Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-28


III Last Monday hfty-sx vessels entered the
port OF Buffalo, bringing $500 200 worth Of food
TO be distributed eastward by canal and rail.
III The Charity Hospital in New OIIeanS r1-
Penas s.o,Uo annually, and treats an average Of
Io,OUo patients YEARLY. IL is supported by an i'm
migrant tax and by Licenses paid by theatres nc
The city contributes nothing
H "A Lady, asks the Portland Advertise
20 re- lest those clergymen who preach against
SILKS and satins, not to wear black satin vests or
MI thelr arms so high az to display the silk II
nings in their sleeves
II Charles Mcneil has sued the Madison
l." Is Argus for libel, on account of its publica-
tlon OF the news of his arrest a charge Of con-
spring to destroy train of cars on the Milwau-
HE and Mississippi Railroad
IL small number Of Methodists in De Soto
ia parish, met few days since and subscribe
S51,O towards the foundation of a male college
for the use of their denomination. The same par
ish has already female college.
II A young English printer, Henry Floyd
engaged on a Savannah paper. has gone to Eng.
land to receive fortune OF $500 600, which ha,
fallen to him by inheritance.
III There is great wife establishment at In
dian Orchard, Mass. From the weaving room Of
the Ward Mills, in which an average Of eighty
persons are employed, one hundred and thirty-
seven girls have been married within the space Of
two years.
" The Kentucky Court Of Appeals ha. de-
cloea, IN the case OF the CovinStOn and Le1ing-
ton Road, that the rolling stock of railroad can
not be levied upon and sold under execution
The plaintiffs were mortgages
III Rev. DR.. vinton, Of New York. has GOOD
many visitors. He promised his servant girl a
present of pair of shoes when she had gone to
the front door two Nlndred times The promise
was made on Monday morning and the shoes
were earned by 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
''THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE."-The Russian
government has decided that hereafter I'm the
public schools Of Irkontsh, where the PRINCIPAL
commerce il with America, the German language
shall he suppressed; am the American language
substituted IN its place. 'This Is the first time ~
says the London correspondent of the New York
Commercial Advertise, ''that ] have seen the
English officially called the American Ian
guage"
The Boy "HoLLERED,"-A young gentleman
named Hull went ont shooting, at Hitchcock
Vile, CT, few DAYS since, and was bothered by
gray squirrel that lodged around a limb when
ever he aimed at IL. Grtting out OF patience, he
let a. into the tree-top at random and hit-not the
squirrel, but boy named Deming, who was in
tue tree getting chsstnuts. The Ninsted Herald
says: .'Youd better believe that patch OF woods
was bowling wilderness for the next fifteen
minutes
III The book publishers Of New York are not
all {" busted yet, though a parag raph goiny the
rounds Of The newspapers would make Il appear
so. There are some new publications Of merit
announct q, which shows that there Is life Vet I'm
the trade and some considerable activity. There
Is new volume OF Allison's history, new vol
nme of the Spanish Conquest Of America new
book OF travels by Com. likes, life Of Aaron
Burr, with number Of other volumes Of less
p'etenilons character, bet serving 10 crafty the
mental demand for literary food
III The hardware dealers in New York have
beld meeting 10 introduce shorter credits In the
business, and other desirable improvements
VIM III. Livingston made a few remarks IN dep
recatiOn Of the practice of giving long credits,
and thereby obIiging merchants 10 have recourse
to the banks. The chairman believed that the
great difficulty was not in the long time allowed
| 10 buyers, but the long time they take with our
| tacit consent BUYERS at -four months seldom paw
| in less than six There should be general un-
drrstanding among the dealers In the trade TO in
| sist upon prompt payment for the future al the
| snecited time A committee was appointed 20
| visit Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, to see
| IL the change were made its adoption might he
] general, and not local.