The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-30
THE PRESS.
CINCINNATI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.


Dan Rice, the great Snowman, has retired.
He has accumulated handsome competency.
On Thursday night, a row Of old frame
buildings, on Graydon's corner, Indianapolis,
were burned to the ground. Loss $500.
The report that the bark A. E. Rawlins had
landed six hundred Africans on the Wost Coast
Of Florida, is considered doubtful
The prohibitory liquor law bill, introduced
into the New York Legislature some time ago,
was killed in the House on Thursday last.
Elder Knapp, Of the Baptist Church in Ohio,
has declined public religious discussion with
the Rev. WIS. Burton, Universalist, of Dayton.
1t is stated that company of capitalists will
offer, at the next session of Congress, to under
take the business of carrying the mails through
out the United States by contract.
Paul Morphy has won fresh laurels in Paris.
The chess match now in progress there between
him and the President of the London Chess
Club is, thus far, all on the side of Paul.
Our Southern exchanges are unanimous in
the statement that vegetation in that region is
| this year nearly month in advance of what
1t was at the same date in previous years.
Mr.. John W. Rollins, very pious, exemp-
larry and active Christian, in Windham, Conn.
committed suicide Tuesday morning by hang
ing. He was sixty-Ave years old.
A policeman in Chicago, named Dubois, has
been arrested, charged with knocking out the
eyo Of a prisoner in brutally beating him with
a club.
The mem branch of journeymen shoemakers,
at Pittsburg, met last Monday evening to con-
cert measures for obtaining an advance of
wages.
On Saturday night the draft of constitu-
tion and bylaws for the Typographical Union
of Pittsburg was presented to d full meeting
and accepted.
A German named Kraus died in cell Of the
Jail at Pittsburg few days since, and when
the turnkey entered in the morning he found
that the face of the deceased had been mangled
and gnawed by rats.
man named Walsh, an eniploye on the
rock train of the Louisville and Frankfort
Railroad, fell between the cars on Thursday,
while the train was near Bagdad, and was
crushed to death.
There are to be three more State elections
this Spring. The Connecticut election comes
on the 4th of April; the Rhode Island election
; on the 26th of May. Governors and Congress
men are to be chosen in each of these States.
2 The Columbus Fact says: awe learn that II
D. Cooke, Esq, has purchased the title and in
terest of the Messrs. Miller in the Ohio Stat
Journal; also, the book and job printing estab
lishment of Messrs. osgood Pearce."
We learn from the Vevay Reveille that Hor
r John W. Spencer, of Ohio County, died at tn
residence Of his father in Pennsylvania, las
week. Judge Spencer has been in bad healt
I for years.
2 Abraham o. Perry, q native of Maysvillt
: KY, was murdered in Montevideo, Uruguay, S
: A., by seven assassins, in the month of Decem
Der. He was attached to one Of the vessels c
the Paraguay expedition.
The new Postmaster General has issued
}. letter, In which he announces that system
n = retrenohment has become an imperative dut,
so far as the management of his department
= concerned.
r Green peas were sold In the Charleston Is. @
market on the 18th inst. Peas have prevousl
this season been in market from Florida an
Cuba, but these are the earliest of Carolin
growth.
% Appleton's friends say he has no real inter
q ton of resigning his situation in the State d.
o, partment, and that the rumor was crculate
y with his acquiescence, to stimulate the Presidel
d to grant him promotion or increased pay.
Il A Publishing Company is to be formed
r. Dayton, for the purpose Of issuing MONTH
volumes of general interest. A committee h,
ID been appointed to ask the citizens to subscril
stock and receive proposals for ground ar
buildings for said company.
Mrs. Martha Hudson, the female abortioni
!. and quack, through whose ignorance and vi
1e practices the death of Miss Hannah Jane Tai
al pin, Of Philadelphia, was caused, was arrest'
q in New York, the other day. The accused col
lb fessed every thing connected with the affair.
II The man who recently SO successfully pass,
forged checks at a Bank in Richmond, to Il
IT, amount Of &,100, drawn upon firm In Peter
burgh, Va, has been arrested and identife
Gnsk knI -, Au1.1
New York. ...
.. Bernard Dougherty, who turned out Tam
| (colored) from Fanny Kemble's reading,
Pittsburg, has commenced action for lii
against the Dispatch, in consequence of remar
made ON the occurrence by the editor of th
paper.
In Illinois defalcation has been discovere
]. P. West, late Sheriff and Collector of Mas
County, in that State, has disappeared, and {
n signers Of his bond are holden to the State
deficiency in the amount Of State reven
collected Of about 81, 900.
Mr.. Jacob H. Cornell, of New Bedford, Mas
.s who was in the train that went over the e
bankment in Canada, few days ago, says
number killed must exceed the number
, nounced, and he says the accident was the
nd suit of gross negligence.
aS ,S The first through train to Union, on
. 1 SViuhpu5 anu 1huldud nhlHOdu W.
To- over the track on Friday, connecting the ro
to indianapolis from Columbus without char
of cars. Regular trains will be put on nj
week. ....
A late number of the San Francisco Bulle
= announces the arrival of the ship Visurl
from Boston, bringing large number of fem
passengers, who propose to give "help" to
tressed Californians for reasonable consid
II. | ation. ...t
On the evening of the 23d, when the do
train of the Nashville and O. Railroad was ne
ing Lavergne, convict to the penitentiary
the name of Stewart from McNairy County
thhe the charge of tho Sheriff and guard, ms
md his escape by jumping out of the window WI
BILE the train was in motion.
ca Thomas Ross, an imbecile and deforn
snt youth, who was very fond of liquor; died
10 days since in Athens, Limestone County, Al
nr. from drinking pint of ninety-two per ce
ian ian alcohol, administered to him by man nan
lily Charlton, who was committed to Jail in defa
cP. of $4,000 bail.
In an old piece of furniture sold in Sal
recently, In a secret drawer, was found W
- duly prepared thirty three years ago, and VIII
had never been presented for probate.
testator has been dead twenty-five years,
" his property legally administered upOn