Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-15
" A RIE TIES,

What is the proper sign for barber2 A
poll
Dye your hair a little while, and it will
probably die itself. H..
'You don't pass here" as the counter said
to the bad shilling. ~
When business is overdone in city, il
may well look out for breakers.
The currants in our garden are easily
stemmed; the current of life isn't.
Atlanta, Georgia, has population Of
1861, 2,240 of whom are blacks. ....
There is in the business of the getters-up
of lotteries precious little enterprise.
We find selfmade men very often, but
self-unmade ones good deal eftener. --r
Every man must of necessity have mas
ter, and so you had better be your own.
The anxiety that man feels for the want
Of funds is called Capital punishment.
Capt. Miller, formerly of the steamship
America, died at Liverpool, on the oath ult.
Without the knowledge of man, the
knowledge of men is hazardous acquisi-
ton. .r. ....- .....s q
The hight of politeness is said to be hold
ing an umbrella over duck in shower OF
rain.
A man who has heart of iron can at
least boast of always having metal in his
chest. -.r ..-. .....' .... -.........
He makes, perhaps, the best use of the
cards, Of life who plays the game of "soli-
taire."
John Runners committed suicide at Nor.
folk, Va, the other day, because he had lost
his appetite. l.flft
Ralph Waldo Emerson is preparing for the
press volume of his more recent lectures
and essays. t......
Three negro slaves committed suicide, neal
Mobile, Ala, recently, to avoid being sold tt
a new master. --.r "
One of Gen. Walkers men, recently, swan
eight miles off the Ruatan shore to save
several companions.
The ''cold snap" of the last few night.
has been accompanied with frost in some
parts of Illinois.
Joseph n. Gaskins, printer in the Re
coTder Office, drowned himself, the othel
day, at Fredericksburg, Va.
The number of deaths in New Orleans th,
past week was 194, of which but three wer,
from yellow fever. ..-
The first steamboat ever built in tn
United States for Brazil was launched OF
Saturday at New York. .a-
Jno. F. Martin, living near Liberty
Va, is now in Jail, charged with shootinI
his brother with intent to kill.
Cough, the temperance orator, is to have
formal reception, in Boston, by the Massa
chusetts clergymen, on the 18th inst.
NJ. Kossuth is now with his family at Gals
the Canton of ST. Gall, in Switzerland, TO
the benefit of his health. T. W. iT .
The net profits of Howe's patent for hi
sewing-machine, which has just been re
newed, amounts to $46S,000. ,,g-,.5
Mrs. D. P. Bowers is about to erect new
theater on Chesnut-street, Philadelphia, t.
accommodate about 1000 persons.
The northern part Of block Of three-stor,
brick buildings, in Boston, fell the other da,
a mass of ruins, but injured not soul.
Six thousand dollars have been collectet
in California toward monument over tn
remains of the late Senator Broderick.
A number of gold eagles, clipped and re
milled, have been passed in New Orleans re
Gently, that are worth only $l8.
A Cleveland paper reports the loss of
little girl, named Roberts, in the crowd il
that city on Monday. She has not been hear
of since. rH
A young man, VIM. Blakeslee, was fatall
shot in Peoria, the other day, in an affra..
between two parties of fast young men Q
that city.
The Early life of Louis Napoleon, write
| by an Englishman, and very panegyrieal O
the Emperor, has just been published i
| London.
Another story, gotten up by some of tn
Eastern papers, is that Major Andre wa
never executed, having been hanged wit
an iron collar.
Engineers are surveying the route of
railroad to run from Fredericksburg Vi
Madison, O. H., and Stanardsville to Cha
ottesville, Va.
Stratton ParVin, a coach-maker, in Lar
caster County, Pennsylvania, having ha
some lost tools returned to him, the othI
day, died ofjoy. a'a 5lr'rr., r.,
The "Gridiron' for Bleaching the Grst
Eastern, at Milford Haven, England, VIZ
nearly completed at last accounts, and wa
to cost over $4,000. ' -
Dickens is reported to be at work on a ne
novel, to make its appearance in the usu
monthly shilling form, which is found to
the most profitable after all.
4 "A Scotchman visiting churchyard vii
friend, pointing to shady, quiet moo
said, "This is the spot where intend to
laid, if I'm spared" .--
| Rats and mice speedily disappear by mi
ing equal quantities of strong cheese al
1 powdered squills. They deyour this mi
ture with greediness, while it Is innocent
iLARaE Sale Oh UEcLAInnD BAGGAGE By
RAILWAY. CoNPAHY.--Three hundred al
thirty-two lots Of baggage, nearly 100 10
Of freight and baggagei and about forty 10
0f merchandise uncalled for, were sold
Worceatar railroad Company. last wee