Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-20

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bshaso Indians and the sale of their resersa
ton, as passed.
The Senate Till to provide for National
Currency was taken up In The evening session,
ard discussed by Messrs. Spauiding and Fen
ton. --.- % .--.
The Romantic Marriage of capt. Souther.
land, Of tine Ram Queen of the W est.
The Yszoo river eerrespondentO of the Chicago
IceainS Journal gives the following account Of
the marriage OF Capt. Edward w. Switzerland
Of the famous ram Queen of the West, with
wealthy Southern lady:
On the 18th Of January, as a division OF the
naval forces {of which the q ueen of the West
wac a psTt) " as proceeding up the Mississippi
river, they encountered a very violent and
hiincing snow storm, which compelled them to
make landing, which they did ut the 10 wSr
end Of Island No. So, at place called Rescue
Miss, and against the plantation of u b. autifui
AID fascinating young widow. Some Of the
men on the fleet set fire TO her cotton GIN con-
tanning lis bales of cotton, destroying the
whole. The widow, living alone on the plauta-
hon, and b. ing very much alarmed, imme-
olaieiy sert 70 the feet TO ask protection Tor
herself and property. The note happened to
lie handed 10 Capt. Switzerland.
The gallant captain Immediately replied in
person. and, after seeing her, undertook com
piiance with her request, by laying violent
siree TO her heart; and, as the suit proved
fairly carried it by storm; for, before the 1leet
was ready 10 get again under way, the fair
wlcow had consented 10 become n wife And
here came what SEEMED TO be almost insur-
MCuntaDie GIN guilty; Bat our Trend the
proved himself as gallant in love he is val
isEt in war Get married there ne could not,
and 90 away and leave her he would not Now
what WIGS he to do-the feet ordered down the
river, and 70 way of getting married. Surely,
here was dilemma; but the captain never de-
SPARED, and Capt. Pritchett q ). N, CON-
manGlng the eunboat Ty Ter. and Capt White
A Y. I'll. U. - A, commanding the ram Horner,
came TO the rescue, and il was decided 10 Ia We
the wedding on board ship.
80, cesCftinS home, land, negroes and ALL the
St.CGSh u " lptt md
toaro Tie ram Homer, to remain until the W. d.
eng day. Which was to BE- upon the nt xt day
fut onel following. Everything was now ar
rang d, and he feet arrived safely at its an
ehoIage ut The mouth of the YaZUO river, ten
NIL : above NlcEsburg, on Saturday, the Path
INST. frtpaI atoms Tor the weddiB 2 feast were
st once made, ard in the evening lie. nanny
couple were uni'ed in holy bonds Of miiri.
monY CT board TIC guEbOat yler, by he Rs.y
Dr swan, chaplain OF the lUith Illinois regi-
menf, IN ihe presence OF all The commanding
officers OF tie gunboats and rams-Admirai
Porter giving away the bride.
Eft6r doing justice to q splendid supper,
pr,I aro d ~ CAP tain Pri;chett and pa 81 ~ an
hour or TWO very pleasantly, the purity broke
up; not HOWE yer, before the off GERS had pledged
each other IN the usual Saturday evening
cast-'SweethCarts and Wives" The bride
was dressed beautifully, In heavy white
ate red-shk dress, and everything 10 mach.
ne ofhcoIs were all dressed I'm full dress uni
5oTm, and the cabin was decorated with tue
f,aIs and STRIVES, the happy couple standing
urCer them curing the ceremony
The incident IF q wedding Is a novel one in
naval warfare, and The present one will long
be r memtered b. the officers CT the service in
connection with +he siege of Vigksburg To
use The words of a com manding offirtr present.
lie thought il must &c snrsly harbihrar of
peace, ard be GSpect~d ~ see a flag OF truce
come up from Iicksburg the next day to sur
rGnder the city.
STRIKES In PBILADKLPHIA.-AH the stove
and hollow ware mOulders in this city, belong
irg to the Moulders' Union, are no " on stri <e
ihtIe Is but one foundry running and that
employs 10 men belonging to the TRADE union.
The men demanded an advance in prices some
tune ago. fifty per CT mt over former rates To
this demand the employers yielded. They ha We
since made another pronunciamento-onep pre-
venting employers for taking more than n very
limited numb'r of apprentices. Much of the
hoilow-ware work is piece work. Average
haEd made 50 a day before the advance, which
was equivalent TO 81 So per day additional. The
employers, however, are not willing to give
the workmen entire uDtrol of their establish
naents, and intend to take as many apprentices
as they please. For this week they will remain
with closed shops. The men have until Nom
day TO determine upon their course If they
persist in their present views, the employers
VIII engage no men W whatever who belong to
the Union and will nh up their moulding floors
with apprentices and -such men as they can
:seeure.-Fhiio. NORTH American, 14th.
- While hunting after deserters in New
York The other day, the u. s. officers discoy-
cred In house IN Brooklyn, in a bed where
reposed charming young lady, a very ami
mated bolster! II proved TO be a soldier eny.l-
cp<d IN the cotton casing, who, when pinchnd
lot of your He was relieved of such task
however, and reclaimed TO the service of his
Uncle Samuel
- The Mexicans have made trong dsfen .es
Tor their capital, and they say their city-with
kinds, defended as she is by two hundred and
sixty guns and thirty thousand men-nay
easily resist twenty thousa French soldiers,
even II Puebla should be taken.
n
there are awaiting shipment in that city no
les than sixty car loads of private freight for
the legitimate business men Of Nashville. The
Cumberland river at Nashville is falling
- General PTim Rad resigned his commits.
SIGN g. director General OF Engineers of the
army Of Spain. He will devots himself TO the
lead OF the progressive poll zeal party in the
- The captain Cf the Mercedi nav ha We
'euchered' the commander OF the rebel ram
but it IS evident, from his own report OF the
affair. that he was indebted rather TO the stu.
pidity Of his captor than 10 his own wit
- The general order em bracing findings and
sSpteDces OF the court-martial in the case of
9Fpersl Mck1nstry covers sixty-six pages of
foolscap.
- John Morrissey, a bow ouly 1s v.,,s n,
age, living in Boston. WAS one dav last week
sent 70 the House of Correction for being a
common drunkard.
SIhe Memphis Argus saws that the SIM,
OF $1,000 90 in greenbaeks has arrived there
ard Is 10 b" used in paying soldiers ard for
other government purposes.
- Gen. Montgomery, of Kansas fame is in
Florfda, with authority 10 draf; all The neyr.e.
there iii for military service, and form the sec
ord eelored regiment
~ The W hole number OF scholars In attend
apc- upon the public schools of Penn sy yIni.
lsst year was 6S2,is2 The cost OF MAINTAINING
the schools was s1,7135a5.
~ThFre are vessels now building at IN.
various ports on the lakrs, to he ready for the
season Of 1e' 3. equal TO an increase in the ton
nfgr Of 4 Goo tons
~ Philadelphia papers say there il nov n
rrseter preyaseneeo OF bronchial and pulmonary
coDyla Bts In that city that there has been Tor a
EUmtrT of " ars.
I" Well xacuted counterfeit =. fya-n q, the
IInion fEankcf HaverhilI, MUS, were p,,e,
s!Nely sircnjated In New YORK on Thursday.