The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-04
This and That.

| At Toledo last week, Rum caused man named
Greene, to murder fellow man named Fisk.with
whom he had some Difficult y-Thackera says,
humor is wit and love-Bayard Taylor has re-
Gently returned TO the United States, at present
he is in New York-A member of the Dayton
Bar has been fined $50 for contempt of Court
The Temperance sons and daughters Of Indiana
held State Convention at Indianapolis on the 1lth
inst-St. Paul, Minnesota, village about four
years old contains 706 houses. 700 inhabi,ants;
invested capital s307 400; 1883 the taxable prop
erty was 1904 457-Counterfet Postage enyel-
opes are 10 circulation East. Just as we expect
ed-Monday was the New Year holiday this
year-The Bank of Charleston S. C. has been
re-chartered with a capital of 81 600, ,000--Snow
was one foot deep at Boston on the 29th-The
Painesve Telegraph is out with rew head
Never chase lie, for if you be quiet truth will
eventually oyertake and destroy it-Flour is sell
ling for SO pcr barrel at st. Paul Minnesota
Judge Edmonds. the celebrated SpirituaIist is TO
deliver course of lectures in Cincinnati upon the
subject of spiritual manifestations rubber
sleepers are being laid upon the N. J. Central
Railroad. The sudden jars which wear out the
running gears so quickly, and much OF the noise
will be done away, and communicate springy
elastic motion to the rider-The proprietors of
the metropolitan Hotel in New York city. is said
nave during the past year cleared one hundred
and twenty thousand doars--MeMaho who
was executed at Poins Pleasant Va. Nov. e5 h
with his dyirg breath said that intemperance scas
TIE sole cause Of all his crames-The tragedian
who was arrested for numbering Hamlet, has been
released On writ of hea6eas corpus.-M Madame
Sontag, the "Queen of Song" will give concert
in Cleveland soon. She is said to he second only
10 Jenny L;nd-The New York Albion says
The Presidents Message vague and unnter-
esting as royuI speech, with the misfortune Of
being at least thirty times rs long-Fo find The
way to q sherff's Office, endorse for friend and
go security for his house rent.
Friendship says Byron.is dangerous word for
young ladies'; it is love. full fledged. and waiting
for fine day to fly"-The Button factory of the
Pomeroy manufacturing Co was burnt the 9Th
ut. with its contents. Loss $50 000-Fsve or
six officers in the Boston Custom H use were dis
charged January 1st-Addison says that good
breeding shows itself the most where to an ordin
ary eye it appears the least--Heayen helps those
who help Measflves, is an excellent motto for
thieves--Fifty miles of Railroad are now in opera
tion in Egypt.
Lamarine is in poor health nnaccount ofhislterary
| labors-AIexandsr Dumas is issuing newspa-
| per entitled LIE .Mousguetdire-A monument to
the memory of Jonas Chickering will be erected
| at Mount Auburn-Johnathan Thorns New
| York quaker has imported FIVE thousand dollar
bull-Sir Edward Ley.on Bulwer has been of
for the next ten years, which he has accepted--
In one day, week two since four thousand let
ters and papers passed through the New York
Post oifice-A young fellow charged with get
ting drunk the night before, said in justification,
that he never was drunk and never meant to be,
for it always made him feel SO bad the next morn
| ing-A veg observing fellow stealing n fish, and
putting thunder hsjacket. which was oshortto con-
ceal it. advised the thief TO in future longer
Jacket or steal shorter fsl.-Subscribe for the
Ohio Star for 1654-Jnnuary 4rh 1642, Sir
Isaac Newton, '.the greatest of philosophers" was
born in Lincolnshire, England--J anuary 1st 1776
Norfolk. Va. was burned by the English under
Lord Dannore-January 6thl756, Gen George
| Washington was married to The widow Custis, in
| North Kent Co. Va.-The B.te of Princeton
| in which the Americans were uictorious. took
place January Sd 1777-Thomas Jefferson was
married January 1st l772-Capt. Cook discover,
ed the Sandwich Islands January ! 1774