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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

Melancholy Condition of n LunRtic King
The Miseries of the Fate Of George III.
Massey, in his History Of England, relates
the following:
1t would have been well if the errors of
the physicians had been confined to igno-
rance. But their negligence was still more
reprehensible. While the poor maniac was
deprived of those tender Offices which his
wife and daughters might have rendered, he
was abandoned to the care Of low mercena-
ries, and so little discrimination was OBJ
served in the choice of his attendants that
the charge Of his person devolved chiefly on
German page, named Ernst, who was ut
terly unworthy to be trusted with the
humblest of his fellow creatures. This man,
who had been raised by the patronage of His
Majesty, repaid the kindness of his royal
master with the most brutal ingratitude. He
went 80 far as to strike the helpless King
andon one occasion, when His Majesty wished
to protraet his exercise in the gardens at
Kew, Ernst seized him in his arms, carried
him into chamber and throwing him vio-
lently on a sofa, exclaimed in an insolent
manner to his attendants: "There is your
King for you" These outrages were perpe-
trated in the seclusion of the palace at Kew,
to which the King had been removed in the
month of October, at the instance of the
Prince of Wales. ta....I
His Majesty had been persuaded to Wind
| sor, to which he was much attached, by the
| promise that he should see his children al
| Kew. He entered the carriage cheerfully;
but on passing through the iron gates of the
Little Park, he put his hand before his face
and burst into tears. Recovering his com.
| posure however, he talked to the equerries
| who accompanied him to the carriage in his
| ordinary hurried manner pointing out the
! objects in the road, and anticipating the
pleasure long denied him, of seeing his wife
and daughter. But on his arrival at Kew hC
found himself o prisoner. Proceeding to-
ward the apartments he usually occupied, h'
was stopped and conducted into a large
room, where he found the pages who wert
to be his keepers waiting to receive him
The equerries, among whom was his faith
ful and valued servant, Gen. Harcourt, ac
cording to the orders they had received
withdrew. The physicians, also, who haC
accompanied the royal patient from Wind
sor, having consigned him TO the charge o
the pages, also thought proper to retire, ant
actually returned to London the same night
The King then impatiently demanded to set
I his family; and the promise under which ht
had been induced to leave his palace a
Windsor was in cruel mockery fulfilled
The Princesses were brought before the win
dow; the King, on seeing them, rushed for
ward to lift the sash, but it was screwe
down. A paroxysm was the immediate con
sequence of this cruel restraint; the Prin
cesses were hastily yremoyed, and the King wa
dragged from the window, entreating to b
allowed TO speak to his children.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

THE ITALIAN DIoTAToR's HOUSE AT Pa
LERMo.-The official journal of Sicily pub
fishes the following decree;
Considering that the name of Giuseppe
Garibaldi is destined to increase in renown
without the aid of centuries; considering that
future generations, cherishing his memory,
as if to inspire the greatest sentiments which
have ever honored human nature, will seek
after the spots which were the secret wit
nesses of the aspirations, thoughts and in
ward resolves of the hero of the nineteenth
century; considering also that by a rehec-
ton of the veneration which will attach to
his name, great interest will be felt in all the
objects he may have professed, or only
touched; after hearing the unanimous opir-
ion of the Council of the Secretaries of State;
in the midst Of the general acclamations of
the people of Palermo, grateful and applaud
ing, it is decreed as follows: "Artiole l. The
bedroom occupied by General Garibaldi, at
Palermo, in the pavilion adjoining the Royal
Palace, near the Porte Neuve, shall be per-
petually preserved in its present state, and
with the furniture it now contains. Art. 2.
The present decree shall be engraved on a
marble tablet, and placed at the entrance of
the said chamber, &c. Given at Palermo,
on this day of general enthusiasm, the 2lst
October, 1860"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A South AMERICAN PARADISE FOR RAm-
wAYs.-A Buenos Ayres letter of late date
furnishes the following curious information:
'The Government has determined to proceed
at once with the railroad, which is already
in operation for twenty miles to the west.
The concessions given to railroad companies
in this country are unheard of in the United
States. For example, it is usual for the State
to guarantee an interest of from seven TO
nine per cent. per annum; to give free right
of way through private as we'll as public
property; to give ample grounds for build
ings, freedom from taxes, release from du-
ties in transporting materials, &c. If railroad
stock, with such bolstering, is not good, it
can not be good any where. And to these
concessions the fact that there are no hills
to dig down, and but few low places to be
raised; that there is no tunnelling TO be done,
nor floods to provide against, and this must
be the paradise of railroads"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

TIE EFFEcTs OF DIsUNIoN FROM SOUTH
ERN VIEw.-The New Orleans Courier thus
refers to the effects of disunion:
There is no longer occasion for argument
or expostulation. We have only, after the
battle, to survey the field and carefully count
our losses and gains. Whatever may come
and trouble in one shape or other is sure to
come-the trade and material interests of
both portions of the Union will be affected
with an ineffable disaster. But the North
will suffer by far the most. II must have the
sugar, the rice, and above all, the cotton of
the South. In consequence Of the result of
the election, the greater part of the cotton
directly from Southern ports to England.
Bankruptcy and starvation will be the issue
among the manufacturing marts of New En-
gland. The loomand the anvil will be silent
and motionless.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19
Particulars of thp Late Vermont DefaIca-
tion-RespOnsSbiIity - the Sante.

The ascertained dsfalcation of Mr.. Bates,
the late State Treasurer of Vermont, is S53,-
$40, with more to come. Ofthis sum $2S 900
is deficit in the Office accounts rs kept by
himself and delivered to lis successor, while
all the balance is made up Of sums borrowed
in the name of the State and for which no
account was made. The laws of Vermont
give the Treasurer authority to- borrow to an
unlimited extent-so great has been their
reliance upon individual honesty up there.
II was only discovered, therefore, that the
Ex-Treasurer had created any debt when a
note of $4,000 at the Brattleboro' Bank fell
due. Mr.. Bates being then looked for, had
decided his property and fed. The principal
notes now discovered, going to make up the
sum of $5l,500, are: $4,000 with Lawrence
Brainard of St. Albans; $4,000 with Abel
Underwood; S4,500, Orange County Bank:
So, 300 Lamoille County Bank and lesser
sums with seven other banks.
OF course the State can not dodge pay
ment rs the Treasurer's name Bound the
State under the law. There is afurther, and,
it is feared, a larger defalcation in the Treas
urer's settlement with the towns. Investi-
cation sho VS. that some of the towns have
receipts in full and are credited only in part
The mine is to be thoroughly explored, and
the task is commenced with many misgiv-
ings.
Some of the Vermont papers say they
don't care half so much about the money as
for the name Of the thing. Mr.. Bates is the
third Republican State Treasurer who has
proved a defaulter within the past twelve
months.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A DUEL IN NEW ORLEANS ABOUT A LOCAL
ITEM.-A duel took place in New Orleans on
Thursday between Messrs. Oscar Biasco and
E. Lassalle, formerly attached to one of the
morning journals. The difficulty grew out
of report published in the local column OF
the journal by Mr.. Lassalle some time last
month"; concerning an affray that took place
between Mr.. Blasco and ayoung man named
Murphy.
The weapons used were small swords, and
the combatants exchanged several ineffec-
tual passes, when Mr.. Blasco, attempting to
make a home thrust, received his adversary's
point in the right side, below the nipple.
The wound is q very serious one.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

HoRR1D CRUEbTIEs OF NEAPoLITAN SoL-
DIERs-A Youth Burned TO Death in his
Mothers Presenee.--A correspondent of
the London Net1s writes from Capua:
The Marquis Villamarina, who is just re-
turned from that province, told me that the
acts of barbarity committed by the Neapoli-
tan Cacciatori in the towns and villages of
Abruzzi can scarcely be believed. The same
report was given me by Colonel Nullo and
Major Caldesi, of Garibaldi's staff. AT Iser-
MIA young man of nineteen was burned to
death in the presence of his mother, only
because be refused to shout 'Long live
Francis 1.-THE government of Gaeta did
not shrink from resorting to the most in
iquitous means in order to. insure the tri-
umph of the royal cause. Signor Ulloa
strongly recommended to the Intendente of
Isernia twenty convicts who had been sent
into the Abruzzi from the Argastolo of Gaeta
to organize the Sanfedisti bands These
convicts had gained reputation that would
''cause the most salutary dread among the
Liberals.n j
A letter directed the Intendente to let the
peasants know that Francis II. released them
from the ordinary obligations of the law for
twenty-four days. The meaning of the
minister was clear enough, and the peasantry
took it as sort of dispensation or indui-
gence to commit plundeE assassination
rape, &C., with impunity.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

AN ANEcDoTE OF AARON BURR's GENER-
her new work:
During her absence from home, her chill
dren suffered so severely from cold that the
person in charge of them sought the aid of
Aaron Burr. 1.-THE cold was intense, and
she feared TO trust the children in any ones
care. She wrapped them up as warmly as
possible, and started with them for the resi-
dence of. Col. Burr, in Reade-street. She
found him at home On being told we had
gone to Boston, and of the situation in which
she was left, the old gentleman wept, and
replied, Though am poor, and have not a
dollar, the children of such a mother shall
never suffer while have watch He
hastened on his godlike errand, and quickly
returned, having pawned the article for $40,
which he gave to make comfortable my
babes"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19


fessor-Aneedote OF Louis Napoleon.
The Rome correspondent of the New York
World writes as follows: --n..ri.
You are aware that, In his youth, Louis
Napoleon resided for some time at Rome,
where he devoted himself good deal to
study. ] am well acquainted with one Of his
masters, Professor II, a letterdto of
great merit, but not much encouraged by
the ecclesiastical government. Disguised
with the mental inactivity of Rome, and the
leaden hand Of censure which weighs down
the efforts of every author who is not
priest, the profess0f resolved to abandon his
native city for a while, and go to pay a visit
TO his Imperial pupil This was about three
months ago.
The Emperor received his quondam maestro
very kindly at st. Cloud, and listened with
indulgence to the professors lamentations
over the unsatisfactory political as well as
literary condition of Rome; but when Signor
NJ, a simple-minded man, and fond of
tobacco, wound up by offering his services
to the Emperor with the flattering assurance
that he would rather be a cook in His Ma
jesty's household than Cardinal Secretary of
State in Rome, "Dieu M en- gdrde," exclaimed
Napoleon, shaking his head good-naturedly,
as the vision of the professors snuffy fingers
crossed his Imagination, invading the culi-
nary precincts of the palace, and adding pun
gency to the Imperial entrees and eTtremets-
1--WE will find you some more congenial occu-
patton, caro- proteSSore," continued the Empe-
ror, with the help of the Minister of Public
Instruction, but meanwhile accept this (tak-
ing handful of rouIeau1 from his bureau),
as a token ofmy esteem and remembrance Of
your services.p
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19
Account of RattIesnnkes and
their POison-Their Mode Of Biting.

AT the last meeting Of the Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Science, DR.. s. Weir
Mitchell made q very interesting communi-
cation on the subject of the poison of the
rattlesnakes. After advertingto the history
of the various works on venOmous reptiles,
he proceeded to explain the anatomy and
physiology of the poison apparatus Of the
rattlesnake. He showed first, by the aid of
magnifed drawings of the parts, the bony
structure of the jaw, and the manner the
various parts were artioulated together, so
as to keep the poison fang in such position,
when not required for use, as not to inter-
fere with the feeding of the snake, and then
the manner in which it was pushed forward
aud brought into the position most favorable
for striking with effect. l...
He then explained the action of the va
rious muscles by which the fang was drawn
back and thrust forward, and showed how
one of these, while erecting and fixing the
fang, at the same time as soon as it had
pierced the animal bitten, compressed the
poison-gland and forced the poison out,
either through the duct leading through the
tooth to the bottom Of the wound, or beside
it and into the surface of the same. He then
explained the position of the poison-gland
and it duet, and showed the manner in which
this duct communicated with the one lead
ing through the tooth, and the manner in
which the poison was prevented from flow
ing out when the fang was not erected.
When the fangs are torn away they are soon
replaced by others; indeed, they appear to be
regularly shed by the animal so that it gives
no security against q fatal bite that the fangs
have been removed.
The poison is contained in the poison
gland in considerable quantity, as much as
ten to fourteen drops having been procured
from single one from n snake about four
feet long. 1t is of pale, greenish color,
and its activity is not impaired by keeping
| for years. 1t may be swallowed, if the skin
| Of the mouth and throat be not broken, with
| impunity. Its poisonous properties are not
destroyed by boiling or freezing. After il
has been dried it may be again restored to
| all its virulence by again dissolving it in
water. There appears to be no absolute an
tidote to it. The most successful plan is to
| give some powerful stimulant, such as spirits
or ammonia. When the spirits are given il
is necessary to keep up the stimulus fully
| for considerable time. The quantity some.
times taken without producing intoxication
is very great in one case specified three
| pints of strong spirits were given. TIL,
Doctor remarked, however, that at one of ou
military posts it was common for the mel
to be bitten by rattlesnakes so long as tn
whisky cure was used, but when a differen
and nauseous stimulant was substituted tn
bites rapidly diminished in frequency.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

TALLEYRANDs IDEA OF TRUTH-M. de
Talleyrand, when reproached by friend for
certain diplomatic finessings usually attrib-
uted to him, replied: "There is nothing in
the sphere of politics so hard 10 get believed
as the truth. Whenever have revealed the
pure and simple truth, / have always been
suspected of discrimination; l have always
been believed when have resigned myself
that the first statesman who shall have the
moral courage TO avow, hour by hour, all
that he thinks and all that he knows, will
create for himself the reputation of being the
most consummate hypOcriten
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

CERTAIN REMEDY FOR FELoN-This very
painful eruption, with all the remedies"
recommended, is seldom arrested until it has
run certain course, after causing great
suffering for two or three days and nights.
The following is said to be-a certain cure
"Take pint of common soft soap and stir in
air-slacked lime till it is of the, consistency
of GLACIERS putty. Make leather thimble,
fill it with this composition, and insert the
finger therein, and cure is certain" This
is domestic application that every house
keeper can apply promptly. '--
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

THE TELEGRAPH IN AN 0PERA-HoUsE.-In
the French Opera-house about to be erected,
says the Constitutional, the electric tele-
graph will, it is said, play a very prominent
part An instantaneous line of communi-
cation is to be established between the Cabi-
net and Minister of State and that of the
director of the theater; wire will also run
from the box-office. to the principal hotels,
SO that strangers will be able to engage
places Immediately on their arrival in Paris,
and by the aid of the same electric power
the prompter will be enabled to give notice
to the actors and actresses in their rooms
when the curtain is about to rise.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

"A FRENCH AcToR ON THE ENGLISH STAGE.
A singular circumstance in theatrical annals
pearance Of Mr.. Fechter, the well-known
actor of the Partisan stage, in an English
play. He was indeed born in England, and
five critics laughingly call him an English
man speaking his native language for the
first time in his life. He is, perhaps, the
greatest French actor of the last dozen years;
the hero of La Dame du1 CdmeIGis, of the
original Corsicdn Brothers, of Pauline, &c.
He appeared in an English version of Victor
Hugo's Ruy Bias, and made great sensa-
ton; his accent was said to be excellent, and
his acting extremely effective.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

The CHRISTIAN SOCIALISTS FROM AN En-
GLIsH VIEw.-In an article on Robert Owen,
the Westminstsr RsViet0 for October mentions
the "Christian Socialists" a sect which has
obtained, recently, foothold in the United
States, as ian abnormal growth of these lat
ter days., and adds; "The Christian Social
istsare otherwise termed Musuclar Christians
The Professor of History at Cambridge, and
Mr.. Hughes [suthor of Tom Brosgn'S Seho0i
Days al Rugby are the chief prophets of the
sect. Their ideal is the pious and strong. One
who praises God and can walk thousand
miles in thousand hours" Ib
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A COLOSSAL HOTEL IN PARis.-The hotel
about to be constructed by Pereire, opposite
the new Opera house. in Paris, is anticipated
to be the largest in existence. In this novel
building, the staircase is to be entirely sup
pressed, and the inmates, goods and luggage,
to be mounted and descended by machinery
No end to the epigrams and caricatures to
which the idea has already given rise. .l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

THE Press AND THE PULPIT.-Henry Ward
Beecher, on a recent occasion, said: "The
articles of the press go farther than the SER
mon, and carry with them really more
weight, certainly where one hears three,
which is an abomination before God and
man. No preacher, who is fit to preach a
sermon, is fit to preach more than one day
and no man is fit to hear more, or, ifhe does,
he is not fit for much else. Sermons are like
boys pop-guns, however many wads youput
in, it's the last wad that drives the others
outn i
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A ASPARTAN WOMAN IN CANADA.--A woman
in Belleville, Canada West last Wednesday,
had FIVE cancers cut from her breast during
one operation. Three years ago she had a
similar operation performed. The operation
is an exceedingly delicate and painful one,
strength Of win for person who has once
undergone it to submit to q repetition, At
the,late accounts the patient was doing well,
with every prospect Of q speedy recovery.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

PECULIAR EFFECT OF AN OMITTED GONNA
A printer meddling with the verdict of a
coroner's jury, struck out comma after the
word "apoplexy," making it read thus;
deceased came TO his death by excessive
drinking, producing apoplexy in the minds
of the iury.h i-
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

ANorHHR CAMPHKEE-LAMP TRAGBDY.EThe
wife of Hedger Hulse, of JeTseyville, N: j.,
was moving q. fluid lamp Friday evening,
when il exploded, scattering the liquid fire
In hll directionb. Mrs. Hulse and two Of her
children were seriously burned, and her in
fsnt, which was in her arms at the time, was
fatally burned, and died next day. -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A SINGULAR New ENGLAND HERMIT.-
There is gradual thinning out of the scat
tered settlements in the northern part of
Coos County, New Hampshire. Dixville,
which ten years ago had three families, has
been uninhabited for several years. 0deil
for many years has had but one inhabitant-
a hermit. He entertains visitors Hospitality,
but declines all Invitations, to remove 10 the
adjacent settlements. He refuses to answer
questions as to his former history,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

AN EXTRAORDINARY RosE-BUsH.-It is said
there is now growing in the gardens of
Moorsend, near Cheltenham, England, an
extraordinary white rose-tree, thirty feet in
hight 1t is perfect picture, and is esti-
mated to have between $4,000 and 10000
blossoms upon it, being literally smothered
in bloom.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

AN ORGANIZED BAND OF YOU'VE THIEVES.
Four young thieves were arrested in Chicago
Qll.) on Friday night belonging to an or
ganized band under the leadership of a cap
tain named Burns. They were accustomed
to meet nightly for pillaging excursions; aud
raised money, among other ways, by levy
ing black mail ON houses of ill-fame, by
threats of mixing and defacing them in case
of rafnsa1 .H. OIL
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

A PROFITABLE AvooArIoE.-A Texas pa
per states that gentleman who, two years
ago, purchased flock Of sheep for 5000, and
flock is worth 50, 900, making profit of 81
600 on his investment in two years.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

TIE MENTAL VARIETIES OF ENGLISH POETS.
The principal poets of English literature
have given us almost every variety of the
possible modes presenting men and things.
thAucer usually describes things as they, are;
Shakespeare as they ,pould be under the cir-
cumstances supposed; Spenser as we would
tbisk them to be Milton as they OtYhtto be;
Byron as they ought not to bei and Shelley
as they never can he.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL IN MANUFACTURES.
About one fifths of the capital invested in
manufactures throughout the world is en-
ployed in the making of cotton goods. Next
in Importance is the distilling of liquors;
third, the wooden manufactures; fourth,
hardware; fifth, leather; sixth, linen; sew
enth, paper; eighth, pottery; ninth, silk;
tenth, copper and brass.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-19

DRoIL TELEGRAPH MIsTAKEs.-Telegraph
blunders are sometimes as funny as they are
gentleman, being i'll at Toronto, it was tele-
graphed to his friends that ''Mr. Brown isno
worse" The family got it Sis no more, and
sent up special train for his remains A
young lady was taken sick while visiting in
Cleveland, o, and the good folks were
dumb founded with the report that Ashe has
had child" 1t should have been "has had
a chilln -