Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-15
YARIETIHs.

Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law is said
to he stumping Illinois for Douglas.
The shoe business at Lynn, Mass, is largely
on the increase. rf a.. .rr.. ..acr
Rhode Island, il is thought, will exhibit.
no increase of population at the present CEN
sus. ,...,. .-
Col McCardel, who lost an arm under Gen.
Walker, in Nicaragua, has opened in Albany,
N. Y, splendid restaurant.
The miners at Knockmahon, Ireland,
struck for higher. wages, and l,500 persons
are consequently thrown out OF employment.
Allegheny City, Penn, has now popula-
ton of $3.50, being an increase of 4 ,422 since
1850. Aif6 a.~gJO # ,afGIT5
A Congo Club has been organized at Port
Gibson, Miss, for the encouragement of the
African slave-trade. b
The Gloucester (Mass.) Telegraph says there
is nothing in that town but girls granite
and salt water" Q.
Paul Morphy expressly denies that he in
tends taking up his future residence In Paris.
He has no idea of leaving America perma-
nently. 3
The Sligo Qreland) Independent says that
several of those who went to Rome from
Sligo .hRxe returned to that town, not liking
the prospect that met them In Italy. 3
a young man, El1sl, Montgomery, shot
himself acci cidentally, and was instantly killed
on Friday, near Bradford, Ind, whileg out
hunting. "a 2. ..h'loa '.-''i' e
Hannah Jones was made dangerously Ill in
Jopesville, in this State, day or two since,
by one John Taylor, who had given her q
stimulus for the purpose of debauching her.
The New York Herald learns that the Of
ferings in that diocese ofthe Roman Catholic
Church for the Pope, will amount to over
$4,000.
Abouttwo weeks since the notorious black
guard, Ned Buntline, who lives at Eagles
Nest, Me-, killed two-year olda moose
weighing. 700 pounds. , q
Thomas Whalen, of Rochester, N. Y, fell
from canal boat In fit sbout a mile east oil
Jordon Village on Monday, and was
Grapes of the variety grown in Palestine
| 1t is stated, have been grown in Lynchburg
Va, in clusters three feet long and one foot
wide. Ha1ie'-.o ''tbr 8tl sr
The Boston TfarslIer says that the water.
cure is applicable to diseased cattle, benef.
cial results having ensued from late rains In
that district 5tis p .l-.isl,tlas Fk1rQE.safw ! 4
| Almost the very instant Lord Elphinstout
was dying in London, q dispatch was re
! ceived announcing the loss In the Persian
Gulf of the ship bearing his name.
st. Marys Catholic Church of New York
has purchased for $50, 900, the building knowI
as the Rutgers Female Institute, for new
Parochial School.
The military on the line of the RAILROAD
| from Schenectady to Utica, N. Y, contem-
plate holding an encampmenta at Utica, in Thu
early part Of September. TfsaHHVf
! Smallpox is prevailing in Farmington
| Me-, to an alarming extent. Business
partly suspended, and quite q panic exist
among the people Of the town and vicinity.
| The floating school at Baltimore has ppoyet
successful experiment, and bids fair 70 b
eminentiy useful in training youths for tn
commercial marine of the country. ~
The Eve great trunk railroads--the New
| York Central, Erie, Grand Trunk, Penn
Esylvania,T and Baltimore--haye agreed ppol
terms Of peace. ffl,,,tr-sr .er..- Z
Clarence J. Prentice, son Of George D
Prentice, Of the Louisville Journal, was mar
ried in Paris recently, TO Mad lie DE Falken
stein, of Strasbourg. nf9
Prot. Wilson, the aronaut, who nearly los
his life recently, made second aportiye az
tempt to ascend in Pittsburg, Penn, ON Sat
urday; but his balloon was too heavy.
Great scarcity of water is experienced Il
Connecticut. Manufacturing establishment
. generally are suffering for the want Of H. au
several had been compelled to suspend operf
tions. ~a. i1il 9t
There we're 100 deaths in Providence, r. |