Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-24

Manisacheu, on the borders of the Chinese
and Russian dominions, is separated by
line of pailings. On one side is prim
little Russian town, In which commercial
transactions, to an enormous extent, take
place every year. Crossing little neu-
trail ground, you enter a gateway, in |
a lofty wall, which completely hides the
Celestial city; and this is the only lawful
entrance from Russia to China. A magi-
cal contrast at once appears-on one side
the youth, growth and change of the Rus
sian, on the other the age, fxity and de-
crepitude of the Chinese system.
u A laundress who was employed in
the family of one of our distinguished |
men, said to him with sigh:
''Only think, your excellency, how lit
tie money would make me happy.
How little madame g" said the old
gentleman.
80, dear sir, one hundred dollars would |
make me perfectly happy"
eff that is all, you shall have it," and
he Immediately gave it to her.
She looked at it with joy and thankful
ness, and before the old gentleman was
out of hearing, exclaimed, Il wish had
said two hundred"
A RAILROAD ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA.-
The Albany Evening Journal says that
Allen Campbell, Esq, who surveyed and
superintended the construction of several
railroads in South America, has been en-
gagged to make reconnaissance of pro-
jected route from Mendoza, on the Eastern
hnc 0ef hn e. Il
Atlantic. The distance is about 600
miles, and with the roads already built
west of the Andez, will create railroad
communication across the South Ameri-
can continent, broken only by that chain
of mountains. He has commenced the
survey.
The CHANCES OF WAR.-The life in
surance companies in England have cal
culated the chances of being killed or
wounded in battle and fixed the rates of
insurance. A party may be insured
against "death by accident or violence
from any cause, including death in &C.
ton, for f3 IS on the fl0O per annum /;
and If to include payment in case of
loss of limb of half the sum insured, and
payable on death, f3 IS per cent extra. :"
1t would seem, from these terms, that a
man is twice as likely to loose his leg as
ne is to loose his head, probably because
he has two legs and only one head.
% The "Spring fights" in Western
Texasihaye opened with great deal of
spirit. A serious row occurred at the
. rancho OF Manuel Flores, all about one of
mother Ewes daughters. One man was
shot through above the crotch, another
stabbed in the side and badly cut on the
head, and another had his face seriously
carved. None of them were mortally
wounded.
UMrs. Fonda, of Waukegan, strong
minded woman, replies as follows to the
structures of Editor Watson, who found
fault with her lectures -
my husband has laughed heartily to
think my mouth did not work right to
suit Mr.. Watson. He thinks he stands
in no danger as it regards him, any way;
and then "she compressed her lips in so
uncomfortable manner" my husband
continued his laugh, for he thought they
compressed" about right to meet another
pair sometimes" r l-.
p 1.-THE horticultural society of Tou-
louise has composed banquet for the en-
press, containing 10000 yiolets and 800
camelias, three-quarters of q yard round,
and more than yard high. The centre
is dome of yiolets, surrounded by q
circle Of camelias; the whole surmounted
by crown. On the dome appears the
initials of her majesty in orange blossom
and white paquettes.
10 Ex-Goy. Trimble, of Ohio, owns
1000 acres of prairie in single track
In the neighborhoOd of Morrow and
within the county he has $4,000 acres
which are devoted to grazing purposes.
.U "Pa, said little seven year old
I fellow, Il guess our man Ralph is good
Christian" How SO, my boys" "Why,
pa, just read in the Bible that the wick
ed shall not live out half their days, and
Ralph says be has lived out ever since he
was little boy"
" Mr.. Larochelle, of Etchemin, Can.
ada, has manufactured an Adams power
printing press, which is in successful
operation at the Office of the Quebec
canadian. The Observer says it is a
nrst rate piece of workmanship.
- The frsi bird Of spring -.-'.-
:. Attempted 10 sing, 10
bot ere ne had sounded note
he Tell from the fimh-