The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-12

entire, from the Columbus Statesman, OF the
9th, the following romantic story: A married
couple residing on Friend street, near the Canal,
found that after a few years Of connubial felio-
ity, they were the most miserable mortals alive,
being unable to agree upon any one point OF
domestic economy and diplomacy. Their daily
cares were sure to oulminate in an evening
quarrel, and they sometimes astonished each
others probosoes with blows, accompanied by
the usual mark Of their respective distinguished
considerations. The maternal relative OF the
wife, it is said, was mixed up in this family
row, and added to the discord by her oticious
Intervention. Finding life disagreeable, and
being able to agree upon no other point, they
finally concluded to try the last grand expert
ment together, by jumping into the Scioto.
Night before last was the time set for the
attempt. A raw and biting air prevailed, but
their resolution was fixed, and they descended
the bank together, each trying to nerve the
other by depreciating his and her courage
with bitter words. They reached the bank of the
Scioto: hand in hand they stood upon the brink
of that abyss which mortality is wont to regard
with horror. TIE air was cold, and so was the
water-neither was congenial, neither was the
existence they were about TO leave. This
thought was decisive, and they plunged into
the water, which was not deep but very cold.
The man could swim, and his first impulse on
rising to the surface was to strike out for the
do. She came sputtering and blowing to the
surface, and supposing in the darkness thathe
lord was at the bottom, called loudly for help,
and sank again. When she next appeared the
husband caught her, and they both reached the
shore in safety-wet, cold, freezing. Crestfal-
len and ashamed of the foolish act, they went
home together, negotiated q new treaty of
peace, and commenced life anew, satisfied that
nothing can be worse than the bottom of the
river. There is now fair prospect Of this once
unhappy couple going down the hill of life to-
gether, quietly and in peace.
THE BEAUTIFUL.-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
wishes the Independent would give to the
world-and especially to tho religious portion
of tits "ideas upon the extent to which
Christians may 60 in the culture and enjoyment
of the Beautiful-how much time and money
they may spend in Art consistently with their
duty to initiate their Savior in self-denial for
the good of the world?" Is not this living
question? The difficulty which many feel on
this subject arises from an unworthy notion OF
the functions of the Beautiful in Art-if the
Beautiful is merely q luxury, an element oi
self-indulgence, to be rarely employed, and al
most by stealth, we do not wonder that men
have scrupes of conscience about it.
But if the Beautiful is designed by God Ia
perform moral functions, if it is an element OF
education to those who possess it, and to all
who surround them, then the question is sim
plifed, and is no longer this-How much must
expend for public good, and then how much
may use for myself in the enjoyment Of Art
but this: How much ought to expend fol
public good by means of Art, and how mucl
BY means of other moral instrumeptalities
We must put Art into the rank of Educators
and not Luxuries. 1t is to be used for our ed
ucation, for the education of our children, anC
through tie family for the education of tn,
community.-N. Y. Express.
MORALS OF THE PREss.-The New Yorl
Mercury contains the following pointed remark
on this subject, which are well worthy o
perusal:
Fact is said to be "stranger than fiction; :
but that is not the only quality ii possesses il
greater power than its imaginative twin. 1t i
also more virtuous-at least, SO it would seem
from the tenor of the daily press. The morning
papers, that stand on unexceptonably loft.
moral platforms-thst are horrifed by the leas
devotion from the purest thought-that ar
received into the bosoms of our families to b.
perused by our faithful wives and our innocen
daughters-these sanity messengers Of new
and politics unblushingly publish, in conspic
uous columns, headed with startling announce
ments, in alarming type, the most outrageou
and shameful occurrences, and see not par
ticle of harm therein. To be sure they pretend
to bo netospapers, and to give all the news; bu
is that any apology for publishing things thai
no decent person can read aloud?
The Springfield Republican says that even il
Massachusetts, where the laws are supposed Il
be as clear and consistent as in any State, il
the attempt to enlarge the legal domain o
woman, the statutes are so fixed that wife i
under no legal obligation to get breakfast, seV
on shirt button, or nurse the baby, even, un
less the husband pays her for It'll 1t trust
that the mere mention of the fact may nc
make trouble in families and create bushes
for the lawyers; but the illustration of tn
general inconsistency and imperfection Of tn
law pertaining to women is too good to b
omitted, even though such unpleasant conse
quences are risked by dsclosingit.
At hotel in New York, recently, an oil
gentleman came down stairs and inquired o
the clerk whether he had any tallow candles
Being informed that he could be supplied will
tallow-dips, the old gentleman said:
"Then wish you'd give me some; I wan
something that 1 can blow out, for I've beef
blasting away at that cussed jigger-meaninj
the gas-burner-till I've no wind left"
The clerk, by spasmodic effort, kept hi
eountenance, and ordered up pound Of dip
TO room No. -.
At recent examination of candidates 70
teachers, at Xenia, the question was asked
"WhO inhabited this continent before its dis
cOvery by Europeans 2" The would be teache
very graveIy replied, "The primitive Puri
tans."
Ike Partington took notion lately to be
come limb of the law. "Never, Ike" sal
his mother; "I'd sooner see you gasping like
corpse ON the mountains brow than have an
body say to me that my son was a Commo
Councilman"
On the first day Of the sickles trial, one wit
ness said he was disqualified in consequences
the relation he bore to accused. On being aske
what that relation was, he stated that he, tOC
was q married man.
Some one blamed Dr. Marsh for changin
his mind. "Wen, said he, "that is the diffe
ence between man and a jackass-the jacka
can't change his mind, and the man can-it's
human privilege"
An arch sort Of afellow who conducts a DAD,
in Madison, Wisconsin, says in recent issu
'The police court is Idle to-day, fact whiC
indicates a Republican majority, as but fe
Democrats are out" ear i-.- ...
Already arrangements arc being made
Pittsburg for asplendid jubilee on the approac
ing ith Of July. The fremen are foremost
tho movement