Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-04
TRAINS ARRIVE,
VARIETIES.

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The Supreme Court in Sessions, at SPRING
field, Mass, last week granted nine divorces.
The Catholics of Galway, Ireland, contribu-
ted $4,000 to the cause of the Pope on Palm
Sunday.
There were several thunder storms in
France in January. A church was struck
by lightning on the northwestern coast.
NJ. Belliani, of Metz, has employed alumni
mum in the construction of physical and topo-
GRAPHICAL instruments with good success.
Preparations were being made at Aspin-
wall for the introduction Of pure fresh water
into that city f. " %.
The material of the suppressed UniVers es-
tablishment has been restored to its owner
Louis Veullot, by the Paris police. ,|
Senator Brodericks will has recently been
proved in New York City, and found to be
genuine.
Mirrors are now made by precipitating
platina instead of silver on the back of the
glass.
Alphonso Gaskill, an Englishman, de-
stroyed himself with poison, in New York,
day or two ago, for want of employment.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Register says two
distinct shocks of an earthquake were felt in
that place on the night of the oath. ...
A man is taller in the morning than at
night to the extent of half an inch, owing to
the relaxation of the cartilages.
The good people in Portland, Me-, are now
reveling over the first salmon of the sea-
son. $40 $4,000 Wa. =
young girl in Paris received proposals
from rival lovers on the same day, and at
night committed suicide. .'.-.. .y
The suicide of R. Ely Campbell, the Keo-
kuk (Iowa) banker, is ascribed to his belief
in Spiritualism. -.-.ss.
A citizen of Enfield, N. c., named Sykes
died suddenly Of apoplexy on Saturday
morning in the cars near Wilmington, N. C.
In Mobile, Ala, last week, Thursday, eleven
married men were beaten at cricket by eleven
bachelors. Er "H.
An apothecary in New Bedford, Mass, F.
H. Dodge, came near losing his life on Tues
day, by the explosion of soda fountain.
A number of hogs have died recently in
st. Mary's County, Nd, from eating To-
Gusts. .rrtI I.tI. q
The London Times, in its report of the
great prize fight, says: "Authors, poets, paint
ers, soldiers, and eOen cIergymen, were pres
ent.'
Laura Grissly, pretty and accomplished
girl, drowned herself in the river at Column
bus, Miss, recently, on account of love
affair.
Adah Isaacs met with a tremendous recep-
evening, on account of her Benicia Boys tri-
umph.
A widow, Mrs. Rebecca Hopkins, sixty
eight years old, fell down stairs in Prov
idence, r. l., recently, and died from her in
juries. .. -.--
The first church built in the old town of
Salem, Mass, is still standing, and for many
years has been known as the "Old Tavern
building
The pugilist, Aaron Jones, threatens to
dissolve his connection with the p. r. un-
less Heenan receives the belt from England.
Terrible!
The London correspondent of the New
York Herald says, the late "Prize Fight
was the first he had ever witnessed, and it
would be the last.
One hundred and fifty thousand copies of
the extras" announcing the result of the
late prize fight, were sold in New York on
Saturday morning. -.-....
Miss Caroline Beuthe, of Glastonbury,
Conn.,, was burnt to death few days ago,
by her clothes taking fire while she was out
in a field.
A beautiful meteor was seen at st. Jago de
Cuba, on the night of the 18th ult at the
southwest part Of that city, which illumi-
mated the whole of it instantaneously. -
A postillion, in Havana struck DR.. Zayos
with a whip recently, whereupon the Doctor
run him through with a sword-cane, killing
him Instantly.
The deaths in New York city last week
numbered 49l--an increase of SO over the
previous week, and "a over the corresponding
week Of last year.
Several persons were arrested in New York
on Monday as agents for a scurrilous sheet
known as the City LIE, and the paper sup
pressed.
There are one hundred and seventy-one in
dividuals and twenty-one institutions in New
York whose tax bills on their personal estate
alone, largely exceeds 1000 year.
Mr.. Spurgeon, at last dates, had gotten
nearly 100000 subscribed, which he needs
for his new tabernacle to hold five thousand
persons.
AT Chicago, last week, one of the frst-class
steamers that are laid up to rot at nearly
every port, was bid of at $4,000, which is
| 1000 less than the boat cost exclusive OF
her hull and engine.
The Sauoie a Chambery journal, which has
| defended the Savoisian nationality with great
perseverance, has ceased TO appear. The first
page of its last number was surrounded by a
mourning border. Il llL-L p u.