Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-27


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For tho Interior Department. -. A,248 Is
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49,. Mr., Green, ono of the .wealthiest men
in Chicago, worth some three or four hundred
thousand dollars, is charged with the murder
of his wife. He resisted the arrest with knife
and riHe II 7.e- Gas '7-s. sf.- % s-71s'ri
-. MIR. John n Bradley, formerly propri-
etor of the Boston Daily Mail, together with
his wife and son, and Mr.. Charles Donovan,
late assistant editor of the Mail, were among
the passengers who sailed on Wednesday last
in the steamer North Star, from New York for
San Francisco. -Ps.ya -:-- a.:'s.g Z.
I f.1.a The two Buchanans and Grant, who
were indicted by the grand jury at Chicago for
kidnapping an alleged slave, have been dis
charged by the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Illinois,. on habeas corpus. The
Chicago Journal says that the Chief Justice
decides that the prisoners have been unlawr
fully detained, that the power Of attorney
given by the owner of the slave was sufficient
to arrest him, without the assistance of tho
law, and that they had perfect right to use
whatever weapons they found it necessary to
employ, in securing that arrest = 49,,
s....S Salem H. Wales, Esq, of New York,
one Of the editors and proprietors Of the Sell
entifc American, has received from Governor
Seymour tho appointment Of commissioner to
represent the State of New York 1t the Great
Worlds Exhibition which opens in Paris
May l, 1856. -. rTe,,.. -sr. /,
Hon. David Stuart and Hon. Samuel
Clark, both of whom voted for the Nebrasks
congress in the first and third districts of the
State of Michigan. - ...- -, .....- (;
49,. bill was recently handed in to the
city authorities of San Francisco, for certain
refreshments furnished to the Grand Jury in
that city, while pursuing their Investigations,
which contained the following rich items
"O One dozen cherry wine, three thousand five
hundred cigars, one doz bottles of Martel's
brandy four gallons do, five baskets Held.
seick, one bottle bitters, two tins of crackers,
and one hundred and twenty dollars worth of
sherry wine" Some curious gentleman has
cyphered out that this would give to each of
tho twenty -four jurors. thru. ed a uaII bot
ties sherry, $50 cigars, 81 bottles champagne,
and II quarts brandy.
80. Lieut.. John Heath, revolutionary
patriot. aged % years and months, recently
died at Windsor, New York - ,aG.e.... I'd
-. Hon. Leonard Jarvis, died at his resi-.
dence in Surrey, Mo-, on the 18th inst, aged
u years. Mr.. Jarvis had been a prominent
politician in the Democratic party, and for
several years represented his District in the
Congress of the United States
80. George R. Dryer, aged Is years, U. s.
Consul at Mozambique, died at that place on
the Oath of June, after an illness of seven days
of coast fever. He was native of Salem,
| Mass. .... .. I
-. 1t is said of French ladies, that their
fondness for effect runs to such an excess, that
widows who have lost their husbands, prac-
tice attitudes of despair before looking glass
80. The Now Haven Intelligencer, of the
23d inst, says: CDR. Bacon was absent from
his pulpit yesterday. His son supplied his
place in the forenoon, and preached from the
words-"They will reverence my SOM
| .... Grisi and Mario have made great hit
in Bellini's opera of 1 Puritaai. The New
| York critics are in exstatice
-. H. N. Conkling, Postmaster in Brook.
Ign, New York, daring the Administration O,
James h. Polk, died at his residence, Sunday
evening last, after brief illness.
''THE SUNDAY TMEs' is the name of .
weekly paper just started in Philadelphia BY
Messrs. Parker and Johnson. As Mr.. Parke,
is thoroughly booked up in everything relatins
70 the business Of newspaper establishment
and as-Mr. johnson has infinitely more tao,
and talent than lie is probably aware Of him,
self, the success of the Times may be setdown,
in advance, as "a fixed fact"
! -. Hon, Mr.. Vail, Of New Jersey, is amona
the guests at the National ~ t-,s.
-. The Democrats Of the Fifteenth distric,
of Pennsylvania have nominated Alison White
Esq. for Congress. Mr. White is gentleman
of decided ability, and Of deserved popularity.
o.. Rev. c. N. Fighter, who is about to de.
part for the Levant, under the direction of the
American Bible Society, was ordained at. New
ark on Friday. - 80.
go. VIM. c. Worthington, Esq, q promi-
nent lawyer and former member of the Legis-
lature Of Virginia, died at Charlestown, in
Jefferson county, on Friday last.
-. The Democrats of the, Harrisburg dis
trict Of Pennsylvania have nominated Colonel
Seller for Congress. .