The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-15
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

~ The Liberia (Africa) Star of LiJcriy
demolishes contemporary in the following Wig
orous style: "The editor Of the Herald is like
moddened bull-reckless, furious and desper-
ate. Not even is the family circle sacred nor
the grave free from his pollution; but with un-
hallowed hands he has descended into the
sanctity Of the tomb to vent his malice on the
living" A mad bull descending with uuhal-
lowed hands into the sanctity of tho tomb, to
vent his malice on the living, is decidedly rich.
Shine on, bright star
Gs-John S. Bosher, Secretary Of the Rich
mond, Va, Fire Association, has defaul,cd to
a large amount--twenty. five thousand dollars
it is reported. He also defaulted for seven
hundred dollars belonging to the "Amicable
Society,"" and fifteen hundred dollars belong
ing to the ,Lynchburg Hose Company. 1t
was sll lost, in short time, at the gambling
table. He entailel ruin on his family, himself
and friends, and fed.
Ga-J. j. Courtney, Deputy United States
Marshal of the District of Texas, was recently
killed in the town Of Brdvills, in that State,
by Colonel A. G. Walker, editor of the Bird
vile Union The immediate cause of the diff
fculty was the result of q political discussion,
but there had been an old quarrel between
them. Colonel Walker was held to bail in the
sum of two thousand five hundred dollars,
which hepromptly gave.
N9-A friend from the South called at our
Office yesterday morning and placed in our
hands New Orleans papers of Monday last.
He left that city on the evening of Monday,
and coming by the Tennessee route reached
here in three dap and twenty hours, a part of
the journey performed, too, by stage.coach.
We could hardly have believed in such expe-
dition but on positive evidence.-Nat. Intel
ligencer.
GiJ" The Martnsburg Republican states that
duel was prevented last week between An
drew e. Kennedy, ESQ.,, of Charlestown, Va,
and Mr.. Randolph, of Clark County, Va, by
the arrest of the parties, who were held in
$4 900 bail to keep the peace. lady was the
cause of the difficulty.
G5~ A building, four hundred feet square and
forty feet from the base to the roof, has been
erected in Houston, Texas, constructed Of a
material which is composed of sand, shells and
cement, which forms q wall of solidity equal
to stone, 1t looks as solid and durable as il
made of granite, and costs less than if con-
structed of wood.
Td-The Mechanics Hall in Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, destroyed by fire Wednesday morning
was one of the finest in the country. 1t was
erected in 1850, after the Tudor gothic style
and covered an area Of 500 square feet. A
new hall will bo built Immediately.
lsr' There is colored man, named David
Chambers, now living near Frenchtown, who
was one hundred and two years of age some
time last month. lie was for twenty-five
years the slave of the late James L. Craig, anG
was raised on the "Court house Point farm il
this ny.-E&ton( (Md) Wing.
GsS' Adsms's Express employs 3,IS2 men
1,1S4 horses; it has 972 agencies, and its mes
sengers travel daily 4O,l52 miles on railroads
and steamers, distance equal to once arOunG
the globe and two-thirds around ii secont
| time.
GS-A killing frost fell in the +" Glades,
Randolph County, Virginia, on Monday nigh
last, destroying the late corn aud utterly de
| ctrouipV tho hucl< wheat