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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-07

III, advontoGe6 enjoyed,
BEEN our Minister in foreign courts better versed In the
diplomacy d Foreign nations and foreign governments than
any osAer Il that time living in nation, with vast
srssshs with him INTO that high station influence which
- cher Individual in the United States Ut that time WELD
Sravs tho Storm q skveholding and ssrve wrath which
Z peutOn-in resainng the freedom q speech In that
sCnes occurred worthy the pen Of the historian Of
s SV and Se I
10 language 70 describe 70 you but with such a. can
command il my purpose to AJAX your attention TO
them. Had you been In the gallery OF the House OF
Representatives January n, 1912, you would have
lssked down upon the two hundred and thirty men,
cations some engaged in correspondence, others in
writing; others in reading newspapers; others in the
~hsn wss In Who %
great eighty In front Matthew st. Clair Clark, the
Clerk Of House % record the evidence On the left
man below the medium stature man venerable In his
pearance then three and fifteen years Of age yet
erect his countenance marked with the nneaments OF
sascn clear and distinct, whose every movement
,nanded the respect due 70 saiesmAn-the Hon John
Qehcy Adams STOOD presenting some papers
and which, a. fsa - presented, upoa the
nston Of some sAvsholder, were laid upon the table
S.rS and sanders, Of n C.; Rheu and Pickens Of 8.
CDok and Neriweher Of Ca and ether savehoders, in
s S sssz .s se Ss as
slavery should b presented A. length taking paper
from his nle and viewing IL with more than ordinary A.
teutiou be addressed the Speaker hus-"nr Speaker,
hold N ny hand the petition Of BENJAMIN Emerson and
forty ave eihers, csens Of The ocmmonweah o. A.ssa
chuseSts praying for dissolution Of the Union: nrst,
bccsuse h already become intolerable and nsasfac
eory 20 southern satesmen who are continually threat
sninS il dissolution-a thing which believe they have
nex fsrrot1on 70 ths day )seoond, because
The revenues collected In The Tree States are transferred
20 The South and there squandered In support OF IN nst
tuton which they dislike; third, because that policy
should continue, the petitioners very much apprehend Il
weuId over Whem both North and South in destruction "
A et uoint four slaveholders Addressed the Speaker at
cnse ne Speaker said, "The gentleman from MAssa-
s6usetss has tie floor" When order was restored Mr.
Idsrs eaii:-"Sn, move that this petition
= referred 10 . select committee Of nine mem
oers. with Instructions to report 70 this House
ne reason why the prayer Of the petitioners cannot be
sranfed Mp Adams resumed biz scat Instantly score
Il slavshoIders wore upon their feet demanding 70 be
Aeayd M Pckens the first who attracted the asten
- n The Speaker and assigned the moor AL aiten
-. .s s1fraeed 20 him BE spoke Of the outrage wnSch
~ Considered Mr. Adams had perpetrased, and asred
uhettsr Wosla 10 IN order 70 burr the peeSon ss
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
Tobacco Statistics-The Trade in Phiia-
deIphiR.

The manufacture of cigars is quite bus
ness institution in Philadelphia, and 1t is
estimated that there are at least 1000 cigar
manufacturers in that city, thirty of whom
give employment to from ten to sixty hands,
the others ranging from one to five and
seven. The whole number of employees,
iourneymen and girls engaged in making
cigars is estimated at fully 1000; averaging
to each hand 1900 cigars as a minimum
amount per week, the product would be
100000, or 3l2,O0O,oOo cigars per year. A
fast hand can make 800 cigars per day, the
average labor expended per 1000 being about
So so, making the weekly production amount
to $2l, 1000, and the yearly cost Of labor
81, 092, 900. The average cost of 900 cigars
is $s that of 1872 600, OO6s So, 496, oO0 A profit
of twenty per cent. added makes the annual
production amount in round numbers to
about $4,O00,00O. Some of the cigars made
here amount to $l6 per 1000. Two thirds Of
the leaf used is of American growth, the
| other is from Cuba. In the manufacture o.
snuffs there are four mills that employ fifty
hands, and have capital invested Of $50, 900
| Smoking tobacco is cut in the snuff mills
and also by mills devoted exclusively to that
| purpose. The product averages 5000 pounds
per day, worth ten cents per ponnd, OF
| $3.50, 500. The cigar, snuff and tobacco trade
| is estimated at $4,000, 900 per annum.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
Business Opposed TO AGection-A Raticn.i
Plea for Women. TfrhI r

A writer in the New Orleans Delta, makes
these very sensible remarks raats g'r
Why do we blame women for being fraiI
and tickle when the real fault lies with
ourselvesl We have always a plea for the
absence from home-always an excuse for
the late return, the neglected favor, the for
gotten promise. Business, business is onr
watchword and constant cry--no time for
wife, or home, or BARNS. What is divorce
but the ghost Of business? II crawls along
the deserted halls Of affection, lays its cold
hand on the heart, fires its abstracted gaze
far away from home-feels with its Shiny
fingers for those tender heart-strings-lays
hold of them-breaks them. Man and wife
are put asunder-business stands between
and parts them. They grieve, they are an
gered, they are divorced. Woman has faults
enough, heaven knows; my grumbling. self
acknowledges it readily; still, ] would be
their defender in some things. We can work
to live, but II is not necessary that we should
live TO work. Moreover, many pastime
comes under that hydra-headed monster
yclcpt business, which has no right to be
there. Ihave many married acquaintances. L
often see them linger at the Office long after
business hours, chatting with some pleasant
dropper.in, or whiting away at the silent
cigar. The tea-table is perhaps waiting at
home--the wife perhaps watching at the door,
The tardy loiterer comes at last, declaring he
was unavoidably detained by business. II
the wife grows jealous of this bugbear which
keeps her husband from her all day long, and
sends him home at night so fatigued he can
not sit up to chat, what has he to say to her
but that a man with a family is, forced to
work, and be he lawyer, doctor, editor,
preacher, scavenger or bricklayer the cry is
forever the same. Some wives wear an apo
logetc look always on their faces in the
presence of their husbands, as though they
fain would say, 81 am sorry to be such a
burden to you; sorry that you are so unfortu-
nate as to have wife and little ones. hope
| you will excuse us, we would not be here if
we could help it," And no doubt the poor
woman means it-no doubt she dreams some
times of the deep, cold river, which wrap
their waves around aching hearts and say,
tPeace, be STILL" No doubt when Sunday
comes she forgets to join in that part of the
litany which prays for deliverance from sud
den death, and she learns to look at her little
children pityingly; and to whisper mourn
fully, as she bends above them in their era
die, Chow little you dream, poor darlings,
what terrible sorrow life is"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
The Great Eastern Once DIore-Her Readi-
ness to Sail In May.

ness to Sail In May.
The London Observer of late date has the
following: ..
There appears to be no doubt whatever
that the great ship will be ready to try its
powers on the Atlantic by the latter end of
May. The contracts for the works necessary
to ct the ship for sea have been taken, and
they are being prosecuted with the utmost
vipor. Mr.. Scott Russell has now nothing
Whatever to do with the ship; his contracts
have come to an end, and even the intermin-
able arbitration upon the differences between
the Company and himself have IL is UNDER
stood, been brought to close by sheer weari-
ness of all the parties, and something like
compromise Of all matters in dispute has
been, or will probably shortly be, agreed
upon on both sides.
The works necessary to be completed be-
fore the start for America are mainly those
which are required to be performed by the
Board of Trade before the grant of the neces-
sary certificate under the Passengers Act
But, in order that nothing should be wanting
TO make the Great Eastern as perfect and as
complete as possible in every department, n
most careful examination of the machinery
has been made by Messrs. Penn and Field
and the hull and fittings have been most care
fully looked into by eminent ship surveyors.
The result Of all this examination has been
to show how greatly exaggerated were all
those descriptions of her imperfect state which
many persons, from various motives, had
circulated with respect to this magnificent
ship. Every suggestion made by 'compe-
tent" parties has been adopted by the new
Board of Directors and the whole expense
of the works, including those that are actu-
| ally necessary and others which may be con-
sidered as Improvements, will not exceed
| f200OO
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

SINGULAR INSTANCE OF INSANITY AND Sui
cIDE-A MAN AND HIS WIFE DESTROY THEh-.
sELvEs.-A day or two since, man named
Barney McMahon, with his wife and TWO @
children, arrived in Buffalo, n. y from tne
McMahon and his wife were insane. The
Overseers of the Poor had the man sent to
the Insane Asylum, and the woman was taken
TO the Poor-house. When he was taken
away, his wife handed him razor, with
which he attempted te cut his throat. Aftel
his commitment to the Insane Asylum ht
succeeded in tearing his throat to pieces witt
a fragment of an iron vessel, which had beer
left in the cell, and died almost Immediately
The wife also jumped from the third-storJ
window OF the Poor-house, and was injured
to such an extent that she expired the mex
moFninQ t . ...-.... .......t-., .-
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

AN INFIDEL HUSBAND MoBBED BY AN INDIG-
NANT COMMUNITY. year since, a man
named Bovee was living at Worthwhile, Mich
enamored of a widow, and being slightly
tinctured with free-loveism, he eloped with
the latter. At least, it was supposed so; fol-
when he was missed the widow was missed
also, and reports came back at intervals that
the couple were living together. The wife
and family were deserted for time, but the
guilty man became repentant, left the widow
and returned to his home. The news of his
arrival spread through the village, and it was
determined by some of the citizens to tar and
feather him, which they did in the best style
and then rode the infdel husband nearly &
mile, on a very sharp rail. .N.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
CINCINNATI. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 49, 1850.
An Extreme Southern Paper on the Potter
r ....t Pryor Difficulty.

- .I"f Pryor Dinirulty.
Tuesdays New Orleans Crescent says of the
late difficulty between Potter and Pryor;
Mr.. Pryor is represented as declining to
fight with weapons which are in common use
in the South in duels. There are two false
hoods in the assertion. Mr.. Pryor's friend
without consultation with him, declined to
permit him TO engage in such a combat. Mr..
Pryor himselfhad nothing TO do with it. Nor
are Bowie-knives recognized as common duel
ing weapons at the South. On the contrary,
their employment for such purpose is ex-
ceedingly rare-never, unless the injury in
ilicted is of so outrageous character that
there must be fight 10 the death. In the
settlement of quarrel growing merely out
of the employment of offensive Uords, the
Bowie-knife is never employed by gentlemen
In the South.
We can not understand the consistency Of
such Journals as the New York Tribune.
When Hickman and Grow, and others of that
sort under the greatest personal indignity,
refuse TO acknowledge the code of honor,
their conduct is applauded to the echo-and
the code is denounced as barbarOus and inhu-
man. But when men like Burlingame and
Potter make little fictitious show of fight,
and assert their responsibility to the code,
these journals are thrown into the widest
paroxysms of delight. We are unable to un-
derstand the consistency of such conduct
We do not impugn the personal bravery Of
Northern men. On the contrary, we do not
| believe there is one man in ten thousand
with the education of gentleman, North OF
South, who will not fight under sufficient
provocaton. Potter himself by proposing
weapons which he must have known could
not be accepted, has done more to create o
suspicion of his own bravery than If he had
absolutely declined the combat in the begin
ming. In any event, we protest that the
course of these journals in relation to thi
matter is not only disgraceful to the Ameri
can press, but outrageously unjust to the
people and the character of the South.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
TIE GuApALou1vER.-A foreign corr,

THE GUADAIoUIvER.-A foreign corre-
spondent writes of this famous Spanish river:
In itself the Guadalquiver presents no un-
common attraction, flowing through an allu-
vial level; no castle-crowned hills rise from
its shores, but groves of orange and orchards
of olive enliven it, and associations manifold
invest it with interest of no ordinary charac-
ter. Its very waters sing legend old, varied
and fascinating. Rising far in La Manchaa
it breathes of immortal Don Quixote and his
exploits; pursuing its devious course, it re-
cefves in its bosom the Xenil with its freight
age of memories of the glorious Alhambra,
while thick and fast cluster "reminiscences
around it as it winds onward to the sea. In the
palmy days of the Moslem it was navigable
as far as CordoVa, but now, so neglected has
been the navigation, smaller craft only can
ascend TO Seville.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

A SEAMsTREss CowHIDEs CoLLEcToR.-A
very pretty young seamstress living in New
Albany, Ind, was in Louisville, Ky.,, last
week, and on returning found she had no
change to pay her ferriage. The collector on
the ferry remarked that he would take the
ferriage out in sewing, and in the evening. he
very Unexpectedly called at the house OF the
young woman, who had no previous ac-
auaintance with him, to take her buggy rid
ing. He extended his hand to her, and while
she received it with apparent cordiality with
her left, and held on to him, she drew forth
cowhide with her right and belabored him
soundly
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

POLITics UNSETTLED AT SEA.--A CORE
spondent, passenger on board the steamer
S. r. Spdutding, during her passage from
Boston to Baltimore, gives the following de-
scription of a sea-sick politician:
"As the ship continues to roll and pitch,
the delegates continue to throw up their
speculations and their breakfast. Are you
sick2' was just now asked of one delegate.
'SiekP yelluped the poor man; yes, sick as a
horse. WHO'S your candidateP Il shan't
contend-I've throwed up five times already,
and now-yellup-Pve got to do IL AGAIN.
and he did. The idea of talking about poli-
tics at this time is therefnement of cruelty"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

A WOMAN KILLED BY NREDLEs1FoRTY
FOUND IN HER BoDY-A late English paper
saws that recently a young woman, Mary
Ann Rogers, expired, having been somewhat
unwell. An inquest resulted in verdict OF
death from natural causes; but it transpired
that during the previous month or six weeks
a great number of needles had been taken
from deceaseds side. How the needles got
into her system did not appear, as the wo-
man, when questioned, refused to tell. Up
ward of forty had, at last accounts, been ex-
tracted from her body. 1850. -H ..sl
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

A GOLDEN WEDDING IN CoNNEoTIcUT.-Dr.
Earle Swift and his wife celebrated their
golden wedding at their residence, in Mans
field, Conn, the Doctor being seventy-six
years of age and his wife sixty-eight. Oi
their six sons and four daughters, all are liv.
ing but one son, all married, all were present
and all but one with their families. The
parties being well known and highly re-
a rare occurrence in that quiet section, hal
the town participated and made the festiya
general. The grounds were illuminated by
Chinese lanterns, and there were fireworks
bonfires and salutes.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

BOLD ROBBERY IN DAYLIGHT.-0n Monday
last lad about fifteen years of age, went to
the Citizens Bank TO get check cashed for
$3.50. As he went out at the door with the
bills in his hand, a well-dressed man over
took him and said: "Sonny, there's mis-
take; the teller gave you a hundred dollars
too much; give me the money, and I'll fix 1t
and be back in minute The boy inno-
Gently gave up the bills, and waited at the
door while the man went inside He soon
popped out again hurriedly the boy being
unable to overtake him, and escaped with his
hontv -r.. sH.... #.... .......... ... . .r .. ..
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
AN INTELLIGENT LOUISIANA JURY.-From
Louisiana q learned gentleman writes:

In one of the district courts of this State,
several years ago, q case of murder was, after
able argument and lucid charge by the
short time spent in the jury-room, returned
into Court with the following verdict: 1--WE,
the jury find that the prisoner ought to be
hung" The Court informed them that he
was the one to sentence; that the jury could
only find-"Guilty," guilty without capital
punishment verdict allowed under our
iaws( "guilty of manslaughter," or not
guilty" The jury again retired, and after
some time returned with the following YER
ought to be sent to the penitentary for life. y
They were again remanded, with instructions
as before. That jury however, was never
able to agree upon another verdict, and were
discharged, and the case continued to another
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

FIFTEEN CHILDREN AT Forty YEARS OF
AGE.-A woman at Lyons, France, the wife
of shop-keeper, who gave birth recently to
her fifteenth child, is only forty years old.
Her eldest daughter married the brother of
her second husband (she has buried her first
husband, } and has had by him one child. The
shop-keeper's wife is consequently sister-in-
and aunt of her child; while her daughter is
the aunt of her brother and child No. Is is
uncle of his aunt and brother of his first
cOugin.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

The JAPANESE OPPOSED TO WoMEN.-The
Japanese ship is still lying at San Francisco,
but the women are not allowed to go on
board the Admiral having given positive
orders to that effect. One by accident got on
the vessel a few days since, and was politely,
but firmly, requested to leave. The fair ones
of San Francisco must, with as much grace as
possible, choke down their grief but it is set
tied that they can not board the corvette.
Our Japanese visitors do not appreciate the
female sex--they could not think of letting
dainty female tread their deck, which is owing
to misapprehension of the social rank of
females among us.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

THE JOHN Brown CoFFEs FUND AT HAYT1.
Two weeks ago the contributions of coffee
for the benefit Of John Browns family
amounted TO about two thousand bags OF one
hundred and twenty pounds each, and it was
the general opinion that another thousand
bags would be added, as everybody regarded
Il both duty and privilege TO contribute
As these bags are worth from $l2 10 $l4 each,
il is probable that the Republic of Hayu viii
add TO the Brown fund from $50, 900 TO SAC, 900.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

TIE WHALING BUsINEss.--There are now
in port at New Bedford, Mass, thirty-hve
whalers and one merchant ship. Eighteen OF
the former have arrived the present season,
and the value of their cargoes is about mil
lion and half Sixty more whalers are ex-
nected during the season.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

AN AMERICAN AFRIoAN.-Mrs. Livingstone,
wife of the traveller, has just returned to
England, from Africa, bringing with her a
little daughter, born somewhere in Zambesi,
about eight hundred miles from the coast
and where DR.. Livingstone is passing the
snasnn
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

VOLUNTARY SLAVERY IN THE NoRTH.--A
case OF voluntary slavery has recently oc-
Cured at Hackensack, N. Y, where smart
negro about thirty-fve years of age, has en-
tered into bonds with jackson Diddle, to the
effect that the negro is to serve Diddle during
life, and Diddle is to support the negro. The
parties seem well satisfied with the arrange
ment, and the negro boasts that he would
not exchange his present for his former stu
alton for any thing.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
Popularity OF THE EMPEROR IN FRANCE

An English writer of recent date says;
During tour of over eight hundred miles
in France, / have every where been much
struck with the daily increasing popularity
of the Emperor. The commercial treaty de-
lights the people. The people, as well as the
commdndites, are tired of war, and look for
ward with delight to the results of increased
commerce between the two countries. Often
and often was told by men of all classes,
'with extensive commercial intercourse, war
between our countries will be impossible"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

ANOTHER NEGRo Shot BY AN 0vERsRER.-A
few DAYS since five negroes on Mr. Gatess
plantation, near Pikeville, Miss, rose against
their overseer, who, thinking they intended
to kill him, shot the leader and escaped from
the fury of the others. f.lI M b r, ID
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

A SEDuCER SHOT DEAD.-W. 7. Sims, Of
Sumpter. County, Ala, who resides near
Sumpterville, few days ago, killed Enos
Tartt, by shooting MIN with a shotgun: The
homicide occurred in Sims's house, and was
provoked by an invasion of domestic rights.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

EB-All letters advertised are subject to an extra
charge of one cent. Persons calling for them will
please be prepared with the necessary change.
B5-Pcrsons calling for these letters will please say
they are advertised and give number and date of list
Be0-The office will be open at half past seven A.
NJ, and close at six p. NJ. Sundays-0fiice open
from nine A. M. to half-past ten A. NJ.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

MEEDrLssoHS's CoRREsPoEDENcE. - Paul
Mendelssohn, the brother Of the composer, pro-
poses TO publish a collection Of the latter's
Correspondence, and he calls on all who have
any manuscripts from his hand, to allow nm
to use them. Herr DFoysen will q edit W. the
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

A PoMTIoAL MIsPRNT.--A political paper,
noticing recent demonstration of its party
says; "The air was rent with the snouts OF
three thousand people, After which we
suppose that the band played "Root hog or
die " H.t r Led. ar..f.i .rs.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

ANOTHER ELoPBMBNT.--A Troy IN. ~ pa
per states that high state of excitement
exists there in relation to the elopement OF a
young, beautiful, but dashing and too-conna-
connected, with an elderly man, whose Wlie
and children are at present in England
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-29

BLOCK OF SILvnR-oRE FoR THE WAsHINa-
TON MoNUMENT.--A block of silver-ore, esti-
mated to weigh FIVE hundred pounds, has
been taken out solid from new mine dis
covered by the stone surveying party, as q
contribution TO the Washington monument
M White. the sutler at Fort Buchanan,
having generously offered to defray the en-
lire cost of Transportation. 9-lO nll -.--