Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-08

ID Henry Hurley, a painter has recovered
so against the city Of New No X, for damage in
had been laid over an old well
HI The people of the city of Janesville Wis
consln, lately made an appropriation of - GO dol
lars for the purpose of building an edifce for =
high school.
IL The Portland Argus states that two citi
zens of that place, while residing in Cuba last
winter, drew prize OF S5O,G0 in a Havana lot
terry.
IL The Chevalier de Sekl one Of the f1pc
tionaries attached TO the ministry Of Commerce at
Vienna, blew out his brains. few DAYS back I'm
consequence Of heavy losses by Bourse specula-
lions
II About $50 designs have been sent in by
British and foreign architects for the new Gov
eminent offices. The designs will be exhibited
to the public early in May, in Westminster Hall
and VIII remain there about a month.
IL \ Marlboro paper states that the small
SeineS on the PatuKcnt river have not been sue
cesSfu this season. The heavy winds have pre-
vented shad and herring from comm. up the
river.
IL y beautiful yacht has been built in BALI
more, for firm in St Paul, Minnesota. She wa
shipped day or two ago, by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, TO wheeling, thence TO ST. Paul.
b. the river route.
GREAT PLACE FOR SroRr ,MEN.-The Chicapo
plpers say that almost every dav the lake in ont
of that city is black with wild fowl Thousand.
OF ducks and geese float upon its surface, dp-
preaching within 4 few feet of bIelkwd'ef
- n
Pof the first edition of the Genevan version of tn,
Bible brought $50, and copy of a very rare ed
ton OF the - Book of Common PRAYER; printed
in the year 1901, was sold for six hundred and
forty dollars,
GIFT Book CONrERN.-The case of the Com
monwealth VS.. Philbrick. charged with connect
inc species of lottery with the sale of books
tried in the Circuit Court of Norfolk, Va was
decided Friday, the jury finding so fine and one
hour imprisonment.
II Lewis Baker, Of Philadelphia formerly of
San Francisco, has leased the Cincinnati and Lou
isvlle theatres, the former for and the latter
for eight years. The former is to be considerably
enlarged, so that il will comfortably seat 900
persons.
IL Capt. Pendleton, of bark General Jones
of Boston, who was so badly beaten oy Spanish
to live on the 10Th. He was attacked, II is said,
because he refused to paw the laborers a second
time for assisting him in discharging the cargo OF
his vessel.
II The passenger train on the Penobscot and
kennebeck Railroad, while between HerTnon
Pond and Bangor, on Saturday. evening came
across small tree, and considerable quantity
or cord wood, plankS. &c; which had been put
upon the track No damage was done man
NAMED Lawrence COStellow, who had been put
out OF the cars for not paying his fare has been
rested and bound over on suspicion Of being the
offender
IL Thirty persons. including Mr. III. Chelling-
worth and MIR. A. Talbot, - gentlemen, - are in
custody at Kidderminster, says European paper
charged with participating in the disgracefu riot
at the late election. The evidence against Mr.
Talbot is that whilst standi 1g the hustings he
pointed towards Mr.. Lowe. and his movement
was followed by shower of stones. The crowd
behaved in the most cowardly manner. The
prisoners have been remanded.