Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-01
vARIE TIES

Mrs. Cabell, sister of Mrs. Gen. Scott, died
in Richmond, Va, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Nathaniel W. Lyon of Easton, Conn,
died few days since, at the age of one
hundred years and eight months. n
The Postmaster-General of Canada has
abolished the postage on American exchanges
going into that Province.
1t turns out that Tom Sayers is an Irish
man. born in the parish of Dingle, county of
Kerry, Ireland. "a
The collections in the Catholic churches, of
Buffalo and Rochester, New York, for the
benefit of the Pope, amount to $2,241 80.
Cotton-buyers are complaining of the fire.
quency with which matches are found in
cotton. tr.I.r ..-r..
The Richmond (Ky.) Democrat understands
that man worth over 100000 is under ar
rest, in Garrard County, for stealing bacon.
The Presbyterian Herald announces that
the Rev. DR.. W. l.. Breckenridge has accepted
the presidency of Oakland College, Mississippi.
G. P. Wilcox, late of New Haven, is now
conducting school in Geneva, Switzerland,
for the education of American boys.
Gustavus B. Williams killed himself on
Monday evening near Fairfax, Virginia, by
blowing out his brains with gun.
At Chester, N. H. on Sunday evening, a
feeble old widow named Fits was found on
the return of attendant burnt to death.
A little girl, daughter of Geoffrey Welch,
was burnt to death, in Springfield, Ohio,
lately, by her clothes taking fire from the
stove. - .. --- .. -
Since the foundation of the Lying-in Asy-
lum of New York city 2,664 patients have
been attended at the institution, and 9,499 at
their homes.
That the Hon. Beverly l.. Clark, two days
before his death, Joined the Franciscan monks,
in the city of Guatemala, and was divorced
from his wife, is pronounced untrue.
A man residing at Kaolin, South Carolina,
accidentally but fatally shot his own child, a
little girl six years of age, at the supper table
a few days since while handling pistol.
Rev. VIM. G. Hubbard, pastor of the Baptist
Church in Clyde, New York, was recently
arrested on a charge of opening letter d.
rected to another person.
The citizens of Hamilton, G. W., propose to
erect a statute to Her Majesty the Queen, in
some part of the city, and desire the Prince
Of Wales should lay the cornerstone.
The enamel works at Bowenville, Mass,
will be closed tomorrow. The reason for
stopping is the want of sufficient demand for
their goods. r,-.-
The Philadelphia Passenger Railroad Com
panies have resolved to change the price Of
exchange tickets on their roads from six to
seven cents. .... ..
Demosthenes, the great master of elo-
quence, it would be well to remember, never
ventured to address an audience without
laborious preparation. ..t-
The glass-cutters of New York held meet
ing the other evening, and appropriated one
hundred dollars in aid of the striking shoe
makers Of Massachusetts,. 81.
A new mineral spring has recently been
discovered near Raleigh, N. O., the water Of
which is said to be very beneficial in scrofu-
lous diseases. ..
Elephants live for two, three, and even four
hundred years. A healthy flll-grown ele-
phant consumes thirty pounds Of grain per
day. .(s'l s..E'r7-..r. n. -
A doctor detained in court as witness
complained to the Judge that if he was kept
from his patients they might recover in his
absence.
The people of Keokuk, Iowa, some 10000
in number, are probably the richest commu-
nifty in the United States, as they are able to
owe other people 81, l80,6O4 48. ID. .....
Senator Jones, of Rhode Island, intends
purchasing the New London Foundery and
Machine Works, to manufacture rihed can
non, for which he is the patentee.
A clam was found the. other day in Prov
ineetown, Mass, which measured fourteen
inches around its center, latitudinally, and
nineteen inches longitudinally, weighing
about four pounds.
The Pony-express route is one thousand
eight hundred miles long, requires thirty-si1
men and one hundred horses, and goes
through in ten days. Each man rides fifty
miles.
Three sisters, near Castalia, in this State
have been arrested for child-murder. One is
Mrs Matilda Runner, and the two others are
Eliza Whose child was killedD and Laurs
Starks. rI
To put stop to the expectation of silver
money beyond their Asiatic frontiers, the
Russian government have resolved to di-
mihish the intrinsic value of their coin by
fifteen per cent. sr 81
Maple sugar enough has been made in Yer
mont during the present spring to sweeten
the coffee, once, of every coffee drinker on
the globe. E. nr. .
An exchange says that large quantities Of
sausages are made of horse-hesh. A friend
of ours says he believes il, as he invariably
has the nightmare when he has eaten them
for supper. l,i i-j. lalI5 r. .b
Judge Watson, of Missouri, though pos
sessed of nearly 100000, was recently sen
A.
bing the Charlton County Clerks Office o.
$4,000
establishment of Mr.. Beramel, In st, Louis
were damaged by fire, on Thursday, to thu
amount Of $4,000. ..rt.. ..s n'r
A little daughter of George Mead, of Syra.
cuaa New York xUas fatally hurnad a dav n,