Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-21
ODDS AND ENDS.

The London Morning Chronicle,
abiding to the message of President
Pierce, says =" 1t wears no resemblance
whatever to the bellicose manifestos which
the protested organs of General Pierce
have gently published in his name, but
on the contrary, may be considered among
the gentlest and least exciting of the
class Of State papers to which it belongs
The voters at Shreveport, La. , have
decided that liquor shall not hereafter be
retailed in that town in small quantities.
The "no license" men carried the day
by handsome majOrities.
- Admiral Nachinoff, the command.
er Of the Russian feet which set fire to
the town of Sinope, in his attack upon
the Turkish feet, left note, on quitting
the port, stating that the Imperial Squad
ron had no hostile intentions against the
town or port of Sinopc. This fact must
have proved highly conzolatory to those
whose roofs were burnt over their heads.
- number of old epitaphs are
going the rounds Of the press. The fol-
lowing, upon tombstone in the cemetery
near Cincinnati, is worthy of being placed
among the number: "Here lies -,
who came to this city and died, for the
benefit Of his health"
- The Louisville Times records
another instance of honesty in man. A
man in l849 contracted debt of $50,
which he found impossible to pay, until
recently, after short yojourn in Califor-
MIA. Since his return he has paid the
debt with interest. There is a CLEAN
here and there through the cloud.
A marriage has just come off in
Syracuse, which was the result of an adj
vertisement inserted in the New York
papers. The advertisement was replied
to by Syracuse lady, pictures and let
tiers were exchanged, finally Q meeting
took place-result, matrimony and vim
dication of the advertising system.
More than 500, 900 religious tracts
have been distributed lately in Ireland.
- 1t is said that at least hundred
women in New York have made fortunes
by pretending to tortell events.
- The Wheeling epicures are luxu-
rating on bear meat. On the 10th, a
large wild bear having been shot near
Paramount, by one of the Wheeling MINI
rods.
A Jewish paper will shortly be
started in Cincinn att.
"A pairof d" Grey Shahghies" were
sold recently in England for $500.
- The public schools of New York
State, were attended last year by SOS, 264
pupils.
"A novel exhibition has been in
troduced at Astley's Theatre. There arc
two performing elephants, one of which
got through the hitherto unheard-of trick
Of standing on his head.
- The publisher of the "Daily Ma
tional Era" of this city says, that if it
should stand at the point where it is now,
it will be absorb the entire profits of the
weekly this year, and about ST, 900 more.
- The Utica papers say the New
York Central Railroad Company intend
erecting in that city an elegant station
house, 1900 feet long,
- AAciO arc 4fOo physicians In mas.
sachusetts, which is l to every 7O7 of the
inhabitants.
- Efforts are making at Norfolk to
establish manual labor school, for
which farm costing $4,000 is to be
purchased.
The public debt of Austria is sta
ted at over $500, 100000 at the present
time-and the average annual deficit in
it's income, at $50, 200, 900.
- A joint stock company, presided
over by NJ. Ampere, the Academician,
Girardin and others, has been formed to
buy the copyright of all Lamartine's
works, past and to come. The capital
IS $50, 000f sss&e 80.
- The London Leader says that Vic
tor Hugo's new work, Chatiments, is
thick volume of poems, fiery with In
1ignation, terrible with sarcasm, copious
IN contempt, vehement in allegation di.
rected against Louis Napoleon AID his
Acoompliees.