Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-18

U NJ GODDARD, who assembled in balloon at
Philadelphia on the 18th, came down near w H.
mington, left his assistant, and Immediately as
cended again, with one passenger, since which
nothing has been heard of them. OF course they
must have persisted. Nothing has been heard OF
the sronaut who assembled at Milan, Erie county,
ward Lake Erie.
ID Canadian jury in a murder trial last
month, Iesorted to ''tosS up'' 10 decide whether
the verdict should be murder, manslaughter, or
simple assault The result was for manslaugh h.
ter but eight of the twelve still refused to assent
and they agreed to fight, six against six across
the table; for verdict. They omitted this, how
ever, and spent the night in singing and dancing
fhey reported disagreement and were therefore
discharged.
IL \ young man in Engla lately had a nee
die TO penetrate his breast and enter his heart
oreaking short Oh and leaving nearly three-q uar-
ters OF an inch OF steel in the muscles To ex-
tract the needle the surgeon laid bare the surface
OF the heart, and the portion of the needle was
drawn out with forcePs. Inflammation had set
IN; but il is regarded as a most uncommon ope-
ration and singular accident showing that The
heart itself may sustain a sharp wound without
death Immediately following.
AN ABOLITION Press REMovEp.-The citizens
of Wood county, in the northern part of Texas.
being Disguised with the course of paper pub,
lished In Quitman, called the Free Press held a
meeting, and passed resolutions repudiating the
reports In circulation that they were aboliton SITS
and calling mass meeting to decide whether
the Free Press should continue to be published.
or removed as nuisance. They decided to de-
stroy the office and give Winston Banks its edi-
tor, and his friend Mr.. Lemon, twenty. -four hours
10 leave The citizens carried out the resolution.
and Banks and Lemon left in less than the time
specified.
FAIR HIr.-The Tribune says: owe trust
and believe that the very next manifestation of a
T1otous spirit will be met by call of citizen SOL
diery, and that they will be instructed TO march
Immediately through the centre Of the fracas with
loaded muskets and fixed bayonets. Tenderness
10 law-defying rufians is cruelty to the whole
community. ,;
The New York Observer replies: "Onr doc
Time exactly Yet, when the government arrests
one Of the rufians who has murdered his fellow
man, the Tribune opposes putting him to death
though II Is IN favor of shooting into crowd
and killing as many may be in the way of the
bullets III capital punishment is not right and
eIpedient, then il is manifestly wrong and inex-
pedtent To put men to death for the mere mani
festation Of riotous SPIRIT"
ID In the foundery of Gaty Mcclure Co
AT ST Louis, among its two hundred and seventy
operatives are two negroes, who began life at the
establishment In 1Si9, az slaves. By dint of un.
fagging industry, In due course Of time one of
them bought himself wife and five cbiIdren
paying for himself Sl400; and on an average for
wife and children $500 each. This negro is now
supposed TO be worth in his own right more than
s5Do In real estate in that city. Another negro
entered the factory about the same time amassed
snrieient money by his attention to duty to Dur.
chase himself at the price of 1880, his wife al
s1Oo and four children at 500 each and is now
worth 5000 I'm real estate
These negroes were bought from their masters
by Mr.. Gray, with the understanding that they
should Work themselves free, and out of his own
pockets he gave two per cent. interest ON the de-
ferred payments The children of both are now
receiving an excellent education at the public
schools Of ST. Louis.