Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-24

the allied sovereignS in PariS-and the
reunions at Frascatis s were considered
.ne school of fashionable manners and
high civilization.
L. said ehat every coin passed from the
pockets OF the strangers into that of lie
Colonel Gravache, and that the King of
Prussia even pawned his signet ring upon
a last venture against him. For MANY
wears the colonel has lived a CAV life in
chateau at the entrance of the Bois de
BoTlogne, spreading gaily and without
remorse the rente rngere made to him
iirst by Chalabre, then by Boursault and
privately by Benages, who each in turn
declared, that their place was not worth
dump If lie Colonel Crayache were al
lowed to frequent their tables. lie kept
his vow most religiously while the priv
lege endured, and would often laugh az
the bi-orr,c1re Of his destiny, which had
secured to him princely income. when
the very privilege Of the jeux had been
destroyed. Had the decree which forbade
the existence of gaming-houses gone
forth while he was in full vein of success.
he must have starved. for he had no other
resource but gaming. and professed to
have discovered the famous martipgale
which would ruin all the lucky chances
of his adyerSaries forever.-Paris Cores
poadence Of the London -ftlas.
A MINISTER TARRED AND FEArHERED.
A few months since a man who claims
TO be a Methodist preacher, and who
lives near Lebanon, Illinois, married
respecta bic widow lady who had daugh-
ter some fourteen or fifteen years of age,
who was, subsequently, ppsttuted by
him. The st. Louis Republican says that
as soon as this became known, the great
est Indignation was felt among the citi-
zens, who held meeting and resolved To
lynch him. They proceeded TO his house,
but found it barricaded. After awhile,
however, he proposed to let them I'm, pro-
ylded they inflicted no other punishment
but tarTing and feathering him. This
was agreed to, and the Republican pro.
cceds TO describe the ceremony as follows:
The tar and feathers were at hand, and
men willingly pitched in to give him his
new suit. The brushes and mops were
Dipped into the tar bucket and speedily
applied to his naked form, while the VIC
uib Stoou IL iht martyr "Hdt WAS
their surprise, however, to find that the
substance wouldn't stick, and slid off his
person as fast as it was applied. Upon
questioning him sharply and examining
him closely, they found that the Rev.
gentleman had actually creased himself
all over. in anticipation of the course
that would be pursued towards him.
His ingenuity, however, wouldn't saye
him, and vengeance finally triumphed.
Some genius in the crowd suggested q
method, which was Immediately adopted.
II was nothing more or less than to
sprinkle him with ashes, and little dirt
md sand. The plan succeeded-the
,riming stuck. and the tar and feathers
we're applied and adhered: after which
hey trotted him around on a rail-
The st. Louis Democrat states that
serious proposition was entertained at
irst to kill him outright, and it was only
It the earnest pleadings of the more sober
members of the party that his life was
spared. lie owns farm somewhere in
he vicinity Of Lebanon, and heretofore
lad maintained a fair enough character.
The citizens have given him until after har-
Test time to make his preparations for