Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-15


IL Arithmetical figures were introduced into
Europe from Arabia by the SaIacens in 99l. A d.
III The Erie Canal is 36i miles in length. II
was completed October Goth, 1-25, and cost origi-
nally near seven millions and half dollars.
III , DR.. BTandreth offers to be one of ten or
twenty to give a thousand dollars each as a re-
ward for the detection of the murderer or muir
derers of DR.. BuTdell
II The Maryland Chassis of the Evangelical
Reformed Church will hold their annual meetin,,
this year in Frederick, Md, commencing on the
18th instant. Chassis will be opened by sermon
by the President.
IL The press and horticulturalists in Cleve-
land, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
other places in the West, predict large Weld of
peaches and other fruit during the ensuing sea-
son.
IL Phe term % Star Chamber is said to have
been derived from the fact that the Court under
whose jurisdiction persons tried for riot
perjury, or other notorious msdemednors held
their sessions in chamber, the roof of which was
ornamented with stars. The court was abolished
in the reign of Charles the First.
BRICK OF A HBN.-The editor of the Woon-
socket Patriot makes merry over the mistake of a
old Shanghai hen of his, that has been 'ssetting"
Tor nVe weeks upon two round stones and a piece
of brick,
Her anxiety quoth he, sis no greater than
ours to know what she will hatch. II it proves
backyard, that hen is not for salen
II The Madrid Gazette contains a roval de.
cree, which authorizes the Minister Of Public
works 10 come 10 an understanding with the mu-
inequality, the provincial deputation, and the
ministries, for the aggrandizemen mt and embellish-
nent OF the capital by enclosing within the walls
large tract Of ground, and laying il out in parks
Promenades, streets, and by cutting wide streets
In the city, improving the river, building railway
stations, &c.
HooPs ORDERED OUT OF MARxEr.-The Nor
folk Argus states that on Saturday a mulatto OF RI
went To the market of that city with hoops so ex-
tensiye, that the clerk ordered her away Rom the
place as an obstruction. In the mean time a noisy
crowd bad collected, and the girl becoming frigh.
tened, attempted to tear her hoops of in which
she was successfully aided by two or three colo.
ed women present.
u John 4. Chisholm, charged with abstract
Ing SlOo bill from letter in the Columbus Ga
post ONCE, was found guilty Of the offence in Sa-
vannah. Judge Nichol, with most feeling re-
marks, which moved all who heard him, and es
PeclaIiy the friends and relations the father and
bfother OF the accused, present, pronounced the
years Imprisonment.
.DrIn Cambridge, Mass, says the Boston Cou-
rier,
"Cnder spreading chestnut tree,
The village smithy stands -
no more ior on Friday night, shop on the cor
occupied by l.. p. Flint, was DESTROYED by nre
This shop was formerly used as blacksmith .
shop, and was the village smithy TO which Long
fellows great poem has given a world wide
fame.
IL '.Grandmother,'' said child. on return
ing from sunday school one fine morning, sis the
Bible true p;
Certainly replied the old lady, "why do
because ii says every hair of our head il npm-
beTed, and so i pulled out a whole handful to-
day, and there wasn't a number on ary one of
s'What heresy.'' exclaimed the old LADY,, and
tainted. anu