Evening star., 1866-09-11


gers, and the American Hotel was thrown
open 20 the sufferers, many of whom break
lasted there, and received every kindness that
could be bestowed upon them. In the after
noon the subject OF the fire was adverted to by
the elergymen Of the churches. and collections
were taken mp 10 afford the sufferers tempo
rary relief To-day pnblic meeIing will be
held Tor the purpose of raising money 70 help
the afflicted out of their troubles
A MODEST MAN IN PRKDICAMENT-Nr.
Tom Loughrin Isi noted all over the city for
ms modesty. He stands six feet two in his
stockings, and at least six feet of him is made
up OF modssty Al an early hour yesterday
morning Mr.. l. was making his toilet ar his
residence on Pratt Avenue and Walnut street:
he was standing In front of his mirror, with
only one garment on-and that a rather short
one-and had lathered his face preparatory to
moving his beard, when he was startled by n
shrill scream from Biddy, his servant girl and
hIs wife; called 10 him thai Bridget was on
nre. Mr.. L., with an aduir presence of
mind, seized quilt from the bed, and reach
ing the bottom of the stairs at two Jumps soon
enyeloped the flaming damsel IL the folds of
me quiz and smothered the flames before the
girl was seriously injured. While Mr. L. was
thus engaged some dozen ladies from adioin.
ing houses, hearing the screams of the girI
rCsnec IN 20 see what was the matter They
arrived In time 10 see the tall form of Mr. l.
bending over the girl and ins tead of retreating
whcn they noticed his Georgia costume they
stood looking at him with admiring eyee Tom
looked around and saw the ladies, and remem-
bering that he had not finis he'd mis- toilet, went
up stairs little faster than he had come
down. The ladies Uttered, and at every itter
MI l.. accelerated his speed. and when he
reached his room he was covered with a pro-
fuse perspiratIon. He says il was the most
embarrassing position he was ever placed in.
and hopes never TO be caught in such a 6x
again.--S. L0U,s Democrat.
Coon HUNT IN sKENTUCKY.-Miss Throck-
morton, OF OweusborO, skentucky. loved Mr..
Halnes of that place; but her father did NOT
Mr. names was determined TO have her. He
AIQnCS0 n af nj a ~,
week 10 which the father-who was fond of
tnc sport-Was invited. While the stern mar
ent was after the coon. his daughter s.piayed
possum, and ran away with her lover TO
Cincinnati. where they were married Mr.
IhTockmOrton made no outcry about the mat
Yer until ne returned from the woods; because
ne was not TILL then aware OF IL His indipna-
ton, when he made the discovery, was great:
but ne reflected that what is already accom-
Phshed cannot be prevented: so he smothered
MS eFleI ana forgaye the young couple.
A FIRE-kISG LF-RoAsTED.-The Jour
nal de ROuen relates that the incombus,ible
person known as ''the Fire King" was going
through one OF his exhibitions at Diepne
dressed IN his apparatus, in the midst OF a
quantity OF burning faggots, when those which
formed the vault over his head fell in He
staggered under the weight and went down.
ne rose and came 10 the ground, and finally
managed 10 get out of the flames, but after
making few steps. he fell a third time almost
unocated. Immediate attention was paid 20
him, but his body was covered with severe
burns.
y The Richmond Times reporter. who.
While on visit to Petersburg a few days
since. rode out TO the aCrator. - where tbe CON
tractors are dIsinterring and reburying the re-
MAINS OF Federal soldiers, thus speaks of the
manner In which the work Is executed: 1T
costs about p apiece 10 dig up and rebury
these Federals. But the tax is three cants
Per pound on cotton-about SIS per bale-ws
can afford II, and ''dem the expense" 1t is
done very carelessly by the contractors Thsy
Just take few bones. put enough in a box 10
rattle, call II a soldier" and then rebury it at
The cemetery
CAUSES OF DEATH.-The British Registrar
Genersi reports one hundred distinct causes
OF death IN England, but mere than half the
craihs IN every year are due 10 one or the
other Of ten diseases. Thus in iSGI 81 H4S
persons died from phthisis, 3 ,969 from bron
ehlIs- 24-i1O from pneumonia, 2l,cIl from
hart disease, %, ass deaths from old age. o.
te2 from commissions, 2o,63i from a;rophv and
debility, 2U.7tO persons from scarlatina 30. IC6
from 'yphns, and 1882 from dIarrhGa-
CONVENT LIFE-The daughter of Count
De Hontalembert tsok the = ii at the Sscre
Cdur some months since. As an aekno vIady
ment of the great services rendered 10 tbe
rhuIen OF Rome by her distinguished father.
,n'si,P oPe nas grsnied the young Teeluse per-
each week. IA order 10 attend her father dur
ing his present severe illness. This is a rare
CONCESSION
- A despatch IN the Cincinnati CONNER
e'@A 80 : lhal ~ ~ LOUIS. MO. ssSOrue
reconstructed held Sunday-school festival
on Wednesday evening. and a Confederate
nag was raised, which was permitted 70 float
over me littIe children for two hours or more
Inc nag was red and blue. spangled with
nlhe stars, snd n the bottom was the word
StonfwaIl, The other portion of the name
being era ed"
* A woman dIed OF cholera in s. I,ouis,
NO, Iast Monday, whose finger had been pre
vlously amputated, and was preserva6 in
hqnor On her death bed she earnestlv re-
quesied her husband TO have the finger piaced
ih ihs conn with her corpse. The husband
last Wednesday had the body disinterred for
the purpose of complying with her wish Soon
after be was attacked with cholera and died
the same night. N
~A few days ago, at AppIeforford. Er,-
land, Young child was killed by eat wing
down upon its face in the cradle The moihs-
not apprehendIng any danger but pleased =,
what she thought the cats affection wenrsnS
Salied neiehbor 10 see the two lying asleep.
but tney found on removing the car thar ,hs
infant had been smothered. '
apparently died of cholera at Cairo II,nois
the other day, during her husbands absencs
was opened oy the latter on his return, and
n ssns oi iie were observed in the supposed
corpse The woman was removed from the
coffin, and is now as well as ever
- A coachman named Felix Prior vh,
was returning from clandestine visit TO The
OBJECT OF hls affections at Montreal, late AZ
nIeni. nst Friday, was mistaken for a bareiar
ny M: >, ", BURROWS, and shot dead. Jury
investigated the circumstances and give n
Eerdie. OF JusiIhaole homicide.
Mr.. smith passed 4 pork-shop the Other
oay-Ar. smith whistled. The moment he
dld fbIs- every sausage .wagged its tail,
- fortnight ago. Miss Lottie Bedleman.
ofChiiiico'he. Illinois, lost her speech in con
sequence OF excessive TICKLING under the arms
Sns nov speaks only IN a whisper. Hus bands
VIII a. ke noDcs.
!
s~"The .di'or OF q newspaper says that he
never Ootied n ~ bat once in his life. ana
thsi was u a night win 3 contemporary
~The captain OF me steamer Bavaria re
ports that man " ho died on board that YES
Iron enoiera ate eighteen eggs and two
he eouldn't help dying. - a.