Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-19
NEWS ITEMS.

~ A writer in the Christian Examiner de.
soribes Barnum's Irauistan as "a vulgar CODY
OF tho vulgar palace Of the most vulgar prince
who ever sat on the English throne; a mon
strous humbug in wood and stone, btistIing
on the outside with protenso, and within az
splendid as a-steamboat '"
Until within few years the Waldsnses
we're not allowed, on account of their religion,
certain privileges enjoyed by other inhabi-
tants Of the kingdom Of Sardinia. But now
all restrictions are removed. The state reli
gion is Roman Catholic; but so numerous are
the Protcslan!s, and SO honorable the sove-
reign Victor EmanUel and the government,
hat there is nowhere any dissatisl action, and
no intolerance.
y The French troops at Rome are to be
reduced TO 5000, and Civita Vecchia to 500
Those of Austria in the Papal states are also
to DO reduced to about the same number.
Gy The American Bible Society has re-
ceiTed a letter from Rev c. ". RICHTER who
is now acting as their agent in the camp be-
fore Ssbastopol. He states that no was kind
ly recaived By Lord Raglan, and that he has
distributed many copies of the Scriptures
among British soldiers and Russian prisoners.
Counterfeit s2O'S and s2's on the Madi-
son Co. Bank, N. j., are in circulation.
u An effendi and twenty Musslemaus have
been baDished from Cons antinople for present.
ing petition to Prince Napoleon against re-
forms which they believed would endanger
the laws Of Koran
% The order Of the Sons of Temperance il
extending itself in Northern Califo MIA A
division has just been commenced in Los An
gelos, with every prospect OF success and the
Southern Californian Of that ilk breathes the
wish Ia at through its influence the principles
of temperance may be extended over the city,
and numbers Tho are now stepped in dissip =
ton, redeemed from their pollution. and ele-
vated to the position Of sober, right minded
citizens.
ETA party CT Invalids, 26 in number, Of
the Coldstream regiment of Guards, wounded
ct Alma, Inkermann, and during the seige of
Operations before sebStopol, were inspected
by the queen in Buckihg h AN palace.
- Scene in an apo.hecary shop, after the
passage of the Maine Liquor Law-two Lice
young men enter. Some, Jim, what will " u
take!' Well, I'll take prus;ic acid
smash" Clerk to second gent-"What's
yougs"' "i'll take burning fluid cocktail. -
gA prospectus has been circulated in
Paris for plea uro trip to the Crimea, at the
commencement of the spring season The trip
il to last three months. The travellers are to
proceed from Marseiles to COnstantinople
thence to the Crinea; uext TO Egypt, and
come home by the wey of Algeria.
gThere are I2O Banks in the State of L. q.
diana. Dat of these, ID are at par at Cincin-
natl, tho balance varying from s to 25 per
cent discount.
to tho stand, to give his testimony. Having
taken lis place, he turned to the bar, before
tesrifying, and earnestly inquired, (Which
side EN- on?'
~ Georgs Fixhugh, Esq, of Port Royal,
Virginia, the author OF Sociology for the
South" will dsliver lecture in New Havoc,
on Wednesday night, on the subject-"Frss
Society, a Failure Wendell Phillips will
deliver a lecture at the same place on the fol
loving night on the subject Of slavery.
RELIEF OF DR.. KAsE.-The New York ship
ping list states that the propeller CITY Of Bcs
ton, years old, 400 tons, late packet between
Philadelphia and Boston, has been purch ased
by the Government for $50 900, to be fitted out
and despatched for the relief of the Kane ex-
petition.
IL The sheep in some Of the western wool
growing regions have suffered severely during
the past winter-the drought of last summer
having destroyed their pasturage. The Cieve-
land (Ohio) Leader says:
The farmers Of Carroll county have lost a
very large number of sheep. One man 8
aock in that county has suffered diminutior
Of 500 head.
almost every sheep grower has sustained
loss. The clip of wool will be greatly reduced
from that of last year"
D The New York papers arc endeavoring
to keep up the Poole excitement, evidently for
the purpose of making political capital.
IL The Emperor of Japan seems to have
sharp eye to his rights and privileges. He
evidently is not a believer in popular sover-
eighty" He directed that all tho American
gold pieces which Mr.. Burrows, who lately
visited Jedio Bay, gave to his subjects should
be returned. The interpreter discovered
Liberty on them, which alarmed the Empe-
TOR.
Ik warming pan full Of Goals, or shovel
full of Goals, hold over vanished furniture,
will take cut white spots. The place should be-
rubbed with flannel while warm.