The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-28
PEN AND SCISSORS.


? gB-Preparations are being made for the
immediate opening of a soup-house at Mil
waukie, Wis, for the benefit Of the poor.
~"Littls boy why did people throw stones
atStephen, of whonwe read in, the Soriptursss'
,"cos, sir, I spose they wanted to hit him."
9B-A new and elegant bark, the Pioneer,
has been purchased for the Virginia and Liver
pool line, and is now loading at Richmond.
N8-Capt. A. @. Marshall, one Of the Oldest
and. most experienced sea captains of New York
city, died last week.
~ gTA seryant girl was burnt to death In
Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, by FIRE
communicated to her clothing.
M@-The "Wise Guard" is the nams of an
artillery corps recently organized in Martins
burg, virginia. .' "t'
Ga-Paul Morphy has arrived in New Or
leans at last, having left New York for that
purpose about six months ago.
M-Thos g. Glleand was drowned in Val
Icy Creek, in Hardin County, KY, on Saturday
evening last. t# 07''9t l"
N@-The horse John Brown rode at tho
battle Of Ossawatomie, was lately sold in st.
Joseph, Mo-, at auction.
M&-A man named Pennington, said to be a
nephew Of Rarey, is successfully tanning wild
mules in Rio de Janeiro.
30 @S- Luther Rolls carriage establishment at
Augusta, Georgia, was destroyed by fire on
the 23d inst.
NB> B>Last week, black bear, weighing $50
pounds, was shot in the town Of Wilson, six
miles from Lockport, N. Y. "
~ There are ten thousand pulpits in the
United States from which thu Gospel is
preached. Quite too many, we fear. = ef'
@-A number of counterfeit SIS bills on the
Wooster Bank Of Danbury, Conn, have been
put in circulation in Brooklyn, Ny.
gB- Thackeray, the satirist, fell over an
iron railing lately duringa "London fog, and
injured himself seriously.
G4-A dull clergyman said to the boys in
the gallery: "Don't make SO much noise, for
you will wake your parents below
@s- 1t ID stated that the French Govern :
ment is about to expend upward of $500, 900
($2,6OO,oOG in fortifying the ports Of Algeria.
NS-Thsre are more than hundred gentle
men connected with the press constantly en-
gagged in writing in the House Of Representa-.
tives. ~! t5oE
gS- Rev. Mr.. Murad, a converted Turk,
whoIwas born In Bethlehem, the homo of the
Savior, is lecturing, In native costume, in
Andovsr, Mass. sIlun1lT ,aag3lAH
ar A large number Of citizens of
Dubuque, Iowa, have pledged themselves not
TO burn gas unless the present prices are re-
duced from $4 so to So 50 per 1000 feet.
q asrThe difficulty between Senator John.
son, of Arkansas, and the Hon. T. G. Hind
man, M. G. from that State, has been amica-
bly, and honorably adjusted. s's .s433 it4g3
Ms-There are three thousand five hundred
and thirty-nine public schools in Wisconsin,
beside two hundred and ten select and private
Schools. ~t5HTi ,n5Z i9fF
N9rJohn Stretch attempted to kill his son
Michael, in Madison County, Ky, last week,
by shooting him. The wounds, fortunately,
were Of trivial character. @o4 ..ls ~
. N8-A monster cannon for the Government
has been cut at the Fort Pitt, Penn, foundry.
It weighs over thirty-fve tuns, and Is called
tho "Floyd" y lf -EA
NB-A new, but poorly executed, counter
felt $5 note on the Lafayette Bank, Of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, has mado its appearance. The
vignette represents teamsters by the roadside.
H NarThs John Brown Fund--that Is, tho
money being raised for the benefit Of his fam.
ily-amounts at tho end Of one months effort
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