The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-08
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

NEW . AMI 0okJSAAs
G5-The news from Venezuela announces
the total defeat of the Revolutionists in that
country. 1.. .rga3 ,.rr,1
&S-P Promenade concerts for the benefit Of
churches have become quite fashionable in San
Francisco.
Gs-Colonel Benton once said that Mr..
Douglas 'scoat-tail was too close to the ground
for him ever to be President. .
G9>The Greenfield (Highland County, O.,)
Fair will be held on the 18th, 18th and 14th Of
the present month. '.,r~
gs1-A Republican editor out West says his
party is on the verge of precipice, but calls
on them TO march steadily ahead.
GS- Elizabeth City, N. g., has population
Of five thousand souls, and yet has but one
night policeman.
HB- The Sons of Malta In New York have
made arrangements to celebrate the "festival
Of the seven cardinals," on the 11th Of the
month. rr~ .yl .a.
GS- Baron Liebig says that tho quantity Of
soap consumed by community is good test
Of its civilization. The principle holds true Of
individuals also. --.. E..----g
GS-The Chicago Tribune thinks that Mrs.
LIE Vert is probably the beautiful and accom-
plished Southern literary lady who is about
to try her fortunes on the stage. r.,
Gs- For accommodating the Empress of
Russia and her suite in his hotel for one
night only, a landlord in Basle charged
$3,4OO. .9tn...o
G3- The New York correspondent of the
New Orleans Crescent thinks that the Hon.
W. G. Rives, Of Virginia, has chance of
being nominated as the Opposition candi-
date forthe Presidency, and Of being elected.
Ms-J Jacob Bowman, one of tho pioneers of
Stark County, died a few days since at the
ripe age Of eighty-two years. Christiana
Walker also one Of tho Oldest settlers of
Stark, died on the 10th ult.
ND-Wm. T. Weaver, son-in-law of Rev.
Chas. B. Parsons, and for several years q
member of the City Council of Louisville, Ky,
died in that city, after lingering illness on
Wednesday last.
I1-Miss Dollie Dutton, the smallest girl in
the world, Of her age, being nine years old and
twenty.si1 inches high, and weighing only
thirteen pounds, is giving levses in Providence,
R. I.
WS- An old topper, CHANGING to drink glass
of water, for want Of something stronger,
smacked his lips and turned to one of his COM
panions. "Why, it don't taste badly. have
no doubt it is wholesome for females and chill
dren."
Gg-The Literary Association of Prince
ton, N. D., has offered Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett 800 for lecture. He refuses, say
ing that the time is worth $4,000 to him, and
that lecturing is the business of none but
literary loafers. ' '.ll
GrIu awarding the premium of three siIve,
| spoons to three babies born at one birth, who
were exhibited at the recent National Fair in
Chicago, President Tilghman delivered speech
concluding with the advice: eco thou and dc
likewise" .,,., -,r,r-a
G@-A grocer lately got painted two large
| T's on his chimney, the one black, and the
other green, to intimate that he sells black
and green tea. This resembles o telegraph
message from Wall-street one day: "Is
there any news" The answer was q
cypher 10Y. ''
lg- There is to be grand sculer's race
for the championship of the United States
on the 10th inst, on Charles River, near
Boston. The most distinguished oarsmen oi
| New York and the British Provinces are ex-
pected to be present. The champion prize il
to be $3.50 in gold, and two flags. I'm
,@-The cholera has carried off sixteen
hundred persons in Hamburg this summer
nine hundred in July. Ithas ragged seriously
in the Duchies Of Mecklenburg. One little
town of twenty-five hundred inhabitants has
been almost depopulated. rrg
Gg-John French, Esq. u, one of the oldest
merchants in Boston, died on Sunday, the
I'd inst, at the age of eighty-nine years. HI
retired from business twenty-five years ago
| Mr.. French was member from the Twelfth
| Ward Of the first Common Council after the
establishment of the city charter in 1922.
Gs-There is in the County Infirmary al
Columbus, Ohio, an old woman Of eighty-nine
years, called the "last of the Mohicans," be.
cause she is the last Of family Of twenty.
four, equally celebrated for their longevity anG
laziness, nearly all Of whom have lived ani
died in various pOor-houses in Ohio. %
Gs-The friends of DR.. Moriarty, the i'm
mense physician to the charitable institu
tons Of Boston, celebrated q "silver wed
ding" on the twenty fifth anniversary of tn,
Doctors marriage, on Monday. The Mayo
and Common Council participated. The
great Doctor weighs four hundred and 81,
pounds.
Rn@> Since 1S47, 1t is said that over fort,
thousand coolies have been brought into Cubs
one hundred and sixteen vessels being engaged
in tho trade. The vessels belong to clever
different nations, the greatest number beinl
British-the next American; France and Spail
have an equal number engaged in the nefariou
traffic.
Na-Mr. Harris, the American Consul a
Japan, has been presented with magnifcen
gold snuff box by Queen Victoria. The box i
about six inches in length, four in width, ant
two in depth, and is Of wrought gold, hand
somely washed. On the top is the Queen
cipher surrounded by wreath Of diamonds
The gift is most splendid one, and is value,
at $4,000.
GArThe Mayor of Richmond, Va, ha
given public notice that he will give $40 re
ward for every watchman's baton brought +
his Court next morning, if the same has beel
taken from the watchman while asleep dur
ing hours of duty. To gentlemen who per
ambulate during the sleeping hours Of tn
night, this offers a fine scope for making OIL
X occasionally.
nTThe Alton (Ill) Courier learns that fiv
slaves recently escaped from Missouri and mad
their way across the Mississippi into Randolph
County. On Sunday night, 18th inst, thei
pursuers overlook them about five miles from
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