The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-17
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Do Dc " OOuuOTJ Vi hOCueSter, Lnc
second Sam Patch, who, under the name of
Shields, advertised to make the leap of Niagara
Falls on Friday, was drowned on the 18th at
the place he had selected for his foolhardy
undertaking. He went into the water to ex-
anime the place where he proposed landing,
and was taken with Cramp or drawn under by
some eddy of the rapids. The casualty occurred
near where the Blondn cable was stretched.
G5- The Colonial Government of Jamaica
is about to appoint an agent in Canada, under
the immigration act Of lS4S, to encourage the
immigration of colored laborers to that island,
Provision will be made to pay the passage Of
emigrants, with whom contracts will be made
for three years at stipulated sum per month.
1t is estimated that there are in Canada four
thousand colored persons, the great majority
icing male adults. Many of them have
become possessed of considerable property.
10" The planters in the parish of Lafay-
cite, Louisiana, having been annoyed by the
tampering of certain parties with their slaves,
have formed vigilance committee to expel
the obnoxious persons from their neghbOr-
hood. Several expulsions have occurred; but
the expelled and their friends have organized
counter committee, land declare that they
will return, claiming that their banishment
was illegal. There is considerable excitement
over this subject in several of the river par
ishes of the State.
Gis- The Germania, Mannachor and Lieder-
kranz Societies, of Baltimore, arrived at Har-
risburg, Pa, on Sunday night, and on Monday
were formally welcomed in behalf of the Elm
tracht, of that town, by Mr.. Peter Meyer, in
short and spirited speech. He was replied to
on behalf ofthe strangers by Doctor Wentworth,
leader of the Baltimore Liederkranz. Subse-
quently they visited the State capital and
other points of interest, and at night took part
in grand musical festival.
M1-Two colored sailors have been arrested
at New Orleans for coming there contrary to
the new State law. They have sued out a
writ of habeas corpus to test the Constitutional
ity of the law, which, it is alleged, is in con
travention and violation of the Constitution of
the United States and the treaties and acts of
Congress regulating commerce between foreign
nations and the several States of the Union.
GS- On Thursday night last Miss Teresa V.
D. Auer, aged about nineteen years, fell from
the second-story window Of the Philadelphia
House, in Memphis, Tenn, causing her death
in few minutes. She had been i'll of fever
for two weeks, and it issupposed fell out while
in the act of throwing pitcher of water from
the window.
Ms~The Washington States learns "from
the most reliable source that the family OF
Mr.. Preston, in Kentucky, are daily expect
ing his return from Spain. His arrival is
regarded as certain within the next month,
in which event, as our informant tells us,
his domestic interests will not allow his re.
tu IN to Madrid" .....
aNS-The Prince of Wales's late tutor, Mr.
F.W.. Gibbs, and Sir Henry Holland, physi.
clan to the court, are in Canada, on pros.
pecting tour up the Ottawa River. 1t is be
iieved that the Prince may yet arrive this
fall, and their object is to ascertain the bes
route for him to take.
MS~ The daughter of the proprietor of g
coal mine in Pennsy lvania was inqusitive as
10 the nature of hell; upon which her father
represented it to be a large gulf of fire of mos
prodieious extent. "Pa," said she, "couldn'
you get the devil to buy his coal of you"
Ms-Information has just been received
at the State Department from our Minister a
Berlin, Mr.. Wright, that Christian Ernst, ar
A merican naturalized citizen, who had beer
co, npelled by force to enter the HanoveriaI
army, has, upon the remonstrance Of our Gov
ern nent, been discharged from the service ,
aD-The Hon. John Minor Bolts has re
ceived letter from Mr.. Hart, the sculptor
informing him that the statue of Henry
Clay, executed by him, is ready for ship
ment, and awaits the orders of the executiv
committee of the "Ladies' Clay Statue AS
sociaiion of Virginia" v .. o.. @
Nr"steel your heart, said an ex, Presiden
to his son, (who was going to Europe;) you or
now going among some Of the most fascinatin
2 of the fair sex. "I had much rather stea
theirs" said the promising youth.
Gs- The two-years' engagement betwee
MI. II. L. Bateman, theatrical manager, an
Mrs. Matilda Heron Stoepel, has been broken
by consent, it is understood, Of both parties.
Q Mg-A monster sale of public lands, in tn
State of Missouri, by the Pacific Railroa
If Company, will take place in St. Louis nel
month. uf 'u..-.r..| N fiji
g-Professor Ross, the well-known He
lenist and archaologst, committed suicide
Halle, Germany, on the Sth ult s..s
Ms-The Paris hospitals have inherite
under the will Of Lord Henry Seymou
fS6,0O0 per annum. m .. ..u-
y MB-The health ofSecretary Floyd, who
iS still at the Springs in Virginia, is said to
far from restored.
Ms-The Nashua Gazette understands tn
is the intention OF General Pierce to spen
~, inter, with his wife, at the Bermudas.
.,a. Twenty-Five cents is to be the price
to the Great Eastern ut Portland.
' $3.50, - CO. 'ountain, the balloonist goes I
@s gts . La M N. Y, on the goth inst.
at Watertown,