Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-22


sian wells in the desert, which will be Of great
benefit.
IL A man named Harper was killed near Har
pe!ville, Ala, last week, by log rolling upon
him.
IL A young man named David Robinson on
SUNDAY last, while running foot race, near Vim
ccnnes, Ind fell down Il corpse.
IL The Catholic church at Coldwater Mich.
was blown up and destroyed by powder on the
9th inst, by some persons unknown.
H. Last Thursday, the body OF man, naked
headless and deprived Of one foot, was found on
the track of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
west of Cincinnati.
II II is stated that mine has been discovered
on the farm of Mr. JOS. A. Hall, of Maury county,
Tenn. which promises to be very rich Con,id
cradle excitement is felt in regard to it,
IL Esther Smith. of I.angdon, VT, laid on
the table of the Bellows Falls Argus. an egg 81
inches one way and , the other, and weig hing 3A
ounces.
IL The crNp Of sugar in Porto leo is mi ia IN
pounds more this year than il was in 1856, molas-
ses 22O,OOO gallons more, coffee 100000 pounds
more.
H. The Sacramento, California, ladies are
represented as doing thriving business at the
charitable fair at the capital. Great pleasure is
undoubtedly discovered in their aims
IL a woman of the world was heard to say
- the state OF wldowhOod is announcement; for one
must assume all the modesty of young girl
without being able TO feign her ignorance. -
H. StcdiileE DUO ktye state, the
fastest boat in the great Cincinnati and Pittsburg
line, that used TO be, was sold, on Saturday, to
Capt. Taylor, of Nashville, for $4,000.
IL genius down east has discovered a
Method OF manufacturing from one dandy. one
monkey, an ape, and three balloons, so as to have
enough left to make small waller dog,
u The New York Mirror says that Broad
way was clean on Monday morning from Union
Square to the Battery, spectacle that has not
been witnessed before in whole generation,
IT r. In the f,rnati N a State tint; 9
Minnesota. which is about TO take place il is pro-
posed, by James w. Taylor, to abolish the Sen
ate altogether. and To have only single Repre-
sentative Assembly.
IL Rev. Dr. Scott pastor Of a Prcsbx terrain
church ia san Francisco, California receives for
his services the handsome salary of SIaUA DER
year-probably the largest salary paid TO any
preacher in the United States.
A FARM RUINED A portion of the mountain
on the farm of John Farnham, In the north mart
of Lanesboro., Mass recently slid down, and so
covered up about ten acres Of nice meadow land
that it is rendered almost worthless
THE HOTEL FIRE AT CAPE MAY.--The Sc Man.
sion House, recently burnt at Cape May, is the
second hotel that has been destroyed by fire at
that place within few months. Five fine public
houses still remain for the accommodation of
guests.
IL 1t is stated that at the German Jubilee on
Lemon Hill, on Tuesday last, two thousand four
hundred kegs Of lager beer We're consumed-or
two hundred and forty thousand glasses, which
be Sli 400 Besides this an immense amount of
WINE was drank.
III The manufacture of salt in Ohio. more
particularly along the Muskingum river. is more
extensive than Is generally supposed. Between
GAINESVILLE and McConnellsville, Morgan county,
there are twenty-five salt furnaces, which manu.
facture thirty thousand barrels annually The
quality is excellent.
IL The announcement that the Secretary of the
Navy has concluded to have one Of the steam
sloops-of-w ordered by Congress constructed
by contract has aroused our shi pbulders, and al
ready, we are Informed, several Of them have nro-
ceeded to w ashinSton TO look after the matter
NeiU York Herald
III In Cincinnati, a few DAYS since. 4 little
daughter OF Mr.. Barnard, on George street while
standing In neighbours yard, was leaped upon
oy large and fierce cat, from tree above and
very badly scratched and bitten by the animal,
whlch acted more like young tiger than one of
It's own kind. The child is very seriously in |
Jnred, and may lose one Of its eyes.
PRlNTER's RETREAT A meeting Of the typo- |
graphical fraternity was held in Philadelphia on |
Thursday last, the object of which was to take |
measures for the establishment Of retreat for su-
Perannuated printers, well as for the widows |
ana orphans OF deceased printers. The movement,
u appears, originated with Mr.. Lawrence John. |
son. VINO one ed 81 eco towards the object. Since
then MIR l.: Cooley has offered to contribute $3.50,
ana MT John Grigg 81 900. The meeting adopt
go resolutions to carry out the object In view-the
establishment Of the proposed asylum.