Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-15

iTAt Macon, Miss, on Wednesday last, while
two men, engaged in rsmming a cartridge into
cannon, In use for firing In honor of the the State
having seeded the man at the touchhoe removed
bis finger to allow the air to enter the cannon
Immediately went off; the two hands of each man
Were carried away, and all four arms will have to
be amputated. The surgeons are prosPering.
ItTThere is said TO be a species of worm that
eats into the dykes Of Holland and occasionally
endangers the overflow of the whole country. In
the event of an Infatuated warfare between the
North and the South, might there not be trouble.
some animals eating through the levee of the
Mississippi in high water, The bare thoug bit is
one Of terror.-Prentice.
liza letter from Berlin states that the severe
cold which prevailed during the funeral Of the
late King, caused illness among many of the per-
sons who were present. More than 2OJ of the
soldiers, who lined the streets, were obliged to
60 into the hospital and some of them have since
died number Of horses have also perished
from the same cause.
II , The Niagara Falls Gazette tells story of
two young ladies who were Promenading along
tee street recently, when one Of them slipped and
came down on the icy pavement like a thousand
Of brick" Jumping quickly up, she exclaimed,
SOTO rOce: "Before another winter I'll have man
TO hang on to; see If don't F"
The SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION The
Charleston Mercury has information that the South
Carolina State Convention will at an early day be
summoned together again, with a view to the
action Of the Montgomery Convention or Congress
and without any reference to Fort Sumter.
III The total number Of hands employed In
the English cotton factories in 1856, was 379 190
the estimated number of persons indirectly de-
pendent In cotton manufactures 10 600 600 Eng
land obtained from other sources than the United
States $50, 600 bales.
NJ Carl Klenman deposited $500 In bag, in
his cellar, some time ago, thinking II would be
safer there than I'm bank. On going to his hoard
on Friday he found the bag gnawed open and
the bills gone. On examination, S148 worth of
torn bills were recovered In a rats nest.
FRANCE AND THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY
When the subject Of the recognition Of the South
ern Confederacy was broached 10 Louis Napoleon,
not long ago, he significantly remarked that,
though Cotton might be King, he had not been
crowned yet
III On Friday night prisoner confined In the
Baltimore city jail after having away the bars
of his window with old case knife, and letting
himself down IS feet to the ground, in few hours
returned and aroused the jailor with pilite re-
quest to be shown Into his room.
IL negro woman, owned by Mr. Robert
Balow, Of Powhatan county, Va gave birth to
five children within thirty i've minutes one night
| last week. The children Were all living at last
| accounts. The woman 10 twenty three years OF
| age.
IL The depth Of snow In New Hampshire al
the present time Is said to be almost paralele
Measurements made Of the quantity fallen up to
the present time show that in all there has been
| about seventy inches.
| UE. p Pressy has recovered sI75 from
George Worth, and which, by the statute, is to be
| Wednesday.
| III Henry Billion fell in factory at Buffalo
\ on Monday, and was impaled on a nail rod
which entered the small Of the back ten inches
There are but small hopes Of his recovery
| liza piece Of land was recently sold In London
at the rate Of Sl 800 600 per acre. sufficient to cover
II with silver equal TO half dollar In thickness
| III Recently, woman obtained divorce In
| d. fance County, Ohio, aud married ser ond
husband In the afternoon of the same day.
| III A bet Of 500 was recently taken In Jeffer.
sou, No, that no man In the city could play Ham
Let In three days study.