Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-17

~ Accounts from stockholm state that the
physicians have lost nearly all hope of the re-es
Enlistment Of King Oscars health.
IL The annual parade of the American Prot
estant Associations of Pittsburg, Pa in which
city they originated some ten years since, took
place on Thursday last There were over OO
men In the procession.
II Catherine Valdez wife Of John Valdez.
residing IN tenant house in seventh street. Phil
adelPhia, was, on Sunday morning, found in bed
with her throat cut from ear to ear and several
The husband has been arrested Oh suspicion of
committing the murder.
IL man named Tucker was some DAVIS AGO
arrested FOR horse stealing, at Glasgow, Mo A., and
sent 10 JAIL Soon alter a mob of some fifty or
sixty persons assembled and decided TO lynch
him. They attempted to force an entrance and
while doing so, the prisoner hung himself with a
towel The mob, on hearing this, dispersed.
IL The health of New Orleans during the mast
summer has been most wonderfully good The
average deaths per week have been less than one
hundred The average deaths per week in the
CHARITY Hospital have been from six to ten This
Is a wonderful contrast to that Of the year IS53.
when the deaths in that institution alone in a
single week, were 312.
II A singular application has been made for
entry upon the Springfield Horse Show ground
The Proprietors of the famous vermont Black
Hawk and - Lady suffolk" both deceased
have had their skins stuffed, at the expense of
~ i!felike, and these it Is proposed to enter and
exhibit. N
+" VIM McAllister, the first settler and the
original owner of the land on which A bon Or
leans county, stands, has been sentenced TO he
hung on the I'D of October for firing the house
OF the County Superintendent He Is - wears
Old and received his sentence with perfect indif-
ference.
III The Missouri river, the steamboat mon saw
was never known to be in such bad condition as
this season snags, logs sandhills aud ravines are
scattered all along up, much that the largest
amount OF sparring, dragging and shifting i,
Al ion To -.
small gallop.'
In Buffalo last week. A big bull dog commenced
the FAM foaming at the mouth In proper styIe
ana an army OF two hundred men ended II
equipped with all manner OF deadly weapons
he dog In his Il ght sprang into banking Office
scattering money and promises to pay in All djrec
lions, to say nothing of the clerks.
II The following letters were found in e,
Welsh church, over the ten commandments and
remained upwards Of hundred wears unexplain-
cd AS cOuplet of poetry without vowel and
requiring but one letter make IL perfect is per-
maps unrlvalled. Probably some of our Young
readers can complete 1t:
PRsvRYPRFcTNS
vRKPTHsPRCPTsTS
IL We find the following account of a sinou-
lar dying request in that sober and truthful sheet
the Salem Observer. OF course no shadow OF
doubt can rest on the actual occurrence of the in
cident ~ "
AN old man, dying, in Boston, recently. was
asked if lac would have a clergyman sent for He
requested TO see Rev. DR. Coiyer, who called on
him accordingly. The rich man said have
sent 10 request you to keep those COMPOUNDED cats
IN your yard quiet tonight"