Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-23

RoBsxR ARREsTED-HIs EscAPE-The clerk
OF the Sioux City, in last evening from the Mis-
souri, river, furnishes US with an account of
curious affair which happened on that boat At
Leavenworth City they took on board MIR F. r.
Coandry, U Marshal for Wisconsin, with a
prisoner. He, with four others, was charged
with having robbed a jeweiry store in La Cross
last summer He was a German, and when
1ourd was living on the bottom lands opposite
LeaVenwoHh City. After arTesting him, his
house was searched, and about $1,000 worth Of
the )ewelry was found in a trunk.
The prisoner was taken on the boat in irons,
both hands and feet but after being on boar d
twenty -four hours, the Marshal took his hand
cuffs OF, so that he might feed himself. All went
on smoothly until the morning of the 10TH
when the boat was in the bend between Miami
and Dewitt. Ii was just about daylight, and
the prisoner asked the Marshal for a glass of
brandy. The Marshal went to the bar on this er-
rand, and returned, when, to his astonishment
be found the prisoner missing He could not be
found any where on the boat His room was px.
amined, and il was discovered that both the life
preserveTs We're gone, leaving the suppOSition
that he had jumped overheard with them his
The Marshal left the boat at Glasgow with the
intention Of returning to Miami In search of his
prisoner.--St. Louis Republican,
1.-THE barn of William Sears. at Melbourne
Hanover county, Va. was burnt on Friday mig ht
and twenty-eight mules were lost.
u 1t Is stated that the work of reconstructins
the Rip-Raps " at Old Point Comfort will he
resumed about the LIST April.
III I he manufacturers Of Montreal! have held
a meeting in that city to adopt measures for the
promotion of the mechanical and manufacturing
Interests of Canada
IL The funeral of Rev. DR.. Croswell of New
Haven, on Tuesday, was attended by an immense
concourse OF people. The Bishops and forty-six
clergymen of the Episcopal Church Were present
II The Boston Common Council have adopt
ed an order providing that Mahomed Pacba shall
bs invited to that city and entera ned the pub
tic expense.
II An exchange paper states that II has been
discovered that feathers unskillfuily cured and
put in beds are deadly to persons of weak lungs
sleeping upon them.
IL There are now living in the vicinity of
Churchtown, y ., nine members of family,
the youngest of W HON is sixty years old. Their
names are Silvernail.
IL man has invented chair for hot wea-
ther, by which the person who occupies it is re-
freshed by an artificial breeze, produced by two
pair of side bellows
IL The Boston Bee states that few DAYS
since girl under thirteen wears of aye sentenced
for larceny to the House of Correction gave birth
10 fine child.
II Considerable excitement prevails In Dunn
county, Wis, in consequence of recent discover
les Of gold by man who was engaged in digging
IL The Detroit Advertiser SAYS that 4 Mrs.
Thomas, washerw0man of that city, has recent
~ become heir TO a fortune of a million of dollars
In England.
~ ne new project Tor NeWSb0VS' a id - J.
clety In Philadelphia is prospecting. Liberal do
nations have been received and a thorough organ
1Iation Is effected. Mr.. John Bohlen is elected
President.
u The wife of Mr.. George Jennings of Har-
mony Mills, y. Y, came TO her death last week
from eating stale fresh frozen Goldfish bought of
peddler. The rest Of the family who ate the
nsh were made very sick
IL The Richmond Enquirer opens its batter
les against the re-opening OF the African slave
trade, az impoitic and Improbable to the South l.,
and says that none bat diSunionists advocate il .
a. means Of Fastening that event.
ID At Great Falls, n. H., a police officer
brought several boys before the police court. and
had them fined 81 each for coasting on the street
The next day the boys had their revenge for they
had the officer arrested for profanity. He swore
al them before arresting them.
III We learn il is more than probable that.
under an act OF Incorporation, the Ladies' Mount
vernon Association will very shortly purchase
from MIR Washington, Mount Vernon and that
arrangements will ultimately be made to secure
that object, satisfactory to all parties The lad les
will he able to make first payment of about SO
wv in cash.