Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-26
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Judge Douglas and wife are at present at
Saratoga Springs. l
Miss Mintune, of New York, is not, as has
been stated, the authoress of the new novel,
Rutledge. t.s
A Mr.. Rayner, manager of an American
African Minstrel Troupe in London, has
made $l00, 900 by the business.
Marshal Castellane has become, by the
death Of Prince Jerome, the Senior Marshal
of France by age.
DR.. Thomas Eastin was upset in Pensacola
(Florida) Bay recently and taken under by a
shark.
After the library of Humboldt is sold, the
remainder of his property is to be disposed of
at auction; the catalogue is soon to appear.
The operation performed upon the eyes of
Mrs. Gore, the novelist, has not been sue
cessful in restoring her sight.
James Walter, of Manchester, Mass, has
heifer calf only sixteen months old, that
never had calf but yet gives milk.
George Moodey, clerk of the Missouri Ho-
tel in st. Louis, has been arrested there for
robbing guest Of $500. .tr,
The merchants of Dubuque, Iowa, are con-
sidering the matter of reorganizing Board
of Trade. .. -r
A woman, residing in Yam Hill County,
Oregon, has had thirteen children, and lost
every one of them before their second year.
Peter Hunt, of Grafton, Mass, was found
hanging to a beam in his barn, on Thursday.
The cause of his suicide is unknown.
Two girls, cousins, aged fifteen and sixteen,
hanged themselves in Jackson County, Iowa,
recently, on account of loving the same man.
The st. Louis policemen who recovered
the 900 belonging to the State Savings
Institution, and stolen on a steamboat, have
been literally rewarded by the Bank.
The bark-mill of H. N. Deans tannery, at
South Adams, Mass, together with contents,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Loss
about $4,000
The Rev. James Martineau, of England, is
to visit this country, and will preach the
sermon before the Unitarian Autumnal Con-
vention in October.
A child had its head instantly severed from
its body while on Sunday School excursion
train from Chicago, few days ago and
another was badly injured.
Hartley Mix and Jacob Romey, having
been engaged in various robberies near MUIR
freesborough, N. O., were recently shot while
attempting burglary.
In Smith County, Texas, number of per-
sons have died recently of o mysterious dis
ease that resembles the plague, and battles
the skill of medicine.
The old "Town House" in Providence, r.
l.. was sold on Wednesday for $20i 1t was
erected in 1923 by the First Congregational
Society.
Between twenty and thirty persons in one
clearinghouse, and several other citizens Of
Lewiston, Me-, were poisoned last week by
eating cheese.
Norris Meagher died in Philadelphia the
other day from kicks received by courtesan
with whom he had fought short time pre-
vious.
R. H. Tucker sold out the Napoleon Ark. }
Planter, several days ago, to VIM. Higgins,
who had scarcely written his salutatory,
when he died very suddenly.
A house in Decatur, Iowa, was struck by
lightning on the 22d inst, and two women,
Mrs. Jane Easy and her sister, were instantly
killed.
Several boys caught another, VIM. Wright,
the other day, at small town below Mem
phis, Tenn, and ducked him in the river
until he was dead.
Two men had quarrel near Natchez,
Miss, the other day, and fired seventeen pis-
tol shots without wounding each other in the
least.
A young man named William Young, lv-
ing near Westville, Ind, and two horses he
was driving, were instantly killed by light
ming a day or two ago. g3 ara
Julius Meyer, it is supposed, was poisoned
fatally by his wife in Luny County, N. g., a
few days since, because she had found new
affinity, witlh whom she eloped.
Rarey must be making princely fortune
in England. He gives demonstrations OF
horse-taming every day, and if he has good
house, which is three times out Of the four,
clears fb00.
SURVEY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TEL
EGRAPH.--For the survey of the route of the
proposed North Atlantic Telegraph, which Ii
| to join this country with England, the late
Arctic cruiser For is TO be employed. She
! will be commanded by Capt. Allen Young
| and will be accompanied by an adequate staff
of electricians, geographers, geologists and
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