Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-05

II In one Of the city churches In st. Louis
letely, an eloquent divine, while earnestly sup.
plicaiing at the Throre OF Grace that pesce might
again spread her gentle wings over our beloved
country, said Put one hand on the North, o,
Lord, and the other on the South, and say to the
raging clements, pezce, be still" An elderly
man from lndiana-a private in one Of the regi-
meEts stationed there-in!eTruptCd the reverend
Ecntlemsn at this point by saying, distinctly:
No, Lord-put both hands on the South, and
make her stay In the Union"
lU-Accordlng to the Chicago Tribune Of the
18th Inst, much alarm begins to be manifested
thr' uEhout Northern illinois with regard to the
ccHlHs crops Of spring grain. Daring four or
~ weeks IL has rained almost daily, TIL the soil
j thoroughly saturated with water as TO preclude
ne possibility for some time Of either slowing,
sowing or painting.
The Fur TRADE.-The Halifax Express, speak
ing Ct the present state of the fur trade says This
branch Of industry, like most others, has been
affected by the civil wer In America. Many de-
s"TptiOns Of fur have fallen of fully 20 per cent.
in Drr> The trade has, for the most part, been
lucrative one, and Halifax enjoys a small share
- the profits eccruirg theref.om.
IL The papers Of Southern Indiana and Gen.
tai tennessee report that the wheat, grain and
f5nit crops give promise of more abundant and
healthy yield than for many years past. The late
TYiaS. IL appears, have been wide spread, visiting
earth.
IL Oil is sent down the Allegheny river from
til City and Tidioute in boxes. They a made
- Ct Is BY Z feet, and filed from the wells
" tanks along the creeks; twenty are fastened to-
}6lber 10 form a river d 'et This feet is run to
lItSburg, where the oil 10 put into barrels and
forwarded to market
-Messrs. Poole Il Hunt OF Woodbury., near
Baltimore, have completed and have now ready
f"i shipment Sem Ere engine for the city OF
GIaYsqI'l!, In South America. II is somewhat
CiEereEt II construction TO those used In Balti-
more, out IS powerful engine, and small enough
4" oe used with facility.
REFORMING THE SCHOOLS The loyal Common
'"ihcIi OF nashville, acting under the protection
CtCoV. Johnson, have made sweeping reform
IN the schoola of the city, in which seces,ionist
heis have been employed. Hereafter all
.-as gers must take the oath Of allegiance or re-
siS2 their position.
IL On the battlefield at Pittsburg Landing
Ca poor fellow, boy, who could not have been
ger fourteen, was found living against tree, a
Anfe In bis hand, with which he had carved the
ts;'ers John Dan. The was bu: partly finished,
Mten death had compelled him TO give up the
i'ioohy task OK carving lis own epi.aph.
u : Andrew Johnson has quietly notified the
A4Ed:d over the aS.e's Of tina. Institution to The
ms! leaders TcSpOGsible for every centcf interest
~ state had In IT, They are very serrowful, for
II any OF them have great possessions.
" A large nImaer Of men are out of employ
IasHi at Nashville, and manufacturers Of all kinds
&c SLihost entirely suspended, Capitalists are
%i'Alc 10 invest ;aeir money, and the local su-
tho'ities cannot relieve the distress, The city
IS
ia letter fro n Mt Pleasaut, Iowa, april II
says, II Is SIX weeks after the usual time Of sow
m spring wheat, get Owing to the wet weather
nc wheat was then scwed. The waters were
hiSher than for ls years and still rising.
10 The Pope OF Rome and the Gar Of Russia
have come TO an understanding in regard to the
Catholics In the Russian dominions, and diplo-
L-Ec relations (iong srsPended) have been re-
Aewec between the two potentates.
U-A Mrs Cavanah living in the suburbs Of
Detroit, walked hcune from town, and was so in
dignant (Oeing 6runk) that her husband had not
supper ready, sac deliberately sharpened q knife,
Gcd murdered him.
:D-A w:tchms ker Of Cheep,ida, London. DAVIS
J tD guinees-upwards OF S, OOO-for an adver-
tisement covering the last page Of the catalogue
book OF the Great Exhibition That beats Bon
ner.
iIJ-A new feature las recently been introduced
al balls and paT.ies in Paris. The supper is not
served on one long table, usual, btt OF little
ees az each CT which presides LADY Of the
company. The innovation proves great success.
IL The Tory candidate for Parliament, at a
special election In Preston. England, was chosen
o. so mal0riiv eve: Liberal and Temperance
candidate, Dat ii is estimated to have cost the
Toy round $50, coo.
u Tie patriotic Germans Of Cincinnati have
11sI subscribed % 20 IN aid OF our sick and
wounded soldiers at Pittsburg Landing. The
%s-maa ere first IN the ranks, and among the
Esa3:es! to give when they Go not fight.
Uzr The Emperor OF Russia has conferred upoa
ton, the decoration Of knight Of the order Of Ct.
sStaEislaus.
IDA collision occurred on the Northern Gen.
trail Railway Yesterday. near sunbury, Pennsyl-
Tehia, slightly damaging several cars, but In
I1ElDS no one.
= vessel has left Boston with a thousand
tuns Of Ice FOR New Orleans and three more yes.
se!s with similar cargces will soon sail for the
sane port.
II Nj. J. NJ. McKim has resigned hi. post a.
corresponding secretary Of the Pennsylvania
ALtl-sIsVeFy Society, after an incumbency Of
i%eHty-;wo years.
IL letter from Southwestern Missouri says
u Is not an uncommon thing to find persons there
wIo have not seen newspaper in seven years.
II The l0,h anniversary of the Northern Home
Tor friendess Children was celebrated in Phila-
delphia, May LIST.
II Messrs Stewart & Co of New York, have
dnnsted to the Princeton Theological Seminary
the Tnunihcent sum Of $50, coo.
II The appearance of the fall wheat plant in
Upper Canada is unusually good wherever the
heids have sufficient drainage.
II We guess the New Orleans Picayune feels
row as If IL were hardly worth Its name-Lox,s-
TiNs Journal.
iJ-The branch office OF the Baltimore CITY
Passenger Railway was robbed on Thursday
n.G hi Of s2J5 s., In notes and coin
IL The first vessel bearing the slamese flag
las entered the port Of Bremen, where she was
originally purchased by the King Of Siam.
~ CSPt lesson, has stated that the Monitor
E1aboa's Tor the lakes may be built at a cos, of
aC; more than 500 600 each.
- EIsy-H hundred collected In New York.
we recently seni TO John Davis ''the man who
ta' OF the powder"
- Tie -. Paul Press gays that the tide Of
emigration fof TIE Las Kstchewan gold mine. has
eiieody sei IN, Chiefly fTon Canada.
H. Col Olnslsad, the rebel commander AZ
Ic'' fiis.ai, is native OF kidgeheld, CT.
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