Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-22

rchances Of visiting invitations the impatient
on-horse summoned the excursionists IN take
theII seats In the special train provided 10 convey
them 10 Baltimore
AZ 10 o'clock p. III the train left the depot and
with waving hands, hats and handkerChiefs. hur
rams, ana last parting sdlutations our visitors
were whisked out of sight
We TeCommit them 10 the care of the Baltimo.
reans who will doubtless take solicitous care of
them
lHE FUNERAL or THE LATE ROBERT FARM
HAM will take place this afternoon at 1 o'clock
from his late residence, corner of NJ and 10th
streets
In the follow letter, received from the Rev Sep.
tmus Tustin, will be found some further partIcu-
lars in regard TO the shocking death OF Mr. Farm
ham:
WILMiNGToN. Delaware, July 81, 1857.
Editor Of the Star Having recovered in a
measure from the shock. though not the sadness,
occaSioned by the sudden death of our worthy
fellow-citizen, Mr.. Robert Farnham, I hasten
as an eyewitness TO give you the details of that
melancholy event. A more striking illustration
of the deceptive character of human hopes and
expectations can scarcely be imagined Mr. Farm
ham left w ashingten OH Monday morning last in
company with his two daughters and his son. 4
laG OF perhaps twelve years of age, with a view
of spending portion of the summer in travelling,
for recreation and amusement. About > oclock
on Monday the train going North turned aside at
The stanton station, six or eight miles from Will
mlgton, to make way for the Express train going
to the South. As is usual in such cases OF tenn
poTary delay, number of gentlemen, Mr.. F.
among the number. got out of the cars and lon
cred about, waiting for the signal to resume the
places. But i few moments elapsed, and the
shrlll whistle OF the Express, followed by the
stern mandate of the conductor, .'All aboard ~
soon brought the st1agglers back to their Is. I
occupied a seat in the last car. and happening TO
look out Of the window, saw Mr.. f. wal king de-
beratcly on the track and in the direction OF the
fNP:ess Train, but apparently not conscious Of his
proximity to the rapidly advancin. engine. I
called 10 him at the top OF my voice :. 10 escape
for his iife," Whercupon he made spring to-
wards the car in which sat, but II was too late
The coW-CatCheT trpped mp his feet. and hurled
INN with terrific violence against the other train
The Express train pursued its course unconscious
OF what happened, and our train began to move.
The sad intelligence soon reached the engineer.
and the motion of the train was promptly arrested.
Mr.. F.S body was found on the space between
the two tracks, with the face npperrnost. and the
hands somewhat elevated and ClenChed. One of
the passengers tender!y raised the head and
batcd the face in cold water. but the tide OF life
had ceased ~ flow. His children. whom he had
left but Il few moments before full of hope and
JOY. gathered around the lifeless remains of their
father, and presented such picture OF anguish
as hope never to witness again. We proceeded
to Wilmington with the corpse, where il was
properly cared for, and much sympathy was
shown by the citizens of hat beautiful city for the
beTeaved and >miticn children. At ~ clock last
night, the corpse was placed in the car under the
care of Mr.. Blanchard, who, i'll obedience 20 a
tele9 raphiC despatch. had started from w dshinc-
ton TO Wilmington. With the sequel Of this sad
story yOu are already but too familiar. As the
children had no protector on board the cars after
Their father had been thus SIatchcd from their
side, felt ii my duty 10 pause in my Journey
nOrthvdTd and lake charge of them and the corpse
until / saw the cal in which they returned to
W dshlngton. IN company with Mr.. Blanchard.
under way. TO say that | Eympahize, VIII IA the
afflicted and aorrOwimg family Of the deceased
would be merely 10 acknowledge myself pos
seSsed OF the ordinary feelings Of humanity. The
scene was calculated TO break up ;he fountain OF
ScnSibilitv in the hardest heart and secure Il con-
t,ibution of tears from eyes unused TO weeping
May The hand that has >mittcn mercifullv sustain
Very truly yours, SEFIIMUs TUsrIN.
An IMrOsrnR-LOuK OUT FOR HIM On the
10th of June last person named WIN II Evans
made h. appearance i'll this city, and won very
largely upon the >ympathieo of his Listeners, by a
plausible tale of distress lie stated hat he was
an Odd Fellow. belonging 10 lodge in H,wcs-
vile, HancOCk county, Kentucky: that he had
been unfortunate ia business in Hdwc>ville had
lost two interesting children in less than Two
weeks by scarlet fever, Whit II had >u Ope !ated
upon the mind Of his wife. who was in delicate
situation, that she resolved To 20 to Phiiddtl-
phia where he! mother resided that they left
HdWeSville for that purpose. hut were detained
on the road through the future of the cars TO
make the connection; that on their reaching this
city their funds gave out: that lady fellow pas
senyer. who was going North. seeing the condi-
ton of his wife and the necessity that she should
reach her destination without delay agreed 20
take charge of h"E TO her mothers in phlladel-
phia. the husband TO remain in this city owe!
night, rest himself and next day TO walk on To-
wards Philadelphia that he walked the streets
all night, IN starving and distracted condition
il occurred to him that as he was an Odd Fellow
he would seek some member Of the fraternity
and make known his condition
At store on Seventh street, wher. he made in
he Il To-
the y. u. of one of the city lodges. Thereupon
he paid the Star printing office visit, and making
application TO dn officer Of city lodge. told so
touching tale of distress that he person appealed
20, having rst SIZED himself hat ne applicant
had really passed through the orders Of Odd Eel
loWshIp, gave something for his immediate ne
ceSsites, and raised sufficient in The office
and elsewhere TO enable the Distressed husband
TO reach his wife in Philddeip hia. His ,xplana-
ion for not having travelling I'd fl ON his lodge
was that the " q and Secretary of his lodge were
absent from HaweSville at The time he took his
hurried leave. &C, &C
On receiving thu above meniIO ned relief this
man burst into Hood of Tears, and could only
sob his thank>-dppaTently. He managed, how
ever, to subdue his feelings suite iently TO promise
10 return the money d soon dS lac should reach
then 9ra> pin1 the hand Of his her,
efactor he inquired If he Were parent. and being
answered attiTnatively he tightened his grasp,
shed >oIne more tears. and, enIaTking with feel
ing that Il married man and father he could
his situation, he went his way and was
seen no more.
The money was not returned, and an article
having appeared in Philadelphia pa per respect
in2 the impOsitionS pTactised upon the Order in
tina. city by a person who represented himself as
from Virginia. u letter was despatched to IIawes-
willie TO make inqurers, and reply was received
from - Hawesvil!e LOdg-, No. 81, stating that
no such person ds William ii. Evans belonged tn
that Lodge, which was the only Lodge in the
place; also, that letter had been received by that
Lodge from the North State Lodge, Salisbury, ".
c, detailing similar mpositiOns practsed in that
quarter by this SAME individual, and who had
obtained relief by much the Same story as that so
successfully used here.
This fellow is doubtless on his travels, anu il
will he well for Odd Fellows and others 10 be on
their guard, as he is a scamp of no ordinary adj
dress and plausibility.
A NEW RACE C"CRSE.-The sporting men of
or city have formed THEMSELVES into a club for
the purpose of establishing 4 lace cuur>e at Jack
son Citr. where Iil' ground .t~ been survey ID Dv
Nh. Forsyth, City Surveyor. TIE track = 10 IL.
one nile IN extent, running along tie river shore
auu the ground i sand 10 b. admirably adapt,d
t. the purpose Mr.. William ClraveI has been
engaged to make the track. which il expect. Il 10
be re- Idy for USE III about two weeks