Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-04
THE WEEKLY STAR.

The changes and incidents of the Federal
Metropolis for the week, ''caught living as they
rose, are to be found faithfully transcribed on
the pages of our issue for this week This
number, in variety and interest, is fully up to
ltspredecessors. An examination of its pages
is all that is necessary to insure the conviction
of Its pre-eminence in its particular sphere of
journalism.
Table of Contents
WASHINGTON News AND Goss1P-The Great
Through Line; The Ohio Election Case: The
Doorkeeper (ate) of the House; East Indian
Squadron; Movements of Ex-PIesident Pierce;
Army Intelligence; Naval Movements; List of
Patents; Cotton Is King; The Water Stock Cues
lion; Death of Gen. Smith; The sale of Fort
Crawford Reservation; Appointed; The Death of
Commodore Jones; The Municipal Confess; The
Fort Smelling Sale Case A Very Small Bust
ness; The British Minister; Central American
Affairs; The English Opera; Absurd Rumor;
The Massacre Of Emigrants in Utah by the Wor-
mons mons California Surveys; The Division OF
House, The Fort Smelling sale Case; The Ma
tural History OF the West Indies; The Case of
Judge Watrous of Texas; Naval Intelligence;
The lmpeach Inent of Judge Watrous of Texas;
Further Outrages; The Great Southwestern Line
OF Trave Naval; The Willet's Point Purchase
Local NEws.-CiTcuit Court Proceedings
Criminal Cont Proceedings; The Post Once
Extension Dangerous Places; Thieves; New
vegetable Stands Corporation Stock: Two Ne
gToeS Drowned; The Extension of the CanitoI
6roInds' The Sabbath; Jail for Court: Highway
Robbery; The Sioux at Arlington; 81 Domnick'S
EXCURSION; Fire; Easily Settled; The Matter
The National Foundry; Real Estate Sales; Lar
Geny; Missionary Meeting at the Ninth street
Presbyterian Church; The Ladies' Union Fps-
tlval; Lecture on Daniel W ebster; May Festival:
right, Arrest. Sc Improvements; Assault: Clio
nous; Picnic AT Arlington Spring; Rowdyism;
MOT Wholesale Shooting; Public Schools
Special Police Arrangement; Accident nj I'm,
Long Bridge; DrowHed; At the President's: A
Pad Fire Department; \ Sensible Man, &c &c.
GENERAL NEWs.-Ihe Catholic Cbu cL ON III @
slave Question; Election OF an Episcopal Bishop.
Great Catholic Ceremonial at Alexandria: Death
OF MAJOR Walker Slave Excitement at Norfolk:
The Stout Murder Case; Indignation at New Or
leans; Another Vessel Boarded; Preparations TO
Resist Border Outrage,; Town DESTROYED by
Tornado. A Budget OF Accidents al Norfolk Va
From California by the Moses TAYLOR; sailing or
United states vessels for the Gulf; DEPOSITS in the
u ; Mint: The Troubles in Kansas; Approach
lnS Nesdlliance; = Scene in Brooklyn Later
Tom Utah; Great Excitement at New Orleans;
New Hampshire; Bloody Battle; An Indian Bat
tlei Exports of Cotton Trial of General Walker.
ship Grand Duchess &c
FOREIGN NKws;-From Cuba by the Mail
steamers Isabel and Empire City; FfOm the East
Dy the Steamers Haminon;a. Indian and Am-ric.
tCNTEEcIAL NEws.-COrrect Reporis of tn.
Eniing Rates in the Principal Foreign and Do
CONGRESSIONAL NEws.-The best SYNOPSIS of
The pa;n2> OF Congress for the w eek that can be-
made up.
iEnttNAL-i Ne movements and DOtnOS of a
Large Number of Notable individuals
AN ORIGINAL STORY-Life's Phases Notes
from Reporters Memoranda written for the
star by Eone-A Thrilling Narrative, founded on
fact. "
MI-CEILANy.-New Paying-out machinery of
the Atlantic Telegraph; Her Share of the Let
tiers, a Rdcy sketch; Romantic Marriage: Hand
WIIIlhT OF Sovcfeigns; The Disappointed Polti-
Clan; Playing 1T Justice; Russian Gailantry:
Man over Niagara Fails; Lord Palmerston; Ma
Val Contests in the Late War; A Speech that Ac-
9u.tsd client; The GrasshoppeTs in Texas A
Chair. 'S
PoErsY-Punch Song; Lady Singing; Son
net 10 MISS Jnlianna May; Household Words;
Here bangle, ~ Fish At one end ana Fool
at the other" The Primrose, by Chas Mackay:
A Lyric
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