Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-02

the National Foundery.
u They are holding policemen's PRAYER
meetings IN New York some OF the ''stars"
want converting very badly IL we are to believe
all we read in the papers about them.
ID The Rev Dudley A. Tyny, Of Phlladel-
phla, preached to an audience OIL Tuesday niy hi
OF three thousand men and one thousand ladies'.
Jayne's h ali was procured for the oc caSion no
church being large enough
III The ShPfeme Court of New York has
given the opinion that communications of neT-
camille agencies affecting d mans business are
privileged" if there is no malice In the STATE
ment made
IL serious accident followed late balloon
ascension IN Baton Rouge, La When at a con-
siderable elevation, and at a point directly over
the forest, the balloon took fire. when II fell
rapidly and caught on the top OF dead tree Tn.
s,ial navigator fell some forty feet, injurng his
spine ms
IL Three boys, sons Of Mr. Tully. have
JUST osen tried at Pontiac, Mich for the murder
Oh thelr father, and two of them were convicted
Tne body OF the father was found in the wood,
last winter, partially burned up and an inye,ti.
CATION led to the discovery of chain of circum-
crime on two of his sons.
IL The London Times of the 18th nj, oh
servesi Great exertion IS being used al Pembroke
20 nnlsh the Orlando screw steam friga.e of afty
guns she Is now 80 far completed that , few
months Will make her ready for lsunchiny TbI.
magnificent frgate will be the first launched of
tne naii dozen ordered to compete with the mon
ster American frigates. and from her Ureat sIze
immense scan,ling ard armament tiera - no
oouot That she would prove a most formidable
oPPohent she Is the largest fri2dte In ths SCI
VICE. oelng about 300 feet in length over all
" Mr.. Layard is pursuing his course Gu ;etly
IN indla-traVeling through the country comm,
Into agreeable familiarity with such of the Indi,9
chiefs as are favorable to British rule and pick
ing up great varietv of information which be
Will be able to turn good account Al no distant
day- A private letter has been pubIisbed fronn
MIN In which he gives m account of a yrrv
hearty reception accorded to him by nabob.
at Hyderobsd liza speaks of the cJim,,. - Dc ,
Hghuui and states that his friend SaIar JaDg
placed an elephant and horss at his disposal "
u Troy is about opening picture gallery.
Ahons the works already engaged is Professor
Oohre,s great painting of =. The Haunted Char
coal wagon copied from life by thu Professor
while a resident of Sand Lake This is a pro.
nncuon OF great merit. The handle of the shov-
ei is Iofr-shorfe3ed" in a manner which shows
1 E Professor A is one of the leading painters
ihs /" chisry oscuro;' about the forward lynch
PIN 10 an fort worthy of the greatest poss BILE
praise The Troy gallery will be a great
success We should not he surprised if they
20 ktWs-and nine pence the first week Three
chez rs for Iliiuin.
W Minnesota correspondent of the Boston
Post argues In favor OF the superiority of volnu
teers over regulars In the army, and relates a
d:oll Illustrative anecdote: II once heard tor
winch tends to show the superiority in the mind
OF tue Indians, Of Volunteers over sceyUI,r. {,
some years ago commissioner appointed Il,
make treaty with the Indians thought br yyouId
In the outset convince them that lie wa, an inn
Io,.an. person So, among other things, he di-
Iecled the interpreter to tell them slv I'd IN.
was az brave as Julius Cesar This excited
tnen curiosity; they wanted 10 know who JuIius
Cesar was But neither the Interpreter nor m.
commissioned could tell. Was h. a .yolunisar
Iney wanted to know, regular or a .rneliSt',
ne Interpreter finally concluded he must have
oeIon2-d 10 The militia. at which he expressed
emotions of contempt"