The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-22
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The last California steamer brought one Of
the richest ingots Of gold ever exhibited in
the States. 1t is of the hneness Of sos, and
Weighs 1927 ounces, and is Of the sssayed
value Of s41,2ls. ...---.... ..,......
The work on the artesian well in the State
house yard at Columbus has been suspended,
the appropriation made for it by the Legis-
lature having been exhausted. The augur
had reached a depth Of 2,s4O feet, and was
slowly penetrating limestone rock, without
any sign Of being in the neighborhood of that
stream which was expected to repay all the
expense the State has been put to. The bore
is several feet deeper than any other in the
world.
The speed Of the piston Of steam. engine
being taken as l, the speed Of the crank
pin with which il is connected is always
I.67. II q double stroke Of ten feet, the
erank-pin moves through Sl-4leS feet.
On Monday, boy In New York, while on
his way to the Park Bank, was robbed Of
s4,sOO in Eastern bills, belonging to his en-
ployer, J. Frost, broker. The robbsr dashed
quantity Of spirits Of turpentine into the
boy face, and then seixing the package Of
money, escaped. y
Thompson, the fslon who escaped from the
Sheriff Of Ballard County, Kentucky, on the
New Albany and Salem Railroad, the other
day, jumped T. .ough window to the ground
while the ears were going at great speed.
The 0swego Times Of the 14th inst. says
thata "soap-man" there agrees to clean all the
rhes in that city In four weeks, and cure all
saapUed hands. 30
lanes wilkins, ESQ.,, in consequence Of Ill
health, has retired from the Vinoennes Tmss,
and james 7. Mayes becomes eo-propristor
with N. Il. jackson.
Gov. Turner, Of Rhode Island, has appointed
Thursday, Nov. Path, as q day of Thanh ksglv-
Ing. Thus far, the same day has generally
been agreed upon. "sif .n.
Bonner has recently purchased the fast trot-
ting mare, "Lady Woodruff" He drove her
with "Lantern," and the team, the other day,
trotted half mile In minute and IA seconds,
A thimbleful Of powder will split rook ioul
feet square. a. .-... ..s.-..
George Littsll, Of Paduoah, Ky., was shot
in Illinois, below the shove city, last week, by
his brother, who mistook him for q robber
The unfortunate young man lived few hour.
after he was shot. ..,ar..
Among tho passengers who arrived in New
York on Monday, by the steamship Ramonia
from Hamburg, Is the noted Lola Montes
now Mrs. Held.
A German woman named Catharine sohert,
preached in the market-house, in Harrisburg
Penn, on Sunday. She intends, as a street.
preacher, to travel from place to place through
out the Union.
Hon. John (. Mason, whose death We have
before announced, wss born IN Virginia. grad.
uated at tho University Of North Carolina In
1915, from. which institution hs received tn,
degree Of L L, D.; adopted the profession o.
law, and was Judge Of the District Court o.
Virginia hs swas . Representative in Congress
from Virginia from 1881 to 1887; q member o.
President Tyler's Cabinet, as Secretary of tn,
Navy; member Of President Polks Cabinet
first as Attorney -Gsnsral, and secondly a
Secretary, of the Navy, and was appointed b.
President Pierce Minister to France, in which
sition he was continued by Pro vidsnt Bu.
VIZ tho day Of his death.