Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-20
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-. The Hon. William Lucas, In card In
the Winchester Virginian, declines the nomi-
nation for Congress in Virginia.
Gen Wool has arrived at his old homo,
Troy, N. Y, where he was honored with re-.
ception by tho Mayor and Council.
80. DR.. John ] Stirman, bearer of the
electoral vote of the State of Arkansas, we
notice, is smong the guests at Browns hotel
80. Judge Gillis, NJ. G. elect from the
Twenty fourth Congressional district Of Penn.
sylvania, formerly represented by Mr.. Bar
Porter and Judge Ives, Of Pennsylvania.
80. Mrs. Pocock, OF Blackheath, England,
the mother Of three generations OF livery sta bic
keepers, was driven through the village on
her hundreth birthday, in a chariot drawn by
eight white horses, With outriders.
80. Speaking Of prayers, reminds us of OF
We once heard at Methodist revival in a
eighboring city. The speaker becoming AMI
mated, burst forth with go Lord, manifest
myself TO US to night; como right down
through the roof, and will pay for the shin.
gles!" The fleet may be imagined.
80. Alice Carey, Ia an essay on I" insin.
cerity," says: "If our neighbor kisses our
cheek, we may infer in ninety nine cases out
OF hundred that he will bite our back as we
turn about" The italic letters are ours
Seems TO US, Alice, ninety. nine eases"
amount to pretty extensive range of kissing
for one woman-considering the sex of yeur
"neighboTs."
80. The Rev II Newhall, Of W orcester,
Mass., hes been preaching political sermon,
IN which he is said to have uttered these
words: There ia one paper in this city which
supports Buchanan, and the Devil Is at the
head Of 1t. Tits is, however, denief BY the
clergyman's friends, who asks the Bay State,
the paper alluded 10, TO publish the whole
DISCOURSE to which 1t assents, upon condition
that Mr.. Newha!l agrees to read FROM his pu,.
pit speech Of Senator Douglas. The clergy.
man refuses
80. DR.. Max Lapgenschwarz writes an ar.
ticle in the New York News to show that good
coffee is powerful antidote to poison. He
says, "lf for example, patient swallows at
seven O'Clock spoonful of Iodine prepare alton,
and then takes, ten minutes after only one
spoonful of good coffee, he will at half. past
seven have no more Iodine in force in his sys-
tenn than he has whslebone force in his hairs -
Or. l. does not believe, with Leibeg, that the
chemical basis Of coffee and tea is one and the
same thing.
1.-THE latest q splication of the " insanity''
dodge is that made By John G Boxer, the
wealthy liquor dealer Of New York city, wLo
asserts the insanity Of his daughter Marianna
Petrinella, ss evinced in her clandestine mai.
iiok0 W HIS ldtc CO6C0maQ JOQQ O6a0, against
whose precious character We hear no syllable
breathed, except that he is poor and Irish.
born. And this same insane daughter, it is
understood, he was on the point of sending eff
to Europe in Wednesdays steamer. in spite Of
her earnest remoustrances, had not tho police
interference prevented.
80. The grocery dealers of Philadelphia
are in q state Of excitement. 1t appears that
certain grocery firm recently been deal.
ing extensively in this city among our mer-
chants In that trade. For . few days past
their store has been closed, and bill with the
words Closed on account of death in the
family" was stuck on the door. Owing 10
certain rumors, however, the creditors of tie
hrm became anxious in regard to the continued
absence OF the parties, and made endeavors
to ind some clue to the mystery. Yesterday
morning the sheriff called at the place ard
opened the door, when, on making q search,
the store was found to contain only q stove
and few other other articles.