The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-06-29
Various items.


The world caresses tho rich, however deficient
in intellect or morals, and avoids the poor man
of merit in his thread bare coat.
A genius, in describing lake in Minnesota,
says it is so clear, that by looking into it you
can see them making tea in China.
Whom we men get as tight as the ladies' cor
sets, our habits are apt to get as loose as their
crinolne.
The general recruiting service, which has
been suspended for some time back, has, by
order of the Secretary Of War, again been re-
vived
bankrupt, on being condoled with for his
embarrassment, replied: "Oh, I am not at all
embarrassed; it is my creditors that are embar-
rassed."
A Coon ExAMPLE.---It is said that it is the
intention of the Pennsylvania Central Road to
make the sleeping cars free for first class pas
sengers, instead of as now, charging ffty cents
extra for berth.
gentleman of Gloucester, Mass, who has
lived in that town for sixty-three years, made
his first visit to Boston on Friday last. He
was quite pleased with the appearance of the
village.
DR.. HoIcomb, of New York, now in Paris,
speaking of Mr.. Sumner, in a letter to a
| friend, juno 8, says: He will remain here
| few weeks, and then 60 to the seaside until
cool weather, and go home in the fall"
The Lancaster Express describes the Penn
| sylyania giant, aged only six years, as measur-
| ing 81 inches around the breast under the arms,
| 33 inches around the thigh, and q inches
around the head.
| WHAT CALF!--A man with an unlimited
amount of stomach drank three quarts of milk
at Newburyport, Mass, without stopping, and
after taking breath, added another quart to the
three, making just a gallon.
A grand Moving Festival is to take place in
Railway, New jersey, in few days. Among
those who intend swinging the scythe are the
mayor, two or three editors, the postmaster,
and other dignitarios.
A large number of persons have been to ex-
anime the 0swego "meteor," among others a
scientific gentleman sent cut from Albany by
the Regents of the University, all of whom had
their labor for their pains.
An English coroner's jury have recently re-
turned verdict of manslaughter against an
owner of pleasure boats, for letting one of them
out in an unsafe condition, by reason of which
one of the parties hiring it was drowned.
A Leavenworth, Kansas, correspondent of
the Philadelphia Bulletin, says the Republi-
cans will have thirty -one of the City two mem
bers elected to constitute the Convention at
Wyandotte, to frame Constitution for Kan
sas.
The Milwaukee News says, the "Order of the
Sons of Malta lately gave the widow of Lopez,
who was garrotted in Cuba, a handsome house
and lot in Buffalo, where she at present resides.
Lopez was at tho time V. r. L. in good stand
ing"
A schooner called the Nautilus, which has
been recently repaired and reftted at George
town, ID. G. has departed for New York, and
1t is currently rumored that she is ultimately
destined for the coast Of Africa, to engage in
the illegal traffic of the slave trade. :
Kossuth publishes a card to his countrymen
in America, assuring them that the time has
not yet come for them to leave their homes
here to take part in the struggle for the redemp-
tion CT their native land. lie invites them to
wait patiently but confidently. ..
A letter from farmer in Michigan to a
friend in Rochester, says, that of n piece Of
wheat, from which he expects to gather 5000
bushels, not more than two or three acres are
in the least injured by the frost. Winter bar
ley has suffered more than wheat. .t
Some years ago, it is said party was travel
ling in stage through the pines and saw II
the distance what they supposed was the frame
OF log house. On approaching they found i
was the skeleton of mosquito which had starved
to death, the flesh having fallen from the bones
There was great excitement in Kansas City
some days since, on the introduction of
water cart to sprinkle the streets. The boy
!, hurraed, the newspaper reporters followed i
from street to street to see how it worked, anC
, good hearted old woman ran out to inform
, the driver that all his mater ,oastin'.
On Thursday evening, street over a sewer
in st. Louis, caved in, and completely swal
, lowed up coal wagon and four horses. .
chasm Of forty feet in width by thirty feet i
length was made, and the cart and horses wer
hurled out of sight. The people of st. Loui
are beginning to walk carefully along thei
streets.
There are $1,000 acres of rough forest Ian
in the northern part of New Hampshire tha
belong to the State; and it is proposed to Civ
titles to all that has been actually occupied 70
six months, to reserve 5000 acres for home
steads for settlers who will live upon the land
year and make certain improvements, and t.
sell the balance.
The San Diego (Cal.) Herald says that Gen
William Walker has resigned illibustering e
r and that he intends TO unite his destines will
lady of Lower California, who once saved hi
life. She is said to be abundantly rich, bu
objected to the alliance in consequence of
difference of religion. That has been obviatec
, by the ceremony at Mobile.
, CALIFORNIA WINEs.-The San Francisco Her
aid states that the present stock of Californi
vines now under cultivation will yield $50,
100000 of wines and brandies in twenty year
from the present day. The wine product o
) the Golden State increases at the rate of 81
r per cent. annually, and the quality of these i
equal TO the best imported. In all wine grow
ing countries whore the people use it on thei
tables, and where bottle of 1t can be obtained
} for three or four cents, drunkenness and bar
rooms are unknown.
naked lunatic, armed with an exc, entered
the house Of Miss lie Roy, in Rockford, Ill.
on Saturday last. The young lady was al
alene, but maintained sufficient presence o
, mind to lock herself in her room. Meanwhile
the frantic man below made chaos among tn
furniture. Presently his footsteps were hear,
coming up stairs, and dashing open the door
he stood before the lady with uplifted axe
She dropped out of the window, distance o
twenty feet, to the ground. The madman fiev
after her and was just about to bury the ak
blade in her skull whom he was spprehende
, by some neighbors.
Lewis G. Levin, so well known to the polti
} cal world as the representative of Americanisr
: in Philadelphia, is now in the Insane Asylum
at that city, and it is feared he is a confrme
lunatic. He had been on visit to his brothe
at Columbus, s. c., where his luuacy becam