The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-25
NEWS ITEMS.

Nineteen ocean steamers have lain idle at |
the port Of New York during the winter.
Not . single hide dealer suspended business
during tho panic Of 1857. i
Tho dry goods imported into New York, an
nually, amount 10 800, 900 900; and the do
mestic goods sold on the board to $780, |
100000.
A public reading and library is about
being established at Chillicothe, o.
The city council Of Memphis are to make
an excursion to Columbus Ky., about the LIST Of
March. lrH4
Mr.. Everett will deliver his oration on Wash
ington at the Academy of Music, New York,
on Friday the 4th of March.
Gas Is now used in the Pennsylvania street
cars, as in those on the Camden and Amboy,
and other railroads.
Mr.. Thome de Gamond, the French surveyor
for the proposed Nicaragua Canal, estimates
the cost of the undertaking at 120,ooo,ooO
francs.
There are in the Toombs, New York, at the
present time, no fewer than twenty-one persons
charged with capital crimes.
Mr.. McNevin, described as painter Of repu-
tation and merit, is now exhibiting in New
York o series of Pictures of the Revolution,
twenty -four in number.
Philadelphia will cease in a few days, the mas
ters having shown disposition to come to the
journeymen's terms.
Professor Mitchell lectured on Astronomy
and the Bible," at the Academy Of Music, New
York, on Saturday last, for the benefit Of the
"Five Points Mission"
The Milwaukee Ne,cs reports that rival to
Mr.. Morphy exists in that locality, His name
is Angle. The Neos says he is, without doubt,
the greatest blindfold chess-play in the world.
Two interesting "reminiscences Of Lord Byron,
by George Ticknor and Edward Everett, may
be found in Alibone's "Dictionary of Authors"
just published. The New York Postreproduced
the articles in last Saturdays supplement.
"Tressiban and his Friends" by DR.. Shelton
Mckenzie will soon issue from the press. It
consists of series Of original tales, so dove
tailed as to make a continuous love story.
Timothy Titcomb (Dr. ]. g. Holland), au-
thor of Titcomb letters, is to commence in the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, series of
"Preachings upon Popular Proverbs" on the
1st of March.
Col. Dewey, Pres. Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and
| Muscatine R.R. Co., states that he has COM
| pleted arrangements for ths immediate con-
struction of the road from Keokuk to Columbus
| City, Iowa.
THE LOWELL FACTORY GIRLS are also on
strike" for a higher wages. Hundreds of
them parade the city, almost daily
| An interesting discussion is now being car
| ried on in this State on the question, " Is
| pork fit for human food ?" Jeremiah Jenkins
| in the "0hio Farmer takes the negative, and
! zone of the most intelligent physicians of
| Ohio" the afirmat We.
The Portsmouth (o.) "Tribune," of the 18th,
exhausts the vocabulary of invectives, in Civ
ing utterance to his indignation at the "great
frauds in butter" which country produce deal
ers are in the habit Of committing, by the in
| sertion of small stones in the article.
Piccolomini, having been to Buffalo and de-
parted, the Advertiser self-complaeenty re-
marks: at is a comfortable reflection thai
our people have made no more fuss over hel
than was justifable. They gave her q good
house and kindly reception, and rested salts
fed to do so in quiet manner, without absurd
enthusiasm" The Cincinnatans can say the
same.
As a sign of the hardness of the times ir
Canada, it may be mentioned, on the authority
of the Toronto Globe, that a number of appli
cations have been received by the Executive
from persons desirous of being appointed "fn
ishers of the law in the cases of three men con
demned to be hanged for murder on the 4th o
March.
AN IEUENDo.-At the conclusion of an ar
ticle, in this weeks Cincinnati "Advocate," il
reply to criticisms on Methodism in lat,
number Of the "Repie,o," the editor says =
"This baptism of the Spirit, which our Camp
bellite friends are so anxious to drive out O.
the earth, was by pouring Whether this is tn
reason why they are SO much opposed to it
in these latter days, we shall not pretend Il
say"
"BEEswAx," a newspaper correspondent re
siding in part of this State, recently per
petrated "most interesting epistle' in the fol
lowing style: January 2lst, 1859, Beeswa:
DR.. to Rev. Mr.-To good praying an
/, preaching to date, $5.-To one sermon wherein
the members generally were blown up, extra
50c.-To one sermon do, but not quite enoug
extra, 25c.-Contra.-By one sermon H.
r minutes too long, 50c.-By do. do. doctrin
not fully agreed to, 25c.-Balance $5.-Re,
e -, Inclosed find SIS, the amount of tn
r above bill in full. No receipt required. Ma
8 q long life of health, happiness, and succet
# in your vocation, attend you, is the best wis
g of your friend, Beeswax.
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