Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-19

UrM. Leverrier believes that the spots on the
suns disc are clouds In the atmosphere His
opinion is that the sun Is not luminous body on
account Of Its high temperature, but that 1t is
huge solid or liquid body surrounded by an at
mosphere. A common opinion respecting the
Constitution ofthe sun is that it has a luminous
| atmosphere but an Opaque body, and that the
| spots seen on the sun are open spaces formed by
unknown causes In the luminous atmosphere
This subject Is still shrouded in mystery and on
this very account IL excites more general interest
IL The following is the substance of a bin
now pending before the Vermont Legislature: "a
divorce from the bonds Of matrimony NAV be
granted when either Of the parties is an habtual
drunkard, or shall have Joined any religious sect
society which processes to believe the relation
Of husband and wife to be unlawful, or rsfases TO
/ eohabit trih each other for the period Of three
years" According TO the above provision, a
wrangling or Indifferent couple have but to agree
to live apart for three years. and they are divorced
for the asking.
IL In a recent case in London, an omnibus
driver arrested and fined by the Court for not
drawing up and allowing volunteer company to
cross the street in front of him, he having at
tempted 10 drive Trough them, thereby cndan-
gering their lives. The Court ruled that In case
Of any procession whether military or civil, even
procession Of charity children, across a street,
vehicles are bound to pull up, az otherwis. Sc
rious injury, and perhaps death itself mighl en-
sue.
III Two unknown drunken boys went into
| the fruit store Of an Italian named Ferrari. in
Cincinnati. on Thursday, and asked for whisky,
which being refused, they filed their pockets
with fruit, and on being turned out Of the store
| stabbed Ferrari in the breast and escaped, but
were taken the next day. They are about 81 ixteen
years old. Ferrari 10 still living but as his lungs
have been penetrated, there is little hope for bis
| recovery.
III The .nunicipal government Of Paris is ma.
| sing series OF experiments with electric light,
| nxing powerful reflector In all Ae different
quarters Of the capital by turns This means of
/ Illumination presents great advantages over gas
/ lamps; but, while the electric light projects ts
rays to great distance. 1t possesses the drawback
| Of brilliancy entirely too dazzling for the pur-
pose to which 1t is sought to apply II.
ID number OF bricks, of bright red color,
4 longer and wider than those In present use, and
bearing evidences Of having been carefully pressed
| and burnt, were discovered in an ancient brick
kiln recently exhumed bv some workmen near
Memphis Those relies Of ancient race ha We
| been buried for untold years; the earth around
| showing no signs Of ever having been disturbed
/ ip The London &c. W. Prototype says tina,
| on Tuesday evening James Grifith, scotsman,
made fire Of all his papers of returned seeds for
| 1860, In order to make way for the new stock as
well 90 to show the public that he intends to make
| this annual custom. Such honesty In his line OF
| business is worthy Of imitation by all seedsmen
/ II The Vermont Legislature has passed law
against observation-disclosures 10 years impris-
onment or IS 600 fine; aids, seconds or surgeons,
Of the State, who attend prizefght in either ca
pecity oEt Of fAs State, TO receive the same pun.
L ishment.
| III letter from Stephen Battey, of Topeka,
hassas, 70 gentleman at Providence, r I.wh here
he formerly resided, states that a woman and her
4 nve children had been found dead from starva.
tion In that vicinity, and that there were MANY
families with not weeks provision on hand, or
| any means to get more.
IL curiosity hunter in Salem recentlv .o,a
to a collector in Hartford a copper cent for s75.
/ Ii was the coin known - the aHfpley copper >;
the sr.t copper cent Of Connecticut, dated 1851,
ana sIucf oy biac ismith named Aigley: But
three specimens Of this ancient coin are known to
| be In existence.
| u An abject sottish pair, Arthur Keenan, and
his wife, Were found In q hole IN the ground with
,neir io9, children at Philadelphia, on Sunday;
TWO OF the children were stark naked, and all
scantily covered with straw. Rum and fghting
have locg been the business In life of the psrent
| III crowd Of depraved characters had a
bloody nght in a den at 81. Louis on Friday night
face because he would not treat her; Massey dew
knife on Molly, and was shot in the breast by
harrison The police arrested the whole party
| UGA whole family was burned on the prairies
near near FoIs Dodge, on the lst. Daniel Swfarengen,
l wns ana Tour children, were overtaken by prai-
re hte, while In their wagan. The poor father
Tying to rescue his family, was dreadfulIy burnt
he escaped with his life, but IL sightless
| lO An old fintlock musket was won at a
friday who, not knowing IL was loaded, snapped
It, and the charge entered the body of little gi,s
mah2nne ner frightfully. She died instantly
IC A raid on the brothels at Syracuse wa,
made on Thursday night to avenge the shooting
OF young Gordon. Several hundred dolIars worth
OF furniture was destroyed; the police arrested
four Of the ringieaders, who are held 70 bail. -
| u A horse took fright at locomotive at Bal
| nmore on sunday, and ran away In front Of The
engine, which soon overlook the cart knocr.S
boy out, smashed the cart, and killed the horse.
IO The Hon. John Kelly, for many wear, Ii.
editor Of the Exeter tN lNews-Letief, died a
that place; aged a. He had hlied many places o.
| IL A drunken cooper, Hartman Ting. cam
mtted suicide at 81 Louis fortnig ht AGO 6ecaus.
OF bis poverty. His body was found in the rive
| On Thursday, 4ELg.f t.--IE 80 :
/ ID stephen J. Decker hanged himselfiu Phil
| sdeiphia, on Sunday, because his restaurant di1
| not pay as well AZ he hoped. use
| -HyR J. Yancey and Mr. 6ailor, editors O
tne Memphis Avalanche, hs We recently been mur
defoasiy assaulted by unknown rowdies.
! ia man named Page recently killed Mr.
nn In TeIas, for which be was forthwith
W John Jefferson lest both his legs, at Du