Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02

ID Rhea county, Alabama claims to be " out
OF debt, out Of crime, and out of whisky" The
the docket.
eeeded, few days ago, in making nearly two
hundred gallons OF excellent syrup from the Chi
nese sugar cane.
II. The American Home Missionary Society
nave Just appointed five missionaries TO Kansas
IN addition to those already in the field four of
them from the last senior class at Andover and
German, to labor among his countrymen about
Humboldt, IS miles south Of Lawrence Ii is
said that the Germans fast occupying this part
OF the territory there being less than 1850 or
1000 already there.
LARsH HAUL OF SuEEPsHEAp-The Norfolk
Herald states that some fishermen tkerea bou, fell
In with q shoal OF sheep.head that were so dense
and heavy that the seine could not be hauled with
them in 1t. The fishermen had 70 spear them,
aud In that way filed their bost with some un-
commonly large fish, that were retaiIed I'm Nor
folk at fffy cents each. Quite run Of luck for
the fishermen.
ANOTHER (SuPPosKD) New CoMET-A tele-
SCOPE comet was discovered at Cambridge OBJ
serVatory, August I'D, at midnight, near the head
OF tne Camcleopard, and within twelve degrees
OF the pole. IL has a short tall and Is rapidly
increasing Its Right Ascension. Ii was also well
observed IN the lights of the 9th and oath and
Its position in r. A. and DecIinaon carefully as
esrtained
II On Monday, the oath int, the body of M
benjamin Hurd, house carpenter, of Bangor
rear street. In that city, and the skull found to
De fractured in three places. A post mortern ex-
animation showed, from the condition of the
lungs, that the deceased was not drowned but
must have been foully dealt with and then thrown
into the water
An AMERICAN ARRESTED IN EuRoPs-The
Galveston (Texas) Civilian learns that the Rev
Henry " endt, of that CITY, who has lately been
travelling IN Europe. and who is a native Of Rus
sian Poland, has been arrested in that country for
an alleged political offence, committed ten years
ago, In the too free expression of republican SEN
fiments. Mr.. w. was the pastor of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in Galveston.
IL The Presbyterian Express notices a letter
nom Norfolk, IN which allusiOn Is made 10 a col
ored female servant, named Hessy Kelian who
mad grown very melancholy on account of the re-
Insal OF her master 10 permit her to marry The
cause assigned for this refusal was that She had
already led 10 the altar eleven husbands. all of
whom she had seen 20 the grave. This unprece-
denied propensity for the matr monal state yyouId
seem almost incredible.
III Father Taylor, the Bethel preacher and
good Samaritan of the sea, was swndIed last
week by scapegrace named Gordon, in Boston
As be told a story OF shocking restitution, the
benevolent divine gave him food and money: and
"a be appeared interested in religion sent him
with free ticket and his PRAYERS to the camp
meeting at Eastman. The fellows conduct there
was anything but devotional, and, on returning
10 Boston, he was detected in trunk stealing, and
arrested
IL Two Englishmen in Buffalo named Fetch
or, have been living together IN the same house
Tor some time past, having between them but one
woman, about whom they frequently ouarreIIed
On Sunday they had a d ficulry but subseGuentIv
went OF together to battle in the lake Soon
aNerward one OF them came back alone having
In his arms the others clothing, saving that the
latter was drowned. Doubts were entertained Of
the truth Of the story and the survivor as well as
the woman who lived with the Fletchers was
nken into custody by the order of Coroner Mott