Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-21
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A wrap.rascal-A spirit-rapper.

A woman who is an angel in the parlor, is
often devil in the kitchen.
A recent canine census shows that there
are $4,000 dogs in Massachusetts,.
Hood said the Thames was tidy river,
though he preferred the Isis in hot weather.
Friday, the 14th of December, was the
anniversary of the death of George WASH
ington.
tits a singular fact, that land in California,
once thought worthless, has proved the rich
est in the State.
1t is proposed to construct in Paris a
magnificent Turkish mosque and a Turkish
hotel or caravanserai. .--
The Milwaukee (Wis.) News has been
merged in the Press, and it is now called
the Press and Neaos.
A London Court has decided that an actor
is not a "laborer." OF course not; he's "no
work and all play"
Hackett, the well-known actor, is con-
tributing a series of papers on Hamlet, to
the New York Home Journal.
Billy Mulligan as soon as incarcerated in
the Sing-Sing IN. " Prison was completely
cast down, and 'wept like child. -1
Iue uuuuer Ol SedQeu registered In the
various ports of Maine during the year end
ing September 80, was l,ls6. IA
A tract distributor in Belfast, Ireland, has
been sent to Jail by the magistrates for one
month, for annoying the public.
The first edition Of $500 copies of Emer-
sons Conduct of life was all sold in two
days after publication.
The conservatives of Boston, Mass, by the
late Mayors election, have gained 3,087 votes
since Lincoln's election.
James W. Sheahan, late,editor of the Chi
cago Qll.) Times, is soon to publish new
independent daily in that city.
Bird, the bigamist, is in the Penitentiary
in New Jersey for marrying eight or ten
women, What self-tOrturer he must bel
A woman calling herself "Mrs. Professor
G. @. Wise,p recently made O successful
balloon ascension from Memphis, Tennessee.
e. Col. John A. Erwin, prominent poll
tician of Alabama was found dead at
Greensboro, Alabama, a few days ago.
One English banking-house has 81, 200, 900
now on its way to this country for invest
ment in property which has been deprecated
by the panic. -.,.t-.... o4. '.fa
The eggs laid by the sea fowl on the MUIR
Ledges, Me-, are of an infinite variety of
shade and color, white, brown, cream, pink,
yellow, blue and green. 'd' lsn''t r
Soon as Madame George Sand RECEIVERS her
health she viii cemplete work she has long
been engaged on: the "bookN of legendary
opera, half prose and half poetry.
Daniel S. Burgan recently died in Balti-
more County, Maryland, from erysipelas,
produced by the cuttingof pimple while
shaving.
H. T. Sickles won negro, valued at
$1,000, from L. NJ, Whitford, of st. Louis,
on Lincoln's election, and then emancipated
the slave.
]. T. Raymond, a comedian, was seriously
injured at the Washington ID. o. Theater,
Saturday night by falling through trap
in the stage.
Where mans self constitutes his wealth,
no bankruptcy can come to him. Since he
never stood in aohat he oOned, but always in
what he 'cas, no misfortune can harm him.
An, infant at the breast of a dead mother.
dead from staryation-With two other little
children, was found recently in wretched
hoyel at hannibal, Mo.
A little boy hanged himself accidentally,
at Baltimore, Nd, the other day, while play
ing with a dog. chain attached to beam in
an out house.
A doubled.headed pig fred a stOrehouse
at Quincy, Mo-, on Sunday night having
upset dry-goods box on stove in a room
where he was confined. t ... fTT'T
The amount to be raised by tax in New
York City next year. for county purposes is
estimated at s., 3l4, 422; an increase of $726,-
ia over this year. ,@ ..s. l'r II.
The dwelling-heu of Michael Haley, with
Mrs. H. and one of her children, at Warren,
Wis, was destroyed by fire ON the night OF
the llth inst. rglr ssnVEtIH UES RIO
On Wednesday Rose Cannon, an industri-
Gus woman, driven to despair by the brutal
treatment OF her husband, committed suicide
Advices from Japan state that the brig-of-
war Camilla, which left Hokandadi Septem-
Der Z, was lost in a typhoon off Kanayaka,
and all hands perlshed. lTf $50 ~
There is project among some Union men
to buy Wheatland from Mr.. Buchanan. and
ask as special favor that he never return to
Lancaster County again. y =. - ~. +.
In New Hampshire, the Bell and Everett
Electors are found TO have precisely the
same number of votes that were east for
Fillmore in ls5G-74ll. h la97liI
Two hundred and thirty-nine light loayes
of bEead were taken from the cheating bakers
Of Montreal, Ca, on Saturday, and divided
among the charitable institutions of the city.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Dany are before Congress with a bill to
the erection Of bridge across the
POtomac5 at Washington, - 5TJflIJ gTI
A stage ran away at Oolumbia, Mo-, the !
other evening; the two wheel horses fell and
'ne was killed the Leaders got away and