Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-20
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Table of Contents
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOssIP.-Judge
Douglas at the South The Evil OF the Times !;
Washingtonians on the Lakes; The Ten Mil
lions Loan; Court Martial; Illness Of Gen Cass;
ten Jerez Japan and the East India Ports (;
Reduction of Oticers; An Interesting Letter
from New York; The Indians in Washington
Territory; Arrival Of the Peace Commissioners :;
The Pacific Squadron; Departure of Prussian
Law; Decision in the Case Of the New Orleans
Vera Cruz and San Francisco Mail Contract; In
dian Hostlities; Portsmouth Correspondence !;
The Atlantic Telegraph Our Public Schools ;
Rockville Correspondence; Brigham Young's
Shrewdnessi Berkeley Springs, Correspondence :;
Important Decision From the Northwest; The
House Of Correction Necessary; The Catholic
Church in the United States; An Outrageous
AFFAIR Birds Of a Feather Flock Together Gen
Cas-; The Nicaraguan Commissioner: Sound
Views on the Duty Of the Independent Press |;
Naval Intelligence; Army News; List Of Pa
tents; The Cable.
Local NEws.-The Visiting Firemen; Alder
man Dunnington's Bill; Trials; Rich Case; In
Provements; A Robbery; The Corporation rs.
james TAFT; Navy Yard Matters; Health OF
the City; Fighting Party; No more Ale and
Female Highwayman; Robbery, Thievish Ser
wants. Trustees Of the Public School; The Column
bia Engine House A Delightful Trip; Health of
the City; Child Killed; The Cable; The Weather.
National Hotel. In 4 Caaa
Thieves Call TO Washington Clergyman,
&c, &c.
DoMEsIIc News California, Oregon,
and w ashington; The Atlantic Teleg raph-all
about Its success, the Queens message the re-
loicings, and the arrival of the Niagara in New
YORK; Love Conquers All and Kills Some;
ankee Woman Sold for Dollar; The Change
Of Level In the Lakes; Breach of Promise Case:
New Cathedral; National Convention of Teach.
ers; The French Customs; PRAYER Meetings at
me Springs Double Murder; The Silver Mines
OF Arizona; Statistics Of Great Britain Fire al the
New York City Hall; Baptism of Miss Fox
FoRKIeN NEws-From Nicaragua. Mexico,
Islands
PERSONAL NKws-A column Of intelligence of
the movements and whereabouts Of large num-
Der OF persons well known to the public as well
a. some now first introduced
COMMERCIAL NEws-The ruling rates for mr.
duce in the markets of the United states and Great
Britain.
MIscELIANEous-SutL ovenqood, 3 G host Story.
A Woman of Fashion; Husbands VS. Wives
Two volume novel in column; Cost of Boston
Educationi The Telegraph Across the Atlantic
HOW IL Will be worked; Paris Gossip; Population
OF the World; horticultural for August; A short
Clergyman; A Chinese Elegy; The Avenger; A
Decision, &c, &c &c
PoEIRY-A Fairy Song-woTthy its name; Ewes
ye have led me TO Ruin-Old. vet full Of beauty
and tIuthfulness; MatIlda-chaste and Poe like:
NoctuIne.Sweet as starry night; Hymn of the
Atlantic Gable, timely
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