Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-07
Keep Warm and Save Your life.

/ and II would seem that the nm fortunate woman
was probably member Of some church.
! Keep Warm and Save Your Life.
| From the New Yo TX SUM
Within thirty days from to- day there will bs
| many d. aths which might be prevented by
warmer clothing. Many fatal case of dysen-
! terry Is caused by the want of a woOllen nder-
shirt, or an extra blanket AT night The sudden
/ changes OF temperature which occur NJ this
season OF the year ale very trying 20 the con-
the en- c. OF Them Frequently the thermome-
ter .alls many degrs within n few hours.
Not only the feeble, but robust and strong
persons suffer from such great variations OF
tsmperature. When the weather grows cold
rapidly, the pores of the skin suddeply
closed, and the esult frequently is b a cold
which may hold on all wILter and terminate ia
! consumption, or fatal attack OF dysentery, or
that dreadful disease tue typhoid fever.
II me oay SENS ever SO warm and bright &c
| Is mnch safer TO we-r plenty of underclothing
( al this seasOn. In the evenings the dews fall
and 1t grows chilly very suddenly. At all
uDe1. even when il feels the warnest one ex-
peraences the difference which is so marked.
between The autumn atmoc phere and that OF
summer. There Is something more than the
mere difference in the temperature: II nav he
IN the el6 ctrlcity- An occasional fire an a room
drles the wall and pUrIiies the atmosphere. A
/ Lttle timely attention 10 all these things would
prevent greet deal of the di sea and 81 ffering
! winch are among the Ills % which Humanity is
! liable.
There are many ready-made collins at he
I tiny coffins-which are going 10 be filled I'M
soon by little children-some of them as SWEET
beautiful little children as anybody's hut your
own ana Iusi 70 think OF H. There collins. might
he LEFT empty, and the little children might ba
left i'm their homes TO play, and frolic and
make those homes bright, il only warm shoes
and stockings, which would keep little fee
dry, and warm clothes and soft wooded blank
cts were more plenty.
DO not bother yourself to hunt mp mission
airy. BE sure that whenever you send a pair
OF warm shoes 20 a needy little child, a good
enough missionary, though you do not see
him, always travels inside Of them. Ia warm
ing feet and warming bodies you warm
hearts also; and besides, il warns ycUr own
heart 10 do this.
A Propeller Burned-Fifteen Lives Lost.
PHILADELPHIA, October 6.-The OsyerO
propeller Perseverance,. Captain John Fitz-
gibbons, OF the Welland railway, took fire If
teen miles of Putneyville, at two O'Clock this
morning. and burned 10 the waters edge Tn.
fre was first discovered by the engineer and
FIRST mate, and almost before they could real
lie the fact the propeller was com pleteIy en-.
yeloped in flames. Two OF her boats Were on
lire before they could b. reached, but the third
was launched and put OF with two mates, two
men, aud boy. There Were nineteen persons
aboard, fourteen Of whom. including the Cam
tain, persisted in the flames. The propeller
Enterprise, OF the same line, was fifteen miles
astern OF the Perseverance,, aud she picked mn
the boat, and arrived with them ~ this port
this after noon. The Enterprise remained Near
tie burning steamer until daylight at which
time the wreck was still ar1oat The Captaip's
SON, who was first mate, is among the saved.
SECOND ADvKSrIsTs.-We heard some TIM.
ago that a man named Turmon. whose faEati-
elsm hac driven him out OF the Thunker church.
had succeeded in gathering around him IN the
mlddle alley, sect OF persons who believed
that the second advent of our Saviour would
take place on Sunday last al lOI6 a. m.-bur
We placed little credit in the reports. Trend
OF ours, however, who was present AZ one of
their meetings. on that day. has informed u of
some of their fanatical, half Iudicrous half
blasphemous proceedings. They commenced
watching, fasting and praying, on Friday night
preceding, at 2 o'clock, and had continued II
until Sunday night, when our in fOrmant left
they, be understood, intending 10 keep u up
Unul Monday evening On sunday morning
they organized aud proceeded 10 the different
residences singing, praying and preaching.
Some Of their systems naturally gave way
under strain OF - hours fasting and without
sleep. On Sunday al IL O'Clock, il was an
nounced thai a mistake had been made; that
the Saviour was then in Jerusalem, but would
appear az p. m. Just in the twilight, as the
lustrous evening star, leading the starry hosts
began 10 throw the halo Of her blushing radi-
ance mp the deep blue vault, one Of the weary
ana worn, watching deyotees, caught with his
eye the growing brightness, and leaping from
has seat, with out-stretched arms and shouting
'Silory, Glory! l see my Saviour coning!'
who was OF a rather doubtful faith, in a gush
OF generosity, heexclsimet: ssSeize NV coat
tall-selze my coat-tail! 1 will take You with
me-" The scene atthis time. may b. we'll
imagined, was one OF extreme confusion aud
Intense excltement.-Slen0gsdodhT diley Registcr
FREAKS or A CRAZY MAN-Dan0er of Ne
lying on CtTcUmStaJatial Eridt nee. - yesterday
noon when the New York express train for
this city was between North Haven and Wall
lngiCrd stations, the Dgineer saw a bare footed
man, IN his shirt sleeves. dart out OF the woods
near the road, and place something, WRAPPED
in a newspaper, on the track. IL was too late
u stop the train and the pilot struck the obsta-
Gle. which proved to be heavy railroad IRON
bar, With great force, knocking Il fly feet, and
breaking the pilot. On arriving here word
was gwen 10 the police, and Chief Chamberhn
sent down officer COsgrove 70 investigate.
having full description of the man, color Of
pantaiOons, hair, &c. He found man whose
dress in every particular corresp0nded with
the description, and whose bare foot exactly
ntted the track left by the would-be destroyer.
lie was brought to this city and committed Tor
examination. To-Day, as the same train came
along again. the same man who placed the bar
On the track yesterday, again darted out Of the
same place, and throwing his arms above his
head, stood and let the engine strike hun He
was badly hurt, but not killed
He proves 10 be s crazy man. He saws the
Lord told him 70 put the bar across the and
the train would sop; and again, il he stood in
front ofth engine Il would stop for him. He
will be properly taken care OF by his friends.
But the evidence against that man who Wa
kept last night in the station house here w,S
enough TO have sent him 20 State Prison for
life -Hartford Tunes, oct.3.
IA lady IN Banksville, Conn. whose
waterfall happened TO drop out of a window,
was surprised 70 find I'm IL a few DAYS AFTER
ward two fresh eggs. Some hen had taken
possession OF n as a nest
SWalter Brown offers 20 row james Hs-
mill nye mile race for sl,O0l provided the
latter allows him $3.50 for expenses. Browns
hackers stand prepared 70 mske the match i'm
mediately, should Mr.. Hsn.lll accept these con-