Evening star., 1866-05-25


therefore said nothing about it to the church
authorities until day or two since. They OF
course al once decided that the matter should
be inquired into by notifying the coroner. But
Just AZ this point occurs another phase of the
mystery. The next day on going to the dead
house the sexton found that the coffin had
disappeared as mysteriously il came; nor
can be by diligent inquiry find out anything
further in regard 10 this singular and myste-
rious affair
SAn elderly gentleman, named Robert
Alexander of Salem, Indiana, recently COM
mIted suicide by shooting himself. He was
20 years old, and might have waited q short
time.
ESSueh officers as Gen. Neal Dow and Ben.
Butler are now known as progressive PurI-
itans."
nnders land him A month ago he rolled upon
his pa let of straw az night in terrible agony.
Now his rest is unbroken
- A man out West boasts of having eaten
any count, but we honestly believe that we
have eaten more than that, ourselves
ga volunteer in the rebel army having
been elected town eleES IN Wisconsin, ;he At
torney General JuStIfics his predecessor i'm re-
fUslng 10 give mp the books and papers and
admonishes the late rebel :hat he cannot hold
Office In that State.
RS-A German has undertaken 70 count the
hairs Of four women's heads OF different COM
pieNlons- The blonde had.l4O,3l9: the brown
haired log, ii: the black haired, IG2 962 and the
red haired e}, 74O. This was exclusive of wa
terfaJls.
Anex-member of the New York Metro
pOlitan Police attempted 10 shoot his father in
that city on Monday last. Or being arrested
this anectionate child in formed his parent that
he would have his life yet.
- The mortality of Charleston for eleven
months fco;s up whites SEQ, blacks I5O3
~ John Collins was scalded to death in a
oisfilieTy vatln Newark last week.
0Philadelphia is going to erect new water
works
81 rBev. Tucker had all his trunks stolen
while JouTneying from Orizaba to Mexico
~ Maria Benham,- of Ann Arbor, Mich
aged sixteen, lost he- life last week, from her
lndlsereuon IN attempting TO blow out the flame
of kerosene lamp
SDr. Dalton, of New York, has published
an aoie paper, IN which he gives ii as his opin-
ION that there is no reason to expect wide spread
Yayages by cholera during the present season
SAn artist by the name OF Homer Rupion
commlued suicide at ST. Louis a few days
since IN his rooms.
ga fine steamer has been built on the Mis-.
slssippI Tlyer, az Quincy, Illinois, and called
the Andrew Johnson"
g Seventy thousand persons left New York
fork ON Sunday TO get drink In Jersey
~ The old rebel and anti-rebel feeling in
Northwestern Missouri is breaking ont iu,o
what are called sssocial disturoances.n in
which musket balls play an active part.
The Gettysburg monument will cost
Ss0,OOO.
evClerical costumes have yielded TO the su.
premacy of fashion, and the clergy dress y-rv
II uch like other Christians
~One white person and FIVE negroes were
burned TO death IN New Orleans on Saturday
night
- Santa Anna has taken 2 house in Eitb
avenue, New York.
The "Gentes" are said 10 be pouring into
Utah IS great numbers. They will soon De in
a msjorIty-
- Ten ofthe strongest paper collar compa-
Dies IN the country have effected consoIida.
ton.
~In some OF the towns down South they
are white washing the darkeys 70 keep off the
cholera.
~MiehaeI Mitzel lost his life in a safe man.
ufaetory In New York, Saturday. An unsafe
pile of IRON fell him.
~One of the old school says that to under
stand some modern preachers he should be
obliged to carry two dictionaries IN his pockets
70 meeting
~Thev have n cheerful practice on the
railroad 10 New York. As soon as the tram
starts, boy comesrhrough the cars and asks
If you want your life insured.