Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-08

u In fight between Teal and Calkins, work
men In a paper mill at Stockton, n. Y, the for
mer was killed. Calkins has escaped
III Return Jonathan Meigs Ward the tailor
who murdered his wife and burnt her body at
Sylvsnia, near Toledo, Ohio, has been found
guilty.
ID The following question is before the Til
hetudiem De batting society: "Is Il wrong 70 cheat
lawyer!" II is expected that the answer will
be "No, but impossible"
u Prof. Stremnle, has discovered that by put
ting small piece Of the cyanuret OF po,ass into
the nest Of the large red ant or the cutting ant
they will all be speedily killed.
ID II Is said that a schoolmaster of East Deer
township, Allegheny county, Pa, was ridden on
a IalI last week by party Of young ladies, be-
cause he refused them the use of his room for a
singing school. Warrants were issued for the
arrest Of the girls.
u DR.. g. p. Hullihen, a popular physician of
wheeling, Va, who died In that city last week
was buried on Sunday, and his funeral was at
tended by from ,0OO 20 6OOO persons. The de-
ceased was one Of the most accomplished surgeons
In the United States. -
The Buffalo and Lake Hue: Railway have or.
dered all the trains to come to a dead stand be-
Tore crossing any bridge. The law REQUIRES a
stop before CLOSING swing bridges, but the COM
Pany have extended the order to all other struc-
II The Montreal papers say active stems are
taken to secure q steam elevator and three accom-
panying barks for facilitating the trade Of that
Port next season subscription Of f5,O 200 Is
necessary The sum " f3 ,0O0 was at once sub
scribed.
An extra session Of the Minnesota Legislature
Is called to meet on the 9th April, pass the ne
eessary laws to enable the people to form a State
the Union a. State, and also to dispose Of the
Congressional Land Grants, In aid Of the rail.
roads
The Danville, Pa, Democrat states that, one
day last week, there was manufactured at the
hontour Rolling Mill, in that borough, the enor-
nous quantity Of upwards Of ZIG tons Of railroad
iron-the largest amount ever manufactured In
United States
ID The Albany KsieksrBoeksr states that Mr..
Dalton and Mr. Taylor, with their horses, arrived
in Albany on Thursday night. A second match
with the same animals a distance of ffty miles
% now talked of. Dalton and TAYLOR are the
orutes VINO perpetrated the hundred mile horse
race lately, II will be remembered
OA Ma WHITE, living in Venice, Pa was
murdered in his own bed on Sunday night: his
murderer, It is supposed, intending 10 rob him Of
some Ave thousand dollars which he was known
TO have Mr.. White, however, had luckily de-
posted his money in the bank the day before.
Luckily for who!"
ID Capt. John Alline, aged g YEARS. hero
Of the last war with Great Britain. to whom the
clnzens OF Boston, many years ago, presented a
on the 18th Of March in Harrington Maine. to
Miss Joanna Strout, aged 3 years. Capt A re-
sides in Brookline, Ne.
" From the reports Of the fry-two savings
banks in the State of New York il appears tbS,
tie deposits in 1856 Were 81, 1853 ea5Lbeinv an
increase OF nearly q ,OOo 90 over lsl5 There
were 2Oi ,335 dePOsitos. In the city of New York
ana BROOKLYN the years deposits foot up Sl6 30s
zSs- The entire sum now held by savings banks
nearly 81, 200 ,Oc-an increase OF = 500 600
for the year. 'NN''N0
IL One OF Dwight's New York correspon
ueh.sI describing the appearance OF the platform
On the occasion Of one Of ThaIberc;s ronceT,s
says : In the centre sat four prime donnc-Pa,
Iodi, Angri, Patti and Johannsen-each arrayed
IA inherent style; tarodi, like an angel, ali in
red Patti, like fresh, pretty buttercup, in vel
low orocade; and Johdnnsen, like a moss rose
IN delicate pink" Quite fower-bed.