Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-27

u The Nswburryport Herald thinks the res.
direction OF the Republican party there n about
- distant as the nnal one Of the world.
W reporter Of the Albany Knickerbocter
says tnat ne lately saw a man shoyeling snow
from roof, and that he had on life nressrver
O Proposals have been issued for a new dali
ana tri-weekiy paper, to be published at COL
smoa, south Carolina, to be entitled "The Dis
III The Georgia Legislature have formed a
new county, and called It Brooks, In honor Of the
late Hon. Preston s. Brooks, Of s. G., with a
county site called Quitman, In honor Of Gen.
John A. Quitman.
" The horse Flying Cloud, of the Sherman
been sold by Col g. v. Cook, of Addison coun.
y, Vermont, to Minor B. Williams Of Missouri,
u The Toronto Colonist SAYS the Governor.
TO demand the extradition Of Z. s, DEPUTY Mar.
Canada. " S1'i'i
W Chinaman stepped into a jewelry store
10 san francisco, and enquired If they had any
himself he didn't know what consistency was,
but he had been told IL was jewel
III An Ingenious man who desired TO 90 from
Nesdhan to Boston, but had no money, made
believe that he was the murderer Of Carpley for
whom a reward was offered, wa, arrestrd and
taken to Boston, where he was Immediately re-
leased, a not being the man wanted
W The Ohio State Board Of Agriculture has
sdoPted resolution censuring the payment OF
premiums oy Agricultural Societies for the .pesd
OF horses on the ground that such trials of speed
tend to divert attention from everything eIse and
are demoraiizing.
GRIrrY.-The wife of a well known citizen of
Slncinnaii, In relating a painful history Of her
domestic troubles to the police nd e stated tb At
not single word Of conversation has passed he
tween her and her husband for twenty wears Z,
Iney have lived In the same house toy ether and
u A tzhI
Ut A convicted negro murderer. named D,d.
we learn from the Detroit Free Press. ba, lately
made second escape ffom the Penitentiary Of
Michigan; undermining the whole prison. life
cells and all There Is no hanging FOR murder
made by life prisoners
ID e: A. Seig Co Germans. some wear.
ago, QUILT, near Richmond, Va on the James
River, noating, or fship m H. like those 10 he
seen on the hine. Their works were at first de-
casions, they were swept away 6y foods and ice.
and now again they have been burned
h. Thomas Henry, Of Mount Pleasant. Ohio
on Tuesday last, walked into the parIor Of his
house and shot down his wife, who was sewing
there. he then passed out, and meetiny n o,n
the street woman who was a stranger TO him.
heid the revolver almost to her ear and pulled
the trigger, but the cap did not snap, aad her
HE was saved. Henry is subject to fits cf tenn
Porary insanity, during which be exhibits a mas
sionate hatred to women
TBsIH MIsLAID-The Lewiston me Advo
cate relates that citizen Of that place Don walk
Ing one morning missed his teeth, false set. and
having heard that such articles had sometimes
oeen swzIlowec, be made an examination and
FOUND them, as he supposed, sticking in his
thIoat. Two doctors wee sent for, bat they could
not raise them, and proposed cutting a hold
thIongh from the outside. He then set about
-. g ni.w VIII, and his daughter going up stairs
drawer. 49,