Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-24

IL What utility is there in killing hogs. If
they are cured directly afterwards
ID An effort is being made in Philadelphia
ior the general closing of the stores. during the
summer season, al O'Clock in the afternoon
ID The Avenir d'Anvers states that an Ant
werP lady had Just given birth to her twenty
ninth child, and both the mother and No % are
doing we'll
THs LATEST TERM.-we have had "cold
terms' and - hot terms each winter and sum-
mer recently, ard now the papers report the de-
tails OF - The Hurricane Term
HIGH WAGRs.-The wages of the pilots on the
missouri Tlver are said to be $500 per trip, which
consumes from fourteen to twenty DAYS This
price, however, includes assistant
MAKING VINKGAR.-Ths cheapest mode OF ma
king vinegar Is to mix FIVE quarts of warm rain
water with two quarts of Orleans molasses and
four quarts OF yeast. In a few weeks Won will
have the best vinegar you ever saw
ID Education is not fourishino after all in
Great Britain A London journal saws:
We nave many schools and many teac hers and
much money for educational purposes but for all
except the rich of the upper, and the we'll do
OF the middle classes We have very little educa-
tion in this country
ID James f. Murdoch Is in Italy. where he
has been spending some time among The antioni
ties Of Rome and Naples He is about visiting
venice, and intends spending a few weeks son
foot" In Switzerland. He writes i'm fine spirits
and considers his health drmsr than it has ever
ID They have some tough babies I'm Pbiladel
Pnia, we should Judge. On SUNDAY evening q
coiored infant less than day old was found in
dcesspooi In Barclay street, which was rescued
apparently uninjured. The mother of the child
alleges that IL had been i'm the well several hours
before II was discovered. The baby evidently
does not mind triies
III A yentilating hat is one Of the latest prar
rcai novelties. The hat IL made 10 open az IL,
sloes al some distance from the crown. thus form
ing the BODY IN two parts, one of which il con-
hected permanently with the crown, and the other
win Tie lower portion Of the hat that the crown
portion may be ad justed TO form an open or close
communication with the lower or front portion
III private letter from London. dated June
9Th, reports a gradual Improvement I'm the gene
fai health OF Mr.. Crawford. lie is said 10 be
gaining MS strength, and has a much better an
petite and his friends feel encouraged TO hone
that the terrible disease with which he ha. been
emlcted may yield to the treatment of DR. Fell
Inc progress OF the disease is thought certainly
TO be arrested.
Loss OF PoPCLAIIoN-Thec census of this CITY
JUST taken oy the Aldermen, we regret to learn,
SHOWS decline in population, from 1885 of some
SO or 600. Should the depressing ina uences that
nave operated for a twelve month continue n
may SINK the number much more but IL is tn
Dc noped that we shall touch bottom before long
ana take start upwards-NsrbKryport Herald
2Ofh trSr. ~
CITY OF EDIToRs.-One hundred and t,xen
" SIX editors in the L nited States have recently
1Ia"h Dalldlng lots In the town Of Warrenton
va, situated in the - gold region, of Culpepper
County. Banks, OF Petersburg; Bryant, Of the
seepasian Ellis, Of Washington; Coale A RAJ
OF abingdon Naddell, of Staunton; Alexander
OF Charlottesville, and host of Others are 70 be
there. GIG " oo