Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-15
EVENING STAR.
Superstition In Frxuce


Ihe Journal des Debats reports a case inst
trled before the police court at Blanc which
Goes not give favorable idea of the state OF
education among the country people OF Ton-
ralne. IL appears that on the 2sth OF july last
frightful storm laid waste the commune ofIa
Snatre Langin, IN the canton OF Saint Benot-
ou-Sa1lt The inhabitants believed til at IL their
cure, NJ. SaudOn, Lad performed certain re-
hgious rites, and more especially that IL ha h,d
pr 1Dlg. our the cross used in PROFESSIONS he
might pave Checked the tempest They pro-
ceedcd 70 tue church, and entering Il In a riot
ceIa, anu IhIeaIeh'ng manner, interrupted the
Seieors,lon oil mass; The cure escaped to the
Sesiry-room, aud while he was there the mob
DIoAe INTO his house. and threw his prop
cry out OF the windows. Thew also at
lacked persons Who took his part. and
said they wanted ito kill the curate be-
cause be had been the cause of the hail."
M Nauzelade, 8 municipal councillor, h al the
courage to 80 To the assistance of the curate, but
mouse while the riot lasted. Ten women and
Tour men were brought before the court. Their
counsel, VI. Remiily. pleaded that they were ig-
norant and sUpsTstitiOUs. Five Of the accused
were found guilty of having Interrupted reli-
RiOus services recognized by law, aud of having
trsulted = minister of public worship while per
forming b-s religions duties, and of having
sri 1"k " lie Byzantine Cbabenet and NJ. Van
zelads. Five Of the accused were sentenced to
undergo Imprisonment for three months, AMI to
pay fire of 25f; two were sentenced 10 six days
impriSOT meut. and 10 pay fine of f6f.; two to
two days Imprisonment, and a fine of 49,; an d
nth. for having committed assault, was
fined 25f, The four women were acquitted.
TERRIrIE SESTESCE.-Tbe Rev. Dial DIAL
sen, Norwegian minister. was beheaded on the
2uth of July, At TromsOe, In the extreme north
OF Norway He had been convicted of having
poisoned his aged father. and having assassi-
mated bis three illegtimate children. He was
arrested AZ the instigation OF his former mis-
trsss, Bertha Hilgren, and. In consequence OF
ms strenuous denials Of guilt, subjected to the
torture OF being deprived of water for three
days, and once for twenty-four hours he was
chained 10 the wall of his dungeon in an erect
q frnaf 1v non1
against him WAS that for twenty.four hours he
should be exposed st the pillory with his right
hand nailed TO the board of infamy. and that he
should then have his right hand chopped OFF
and his head cut of with an axe. Upon hearing
his doom. the unfortunate man fell on his knees
and imPiOred the audience to shoot him, in
order to put An end TO his misery. Nearly 20 roo
people witnessed the execution of the criminal.
HORSE NoTK.-P. returned a borrowed
horse to the owner with a note saying re-
turn, by the bearer. your Horse. You see I
spell him with a capital because he starts off
so capiially," and received in reply this:
'HoTsE all right, spell him with a capital T.
because, however capitally he may start of, he
comes to stop with the greatest ease. "-B0stOn
7TGnScr pt-
THE covFoRr OF the editor of the Peoria Re-
view is destroyed by boy with q horn, and he
sdvertiseS thus: "Any parties owning first
class streak of lightning, the chain variety pre-.
TERED, and wishing for a subject on which to
experiment, are cordially invited to try their
skill on q hOv, aatat eleven. who haunts a stair
way opposite the Review office, and exhales his
heeting breath through tin horn"
O-An old bachelor of Darlington county. s.
e. offers fine silk dress to the best preserved
old maid, to be awarded at the next Darling
ton fair.
rTLOve me, love my dog. A poodle fell from
a Mississippi steamboat, and its wealthy but
sgOniZed mistress bestowed her hand upon the
tmpeeuni"us gallant who jumped in and rescued
her dripping pet.
sy"Varety weddings" have been introduced
into Rhode Island They take the place of
wooden, tin or crystal weddings, the happy
couple receiving n variety of presents insteal of
having them all of one material.
~When he sees a blooming woman tenderlv
helping along husband paTalyzed in middle
life with overwOrk. the cynic Is prone to ask
himself low much the habits of expenditure of
the former contributed TO the sad condition OF
the latter.
around them in the theafer by loud talking, are
receiving attention from the newspapers.
They are mildly asked simply to conduct them
selves a. what they pretend to be, ladies and
gentlemen.
~The New Orlesns PIcayune has can az
ricBltural and Industrial editor" who writes fine
for hemp. lie forgets that this is time for
reconciliation and peace" All such plants
should now be beat into plow-s shares and prun-
ing-hooks. and not into hanging rope.
MARRlED.
D0I GE-sMALL. By the Rev. o. C. Msador.a
the fifth Baptist church, south Washington. Mr..
JOSEPH H. DODGE To Miss MARY j. SMALL,
eldest daughter of James Small. ESQ, all Of thi,
CITY.
New York and Brooklyn papers please copy.I
DIED.
SOTNISS. In this citv, October IA, Mrs. CHRIS
TlANA iOUNlss, of HAddiDston, Scotland, aged
20 years.
Funeral i'll take place on W Wednesday, at O'Clock
. M from the residence of her in-law, ThomA
SCmtrville, 343 10th street =. i. IT
TAyERNS. On Monday, 18th OF October. at
O'Clock a. m, FRANCIS A. TAVERNS, aged
years.
The friends Of the family are respectfully invited
20 end bis fune al. Wedne sday, 10th
O'Clock, from his late residence, No. l13s 18th
street.