Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-30

ID There were 81 ISL marriages contaminated
In the State Of New York last year.
III Young Seach, accused OF the murder of
Mr. Beardsley, in New Fairfield, Conn, has been
acquitted
ID Austrian engineers are using gun-cotton
for blasting purposes with great success. The
saving is two-thirds over powder.
IL Female burglars are at work in Chelsea,
Mass. party was caught one nigh last week.
All Irish.
IL The recent rise in the Ohio river has taken
away some 900 men, hitherto unemployed in
Pittsburg, to work coal boats.
IL The city engineer of Indianapolis was re-
Gently arrested on two Charges Of forgery and one
OF perjury.
ID There was a heavy shower, accompanied
ey thunder and lightning, in Boston on Monday
evening.
u Mrs. Polly FreIsch Is under arrest in Bat
ava, New York, on the charge Of poisoning her
daughter Frances, q child Of only five years Of
age
Our VARIED ISDUsTRY-A suit was COM
menced in Cincinnati day or two ago, for S37 ,
which the complainant claims as his due for la
bot in oIotriHg bldddsrs'
u Three different parties of CONT erfeiters
have been arrested in Cincinnati. One man had
three cent pieces concealed in his tobacco. The
eounterfeits were all base coin. Some respectable
men are implicated.
IL The lager business IL an important bust
ness in Houston. Ii is said that there are only
two places In Texas where good lager is made
Of these, one Is In a German town in the west
ana the other In Houston The malt is procured
from New York.
REMARxABLE-The Pittsburgh Journal saws
that not tIco actual failures have occurred i'm that
city since the revulsion commenced in Septem-
Der, and there were none before that we can
recall, within the year. What city can say as
much,
IL The unemployed in Quebec have held m
Immense meeting and petitioned the City Coun-
eu Tor work The Councils heard the petition
ia nrnn cd 70 F,rn fsI,
the water-works Of the city and the Guide sac
public quay.
III The Military Asylum and Grounds at
Harfodsburg, KY, which was purchased by the
Government for 500, 90, seven years ago was
put Into the market for sale, q few DAYS since
and brought S27 900, the Govsrnm.nt bidding it
In At that figure.
III young man, whose name is not given,
lady, named Carter, at Alton, III. They were
pursued by the father Of the girl who overlook
them and shot the young man, infiictins ter
rioie, though probably not fatal wound.
RATHER CKEP-Cousin-" Charlie, lust fancy
what people are saying.n
Captain Charlie" Well. Georgie.n
cousin" That-that-you and l are going
@a-to BEN rTied"
Charlis with presence Of mind A-never
mind. Georgie-we know bettsr-we are not so
foolish"
OBernard Ryan, deposition In the Danbury
savings Bank. few days since withdrew his
III.
safe keeping, PVT the money in his trunk A d.y
or two after, he found the bottom Of his trunk
had been taken out, and the litt!s yslIotc boy,
had rdmoOSsd
"MisRAI!oUs:" This word is not in Webster
or Walker, but il is fashionable TO coin words
now a-days, and every Body has a right to have
"ch2nce in.' When Deacon lizard told Ms
ba5bin2ton that he was going to travel all ove-
tho world for the benefit OF his health. the old
LADY ia ew up arms AID very wittily exclaimed
my graeioTs''
II Burns question. O. What can Young
lasSie do Wi old man - has been answe ed in
the case Of Miss Elmira w Wingfeld OF Bed
Tod COUNT, Va whJ sued William Stein for a
breach Of promise, and f-cove ea so. OOG The
I'dy Is about 81 years Of age and re gentleman
~ Certainly she made sood use Of very 60 old
man -
II : child. only two years old. named Ellen
Daily, was run over some time since. ~ q train
on the Norwich and Worcester Raill0,d and
bad her leg broken. Suit Yves commenced for
damages The question arose. as 20 wLcthe- a
child Of that are could he guilty OF negligence.
IN remaining On the tack. The court dec ded
not, and verdict for plaintiff of 81 100 was ren-
dered.
u There's where the boys fit for college, y
SAID the professor to Mrs. PaTtipItor pointing
TO the school in Bedford street O. Did tIry,''
said the old lady, with animation; land il they
NJ fo' college, before they went, they didn't ghr
aftrFwafd'" "Nes," said he, smiling and ia
vorlng the coEcei'. - yes. bot the fight with
the head, and not with the hands, - sButted
did they?''-Bo'ton Post
IL A lager beer manufacturer WIS caugb,
bathing IN his vat, one day, by Of his custom
ers, who inquired: ''For heavens sake SIR what
are you doing in there 30 81 ish maxine mime
self veil >, said the baiher II ish YER bat i a..
scratches, and de doctor say hops ISL goot for
scratches, an 20 ] puts myself in every day dis
tree week, and de cratcaes lisa not 50 bat In
mine coontTy We knows pier ish goot for de skin
an Il don't hurt de pier, shust goot for trink ,;
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