Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-27
THE WEEKLY STAR.

The WEEKLY STAR for the current week II
on our counter to-day, and, as usual, abounds
with all the reliable news of the past week.
No paper published in the United States con-
tains the amount Of Interesting matter suitable
for the requirements Of general subscription,
nor so correct record of passing events in the
Federal Metropolis Of the Union-in short, its
columns TEEN with intelligence interesting to
all classes, whether living in the District, N
the States, or on the border.
Table of Contents:
WAsHiNGf6N NEws AND GossIP.-lndian In
tellfgence for the week From the Virginia Noun
tains-delightfu time, pretty women; The In
dian w arfare New Postal Arrangements Spec
tator abroad; Presumption Appeal; Absent; The
Niagara; Naval intelligence for the week; The
Washington ExcurSionists to the Lakes; SuS-
pended Extensive Land Claims To be Absent;
appointment; Philpss Gallery; The Depreda-
tons Of tn Canlanches: The Sawyer Rifle Can
non Florida Railroad Reserves Rockville Cor
respondence; Post Once Appointment; Editorial
affairs; An Exchange Paper; Leave Of Absence;
Coming Home An Important Tide; ordered;
The Blair and Jones Controversy; Change Of
Organic Law Indian Treaties; New Military
Post; Attorney General Black; Ruralizing; The
Douglas Contest in Illinois; From the Old Sweet
Springs; The New York City Custom house
appointments; Tariff Decisions; To be Post
pOned; The Southwestern Wagon Road Col.
Elias Rector; The transatlantic Mail Office
NEGOTIATIONS, Returned; secretary I0O1npSOn's
Speech; Army intelligence for the week Mon
sieuT TonsOn al the White Sulphur Springs
The U. ;. Steam Frigate Roanoke; Arrived
Restored; The Paraguavan Commissioner; The
Secretary OF State Patent List for the week, &c.
LOCAL lNTELLIGENCE-TheM Masonic Ceremo-
ny at Georgetown; The Rockville Appraisement
Case; appointment; The City Hall; Choked-up
Sewers; Hacks and Hackmen; Foul PLAY; Sad
Accident; Real Estate Sales The Western
Wharves; Military Visit to the President; Retail
Pricesi The Atlantic Cable Resolutions in the
Beard Of Aldermen; Moonlight Excursions and
Pic Nics-giving glowing accounts of dances,
dinners, tirtatlons, music, courtships by dozens,
&c; City impTovements-Galt & Brothers. new
store; Pilfesing; Camp Meetings; Vandalism; Fa-
tai ARRAY al WarrentOn Springs; Lauy liable De-
currence; DisgracefuI; The Weather Summary;
Highwaymen; Post Office Extension; The Acting
Mayor, &c.
GENERAL NEws-Cable Celebrations: The Vel
low Fever in NewOrleans; Conservation of Bishop
Bowman; Later from Utah; From Kansas; Mar
rage Of the Daughter of General Cass; The Royal
Visit; Earthquake in New Hampshire; Death of
James Eddy The Raglans; Paper Mills Prayers
by Telegraph; The Harvest in EurOp-; The sec
Ietary Of the Navy in New York; The Public
Debt; The Atlantic Telegraph, &c.
FOREIGN NEws-FTom Europe and the East
by the atlantic Telegraph, and the steamers
Canada and Europa.
PERSONAL NEws-Who are at the Springs;
who went to the balls; who are making pleas
ule excursions TO the mountains or the shore;
incidents and Piquant details OF many people.
CohMKRCIAL.-Our weekly resume Of the for
elgn and domestic markets.
MIscELIANY.-The Thunder Storm, a tale;
ust as well to do II in Hurry, ard How he did
h-snowinS how men of different temperaments
pop the question; Teleg raphs, history Of Tele-
graphing; Time Table; How Sal and me got
Marrled-racy, ought to be continued; A Double
Divorce; Very EnviOus Terrible Story; Dip OF
The Magnetic Needle, &c, &c
PoETRY-A Curl of Henry's Hair, original;
The Communication; Telegraph Hymn; nspiria
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