Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-16

II late San Francisco paper saws that the
churches there have determined to sing no more
long metre tunes-they being to slow for the coun-
try and the people.
II The editor of the Memphis Bulletin has
been partaking Of fresh shad in that town, as one
OF the first fruits OF the completion of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad.
II The steamer Queen of the Pacific which
bas been hanging on the WAYS at New York for
some days. was launched at high water on Sat
uTday night-without the aid OF steaIn-tugs or
any other purchases.
II The only class Of men the world who are
not In the habit Of disparaging their neighbors
are the assessors Of taxes; for II is we'll known
thsy never ''underrate' anybody In the slightest
degree.
IL The Shakespeare Birthplace Committee
have unanimously resolved to proceed no further
In the work OF conservation, until the opinion of
some eminent architect has been taken upon the
subject.
IL One Of the attendants In the Central Ohio
Bunatic Asylum, few days ago. left a mattress
needle in one Of the halls. An inmate found il,
and inflicted upon himself, with this instrument,
a fatal wound.
II On the fst of April, some persons amused
themselves by laying figure dressed to resem-
bic man. upon the track Of the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad. Every train that passed was
ofcourse brought to halt and the figure rescued
tD-An intense religious excitement has pre-
vailed at Sing Sing prison during two months.
So strong has been the feeling in some cases. that
the pToprie;ors of rum shops have demolished
their bottles, and held prayer meetings in the bar
room.
II The camels In Texas have been heard from
up to the 18th March. They are doing well, and
those first brought over are in use for the trans
portation Of supplies between San Antonio and
Camp Verde. Three were born In March, and are
thriving, and five or six more expected
IL The mother ofMiss Davenport the actress.
broke one Of her wrists at Barnum's Hotel, in
Baltimore, last week, which will detain the
daughter from proceeding to Ill an engagement
at Pittsburg.
IL Bass are IL cents pound In New York
markets, brook trout 60 cents pound, salmon 81
10 81 y. Poultry is abundant and the tendency
Is still downward. Fowls, per pound, I2Hal6
cents turkeys do; wild ducks, IS; canvas back ks
slasl 70 red necks, SSass; grouse, per pair, 3
and IS Spring snipes are in the market at STA
81 per dozen.
IC-An artificial stone Is now made by a COM
bination of ffteen parts Of clean sand. five parts
Of calcined plaster, and four parts Of animal
blood. When first mixed the composition is
about the consistency of st # mortar and the most
fragile plaster mould is sufficient for its retention
during the few hours necessary to the perfection
OF its form.
EJ-A coal-burning locomotive in Illinois re-
Gently ran two hundred and ffty-four miles. and
saved 81 80 in cost OF fuel, by burning coal in
stead Of wood. The coal used in Illinois is the
bitumlnOus. which is abundant, but wood is eve
~ year becoming deaIer, that the use of the
fornrer article has become almost ind spensable TO
lOcomotiOn.
1cCOInet panics are novelty. During one
or these popular trepdatiOns, the French Acade-
my OF Science offered prize for the solution of
the problem: What are the chances OF the earth
being struck by the impending comet, The an-
swer- u we recOllect, was: One chance for A; two
millions against The public agitation immedi-
ately subsidized