Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-30

x Why is a pretty young woman like
corn in a time Of scarcity Because she ought
to be husbanded.
Fortunate CIrY-The W orcester (Mass.)
Transcript, IN reporting a fslse alarm Of Ere,
which took place few days ago, says that
the flremen OF that city had not been called oct
before, since June 10th, and that they have
not worked their machines az FIRE since last
February.
F Two youths who had been skating neal
LeWlsto6n, Pennsylyanis, on New Years day,
were attacked with violent cramps and in6am-
nation, and one Of them died from the effects
on Friday of last week. 1t is conjectured
they had become heated, and then laid down
upon the ice.
tY At the Mayors office, Clonmel, ireland
a man was charged, in the graphic language
of the constable who arrested him with thrash-
ing his wife, walloping has grandmother, and
beating bis children. The prisoner simply
defended himself by saying that he was " ress-
oning with them"
Eg At ball at Whitney Point, New York,
the company was startled at beholding a boy
of 10 years walk into the room in q sOmnsn-
bulistic state, arrayed in nothing but his night
dress. He was taken home before he was
awakened.
Il DR.. J. ID. Hill has procured a manda-
mus, summoning the Enc county, N. Y,
Medical Society to appear at Angelica, and
snow cause why he should not be reinstated
IL lis membership in that body. This suit is
looked upon as important by the society, and
it will test their legal power to discipline rs.
! fractOry members.
ADEsERrER FROM MoRHOSIsN.-Elder Joh o
| HIDE, who was sent some time ago from Utah
| as missionary 70 the Sandwich Islands, has
renounced the Mormon faith, and 10 engaged
| in exposing its fallacies. He states that the
census Of the inhabitans of thu Territory Of
| Utah is false and exaggerated, exceeding, by
| fifty per cent, the actual population.
EF7 In a town in Orange county, in the
State Of Now York, there are now living q
man and his wife who have not spoken for
| eight years. They often 60 to work together,
sleep In one bed, take their meals, at the same
table, and show not the slightest anger towards
each other. The only reason to be assigned
for their obstinate and protracted silence is,
that each is too proud to speak first.
The HEIGHr OF INGRArIrUDE.-Th Ameri-
cans have sent us noble vessel, and il is pro-
posed, IN return, to send them a noble lord.
An ambassador in exchange for RsS0iHte.
Small craft for great craft! Truly the days
OF Glaucus and Diomed have returned, ana
brass is given for gold. Well, We calculate
the exchange is awful agin the states. Yes,
| stree, some.-LOHdOH PMHos.
EF An admonition against hasty funerals
occurred last week at Fremont, Ohio. Daniel
Sterus, who had been sick with fever, appar-
emily died. All arrangements were made,
and the friends and the clergymen were assem-
bIed to nav the last tribute of respect 10 the
supposed deceased, when the body appeared
VAIN TO the touch. Restoratives were ad-
ministered, and In a few minutes the man who
came so near being buried alive, was sitting
up. He is now in a fair way Of recovery
A SHARP CONTRACTOR Speaking of Toe sd-
NIT of q good story fact, by the way
t,ld of q noted contractor in Brooklyn. He
obtained contract from the city to fill up
certain sunken lots on Third Avenue, in tho
Eighth Ward. The contract was-tsken in the
Fall Of the year, and the lots were covered
with water TO the depth Of several feet; the
first cold snap caused all of this water 70 turn
into ice-then Mr. Contractor covered it over
with dirt, and before the trick Was discovered
received his pay under the contract. The
following Spring be took another contract
from the city for reflling the same sunken
lots, but this time be was compelled TO act on
the squass-hs could aaoSd to.-N. y. 1sS<s.