Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-17
EVENING STAR.
An ENCHANTED ISLAND.

And we bury our treasures there
fhere are heaps of dust. but we love them so
There are tTinkets, aud tresses or hasr.
There are fragments of song that nobody sings,
There's lutte unswept. end hap without, strings;
There ars broken vows, and pieces of rings,
And the garment she used to wear.
There are hands THAI waved when the fairy
By the mirage is lif,ed IN air:
Sweet voices we heard IN the dsy COMO before,
When the wind down In the rIvsris fair.
Oh remembered for aye be the blessed isle,
All the day of life till night
And when the evening comes, with its beautiful
And our eyes sre closing to sluruber while,
May thar greenwood of SOU be IN sight
II The arst cargo Of new foreign fruit, this
season, arrived at Boston, on Monday
III The remains Of Hugh ). Legars arrived at
Charleston, :. g, from Mount Auburn, on Thurs
day last.
III The factories in Bloomfield N J., have
nearly all suspended operations for the present
time
IL There are large fields of sugar cane in Kan
.a. and the climate, 1t is said is well pied to
its growth.
" IL is stated that A. Il A. Lawrence & Co.,
OF boston, have determined to shorten credit both
for home and export sales
IL Mr.. Lawrence of St Louis, Mo- was
killed In that city, on Friday night last by being
run over by fire engine.
u A Catholic priest was murdered at Point a
Ia Hache, La, on the night of the Sd inst The
murderer was unknown.
u A young man named VIM Kemble was so
severely injured on Saturday, by escaping steam,
at the factory of Mr.. Haekens, in Trenton y. J D.,
as to cause his death on Monday.
IL Captain Bufcrd, Of Bedford county, Va,
reeently sold - 81 lbs. OF bacon in that city, at
~ cents per 10. making the snug little sum Of
$500 for two crops Of hogs.
u The New York Herald gives a table Of
q L. x1yhA haNr lea A.
been discharged. owing to hard times, in New
York. Jersey City and Brooklyn
II Three children were last week found In
the woods near Montreal and taken to the Orphan
Asylum. They were about six weeks old, and ev-
identity lef there by some heartless person or per-
sons to perish.
II The barn Of Mr. Dearvon ofwest Roxbu-
~, Mas" was burned on sunday. and his resi-
dence was badly damaged. The Are the e.
suit OF dance in the barn the night previous
which ended in fight
1T The hard times have reached Turkey No
less than fourteen merchants have been declared
fnsclvent AT Constlntinople. Nearly all Of them
are Greeks, who have been specializing Excess
sively in corn.
II The Salem Gazette learns that several of
the prominent shoe manufacturers of Marblehead
discharged the larger part of their workmen last
saturday evening, on account Of the pressure of
the times. The fishery business is also consider
ably depressed.
II Among the results of the hard time, men,
toned in the New York papers is the suicide of
young lady. She was a seamStress and ascpr-
tanning that the firm she had worked for could
give her no more employment, went home, and
gong 10 her room, committed the deed
III Mrs. Ruff, the wife Of respectable citi-
zen or Mount Pleasant township, Westmoreland
county, Pa, committed suicide the morning
adjoining her bedroom Cause, said to be in
sanity, which had been produced by religious
excitement
UA mercantile frm in St. Louis, has re-
-
known missionary who said tSat ne was author
lied to return them that amount of money. He
would give no further explanation, and it is pre-
sumed to be from some con.cience-troutled per
son who had wronged them ofthat amount
POISONED By sHAvISG.-A Scotch paper states
the following:
"On the 18th August, Rev John Lockhart, of
Kilmaurs, died suddenly at his mansion. Ii ap-
pears that he had cut his face while shaving and
that some poisonous substance, supposed TO have
been In the soap, passed through his whole body,
from the effects Of which he died"
ID In the Circuit Court Of Bedford county,
Va, last week, Miss Aimira w. WinCfield OBJ
tanned verdict of ~ 500 damages from William
htein for breach Of marriage contract. The lady
u about 81 years of age aud the gentleman 20 -
This was the second trial Of the case, former
jury having given verdict of $3.50 for the plain
tin, which was set aside motion OF the de-
PENDANT.
III Remarkable events in October: Oct 1
l24O, st Paul's, London dedicated =, I1SU, Ma
jor Andre executed :, i7is Peace of AK la Cha
peile; q, l7i7, BrainaTd died; II, 1872, America
discovered; l3: lel5, Bonaparte arrived at ST.
Helena; Il, 1914, VIM. Penn born (; I6. 1855 Laii-
mef burned IL, IN. Burgoyne SURRENDERED Is
lel4, Norway and sweden united 10, Isl. Corn
wallis surrendered 81 lS05, Lord Nelson killed ;
n, le52, Daniel Webster died %. I492 Cuba dis
covered; "a, l6le, Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded
W A Young man, named Charles Coates, In
Cincinnati, who had been suffering for some time
from consumption, learning that he could not
possibly recover, became SO dsspondent that he
determined to desfroy himself. and chose Ito uor
"a the agent by which to effect hi. fatal purpose
He began drinking excessively two weeks ago
and had continued ever since true To his resolve
being excessively intoxicated ffom morning until
nIght, ana never permitting himself TO Tenia
sooef Tor moment until he died The Coroner
held an inquest, and the evidence revealed the
facts.
III feIaale elairvoyant, in New Haven. has
d.luded the people Of that city so IA. that party
OF men and women have been engaged for =
week past, in digging upon the premises of Mr.
l. y. Ailis, on the representation that All 600 in
stolen gold and jewelry was buried on the prem
cellar of chfch they were to have the 'C Clans ,ne
voyant put TO sleep on the spot in order that the
n va, Oh, might be more speccalIy pointed
the search was given up.
II 1t is proposed in IIIinoi, TO amend the law
OF marriage so as 10 require that the prosp ective
husband and wife, OH any given day, enter in the
od,, u any onceI legally empowered to do such
come man and wife. From that day. for one
year, let them associate as lovers or break the
engagement, II they choose; then at the end OF
the year, II they again express their detsrmins-
Ton to become husband and wife let the contract
be sealed.
ID Louis Napoleon Is at this moment a prsv
10 aspects OF military intoxication. He isuak
ing such serious strategic studies and seems ~
osSife 10 com municate TO his guard SO much mar
ual ador, That they already long to enter oDen
nriu IL well known that one Of the most a r
dent wishes Of Louis Napoeun be fore his eIsv,
ZION 10 the throne, was one day to he able to corn
nand an army, and that IL was TO satisfy mis-
desire that he wished two years ago to proceed
10 the CIimea. ~ f'S"
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