Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-01
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IL A Arm in Newark, ". J. b, have received a
patent for machine for backing boots and shoes.
III The Philadelphians are building new
yachts, Temodeling others, and making extensive
Preparations for the coming yacht season.
IL Some startling forgeries, committed by a
man Of high standing, have been detected in New
Orleans.
III A day or two since a vessel arrived at
oysters.
III The sexton of the North church at Salem,
Mass, after ringing the p: IN. bell, has revived
the old custom of tolling the number of strokes
to indicate the day of the month.
III The Boston Post understands that a youpp
iady OF ITS acquaintance says she would be afraid
to get married. lest her husband, in the course of
a Few years, should poison her, or she should
II case has recently been tried in Bingam-
ton, n. Y, in which 1t was decided that the non
resident owner of a house used for disorderly
purposes, may be punished as If he were the ac-
tual keeper or tenant.
IL The ladies of the Universalist Society at
Haverhill, Mass, are making arrangements for
an antiquarian festival this week to liQuidate a
debt incurred in furnishing the church with car
pets, &c.
IL Richard Mayberry, an engine runner. has
been arrested in Philadelphia, for settire IRE to
carpenter shop, in Adams street in order that
tne bremen might have the sport of playing upon
the flames.
RESUMED WoRk.-The Belmont iron works At
wheeling, Va, resumed operations on Monday
The Phenix paper mill, in that city, resumed on
the same day, after a suspension of several
months.
IL Some idea NAV be had of the amount of
silver coin lent by the Austrian National Bank to
the merchants of Hamburg, when we state that
u took sixteen double horse wagons to convey il
from the Bank to the Railroad Denot for shin
ment.
IL Samuel c. Wade, of Weymouth. Mass
intended to give his hand to Susan It Merritt
oa. altered his mind and gave it to another, and
a. .ne same time, brought suit to recover back
planoforte which he had given the former, but
the Court gave verdict in her favor
- IL A letter to the London Times, dated Hong
Kong, November IL, says I" Mr. Reade is come
IN, IN MS gigantic nip, the Minnesota, and although
the monster made an involuntary breach of eti-
quette in the number of guns fired the plenipos
have fraternized in cordial fashion,
NEwsPAPBRs.-S15 200 is supposed to be
sPent for newspapers by the people OF the Union
Boston issues 113 papers, with an annual circula-
ton OF 81 600 OO0 New York lOI papers, circula-
non % OO ,0OOi Philadelphia 81 papers, circula-
ton 10000 600.
III The Lancaster (Pa) Express says that
the memoranda, or programme of defence, in a
recent case, of lawyer residing in that city, was
picked up In the court room, one point of which
was as follows "Look at the woman, Uhe de-
ienoantl and then make a speech to make her
cry :" The best Of the joke is, that he did it,
ID The Camden and Amboy Railroad Com
Pdny have had the steamboat Burlington altered
IN order TO allow cars to he carried on it. and
often. -Four tracks have been laid and cars can
now be run directly on the boat from the depot
A new hurricane deck has also been added.
SALIPETRE SPECULArIoN.-There has been
stored in the U. :. Warehouses, at this port for
year or two past, large lot of saltpetre for
which the owner sometime since refused an offer
OF about sixteen cents per pound, holding out for
an additional cent. At tine present time the mar
ket price IL not much six cents per pound the
original cost being about ten eleven cents -
Boston Journal, 27th.
THE VIRGINIA OYSTER BUsINEss.-The Nor
folk Argus says: 1t Is exceedingly difficult to get
at the quantity of oysters taken to the different
ports from Virg but from numberless inuui-
Iies in every direction, are justified in al ifm
ing land we speak within bounds) that 4 Coz 600
bushels are carried annually from our State to
falrhaven; 600 900 to New York city and vicin-
lty 09O 90 to Boston; 600 900 to Philadelphia;
2,O0O,OOO mot including those from the MARYLAND
beds to Baltimore; 5000 600 TO Providence, New
London, Bridgeport, New Bedford and else
where, and 900 900 to the South-making an az
gTegate of Is, 0OO,0OO.