The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-16

RAILROADS (0HIo) BILL.--The first five soc-
tions of the new bill relates entirely to matters
of fencing, cattle guards, and the prohibition
of driving animals upon the track. The sixth
section provides that "every railroad company,
or other party having the control and manage
ment of a railroad, shall charge for the trans
portation of freight and passengers pro rata
in proportion to tho number of miles travelled,
in all cases where such distance equals or ex-
ceeds thirty miles, ami in no case shall any
company, or other party rs aforesaid, charge
greater sum for the transportation of freight
and passengers q less distance than is charged
for greater distance;" and makes the penalty
for infraction, not less than $50, nor more than
81, 900, recoverable in civil action.
OHIO LEGISLATURES, March 14.-The House
to-day was engaged in discussing the Senate
joint resolution of adjournment, which was
finally amended to take place on the 2Sth inst,
to which the Senate disagreed. The bill to
provide more effectually for the safe keeping of
the securities deposited by banks for the re-
demption of their notes, passed the Senate to-
| day. ..... t......t ..,...
Dr. Abbott owns valuable collection Of
Egyptian antiquities, among which are pre-
| served bulls, mummies and the like. They
have been on exhibition in Broadway for sew
eral years, but have not many charms for the
people. The British Government have offered
sixty thousand dollars for them. -...
The Legislature of Illinois has enacted a
law that no person shall serve more than once
| a year upon q jury. This cuts up the business
of the professional juror by the roots. A
similar law ought to be passed by the Legisla-
| ture of this State. 't '-
| There was a Court ball at Berlin on the 10th
of February the gaiety of which was inter-
rupted by the sudden death of Madame dc
Kuster, from apoplexy but the interruption
was quite temporary, for as soon as the body
was removed, the bali ,oent oni
THE DUDLEY OBSERVATORY, ALBANY, N. Y
Mrs. Dudley denies having said anything thai
could justify the report going round tho pres
that she had given her consent to the appoint
ment of Professor Mitchell. '- ''' ..
At q shooting excursion in Sans Souci, neal
Berlin, recently, the gun of an artillery office
went off accidentally, and tho charge passe,
quite close to the person of the Regent.
The officer who refused to salute the host a
Malta has been compelled to sell out his com
mission. The host will still be saluted b
British soldiers.
} Sir Moses Montefore, the London JEWS
millionaire, has gone to Rome to interced
| with the Pope for the liberation of the bo
, Mortara.
From different parts of England and Ire
land reports have come announcing the deaf
of numerous women and girls, from thei
clothes taking fire.
No moro troops are to be sent from Britai
: to the East-the insurrcction being now COZ
v sidered quelled.
S Twenty thousand tuns of salmon passed ov
:, the railways from the fishings in the north
Scotland to the London markets last season.
y Vaccination has at length bcen INTRODUCES
d into Persia. ..
Sunday work has been discontinued at d
Paisley (Scotland) Gas-works.