Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-07

IL That valuable and popular family journal,
the WEEKLY STAR, fun as usual Of Metropolitan
news and gossip, and choice literary reading, Is
now on our counter ready for delivery to the pub
lie. Embraced In Its entertaining contents are the
following articles ~ .sa
Song of the Springs-a poem by John G SAKE;
The Young Bfacksmith-a very interesting
story; Eleven Modes of Suicide; How Drown.
Ing Causes DEATH How the japanese Fish;
stnnd as the Anvil'-a poem;
Physical Educaton-the strong man (Dr Wind
ship) and how he became strong; Women In
France; Travelling one Hundred Years Ago;
The Danger Of Over Exertion; The Early
Love- poem; The Shadows Of London Life;
An Englishmans Opinion Of an American w ater-
Ing Place-hls views Of fashionable life at Sar-
atoga; Wild Sports of India-seeng the Gle
pant literally; Mr.. Fuz Fees Waiter and
reels Mean; Religion and Loyalty in Quebec;
HydroPhobia; The japanese and the Chinese;
A Poet on the Prsiries; Alexander Dumas; The
Peoples poem; The Value Of a London Dust
Heap; An Abolitionist Quizzed; Hebrew
Women; Couldn't take Joke; Live Cattle
weighed by Measures An EX-GOVERNOR
Amusements; a..-
Mysterious Affair-supposed death Of a husband
through the agency Of his wife; Incendiary
Piot-startling discovery; Scandal In Jersey
City; James River and Ksnawha Canal; Re-
variable Resuscitation; Walkers Programme
sEH In Central America; Attempted Murder and
Robbery in st Louis;
Movements Of the Prince Of Wales; Lady Byron's
Win; A Virginia Canal sold to French Com
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The ARRAY In Wytheville; The Disagreeable-
ness Of Congress Water; Awful Human Sacri-
nce
A Weary Life 1t 10 to have no work to do-a
poem; Keeping Up ApPearances--a very inter-
esting sketch; Execution of Murderers at
Lynchburg and st Louis; The Manner and
Style of English Women Of Rank; Poison
ing Case In Maryland; Getting In Wheat in
Wisconsin; A Steam Carriage Successful on
Common Roads; Interesting from the West
Coast Of Africa; The Daylight Meteor of last
November; Scan. Mag. in California; Arrest
Operations of the Patent Office; The Jackson
~ Democratic Association; The Bell and Everett
:. Club Police Matters; The Park Riot Case;
The Stand Of Colors for the New York Seventh
Regiment.
The National Rifles departure for York, Penn
sylvania; The Seventh Regiment Flag Com
mittee in New York; General Walker and
Nicaragua; The Lelands, in New York, and
the Japanese Hotel Bill;
Interesting Letter from &C. 8. M 1On The
wing in Virginia; Letter from aboard the
Great Eastern on her return trip; The Pnliti-
cal Committees, and the Paraguay Decision;
GAN signs fail In dry weather. Senators Cnus-
man, Of N. c., and Brown, of Miss Mr..
Douglas in Virginia; New York Politics
Playing for Lincoln's Election;
Department News; Editorials; Washington News
and Gossip; Local Intelligence, &c, &C.;
Late news, foreign and domestic, by mail and
telegraph;
Interesting Personal Items;
And great variety Of choice literary articles
both prose and poetry, too mum erous to men
ton.
This is just the paper above all others for per-
sons sojourning in the National Metropolis to
send to their friends at distance. Price only
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prepaid by stamps when so arranged.