The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-11-18
PEN AND SCISSORS.

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PEN AND SCISSORS.
SsB- During the past two weeks sixteen
deaths have occurred in Boston Of small. pox,
Ns-A second synagogue of Jews has been
organized in Boston, under the title Of "Adas
Israel"
G@-The completion of Martha Washington
College, at Abingdon, Va, has been aban-
doned by Holston Conference.
me- The Washington States has changed its
name to the Ssates and Union, and it's dimen.
sions have been enlarged.
Gs-Barney Smith was killed in a lager.
beer saloon in Richmond, Va, on Sunday
night. Az he could not got the lager, he took
the bier. :.
Ns-In Lamartine's history of Mary Stuart
he says that the original of Byron's "Corsair''
was, the Earl Of Boutwell,, Mary's piratical
husband.
G1-It is said that the secret of married
woman is her opinion of her husband, which
she never tells to any ons-but her latest
lover.
Dean Swift, hearing of carpenter fall
ing through scafolding Of q house which he
was engaged in repairing, drily remarked that
he had got through his work promptly.
GT- The male births in Europe surpass the
female four millions every year, but are bal
anced by the greater number Of accidents to
males. ...
ES-At spiritual meeting, short time
since, Balaam was called up and asked if there
were any jackssses in his sphere2 "No!" re-
Piled ho, Indignantly, "they are all on earth. "
Ng- Morphy, blindfold, beat four of the best
chess-players in Philadelphia last week--one
at the Oath, another at the 25th, and third at
the 10th, and fourth at the 33d move.
G8- There are about 400 Cinnamon mining
eleven claims on Horseshoe Bar, California, on
the middle Fork Of the American River, and
they take out from $4,000 to $780, 900 every
week.
GG- John Birmingham was fined $50, in
Mobile, Ala, on Thursday, for sending a
challenge to Thomas Luby to engage in a
prize fight The seconds were also held for
their good behavior.
Gr"Shall we take bus up Broadway"
said a young New Yorker, who was showing
his country cousin about town. 80, dear,
mol" said the alarmed girl, al wouldn't do
that in the street."
G4-A lazy, over fed lad, returning from his
dinner to his work one day, was asked by his
master eff he had no motion other than that?"
eyes" replied the youth, but it's little
slower" sa| toh Tsle II
g-It is stated that prize fight for S, 900
q side is arranged to come off in about q fort
night, between George King, of Cleveland,
and Edward Price, Of Boston, near Point Abino,
Canada.
Ms-Mr. ]. F. Cropsey, the distinguished
American landscapist, has now been resi-
dent Of London for about four years. His
success in England is 80 great that he is
tempted to remain there permanently.
ms The editor of one of the Northern pa
pers gives an account of his Office having been
for many years haunted by lounger, who
had sat there so long that, when he died, his
shadow was found fixed upon the wall.
Ns- Mr.. Justice Page was renowned for
his ferocity upon the bench. While going
circuit, q fecetious lawyer named Crowle was
asked it "the judge was not just behind"
~ don't know" said Crowle, "but if he is,
am sure he was never just before"
G@-A gentleman was walking along the
Birkenhead-dock one day, when his attention
was directed to the floating church. "Ah,"
he exclaimed, al see it's High or Low Church,
according to the state Of tho tide"
Ms-The Rutland Vt. Courier records the
death of Nathaniel Chamberlain, in Wards
boro', in that State, at the age of ninety mine
years. He was about fifteen years old at the
commencement of the Revolutionary war, and
took part in that memorable struggle.
@8-Upon the reading of the Declaration Of
Independence In an eastern city, by citizen
of that place, a gentleman from the rural dis.
tricts made this comment: "0h, he read it we'll
enough, but I'm darned if believe he ever
Krots it." .le. b..
v NS-A prescher once said in his sermon,
"let women remember while putting on their
profuse and expensive attire, how narrow are
the gates of Paradise" The preacher should
have known no place could be Paradise to q
woman without her wardrobe. A t-f
GJ Mint .juleps were invented, it is said,
Dy virginia edltor, VINO, havlng Kissed q
pretty girl, after she had eaten some mint, was
30 intoxicated with pleasure, that he devoted
several months in attempting to produce an
article which would recall the original as Wv
idly as possible.
GS The work Of deepening and improving
the Savannah River Is to be discontinued nexth
month. A depth of twelve and half feet, at
low water, has been obtained over the sunken
wrecks, and the certainty of gradually in
creasing depth, renders free and unobstructed
navigation settled fact.
MrHon j. R. Giddings, while in Roches-
tor, N. Y, recently, said that he would go
down to Virginia and obtain that $4,000 re-
ward for j. r. Giddings, provided he had
confidence in the good faith and responsibility
Of the advertiser. n4.f
D8-San Francisco women are beginning to
esteem the men highly. In having failed to
secure Nicholas Masterson for husband,
Elizabeth Hilderbrand, servant girl, thinks
she has suffered damages to the extent Of
$4,000, and brings action for breach Of prom
ise accordingly. Probably Masterson would