Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-07

UFO On Wednesday evening last, d man named
Nolan, and his wife, were returning from Albion
N. y, and when near Hinesburg, cries We're
heard from woman; MIR. Crawford went to
them with a lantern. and found the woman dead
in her husbands arms and her cap lying on the
ground covered with blood. Her face was badly
bruised and bleeding. 1t is not known whether
she was murdered or her death was occasioned
by falling, as the husband was intoxicated.
iD-A Baton Rouge paper mentions that gen.
tleman residing at Livingston Parish, La. has a
very singular plant in his garden, which appears
to be sort Of connecting link between the ami
NAL and vegetable world. The plant is about
three feet high, and its stems reach the ground
At the end it is armed with a small and sharp
substance, with which it pierces insects, and then
lifts them into the calyx, where they grasped
by the plant, and appropriated to its support.
H. An old man has been wandering about
through Washington and Fox townships, Carroll
county, for about three months, living exclusive
ly out OF doors and almost destitute of clothing
He says he has been living in this way for ten
wears, that he has not been in a house for over
two wears. camps out in the woods, and lives on
roasted potatoes.
A CRYSTAL HIGHwAY.-The Mississippi river
Is now the great highway Of travel Teams from
the Minnesota Valley come down on the ice and
vehicles going below travel on the hard crystal
lied floor of the Mississippi. Every day We
notice parties on the river trying the relative
speed OF their nags.-St. Paul MiHnesOtian.
H A young school-teacher was seized, short
time since. at Columbus, tarred and fcathered
DOunu llanu ana IOOt I'd a ana dufl1t IN Ine
Mississippi, since when he has not been heard
from. OnencP--suSpected of abolition tenden-
cies.
IL On Thursday evening last the lovers Of the
L Mon and the Constitution held meeting 1T Ports
month, n III. IL was large gathering. The Mayor
presided, and speeches were made by Albert X .
Hatch, Mayor Morrison and Hon. Abner Greenleaf
ilT-A brigand has been captured in Sardinia
who Is known TO have Perpetrated sixty murders
He was followed ut all times by three enormous
fed
peasantry, upon human flesh. ..--.
IL The New York Times understands that
Republican Union meeting is to be held in that
city. -E.
ITFGov. Wise has declined the invitation of
the Old Dominion Club of New York to lecture
in that city on the :2d of February.
siITRev. DR.. Bethune. on Christmas Day,
ceived letter Of regard and affection, and gift
OF 81 800, in money.
= UPIn Birmingham, Conn, last week, abont
Loo persons had skating carnival ana EN-
ployed brass band.
~ farmer in Rockingham county, Va, has
manufactured 900 gallons OF the sorghum molasses
tAis season.
II Robbins were so plenty in the Norfolk
market last week that they were sold at 81 per
bushel.
III All the buildings of the Methodist mission
in Kansas, were destroyed By fire few days
since.
IL The New York SATURDAY, Press has been
excluded by the Emperor Of France from his
doininiOns
IL Horace Bonham, Esq has purchased the
York Pa } Republican.
ITAn individual has been fined 81 and costs in
Norwich for stealing an umbrella.
II Five men are In jail at Columbus, Ga, for
attempting to abduct three negroes "A
III Bonner, Of the New York Ledger has four
horses which cost him sl4 900 They are models.
III vagrAnt in Cincinnati sold her three
DAYS old babe for s3. IA
III The frst locomotive ever built In Fan
Francisco, has just been completed