The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-26

A bearded ball is to be held in Lafayette in
a few days. No shdvers admitted. "Barber
spare that beard, touch not single hair"
A Horticultural Institution is about being
established on Long Island, N. z, for the
purpose of teaching orphan girls the science of
horticulture.
In New York, on Friday last, Judge Pratt
granted motion for a new trial in the case of /
Clorinda Yourdan, convicted some months
since of the murder of her husband by poison.
The Board of Directors Of the Bank of the
State Of Indiana recently took decisive action |
respecting a clearing house, and resolved to |
throw out the notes Of Illinois and Wisconsin |
banks.
The lecture of GavazEi at Galway, Ireland, |
led to q general mob, which resulted in the |
fight of the Reverend gentleman to another |
locality. Several Protestant clergymon were |
also "rOughly handled"
At Brooklyn, N. Y, large brick built |
granary, of four stories, the first floor of which
was supported by pillars, fell with terrific |
orash few days since. Cause: foundation Of |
the pillars eaten away by rats. Loss $l0, 900. |
The comparative populousness of the three
great Western cities is illustrated by the vote
cast in each at the last spring elections, AZ
follows: Cincinnati, 19,504; st. Louis, II 1885,
Chicago, 1881.
A cotemporary says truly: You may insert a
thousand excellent things in a newspaper and
never hear word of appreciation from the
readers, but just let paragraph slip in (by
accident) of one or two lines not suited to their
tastes, and you will be sure to hear Of it.
On Friday last, in New York, a builder in
good circumstances, named Isaac V. Snedaker,
and who was to be married shortly to lady
living in the house where no resided, cut his
throat with a jack. knife. He died on Tues
day. \
The recruiting service throughout the United
States was discontinued on the Both ultimo.
The ranks Of the army are now full for the
first time in twenty years, but there is a con-
siderable surplus of recruits from which to fill
| future vacancies.
One of the New York newspaper reporters
was married by Mrs. Julia Branch, few days
since. This is the lady who, not long since,
laid it down as an axiom, not to be gainsayed,
that woman has a right to say when and by
whom she will become mother.
Mr.. I. L. Hyatt received dispatch from his
agent at New Orleans on Saturday afternoon,
announcing the safe arrival of the boats re-
ported lost at the crevasse at Cammacks. So
the report of the loss of life and property was
a cruel hoax.-LouispiHe Courier.
tits reported that Mr.. Kimball, eldest son Of
Heber c., and Jos. Young, son of Brigham,
have apostatized, and are about leaving for
the States with their first wives, leaving their
"spirituals" behind. At least 5000 apostate
Mormons will leave for California early in the
spring.
They must have some women Of stamina in
Massachusetts,. A short time ago, Miss Ele-
more RosebOoks wheeled barrel of -four FROM
her fathers store to her minister's house. Hor
father, who is bitter infdel, gave the flour to
the minister on condition that she should wheel
l | m a
as her reward for her spirit, and she immedi-
ateiy bestowed that upon the minister also. /
A few days ago New York broker bought
q quantity of gold worth SIS, 900 for 50, 500
n the seller having confessed that it was stolen
10 Soon after a pseudo policeman came in anG
- arrested the broker. The broker purchased
immunity by paying the policeman $500 il
r bills. When peace was thus SO dearly bought
@ our hero re examined his dust, and found it 4
be-nOt gold, but copper filings.
l. Isaac H. Van Cleef, twenty seven years old
- the son of highly respectable parents, took |
10 dose of morphine on Tuesday; but being appre
5, hensive that the dose would prove inoperativt
he laid himself down ON the track of the Hud
y. son River Railroad, New York. A policema
10 seeing him, had him removed to the Station
d house, and medical aid Immediately called ID
y but Of no avail; he died.
10 In New York, few days since, u ma
,r entered barber's- shop and sat down for
"a shave. Just as the lather was applied,
10 started to his feet exclaiming, 1 am not fit I
live, and drawing a pistol he tired-not q
,f himself, but ut his shadow in a mirror, break
a. ing it in a thousand pieces. Before the barbe
, recovered from his astonishment, his unpro
~ fitable patron ran off without waiting to was
his face.
An angry correspondence between Charles j
re Sterett and james E. Robinson, which ha
q. grown out of the Bawesville tragedy, threaten
- to terminate in an ugly fracas. Sterett's dc
D. mands on Robinson are humiliating and oppres
sive to the last degree: l demand and requir
v, of you that you go before Judge johnson, q
- Louisville, within one month, and acknowl
" edge that you have lied and slandered mt
~ and retract the same over your own signatur,
a This you must do. That will satisfy me.
Our new Postmaster General is trying b
10 hand in the way of improving the arrange
- ments of his predecessor. Among the yer
~ wise and business-like alterations recently il
es troduced we may refer to that one (alread
K noted) by which mail matter takes thirty 81
hours in reaching Louisville, and auoth,
which causes our Wheeling and other e.
~ changes to occupy nearly as much more tin
ed as before in coming to us. Another "improv
ty ment" is indicated by the following, from Il
ad Dunkirk Journal: ... ~
= Will the mail man of the Daily Toledo Bla
y please direct our exchanges ptd New Y 0rk, 1u
nd to see how tho thing will work. We now
ceve our copy via Buffalo, from one to t'
days behind the time.
. THUNDER RAISING DEAD BoDIEs.-We col
u from the Louisville Courier: The body of NJ
chael Murnam, who was drowned by baokiI
Ae his cart too far into the river, on the first
'r- January last, was found ON Friday. The boo
le- is supposed to have been brought to the surfa
"a by the concussion of thunder. This is I
nu second body that has been taken from t
Tn river this week, and both of them had be-
Ice submerged for two or three months.
he BOGUS THREE-oENT PIEcEs.-The counte
". feiters, for want of bigger game, have put
~ circulation lot of bogus three-cent piec'
"a which have no milled edgej tho stars surroun
he ing the letter are very indistinotly cut I
EN- bunch Of arrows tied together in the lower b,
III. and the olive branching in the upper bow
,- the are wanting in the bogus coin. On I
lSe reverse side of the coin the star is very baC
DIS. executed, the points being almost round
instead of being distinctly and finely cut, as
ton the genuine.
of MEMPHIS RAoEs.-The Avalanche says tn
md among the other stock already here In tr'
~ fnr tha annroachinp SnrinU Mating of