Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-03
THE wEExLy sTAR.

The WEEKLY STAR for the week ending to-
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make Washington 80 interesting to the world
during the first week in December may be
found in its columns, with a resume of every
thing else Of interest that mails, telegraphs or
individuals have brought to the Federal City
during the week. A portion of the interesting
matter it contains is named in the following y
Table of Contents:
WASHINGTON NEws AND 6 ossIP Speech
Of the Times; Hon. Isaac Stephens; Cotton in
Utah; John Letcher; Kansas Seat Of Cove rnment;
Commodore Stewart; Awakening to the Reality;
The Chufa, or Earth Almond; Not Coming; Cen
tIal American Affairs; The Mortara Case; The
BeSndarp Fos
Wagon Road Virginia; Hon. John Forsyth;
Arriving; The Patent List; The Mexican Loan;
The Last Roorback Exploded; Anti. Lecompton.
Costa Rica: Browns; Ex Senator John M Niles;
A Correction; African Excavations; California
Land Claims; Engines for the New Naval
Steamers; Brazilian Tariff Flour; The Pen
sion Bureau ): Map Of the South Platte; The
Coalition, &c, &c.
Local NEWS The night before Thanksgiv-
Ing; Thanksgiving day; The weather; Our me-
and Brothers jewelry ests blshment; The concert
of the Mission School at Georgetown; The Mont
gonery County Circuit Court; Serious cunning
accident; A severe accident; Horse thieves; Run
away; public dinner declined; Death of an old
citizen Funeral; Circuit Court; freak ofth road
Trials in the seventh district police Office; Court OF
Claims; Grand concert; Criminal Court; Found
ling; Real estate; The Potomac Presbytery-frst
day, second day, adjournment; The Washington
children IS mission; st Andrews dinner A county
police station; Another free and easy Baltimorean
again. Circuit Court; Discharged Business, &c =,
DC.
GENERAL News Failure of Cumberlar
Bank; Additions to Cuban force; End Of Monte
negTin difficulties; Kansas; The chess match;
The owe rland mail; Murder; Crew of the Echo;
News from California; Close of the Indian war;
North Carolina Legislature; South Ca olina poll
tics; Accident to Gen. Pdez; A boy wanted Tel
egraph; Canada; The Atlantic Telegraph Cable;
From New Mexico; Chill; Christianity in japan;
Minnesotai Railroad Bonds; Weather in the
South, &c &c, &c.
FOREIGN Nhws-From Europe Asia and At
rica, by the steamers Africa, North Britain and
Europa; from Barbados by private advices; from
Mexico via New Orleans; from Havana by the
steamer Empire City; from Jamaica via New
York; from Buenos Ayres and the Argentine Rs
public.
PERSONAL News = Incidents and movements
In Ttldiion to Gen. Pafz, Jas Gordon Bennett, r q.
Princess Alice, Judge Douglas, Charles living
Pope Plus IN, Lieut.. ellis and a hundred other
notabies.
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POETRY The Old Turnpike; An Orphan Boy;
In the Rain; The Lords Prayer illustrated.
MISCELLANY The First and Last Thanksgiv-
ing; A Thanksgiving Sermon; Russia; Winter
Management Of Flowers; Visit to a Powder Mag
azine; Arrest at Synagogue; Married; Love
Making; Education in Europe, &c, &c, &c.
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