The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-08-30
News and Gossip.

News and Gossip.
GS- S-Senator Fitch has recovered from his
recent illness, and is in Washington.
@g- 1t is said that tho second comet Of
1850 is now visible by telescope; its position is
ncar the star Alpha, in the Constellation Per-
| seus.
| @1- The Central Railroad Of Texas is
completed to the seventy fifth mile. Ten miles
more are expected to be completed early next
spring. f.a..
EARLY FR0sr.--1ce was formed at Somerset,
Penn, one night last week, and clothes hung
| out to dry were frozen stiff. The frost was very
heavy and did much damage. 2
Nsr The Hinton running for the Legislature
in California is W. o. Hinton, not O. Hinton,
the Ohio defaulter, who is in the Sandwich
Islands.
SOUTHERN CHESS CoNeRKss.-A correspond
ent of the Savannah Republican suggests to tho
chess-payers Of the South tho policy of hold
ing Chess Congress at Montgomery, Ala, on
or about the Goth of December next.
%B- The wife of Choate said, in answer to
some commonplace congratulations about his
fame, that he was so true and perfect hus-
band and father that no thought of his being
great man ever entered the household.
GB- The celebrated magician, who has
travelled the country over as the Fakir of Ava,
| Is now pastor OF ono Of tho congregations of
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and is known as the
Rev. DR.. Haskill.
w-A little chap named e. r. Seaver,
while bathing in Cry stal Lake, New York, o
few days ago, and duokins his head in the
water, was struck on his ear by largo pick
erel with such force that the pckerel was made
bloody, stunned, and captured.
@S" In the libel suits against Messrs. Fos-
ter & Fleeson, of the Pttsburg Dispatch, and
James P. Barr, of tho Pittsburg Post, brought
by James M. Carpenter, of Greensburg, the
Grand Jury of Westmoreland County have
returned true bills.
ME-A Pennsylvania, named Charles Les
lie, native of Carbon County, is said to have
gathered overed thousand ounces of gold dust
at Pixies Peak. Lucky felIowl How many
relatives he will discover that did not know
him whom he was poor. ...
LOUISIANA SUGAR.--The New Orleans Cres-
cent says, regarding sugar, the talk is, that
the present prospects are highly hattering.
With the same season, or rather the same kind
Of weather from this time until November,
that we had last year, o crop of 440 900 hogs
heads is confidently expected.
&G-An old man named Hollowell, while
sinking we'll near Franklin, Warren County,
Ohio, was killed on the 23d instant by frsg-
enp aa,kt IL L..
few moments he was buried eighteen inches or
two feet deep. He leaves widow and three
children.
l8- An iron railroad car was exhibited last
week at the jersey City railroad station of the
New York and Erie Railroad. It's sides are
Of double plates, with a space between, and
the seams are branded with narrow strips,
riveted on in such a manner as to form panels
It is fre-proof, and lighter than wooden car
Of the same size.
GS- A. j. Calhoun, an experienced horse
tanner, we'll known throughout Southern
Wisconsin, proposes to give exhibitions in
the art Of horse-taming and training at the
State Fair, at Freeport, Ill. He offers re-
ward of $40 for the most vicious, wild and
ill-disposed, horse or mule brought to him to
operate upon.
WBsr POINT MILITARY AcApENY.-The fol-
lowing officers have been ordered to West Point:
Lieutensnts G.. Heitzell, H. Biggs, S. H.
Locket and S. D. Holabrd. Lieutenant R. X.
Meade, relieved from the academy, is ordered
to New York, and Lieutenant Lee to Washing
ton. Lieutenant @. A. Gilmore, also relieved,
is likewise ordered to New York.
A NOVEL SrATuTE.-The last Legislature of
Michigan passed an act empowering any num-
ber Of oitizens-not less than ten nor more than
one hundred, to organize themselves into
body corporate "for tho purpose of apprehend-
ing horse-thieves and other felons," and in
vesting each member Of such body, when en-
gagged in making an arrest, with the powers Of
o constable.
MKANNEss--A remarkable case of eccentric.
ity and meanness has come to light in Savan.
nah. A Doctor G. r. Rinker was arrested and
committed to prison for burying colored girl,
who had died, in the cellar Of his house, to save
died natural death, and nothing but extreme
the cause Of such m indecent mode Of sep-
ulture.
PEAoHRs IN MicHiGAN.--Advices from Hills
dale, Lenawee and Berrien Counties repre-
sent the peach crop in those counties as re-
markably fine. All the information we have
received is Of similar character, and tits fair
to presume the yield through the peach
growing region of our State will be an abun-
dant one. Mr.. G. Boutwell,, near Niles, was
offered $1,000 for his crop, which was not
accepted. Tribune.
Gas-A marble sarcophagus for the remains
Of Henry Clay, designed to be placed in the
base of the monument now being erected to his
memory in Lexington, KY, has been COM
pleted in Philadelphia. Itis cut out of solid
block Of marble from Montgomery County,
and is eight feet long, three feet wide across
the breast, and two feet six inches high. The
form Is that of coffin; the interior being Of
sufficient size to admit tho leaden case contain
Ing the remains.
NlNR CART LOADS op DRsCENDANTs.-
descendants Of Mrs. Mary Breed, the Oldest in
habitant Of West Lynn, Mass, lately held a
picnic at North Saugus. Grandmother Breed
Is now eighty five years old, we'll and happy,
blessed In her children and children's children
to the fourth generation. She saw nine car
risge loads of her descendants in front of the
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