The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-23

the amounts consumed:
Railroad Banking Companyof Ge 1000
Merchants BaRkof NeybnIypoTt I,i00
Southern Bank Of cky......-... 1000
Chippewa Bank, Wisconsin; 1900
PittsfieId Bank $50
National Bank n 1000
shipbpders' 10
Sundfy 3Oi
Itshould be noted that the Farmers and Dro-
vers' Bank of Indiana was bogus institution, |
and that, by the timely detection Of its agents |
in this city, its ontire issue was prevented.
Besides the above there was $l20 in bogus sill
yer, which was also dostroyed.-iS. Louis DEM
ocrdt.
RETIRING FROM PUBLIC LIFE.-It is said that
Senator johnson, of Arkansas, intends to re-
tire from public life at the close Of his Senatorial
term, il not before. Like many other public
men, he has become tired and disgusted with
Congressional life, and convinced that it leads
to habits and tastes not oongenial with domes-
tic happiness and moral purity; that ones pub
lie duties here can not be properly attended to
without neglecting the higher and more import
ant duties which devolve upon the head of a
large family. Society at Washington is q vor-
tex, which, like the great maelstrom, draws in
and engulphs nearly all who permit themselves
TO fall into its current, or even carelessly play
upon its outer edge. Mr.. Calhoun was rare
instance of man who could, as it were, walk
in the midst of fire without having a hair Of
his head scOrched but he seldom left the pre-
cincts of his flre-side circle, and never indulged
in those deleterious social habits whose gates
open upon the path that leads to perdition
| The social glass had no attractions for, or
power over, him. Conversation was his only
social stimulent and luxury. At parties he
rarely appeared, and when he did his stay was
brief-he came and went like comet. In the
latter years of his life he never attended par
ties at ALL Wheeling Times. .F .
| EDIroRs' DUELs.--A fatal duel occurred near
| New Orleans, on the afternoon of the 11th inst,
at Rickerville, the upper faubourg Of the city
| between Mr.. Hiriart, one Of the editors of the
Delta, and Mr.. Locquet, q cotton broker. On
4 the previous Sunday, the Delta contained :
stinging article from the pen of Hiriart, which
aroused the ire of Mr.. Canonge, editor Of tn,
Courier, and Of Mr.. Looquet, both of whom
challenged Hiriart on the same day. He tough
Canonge at Metarie Ridge on Thursday, ant
after three exchanges of shots, with no othe
damage than two or three rents in their clothes
the parties settled the affair. On Friday, Hiri
art met Locquet at Rickerville. The weapon
were double-bsrrel shot guns, loaded witt
musket balls--the distance, forty PAGES. A
the first fire Mr.. Locquet fell, mortally wounded
and expired without breathing a word. Mr.
Locuuet's bullet struck the ground, and glancinI
up, struck Mr.. Hiriart in the breast, stunning
him violently and causing him to fall. Th
akin was not broken, but the blow raised
large lump.
SINGULAR AND PERSISTENT SUIcIDE.-Mrs
Eliza Thum, q German woman residing O.
Chicago avenue, in Chicago, committed su.cid
. on the 18th by drowning. She was married
obout FORTY veare of are. and Ieayes fOur chi
dren, three of whom are absent from hom'
The fourth, a boy, about five years of age, dis
covered her on Tuesday, just before noon,
the we'll, and gave the alarm. The well
0 simply O common barrel, sunk in the grount
r and half filed with water. Into this she ha
p plunged her head, leaving the greater part
|, her body still resting upon the ground. TIL
o cause Of the deed is supposed to have been il
J, sanity, brought en- by undue religious excit
Y ment. When found she had her arms folde
d and within them, tightly clasped to her bosor
prayer-book.
d M1LLcREEK DIaGINGs, OHIo.-We should lii
d to ask the Cincinnati Commercial if any of Il
Is leqal fraternity of Hamilton County have vi
n tied the Millcreek gold diggings "with the
g picks and shovels." We understand that tn,
@ are experts in the digging line. Although th
Q found neither gold nor " sardine- box" tht
might be more lucky in the "diggings. IN
q riettd Ne,cs.
Is The directors of the Indiana Central RAJ
y way have determined to change the gau
Is of their road, so as to make it conform to t
10 Ohio gauge of 10, for the purpose of n co
l. solidation with tho lines leading from Da
ton to Columbus in through business arrang
le ments. ...,
in The completion Of the Hannibal and st. j
r seph Road, and the successful working of
IN Pacific Road, main stem, virtually relieves
I8 State of Missouri of ten millions Of her pub
y debt. .f
The net proceeds of the grand charity ball
o. the Sons Of Malta, recently given at the Acs
he envy of Music, Philadelphia, amounted to 5
at OOi 03, which will be distributed among
y, various charitable institutions of that city.
mt The Nashville Patriot has just seen n
20, on the City Bank of Nashville, raised from
to 500. The words "twenty dollars" are d.
he TO perfection. Indeed, it is well calculated
tZ, deceive.
ng Rev. Dr. Ide showed some "eight-dollar br
ke dy" at temperance meeting in Springfield
at Wednesday evening, which was manufactu
m at cost Of only ten cents per gallon.
/, We learn, says tho Dayton Journal, that
IN workmen engaged in repairing the canal
and near Miamisburg, have struck for hig
y, wages.
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