Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-08
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in very coarse language, on Mr.. Straub's
speech, coolly asserts that Mr. S. 'swas elected
as an Independent Democrat The truth is,
that Mr.. Straub was the regularly nominated
Democratic candidate, and beat the sInde-
pendent Democrat by handsome majority.
go. Hon. Gerrit Smith writes his friends
says the Oswego Times and Journal, that he
will resign his seat: in Congress at the end Of
| the present session, on account of his health
and the large claims of his private affairs upon
| his attention.
80. Lord Elgin has accepted the invitation
Of the citizens and authorities of Portland
Me to visit that city. He will reach Port
| land some time to-day.
....Jackson, the murderer Of Laidlaw (scenic
| artist,) near st. Louis, has been arrested q
Springfield.
80. A servant girl having brought Parks
the murderer in Akron, Ohio, his supper ON,
| evening, he took exception to some portion O
it, and told her if she did not bring him bette
food the next time, she should not have fire.,
ticket to see him hanged.
| .... The Boston Post says thai the attemp
to hiss down Professor Loring, (U. S. Commits
sioner,) while delivering lecture before tn,
| Cambridge Law School, was a very decided
failure. The applause was tumultuous, ant
four hissers
80. John Jones was the name of the ma,
who captured Balm tho murderer of the Wick
hams on Long Island. He will earn the thou
sand dollars reward ~ z . -..
i 49,. There are seine nice clergymen dowI
East. One Of the Shepherds of Worcester
Mass, boosted that he had hold of the planl
when the Boston Court House door was broke,
during the fugitive slave riot.
80. The Geographical Society of Paris, ha
bestowed its gold medal on Barth the Africa,
traveller, the first white visitor to Timbuctoo.
80. The New York correspondent of tn
Baltimore Anerfcan says Last night Sena
tor Douglas was honored by another popula
demonstration, including serenade by severa
brass bands, with brass six FOUNDER accom-
paniment. The Union men turned out in full
force, with transparencies and all the othe
paraphernalia Of professions. Judge Douela
made pertinent speech on the occasion.
la couple Of Shakers of Enfield. Mass
recently eloped and got married. AS old Sta
pleton would say :i"it was nothing but huma,
nature
49,. Rev. II. W. Lee, Rector of St 1uke,
Church in Rochester, N. Y, has been eIects,
Bishop Of Iowa.
| 49, The funeral of the late Judah Touro. q
New Orleans, was solemnized at Newport. R
L., ON Tuesday last, in the Jewish Synagogue
with imposing ceremonies, and with every de
monstration Of respect, in which the city au
thorities and public bodies joined
| 80. Miss Mary Zollars, in Carrolton Ohio
touched her tongue, out Of curiosity, to a par
ticlc of stryehnine, on the I'd of May. and di g,
| IN fifteen minutes
| ....A New York drummer" fell in with
lot of blacklegs recently, on board the steame
Buckeye, On Lake Erie, and was robbed of $40
in cash, and gold watch worth $500. .,..
-. The Homeopathic Physicians of tn
United States, representing the American In
stituts Of Homeopathy, met at Albany yester
day. --. San.
...,Levi Williams, well known civil engi
nesr' lately employed on the Troy and Oswee
Nsa'oad line, was found dead at his residenc
Ase, oneida county, on the I'd instant. p,
Inc Chicago Journal of Saturday even
e - nouhces the arrival of twenty-five edi
.o" In tnat city, who were on their wav /
n"ex Island and the Minnesota Territory.