Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-23

II The trial of Rev Jacob Harden upon a
charge OF poisoning his wife, was continued on
Thursday, at Belvidere, n. j. The testimony of
Dr. Chiffon, who was upon the stand for several
hours, was conclusive as to the fact of the lady
having persisted from repeated doses of white
arsenic, The physicians, three In number who
conducted the autopsy, testified to the same fact.
II Miss Mary Smoot, of Kanawha, Va,
while counting some money in the house of a
relative one day last week, was suddenly seized
from behind and chOked until she became insen-
slble, and was then robbed of Sii3 in $50 gold
pieces. negro named Bill has been recognised
as one of the perpetrators.
The GEORGIA LOTTERIES ABoLIsHEp.-All the
Georgia lottery grants are foreclosed by prohib-
ton Of the drawings under penal enactment Of
the State Legislature to take effect the LIST day
or June next The act was passed in November
at the last legislative session, and the owners of
legaliZed grants are making arrangements to close
up the business.
MARRYING AT HONE-The Baltimore Clipper
says the new code of MARYLAND on page 2Ss saws:
That if any person belonging to this state shall
20 out of this state, and marry with any person be-
longing to this state, without license or publica
ton, each Of said parties, on conviction shall be
tIned one hundred dollars"
COMFORT on CoNFORT.-CC {. Willard brother
of the Willard of Willards' Hotel celebrity at
Washington, has. with Mr.. Jos Segar taken the
Hygeia Hotel at Old Point Comfort, Va , and will
commence giving comfortable doses of comfort
aided by comfortable sea breeZes on the first day
of June next
IL The Bath (Me) Times says :-'s During
the trial of case in court Saturday, a witness
having stated that he had two married sisters
was requested to tell their ages. Objection was
made by the opposing counsel, but Judge Kent
ruled that, being married ladies, it was not I'M
lawful to know their ages"
U The Lafayette (nd.) Journal says the sher-
III OF that county recently took Young fellow to
the lunatic asylum from that place, who is re-
markedly handsome, and whose insanity is be-
leved to have been produced by a morbid de-
velOpment Of his self-conceit.
ia said that Kenneth Paynor oF Moth
Carolina, intends to support the nominee of the
charleston Convention, and that he will shortly
come out against the ad valorem dogma on which
Pool is running for Governor.
IL DIR. Alvin Blakesley of Utica. New York.
dentist, mysteriously disappeared at sea- from
the steamship Augusta, on Monday last 1t is
supposed lie was drowned during temporary fit
Of insanity.
IVA genteellooking English youth of twenty
was arrested in New York a day or two since for
having abscOnded from London with 81, 900 of
his employers money, and will be returned by
the next steamer.
is charged with Outraging the person of a married
lady, whom be was attending professionally and
legal proceedings have been commenced against
him.
IL The Memphis ENQUIRER of the 18th instant
reports that the town of Lewisburg, Conway
county. Arkansas, was entirely DESTROYED BY fire
several Gays since. No particulars are as yet re-
Ceived.
IL odLhC III the SuOe UdQe uO"n East
has resulted in throwing out of employ the poorer
class of workmen, who are seeking other employ
Inent Many are entering the fishing fleet.
IL Philippe Taglion, the father of the cele
brated dancer Maria Taglion, has recently at
the age OF 3 years been successfully relieved of
cataract in his eye.
HI c. s. Trainer, a lawyer, of Steubenville,
has recovered a verdict of S3, 500 against J. C..
Wright, for SANDER and malicious prosecution.
IL The city of Quebec, being largely in debt
IS IontrivlnS to drag in large suburban district
to help bear the weight of taxation