers:
Miss Greenfield, the Black Swan. be-
ing in London for a few weeks previous
to the commencement of her provincial
tour, will be happy to take engagements
for private soirees, musicales, etc. Terms
and full particulars may be obtained Of
Robert W. Olivier, Concert agent, l9 Old
Bond street, Piccadilly."
u Two men in Illinois. near Lacon.
stole bottle of rum, as they supposed;
they both drank Of it in such haste thas
its pungency and deadly power were not
discovered until too late to avert the evil.
1t turned out to be nitric acid, procured
for purposes of galvanizing. But a mo-
ment elapsed before they fell to the earth,
overwhelmed with the most intense and
circulating pain, which would ensue il
they had swallowed red-hot Goals. Deata
soon ensued.
TRAGIC ScENE.-At st. Louis, . few
DAYS ago Mr.. Conrad Sleeter, Ia Germany
a stone-cutter, returned home from his
daily work, and, after few words with
his wife, called his children-nine in Mum.
ber-round him, and taking 4 pistol,
placed the muzzle in his mouth, Ind tn
next moment fell to the floor a mangied
corpse. -. ..-.a. .
U There is so great demand for tn
gold dollar, that the mint at Philadelphia
fails to supply it. 1t is now chiefly en-
gagged in striking off $40 pieces, because
these require the least time and labor.
This is rendered necessary by the large
amount of gold deposited for coinage.
RAILROAD Iron MANUFACTURED IN TN
SouTH.-We learn, says the Charleston
Courier, that company has been recent
ly formed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, fe
the erection of large establishment for
the manufacture of railroad iron. The
company is composed Of men Of wealth.
enterprise and intelligence, and it may 10
safely calculated that the work will b
pushed forward to completion at an early
day. There is an abundance of the raw
material, and the location every way fa-
vorab bic for such an enterprise.
u" Did you attend church to-day 2"
said a planter to his slave.
s'Sartain, massa, was hereply:" and
what two mighty big stories dat preachar
did tell"
What stories were they ?"
"Why, he tell the people no man can
serve two masters; now dis is de fuss sto-
~, kase you see serve you, my ole mas
sa, and also young masSa John. Den do
preacher says, he will love the one and
hate do other, while de Lord knows Iho.e
you bof!"
LTNo man who is . gentleman, who,
without provocation, would treat with
incivility the humblest of his species. Il
is a vulgarity for which no accomplish
ment or dress can ever atone. Shew nss
the man who desires to make every ON
happy around him and whose greatest
solicitude is never to give Just cause
offence to any one, and will show you q
gentleman by nature and practice-al-
though he may never have worn a suit
of broad-cloth, or ever heard of lexicon.
70 Hollo. mister, have you got any
grain to sell? "No. Why do YOU ask"
" Because | see you have wry face"
UA cunning old .Dutchman was Q
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature
some years ago from -- county. On
one occasion he promised lobby member
to vote for certain local measure; but
when the, measure came up he voted
against 1t and it was lost. The lobby
member came to him in great wrath, anil
the following colloquy ensued "Sir. you
promised to vote for my BILL" VEIL"
said the Dutch member, wat if ] did,"
- Well, sir, you voted against it." "Vell,
vat if | did ?'' "WelE sir, YOU lied 80
''Vell, vat if I did o. was the cool replv.
- Kneker6ocker.
ANEcDoTE.- small country church
the singing had been lead for many years
by one of the deacons, whose voice and
rnInSical r,n,ro,S had beer, a., all.-