Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-19

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tam that: ''lst. Gen. Hooker's wife was not
rich W hen he married her, nor at any other
time. I'd. Gen. Hooker's wife was not q Mexi-
can. Sd. Gen. Hooker's wife is not dead. 4th.
Gen. Hooker never had wife. 5th. Gen
Hooker is not Crpsus, never was and never
will be-"
~ A male infant was born on the night
train between Lancaster and Philadelphia,
last Friday. The conductor was puzzled
whether he ought to collect fare for him or not.
The infant ought TO be fast man when he
groWs-born at the tate OF thirty. six miles an
hour.
~ They catch rats in Paris by a new and
ingenious plan, which consists in forming with
bricks kind Of narrow drain, at the end OF
which Is a board SO balanced that the rats, when
attracted by the bait, can push by 1t into a box
beyond, whilst the board resumes its first posi- :
ton, so that they cannot return.
~The French authorities shut down on
Alexander Dumas new drama, "The Mohicans
of Paris" whereupon the versatile writer sent a
directed to shave the play 60 on" suppressing,
however, three tableaux Of the original manu-
script
~ The Memphis Bulletin saws: s.It ia re-
ported that the object Of Ex-Governor Sprague
in visiting the Mississippi Valley is to ascer-
tain what can be done to open the cotton trade
without injury to national interest from sup.
plies going to rebels
~ Owen Petit and VIM. Whitney got to
fighting with knives and pistols in Phiia-
delphia Friday. The former received two
pistol shots in his body, and the latter was
dangerously, it is believed fatally, stabbed In
the abdomen.
~ The Davenport Gazette says that is, 900 OF
the rebel prisoners confined on Rock Island
have recently enlisted in the service OF the
United States. They are to be sent to the North
west Territories TO take partin the operations
against the Indians.
~The brother of Beethoven signed his
name, to distinguish himself from his lawless
brother, o-von Beethoven, land owner"
The immortal composer retorted by signing
his, "Ludwig Won Beethoven, brain, owner"
~ lady in Massachusetts lately dislo-
Gated her hip while getting into bed. In
pan in leaning over him to caress their child.
Ladies are too reckless. They must hold in.
~ In the Superior Court Of Massachusetts,
on the 18th instant, Timothy Casey was found
guilty Of manslaughter in causing the death OF
Michael Sheehan by assaulting him with a
stove cover.
~ The new iron.clad Mahopac, on her trial
trip, made only four knots an hour. A CORES
pondent, in giving an account Of it, says she
steered badly, the seas washed over her, and
altogether behaved poorly.
~ G. M. Hanely, of Warren, r. l., deemed
it in accordance with the "eternal fitness of
things" that he should cut his throat and last
week he performed the operation SO success.
fully that he died in consequence.
IL Penuce says we meet with a great
many intelligent refugees from the South, for
every man who has any sense leaves that
country as fast as he can.
~ man in Chicago, a member of the "Fe-
nian Brotherhood" in order to avoid the orait
having claimed the British pTotecuoh' was
expelled from the "Brotherheod
moor nnfortnnata and Ssickly. He earns his
living as turf specuiator.
IL Gen Scott has arrived at mis- nome in
Elizabeth, N. J., where he will probably re-
main during the winner
- an habies born after the fourth of
March must be stamped. Int Rev. decision by
Jingo)
NJ Rats are an article OF merchandise in
Paris, for their skins and for pies perhaps.
ga member OF Baxter's Fire Zouayes was
drowned in the Delaware river on Saturday.
~The people Of California were "stirred
up" by an earthquake few days ago.
VThe Louisiana Legislature is in session
at New orleans.
~ The corn crop Of Minnesota this year ia
the largest and best ever raised In that state.