Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-20

~ a horrible accident occurred in a coal
pit at Newcastle, England, the 9th inst
An explosion occurred at midnight, which
killed seven out of eighteen men employed at
the time ia the pit. A force of three hundred
men had just leftthe colliery. The origin of the
explosion is not known.
IL The New York city railroad companies
have concluded not to increase the rates Of fare
from five to six cents, but to sell tickets with
the 2K per cent. revenue tax added. Those
purchasing only one ticket Of course, pay 6
cents.
~ little son of Charles flank, in Spring
field, Mass, while playing on Saturday, fell
into the river. His mother. who saw him strug-
Cling, rushed into the water to save him. The
current swept her away, and both mother and
child were drowned. The remains We're re-
covered
~ 1t is stated the physicians who examined
Green, the Maiden murderer, at the request
have reported that they could discover no in.
dications of in insanity about him.
1The English Government is wroth
against the King OF Dude, because, after they
spend the pittance of $4,000 thay allow him,
according to his own fancy.
~ The Rocky Mountain News of the 5th
says that nearly one hundred persons have
been killed by the Indians along the Platte and
Arkansas rivers since the beginning of the
outbreaks about three months ago.
~ The Northampton and New Haven Rail-
road has commenced a libel suit against the
northampton Free Press newspaper. The case
will be tried in March. The Springfield Union
says there is fun ahead.
~ The Young's Mems Old Oyercoat Club
has resolved to point the cold unmoving finger
OF scorn at every man who buys new over
coat during the next six months.
HA lady in Berkshire, n. Y, presented
her husband with their twenty first child last
week. The babies are all living, but the father
is almost caved in He wants a Government
contract.
n1r Cor,n,o1ora po,rso, e,jIo,, |-o,,, po-.z
mouth on the 18th TO take command of the Pa
cific Squadron. He will hoist his flag on the
Lancaster, screw steamer of 30 guns.
~ Artemus Ward is Iecturing in New York
on ssLife among the Mormons." He sends
complimentary tickets to editors, ia viting them
to come to his ''show," and bring sne wife.
~ young man named Charles E. Erwin
died in New York Monday from having acci-
dentalIy eaten of food containing arsenic,
which had been prepared for rats.
IL Fears are entertained for the steamer
Morning Star, which left New York for New
Orleans on the 1st inst. She had not arrived
at the latter place on the 10th.
Wisconsin is said to be the sportsman,s
paradise at this time. There are lots OF fat
ducks and partridges running about asking
some one to shoot them.
HA Southern prophet, named Beckerdite,
has prophesied the speedy downfall of the
Southern Confederacy. jeff. is looking for that
man to send him to the front.
~-Advices from Northern Missouri state that
the country north of Boonville and about Lex
ington is being abandoned by the inhabitants,
who are fleeing from the approach Of Price.
SThere is a wood famine in Montreal The
prices are so high that many poor people have
to do without fire.
IT. The Hon. Israel Washburne, of Maine,
has recently presented TO the town Of Wash
burne a valuable library.
~ General Gilman Marston has been as
signed to the command OF the first division of
the Eighteenth Army Corps
g. hor A.-
Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he will probably
remain during the winter
~Six new " wells'' have been "struck' in
the "oil region" of Pennsylvania, within the
past ten days.
~ Chas. Mackay and Geo. Aug Sala are in
convention.
SAt late Canadian exhibition premium
of three dollars was awarded on triplet of
children.
cars at Stamford, Conn, Tuesday, and instant
ly killed.
SAn Indian Of the Sioux tribe, killed in a
late engagement out West was discovered
after death to be red-headed white man.
III The Massachusetts soldiers in the field
cannot vote at the ensuing Presidential cleo
ton.
~ Four men were arrested in New York
yesterday for counterfeiting the U. S. fraction
al currency.
New York. tr
Bears have recently been killed in Hunt
ington and Hyde Parks, Vermont
5h1Rey. Oswald More O'Oonnor, OF Albany,
died very suddenly in that city Monday.
MA woman dropped dead in the streets OF
on Tuesday.
n2rTbe Prince of Wales still wears white
hat. Fashionable intelligence, -t-I-
rGeores d. Prentice says, when we get
Lynchburg the rebellion will be "lynched."
,aSo charged with the abduction Of a child.
HThe late Roger b. Taney was the sixth
Chief Justice Of the United States
~ The newly.inyentedAmes' cannon sends
!. hall seven miles. .7l = go 80
nVJno. b. Cough is delivering a new course
Il lectures In the New England States.
SGovernors Andrew, Morton and Brough
re 'etumping' in New York.