Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-28
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80. We learn that Spicer Metcalf & Co..
Baltimore Bankers, much to the surprise of
every body, have failed speculation
N stocks.
-. ID. IL. Craig agent for the associated
press telegraph monopoly, who deceived the
New York evening papers with bogus foreign
news, thereby causing great loss to several
New York merchants, is out in card in reply
to the merle structures Of the EUe0ing Post.
His reply is most impotent eiTusion. 1t is
chapter Of abuse without one argument or
fact to meet the serious charges against him
80. Hon. Daniel D. Bar ard is reporte
via Albany lying dangerously ill at Wash
'ngton.
80. In an editorial the other day, in refer
ence to the creatures employed by the New
York press to send ialsehoods from this city
we had no reference to Mr.. Symington, the
principal correspondent of the Times. We
ara pleased in being able to say, that VIC be-
lieve him to be @. ntlcman who cannot be
hired to lie about am body
80. Washington correspondent Of the
PeHnSytUGntan says:
- Intellectual effort, have been made to pro-
cure the pardon of Captain Schaumburg, who
was, some few weeks ago, convicted of an as
sault on Mr.. Fuller, Il this city, and sen enc ed
to be imprisoned for period of six months"
-. The youthful but great musical genius
Pau! Julien, whose delicious playing enrap-
tured both old and young in this city, last
winter, was present.d, on Friday last, with
five one thousand do lar bank notes, by Alder
man Orison Blunt, OF New York "a fool and
his money is soon pa. ted
go. Barclay Mart n, special mail agent, 90
the 18th instant arrested a man by the name
of John Mizell, upon suspicion of having been
the author Of tie depredations which had oc-
Cured between GAINESVILLE and Paris, for the
last six months.
1.-The Citizen has dropped the name of
Meagher, since that gentlemans polite letter
declining to give an opinion on the subject Of
slavery until he became a citizen of the Uni.
ted States
80. The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enq"irer, thinks that Robert Ty-
Ter, Esq, Pro hono'or of the Supreme Court
# Pennsy lvania will be nominated as Consu.
to London, (sIJ 80 year. sin a horn We
don't think he will, and doubt very much
whether he wants it.
80. The Dublin WeeAky Telegraph has the
following news about Thackcray, from Lon
don correspondent
Before | close my letter, however, it is
perhaps as well that should menti an on
10 .ah e r
Its authenticity, hiss reached Inc from such
quarters, that deem it writ down in my duty
10 apprisa you o. 1t 1t is said that Mr.. 1hack-
erary, the author. n S conformed to the Cathg-
lie religion. L hive heard this from what
your readers would certainly regard as respec-
table authority; but again l say, that | am
not prepared to assert that it is, as the blessed
John Knox said Of the murder of Cardinal
BeatOn, IL godiy fact" l am strongly in.
cIined to think it is true but if any OF your
readers take exception t0-it, let him turn the
buckle of his girdle-I care not
80. The Baltimore Putrio, heads an article
commenting on Mr.. Benton's speech, " Wing
Doctrine from Mr.. Benton
" A bill has passed both branches
of the Legislature and become law,
restricting the liability of stockholders
in business corporations to an amount
equal and in addition to their stock
Un1er the law before existing, stock
holders were individually liable for the
whole amount of the Company's indebt-
e1ness, which operated in many cases to
deter people from taking stock in such
companies, and has thus tended to depress
the stocks.
U In almost all cases of poisoning.
emetlcs are highly useful, and of these
one OF the very best, because most easily
obtained, Is the common mustard pow
der, teaspoonful of which, stirred up
in warm water, may be gwen every five
or ton yo;rutncr until to-, xr,,.:.;.. 49,