Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-03

III There are l3S $50 persons employed on the
railroads in Great Britain, which embrace s,5U6
miles, equal to l6t to each mile OF road.
IL The duties on Indian corn imported into
Cuba have been reduced to one third OF what tn v
were for the term of six months from the LIST OF
April.
III Twenty thousand specimens Of insects have
been collected in Europe which prey upon wheat
ID In Boston last year there were 225 deaths
by vioience-59 OF them wRfe from drowning, 0
persons were killed by railroads, 20 were burned,
poisoned, and twenty tumbled out of windows
IL The small -poI is raging with fearful effect
In the towns Of Candella and Ialnpasas, in Mex
leo, and some 700 have already died with it. 1t Is
also said to be raging In Laredo Texas.
III Miss Hannah Tappan, sister of the Rev.
DIR. Tappan, Of Augusta, Me-, was found dead In
her room on Thursday afternoon. She was about
~ years Of age.
nounceinent that a comet had been discovered by
the astronomers at the National Observatory.
moving eastward remarked that he would 60
ont West TO escape from il. -.
IL Four Of the mutineers Of the ship New
York, wrecked last winter on the New Jersey
coast, have been found guilty in the United States
Court at Trenton, and sentenced to the State
Prison. one for three and the others for two years
IL The Edgartown Gazette says that Goldfish
have made their appearance in those waters On
the 3Uth ult one boat took several fine ones-ths
first Of the season. For a week or two past her
ring have been caught In small quantities Four
teen nunuleu WeGo TAKEN Oh tue 20 dt hdtekeSeti
Creek ..
ID Mr.. George d. Blackley, of Spottsylvania
Va, has just sold the product Of two acres OF
ground, on which he raised tobacco the last sea-
son which netted to him in Richmond $500 50
The farm Oh which Mr.. B. lives cost him few
years ago less than S3 per acre, and he now reaps
over $50 per acre for tobacco seeded on two acres
III The body of the wife OF p. w. Tompkins
ex-member Of Congress ffom Kentucky, after
being buried seventeen years, was lately taken
up and found to be in perfect state of preserva-
tion, the features natural, and the hair flexible
as in life. She was buried in a zinc coffin filled
with alcohol, and the coffin packed in charcoal.
III monument to Henry Clay is to be erected
at Lexington, KY, on the I2th Of April, and an
address Is to be delivered by Edward Everett
The height Of the column will be one hundred
The Henry Clay Association Of Texas will cele.
brate the anniversary Of Mr.. Clay's birth on the
same day.
ID Thomas Stevens was arrested at Montreal
Canada, on the 27th ult., charged with forging
the name Of his employer to paper to the amoun
OF 81, 600. IL has since been discovered tha
when clerk In the City Bank of Montreal he ap
propriated some Sl2 OtjO of the funds of the bank
His salary was 500, and he spent 81 OOO per year
OF course he had to steal the difference.
III The Austin (Texas) Gazette contains al
account Of the arrest Of desperate villain namec
Johnson, near Waco. He had previously killed
| no less than seven men. He was arrested after h
haa wounded several citizens, and not till he him
| ser was supposed to be mortally wounded HI
tau lss tofhned himself with six guns and severa
| ptssois. vigilance committee has been raise<
!" 'o''e' out ais accomplices.