Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-06

III The merchants OF Boston talk Of ntting
OUT steamer Of ten heavy guns, and crew OF
OF Mexico, and capture any piratical vessel which
may be sailing under the authority Of JEFF Davis.
The Governors co operation 10 asked All the
Newfoundland fshermen will be down upon
Southern commerce before long.
IL The ladies Of Chelsea, Mass, have uni
formed a company Of 20 men They worked all
day on Saturday and Sunday, and completed 20
packages for them, each package containing two
gray flannel shirts. two towels, two pocket hand
kerchiefs, a package Of linen for bandsges,
package OF lint, buttons, cotton and linen thread,
sticking plaster, and pin cushion well filed
with pins.
IDA lady has enlisted with her husband. in
one Of the regiments about to proceed to WASH
ington from Philadelphia, and they have entered
their names upon the roll al brothers. The lady
Is the exact size Of her husband, and wears a suit
Of his clothes. She is determined to go with him
through the war, and to die with her husband II
need be. They have no children.
II The young ladies Of New Bedford, Mass =,
have set patriotic example, in a little way, to
every city In the Union They have taken the
Union rosette business in their own hands, them
they are sold at 25 cents, and the money appro-
priated to the Volunteer Fund. What a trade
our school misses could do here II they org anizsd
III A shoemaker Of bingham. hearing the
sound OF dSuuis, rushed to the street and Joined
company at once, AZ IL was on the march. He was
unable to bid adieu to his family, and the next
morning his shop was found unlocked his leather
still soaking in the tub, and his lamp vet burning
on his deserted bench.
IL The coast guard and gun boat movement
goes on bravely at Boston. The gun-boat mount.
Ing eight-inch, and ithirty-two-pounder guns,
Is commenced, and will be under steam In less
than 90 days. -Four thousand FIVE hundred dollars
have already been subscribed for the beat and
&c. 500 for the coast guard project.
III A supposed ghost at ST. Louis tumbled
heidforemost down some stairs where IL was cut
ting up some FRANKS, and produced very unspirt-
ed racket aud groans. The alarming apparition
his feet In the white sheet he had wrapped around
him. He will not soon attempt such sport again.
ID The five hundred hands of a shirt factory
at New Haven, went to work Monday morn
Ing, on the manufacture OF five hundred mattresses
for army service, and by noon the entire number
were completed. The noble girls all volunteered
their services, and would accept no pay
ID The Town Hall is alive with the patriotic
industry Of $50 Burlington, VT, ladies-some
with the shears and the pattern cutting out gar
ments for the volunteers, and the rest with their
needles putting the work to2ether-while the
hum Of dozen sewing machines add to the life
Of the scene, and push on the work.
IL The Goshen, n. Y, Democrat states that
ID II. Haight, wealthy resident Of that village
has offered to equip, in the best manner and at
bis own personal expense, company Of one hun
dred men, or less number, If they can be en-
listed
IL Inc commune on the Boston City Council
have engaged Mr.. King, the eronaut, to make
two ascensions from the Common on Fourth OF
July, In the balloons "Queen Of the Air" and
"Star Spangled Banner.n The sum Of 81 900 will
be paid for the same
III A man was taken and hung on Monday
week by the citizens Of Bloomington, Ill for
placing distractions on the track Of the Illinois
Central railroad to throw off the train containing
troops.
ITThe once Mrs. Forrest lives In good STYLE
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her condition, has troops Of friends, and is as at
t.active as ever
H. The patriotic students Of Harvard College
have organized four companies, one for each class