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


cast at the late election in San Francisco.
@g-They that laugh at everything, and
they that fret at everything, are fools alike.
@g-J John NJ. Chiffon, distinguished p,em-
bcr of the New Orleans bar, is dead.
Ga-The tobacco crop in kentucky is not
only unusually large and promising, but is
remarkably fine and heavy.
GS-What three authors would you nsmo in
commenting on an extensive confagration?
Dickens Hewitt Burns.
NG-The Grand Union Of tho Daughters Of
Temperance, of Indiana, will hold it's next
meeting at Lawrenceburg, on Tuesday next.
@D-A contract has just been signed for
the completion of the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road to tho Tennessee line.
Gy-A traveller who lost his baggage on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad doesn't think il
can be called grand trunk railroad. .r.
&f5-The Louisville Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church is now in session al
Bardstown.
ssas- Rev. a. w. oIahiu, pastor Ur the Bap-
tist Church at Daversport, Mass, has become
insane.
70" A weekly Presidential campaign paper
has been started in Steubenville, Ohio, called
The Irepressiblc Conflict.
Gg- The number of visitors at tho principal
public houses in Newport, for tho summer soa-
son just closed, was $500.
Gs- The entire double track of tho New
D,.N Iot, NJ, al
Brunswick, is now completed.
rs The Mayor ofLouisvillo has been au-
thorizod to borrow $4,000 from the Bank of
Kentucky, to pay the wages of street hands,
fire department, police and work-house.
Ns5- We understand that the Hon. William
Preston, Minister to Spain, will not return
to this country as has been intimated in some
of the papers.
MS- Ralph Waldo Emerson remarked, in a
recent lecture, that our trust in physicians was
not confidence in their skill, but despair Of our
own.
no" Gov. Banks has sent a message to the
Massachusetts, Legislature recommending the
erection Of statute to the memory of Horace
Mann.
Ms-J. A. Amber, member of The General
Assembly, representing Columbiana County
in the House of Representatives, has re-
signed.
N9-The ship Vivid Light, about to sail from
Boston, Mass, for Alexandria, Egypt, will
take out fourteen railroad cars for the rail-
road in Egypt.
rs Bishop Andrews, of Alabama, presides
over the Methodist Episcopal Church Confer
ence now in'sesson in Bardstown, Ky. Eighty
members Of the Conference are present.
M@-The celebrated trotting stallion, "Gen-
eral Taylor" fell dead on Tuesday afternoon,
while trotting around the track at the Bur-
lington County IN. J,) agricultural exhibi-
ton.
N9- In the last week not less than seven
black bears have boon killed within five miles
of Conrsd's store, in Rockingham County, Va,
and the bear excitement continues with una
.bated interest and fsrocity.
n~The Hon. Washington Hunt and 9TH
ers, interested in securing the nomination Of
Mr.. Edward Bates, of Missouri, to the Pres
idency, are in Washington, prosecuting their
purpose. The National Inteligencer has con-
sented to support the ticket.
G3>The question Of the future annexation
of Western Florida to Alabama, is exciting
considerable interest among the citizens Of
both States. During the approaching election
in Florida, 1t will form one Of the principal
matters of consideration.
@9- Ginger is becoming favorite garden
plant in the Southern States, it being discov-
cred to grow luxuriantly. Scarcely garden
will be found, ere many years, that will not
have It's "ginger- bed" The green bulb makes
the best Of preserves.
10 M. Blondin, tho great rope-walker,
has purchased handsome house, completely
furnished, at Niagara falls, for $4,000 cash,
which amount is portion of the profits of his
feats across the chasm Of the Niagara during
the summer.
G8-Lewis Baker announced the opening
of the American Theater, San Francisco, un-
der his management, on the 18th of Septem-
ber. In his prospectus Mr.. Baker announces
that he intends to elevate the drama to it's
proper level"
l1- They have hard time down there at
the mouth Of "Bear Grass" Afsw days since q
blind horse ran off from Fulton street, and
plunge into the creek bottom, where he soon
sank into the mud up to bis ears. Itwas with
the greatest difficulty that he could be recov-
cred. A raft had to be formed, and block and
tackle used, in extricating him.