The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-01
News and Gossip.

as Inc steamer Arctic, formerly connected
with DR.. kaues explorations at the North Pole,
is fitting out at Norfolk as light ship.
GS- st. Paul, Minnesota, is griovously
plagued with hopping cough. All the Young
America Of the place is hopping.
~ You win woman by appealing to her
impulses; you win a man by appealing to his
interests. II is all the difference between a
compliment aud bribo.
rs New York preacher has invited Mrs
Sickles to stay at his house while her husband
is at Washington. Don't let her do it, Dan.
Louisuiiie Journal.
Do~ "Sir," said q colporteur to hotel pro-
prietor, "shall leave some tracts here p"
"fes," was the reply, with the heels this
way"
@-A cigar-making machine has been in
vented and patented by Frenchman, and is
now In use. 1t makes forty two cigars in ten
minutes, or two hundred and fifty two in one
hour.
GS' War increases tho price of rags. So
great quantity of rags has been bought up to
make lint for the wounded soldiery in Lom-
hardy, as to cause rise of about farthing a
pound in some kinds of paper.
NAVAL INTELLIGENoR.-The United States
brigs Dolphin, Captain Stedman, and Balm
bridge, Captain Woodale, were at Buenos
Ayres July 5; and the United States brig
Perry was at Montevideo same date.
GS- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are rebuilding most of their bridges on the line
Of their Road between Altoona and Hunting
ton. The new structures are principally iron,
and are Of the most substantial and durable
kind.
RICH-A citizen of Memphis asked remu-
neration for hospital services, the other day,
said services having consisted in attendance
upon his oTn sick wife, who had been conveyed
to that institution because the husband was
unable to support her during her illness.
THE CLUB HOUSE. The club house prop
erty, on Seventeenth street, Washington City,
so intimately associated with the tragedy to
which Philip Barton Key foil victim, has
been sold. A. B. StOughton, Esq, hacomes
the purchaser, at twenty thousand dollars.
The WHITE HOUSE COMPLETELY ECLIpsED,-
Mr.. Downing, the lamented horticulturst and
landscape gardner, in the account Of his visit
to Woodburn Abbey, in England, says: "There
are twenty thousand country houses in England,
each larger than tho Presidents house in
Washington.
SUDDEN DEATH AT A FUNERAL.--Just before
the funeral of Mr.. Samuel Phillips left his late
residence in Trenton, N. j., last Thursday
afternoon, Mrs. Klein, relative of the de-
ceased, while viewing the body, was suddenly
seized with spasm, and;although medical aid
was at hand, expired in less than two hours.
w-Governor Medary, of Kansas, accord
ing to the Washington States, gives glow
ing description of Kansas and its prospects.
He believes that it will eventually be one of
the largest States in the Union, and that its
gold-fields will furnish a supply for The
whole world.
Slow PAY.-We have been told by Mr.. Jo-
mas Ecker, that twenty one years ago gentle
man in rather low circumstances purchased an
entire suit Of clothes from him, but owing to
his depressed financial condition, was COM
PEELED to defer payment until better times. His
circumstances did not improve any, conse.
quently he could not pay. Nor was payment
ever asked at his hand by Mr.. Ecker. But
strange to say, few days ago he came and
made prompt payment, of his own free "good
will"-even offering to pay interest on the
amount of the bill.-Nec Windsor Herald.
FIvETHOusAND DOLLARS IN JEwELRY STOLEN.
The watch and iewelry establishment of
Benjamin Barton, King-street, Alexandria,
was entered by burglars, on Friday night,
and gold and silver stolen to the amount OF
five thousand dollars. Entrance was effected
by cutting through partition which separ-
ated the jewelers. establishment from an UNI
occupied house adjoining, which was under
going repairs. This is the fourth robbery
that has taken place OH the same square
within eighteen months, the aggregate losses
being some SIS, ,OOO.- Washington Constellation.
ELOPEMENT OF AN EDITOR WITH HIS WIrE's
SIsTER.-A Mr.. Van Boren, editor of the
Somerset IN. J.) Whiy, ran away last week
with his wife's sister. The parties had been
much respected. Van Boren is about thirty
five years old, and has left wife and two
children. The lady is about twenty two years
old, and is said to be beautiful. An intimacy
is supposed to have existed between them fol
some time. They have fled to California
Van Boren left letter to his wife, saying that
he had provided for her wants for some time
10 come, and would make remittances.
SALE OF VIRGINIA WATERING. PLACES The
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs were sold
last week. Seven hundred acres of land at
taohed to the property were sold to Colonel
VIM. j. Green for twenty one dollars per acre
The remaining portion of four hundred and
ten acres, and the buildings included, were
sold to Mr.. Huggin, of Caroline County, fol
thirty-two thousand dollars. The watering.
place, known as the Rockbridge Baths, in
Rockbridge County, was sold to VIM. A. Mann
for twenty-one thousand dollars. The Cold
Sulphur Springs, in the Same county, were
also exposed for sale, but bid in by tho pro-
prietor at twenty thousand dollars.
SICKNESS AT SIERRA LRoSE.-We had ad.
vices from Africa, few days ago, announc.
ing that the yellow fever prevailed at Sierra
Leone, and had carried off number Of Eu.
ropeans. The Salem Register says that let.
ter received in that city from Sierra Leone
dated July %, states that il was then, and
had been for some time, very sckly there
and that many deaths had occurred among
the foreign residents. Twelve of the Euro.
pean houses were closed in consequence O
the death Of the heads of the respective
firms. In one instance where the head O
the house had gone on visit to Europe, al
the clerks died of the fever shortly after hi
left. 'l m