Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-08

"Don't rob YOURSELF, as the farmer said
TO the lawyer who was continually calling him
bard names.
IL Eighty-nve pardons were granted by the
Executive Of Maryland during the two years
past Thirteen Of these were given to persons
convicted Of murder and mansla1ghter.
ID The Toronto Globe fears that the effect of
the mild weather now prevailing in Canada, as
well as here, will be unfavorabIe to the wheat
crop, which prosPers best when protected by
covering Of snow.
Kansas is now a prominent missionary
hsld, and the Methodists have succeeded In erect
ing the nrst church In Iecompton. The building
Is Of stone and large enough to accommodate 800
persons.
III Judge Closson, Of Windsor (vermont)
Probate District, has decided that good family
newspaper Is one of the necessary articles for the
support OF the family during the settlement of an
estate; and a. such, the administrator, in an in
solvent estate, Is justifable in paying for one
the widow to make her own selection.
~ The Council General Of Guadaloupe has
Just voted an address to the French Ministry of
Marine and Colonies, praying the Imperial Gov
eminent to furnish that Island with 10 600 fresh
Immigrants; and with view to pay for their
Introduction has laid an additional duty on the
admission of tobacco
IL The Philadelphia Bulletin learns from
inquiry into the condition of the lee houses along
the SchuylviIl, that with some rare exceptions
but little stock remains on hand. The largest
establishment has only about four hundred tons,
some have five or six tons each, while others
have none at all.
HI The Bangor Union says thaHlast week one
OF the FIRST ladies in Bangor, while engaged in
the diversion Of skating on the river went into
an opening in the ice, but was saved by her erin
oline. She Immediately repaired home changed
her wet garments for dry, took small horn of
brandy, and returned TO the sport with renewed
vigor from her double bath.
u The Wheeling IVA Intelligencer makes
detailed statement of the doings of one Dr.
chase, dealer in nostrums, who deserted his
a OH ri rvho bo
sedueed. Mrs. Chase endeavored to institute =
criminal prosecution, in Wheeling, but as the
alleged offence was committed in Penusylyania.
nothing could be done in her behalf
A MIsCHIKpors ESGINE-More than twenty
distinct nres was kindled on the line of the Bos-
ton and New York Central Railroad by sparks
and cinders from the locomotive "Quincy,D at
tached to the O'Clock train from this CITY on
Saturday afternoon for Midway. The beautiful
grove at + airmont Was set on fre in two places,
and at Dedham Lower Plains nearly five acres of
grass lands were burnt over.-Bosfon Post.
u M. NJ. Russell has imported a number of
deer into Honolulu from California, also a num-
Der Of mud-turtles, toads, and frogs The toad.
and frogs are to be set-off against the MOSQUITOES
coo kroaches and centipedes that infest the ISL
female, have arrived from Oregon, a present
to His Majesty. The bees imported from Cali
fornia are doing well at Honolulu.
O. Paris lettr says s'the grippe (inhuenza)
which is now prevailing extensively at Paris
seems to have extended over Europe, and more
than one Of the crowned heads have had their
lives put In danger by it. The news from the
king Of Wurtemburg, now the oldest monarch in
Europe, who has been attacked by this disease
continues alarming. The Empress Eugene has
had severe attack, the Emperor a much lig hter
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