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

~ A man named Gordon, has been arrested
In Albany, charged with the murder, in this
city some four weeks since, Of Owen Thompson,
New York cattle dealer.
@r The surgeon dentists have held q pre-
hminary meeting in Boston, for the purpose of
taking action in relation to the formation of a
Protective Union Association.
MA woman leaped out of four-story win.
dow in Rochester the other day, "landing'' on
stone pavement Strange to say she was not
fatally injured.
SThe United States has more coal and asks
more for it than any other country on the
globe.
~ An exchange looks for another raise in
board shortly, owing TO the high price of fire.
wood.
II Col John p: San erson died at ST. Louis
on Friday last He was formerly connected
with the Philadelphia press.
SThe Charleston Courier claims that Gen.
Mcclellan first saw day light in South Caro-
lima
~ Maine furnishes pumpkin measuring
four and half feet in circumference. That's
what might be called some pumpkin.
~ JEFF Davis says Governor Brown of
Georgia is scoundrel. Most people have not
go mild an opinion as that of j. d.
~ Europe has population of 326, 100000,
and in the aggregate standing army OF 4,69i,.
900.
IS Heenan, the pugilist, is played out. He
Vomits blood, and his right leg is withered
away.
\
decline. Guess the people of France would
sleep Just as well without Nap
~ Rev. DR.. Bellows has Just returned to
New York city after an absence of six months
in California.
SMrs. Freemantle, whom we mentioned
yesterday as being dangerously wounded by
pistol shot fired by jealous husband, is dead
~ Somebody who had more children than
was deemed necessary, kindly left one of them
on door step in Boston, the other evening
IL General John A. Logan, one Of the D. s
Dickinson school of Democrats, is stumping H.
linois for President Lincoln.
~ The 18th of January has been fixed upon
as the time for the execution of Green, the
Maiden murderer.
~Richmond papers are "short of matter"
because editors and printers are defending the
city.
~ Bernard Murray was arrested in Phila-
delphia the other day, charged with having
murdered VIM. Kneass in that city in 1853.
H. Maurice O'Brien fell from a train in
Massachusetts, last Thursday and was in
stantly killed. He was on his way to Canada
~ couple were married in Pittsburg re.
Gently, two days after which interesting event
the bride eloped with another fellow.
~ A rife match between Col Berdan and
Morgan Jones is to come off in Utica on the
25th.
~Mrs. Jarvis Lamson, of Hamilton, Mas
sachusetts, committed suicide Friday, by hang
ing herself.
~ Three men Were wounded by pistol shots
in row in Philadelphia on Wednesday eve-
ming.
~ Good potatoes in Orleans county, Vt
25 cents per bushel
~The rebels insist on arming the sons Of
Ham, as the last means OF saving their bacon.
~Potatoes are selling in Maine al 40 cents a
bushel.
HFine State Vermont butter sells there at
&c cents per pound.
SFiora Temple, the celebrated trotting mare,
is TO be sold for $4,000.
SMadrid has voted 100000 reals for mon-
ument TO Columbus.
~ Catharine Donnely, - years Of age, was
killed Friday on the Trenton railroad
~ The Green Mountains are taking a new
color-invisible green-on account of the snow
~ Poor rations-eating ones words