The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-14
NEWS AND GOSSIP,

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ES-W We learn from the American Gnsliobt
Journal that there are two hundred and ffty-
five gaslight companies in the United States,
with an aggregate capital OF $40, 900 900, The
price OF gas ranges from 50 SO to 81 per thou
sand feet. There are but comparatively few
instances, however, where the price exceeds
81, and when it is above that sum, rosin or
some other expensive article is used for the
generation Of the gas. Mr.. David Melville,
of Newport, r. l., is said to have been the
first person to introduce gaslight into this
country. In the year 1872 he lighted his
residence in Newport, q factory in Pawtuckct
and Beaver Tail Light house in this way.
G5~ Recently free colorcd man named
George BOwln was put upon the block at
Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, and sold
to the highest bidder. His oflense was vio-
lation of the law which prohibits the immi-
grafton OF colored persons into the State.
Having been tried and found guilty, he was
fined $63, and not being able to pay the
money, he was sold to Mr.. Felix Morton for
sixteen months.
GG- Annie Williams, o soamstess, committed
suicidein Philadelphia on Monday by swal-
lowing an ounce of laudanum, purchased with
the last penny she possessed. A local paper
describes her as "only twcnty-three years of
ago, and possessed Of as fine person as the
finest lady you will meet on Chestnut-strcet."
She could not obtain work to support herself,
l,0"COl. I. T. Fauntlcroy, of the st United
States Dragons, has been assigned to tho COM
mand of tho Department of New Mexico, and
will proceed to relieve Brigadicr- General Gar
land, whose health has been gradually on the
decline. Col. Faunteroy is from Winchester,
Va, and has boen twenty three years in serv-
ice, much of tho time on the frontier
gfB-A new fancy which has seized upon
Partisan bellies, says tho Court journal, is tho
crusade against bonnets, and which, il is
said, the Empress is quite willing to Join.
Two ladies Of tho highest fashion are already
to be seen daily driving in the Bois with no
other coill'urc than lace vail of square form
thrown over the hair, which is full dressed,
and ornancntcd with bows of ribbons.
rs An attempt is about to be made to in
tr0duce the growth of silk into ITolstein The
mulberry-troes, which have been planted for
sono time on the shores of the Baltic, near
Helligenhaian, have thrivon well, and an
abundant supply of cocoons has been re-
ceived.
1sS- The Empress of Austria is said to be
in as favorable and interesting condition as
the Queen of Spain, and Empress of France,
and Queen of England Well, why not the
mothers of royalties as we'll as the mothers
of rowdios.
laS~Tho Memphis Aualoncke has declared
snf 4, al Nan II Co.,
dency. 1t says that the name of General 10
10 "tho name that springs Outaneously to the
lips of overy Democrat unbiased by cliques and
factions"
re" Mons. De Lave, the Rochester rope
walker is going to walk the Seneca River, at
Seneca Falls, this week. Tho river is at that
place eight hundred feet wide, with banks one
hundred and sixty feet high.
GS-A young Philadelphia "blood," in a
frolcsome humor, decked himself in the swell
ing hoops and gay hounccs of female friOnd
and paraded the public streets. He was
"taken in out of the wet" and the steel hoops
of bis skirt were exchanged for the iron bars
of cell.
BB~ The Canada papers arc discussing the
question OF tho separation of Upper and Lower
Canada. The Canadian and Gazette dc Sorel
favor disunion. Tho ChrOntcIo opposes it, and
the G'oJe advises careful consideration of the
question.
sgy" Tho Governor of Massachusetts, in his
message, recommends tho establishment Of a
nautical school for the instruction Of boys in
seamanship, and to provide for the surplus
energy and intellect Of misdirected youth.
~" Miss Lydia Barnard, of New. Hampshire
was ono hundred and two years old on Tuesday
Of last week, and on that and several subse-
quent days sho laid apparently at the point OF
death, but has since rallied, and appears tc
have taken new lease Of life.
5sa-A destructive fire occurred at Concord
N. H., on Saturday, breaking out in the house
of Merrill IL Silsbee, and spreading to Maine
and Warren streets. The loss is estimated al
$4,000, about one half of which is insured
G:5" Friday morning last, tho Harmona
Hotel, at UObokon, N. j., was burned, and
with it Mr.. Boise, one of the proprictors, and
three of his daughters.
Gs"It is said that tho buckwhcat crop is
larger this year in Virginia than was evel
before known, and gives promise of No.
article.
@g~ Mr.. Alonzo Hitchcock, of Chicago
claims to have been tho inventor Of the Arm
strong gun, for producing which an English
man was honorod with tho title of nobility.
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FEMALE SLAVERY IN ENGLAND.--A female
domestic in England lately gave notice to hel
master that she was about to leave him to be
married. Hor master refused to accept hel
notice, but in spite of his refusal she went of
and got married. Tho master then obtained
the service of an officer, who arrested tho de-
| linquent and carried her before q magistrate
The official sentenced her to pay fine of Il