The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

1UsD 1no queStion IL OIten asked, where d
sea- birds obtain fresh water to slake thei
thirst, but we have never seen 1t satisfactoril,
answered till few days ago. An old skipper
with whom we were conversing on the subject
said that he had frequently seen these birds q
sea, far from any land that could furnish then
water, lowering round and under storm cloud
clattering like ducks on q hot day at pond
and drinking in the drops of rain as they fall
They will smell rain-squall hundred miles
or even further of, and scud for it with almos
inconceiyable swiftness. How long sea- bird
can exist without water is only matter o
conjecture, but probably their powers Of endur
Ing thirst arc increased by habit, and possibly
they go without 1t many days, if not for sew
eral weeks.
@r We learn that gold, coal and iron orc
have been recently discovered on Swan creek
about three miles west Of Havre-Ie- Grace
Quite namber of persons have, fos sefera
days Of the present week, deem digging TO
gold on the Swan-creek mill property, ownet
by. o Mr.. Myers, and have obtained o numbe
of particles Of the "precious metal" W.
heard gentleman say that on Wednesds,
evening, theywashed about three dollars worth
of gold out of barrel of dirt. On the sam,
stream, short distance below, VIM. Nelson
ESQ.,, has discovered stono.coal and iron -ore.-
Havre. de. Grace (Md.) Times.
G5- The following report of Greeley's travel
ing costume is from the. Mariposa Gazette: Or
one foot hewore a cstton sock, and on the othe
q woolen one. Boots, number fourteen, which
not many years ago, cost as much as So so
Pepper and salt pants, with the old white Goa
and hat, completed his entire habiliments, the
to,a ensemble Of which was very striking ant
antique. The old coat was much dilapidated
and pieces had been cut from it in sundry anG
divers places. The committee that met him q
Placerville cut all the buttons off 1t but three
and the Yosemite delegation got the rest with
most Of its binding. 81,
Gs- While Mr.. Jas. B. Corey and bis wifi,
were driving through the city of Detroit, OF
the lst Of November last, they ran into ar
open, unguarded sewer, on Grand River street
whereby Mrs, Corey was SO badly, injured thai
she has been completely bedridden ever since
All power is lost over her body from the hip;
downward, and there is no reasonable hop,
that she will ever be better. Corey sued the
city for damages, and on Wednesday last the
jury gave him $4,000 damages, the full
amount claimed. '|.I- Tina .t.
NEr Riding on the COW. catcher is sensa,
tion recently much coveted by certain romantic
folks. Tho Wheeling Inteligeneer says thai
a, few days ago gentleman and his wife rode
twenty miles in that manner, going at the rate
of fifty two miles an hour. Two miles beyond
where they got off, the catcher struck COW
and flung it off. Had they been there, Of
course they would have been killed. It is In
contemplation to change tue name of the pilot
from "cow. catcher" to "fool-catcher" If this
thing goes on, @-
gar The crownlng glory of healthy wo
man is large family, and her Creator has
given overwhelming proof, by innumerable In
stances under the observation of every one Of
us, that when faithfully carrying out the great
end of her existence, she Is adding to her
length of years and the happiness of her old
age. There is not a shadow Of doubt that by
far tho greater portion of healthy and digni.
fed old women have borne large families of
ohildreu.-.Scalpel. .svoir9sda
GS-The plain old mansion at Baton Rouge.
Louisiana, long the residence of Gen. Taylor.
was recently torn down. 1t was an old house.
When the Fortsof Baton Rouge was taken by
the Spaniards under Don Bernardo de Galye7,
III " ~ W oo tho iocluouUo VI SOls O1XOl,
the glish Commander. It was subse quently
occupied by the Spanish commander, and moro
recently by the family of the hero of Buena
Vista. ~fl- N v s'f' ~ FlN"
lS-Mr. Samuel Hawkins, living In Mt.
Crawford, Virginia, shot an enormous bull
snake fortnight ago, about mile from Mt.
Crawford, on what Is known as Cedar Ridge.
The snake was eleven feet In length, and its
body was over o foot in circumference. It
was in pursuit of a young brother of Mr.. Haw-
kins, making kind Of following noise peculiar
to this serpent, whom It ss shot. Its teeth
were an inoh In length.
gS- Captain Joe Napier bravely rescued
three men from wreck, near st. Joseph, Lake
Michigan, o few days ago. He had two men
with him, but the Lake was rough, and thew
threatened mutiny and determined to turn
back. It was only by using harsh means with
them, and declaring in emphatic language his
determina alton to "save or de-" that Captain
Napier forced the bostmen to push forward
through the roaring waves. .,.. ~
@s-A trotting race for $4,000 has been
between "Peerless," owned BY Col.
Adams, of Clay County, and "Flying Cloud"
owned by Col. Williams, of Randolph County.
Mo. Mile heats, three best in five, on tho
Creole Course, Louisiana, on the lst day Of
February. Both these horses are at the fair.
A forfeit of $4,000 was put up last evening on
each side.-S. Louis Rep, 27h. ,.a ,,a,
, Gs-Povsrty ia only misfortune when, wishes
keep the purse strings. Poverty is the normal
condition of man; neither banks, stocks, div
idends, houses nor rents, were dreamed of 10
Eden. Adam was happy, and probably never
saw check. book in his life.
~ preparation Is being made in
Germany for the celebration Of theol0Oih An
Of the Birthday Of Schiller, which
falls on the 10Th. of November next. Almost
avery town and city is preparing Its festival. 81,
D-M. ,Bslly q grand scheme in Nicaragua
has completely collapsed. The fussy little
Fren Gilman has left for home in disgust,
pursued by the bitter curses Of many Of his
canal workmsn, who wanted their pay but
couldn't get r. " 'a' r1'3
G% Persons in o., CROWD, says Prentice,
should keep their elbows out. of each others
,tomachs; yet man. stomach is oltener in.
ured by the motion Of his own elbows than
by those of his neighbors. I
Es! Forty-fve slaves were baptized in
Va, Last Sunday. 60 go o p