The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-29

! Inc pulpltS OF Detroit resounded last sun
day with denunoiations of the billiard mania.
Death-b bequests are not valid in Canada.
Bequests, to be valid, must be made six months
at least before the death of the testator.
The entire Southern mail was abstracted
| from the post-ofice at Scotville, KY, on Fri
day night of last week.
The wives of the Oberlin Rescuers are per
mitted to share the imprisonment of their b ls
bands, in the Cuyahoga county jail
Tho Dayton Empire donies "authorita-
lively" that the Sons OF Malta-as an order
have any idea of invading Cuba.
They are about dismissing their street clean
ing commissioners in Columbus, and having
the streets cleaned by contract under the direc-
ton OF the ward committees.
There was an effort made at Vicksburg,
Mississippi, to abolish the day and night watch.
The movers in the affair asserted that they
were of ono use," and d dead expense.
The letter-writing penchant of American
candidates IL represented by the Chicago Press
as being, to them, what the halter or the laud-
anum bottle is to the suicide.
The Ohio State Journal says: A correspond
ent writes us from Springfield that Mr.. Hunt,
OF Clark County. had one hundred sheep killed
by worthless dogs, on the night of the 23d
inst. The sheep were valued at $780,
A young lady of Baltimore, whose curiosity
to see criminals strangled, caused her to be a
witness of the four men executed on the 9th,
was seized with the idea that she would be
hanged. She refused food and gradually sank
till Wednesday, goth, when she died.
An E nglish paper states that at the late re-
interment of the remains of DR.. Hunter in
Westminster Abbey, the ekull of Ben John
son, to which small amount Of red hair is
still attached, was handed round for the in
spection of the company.
Volk, who was indicted at Columbus with
Seibold and Fronenberger, for the murder of
Korrell, was acquitted by the jury without
leaving their seats. 1t was proven that Volk
tried to prevent the murder, instead of being
participant.
The express train on the Steubenville and
Indiana Railroad was thrown of the track,
six miles east of Columbus, on Wednesday
morning, owing to a culvert being washed
away. Some of the passengers were slightly
injured, and two cars broken to pieces.
There is some talk of prospect of new ar
rangement between the Central and Erie
roads, looking to a remunerative standard of
rates. Those Railroad Superintendent must
ing the public and themselves with conven-
tions, arrangements, etc.
The Jail of Coshocton Co. was set on fire by
Bell and White, confined for the Treasury Rob-
berry, aided by another prisoner named Small
ley-the object being to effect their escape
during the confusion that they knew would
arise. The fire was extinguished, and they
were made more secure.
Mr.. Charles Wilson, q musical professor of
eminence in Rochester, fell dead with a stroke
of apOplexy, while in the Office of the Demo-
crat and American, in that city. His mother
had died day or two before, and Mr.. Wilson
was in the act Of directing paper containing
the obituary notice of her death, to a relative
III Wisconsin.
CooLIE LABoR.-A person writing from
Barbados, says: The coolies are the cheapest
and best laborers that could be introduced into
these islands, and many thousands more of
them are wanted. They work WE'LL are easily
and cheaply kept, never get intoxicated, and
are at peace with themselves and others.
FATAL AFFRAY.--An alteration took place
at San Jose, on the Goth, between two persons
named Shores and Cosby, which resulted in
the death of the latter. The District Court
was In session, and a ball from pistol in the
hands OF one Of the parties struck a man
named L. P. Ferguson, sitting.in the Court
house' In the right side, killing him instantly.
STILL IN JAh.-Miss Turner, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, who was committed to Jail las re-
ported in the Press about month since for
refusing to bring up child, to be delivered to
its iather, "a man she believed to be Of doubt
Igl repntation,) is still imprisoned. The New
Haven Palladium testifss In very strong terms
to the excellence of the character of the unfor-
tunate prisoner, whose hopO of relief must do
pend, not upon the law, hut upon the temper
Of the Judge.