Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-21
THE EVENING STAR.
NEWS ITEMS.

The nubI,c school property of st. Louis is
to be seized FOR the debts Of the city
snb.criptions are being received in Liver
pool for the widow Of capt harrison: Up 70 the
r-Gov. Ramsey, Of Minnesota, has refused to
pardon or commute in the case of Mrs Bilansky,
the murderess, and she will be executed on the
sd Of March, at st. Paul, says the Pioneer.
The EcLIPsE-The eclipse Of the moon on
Monday evening was visible at the White Noun
tains, ~ H. The storm which prevailed on the
coast did not extend to the mountain districts
UThe explorations of Capt. Page, Of the South
American exploring expedition, have been ex-
tended to the headwateTs Of the Paraguay, 2 900
miles above tide-water.
ITAn enterprising citizen Of New Jersey has
prepared ponds for the purpose of raising frogs
for the table. They readily command the price
Of one dollar per hundred at wholesale. Frogs
are becoming a common article of food
THE IRREPRKssIBLE CoNFLIcr.-Ths Republi-
cans in Warren county, ". j., have organized
Chicago Club of Fighting Mea" for the cam:
paign. In Trenton, club has also betn formed
and officers chosen.
H. The Legislature of Maryland having ap-
pointed a committee to inquire of the Governor
whether he had sent congratulations to Speaker
Pennington upon his election, Gov. Hicks replies,
declining, from motives Of dignity, to satisfy the
interrogatory.
IL Henry McAuley, a well known citizen of
St Louis, was killed, on Monday evening last, in
affray with p. F. Shecksn. Sheken charged
McAuley with insulting lady, and struck him
in the face with his clenched hand, breaking the
bones.
II The kentucky Legislature has fixed $50
as the sum to be charged as license for the first
billiard table, and one hundred dollars for each
other. One party was in favor Of taxing each five
hundred dollars, and another of not taxing the
game dt all
III The Siamese twins are still living In Surry
county, North Carolina At late revival the
wife Of Chang was baptised. Chang and Eng
seemed to be much concerned for themselves, and
requested an interest in the prayers of the minis
IVA negro sweep, aged eleven, was found on
Friday by the police of Baltimore dying from
long-continued exposure to cold while sick. An
Investigation will be held. as his master, Lewis
n. Bennett, is charged with cruelty and neglect
of the miserable child.
ELorEAENT.-A married man, named John
Moore who resides In Cayuga county, New York,
had been employed In the family. The wife of
the guilty husband followed the amorous couple
to Detroit, and then gave up the chase.
DAMAGES FOR PERSONS KILLED-A bill has
passed the Legislature Of Texas giving the heirs
and legal representatives. Of persons killed by neg
ligence Of common carriers civil remedy for
damages The bill also provides like remedy
fof damages against any person who waHtonly
and without cause kills another.
II There was great John Brown demonstra-
zion at Newcastle upon-Tyne, in England, late
~, at which Geo Thompson made speech gloIi-
flying John Brown. Mr.. Thompson concluded
the lines from Aytoun's Laws Of Scottish Cava-
liers," referring to the Earl of Montrose.
u II lie stated that the Emperor of the French
proposes to establish permanent exhibition of
The produce Of all nations at the Pdlais de rIndus
trie, in the Champs Elysees; Paris. Specimens
of any kind may there be exhibited and sold,
and there will be no limit to the number of echan-
Hons or samples.
II Last Sunday, two large and influential
churches in Accomac county. Va. formerly be-
!?nging to the Philadelphia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, by a unanimous
vote, placed themselves under the charge of the
preacher ir charge Of the Eastville Circuit of the
Virginia Conference.
JANUARY AND MAYA wedding took place in
Detroit the other day, between aged female of
sixty five, aud Young man OF twenty-one They
were cousins; and on uniting themselves in matri-
lncny became possessed of ten thousand dollars by
Request. The donor Of this money had. upon his
death-bed willed them ave thousand dollars each,
under conditions they married in the family
The tribune PHILOSOPHER on THE PREsI-
DENCY.-The Chicago Tribune says that public
opinion Is somewhat divided concerning Horace
GTeeley's position on the Fresidency-whether he
- in favor of Douglas or Bates whether his late
letter magnifying Mr.. Douglas strength was de-
signed to give that person lift at Charleston or
Mr.. Bates a lift at Chicago.
PRISONERS REscUED.-The Jail at Wayerly
Tenn, was broken into by a mob of thirty we'll
armed desperadoes on the 10th instant who re-
leased six prisoners charged with offences of vari-
Gus grades from larceny to murder. The ruIilans
carried the jailer I've miles from the town. They
nre believed subsequently to have robbed two
mails.
u The New York ticket swindlers have had
Scotch earl for victim, though not for Il quies-
cent one. The Earl of Southesk who has been
on visit here, was taken In by these syndlers
and sold return ticket for S25 more than the
regular price. He complained to the Mayor, and
the money was refunded, but, as usual, the swind-
lers were left unpublished.
III In the United States Senate on Thursday
Mr.. Hale made himself and his auditory merry OF,
the pseudo works of art with which the CAPITOL
is dishSured, signalizing especially the spurious
and Persico's columbus" likened by the
facetious Senator to a diss;pated player Of nine
pins.
iDrA Slave boy, named Barras was arrested
III New Orleans, on the 9th ult. charged with
having disposed Of SO 900 of his masters money
without authority. The master, who was an old
Frenchman, refused to allow the boy to be fop-
ged, Ginning that he was s'too smartD and that
he had done his business for thirty years
IL memorial has been presented to the New
York Legislature asking for a law granting to
southern men the rig ht to stay in the State unmo-
Tested with their negro slaves for period of nine
months The memorial is signed BY over twelve
hundred persons, mostly merchants and is said to
De a strong one 1t has been referred to the jul
dietary committee; but there is too much black
republicanism in the New York Legislature to
permit any hope that its fate will be less lenient
than strangling in the committee
u The shoeInakers strike at Natick, Mass,
las leo 10 general suspension of business there
manufacturers had been putting out some S,UUO
pairs Of shoes per day, which number is now
reduced below 900. The movement has ex
tended to Lynn, Haverhill, and Marblehead,
where meetings have been held and is said tn
embrace operatives in all the principal shoe and
boot manufacturing towns throughout Massachu-
eens. Moses Breed, shoe manufacturer of LYNN
has failed. Liabilities S75. OOC
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