Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-05
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"strike' for better wages.
II is said that the expenses of government
in France are million dollars per day.
The Wesleyan Church at Montreal, Can
ada, was robbed recently OF 100 hymn
books.
The Memphis (Tenn) Appeal says that the
present peach crop in that vicinity is larger
than it has been for six years past.
There have been liberal rains in portions
of Indiana, within the last few days, where |
the drouth had been most severe.
About fifty hands have been taken in the
ship-carpenters' department, at the Gosport,
Va, Navy ~ ard, to work on the Germdnts'0n.
General Houston, who has been a candi-
date for President on his own account, has
formally withdrawn from the canvass.
If You were obliged to swallow a man,
whom would you prefer to swallow A
little London porter.
A small screw steamer, the John Barley
corn from Buffalo, N. Y, has lately been put
on Saginaw River. .s.t.
Mr.. Collett, the Swedish Minister at Con-
stantinople, died suddenly at his residence
in Pera, on the I'd inst.
Within the past week more rain has fallen
in the State Of New York than in any pre-
vious week in many years.
Peter Williams, of South Thomaston, Me-,
while running after sheep in a pasture in
that town, on Monday last, fell and broke
his neck.
Miss Della ]. Roby, aged twenty-five
years, residing at Manchester, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide few days ago, by hanging
herself.
The Tennessee State Fair will commence
at Nashville, September 10, 1860. The
managers have offered over 600 premiums,
amounting in the aggregate to over $4,000.
Not a case of yellow fever in Charleston,
S. c., thus far this season. Total deaths there,
week before last, were only thirty-one, from
all diseases.
Pure love is the sunshine which steals
slowly and silently up to the barren hill of
life, and stays to bless us with its presence
through all life's weary way.
The death of Hon. Miles 9. Fowlkes oc-
CURED at his residence in Vicksburg, Miss,
last Monday. For many years he filled the
office of Mayor of that city.
Felix Robertson was shot through the
| aack of the head with a rife in the hands of
| man by the name of McCleary, near Leba-
non, Penn, few days since.
A company have recently struck small
| lead of oil near Cuba, N. Y, which yields
two barrels of pure oil per day. They intend
to bore deeper.
The Commissioners on the redivision of
the Baltimore wards have reported that the
number of voters within the limits of that
city amounts to 39,623.
Lady Franklin gave a dinner party the
other evening at Montreal, Canada, to which
many Americans, including Strakosch and
Patti, were invited. Ht
James B. Clay's dogs, with which he is
now hunting on the prairies of Indiana, are
valuable stock, several of them having cost
$500 each. F
The Niagara Suspension Bridge has been
recently painted. The Niagara Sentinel says
it required for the operation twenty tuns OF
paint. .. 4 $3.50.
"Gentlemen," said tayern-keeper to his
guests at midnight, 81 don't know whether
you have talked enough or not, but as fol
myself Pm going to shut up"
The Montreal Gazette says, as if by au.
thority, that the Prince of Wales and his
I party while in the United States, will MOI
accept private hospitality.
Three thousand head of mules have beer
transported, for the Southern market, oYel
the Lexington and Louisville Railroad since
the 9th of July, [.t FE ..~
The present wheat crop in New Hamp
shire, is the best raised in the State sinct
1925, thirty-fve years ago. So say the most
observant farmers. t
James @. yelling is hereafter TO be asso
ciated with Mr.. Seaton in conducting tn
National lRtslHgenceT. Mr.. Weiling has TO
several years been connected with tina
journal.
The Count de Beaulincourt, residing il
Berlin, died on the 18th ult., from the effect
of an accident. His horse took fright
threw him, and dragged him by a stirrup 70
some distance, e. rr.-...s -sr-,.
10 IFoVdtoTe has just been heard for tn
first time at German theater. The per
fornance took place at Dresden, and tn
success was something without example i
that city. .l- q.
The track Of the Atlantic and Great Wesi
ern Railroad has been laid to within abou
five miles of jamestown, N. Y. By the l.
of September it was expected the cars Woul
run ihto jamestown. a .eta,
Ian attempt was made, Tuesday last, {
Chicago, TO kidnap and carry down Sout
two negroes who had been previousl
drugged, but the Marshal was enabled
} TIE STEAM PLow ron OUBA.--Fawkes
steam ploW is 20 be taken 10 Cuba, for Il
purpose Of introducing II into that islam
! 4 Col. Wood, the exhibitor, is having tW
{ conntructed in philadelphia which he inten.
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