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


tion accredited to the publication of profuse
and prurient details connected with the judicial
examination or exposure of vice in all its forms
and phases department which, nevertheless
fills large space in many Of the popular news
papers for which it is common to claim a supe
riority over the press in other quarters of the
country"
This Is In further answer to the claim set up
some time ago as undeniable by the New York
press, of superiority over the press of W ashing-
ton.
IL The foreign exports from New York for
the past week reached total of Sls3 IOl. In
Guided in these exports 6,625 barrels of
Hour, 40 barrels of corn meal, 4.S77 bushels of
corn, and ,JS4 hogsheads of tobacco.
IL Mrs. Cunningham was on Thursday for.
maliy indicted for producing a false heir to the
Burdeil property. She was also admitted to bail
and discharged from prison. Her trial has been
removed to the Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
II Rev. Wesley Brock, of Mercer county, O .
one OF the loudest Black Republicans in the North
west, an old minister, and recently Presiding FL
der of the district, has been guilty Of the crime
of seduction, and the lady whom he has ruined
has commenced legal proceedings against him.
IL Tomorrow Sunday will be the tenth an
niversary Of the Battle of Chepultepec. Tie
Scott Legion" of Reading, Pa, survivors of
company A, second Pennsylvania regiment, who
did gallant service through the whole campaign
in Mexico, will celebrate the event, according to
their annual custom, by supper and ball
IL Cuban advices state that the troops belong
Ing to the expedition Of invasion against Next
COY are still in the interior Of the Island and the
neet in the harbor. The only item of warlike
news is the arrival from San Sebastian of a cargo
OF MIME rides for several companies of Chasseurs
and the first and second battaions of the volun-
teers.
II The celebration Of the .'home holiday of
Baltmore"-the 18th Of September-takes place
in that city to-day, as usual, under the auspices
ofthe Association of Defenders in 1874 who will
gather in the vicinity Of the North Point Battle
Ground and there revive their recolections of the
eventual scenes in which they acted so prominent
part forty three years ago
The ELECTION IN MIssIssIPPI.-The next
election in Mississippi (says the Memphis Ap-
PeaD will take place on Monday the 5th day of
October, and will be held one day instead of two
State officers, Congressman, and members Of the
Legislature only will be chosen. The sense of
the people will also be taken upon two amend
ments to the constitution, which have been SUBJ
mitted TO them.
II DR.. Catlin, who turned States evidence
against Mrs. Cunningham, in the Baby fraud. il
still kept in the Tombs, as a witness. apparently
contened, refusing TO take steps to obtain his lib
erty by meaes Of writ Of habeas corpus Hesays
he has neither money nor friends and he does
not care to expose himself to the derision of his
enemies. He expresses determination to 90 TO
lTa 1fNn
case. The Doctor was taken before the Grand
Jury on "Wednesday, il being the first time he has
been outside the Tombs since his Incarceration
IL VIC Metzerott has just published. at hi
music depot, a beautiful and accurate series of
views illustrative Of objects Of interest in and
about Washington They comprise view of tn.
Navy Yard, Capitol, City Hall, Smithsonian In.
stitution, U. =. Treasury, Military Asylum. Ma
tional Observatory, Lunatic Asylum, Columbia
Armory, National Monument, Presidents Houss
and fine bird's-eye view of Washington from
Georgetown Heights
These engravings are the work of young arts,
OF great promise.
u The Hon. Henry J. Gardner was on las,
Thursday, renominated for Governor of Masxa-
chuseffs, by Conventions, which met as two-ths
one representing The so-called American party of
Observation-Disclosures which soon practically fused
into one Governor Gardner accepted the nomi
nation In a characteristic speech in the course of
which be placed himself upon the SPRINGFIELD
platform OF l@55. Alexander De witt. of @ r,ori
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor: and
John H. Clifford, Of New Bedford, for Attorney
General.
WHO WROTE THE MEMORIAL ,-Coroner Com
merry, II seems, did not write the cbarge 10 ,bs
jury, and Prof Silliman did not write the meno-
nal nGff bn- a
three" that is, il there is any significance in The
following paragraph from the New Haven REGIS
ter:
sit seems that the famous s.NlemoriaI-, 10 ,Ia
president was got up in this city at Yale Corn.
nleneeinent-at the time Wendell PhiIIips ad
oIe,,. 2, the rhi Beta Kappa Society. '.Straws
The question Is one Of equal interest with that
ofthe authorship Of an othing to Wear.
WATER SCARCE IN NoRFoLk-The NorfoIk
Argus saws that the cisterns getting low CIV
ing cause to fear want of water and .uferio,
therefrom, as was the case last summer. Tbisis
certainly surprising news, a we have had an ey
traordlnary number Of extraordinarily heavy
rains The apathy OF the citizens OF Norfolk
says the Argus, is astonishing Year after goa,
they content themselves with water tesmino with
animalcul1, and have often not enough of IL. dir
~ as it is, when supply of that article, of uni
vailed quality, Is at their command for triaipy
cost.
KANSAS AFFAIEs.-The St Lonis Democrat
publishes address 10 the people Of the United
states, preparedoy the committee appointed at
the Grasshopper Fails convent ion in which a
history OF the troubles in Kansas is given The
document contains special clause 10 the peopIe
OF Missouri setting forth the relative position of
Kansas TO Missouri, and imploring the citizens OF
the latter to refrain from another invasion of the
Terltory, AZ, II theL previous course of aogres.
sion BE- persisted in, protracted and bloody war
must ensue. The address conclude, nv e,bo,,,no
me people OF Kansas to vote in the coming cleo |
hon' in pursuance Of the action OF the convention
III The commissioners OF the American Po,,a |