Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-30


IL A benevolent old gentleman in Hurots,
Mishigan, recently bought little child from its
drunken parents, for three thousand dollars.
IL The graveyard in Hawksville ~ Y was
entered by some villains night last week and
pletely demolished
u The farmers of Prince George county. Va .
are gathering In their crops Of corn and they ali
unite IN saying, tnat they have not realized such
an enormous yield Tor many years. The tobacco
crops are not so good as was anticipated
ID David Turney, an Old man. huny himself
with bride rein one day last week, In an out
building of VIM j. Walker, near Richmond.
ny, ne was shoemaker by trade, and respect
ed oy all who knew him
Id man by the name of John 3. Smith.
who had been indicted for stealing cattle from a
farmer in Perry, Wyoming county, Pa, and was
70 nave osen tried this week: escaped from the
county Jan, at Erie, on "Wednesday night 2Ist
instant.
VI Another attempt to burn down the town Of
1onla, Mich was detected on Thursday nf n,
Week A powder can and train OF powder were
found concealed In the store of Captain Coon and
blown up.
ID A great excitement was occasioned in De-
uolt, on Tuesday, by the finding Of the remains
OF TWO human bodies In vault connecting with
house on Griswold street On Investigation
however, IL was satisfactorily aScerained that
they must have been lying there for many years
III MI Aaron Fox. Of Philadelphia, Miss
w IL
little son playing about him, went to strikes
blow with the axe, Just AZ which moment the liz,
tie boy stumbled and fell under III. axe. which
instantly.
II Six sailors. on board a vessel At Ouebec
iast week, were attacked bv q party of shore la
oolere, who wanted 20 deprive the seamen OF
Inelr BOAT The seamen resisted, and the labor
ers retreated, but soon returned with increased
and one drowned
II The Toronto Colonist says there i. a
movement among the colored residents of Cana
Whether the Irish Government will accent their
services remains 10 be seen but the CoIonist
thlnks toat such regiments would be eminently
~ for the service
u Eighteen years ago, saws the Reading
journal beautiful young girl named Esther
Fisher, left Manayunk on a canal boat. for Read
ing, out was murdered before reaching the latter
piaoe- Inc public excitement was very great,
ana large reward was offered for the detection
OF the murdsrers. but without success This
girl was the sister Of the mother of Alkaline Ba-
yer, who so recently has met similar fate
u worthy clergyman in this city. follow
ing TIE practice OF his ministerial brethren re-
Gently preached very earnest discourse on the
hard times, enforcing the duty of retrenchment
and economy Immediately after church the
congregation took him At his word by holding
meeting, at which his salary was cut down fr0m
sl,OO &c S6OJ.-Post.
CHICAGO hoRALs.-A few DAYS since very
Pieuy glFi; some fifteen years Old, whose parent.
, ,esos on abssh avenue, Chicago, visited some
Hlenos, and LETT their house about dusk That
is the last that is known Of her Whereabouts nv
her friends. The same afternoon girI ~ a cnI
responding description was forcfbly taken 10
oouse OF III repute by two men, and her Mead
ings TO be allowed 10 90 home were head Nv
other Inmates OF the house The neYt dav IN.
ShI was not In the house, ard no further trace OF
nei coulu oe FOUND, although energetic measures
80 arc on loot 10 discover the perpetrators Of the
Ioul wrong.