The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-02-23
WEEKLY VARIETY

Ratns Q aids 2U,OU0.00e rix Coalars.
T. +. Meagher is Iecturipg in The city of New
York.
Ssth Paine the Chicago Banker. has become
incurably insane, SO say his physicians.
Mr.. King Vics President elect arrived in Ha-
wanna, on the 9th inst. His health was consider
ably improved, his friends hope for his recovery.
Eighteen prisoners escaped from the Detroit
Jail on the 12th inst, ten of whom have been re-
taken.
The receipts of the Cincinnati, Hamlinton and
Dayton Railroad, for the month of January 1858
is over S2e, 500, an increase of over one hundred
per cent over the same month in 1852.
Silver change has become very scarce, SO much
SO that in many places business men are compelled
to use postage stamps in making small change.
There has been no ice in Lake Michigan this
winter, sail boats huve been running all the season.
The lead manufactured at the lead mines in
Chester Co, Pa, for the year 1852 amounted to
$4,000 pigs.
The wire suspension b,ilgs over the falls of the
ST. johns river ia n. B. has been completed. 1t
is about eight of mile in length and about nine
ty feet above high water and is said to be spien
did structure.
Waiting s..oss are the ltiest invention dosn
East. They are made with revolving metal piv-
OTIS in the soles, making the turning while waltz
easy and graceful.
The coronation robes of Louis Napoleon cost
the small sum of one million six hundred ihausand
dollars.
Capt Ericsson, has received three hundred or
ders for his caaric engine to lie used in printing
ffiees, manufactures, &C.. &c.
The Tunneling Machine'' for boring through
mountains has not become failure lately
ported.
Among the list Of premiums annunced for the
next New Hampshire, Agricultural State Fair,
is one of twenty dollars, for thu best specimen Of
patching and datning. That's something like.
On dit, that Madame S1niag has made arrange
ments with Ole Bull, and that they will make u
grand tour Of the United States.
An unfortunate, being asked why he did not
cure himself Of suffering, replied t-te,l as
much truth a-as know n-now, and If could talk
a-any fuster, should b-be C con- founded liar.
The Democratic members of The North Caro-
lima Legislature. in caucus, have nominated Hon.
j. C. Dobbin as their candidate for United States
SeudlcF, IN pace oi IloD. w T. n1auSuni'
The Liq1or Law" has been repealed By the
Illinois Legislature. y
The amount of the import trade of the port of
Sandusky, for the year '52. is nearly forty lone
millions Of dollars, being an increase of about
twenty millions overthe year pre- .eding.
| Rev. James Walker, D. D.. has been elected
President of Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass
aclusetts.
| Jerry Bryant Esq, says there is one place in
the World where may find happiness, and
that place is in the Dictionary.
Hon. Amor Tuck, # New Hampshire. has con-
senied to become candidate for re election to
Congress.
AT Lnrointe flour was selling at $40, TO S13 per
barrel, at Fondu Lac nt $l8. and pork at so Gems
per pound, California prices.
A Mr. Randall Of Cincinnati. has recovered q
verdict Of $500 damages, against the New Or
leans Teegraplic Company for injuries sustained
by his horse taking lght by coming in collision
with the Telegraph wires. Mr.. Randall and his
wife thrown from the carriage, and both Sc.
yerely injured. Mrs. Randall being crippled fo
life.
The Ohio Statesman of The II h i ST., saya:-
1.-THE exhibition of the pupils fer the asylum fol
the Deaf and Dumb took place this afternoon, a
the Hall of the House Of Representatives. 4
lagre number Of ladies' and gentlemen were in of
tendance, and all were highly delighted with the
exercises
The California Republican snye. that " few
days ago party Of hunters shot seven hundred
rabbits in one day ON aero of gi iound.''
Flour, best brands, is selling at So rs and 81 ot
per barrel in Cincinnati.
About one hundied Clerks are employed in til.
New York City Post Office, work is continue,
day and night.
Resolutions have been introduced into the Lou
siana Legislature, in favor of the annexation O
Cuba.
company is being formed at St. Louis, Il
start for California the lst Of April. They e.
by the overland route.
A man by the namc of Belden, has been ar
rested atCulunbus for uttering counterfeit money
The Statesman says that between four and fiv,
thousand dollars in spurious bills, principally three
on New York, ALEC die for making bogus ha
dollars were found in his carpet bag.
sane retreat seven miles from Cincinnati, IN the Fe
male college buillng. The institution is very high
ly commended.
The official returns of Vermont show ma jolit
in favor of the Maine law of 1886.
The Buffalo Express says, that the Butter spec
ulators of that City have the blues. Their tw
shilling contracts and three shilling hopes likel
to end in smoke. The very best article brought t
market sells at 90 cents.''
a A paper called ''the Regulator recently estab
shed at Depere Wis, says, that extensive firm
In Toronto, Oswego, Green Bay, Depere and Fon
du Lac have smuggled nearly 100000 worth c
goods into Wisconsin, and large cargo of sati
prints, drugs, Slc were smuggled into Depere,
short time since by lumber vessel.
Twenty millions of gallons of wine, are amt
allV in Sv D,iour nf