Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-29


OF the growing popularity OF the venture, ana
ITS increasing prosperity we VIII state thar
the company, which is now in the sixth week
OF It's organization, have sold during that time
coal 10 the amount of lao bu shells, and wood
TO nearly the same quantity. exhibit un-
precedented in the institution OF coal and wood
companies. BESIDES his gratifying showing,
the business done each week doubles, and the
order book contains orders for fuel which it
Will take q few weeks 10 meet.
SUNDAY SCHooL CONVENTION OF THE NJ r
CHURCH SouTH.-In pursuance OF a resolution
passed at the Annual Conference OF the M f
church held, In March last, a convention of
Sunday School schers and officers met on
Saturday at the Central NJ. L. Church, In Bal
timore, for the purpose OF considering the con-
dition OF the Sunday Schools. and devising
means Tor their Improvement About lbs dele-
gates Were present, representing seven dis
tricts, embracing MaryIa DistrIct OF Column
bia, and the Valley Of Virginia to the Tennes-
see line.
At the evening session, a report from the
committee on business was read and accepted
Rev. DIR. /. X. Findley offered constitution
Tor the consideration OF the con yentou. which
was referred to the committee on business.
Rev. DR.. 5. II. Williams offered resolutions
liking to the establishment ofa SUNDAY school
depository in the city of Baltimore an d re ON
mendine that a committee OF three be appointed
by the Char 10 digest plan therefor.
i ne convention met again yesterday, and
after considering the Constitution SeTiGtim as
reported to the convention by Or. Fiudley,
adopted IT. A res olution was also adopted
that In the organ ization of this society IL is not
intended TO interfere with the preroga.iyas of
the conference in the supervision and control
of the Sabbath school interests
The following were elected officers OF the
Sunday School Society: For presrdenr, DR.. s.
H. Williams; vice pres sidents, w. L. Smithson,
II. +. Zimmerman, NJ. II. Waite, VIM r. Den.
ny, W. B. Carr, G. w. Hunter, Andrew L.
Pitseri at n SAMUEL a, G. Beard NJ D: Milton Tay-
bot; for Secretary, Charles Il BsyIy: assistant
secretary,C Q. Calvert corresponding secre-
tary, Rev. l. Randolph Finley, ID. D.; treasu-
Ter, Philip Allison; executive committee T. ].
Magrnder Joseph z. Snipley, w. r. Seiby
r. L. Bates, John ID. Lipscom, Charles Ship
ley. Levin Houeh. Leesburg. Va. William
Rickard, Hedgesville, Va, Henry Wartman,
Harri- -onburgh, Va, John Howell, Alexan-
dria, Va. The convention meets again this
morning al 10 o clock.
A MAN HANGS HIMSELF TO TREE BUT
is SAVED BY HIS WIFR.-In these days of su-
icides the simplest calamity is suffi cient 10 in
duce man TO attempt self destruction The
most ordinary reverse OF fortune or even .
severe attack of the blues seems 20 be- con.
sidered enough 10 Justify permanent depar-
ture from Life. In addition TO the many cases
we have recorded during the past few months
we have 10 add one more attempted suicide in
which The cause was despondency produced
by lack Of EN- ployment
Near Bremen avenue, there resides man
nariee Burroughs, who has wife aud two
children. Fer some time past the man WAS
engaged III machine shop, hut was RECENTLY
discharged. Since this he has been looking
round for work. and not being able TO ind any
he became moody and unhappy. On Wednas-
day he Went to the machine shop and asked
for work but was refused: and returned hoRe
ahout o clock IN the evening and went ID bed
About m dnighJ his wife Was awakened oy the
sound OF the back door leading 10 the yard
opening few minu les a fter wards she isseo
her husband from the room, and becoming
alarmed, she got up and went out into the
yard. Here tits stated, she saw the form of
her husband suspen ded by the neck. by a
clothes line from tree. She Immediately ran
r. qrd md n To.
having procured assistance from some Of the
neishbors, carried ber husband into the house
and administered restoratives. The man soon
regalned his senses and is now doing Well, and
will soon be "himself again. IN body ana
mind.-St. LoUts Republican.
THE WORKING PRoPLE-It is annonncad
that the Bay State Shoe Company, OF Wor-
cester, massachusetts, has recognized the true
partnership OF labor with capital, by dividing
% per cent. or their profits their three
hundred employees. A cooperative building
society has been formed in Cleveland, Ohio,
for The purpose of enabling poor men to buiId
houses A member of the North Gsrman
Parliament has stqted it TO ba his Intention 70
ntroduc into that body bill TO regulate the
hours OF labor, the rate of wages an d the en-
ployment of women and children in the North
German Bund.
CHIGNoNs.-The Paris correspondent of the
New York Times says:
spoke the other day of the probable fall in
the price of living. But while living is going
false hair for The last two years has prod uced
rise OF fifty per cent. in the price. The French
"capiliary artists now sell annually I40,UOo
pounds OF hair, and when braided, curIed and
corked screwed. bring in q revenue OF more
than Sl5,UC0,OGO! Where all the hair comes
from is a secret which. for The tranq utility OF
families, had better not be fathomed
IL The wife of the famous Ned BuntIine
died few days ago in me poorhouse at Nash
Vile, Tenn. She was Cuban, named M ria
CoIdova, of exceeding beauty in her younger
days, and had led a life of strange adventure;
first. as cigar girl in New Orleans, then wife
OF the rowing Ned, mistress OF Ben McCulloch,
the Texan ranger, resident OF Mexican con-
vent for ten years, and then a downward
course which ended in poverty and pauper's
death.
HAn ingenious arrangement for raising
water is exhibition in New York, aud is
SAID supplies the power for a -four mill in
Virgins. The process is to introduce steam
the exhaust Of a non. condensiug engine is
with supply Of water below, and then, by a
jet OF water, TO cordense the steam, creating a
vacuum which is instantly filled with water
to be dis charged into q Hume or reservoir, from
which IL is carried To the water wheel.
~ John Cassidy, Of Hartford, Ct. hasac
cepted the challenge of James Sullivan of
Providence, TO climb 1OO poles for 500 side
against time. The poles are to he erected,
enough TO touch the top OF each, descend, run
to the next and SO on till the foolish operation
Is finished One must do the whole before
the other begins, and the one who performs
the task in the shortest time wins. The match
will take place near Willmantic.
GENERAL FITz JOHN PoRrER's CAsR-Tne
Army and Navy Journal is informed that Fitz
John Porter does not ask, nor does he desire,
new court martial. What he asks is, that the
War Department shall detail q board Of officers
10 examine his case, with the light thrown
upon it by such additional testimony as he
may offer, the board to report to the Presi.
dent what action they deem advisable to be
taken.
HThe French Atlantic cable is to have ito
American end at Miquelon, little island near
Newfoundland. -
~The militia of Nova Scotia, lO.OO0 mon 4.
drilled five days in the year.
~ Eleven churches in New York have how
choirs.
s0-A substance similar to coal has besn dis.
covered in southern Italy, to the great 10Y of
the people.
~ Miss Jenny Busk has arrived in Boston
by the s steamer China from Europe.
~ Two Catholic priests died In New Jer.
sey last week-kev. Father Hogan at Belle
Vile and Rev. Father Walters at Newark.
The Nashau IN. H. iron Company have
lately commenced, with good success, the
Manufacture OF steel tires for locomotives,
hitherto done only in England. r.s1 i.
~ leading prohibtionist came to Boston,
the other day, to consult an eminent su rseon
in reg ard to his health. The physician, who