Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-04

u Six men have been hung by mobs in Iowa
within the past eight weeks.
IL Some person in the rural districts has jocu-
larry named New York dead Rabbitt-ville."
IL Paul Custis. of Boston, has contracted to
build steamship Of 20 tons for the British gov
eminent.
IL There have been IS ,676 persons altogether
buried in Greenwood Cemetery, near New York.
It's, indeed, ''City'' of the Dead.
IL The recent examination OF candidates for
the High School at Lowell, Mass, resulted in the
admission of forty-nne boys and eighty -four
girls. .r ..a-.. .... r. -.
IL An English paper informs us that il costs
as much per annum to support the family of Prince
Albert, as does to support forty thousand fani-
lies of workingmen.
UTA Wiltshire dame, the mother of a large
family, was once asked the number of her chill
dren q" La, me :" she replied, rocking to and
ITO, i've fourteen, mostly boys and girls.''
IL Rochester paper says that il is feared by
the growers Of hops in that vicinity that the
VIII suffer materially from the ravages of the hop
worm. The worm has already made its appear
ance, and some fields are partially destroyed.
preparations have been made for the burial
OF stranger seamen who die in the port of New
lork plot of four acres has been selected in
the Cemetery Of the Evergreens, and purchased
for this purpose. ~
A LIGHTNING TRAIx.-The express train be-
tween Rochester, N. Y, and the Niagara Sus-
pension brldSe recently accomplished its night
trip in one hour and twenty-five minutes dis
lance of IS miles.
II In Cincinnati, a fine looking Newfound-
land dog dropped his muzzle, and Instantly, as il
fearing the dog-slayeT, thrust his nose into Ii
again, and trOtted along with very happy wag
of his tail.
II The 81 Paul papers tell Of gentleman in
that town who had for breakfast some of the
Mississippi, in one Of which he found pearl the
size Of pea, worth $500.
IL The huckleberries Were never more album
oant taan at the present season in the lower sec
tlon OF New Jersey. The swamps and woods IRE
filled with them, and hundreds of people are now
engaged in gathering them for market.
u The large city hospital Of Chicago has
been placed under the joint charge of the honeo-
Pathlc and allopathic doctoTs--each patient to
choose by which school he is to be victmized
The former, however, are allowed only one fourth
this share.
MARYLAND SENAIE.-At the election in Mary
iand ON the first w ednesday Of November next,
The following counties will elect State Senators
anne Arundel, Caroline, Charles, Frederick,
Montgomery, Prince Georges, Queen Anne's,
81 Marys, Somerset and Washington.
IL 1t is said that Gen. Houston when Presi
dent of Texas, gave the following instructions to
diplomatic agents:
Make the foreign ministers drink two glasses
OF wine to your one and thus obtain their secrets
from them''
Upon this the Boston Traveller remarks:
''Sasacious old hero; he achieved the indie
Pendence of the Republic by battle and wouId
maintain il by bottle''
IL Early Harvest, Early Chandler Juneatjng
Red Streak, Summer Rose, Benoni and Early
strawberry apples, and Madeline and Charmon-
Tel pears, Were produced at the horticultural ex-
hibition in Cincinnati last week Fourteen kinds
OF gooseberries Were exhibited by Mr.. Evans
and In the flower department were several new
and beautiful verbenas.
REALLY SIRoNG-MINDED WoMAS-The
HlShtstown IN } Excelsior says that u young
man OF 70 years, residing with his mother i'm a
lonely cabin, some Is miles from that place in
:. the Pines" died recently, and that he was
dressed In the habliments Of the grave his cof-
mn made, his grave dug, and all the other labor
Incidental to depOsiting the body in its last rest
ing place, was performed by his mother.
A PHILADsLPHIAS SHOT.-On Tuesday even
Ing, July 2lst, Robert Thompson a Young man
highly esteemed by large circle of friends in
fhliadelphla and through the South, was shot at
Montgomery, Alabama, by a man named Repi
maid al. oster, who is now in prison. AT the
time CT the murder Mr.. Thompson was in the
employ or Siessfs Watt Il Lanier, Of the Ex-
Change, in Montgomery.
TIE RUSSIAN MILLENIuM-Tn A We wears from,
the Preseat date Russia will have attained the
age OF one thousand years. event to be celr-
brated by the erection Of monument for which
SUBSCRIPTION has just been set on foot. The
monument Is 70 be built in the CITY Of Novoporod
the capital Of the first ruler Of the empire and
voluntary contributions in aid Of its erection will
be received by government officials throup bout
the empire until 1862
SUPPOSED IDESTIFIcArIox.-Some weeks ago
tne body OF drowned man was picked up be-
low Louisville, Ny, upon which 81 500 in cash
gold watch, and pair Of pistols were fouud
The postmaster at Louisville has lust received a
ietteL rom a lady at WanPun, Wisconsin, claim
ing the deceased as her husband, and enclosing
his portrait. His name, she saws was Noah ZeiT
Ter, daguerreotypist by profession and he was
IN w arTen Ohio, when She heard from him last
Ihere Is said to be no doubt Of the correctness of
her statement
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