Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-08
LOVES CRorcHErs AND auAvERs.

A certain neighborhood not far from Broad
way, Chicago, Illinois, was the scene of no lit
tie excitement, some days ago. A young couple
were engaged to be married, and the happy
day was set for the 3lst ult.; the happy swain
had rented a house, and was fixing IL up for
occupancy. While he and his lady love, and
perhaps one or two other ladies, were looking
about the house, experimenting the arrange
ment Of furniture, o lady-like female ap-
preached, and, drawing the betrothed young
lady one side, revealed 10 her that the swain
was hers by prior right-that he was the father
OF her child; and she laid claim to him. As
may well beIsupposed, the young lady was hor-
ri6ed at finding her lover to be such man ;
and a scene ensued between the old lovers and
the new; the discarded pitched into her be-
trayer, and, after scratching his face and eyes,
departed, leaving the new sweetheart to de-
msnd explanations. Whether these were salts
factory or not, or the marriage was celebrated,
we have not learned.
The people Of Lafayette, lind, were startled
some days since at the announcement Of an ex-
traOrdinary elOpement Mr.. Sherwood, tho
Secretary of the Lafayette Railroad Company,
and Mrs. Allen, wife Of Presbyterian minis
ter OF that city, joined company and left for
parts probably unknown. Mrs. Allen left her
husband on q pretended visit to st. Louis Her
husband was to meet her there, but on reach
ing the city found her not there, and the truth
To him Sherwood left awife and two children,
and sent word to his wife, after leaving Lafay-
ette, to dispose Of her goods, and with her child
rem go back to her father. The local papers are
silent about the matter. 1t is proper to say
that Mrs. Allen has been but short time q
resident of Lafayette, having come there q
stranger, when her husband settled there in
charge Of the First Presbyterian Church. .f
In the Spring of 1856, an Intelligence Agent
IN Jersey City, advertised for four young wo-
men to act as chambermaids on board steam
boats. Among those who applied was q young
woman named Mary Noon, who was assigned a
situation as cook on board Of q canal boat, of
which one Peter ID. Cole was master Within
two weeks thereafter, the master had become a
devoted lover, and Mary finally permitted him
the privileges Of a husband, upon his promise
to marry her Thus they lived together un-
married upward Of year, and Mary gave birth
to q child, soOI after which Cole deserted her
Since then she has travelled with her little one
more than 5000 miles seeking him, and at las {
she became a county charge here. She related
her suferings to the Poor master, a warrant
was issued for the arrest Of Cole, and one day,
some weeks ago, Constable MalOy caught him
In the vicinity of the Little Basin He was
confronted with his victim, who held him to his
promise. He refused, however, to marry her,
but promised to bring up the child, if she
would resign it, and give her Sl25. She de-
cllned to accede to these conditions and he was
conveyed to jail. After remaining there aweek
or two, he expressed willingness to marry her
The young woman, the Poormaster, the consta
Bile, and everybody else concerned, was pleased
at this, and all necessary arrangements were
made Saturday afternoon for the event. The
Justices were invited into the Poor-master' 9
rooms. witnesses were summoned, the bride
was in readiness and the penitent lover brt d yht
down from the Jail. ''He might better be mar
ha y,
The interesting couple Joined hands, and JUS
tce Nugent, with his accustomed dignity, be-
gan with the marriage ceremony. The whole
arrangement, however, was abruptly termi-
mated, at the most interesting point, by Peter,
who, when the Justice put the question
VIII you take this woman to De your law
full welded wife ?'' .. : 20 -
Answered, after gazing intently, first at Miss
Noon, and then at their ofspr ng, bright, 70
bust boy, Of fifteen months
mo! L be hanged if will! There's no use
in saying will, when don't want TO- I'Il 20
back to Jail and rot there before I'll marry her,
darned if don't"
while Miss Noon, with her baby in her arms.
rode back 10 the Almshouse -.
We give way for moralists to cogitate.-AIb
Argus.
strange affair has occurred at CONSTANT
nople A resident ply sician, Dr. Zalloni, an
Austrian, was called in To prescribe for the
favOrite wife Of great Turkish parsonage and
on questioning her in the harem, he found tha
she was suffering from inflammation of the
bowels He slightly touched with his finger the
part affected; on which an eunuch, who was in
attendance, misinterpreting the act, rushed on
him, knocked him down and beat him until be
was half dead. The woman s husband hearing
the noise, hurried in, and being told what had
taken place, stabbed the physician in the thigh
with dagger The blow vas 80 violent tina.
the weapon broke. The wounded physician
bathed IN blood, was removed to the street and
LETT to get home as we'll as be could. Dr. Zai-
ioni, few days after, died OF the injuries which
be had received