The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-06-11
Various items.

Nashville, Tenn, Is lighted by 40 public
gas lamps, at q cost to the city of $4,000 or
$1,000 year.
1t is said that since the death of his father,
VIM. d. Astor has "laid up" 81 900, 900 a year.
with. -
The city of Nashville, Tenn, now owns
eight hundred thousand dollars of State stock,
and the county owns, In its own name, one
million more.
Powers statue of tho Greek Slave has been
purchased for Stewards celebrated dry goods
store in New York, as figure to try hooped
skirts upon.
A mammoth butterfly, brought to Plymouth
from the coast of Brazil, and measuring ten
inches from tip to tip of his wings, has been
sent to Prof Agassiz.
Mr.. Groux, the man with the visible heart
has bequeathed his body, should he die on this
continent, to the medical fraternity of America.
Rufus Choate drew up the deed.
Accounts from Buenos Ayres state that
urquiza was actively preparing for cam
paign against the Buenos Ayreans, and In
this he was to be assisted by President Lopez,
of Paraguay.
The Minnesota papers are having little
amusement over the fact that Gen. Shields
found his pocket-book, containing 81, 500, in
his ov,ercoat pocket, after having given it up
as stolen, while going up the Mississippi.
The State Treasurer of Massachusetts, has
received from the United States Government
1927 ,OOO, the proceeds of the Massachusetts
claim, which passed the last session Of Con-
gress.
The weekly report to tho New York Com
missloners of Emigration, gives ] 1853 as the
number of emigrants arrived during the last
week, making total for the year of 5000,
against 27,2O4 to the same date last year.
Boston has been visited by Richard Golden,
and Sir George Bonham, late Governor of Hong
Kong. The former left Boston for Canada,
Yesterday, Friday. At Boston he was enter
tained by his friend, S. d. Bradford, Esq.
Money was spent with lavish prodigality
at the recent elections in Great Britain. The
English papers, In reporting the election of a
member of Parliament by one vote over his
opponent, say that single vote cost G7OO.
AT the grave of Humboldt, the United
states were represented not only by our Min
lister at Berlin, but by representative from
each state OF the Union, gathered for that
purpose at Berlin from different parts of the
Continent.
The General Assembly of the little State of
Rhode Island adjourned on Friday last after a
session OF Jour days, to meet again on the sec
ond Monday Of January, 1860. There were
only four public acts passed.
Letters have recently been received from the
Rev. Theodore Parker which state that his
health is improving, though still troubled with
cough. His letter was dated on board the
steamer at Santa Croix, bound to Southampton,
| England. ..
The Germans Of Boston, Mass, are making
| arrangements for O meeting in honor of Hum
boldt, to be held in Turn Halle on tomorrow
| Sunday evening. There will be an oratou ,
music and speeches. Five German societies
will take part in the exercises.
All the London papers give credence to re-
! port that Lord Palmerston and Lord John
| Russell had come to a general agreement on
| the subject of Parliamentary reform and
foreign policy; and they predict, as a natural
| consequence, that the Derby Government will
bo compelled to resign soon after the re-assem-
bling of Parliament.
The way the body Of the railroad conduc-
tor, drowned in Shrewsbury, VT, pond, some
days ago, was found, was thus: Some quick
| silver was put in loaf of brown bread, and
the latter placed in the water Immediately
It started of like a live animal, against n
strong current Of wind and waves, and went
as fast as some men who followed IT could
row boat, till it came to where the body was
found, which was sixty feet under water, and
there stopped.
| <Abb ANOlhEh. STAR - uirl1-lDTcc Stars
must be on the national flag from and after
the Fourth Of July next. This is in compli-
auce with the act of Congress, passed April, q,
| lS49, which declares that on the admission of
every uew State one star shall be added, and
that such addition shall take place on the
| Fourth of July next succeeding its admis-
| sion. Oregon was admitted at the last session
of Congress as State of the conGederacy.
MORE AFRIcANs.-The Selma (Alabama)
Sentinel has the following: A gang of twelve
outlandish negroes were in town On Monday,
said TO be from the Rice Swamps Of South
| Carolina, destined for the plantation of a
gentleman of ono of the upper counties.
They were very intelligent, and looked slick,
black and fat, but, like all the negroes frolu
that region of country, did not understand
| much English. We learn there are several
hundred such near Savannah, soon to be put
| in the cotton fields of Alabama and can be
bought mighty cheap. ~
The FORREST AND WILLIS CONTROVERSY. -.
On Tuesday evening, Mr.. Edwin Forrest, the
tragedian, presented to the Grand Lodge OF
| Free and Accepted Masons, now sitting in New
! York - through Worshipful Master II. D.
Holmes-a check for $500, for the use and ben
eft of widows and orphans of Free Masons, the
same being the amount Of verdict recovered
| by Mr.. Forrest against Mr.. n Z. Willis in an
action for libel. The donation was accompanied
by letter from Mr.. Forrest, stating that he
did not bring the suit for the purpose of recov
ering pecuniary compensation, but for the vim
dication of his character, and he therefore will
lingly devoted the amount of the verdict to
this noble charity.
The EUROPEAN WAR.--The news by the
Arago is thus summed up: On the 27th after
a furious fight, which lasted three hours, Carl
baldi drove the Austrian forces out of Como,
and entered the place in triumph, amid the
ringing of bells and other demonstrations Of
joy on the part of the inhabitants. The fight
ing was renewed at Camerlata, and the Aus
trians were again defeated. All the steamers
on the lake were taken possession of by the
patriots. The Austrians at last accounts were
represented to be in rapid retreat towards
Milan. This expedition of Garibaldi and his
volunteer corps against the right wing of the
Austrians, is considered the most brilliant and
successful episode Of the campaign thus far
There had been no fighting in any other quar-
ter. Advices from Florence represent thai
Russia, Prussia, England and Turkey have re-
fused to recognize the Provisional Government
Of Tuscany. q,
BETTING ON THE NEXT PREsIDENoY.--The
| New York Sun has the foIlowinO, Wa under.