Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-11
Some New Rocks.

Some New Books.
The History Of England in the Eighteenth
Century; by w. L. II. Lecky. Vols. and ?.
New York: d. Appleton 4 Co. For sale by
w. III. s o. ii. MOrrison.l This important
work does not attempt to give the history Of
the period chosen year by year. The object
has been to d1sengag1 from the great mass OF
facts those which relate to the permanent
forces OF the nation, OF Which indicate some Of
the more enduring features of national life
Thus among the main subjects CT the work are
the growth OF decline of monarchy, aristOc:
racy and democracy, Church and Dissent
the agricultural, manufacturing aad com
mercial interests; the increasing power of
far'iament and the press; the history of
political ideas, art, manners, and belief :
the. changes that have taken place in the
social and economical condition of the people !:
the relations of the mother country to its de-
pendencieS, &c.
Manual Of the Anatomy of Invertebrated
Animals: by Thomas II. Huxley, LID. F. H..
5. New York: ID: Appleton & Co. For sale
by W. II. \ D. III. Morrison In this volume
Pref. Huxley fulfllS an engagement entered
into some years ago to produce treatise on
comparative anatomy for students. Other
scientific work, and a period of illness. pre-
vented him from attempting before 1874 to
grapple with the immense mass of new and
important information respecting the structure
and especially the development of inverte-
brated animals which the activity of a host of
Investigations has accumulated of late years.
Through Needles Eye; by Hesba Stretton
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. For sale by
author of ''BedeS Charity"
The Ancient Life History of the Earth; by
II. Alleyne Nicholson, F. K. S. F., &C. New
York; M :, D. Appleton Co. For sale by w. H.
prehensive outline of the principles and lead
ing facts of archaeological science, or the
science % Whiea q IS concerned with the living
beings which hourlShed upon the globe during
past periods of its history.
The COAL CONVERSATIONAL Lehigh Oper-
Gt0fs Stick.-The meeting of the coal operators
shipping over the Lehigh Valley railroad, held
at Bethlehem, Pa, last Thursday, was entirely
harmonious, and showed that the Lehigh Ope-
rators mean to stand by the actions Of the rep
ing was called by the agents and attorneys of
the operators, Messrs. Linderman and Wilbur
10r the purpose OF equaliZing the distribution
OF tonnage among the various cOllerieS. The
agents proposed plan for equitable dStri-
button of anthracite coal over the Lehigh
Valley road and branches. This report was
received and unanimously adopted. After
iurther resolving that any operator standing
idle, except for strikes or accidents, shall lose
ms allotment Tor the month so idle" the meet
ing adjourned.
r, The MAUCH CHUNK MIRACLE.-Rev. Fathers
Helnan and Bunce read in their respective
letter from Archbishop Wood in reference to
the alleged miraculous cure of a sick woman
Neither of the priests made anv comment
merely feadlng TO their congregations the
ArchblShops letter, which prOnOunceS the
affair TO De deluSiOn, and warns the partc-
pants therein not to repeat the offence.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS, the new archbishop
OF Baltimore, was yesterday invested aG the
cathedral with the palliun, the distinctive
in Ul ms oiee III ,h AtnEugh the ceremony
ShOrn OF many of the surroundings which usl-
az atiS accompany such an occasion, still it was
vi q very imposing character, and many digni-
country were present.
PARTNERS IN DEATH.-A Mobile business
hrm came to sudden end the other day. H.
ii. Hopper, one member, while at the store
leaned over on his desk, said his head hurt
Duggan. the other member, who was at home
sick, died there.
How A LAWYER GOT RICH ON ONE CASE.
AZ fhllauelphla, last week. the case of the
Mel henSSlagton Safno and Oxford Turnpike Company
wa was before an examiner The lawyer who had
lhe matter passed through the courts, by
which he was awarded $4,000, was examined
VI thlS sum the company got $4,000 for their
road being taken for public use, and the man
who WI got the case received $500 for his kind
offices. The lawyer said that he had invested
$39, eco in U. S. bonds.
THE PLUNDERED VICTIMS OF THE WRECK
capt; Harrison. who is at the scene of the
wreck OF the Metropolis for the purpose of
Ol the VICTIMS washed
ashore, has succeeded in very few cases, after
examining the remains of about fifty. He re-
ports that the bodies have been robbed of
everything that would have been useful in the
1urtherance of his object. The robbery, he
was SatlShed, was i'll some cases perpetrated
by some OF the survivors, but in other cases the
OIenders were the negroes and lower class of
whites from the mainland who acted as If
they mad perfect right to all they could lay
their hands on. '
PITTsBU RG's TARIFF DEMONsTRATION.-Tb
turnout OF the workingmen connected with
the various industries in PittSburg, on Satur
day: was very imposing demonstration
against those features of the proposed tariff
bill which affect their interests. From ~ .ODO
to $1,000 people were in line, and number of
speeches were made.
TREASURY SEIZUREs.-A special agent of
the Treasury department. has seized Diefen
dahrs distillery, at Fosters, Ohio, and the
rectifying house of Pfeiffer 4 Co., of Gin
einnati, for alleged violation of the revenue
laws.
They have Stamps in the Louisiana and
kashin the Kentucky legislature.