Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-11

NrwsPAp.s RkroRfIRs should not drink.
Here Is Q story handed in by one of the craft,
which shows, in very strong colors, the man
ner in which things become distorted by
viewing them through the bottom Of a tum-
bier: - Iirsi =
1 Is Yestsrday morning, at o'clock. p. M, .
small man, named Jones, Brown or Smith,
with heel in the hole, Of his trowsers, COM
mitted arsenic by sws lloEing dose Of suicide.
The verdict Of the inquest returned . jury that
the deceased came to these facts in accordance'
with bis death. He leaves child and six small
wives to lament the end of his untimely loss
In death We are in the midst Of life. :" o.. .-r
HABEAs CoRPUs.-A writ of ha5sas eorpus
has been issued BY the Circuit Court COM
manding the Intendant of the Washington
Asylum to produce the body Of coIored man
named Charles Ellis, who, some time ago, was
placed in his custody for some offence against
the law. We are informed that Ellis is neither
ct the workhouse OK in the keeping of the In
tendant, he having been released after having
complied with the requirements of the muni-
eipsl law. - E-l",lt
A LECTURE ,ro-MGHr-Our accomplished
fellow-citisen, Joseph s. Wilson, Esq, Of the
General Land Office, delivers q lecture this
evening at the Western Presby terrain Church,
(near the Seven Buildings in the First Ward)
| the new Church. The lecturer is q gentle
man Of great erudition, and will not fail
| greatly to interest his audience. $50 -
Posr MoRrRM EXAMINATION A young wo-
man, named Eliza Anderson, died suddenly
yesterday; and IL being suspicioned it was
produced by foul play, jury Of inquest was
summoned, and the body was taken to the in
| Urinary to allow an examination of the body.
4 Pho fnr in aoeaian of fN-dau and
have not yet returned q verdict. D.
BLACK SwAN.-Those who desire to hear
this noted vocalist, will bear in mind that she
| will give q grand concert tomorrow evening,
| at the Presbyterian church on 18th street.
The varied programme will be found in our
advertising column.
WINTERS grand exhibition of Chemical
Dioramas is loudly praised by those who have
| witnessed its pleasing beauties. Those who
have Juvenile friends should remember that il
| will bs open to-morrcw in the afternoon as
| we'll a. evening.
BALLoU, the proprietor of the Boston Picto-
| rial newspaper has had an agent here since
the commencement of the session, waiting to
get daguerreetype of the Speaker; Ysster.
day the man wrote to ask if he had not bet
ter take room by the month!
\ RKcOyERRD.-We learn that box contain
| ing portion Of the funds stolen from the resi-.
dence of Major w. b. Scott was found by a
gentleman in the Monument lot 1t was re-
turned. -
STEALING AND ARREsr.-Offcer Kimball
arrested q man last evening, for stealing o
roll of flannel from Mr.. Perry, merchant. He
was sent to Jail for court by Justice Dom.
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MAJOR PooRE's lecture before the "George-
town Young Mems Christian Association" thi;
evening, will be delivered in the Methods,
Episcopal Church, at eight o'clock.
WATCH RBTURNs.-John Burns, drunk in
the street fine ond cost. VIM. H. Mortimer
drunk and disorderly. John N. G. Dale
seventy years of age, do, do. There were
but four dodgers. . s-r-