The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-18

wo believe, organized the Chicago Merchants
Police Establishment is now in st. Louis, for
a similar purpose. " The plan is simple
one, intended to protect the property of tho
merchant and businessman from depreciation,
and wherever it has been introduced it has
been found to work exceedingly WE'LL This
police being appointed for n particular locality
with specific instructions to visit every part of
tho district, in the alleys and by-places, and
to test the doors of each subscribers house, to
see that every thing is right, it follows that
much security is given for the protection of
property than by the ordinary police regula-
tions, at the same time that it may be made
cheap to individuals"
FIREMEN, PLEASE TAKE HINT.-The Court
house at Evansville, Ind, was discovered to
be on fire on Tuesday forenoon, and for time
was the occasion of considerable anxiety. The
Fire Department, says the Journal were on the
ground promptly, and placed their machines in
positions to accomplish the greatest good in
case the flames got start. We were pleased
to see they had discretion enough not to ruin
the building with water without stopping to
ascertain where the fire was. Very frequently
more damage is done by throwing water heed
lessly, than would have been done had the
fire been permitted to have its way.
A CLOSING ScENE.-The Missouri Democrat,
of the l4th, thus describes the closing scene of
the Missouri Legislature:
The session of the General Assembly finished
virtually-though not cirtuoasly-on Saturday,
in manner well worthy of its inception and
achievement. During the morning the mem-
bers amused themselves by throwing paper
balls at each other, and in the afternoon by
making characteristic niger speeches. In
the mean while the Governor wound up grand
spree by riding his horse into his own parlor,
and trying his forefeet tune upon the piano.
Viue Ia bdgatellel
IMPORTANT DEoIsION.-The Wisconsin Su-
| preme Court has decided that the summons in
foreclosure action should require the defend
ant to serve his answer in six months, by
reason of the act of 1858, giving the defendant
in such case that time to answer-but held at
the same time, that where the summons re-
quired him to answer in twenty days, as pre-
scribed in the case-and judgment was not
taken till after six months from servce-the
error would not be material in the appellate
court.
WOULDN'T RIDE. AS the polite omnibus
agent on the Lexington and Louisville Rail-
road was going through the ladies' car check
| ing baggage, he asked q very pretty young
lady if she had any baggage she wished taken
| to hotel. She replied "No, SIR" The agent
then asked her if she would take bus. She
instantly gave him very sweet smile, and re-
| phOu wv ohJ diu hOI III DuSsluR
this evening"" The agent dropped his memo
randum-boo and retired to the baggage car
and said he felt unwell.-Ler. Statesman.
A farmer in Oregon lately bought a barrel Of
whisky in Portland, and after getting it to his
house stuck painted broom-handle in through
the bung-hole, to see how much liquor there
was. When he pulled out his measure, the
depth of the whisky was plainly shown by the
entire disappearance of the paint wherever the
"whisky" had touched it,
The postmaster at Boston and the citizens arc
at bitter variance. The postmaster has re-
moved the Office from State street to Summer
| street, not for the convenience of the citizens
| say some of the papers, but to lease some of his
own property to the Federal Government. A
public meeting has been held, and some very
severe resolutions adopted denuneiatory of the
pOstmaster's conduct.
Mr.. Washington Ferraman, according to one
authority, or Mr.. George w. Fairman, accord
| ing to another, mate of the Canada, died OF
apoplexy, on Friday evening, ut Galena. II,
was an excellent officer and man, and mucl
beloved by all who knew him. He lived onl,
fifteen minutes after being attacked.
Mr.. Isaac Edge, the well-known pyrotech
mist, died at Jersey City ON tho 10th of March
at the age of fifty eight. Mr.. Edge was one o
the first manufacturers of fireworks in th,
United States, and for long time was tn,
most successful. .-
A soldier of the Mexican War, instead of re
porting himsslf to his family on going home
quietly settled in the West and obtained hi
bounty land warran. His wife, living in al
Eastern State, presuming herself to be widow
of some six years standing, applied for a wild
ow's warrant, and got it. Both warrants hav
been sold, located and returned to Washington
for patents, when it is discovered that two war
rants have been issued where one should hay
been. The Commissioner refuses to grant
patent for the land which is located with tn
widows warrant.
Kossuth seems to be ubiquitous Just now.
German paper says he has landed, mufled in
cloak and an alias, at Genoa, French pape
says he is secreted in Paris. Italian gossi
AYERS him to be intriguing at Turin, and pass
ing in disguise through Nice, while the Englisl
papers say he is still in his house at London
1t is among the symptoms of the coming Eu
rOpean troubles, that the Revolutionists mis-
take their hopes, as the Police do their fears
for facts.
An explosion on board a steam tug at Car
diff, Wales, by which four men lost their lives
is represented throughout the entire press o
England rs "a dreadful steamboat explosion.
What epithet can they find to express core