Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-08

SA fellow named Simmons, who Is exhib-
lting In Rochester, calls himself q Bassilicon-
thoamautugiste.
HThat unfortunate traveller Jules Gerard
has been killed over and over again in all
sorts of ways. The last report is that he was
not drowned at all, but robbed and murdered
by a native escort.
SThere are now in the Sandwich Island
about 100 meetin G. houses, erected for the most
part by the people themselves, at cost OF not
far from Sl50,OO0. Some Of them are durable
The one at Honolulu is built of coral rock, and
may stand for centuries.
1ln England and Scotland there are 1921
Catholic bishops and priests, 1872 churche Q
and stations, $50 nunneries and 10 colleges.
~ A convict, received at the fAuburn prison
on Tuesday, completed the exact number of
twelve thousand persons, incarcerated within
lis W alls during its existence.
~For number of months the circulation
OF the Cincinnati Inquirer in Kentucky has
been prohibited by military order. This ord er
has been revoked by Gen. Palmer.
SrThe Mississippi river is washing away
q portion Of the city of Memphis lying below
the bluffs, causing much loss to the individual
owners.
UA recent mail for General Sherman,s
Army amounted to two thousand bushels Of
letters.
UG-The Saints have discovered coal oil in
Utah. Oil Is quoted i'll Salt Lake City at s12
per gallon.
SMichigan now yields about 81 100000
annually.
@A Montreal paper states that ten gentle.
men of the rebel persuasion have on de.
post in that city 81, 100000
HThe steamer City Of Cork, which arrived
at Boston, on Saturday, brought $4,000 in
in specie. This is the first instalment of the
expected heavy receipts Of gold from Europe
IL Cattle are now selling in California at
twenty cents pound on the foot. Within year
beef has sold at from two to six cents. The
immense loss Of cattle by drouth OF last year
is beginning to be felt. The price, however,
cannot be kept up long.
MA spirited contest is going on in Iowa for
the vacant seat in the United States Senate of
Secretary Harlan. Hon. John A. Kasson, Ma
10f General Samuel r. Curtis, Brigs der
TeWHerai Fitz Henry Warrea and Hon. Samuel
T n1~ood are the opposing candidates.
- ne fragments Of the steamship Jura,
recently wrecked, have been sold at Egremont
| for ten thousand doliors e0AA ~
IL Inc price paid by the Government for
horsss sIss oe zen aavanced to el65 for cavalry
norses' SlIo TOT artillery and sIso for ynn,as
~Phineas T. Barnum, the .h.N ~. uuies.
elected member OF the Connecticu1 49,; was
| ture on Monday last. Aegisia-
| III The commissionersof emigration +, M.
York are going to build q hospital ~ view
cost Of 1924, 600, for the two hundred and o..
ty thousand emigrants who annually Isns
there. i"nd
1Mr A. Bronson Alcott of Con cord Ma
has not eaten the mesh OF beast, fish or fowl
| for about 80 years.
UIn Massachusetts, the papers reports the
| ground In settled condition, and the prospect
| Of all early Spring good. The grand carnival
season Of highway repairing will soon com.
mence.
SIn Ohio, besides the present Incumbent
Mr.. Brough, Gen. ]. o. Steedman, and Mr.
| Dorsey, the State Treasurer, are named a.
| possible Union candidates.
IDA. S. Campbell, Of Bellows Falls, VT,
has Just been reelected town clerk for the s5th
time.