Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-10
THE WEEKLY STAR.

The WEEKLY STAR for the current week,
ending to morrow, is again ready at our coun-
ter, and in the mails for its readers. The fol-
lowing succinct index of a portion Of what it
contains may give some idea of its value as
news and family Journal. To il we invite at
tention
Tabte of Contents.
wAsHISsroN News AND GossIP-The Res
cued African Negroes; A First.rate Notice; Abo-
lition FsbTicationsi The Mission to Spain; Hon
Paul Leidy; Naval Intelligence; Consul to Rome;
Iu,I ortalI OF all the workings Of the Depart
ments Tor week; The Cause of Douglas In the
south; Burning of the Quarantine Buildings;
Sabie Celebration in Philadelphia; The Florida
Indians; Youthful Law Breakers; The Captured
Negroes The Theory Of our Government The
Slave Cargo; Patent Platform Balances; The Oc-
casion and the Man; Army Intelligence; Cover
norship of Nebraska; The Seasons Travel; TIE
status Of the Rescued Negroes; The Paraguay
Expedition; The Patent List for the week; The
Arson al Staten Island Beverly l.. Clark; War
on Hon. J. CLANCY Jones; The Atlantic Gable;
CEsit M House Regulations; The Mails, &c.
LOCAL lNIELLIG ENCE.-The Baltimore Steuben
Festival; Al Important Arrest; An Inebriated
Waichman; sudden Death; Stock Sales of the
week; Fifth District Police; Accident at the Cap
ttoli Arrest Of Henry Burns; The Death of Capt
DaTnell; Real Estate Sales for the week; Dismis-
sal; Pharmaceutical Association; Found: Young
Catholics Friend Society; Drowned; Police Re,
view; Narrow Escape on the Washington Branch
Railroad; Catholic II. A. Society; Accident; St
Andrews Free Church; Attempt at Suicide; Oh
cial Report Of The Chief Of Police; Recovery Of
the Body OF Young Hoffman; the Washington
F1Temen In Alexaudria: A Washingtonian almost
Suicide; Burglary; Trustees of Public Schools
Music In the Air; Warrenton Camp Meeting;
BuIgisry; Improvements; Arrests; More than
they Bargained For; At the Arsenal; Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; Washington Insurance Com
pany.
GsNEEAL News. Foreign Missions; New
fo'k Political Conventions; A Horrible COMES
N Of
Irish Immigrants; Black Tongue; X ansas; Brown,
low and PTyne; The Quarantine Arson; China;
The Opening Of the Nicaragua Transit Route
The Atlantic Cable; Political News; The Cable
Ceieoration in New York; Second Burning of
Quarantine; The Quarantine War; The Utah
Legislature
FOREIGN NEws-From Great Britain. France
Austria, X ussia, Turkey, China, India and Egypt
~ the steamer ASIA from Cuba by the steamer
Caneweai from Mexico by the STEAMER General
husk ffoin Bermuda by the brig Lady Chap
man; from Buenos Ayres.
PERSONAL NEws.-The Stars memoranda of
the movements and Incidents of notable people
COMMERCIAL NEws.-Full and accurate re-
ports Of the foreign and domestic markets
MIscELLANY--The Crotchets and Quavers of
Loves Loves Articles; she Would Mt be Jsal
Gus: Chapter OF Deception; Curious story;
STUN TO Think of The Last Item in Bill Of
Costs, DC &c &c.
PoEIRY.-The Passing Bell-solemn; Loves
Saiiery, (oIiginaL) The Chant of the Oppressed;
Hymn for the Atlantic Telegraph Gable
All Of which, and much that in a hasty sum-
mary We have passed over, may be obtained at
the counter Of the Star Office, for three cents.
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