Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-24
THE wEEkLY STAR.

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ready for delivery, and for varied interest and
beauty of typographical appearance will bear
comparison with any paper Of its class in the
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I. MISCELLANY" Caught in his own Trap,"
capital story-Irish Drolery-A People with
out Ieeth-Darkey Characteristics-AD iscrim-
mating Judge-A Question not yet Answered
To Save Harness-The Prisons of Canton-An
Old Document-origin of Words and Phrases
Mr.. Allsop and his Proposal to the English
Observation-Disclosures of the Bowie knife-Dif
fculties of Railroad Engineering-Col. FIRE.
mont Beaten-Shoes for Hens-A Hit by q
Miss-StiIl Another Victim of the National
Hotel Sickness-Look not on Lager Beer
Poetry, etc, etc., etc.
II. FogsIGS News, by the Arago and AZ
RIGA.
III. News FROM SOUTH AMERICA, MEXICO,
AND CALIFORNIA.
". WASHINGTON News AND Gossrp-The
Committee-A Nomination-The Opera-Con-
gressiOnal -Confrmed-The Pro-
posed General Bankrupt Law-The Consul at
Bristol, England-Verdi's ii Trovatore-Naval
Intelligence The Treasury-C Benton
Last WOrk-Ward's Fire ATms-Appointments
by the President-Oficers of the Wabash-Re-
sgned-Old Documents are Dangerous Things
Land Office Observation-Disclosures all about
that City and its Environs-Letter of Charles
Robinson, of Kansas-Army OrdeTs-Of Gen
eral Utility-The Kansas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ations-The Colorado River-For Utah-The
Kansas State Bill-The Truth Coming Out
BrowbeatiDg Them Indiana Politics-A Con-
temptible TIick-The Bakers Island Guano-
Army Officers Confrmed-Dead Letters Bogus
Lotteries, &c.-A Question Settled-The North
Pacific Naval Expedition-The Last Reception
of the Season-An Old Washingtonian Gone
The Police Bill-United States Vessel to 90 t.
Tampico-The Mayoralty-Instructi tons to the
American Commissioner to China-Fancy Pen
knives, 6c-The Yellow Fever-lhe Great
Reaping Machine Case-The American Medi
cal AssociatiOn-List of Patents for the week
ending April 20-etc., etc, etc.
V. Local OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of John rs
sex, charged with the murder of Owen Quisley-
james Powers sentenced to he hung for The
murder of Lutts-Criminal and Supreme Cour
Proceedings - The Mayoralty: nomination BY
Convention; Independent Nomination - Fe.
male Shoulder-htters-M Metropolitan Mechan
les Institute, &c, &c.
vi. EDITORIALS on A VARIETY OF PRoMI
NENT SUBJECTS.
VII. GENERAL NEws.-C correspondence
Mr.. Bentons Funeral-The n ational Firemens
Muster-FOr Utah-A New Discovery-NeW
Liquor License Bill - Mount Vernon / h,
French Screw Steamers-Telegraphic News
Mail Items. &c, &c.
Viii. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL PARA
GRAPHs.-Rich Sketches-Romance and Reali
ty-Fancy, Fun and Frolic, and all eked on
and chinked in with some scores of readable
and spicy tit-bits, news items &c, &C., &c.
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