Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-22

IL Miss Mary A. Boardman, OF Hartford.
Conn, committed suicide by hanging on Tues
day evening last, i'm that city. She had been
teaching school, and too close application 10 study
lad CAUSED temporary insanity
10 Among the passengers by the Ericsson
says the London StaT-was Mr. r.. Stuart an al
iache OF the New York Associated Press Mr.
iinhter, VINO Tor several years, has had charge NJ
and who has fulfilled the duties with peculiar
ability, Is now retiring, and Mr. Stuart is TO sue
coed him. Mr. Stuart has had long en perience in
connection with newspaper affairs
1T There is gentleman ia Union, \ II who
VIII De lOl years old on the eth OF July Hts
name is Ralph Farnham, and a strong effort was
made TO induce him 10 be present al the Bunker
Hill celebration in Boston, he having .Aen paft
IN the battle. lie declined going ola account or
the distance; and when his son-G Tad OF 90 or u,
Iears-proposed 10 accompany him. replied ar
De Went, he didn't want 10 be bothered with the
care Of any children - He SAYS he don Z remen-
Der OF ever being sick; but believes he had a
Fever or something, So o. 60 yearsago."
II The Boston Traveller Of Tuesday SAYS thar
Mrs. Brown and Katy Fox, the original stRoch-
ester RaPpers,'' have arrived in town They
came TO meet an engagement with DR.. Gardner
Who proposes, through their mediunShiD ~
convince the Harvard College professors. among
other things. that sounds expressing intelligence
are made without conscious human agency Thu
investigation by the committee Of professors il
about to commence under harmonious arrange
ments and with the kindeSt feelings among tn,
ties for the contest has ended. The strife Is nor
fof the $500, but TO secure TO the committee the
best opportunity possible to decide whether th,.
Phenomena are actual or jaggley.
II A thriving trader in Wisconsin. claini,o
the paternity Of eleven daughters, greatly 10 the
establishment OF his neighbors, succeeded In mar
rying them all of in six months One OF ths
neighboTs, who likewise had several daughters
called upon him and said
A" should like 10 know. friend, your secret of
ready husband making with success -
Pooh said the other, .suo secret Al ali
make il rule, after Young man has paid atten-
ton to one Of my girls a fortnight, to call upon
him with a revolver, and civilly ask him 10
choose between death and matrimony' You
may imagine" continued he, (which Of the two
they Preferred ..t
Very civil question, indeed, and no mittens al
all i'm the case.
II The Scientific American. whose opinjon
Oh such subject is the best authority saws that
metallic life preserveTs. made of thin sheet con-
pc, aie the safest and best. Inflated life p7eser
yers made of India rubber such material were
condemned al the meeting Of steamboat inspect
Ors held last year. In the case OF the burning o:
a steamer on the Mississippi. which had a num-
her OF them on board they were found totally use
less in tue hour of need. At the recent burning
of the steamer Northern Indiana. Oh Lake Erie,
numbe-s OF the inflated life preServers on board,
had been rendered useless by being puncture,l
with pins. The editor Of the American believes
II would be very easy TO make every seat, table,
and mattress used on a steamboat life preseTver
a I'd thinks that steamboat proprietors should lie
compelled TO do this.