Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-20
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winter.
What's the best way to punctuate a fire
when it's nearly out2 Put little coal-on.
The deaths in Brooklyn, New York, last
week, numbered 1l5.
A Philadelphia critic accords to Brignoli
"a larynx of silver with pedals of lead" /"
Taylor jackson was killed on Saturday, in
Greene County, Tenn, by Lloyd Britt, at
house-raising. The parties were cousins.
Prof. Morse has just received from the
King of Portugal the Gross of Chevalier of
the Order of the Tower and Sword.
A new character for the Biographies of
Distinguished American Women-The "knell
Of parting day.
When is it no difference to man if his
overcoat is somewhere else2" When it's
neither here nor there"
James E. Gibbs, Collector of the port of
Beaufort North Carolina, died suddenly a
few days ago.
An item for horticulturists - Fists are
generally planted between the eyes about
the Fourth of July.
Why should an iron hook to hang a sec
ond-hand coat on meet with ready sale?
Because it's staple article.
Why are fishermen and shepherds no bet
ter than they ought to be? Because they live
by hook or by crook.
In Rome they had an officer whose special
duty it was to keep the rolls. Nowadays
we call keeper of rolls baker.
The Detroit Mich AdUsrtiser understands
that Mrs. Burch and her mother will reside
in that city this winter.
A Mr.. Bettinger, proprietor of a hotel in
Fostoria, in this State, committed suicide on
Saturday, by taking poison.
The American Unitarian Association has
received $4,000 from the estate of the late
Francis Perkins, of Fitchburg, Mass.
Mr.. Heffley, of Nelson County, KY, acci-
dentally shot himself through the head last
Thursday, and died instantly.
A man about town observed, on the morn
NO after O debauch, Had Leander practiced
swimming with half the perseverance of my
head he'd never been drowned"
Poor living-fried knot-holes for dinner,
and a roasted joint of stovepipe for tea. A
'little salary would be an Improvement on
the above.
"John, how I wish it was as much the
fashion to trade in wives as to trade horses" "
"Why so, Dick2" "Fd cheat some body
shockingly before night"
An exchange says fortune of S22, 900 900
has fallen to John Burnham, of Wisconsin,
from some English ancestor. Those figures
are rather too large. Try again, Munchausen'
The people in a district in Wisconsin were
represented in the last Legislature by Mr..
! Gum, but not making noise enough, they
have this year nominated Mr.. Cannon.
The other day a woman in Boston was ar
rsipned charged with btiug common scold
was held to bail in the sum of $780, Tor her
appearance at court.
The "Toledo Mills" property of S. D
Sprinkle, of Smythe County, Va, were con
sumed by fire on Saturday night Loss
$4,000.
A woman, Cynthia Mcguire, was burnet
to death at Reedy Creek Camp-ground
Tenn, on Saturday, from her clothes taking
fire. -
Ruth Waterman, a poor courtesan, wa
burned to death in Springfield, in this State
the other day, while sleeping by stove in
saw-mill. .....
The Baltimore Sun is edited by an En-
glishman, the Washington Constitution by al
Irishman, and the New York Herald by
Scotchman.
The great snake seen in Silver Lake, Wye
ming County, N. Y, three years ago, an
described in such grand style, proves to haV
been made of India rubber.
Professor Mason, University College, Lon
don, and editor of MaemiLLan's Magazine, ha
won the chief prize, silver cup, as the bei
shot in the London Scottish Volunteer Rifles
A man created a sensation in the streets
Philadelphia, day OF two ago, by driving
pair of horses, one of which is forty-six an
the other forty years old.
The last of the chain of forts erected b
General Washington on Dorchester Hight
is about to be dug away, for the sake OF IL
gravel of which it is composed.
A clown in an Eastern circus, speaking {
the Presidents message, said it was PEI
fectly right; it was in favor OF all sides
the question.
1t is stated that one or two more comp
j nies, composed entirely of Jews, will be a
tached to brigade now in course Of form
ton in the city of London.
Robert Lackey hanged himself recently,
a drunken fit of despair, because he VI
, troubled with worthless wife, at Columbi
Oregon. .a.. aia
An oversharp railroad conductor took
; watch in payment of fare at Memphi
Tenn, the other day, and jeweler valu'
it at fifteen cents. a.fs. I'D .r.
d The mind is like a sheet of white paper
this, that the impressions it receives 4
oftenest, and retains the longest, are bla'
ones.
As an evidence Of the dullness of Il
times, we are informed that the business
the Adams Express Company has fallen
} in ratio Of fully two-thirds OF its usu
business.