Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-01

KIIn Montreal, General Dix was last week
presented with an address by the students of
the Seminary. In his reply he said he was a
pupil of it fifty years ago, and not one of his
teachers was living. Gen. ID. returned to New
York on Friday. .-e
~"Malakoff," the Paris correspondent Of
the New York Times, says that Dr. Gwin, be.
fore lea vingt the former city, announced it as
his intention to hang every Yankee who at
tempted to cross the line into Sonora.
H-The. .{bonded Indebtedness of Iowa, con.
tracted on account of the war, is Ss0000O, most
ly due in twenty years. --,..4,
W-J Josh Billings says that ssIf man is going
to make a business of serving the Lord, he
would like to see him do it when he measures
out onions. as well as when he hollers glory
halleluyer."
in mass meeting in New York on Monday
night, to protest against the purpose Of their
employers to reduce their wages.
s9-A letter writer says Washington can boast
men, but many Of them look better than they be.
have. g. .-t - ..n
UOut West the young ladies keep a light
burning in the parlor to late hour on Sun
day night, to s'Inake believe they've caught O
beau. 80 -.ssfg
/ 9-An old gentleman walked down Broad
way the other day, attracting much attention
because he wore his hair in net. 1t was his
own, too, which is more than all the ladies can
say of their baggish adornments. This is the
first he waterfall on record.
3 HEAVY DECLINE-Hay hardly commands
any price in the market, now. in consequence
of the certainty Of an immense crop this sea-
son. In some parts of Maine it is freely offered
, at 80 per ton. Four months ago it was as high
/ as S30.-Boston Herald. . - II 8 -.#-t
Y VISIT TO oBOsTON.---Secretary McCulloch has
( been invited to spend the 4th Of July in Bos-
/ ton, and says that nothing but imperative off,
/ ciai engagements will prevent his attendance
/ ,sRThe Prince of Wales will review the.
combined iron-clad fleets of England and
/ France in Plymouth Sound.
SAn alligator, the pet animal of navy
officer, is at large in Jersey City, very much to
the fear and disgust of the inhabitants thereof
The police have been notified of the fact and
are looking after the snappish ssyarnint.''
VThe Marylanders at, West Point at the
close of the examination Of last years classes
J. c. Thompson Third Glass, e. T. c. Rich.
mond; Fourth Glass, David S. Denison, James
w. Pope and Patrick T.. BrOdrick. 81 7.T r. Z
~ dry goods exchange was opened in
New York yesterday, and is expected 10 be the
grand rendezvous of the principal merchants,
manufacturers, &gents and dealers of all of the
large towns and cities Of the country 4 ~
Climbed up a cherry tree and fonnd in the top q
bIacksnake.s The snake was scared and come
down in ahuRry. So did the contraband and
broke his neck eo 1sLso = ses,d e - =
HQuite, q crop of corn,. oats, wheat and
grass is springing up out OF thei ruins Of thes
burnt district In Richmond. 1odaFia 4el ea2HfD
nToyer $4,000 in counterfeit note were
Inffbe u. s.. Consul at Port Mahon. has ad. J.
dressed q letter TO Mr. Hunter, late Acting Sec.
resary of State, giving Information to the effect
thai the Russian plague is rapidly sxtending
westward.