Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-21

EFThe citizens OF Wilmington, ". O., are
exceedingly indignant az the effrontery of n
man who followed Snernan's army as a ssbum-
mer, and now ventures TO advertise himself
as drayman in that city.
@Tke Don't Care-a- Damns appear 10 be
quite numerous sect in Texas. A M. Alex
ander, the loyal Attorney General writes.
"They want the State Government turned over
TO their men, and when that is done, as one of
them expressed il they don't care (as afore-
sald) whether the State is readmitted or not.n
SRoekport. Massachusetts, has almost a
monopoly In the manufacture of isinglass. Ii
is made from the sounds OF the fish called hake,
ana tne business is very active during the
winter months.
ga New Y York poet has found new rhyme
for "bosom." Her old bards Were mainly linn
lted 10 t'blsssom," which wasn't quite the
thing either. But the Gothamfte sings of Atti-
la, and tells us how slumber subdues him on
somebody's bosom, which is tolerable rhyme
and not a bad situation.
~Jay Cooke, who is building house worth
half million dollars, obtained his wealth
by advertising. During the time of the sale of
the atonal bonds, which would have been
nnsold to this day but for the newspapers, he
was the greatest advertiser IN the world.
~One Of Toombs's slaves is lecturing in
Ohio. -
@At New Orleans General Canby has ,s-
sued an order explanatory OF the Presidents
martial law.
HThe house painters in Hartford are on a
strike.
SIt is authoritativeiy stated in New York
that their dresses will not be gored. out as for
scallops!-well there will be no end of 'em.
S-Nearly all the postofices in Texas are in
charge OF females. Ii works so well that the
day.
Dana talks of the weakness Of the Presi-
dent The appointment OF Dana as Collector
was not one OF Mr.. Johnson's weaknesses.-
Boston Post.
sS-Csrbonic acid has been brought 10 bear
against the cattle plague.
RrOne OF the finest qualities in a human
being Is that nice sense OF delicacy which rea-
oers II impossible for him ever 10 become an
intruder a bore.
- Brick is three dollars per thousand lower
IN New York. Laths have declined from six
dollars 10 four dollars per thousand, and lime
mas declined from two dollar TO a dollar and
twenty five cents per barrel.
ga scamp recently married a widow lady
in Pekin, III, and the same night ran away
taxing with him sllO in gold and her iirst hus-
bands clothes
RA clergyman calls the members of his
members"
~ The car drivers Of New York have gone
70 work, eoptent with being allowed to '-strike''
their horses.
Forty milkmen were arrested in New
ork one morning this week while patronizing
the same hydrant 10 ''attennate their lscteal
merchandise"
ga colored NJ. ID. has opened an ONCE in
tolumOuss NlSs Inc mere are Y
cited about IT,
~The third attempt 10 lay the Atlantic ca
ble looks well. All the stock taken up. and
nineteen miles Of cable man ufactured daily.
REx-President Fillmore endorses the pres
ent Executive.
HHundreds who, 70 escape the rebellion.
neo from Missouri,are returning In large num-
bers, bringing all kinds Of stock end property
with them.
ITwo Chicago prostitutes had prize in
that city recently.
SLe Pays, a French Canadian paper, saws:
''Canada, by not joining its interests 70 those
OF its rich and powerful neighbors, viii De
compelled 10 vegetate miserabiy under the
tutelage ofa foreign power, and be loaded with
taxes, debts and beggars.
- The church. in New Orleans. In which
the Methodist Conference is holding it's ses
sions, was struck by lightning on Thursdav
night during the prevalence OF one OF the 81
verest storms which has visited New Orleans.
yin Adam brown, aged c., living on College
TO a negress, Fanny Moorman, 20 cnrs si,r
On SUNDAY she gave him s.sich a coses rt,f
ne died. A post norton revealed the presence
OF prussic acid.