The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-12
Various Items.

A French author says: "When lost my wife
every family in town offered me another; but
when lost my horse no one offered to make
him good" ....... .......
The Pittsburg Gazette is enabled to say
that the wheat, rye and fall barley, every
whore in Western Pennsylvania look well,
and gives promise Of an abundant yield.
The Hon. William D. Bishop, who repre-
sented the Fourth District Of Connecticut in
the House of Representatives has been ap-
pointed Commissioner Of Patents by the Presi
dent.
The Deaf and Dumb Asy ylum at Indianapolis,
took FIRE ON Thursday last, by a spark from Que
of the chimneys. 1t was soon discovered, and
the flames extinguished without material
damage to the building.
The Upper Mississippi has recently been
visited by terrible storm of rain and hail,
with startling thunder and tightening. Two
inches Of water fell in an hour, and fences,
lumber, out-houses, &C., were swept down.
A debate on the nature and cause of Spiritual
| Manifestations will take place in Chicago in
about two weeks. Joel Tiffany, ESQ is the
champion Of the Spirits, and Prof. John Young
enters the wordy arena to lay them. Both are
good takers and disputants.
An Albany paper states that the property
left by Matt Peel is estimated at $4,000 lie
{ Mr.. Peel) was one of the most successful min
strels that this country ever produced. Dur
ing the past four months his troupe earned
over 81 900 week.
Vegetation is on the rise, 1t is springing up
fast and glorious, The fields are green with
grass. Tie tees are leafng, and many of the
fruit trees are in blossom. The early flowers
are coming up, and will soon be in fragrant
bloom. The wheat fields give promise of
bounteous yield, and the farmer never had
better prospects.
Miss Emily Ballard, of Cleveland, has pur-
chased the Patent Right for the five counties
Of Stark, Summit, Portage, Mahoning and
| Trumbull, for Lippincott's Patent Corn
Planter and Coverer, and starts out, deter
mined to succeed in showing to the world
| that the true sphere of woman's rights is the
right to lake care of herself and the right to
vend patent rights.
THE MAPLE SUGAR CROP IN VERMONT
correspondent Of the Watchnian, from Plain
field, small township about three and one
| half miles square, containing nearly eight
| hundred inhabitants, says that town has this
spring produced at least seventy-five thou
sand pounds of sugar, or little over thirty
seven tons, being ninety -four pounds to each
man, woman and child.
The New York correspondent of the Charles
ton News says: Daniel E. Sickles, on di., (who
is back from Washihg gton, ) is to sail for Europe
about the middle or last of June, there to spend
few months in quiet repose, and recuperate
his present shattered Political energies. The re-
port that he is about to sue for divorce, is, to
employ a cant phrase, all "bosh." Daniel and
| Teresa will live together at some future day
as harmoniously as though nothing had hap
pened.
The Detroit Advertiser learns upon reliable
authority that seventy fugitive slaves arrived
in Canada by one train, from the interior of
Tennessee. This is probably the largest num-
Der that ever escaped in one company. But a
week before company of twelve arrived, and
are now at the depot near Maiden. Nearly the
same time one Of seven and another of FIVE
safely landed On the free soil of Canada,
making ninety -four in all, worth at the present
market price the handsome sum of So, 900.
1t seems that Mr.. Bannister, the companion
of the unfortunate Thurston, is not yet sat
| isfed with his @ronautio experience. Having
been the owner of ttoo balloons, each of which
has taken human being to that "bourne from
which no traveller returns" and suffered not q
little in his own person from ballooning, il
might be supposed that he would be willing to
give over eronauting to other hands, but it
appears to be otherwise. 1t is stated in the
Adrian Expositor that Mr.. B. is now preparing
a mammoth air-ship for another excursion,
| which he proposes to make from Detroit or
Kalamazoo, some time in May. -.....
A frightful accident occurred at Wheeling,
Va, Oh Friday. Some twenty persons were
engaged in putting up the new bell which
had arrived from Pittsburg the evening be-
fore. There was windlass erected on the
ground, to which was attached u snatch
block and shieve. Immediately above the
open space in the cupola, TO which the bell
was to be drawn up, there protruded beam
to which was attached another snatch-b block
and pully, and the bell was TO have beei
conveyed TO the top by means Of strong ropes
working through these shelves by the power
Of the windlass and cylinder upon the ground
The bell had been raised in this way almost
up to the open space in tho cupola, and the
men were just ready to pull it in. A mar
named Thomas Newton was below, engaged
in guiding the folds of the rope as it wounc
round the cylinder. To do this, he had {
firm grasp upon the rope. When the bel
had reached a great hight from the ground
one of the cogs in the wheels of the wind
lass fixture gave way. Another revolution
of the wheel ripped off all the cogs thu
bell fell to the ground, and Newton, VIII,
had hold of the lower end of the rope, wa
carried up, with frightful velocity, dis
| lance OF one nunufeu 1oet from the ground
and about four feet above tho aperture wher
the bell was 10 have been taken in. For tn
instant, every one was surprised beyond mea
sure, and before those engaged in the worl
could comprehend what had had happened
Newton, with his hands all lacerated and bleed
ing, worked himself down opposite tho aper
ture, and called for help to those within
Bishop Whelen, who was on the platform i
tho cupola, reached out at tho risk of his life
almost, and seizing Newton by the wais
pulled him from his awful position. Tho acci
dcut, says the Intelligencer, struck everybod
with smazement, and nll but the eye witnesse
I were 10th 10 believe in the incredulous fea
The bell weighed three thousand seven hun
dred pounds, and as 1t fell without hindranct
: some idea may bo formed of the rapidity wit
which Newton assembled. He says he though
! of letting go the rope, but before the though
was clearly defined, he was at the beam,
al hundred feet above. He had not time to let 2
his hold upon the rope. Some cogs and piee,
!. of machinery were hurled distance Of tw
/. squares from the church; and Mr.. Smith
! who was standips near, received an ugly woun
/, In the face from a flying particle Tho fes
was all torn from the palms Of Rowtonss hand
even to the bone, which is supposed TO ha,
j. been done blythe death grasp, aud his slidr
! down the rope during the swift passage in
{ the air. Altogether there IL not q more n