Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-12

AZ The coal dealers Of. Wilmington, Del
have decided to curtail credits from six to three
months.
IL A pistol match for 81 200 has been arranp-
ed at Louisville, KY between John Travis and
Jas. w. Wales, both celebrated shots.
The LAST EsrImArE-Somebod estimates
that the commercial world has lost by the revul-
sion OF 1857 five hundred millions Of dollars.
IL There is said to he a woman in one OF the
lunatic asylunIs near New York, who thinks that
the Roman Catholics are trying to build a ca
thedral in her stomach
III The Aquarium epidemic has got into Ger
many. Ii Is undoubtedly one of the most lauda-
BILE RACES" Of the last few vears-and a fashion
quickly makes the tour Of Europe.
IL The Cumberland md } Telegraph eSti-
mates that the aggregate shipments for the year,
from the whole coal region of that State, will
amount to about GOO 600 tons, lie, 600 tons less
than the year
A HEARTY MovgMESr.-The city autho tiles
OF Nashua, n. II J., have made arrangements for a
constant supply of baked pork and beans at the
police office, to be given to transient per who
make application for food
IL curious surgical operation was recently
performed at Lockport, ". Y, being the removal
of a stick \ inch In length from the outer cor.
ner Of the left eye OF boy, which had got into
his eye, while at play, on the 18th of September
IL A new paper called the 'Phpnix,n has
been commenced in Sacramento, California, by
Ned MCGOWAN, one Of the victims of the Vigil
lance Committee. He devotes 1t to showing up
the members Of the Committee.
III The Sing Sing Republican states that
Senator Brandreth, who recently purchased a
Ruby for $780, at a sale of smuggled jewelry, by
the U. 8 Marshal In New York, has been offered
81 70O for the same, 1t proving to be an Oriental
Ruby Of the finest water.
How VERY Much he WILL HAVE TO ANSWER
FoR!-The Boston papers are boasting that the
venerable Father Streeter, now In the thirty nth
year Of his ministry in that city, has married four
thousand three humid red and twenty seven couple,
LIZ The Bank OF the Valley in Virginia has
declared a dividend ofia per cent. for the last
six months-4x per cent. Of which will be paid
to Stockholders. or their representatives., on or
before the 18th instant, the remaining per cent
being retained to pay the bonus to the Common
wealth.
III The young Prince Imperial of France is
coming Oh finely He IL very active and talks a
little. He understands perfectly all that Is said
10 him either In French or English, the two Ian
guases being equally used with him. He has
taken his first lessons in workmanship upon
little ass. He manages very well, In spite OF the
capers Of the quadrnped on hearing the roll Of
the drums.
III. There are over two thousand disreputable
houses In the " City Of Brotherlv Love, forty Of
which occupied as lottery offices, and a large
number as gambling "hels - Many Of the latter
are situated in Walnut and Chestnut streets. and
they are attended with the usual satellites
houses Of still more notorious character. On the
streets mentioned, between Broad and Eighth,
the affections of the - Bank' are emblazoned
forth In almo>t every row; and but a short dis
lance west Of Broad exists In disguise a depot of
crime and iniQuity little recked by even its i'm
mediate neig hbors Truly the Quaker City,
Ii Increasing wOfuly in Its attractions and allure
ments offered to the innocent dupes Of netropoi-
tan crime and rascsiity Heading Gazette.