Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-21


ID Discoveries Of sponge have recently been
made IN California.
ID Forty thousand tons Of Swedish iron have
been imported for the manufacture of crinolines
II The average weight of iron ore taken over
the North Lebanon (Pa Railroad from the
Cornwall ore banks amounts to COO tons daily
IT. Nine Miller and man named Waldo both
reported to be horse thieves, were recently killed
In Kansas.
u One Of the large lionesses attached to FL
oleo show, in Baltimore, died; a few days since,
from sufocaiion.
IL The yea ear ly expenses of the Chicago post
once, whose salaries average 500 each.
IL The average length of life of abandoned
women does not exceed ten years after their COM
mencement of vice.
II Several slaves from Louisiana were on
"Wednesday manumitted by their owners at the
Probate Court in Cincinnati.
O AT Toronto, Margaret O Brien was killed
oy d fall fonI d window she was washing in the
u. C. Bank building
II The Richmond South argues that the anti.
slavery element in Missouri is gradually bringing
about emancipation or abolition In that State
ID Miss Martha Robinson. of Neshannock
Lawrence county, Pa, while picking cherries
last, fell from the tree, and died in fifteen min
utes afterwards.
DrBrouE.-Tbe joke about this city,s being
destitute OF lawyers, was that the bags had
gone on an excursion down the Mississippi in
steamer.
ID DIR. Hanchett's entire theatrical properties.
winch were gotten up at an expense of several
Thousand dollars, were sold few DAYS since at
WellersbuTg for SIC
III boarding house keeper in Baltimore ad-
vertses 10 . furnish gentlemen with pleasant and
with wives -
IVA petition to the French Senate is in course
ofsignatuEe. praying for considerable alteration
verify.
IT. The paris poI:,o -, -o.a..-.,
De more active in the discovery and seizure Of
obscene books and prints, which have lately in
creased.
IL The spirit of disorder and crime is not
confined TO the Atlantic cities The western mail
OF yesterday b!ingsSnteligcHce of murder at St
Louis, two riots and personal affray at Cincin-
natl, and very near murder at Steubsnville O.
III Two men, named RandIe and Taylor, were
killed last week, near Aiken, = G.. They were
found dead near the railroad but whether killed
by the cars, or murdered and placed there, is not
known.
ID Mr.. John Ellis, policeman in Cincin-
natl, OHIO was on Wednesday stabbed with a
knife by his wife. Jealousy was the cause The
fatal
CAMEL Coat TAR.-The Coal River and
kanawha Mining and Manufacturing Company
are making, on their property, at Briar creek. OH
CoaI IiverI a very superior Article OF tar from
Camel coal.
II A girl six wears old went upon the roof of
the old Merchants Hotel, at Buffalo and tried to
walk across the skylight, when she fell through
distance of IS feet; and, though her skull Was
fractured, she will probably recover
IL Mr.. Charles Moran the new President of
the Erie Railroad Company, has written d sort of
moral essay railroad management His two
leading measures of reform are. higher rates OF
fare and freight, and lower rates OF speed.
II The Bedford Sentinel denies the report of
the Postmaster General having under considera-
fion the case Of the postmaster at Liberty for
refusing to deliver tue New York independent
10 SUBSCRIBE, and says no such paper ever came
to that office.
II Bernard Shultz of Boston. an engineer
was on Friday found in his office living on the
floor insensiblP, and bleeding prOfusely from a
wound IN the temple hammer, covered with
blood, was near BY. How the injury was intiict-
ed is mystery.
HANDSOME COMPLIMENT The London Chris
tian : GatO- says
AS <, neral rule, we believe American theo-
logical writers 10 be yersed in modern lanpuages
and more deeply read in Ancient LitefatuIe-in
other words. better and ahIer scholars-than the
majority OF theological writers in England :"
u Some excitement has been occasioned al
Charleston = G, by an attempt 10 kidnap two
little negroes. The villains had two large bars
or sarks into which they were endeayoYing 10
force their booty bu; the litle fellows stoutIy re-
sisted, and raised an alarm by their cries so that
the kidnappers ran of. They We're seen by sew
eral persons, but so managed as 10 escape detec-
ton.
Is s. Sso The Supreme Court Of
Maine has decided that free coloIed persons of
African descent are authorized. upon complying
with the same laws that qualify white men, under
the provisions OF the Constitution Of the State
10 be electors for Governors, Senators and Repre-
sentatives. The decision OF the Court was rem
dered In compliance with Jolt resolution OF the
Legislature passed last winter.
The APPLE CKOP.-The prospect Of a rood
crop Of apples is not promising. correspon-
dent writing from Green county, New York
August 9th, says the fruit crop Is good except ap-
pies, which will not make over a half crop. A
dozen similar statements from different sections
have come TO hand lately, and see accounts to
the same Pnrport in several papers, particularly
papers from down East. We have good grounds
10 fear that the expected large yield this wear of
apples will prove failure, at least the crop
will not give an abundance of perfect fruit-N
j. Tribune.