Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-27
EVENING STAR.

" Rsoi.trv Law. are now pending in the
Lesi.latuf.. OF New Jersey, Michigan, illinois,
and New York.
+" bill has been introduced Into the New
Yorf LEGISLATURE to prevent boys going to the
theatre without their guardians
IAN insane man In Manchester, ". H., at
Tackled bis horse with an axe and was cutting up
the animal when the police interfered and secured
the lunatic butcher
ID A man in Machias, Ne having some hay
destroyed by some drunken men, sued the man
who sold them the liquor, for its value, ana the
jury gave him a verdict.
dangerously Ill, caused by excessive JOY on hear-
ing the tidings Of the safety of the steamer We
ser, her husband being on board.
IL The Doyon brothers, who brutality muir
dered their sister, near Detroit, last June, have
been found guilty Of murder The plea Of in
sanity did not avail As they do not hang people
In Michigan they will be sent to the State prison
for life.
". Y, put her little child in a wood box, near
the stove, for safe keeping, while she went down
the street. The stove became too hot and set the
wood box on FIRE, and before assistance could BE-
rendered the child was burnt to death
IL Joseph Rowntree, a Quaker merchant,
has been elected Lord Mayor Of Leeds, England
but eschewtng from principle such titles as AMY
Lord, and such pomps and vanities as the gold
chain, sword, and mace, he declines the office,
and gives his check for $500, the forfeit Of re-
fpSal to accept.
III The tobacco growers at Warehouse Point
Conn, are just finishing up the work Of packing
and selling their crops. Within a mile Of the
post once at that village, more than one hundred
tons have been raised the past season. The value
OF the crop In some cases amounts TO more than
$3.50 per acre.
u An exchange says that man in Bridge.
port was accidentally, though not dangerously
shot orer hs eye, at shooting match in that city
on ChristmsS day. We saw a good many pei
sons "shot infthe neck' on tina; anniversary, in
our city, and we considered their situations pre-
carioGs, but we did not think IL necessary 10
chronicle their several cases
III fellow who was ARRESTED In Buffalo fol
stealing shirt put In the following defence al
did not steal the shirt was passing along by
the store, and saw the shirt hanging no, and
then took hold Of it. When I took hold of It.
IL dropped down in my hands. and knew that
II stood there with 1t people who saw me would
believe that meant to steal il; so ran off to pre-
vent suspicion attaching to me-"
u A very remarkable result OF pisc!culture
has been lately obtained in the department of the
Meurthe, France, when, from a small stream, the
enormous weight Of 25,OO0 kilog rammes Of bleak
was taken during the last season. The scales OF
this hsh are used for making artificial pearls By
an ingenious process they are reduced to a kind
of lustrious paste called essence D'Orient and
the French artificial pearls are simply small boI-
low glass balls coated inside with this paste and
filed with white wax.
III Professor Mitchell's astronomical Lectures
are excitng great attention in New York. The
New \ ork Courier says CT the discourse on Fri
day evening: Thousands OF people hocked
Through the rain to the Academy Of Nj usic TO hear
about Comets. The lecturer was inclined e
sustain the ne5ular hypothesis, and said that the
evidence In favor Of its truth was as strong now
as thar OF gravitation was at the death of New
ton, and predicted that the time would come
when that hypothesis would be proved TO ba tbs
true cosogomy Of the universe.
III A suspension bridge Just erected over
the 81. John River, at Grand Falls, C. w. nv
MI: romllnson. and which has Just been opened
10 the public, fell on Saturday last in
OF the chains swapping. TIE local paper saws
three teams were lost, and two men seTioD slv in
1ured The bridge was suspended over the cbasm
on chains, ana rom the description given by ey e.
witnesses, II bid fair to prove most durable
structure. The contract price was 5000 but II
10 said TO have cost considerable more The cause
OF tne disaster was most probably owing 10 the
last week. "