Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-09

IL The inventor of Pianos is said to he Schrce-
Der, o. hohsnstein, in Saxony. He was born In
ID The principal ofthe School Fund of Texas
OF 81 600
u The Norwalk Saving Company, at Nor
walk, OHIO, has " gone up" 1t was the worst
kind OF swindling concern
III An old lady residing on William street
Norfolk, attempted to hang herself, in a kitchen
ION, on Friday evening, but the rope broke, CIV
ing her a terrible fall.
ID young man, named Charles Whitehead
was shot In the head on Monday night, in Phila-
dsiPhia, by another young man named Earle
They bad previously QuaTreled about visiting
young lady. Earle was arrested.
III On Friday last, the whitened bones of
Wetaheroy, the artist, we're found in the ruins
OF the great fire at Chicago. They were identi-
NED by being found near the iron Of a trunk and
painters palette
W The operators Of knitting establishment
IN ifoV, Y, avoided suspension by working
on half time and pure hasIng in the afternoon the
result Of the mornings labor, and peddling them
through the city and vicinity.
u An English paper says: "Mr Justice
CIesswsLi, the judge in ordinary of the new di-
ne would immediately grant a divorce to all APP
Pileants, without trial
u Yankee Of the name of Boutwell,, noto
nous 1or telling jokes at his own expense, fell
dead The next morning, hswevsr hs was nm
Hiag BortUsH as usual
IL The Buffalo Courier saws the streets of that
city are all s-jingls with sleigh bells Every
body and his wife are out muf,ed TO the chin
and going il for dear life as thew feared that sI
inches OF snow would not last more than five
minutes.
MAIL AsEsTs.-Messrs. Bowen and Mattipolv
SUI. Iealn thelf positions as mail agents, to run
on the Potomac route during the day, and Messrs
CnlsInan, Howard Blaksy are transferred from
the Orange and Central roads to the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac roads-Frsd Rec
IL Suicides. says the Hartford, CT, Times.
are becoming alarmingly prevalent among US
several have been committed on account OF the
persons being thrown out of employment, with
not Living sight" for the support of family
ourlng the coming winter.
ID Rev. Charles Beecher son NJ Dr LUNA,
Beec her, was lately installed over the Congre0a-
uonaI church In Georgetown, Mass The SER
mon was preached by his brothor-in-law. Prof
calvin r. stowe, husband Of the anti. slavery
novelist, from the woods Christ is ali :, In
the examination, Mr. Beec her disclosed no soyeI
81 unusual views In theology, except on the ORR
I'm OF SIN, which he refer. back to a pre-existent
STATE according 10 the idea Of DR. Edward Bee
cher, Ia his elaborate - Conflict OF Ages"
" Attention to few general rales would pre-
vent great many anomalous appearances; for
instance, woman should never be dressed too
little, nor glrl too much-nor should a woman
OF small stature attempt large patterns nor 4 bad
walker nounces-nor a short throat carry feathers
nor high shoulders shawl From the highest
which the plain straw hat 10 upon the best under
aanding IL rehnes the hOmelfest, and composeS
tne wldest-t gives the coquettish young lady
little dash Of occurrences and the demuTe one
sll mt touch Of co1uetry-it makes the bloom
Ing beauty looh more fresh, and the pale one more
1nteresting-it makes the plain woman look. at
sii events, lady, and the lady more lad y-lke
" The editor Of the Green BAY Advocate
took tramp the other day after a lost horse and
IN tne course OF his rambles came across the home
OF Eoenezer Williams the 'Dauphin Of rance
Inc house sits upon the bank Of a river which
is there quite high, and commands fine pros
Pect up and down stream. In front il a row of
trees, and the banks slope gently down to the
water, terminating in grassy meadow, a favor
lite resort for horses and cattle n is PERTAINS
not as commanding situation, vet much resem-
oIes Mount EeEnon-the house of chief in fact
In the rear is neglected field, and westward ex-
tehos a large marshy prairie Before visions of
thrones and regal sprndor beset him, here lived
IN this 8, Ivan spot EleaZer Williams the Indian
missionary. What a wealth Of Quiet was for.a-
Ken Tor the poor iins<I Of days notoriety.