Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-24

III The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
decided that lager bier is an Intoxicating bever-
age.
IL The Chilljcothe Gazette of March 9th an
nounces the commencement of the fiffv- mint vol
uIne OF that paper, which was founded In Ism nv
Nathaniel Willis. father of n. p Willis, Fanny
Fern, Richard StoTrs Willis
ID The small poX has made its appearance
IN Bergen county, n J ct, and has created muc h
alarm among the residents of Hackensack. who
have besieged the Doctors offices for the pur-
pose of being vaccinated.
II The Virginia Conference of the Method i,t
within the last few weeks In the Erie Confer
ence there have been over 700 In the jamestown
District more than l 800. In the Pittsburo Con-
Terence more than 900.
III The village of Louisville. Monongahela
county, Va, was purchased, few DAYS since,
by Jonathan Mckeek. The purchase included
very valuable mill properly storehou.e and
sese'di o~siilngs, together with a we'll improved
lhrin o. % acres. The amount paid was $4,000
cash.
SINGULAR FAcr.-Out Of 700 900 Jews in tn.
nlted STATES only one is registered in the censu.
as farmer. This is interpreted as one OF the
evidences OF the singular istI alton Of the Jews as
proPhesled IN Amos 81 9-.'For, 10 will com
mand, and l will sift the House Of Israel among
all nations, like as corn Is sfted in a sieve vet
snaIl not the least grain fall upon the earth -
ID The Medical Department of the UNIVERSE
" OF Maryland has undergone some change P-of
Thomas resigns the Chair of Obstetrics which
ne neld Tor ten years. TO the vacancy, Prof g
W MllenDsrger, who before occupied the Chair
appointed. Charles Frick, NJ. D. of baltimore
Is elected Professor of Materia Medica and The
aPeutics, in place of Prof. Miltenberger
NAVIGATING THE AIR-Con>iderabIa e,ci,s
rnent was created In Columbia county Arkansas
on the2{th ult, by the sudden appearance of a
genius named Ben Jones, from Harrison county.
missouri, In balloon, to which thirty wild
geese were harnsssed. He said he had been tr,v
cling In d-heaven for nearly a. hours when he
thought II about time TO come down to stfodder ,,
ne story reads Ike hoax. but is testified g a,
truth oy respectable witnesses
CeRIors BRIDAL PREssNrs-At the Lac, ar
counts. tho newly married English Princess
ana her Prussian husband continued To rerei We
gin offerings Of every kind. Amongst the most
Iseent are Two costly carpets from Breslau; full
length portraits on silk Of the Prince and Prin.
e~ss; piping bulfnch, which whistles God
fave the Queen;" the wellington a British man
OF war, fully armed and equipped, made of ,e-
yarsi huge tart made Of scented soap
A CHISEsEsyow FULrILLKD. The Sacramento
zeal Union of FEB. IL. says: "A ChinaInan wi,
tied the nsh market at the foot of street. and
PAID ss ~ Tor the privilege of throwing over,
BOARD nfty -nve fish. In explanation of this sin.
gular notion, he stated that on that dav year q,
two since, he was wrecked with some eighty OF
MS Gountrymen and thirty white men: thai d.
was inc only Chinaman that survived, and that
ne tnen made vow that he would relea,. fifty.
day" Va 'Ne
ID horrible affair occurred at New Pbil,.
deiPhia, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, a few day,
ago young man, named Gray arrived there
recently from Iowa, with his sister who wax Il o.
ranged, intending to stop there a few DAYS. until
DC could make the necessary arrangements Ia
take her 10 the insane asylum at Columbus The
sister was placed in a loci kun near the to,xn 70,
fe-keeping During the nj ht a near Dei0lhor
discovered smose issuing from the Iock-up. and
gave the alarm. Before any aid arrived The
ouholng was wrapped in flames; Miss GRAY two
women, girl about fifteen and a voun,I mn
VINO were copnaed in the building, persisted In