Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-17

III The Charleston Courier OF the s.h Of Jan
says, as an instan"e OF the variations OF The pre,
eat season In addition TO what has been recorded,
we note the fact of ripe strawberries grown in
the open air. Such Were exhibited Yesterday I'm
this city. "
THosk MusKRLTs some parts Of Iowa the
thermometer, on Monday, reached IS deg below
t zero ny the way, those Iowa muskrats that
onlh toeir houses 'high and thin - anticIpatinp
mild winter"-hsve they not discovered by
tnls Tune that they have erred, fatally!
-, IL creditor in Buffalo, having an e1ecu-
tIoh az alhst poor man, compelled the ofhcer to
seize the only article OF attachable property
owned bYthe debtor, namely, a small monument
at one Of the marble yards which was about
ready TO he placed over the grave Of his little
child. When the stone was put up for sale IN
der, and IL was Knocked down to him
III In Cincinnati, last week, the Police ar
rested one Mary Coleman, who had been a fire.
quent inmate Of the City Prison, for the crime Of
walking the streets in boys clothing. When
questioned as to her object she replied that she
had determined TO lead different life from what
she had hitherto, and had adopted the habin-
ments OF the Steiner portion Of humanity, think
ing he could carry out her intention better and
get through the world little more easily than ~
she continued to dress like her ser was accus-
toned to. The court sent her to prison for ten
days.
III The London NetrS says:-Mexico, Incura-
bic as she is has little TO learn in law and order
from the mother country; and even were a not
otherwise impossible, Spanish invasion Of her
ancient colony could only be successful on the
principle OF Like cures like" But u is as well
understood at Madrid az al Washington that the
re-aprearance of the Spanish flag on Mexican
territory would be the signal for the rising OF
The Lone Starr at Cuba, never to set again.
Inc Madrid government, therefore. will be sat-
lsned with obtaining satisfaction for Mexican
outrages by little harmless cannonsding.
DOING A BIG BUSINESS New Haven
lConn) Journal says that since the Connecticut
river closed, the sighting business Of New
Haven has very materially increased and the
railroads are reaping a rich harvest. The steam
boats, OF which there three now running,
bring large Quantities Of merchandise and coast
ing vessels from New York and other places
come TO our whsTves looded with all description
Of goods. Long Wharf, Belle Dock, and the
Canal Road Wharf, present quite business like
appearance about these days
8. DISTRICT CoURr-Last Monday was the
DAY Fixed by law for the commencement OF the
regular term OF the 3. District Court, at Sal
weston. The Court was regularly opened, the
omcers and large number Of the jurors were I'm
attendance but in consequence Of the absence
OF u dge w atrous, now at Washington city and
in compliance with order received from him,
the acting Marshal ad journed the Court, 10 meet
again on the FIRST Monday In January next at
which time the Judge orders the term TO com
mence for the ansaction OF business -GalrsstOa
NetrS, Dee :.
sf-An interesting question Of Illegality Is soon
10 arise In the Illinois Legislature. Mr.. Morton,
the Republican member from VIII county in
that State, Is a native born American citizen but
some wears ago removed into Canada and became
British subject. He swoTe allegiance 10 the
Crown, and was elected a member of the Cana
dian Parliament. As the American Government
repudiate the English doctriae. stonce a Citizen
always citizen, - and insists that allegiance can
be thrown of, was il not necessary for Mr.. Nor
ton, upon returning 10 the States, TO take out pa
pers OF naturalization and foreswear his alleg-
lance to the Queen, before he could become IN
American citizsn9