The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-01-12
WEEKLY VARIETY

WEEKLY VARIETY
The Bunks in the United States number over
eleven hundred.
The Washington Monument has now reached
156 feet 1t will require $500 600 to complete it.
The whole numbers of hogs slaughtered at Gin
cinnati up to December 2sth was 332 1000. Up to
the same time last year 2s20 900. Rither hogisk
country that.
A man found lying upon the Rail Road
track near Pittsburgh, on the 27th uIt, horribly
crushed. having been run over by the Accomoda-
ton train
The excess of females males in England. is
10000; in Scotland, 1000; and Ireland 120,-
900.
The net earnings of tho Galena and Chicago
Union Railroad for the past four months, were
$2O1, 1,7o4,52. The Road is 90 miles in length.
"One Of the Scholars +" directed letter to
Eunice Brown as follows: +" You Ness broughn.'
Didn't that puzzle the oldest Postmaster.
Kinney's Pavilion, the largest iu the United
States, is advertised for sale by constable in
Cleveland.
line of Propellers is being established between
Milwaukee and Buffaio, to commence running early
in the spring.
The next a. Ohio Srate Fair" will be held in
Dayton on the goth, 21st. 22d, and 23d days of
September, 1858.
The Ship Carpenters of Bath. Maine. who have
been receiving $3.50 per day, now demanding
$l.75.
The dividend of the Hartford and New Haven
Railroad Company. for the year '52. amounts to
Is per cent.
The Legislature of New Hampshire have de-
cided against the Free Banking law by handsome
majority.
The value of the poultry in the United States is
estimated at $l2. 900. 900.
The Lord Mayor of London lately fined an om-
nibus conductor twenty shillngs, for turning little
boy out of his omnibus to accommodate a gentle
man! %
Lod Brougham defines Theology as the art of
teaching what nobody koows.
There is young lady in Boston who has worn
out two pair of spindlss spinning street yarns this
season.
A fellow was fined IS the other day, at Albany,
for striking q chap named Joke. He plead in ex-
tenuaiion, that he thought it no offence TO crack
Joke!
The California papers estimate the loss of prop
erty by fire in that State at sixty millions of dol
lars.
Mr.. Livingston, American Consul ut Halifax,
is dead.
The American Glass Works, at South Boston,
were destroyed by fire lately. Loss 100000, in
sured $4,000.
The recent sale of tho New York Art Union
Pictures amounted to thirty six Thousand dollars.
Amos Lawrence, of Boston, Mass, has given
Sc 600 for the relief of the poor of that city. He
has lately deceased.
Hon. Abbott Lawrence, of Boston, Mass., has
given $4,000 for the same purpose as his brother.
Five persons died at Columbus, Georgia, lately
of Cholera Morbus, caused BY eating stale oysters
A son of Morris Northrop, of Medina, o., aged
20 years, was kicked by horse SO badly, few
days ago, that he survived but few hours.
BUcKwHEAT CAkEs.-The griddIe on which
cakes baked should never be touched with
grease; Firstly, because it imparts rancid taste
to The cakes. Secondly. if cooking stove be used
it fills the Kitchen if not the whole house, with the
smell of burnt grease-to say nothing of the parade
and boasiing to ones neghbors by betraying what
we to have for breakfast. Wash the griddle
with hot soap suds, scour with dry sand and when
heated for use, rub it well with spoonful of fine
salt and cloth; it will then be ready to
ceive the cakes. Alter each cake is removed, the
saltrubbing must be repeated. If the first did not
succeed, try it again, and you will ever after follow
the advice of an old housekeeper.
Fire AT Montreal--Four Persons Burnt TO
Death.
MONTREAL, Dec. 81.
| fire broke out last night in the house of Mr..
| ing was entirely destroyed, and Mrs. King, two
children, and servant, perished in the flames.
Fire at syracuse--FataI Accident.
| SrRAcUsE, Dee. 81.
The house of John Wilson. shoemaker, on Fay
ette street, was destroyed by fire last night.
| While the Brintnall block was burning the other
day, woman, residing in West street, left two
children in charge of servant girl, and went to
SEQ the fire. The girl fell aslaep, but soon awoke
with her clothes all on fire, the children having
placed camphene lamp on the stove. Some
passers BY succeeded in putting out the flames,
but the poor girl died from her injuries yesterday
morning.
! SAD CAspALTT.-We are panied to learn that
little OFF. 3. Taplin, Of this place, about 7
years of age, was so badly burped on Christmas
morning. as to cause his deatta day or two after
wards The little fellow had arisen before day, to
see what magic Santa CLAUS had besn working for
him. and accidentally set fire to his night-clothes
with the candle. His screams brought bis terrif-
bed parenta to his relief but too late to save him..
akron Beacon,