Evening star., 1862-06-07

IL The Atlanta COnfsdeTacy proposes. and the
Petersburg Express endorses heartily, 'sthst Beau
r'ga;d, Secretary Randolph. or Jet. Davis, issue
an order, and have IL faithfully executed, that for
every lady In New Orleans who Is maltreat-d or
IIsulied oV the hiIeing thieves, under The license
al their devilish commander, ten Lincoln prison
eTS, now In oar hands, be put to death"
ID Judge Catron has caused rule to be en-
tered directing the release Of the several printing
offices OF Nashville, against which contscaiion
proceedings have been instituted by the proprI-
eors giving bonds for the delivery of the property
when the cases shall be adjudicated, X the &C.
tioas be sustained.
IL salt manufacturing at Saginaw, Michigan,
steadily grows IN importance. By mex. Septem-
Der there VIII be In operation at that place no less
iean hfty-nine salt blocks The capacity of work
OF this extent may be judged from the fact that a
slhgIe DOCK there hiss produced 010 barrels
within about eight months.
iDBily Wilson occupies the splendid resi-
dence, st PeEsscola, CT the rebel Stephen r
Mallory. Billy, n "a said lives IKE Lord in
ais new quarters, and walks about with pola
headed Charter oak cane, with Msllory's name
ne took possession.
TOTAL,ECLIPsz OF The Moon A total eclipse
OF The mcOa, visible thT0Gg hout the United States
occurs on the night Of "Wednesday, the Ilth inst
Ihe duf,tlon OF the whole eclipse will be three
hours and seventeen minutes, and during sixty
two Hi1utes the moon will be wholly Immersed
4 n the shadow Of the earth
AN EXCHANGE PRoPosED-Mrs Gen. Lee and
MIS- Oea beauTegdTd are now within our lIres
lfthsy will pardon the apparent want Of gallant
". we propose 10 exchange them for their hus-
bands, Can the chivalric husbands be so unpal-
!ant as 70 refuse to accept our offer ?-Pr0uidsnc.
Journal.
u A Democratic State Convention will he
held at Columbus, Ohio, on the 4th Of July for
the nomination OF State officers In Minnesota
TIE Democrats meet at 81. Paul on the 2i OF JuIy
for the same purpose. In Iowa they assemble al
DesMoines on the nth Of July.
II The peach trees In western New York have
seldom given promise Of so large a crop as now
The crop prospects in the Northwest are no: so
good OF late, owing TO cold weather and heavy
rains This 10 true particularly In Iowa and IIlf-
nois-
II The arrivals at Montreal from SCI this
season have fallen Cf fully one half as con- pared
with the same time last year. so far II yezssls
have come In while Last year, Up to this dste lis
had been berthed.
II The Old School General Assembly have
directed the oPe1ing of CORES eJp9ndence with the
New School Gnd United PRESBYTERIAN Churches,
with a view TO union Of thOSe bodies in one
general organ -a;ion.
IL The New Orleans papers of the Sth CON-
plain bitterly tia, the butchers In that city refuse
Confederate notes In market. /! they can get no.
thlnS bnt worthless paper, let them sell nothing
but spoiled Iheat.
ID-ln Nashville, cotton sold on Saturday at o.
cents for U ai0n and Pldniers bank notes Planters
refuse ali other money for cstion.
IL The aggregate iOsses by Ire In Boston last
wear were Si77, 81. TaeiEsurznces amounted to
@3i9Gig.
IL Tine King OF Madagascar has narrowly
escaped assassination from the hands of his cousin
VINO asrlres u the throne