The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-18
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


from illness.
Mg- M. Lsverrisr has discovered fifty
sixth planet nearer tho sun than Mercury.
rs Prince Albert has shot seven fat bucks
during the hunting season just concluded.
NS-Lady Franklin has spent all her for
tune in Arctic researches. She is in the south
of France in ill-health. t..
w-A good telegraphic operator, working
ten hours per day, brings receipt Of about
SO to the treasury Of the company.
@S- Tho colored people of Canada have
been holding meeting to consider the expe-
diency of seeking new home. They propose
emigrating to Jamaica, West Indies.
@|The Dayton Journal proposes to issue q
volume Of 500 pages on the lst November,
containing all the reported speeches of Hon.
Tom Corwin.
nB- The British Consul at Honolulu is
raising subscriptions for the erection of
monument to Captain Cook, at Kealakeakua
Bay, on the spot whore he fell.
MS-Dr. Jonathan A. Todd, aged fifty
nine years, member Of the State Senate in
1872, died at Cleveland on the 18th inst.
DR.. Todd was resident of Ohio for nearly
fifty years.
Ga- Of the Austrian Generals, Count
Schlick retires, and his corps d araee Is broken
up; Prince Edward Lichtenstein has the COM
mand Of Vienna, and Clam Calls, in Bohe-
mia.
A8- There Is rumor that an increase In
tho number Of military forts in New Mexico
will take place on the arrival there of General
Johnston, who was, at last advices, on his way
to Fort Buchanan.
N&- John Keller, one Of the oldest and a
highly esteemed citizen of Clinton Township,
died at his residence near this place on Sun
day, aged about seventy-fve. He oame to
this county from Fairfield County about thirty
ive years ago, and was one Of the pioneer
settlers in this part of 0hio.-T6;n Tribune.
N@r The troops in Utah are complaining
loudly Of the uselessnsss of keeping 30 many
soldiers there when there Is no military duty
to be done. The Camp Floyd Garrison now
numbers no less than three thousand men, of
whom 1t is said Ave hundred would be amply
sufiicient to keep the community In order.
GrAbout forty Of tho oldest citizens Of
Dunfermline recently dined together, the
youngest of whom was seventy, the Oldest
ninety three, the average age being about
seventy -fvo, and the aggregate being moro
than three thousand years. There were no
fewer than twenty-one present who had served
in the army.
1g- Prince Napoleon, says the Nousellist
Vau1ois, has purchased, for 700, ,0O0f, fine
estate called the Bergerie, situated on the Lake
of Geneva. The Prince seems to entertain
strong objections against travelling with bis
wife. He left Paris about o fortnight ago for
Geneva. His oonsort, Princess Clotilde, fol-
lowed him on the wings Of love three days
after, but he ungallantly sent her back to Paris
Mer The st. Paul Mnnssotian says that 0
physician in that place asserts that three thou
sand babies were born there last winter, and
that the crop the coming winter will be still
heavier. The Mi,mesotian says: "We think
his figures rather steep, but this Is certainly Q
fast country, and prolific climate. In few
years we shall be Indifferent whether we have
immigration or not" a'.-...
MS-A bloody engagement between whites
and Indians took place recently, on the Ar
kansas River, near Fort Smith. There were
seventeen Indians on one side, and fve Amer
| leans 1.-TWO unarmed) on the other. At the
end, eleven Indians were killed, and Pool, an
American, was shot with an arrow, which he
had to cut out; and after performing incred-
ible fssts, he was finally killed in third at
tack. Sawyers and Bradley, Of tho same
party, shared tho same fate, and out of the
Eve but one escaped, Ia.l.e ta
GS-The Sons Of Malta, Of Bellefontaine,
are moving in the matter Of securing the re-
mains of Simon Kenton, for the purpose Of
placing thom in the Court house yard in that
town, and erecting monument to his men,
ory. A few years ago the Legislature ap-
propriated $1,000 for that purpose, and cer-
tain gentlemen mado vigorous efforts to
carry out the proposed plan for monument,
but the whole thing fszled. But as the Sons
of Malta are benevolent and enterprising
order, they probably will succeed. 4Qrg (
M2rSeveral eminent French artists are at
present actively employed. NJ. Horace Yer
net is terminating picture representing Ma
poleon I, surrounded by bis Marshals; M
Yvon has completed bis designs for tho pic.
lures Of tho battles in Italy; N. Beauoo II
painting an equestrian portrait Of Marshal
Canrobert, NJ. Jouffroy is at work on .
marble statue Of sculpture; N. Dumont ii
busy on tho model Of statue Of Alexander
Humboldt; M. De Nogent Is terminating {
statue Of General Do Lourmel, which Is to b.
erected in Napoleonville; and NJ. Megret i
commencing ono Of Massena for the City o
Nice. 't,.o