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

III Timber Cutters Bank. A tSank with tLi
title has commenced to issue notes in Savannah.
Ga.
u The editor of the Albion spoils the story
doout Loro Broug hams son being ''chip of the
old block, by stating that his lordship has no
son, and never had one
IL Dowd, the Connecticut three cent counter
felter, has been sentenced to the States prison
Lar.
III German immigrants continue to settle on
the spare lands in the less populated parts OF
southern Chile They are literally assisted on
their rival by the Government.
III German woman at Elizabeth. N
VINO has for years subsisted upon the charity of
the public, which she gained 6y her sauali,l now
eIty ana apparent necessities, recently died, and
on examln dtlon into her effects. there was found
among them sic, 600 in ex :ellent bonds nd mort
cages upon the best of property.
III Paulsen, the great chess PLAYER has inst
completed remarkable feat at Dubuque Iowa
where he resides. He played sewn games OF
chess at the same time, against seven of the be,
chess players OF that city, he being blindfolded
The game Taste d through three evenings, and re-
suited in the complete success of Pausen over all
his opponents.
II Selah Randall, of Westneld, Conn, has
Won wager of S55 by walking to Windsor
Locks, and drawing back to Wss,held in hand
cart which he took with him, 100 pound, freirbt
Performing the whole distance in III hours and
"a minutes, and havin II minutes 10 spare H.
was escorted into ms cwn town amid the cheers
o. 500 citizens.
II Halls Jodrnal of Health saws We have
oftsn gone to hear Abolition stars, lectuIe-
riascuii ne, fem nine and neu,er-but never saw
so much spontaneous gladness IN the face Of the
hour on the Levee at New Orleans amonr the
negroes who are loading and unloading the cot
ton boats
u The State ofVermont has appropriated two
Inousdho dollars Tor the monument OF Ethan Al
zen, the corner stone Of which il is proposed to
lay on the lOth OF May next, being the eip hty-
third anniversary Of the surprise and CAPTURE of
Ticonderoga. An effort is being made to give
com DIetensss to the monument by surmounting
II with Colossal Statue of the here in granite or
marble
SALT AT TURKS IsLAND-Turks Island paper.
OF Inc 80 UT report the sale of salt dull at
per ousnel- Tine Royal Gazstte saws tina. 81 ON
bushels have been shipped away during a week
and that last year crop there remained on hand
several hundred thousand bushels. which could
oe 9ao al low prices. The salt pans at luagua are
wa on hand there, but no sale for it. OnIy three
eargoes were disposed OF in all the month Of jan
Uary. '-''-
ID Bishop Simpson OF the NJ. F. Church is
among the Passengers who arrived in New Yo, K
IN the Europa. The Bishop visited England ar d
ireland early last summer as a deIrr at. to In.
Nesleyan Conferences in those countries Sub
seouenlly &c passed through rance GERMANY
and Norway, observing the condIt ion of the Me-
thodlst missions, and in September was present
a. The Evangelical Alliance in Berlin. During
Tue winter, he extended bis travels to Turkey
Palestine, Egypt, aud Greece.
lSrEREsIINs TO FIREMEN The Boston |. ed l.
or states that certain parties are interesting them
selves In the subscription of the sum of ( 10 90
which They design To offer > prizes to wh,lever
nre company ia the United States shall throw a
stream tue hlg hest a aftins and play ng throuy
four hund'td feet OF hose, aud usin. such nOzzies
as they shall choose-the competition to come o Il
on Boston Common, in August Septe,nber
next, as may be agreed upon, also to huse com-
pAnies for the running half mile and the un-
Keeling five hundred feet of hose. in the shortest
time