Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-07

Urm saw Sambo, does We know what makes
de corn grow so fast when you put the manure on
IT."
NOW, I'll list tell you. when de corn begins
70 smell de mansre ii don't like de 'fumery, 90
hurries out oh de ground and gifts up rs high a.
possible, 20 as not to breathe the bad air"
AN UsPRoFIrABLx PoLIrIcAL OReAN.-The
Charleston Mercury gives the history Of tina
paper for thirty-fve years-durng which II refers
TO the fate Of Its editors after this fashion The
hrst ruined-the second barely earned a narrow
subsistance-the third injured, but sold out In
time-the fourth died ruined man, and the ffth
is ourselves, Of whom we shall say nothing"
RKFusINs TO SILL CorroS ON TINK.One q
the most prominent business houses In tns East
offered TO purchase 600 bales of cotton In mis-
city, few days ago, for 10Ac, at two months
The Eastern house was undoubted, but the factor
refused because Of the unsettled state OF AFFAIRS
Norfolk Day Book.
IL Captain Montgomery, now agurtng In
the Kansas raids is about 40 years Of age,
built, and Of much GOODNESS and courage. He 10
a Ksntnckian and was q resident Of Missouri, and
pro-slavery man till the opening Of Kansas for
settlement. In 1859 he led party to Fort Scott
and released some men held there as prisoners.
ID Paris possesses at present sos newspapers ;
~ Of these, rs treating Of politics and national
economy, haze 10 deposit a security In the hands
of the Government; 400 devoted to art, science,
literature, industry, commerce. and agriculture
The most ancient Of the latter 10 the Journal des
Swans, and dates from the year 1865.
u Says the Louisville Democrat, the most for
tnnate nan that we know Of nowadays 10 Sharpe,
the maker Of rifles. The southern ultras aud the
abolitionists are each buying them. We have an
idea that he looks upon the present difficulties
with the pious resignation that an undertaken
does upon prevailing epidemic.
POLITICAL RELlGIoN.-It Ii said that every
Episcopal clergyman in CHARLESTON has omitted
the usual prayer for President of the United
states. Perhaps, they have neglected to read, of
late the ID verse Of the I'd chapter Of Pauls first
apostle to Timothy.
UA negro slave burglar entered the shop of
Glenn, at Narhville, Tenn, on Saturday, night
week, and stole a champagne basket Of shoes; re-
turning for another forav, he was caught by Mr.
Glenn's honest slave Giles, and the plupder re-
covered
III Five masked burglars broke into the hous.
OF Mr. John Strickler, near Philadelphia. early or
MONDAY morning, and while there ransacked the
house. two stood over the old people with pistols
they then tore up sheet tied their victims e
the bed, and decamped with their plumber.
II In an omnibus, the other day, politica
into fun by the remark Of an old man who had
been listening In silence for quarter Of an hour
''They talk, !" said ne, ''abOut disunion; for my
part, say let 'sm diSsoIHts, let's all dissoIxte.
ID The Worcester (Mass Spy saws: The liz.
fant found on Cushnan's doorstep In Ellington
few days since, is to be named Stephen A
Douglas, for the reason that the little sucker wa,
In search Of bis mother"
JOHN BRowS AND HIS STxPArHIzERs-It 1.
stated that on the day Of the first anniversary Of
the execution of ''Old Brown" his death wal
alluded TO In nearly all Of the colored churchet
Of Philadelphia.
tFA little boy was sufccated In the bran room
OF Brummels Mills, Manc hester, Va on Tuesday
the falling bran covering him before he could ex
tricate himself
III. Tie Rev. H. Hillard, of Ala, is out in
Letter denying report that he is opposed to Sc