The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-06-06
Various EteEas.

The pretender to the crown-a lady's bon
net.
Poetry is like claret-to be enjoyed only
when very new or very old.
He that can compose himself is wiser than
he that composes books.
Health constitutes the happiness of the body;
virtue that Of tho mind.
Lawyers have more fuel than coke for
they have Coke upon (a) title ION Lyttleton).
The man who mad one of his legs cut off
thinks he has cause to remember the same.
The man who had no music in his sole wore
seasoned leather.
The man who was on the brink of despair
committed suicide by throwing himself over.
Beer, like the flea, is naught without hope.
And again, beer is like bear--each is a
| brewin.'
A "Dime Savings Bank" has been opened in
New York.
Lightning rods take the mischief out of the
clouds-enligh ghtening rods take it out of bad
boys.
Mrs. Clark, wife of Rev. Geo. W. Clark, was
thrown from a buggy, at Akron, O., a few
days since, and instantly killed.
Nearly six hundred Roman Catholic Young
time and at one church, in New York, on
Thursday Of last week.
Blondin, the tight-rope performer, proposes
to cross Niagara River, directly in front Of the
great Horse Shoe Fall, on a tight rope, some
day of the ensuing week.
1t is believed that Napoleon has designs
upon the Kingdom Of Naples--that, in short,
| he is maneuvering to re- establish the short
lived dynasty of the Murat family.
| The citizens of Columbia, Lorraine County.
Ohio, propose to celebrate the Fiftieth Ami
versary of the organization of that township
by grand Pioneer picnic on the 4th of July.
| The list of marine losses for May foots ND
forty one vessels, valued at 81 ,2l6,700. Up to
the 1st of June, this year, the losses were two
hundred and six vessels, valued at $5,220, 400.
A child of Mr.. Ware, of Greenfield Ohio,
while playing in room swhere white washing
was going on, stumbled and fell into large tub
of hot wash, and was burned so seriously that its
recovery is doubtful.
Great distress and destitution prevails in
many parts of Australia, especially at Mel
bourne. whore full grown men go about at dusk,
like mendicants, begging for bread, or the
money to purchase it.
Many of the men of the recently returned
United States frigate Minnesota, have large
sums due them-some as much as S700-which
it is hoped, will be saved from the grasp of the
| land sharks.
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeeboy, the head of the ma
tive mercantile community in India, died at
Bombay on the l4th of April, at the age of
seventy-six. He was most munifcent con-
tributor to public charities.
Gerrard and the Chambers are at logger
heads as to the eXiled ex-ministers. All agree
that the Punishment of Souloque shall be per-
petual but the Chambers think the ex-minis-
ters should be allowed to return, against which
Geffrard protests.
Two little girls, attending the Primary
School, in Sandusky street, Pittsburg, got into
quarrel on Thursday last, when one Of them
violently knocked the head Of the other against
wall, which resulted in conoussion of the
brain. The injured child died.
There has been strike among the mems
branch of Pittsburg Cordwaners, for some
| days past, which is about to terminate, many
of the employers having intimated their will
! lingness to concede the advance of wages de-
manded by the men.
Spencer Hall, Lafayette, Indiana, caught
fire on Thursday, and was with much difficulty
| preserved from total destruction. The damage
to the building is estimated at 50 600; but the
loss sustained by the occupiers of the four stores
in the block is not yet known.
French born citizens who may visit their
native country at the present time, are liable
| TO all the Inconvenience of conscription, as
the French Government claims military service
| from all natives of France who may be found
within its jurisdiction.
Advices from Venezuela, to the 7th ult., indi-
cate the rapid pacifcaton of that Republic.
| The government troops had been uniformly
| sfuI in thair NTH tbo
| gents, and all the larger bodies had been dis
| persed.
Much excitement has been occasioned in
Arizona by the lawless acts of organized bands
of ruflians, who commit outrages upon life and
| property. Five MeXicans had been murdered
in cold blood by gang Of desperadoes, under
the lead of two Ren named Page and AXE.
A glutton of man was dining at hotel, in
the course of the battle Of knives and forks,
accidentally cut his mouth, which was observed
| by Yankee opposite who bawled out: say,
Mister, don't make that hole in your cOunte.
nance any larger, or we will all starve.
The New York Tribune, speaking of the
great trotting match between Ethan Allen and
| Flora Temple, says: About 10000 persons
were in attendance, including all olasses-men
noted for their salents, piety and wealth, and
others, such as John Morrissy and Tom Hyer
no less distinguished for their muscle.
About 60 or 10 laboring men demanded of
the Baltimore City Railway Contractor, the
other day, work at the rate of 81 25 day
and on being offered 81, they raised flag, on
which was inscribed "Starvegut Society, seek
ing employment" and then proceeded to hin,
der other laborers from working.
Capt. Dupont, of the U. S. frigate Minnesota
has brought homo from the Cape of Good Hope
a stuffed head of the new variety of antelope
discovered by DR.. Livingstone in Central AZ
rica. This specimen was one of two that DR.
L.. secured and gave to the Governor of Capt
Colony, by whom it was presented to Captain
Dupont.
Mr.. Morphy, at the banquet given him il
Boston, Mass, on the 3lst ult, said / mus
repeat II once more that chess can never form
the object of life. 1t Is at best relaxation
from more serious pursuits. AS such and as
discipline for the mind / believe it to be wor
thy Of all oommendation; and l think you will
agree with me when say that the substitution
of the chess board for the card-table would g
far towards improving the morals Of our peo