The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-09

opric OF British Columbia with the sum OF
E25, 900.
A letter from Camp Floyd states that quite
a number of United States soldiers Joined the
Mormon Church--for the sake of Mormon
crinoline, we presume.
NJ. L. Scott, of Paris, has invented an
instrument, for bringing into practical use, q
discovery recently made by him, by which
sounds may be faithfully, fully and legibly
imprinted on paper, chemically prepared for
the purpose.
Glen Jenkin, a well known colored man, and
formerly O servant of the late Colonel Thigh
man, last week sailed from Baltimore to Eu-
rope. he went out as head coachman to
Jerome Bonaparte, who goes to Europe to pay
his nephew, the Emperor of France, friendly
visit.
Says the Louisville Courier: It is stated in
New York organ of Mr.. Sckles that multitudes
of gentlemen are continually calling to see
him. We guess that if Mrs Sickles would only
announce where and when she might be seen
she would draw much fuller houses than her
husband.
On Friday, Mr.. Hoyt, q Bankers Clerk, of
Cleveland, was sent with a package Of notes
to other banks to have exchanged for other
notes. While standing at the counter Of Ward
4 Crittenden, another man came in who
wanted note tested. After the man had left,
Mr.. Hoyt discovered that four hundred and
fifty dollars had been abstracted from the pack
age. No trace Of the thief has been found.
A lady who called on witty friend who
was not at home, and finding the piano dusty,
wrote ON it slatter:. The next day they met,
and the lady said: al called on you yester-
day" eyes, | saw your name on the
piano."
Sir Joshua Reynolds being asked how he
would personate folly in q painting, replied
that he would represent a man climbing over
q wall at the risk of his neck, with an open
gate close by, through which he might walk
with ease and safety.
| The Universalist Herald gives an account
of preacher down South who has left the
| Baptists and Joined us-our Kendrick-who
says he tried nine years as Baptist preacher
to "keep the people out of hell" and has
now preached fifteen years trying "to keep
hell out of the people," He has got hard
task before him.
HoOPs VS.. HooKs.-" It's an i'll wind that
blows nobody any good" The fishes at least
have reason to rejoice at the prevalent fash
ions of hoop skirts. A firm in Boston, near
the last of the winter, sent an order to New
York for lot Of Goldfish hooks. The order
was not filled, and the manufacturer sent as
an apology, that the wire was in such demand
for making ladies' hoops that they could not
obtain the article to manufacture into hooks
SPITE REwARDED.-0ne day last week ne.
gro belonging to Mr.. Skinner, of Lexington
KY, was sent to Mr.. Northcutt's Jail, where
in order to make himself as valueless as posi-.
BILE to his master, he cut off one of his fingers
Whether or not the jailor had the wount
dressed properly, we are unable to say, but thi
| we know, that short time afterward the ne
gro was seized with the lock- jaw and died.
was rumored that Skinner would sue North
QUIT for the value of the niger; but the latte
asserts that he is not to be blamed.
BUSINESS CLAP-TRAP.-The Cleveland Dem
ocrat feels little sore because the City Faith
ers have decided on contracting with the pro
prietor of the Wachter am Erie for the oficia
printing, in German, for the ensuing year
which journal it stigmatizes as an "Infde
Sheet" The Democrat says: The Wechter an
Erie is German paper, devoted to Republi
canism, and to infdeLtty, its readers being at q
loss to decide which it opposes with the mos
bitterness-the Democracy or the Bible. The
money of the people is to be used to give th'
city printing to the infdel sheet, that has o.
late been famous for Dothing but its attacks OF
the Bible, instead Of giving the printing il
German out by contract.
"MARRIAGE Is ROMA young womaI
brought up by Mr.. Sam. Osborne, a Shaker
living near Niskayana, was discovered, som'
time since, TO have formed "foolsh liking
for an lrishman named Patrick 0'COnno
Old grave Broadbrim talked the girl int
an apparent contrition for her worldly passion
and she moreover, promised TO think no Longer
on the gay Patrick. The deceitful dame, how
ever, only designed to soothe the old man.
vigilance to sleep, and he actually settled dowI
ss.kA d. L
was rather suddenly broken, Wednesday morn
ing of last week, when he discoverd that Mar,
Jane was nowhere to be found, and instead o
seeing her he simply found q note thanking
him for his repeated acts of kindness, and in
forming him that she believed marriage wa
right, and that in future she would look 70
protection to Patrick 0'Connor.
Micro EMIGRATION TO HAYrI.- The 81
Louis Democrat is enthusiastic in favor of tn
project. 1t first lent its influence in openin
up the question, and urging it upon the at
tention of the free people of color living il
, Missouri and the North; and now it is foun
, endeavoring to reply to the cautionary and
TO certain extent, dissuasive letters whic
5 have appeared in some Of the Eastern papers
q 1t is absurd TO suppose the negroes of thi
country would be invited by the authoritie
OF Hayti, and after accepting the invitatio
be cheated and oppressed. The tale of decer
r ton and wrong would soon reach this coun
try, and if it had no other effect it would sto
any further emigration. We are told tn
island isa terrestrial paradise" Such bein
/ the case, shall timidity and distrust prever
American negroes from sharing 1t with tn
natives who invite them They are inure
} TO labor, and thousands Of them posse IS ski
|, in the manual arts. 1t is not probable tht
these would be pressed into military seryic,
or be interfered with in their occupations; ft
Hayti wants farm-lnborers and mechanics
not soldiers or slaves"