The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-08-24
Editorial and Selected Melsnge.


CHARLES MAcxAY's IDEA OF NIAeARA.-In
reading the Scotch Poets printed book Of
travels, as reprintedb by Harper, We observed a
fatal typographical blunder in portion Of his
description of Niagara: "But my feelings,
in gazing upon It, day after day and evening
after evening, were not SO much those of as
tonishment, as of an overpowering sense Of law,
(awe mingled with delicious pleasure, that
filed my whole being, and made my brain
dizzy with delight" .l5.
LUMBER MEAsuRE.-To find the amount oil
lumber in piece Of scantling, multiply the
width and thickness together, in inches, and
then by the length, in feet, and divide by
twelve, will give you the amount. Divide the
number of feet in board or load Of lumber by
twelve, and you have the number Of cubic feet
It contains. 1t is convenient plan, when the
lumber is taken from the carriage, to mark
with piece Of red chalk or keel, the number
Of feet in each board or scantling, which will
save YOU the trouble Of again measuring when
sold.
One thing very plainly appears by the pub
lication u assessed values Of real estate, with
out and within the city of Cincinnati, in this
county, that those who own farms, which are
| producing pro6tably, have but msager ASSESS
ment, while many lots in the city producing
nothing, are subjected to the heaviest kind of
tax. The city property bears quite an undue
proportion of public burdens to that borne in
the townships. Farmers are let off quite lib
orally.
The newly opened railroad--the Dayton and
Michiean-from Dayton to Toledo, will be a
great business thoroughfare-it is blessed in
the names of new stations along the line, each
having had a sanity christening; one is named
st. Crispin, after Superintendent Shoemaker !
another St. Catharina, after the wife of Gin
ciunati stakeholder, Mr.. Clement Dietrioh and
the other one St. Andrew, after Mr.. Gross,
also Cincinnati shockholder.
The site of the old mansion of Ethan Stone
was long since shut out from Fourth-streetby
business houses the rear part his last resi-
dence, on Vine-street, above Fourth-street, is
soon to be sold at auction.
Another Railroad Conference is to be held
by the Eastern main lines at Cleveland to-
| morrow.
Erasmus Gest, Esq, latterly of the Dayton
Short line, and Of the Cincinnati, Whining
ton and Zanesvile Railroad, is in Dublin,
Ireland, seekinga cure for his defective hear
ing. All who know him would be delighted
to hear of his permanent relief
Land sales come off in Kansas next Mon
day, as follows: At Lecompton, Ogden and
at Nebraska City. Land warrants are in de-
mand.
The air, that universal element, is becom-
ing power in the land. By heating it, we
have "caloric," which prints the Penny Press.
Gas is made of air by machine in this city;
and by COMPRISING it, pneumatic railroads
are to add additional speed and safety with
economy to our routes of commerce. Why
may not q caloric engine be used as motive
power in operating our street-railroa Is?
Mrs. Nancy Heath, 50 years of age, widow
teachoress, now residing in Pitts6eld, Illinois,
claims to be tho first white born hereabouts'
She was born at Columbia, January 1, 1871;
but Billy Moody, sergeant~at-arms of City
Council, was born here earlier.
The Gazette has wakened up to the horrid
condition of those confined in the City Prison.
The PENNY PRESS has at last got an ally. We
send up to the city an united cry-Prison Re-
form
Is it not practicable, If profitable, to ascend
and descend, on street railroad tracks, the hills
to Mt. Auburn, Walnut Hills, and Avondalei
If such roads were in daily operation, property
in the suburbs would be largely increased IL
value.
The matter of letter exposure by Presi
idental candidate, assumes q new feature
"Adther," it is said, Is Donnslly-a fictitious
name, and Wise was not ,cise in writing it.
The playgrounds of those schools having
gymnastic apparatus, were thronged yesterday
with the little ones, glad to find ladders, horses
whirlgigs, &C., all remounted, ready for thei
joyous use and practice.
A Verst is Prussian measure OF length
containing 1,16625 yards, or $500 feet, beinl
about two thirds Of an English mile.
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