The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
NEWS ITEMS.

his weekly paper on new press, which sup
plies itself with paper and prints the sheet on
both sides at one operation.
Mr.. William Currsn, son Of Laurence, the
brother of John Philpot Curran, the great
Irish orator, is now an inmate in Poorhouse
in Kanturk.
Sarah, a colored girl, was burnt, it is feared,
fatally, on Thursday night last, at Baltimore,
by the bursting of n campbene lamp.
Wheat is being imported, at the present
time, into Canada from Chicago-thus incon-
| testably proving the truth of the statement,
which many doubted, Of the actual exhaustion
of the home supply.
A well-executed counterfeit fve-dollar bill
| on the Paducah Branch of the Bank of Louis
vile is in circulation. The paper is light and
somewhat rough.
The number of employees at the Norfolk
| Navy Yard, it is expected, will soon be re-
duced from 800 men, few weeks ago, to
less than 900.
The Detroit Tribune states that on the open
ing of gationAvessels will depart from that
| city for the West Indies, direct, taking out
slaves, choice timber, -four and other freight,
bringing for the return cargo, sugar, molasses,
coffee, fruits, and other products Of the islands.
1t has been often predicted that the heavy
Slhoo -llSutS ONeT lue REPRESENTATIVES, 1tull
in Washington were not sufficiently secure.
Early on Tuesday morning, from some un-
known cause, heavy pane fell from the sky
| light upon the desk and chair Of Mr.. Nichols,
| of Ohio, who had moment before left his
seat.
| The District Attorney of Savannah, Ca, has
| sent into the U. s. Dis .rict Court of that city
bills of indictment charging Captain Oorrie,
Brown, Aguira and Rojesta, of the yacht
Wanderer, with piracy, under the laws of Con-
| gress prohibiting the slaye-trade.
1t is rumored that Chief Justice Taney and
Judge Mclean intend resgning their seats on
the bench of the Supreme Court. Both are
very aged, and in infrm health, the Chief JUS
tice being over eighty years of age, and Judge
Mclean seventy-six.
PRESIDENTIAL MEssAGE.-The President has
had transmitted to the Senate and to Congress,
a message asking to beentrusted with extraordi-
nary powers for the protection of the lives and
property of American citizens.
PARAGUAY ExPEDIrIoN.-The following re-
ceiyed ptd European mail is not credited =
That the Brazilian government had offered its
mediation with Paraguay; that the American
commander had accepted the offer, and that the
Brazilian admiral had gone to Paraguay on
the mission.
The marriage of Prince Napoleon and
the King of Sardinia's daughter was cele-
brated at Turin on the Both January, and
the bridal party started forthwith for
Paris
HIGHER WAGEs.-l,3o0 Of the journeymeu
shoemakers of Philadelphia are &c on strike
for an advance of wages. They allege that al
present prices, with IL and Ia hours labor pei
day, they cannot average more than So to 81
per week each, and they ask an advance of Iesi
than dollar week.
TIE NAPIER BALL, at Washington, on the
18th, is thus deseribea:-The truly magnificent
and extensive ball in honor of Lord ant Lady
Napier, was, in all its arrangements, never
surpassed in this national metropolis. LORD
Napier received the congratulations and ex
pressioDs of kind regard in every part of tht
splendid apartments, which he appeared fully
TO appreciate-whilst The graceful afabiIity O
his distinguished consort won the Arbitration o.
some fourteen hundred ladies and gentlemen
present.
WILSON vs. PRRsooTT.-Judge Wilson, thu
author of the new work on the Conquest O
Mexico, differs from the opinions Of the lat,
lamenteo Prescott as 10 the civilization Of tn,
Aztecs and other concomitant subjects. Tn,
judge having sent copy of his preface TO thu
illustrious deceased, in the early part of las
year, received an acknowledgement under date
Boston Marcel llth, 1857, in which the follow
ing occurs:
~ see you are making clean work of tn
: Aztec civilization. If you do as much Will
, the Peruvians, there wh be little left to stant
ON upon this Continent but a myth,
Truth is mighty and will prevail and if yo'
can furnish the means Of arriving at it in thi
fair historical question, you are oertainl,
bound 70 do SO. If l should not become
- Il II =.
considering that have been 80 long acous
toned to look only on one side Of the matter
and that your theory, moreover, If established
would convert what have hitherto don
into mereehateaax en- Espasne.--W II. Prescott