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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

THE NATURE OF PETTY CHEATTNG.-ln the
Peereations Of Country Parson we find the
following:
would gladly think that the man who has
done another feels il as bistering to remem-
-ber the fact as the man who has been douedoes.
1t would crafty me much it | were able 10
conclude that every man who is knave
knows that he is one. / doubt it, Probably
he merely thinks himself a sharp, clever fei-
low. Only this morning was cheated out Of
four and sxpence by a map of very decent
appearance. He Obtained that sum by
making three statements, which ] found, on
ipuuiring after he had gone, were false. The
gain, you see was small. He obtained just
eighteen pence lie. Yet he went off look
ing extremely honest. And no doubt he will
be at his parish church next Sunday, shaking
his head sympathetically at the more solemn
parts of the sermon. Aud probably, when
be reflects upon the transaction, he merely
thinks be was sharp and | was soft. The
analogy between these small tricks and q
blister holds in several respects. Each is ir-
ritating, and the irritation caused by each
gradually departs. You are very Indignant
al first learning that you have been taken
| in; you are rather sore, even the day after
| but The day after that you are less sore a
having b. en- done than sorry for the rogue
who was fool enough to do you.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04


WAsHIyeTov, December 3.-The TImes's
correspondent says; Members of Congress
from North Caroline, Louisiana Tennessee
and Kentucky, represent those States
strongly Union ....
The Pacific Railroad Committee will re-
port two rouJcs, one central and another
extreme South.
The Union members propose that that
portion of the Presidents Message relating
10 secession be submitted to Committee
OF one from each State, and their decision be
accepted as final.
1t is reported that Mr.. Seward will, this
weel, offer concilatory resolutions, aud that
John CoChrane, and other prominent mem
bers of both parties are engaged in com
promise arrangements.
New YoRK, December 3.-The New York
Tlmes's Washington correspondent saws:
"Judge Elmore, and not Mr.. Yancey, has been
appointed by the Governor of Alabama to
| confer with South Carolina. Judge Elmore
! is as ultra secessonist as Mr.. Yancey.
at is understood that MIR. Seward will
address the Senate at an early day, and offer
q series of resolutions, declaratory of State
riGhts, in which he will propose embOdyiug
the Missouri Compromise line in tue Con-
stitution.
"The Renulicans are much divided in sonti-
ment as to Mr.. Lincoln's intention. ALI the
Republicans have talked with say they will
not yield the right to take slavery into the
free Territories.
'Neither will they yield the reopening Of
the save-trade nor the right of Mr.. Lincoln
to the unanimous support of the country,
and TO make up his Cabinet as he sees fit,
without explanation or reservation. A res
olution will be thrust in at the earliest mo-
ment declaring the right Of State to secede
at will.
"The preamble sets forth the grievances put
upon the South by the North, aud the neces
sity for on independent government. 1t /
: urged by some, however, that the movemen
e is uudigniGed, and it may be abandoned
The resolution would be overwhelming re
, iected, and the South Carolina member
would withdraw"
3 CHAaIFsToN, S. c., December 2.-Governo
! Gist has received letter from Msilr Lee
1 commanding the Baltimore National Voiun
T teers, light horse regiment 1900 strong
n saying that the regiment hes uuanmousl
resolved to support with their lives any Stat
|. or States of the U Union in seeding from tn
accursed league, and rendering their service
:. in the event of coercion.
} AUGUSTA, GA, December 3,-All the bank
e of this city suspended specie payment tn
d morning. The maximum rate for sigt
drafts on New York is three per cent prC
| mium
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
a rntholLc View of Ihe CrIsis.

The following is from the Catholic Tele-
qrdph Of this city. The idea that this
being Protestant country must conse-
quently dipide,n is sharp thrust. As our
Protestant brethren argue that their divis-
ions only make the Kingdom of God
stronger, we see-not how they can avoid
applyino the same rule to division of the
nation. AS they say of variety Of sects,
sectional divisions will only be different
members of the same body" and their strife
is only the exercise necessary to give the
"members" a vigorous circulation:
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
II looks as if the Union was going to be
dissolved, This being protestant coun-
try." must consequently diUite. IL is won
derful, with its loose notions OF religion, that
it has held together go long. We suppose
we must have a new translation OF the Bioie
to correspond with the change in political
| affairs Which of the Republics is to have
| the Eagle--the screaming Eagle-that had
| one claw on the Rocky Mountains aud the
| other on the AlleghaDiesG Whoever falls
| her to that amiable bird, will they not
orieye to see him roosting u leetie lower than
/ usual? This protestant, country has been
abusing Mexico, and now she is going to
| have fight Tor ner own parJlCuliC gTdJlllcu-
tion. The Northern Puritan, who can not
exist without insulting and annoying cad
prosecuting somebody, has been sticking
pins in the Southern people so long that
they caf- endure it no more. They have
therefore, determined to throw off the yoke
But if they had been faithful to theil
Northern friends, this necessity would no
have been imposed upon them. Under tht
influence of treachero1s Administration
they forsook and abandoned their Northern
, allies. Still it must be Acknowledged tha
the Southern Republics have been badl.
treated; the profits Of the partnership hav
not been equal. Their only hope, and W
think it a faint one, to preserve their insttu
tons and lives, is to dissolve the Union All
shut out the free States. But this last ca
not be done, and hence the North, intoleran
In politics as well as religion, will keep il
John Browns and Montgomerys in motiot
maintaining the right to a free Bible, fee
+ talking, free killing and free hooters, az
l cording to the plan which has heretofol
: prevaiied in this very free "Protestlut cou'
r try" In the midst of these calamities
: will greatly console South Carolina that h,
!, high-minded Senator will not be so far II
4 moved from white laborers-or "the mu'
. sills of society as lie is said to have call,
: them. Thus, if there is grief, there is all
: consolation on both sides of Mason's al
!, Dixon's Line of argument.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

Extraordinary Deception BY n Wife-Her
Marriage 60 a Second Husband Corr
eealed from the First for FOur Years.
In the Kings County IN. " Court Alfred
Beardsley sues for divorce from his wife,
and his counsel makes the following singular
statement of the case:
In the year 1866 the defendant, Mrs.
Beardsley, happened to be in an oyster
saloon in New York, in company with
female friend, when a gentleman attracted
her attention, they mutually observed eacn
other; glances passed between them, and
from glances smiles ensued; a conversation
soon took place between the parties, aud
Mrs. Beardsley introduced her friend to the
gentleman. to her surprise, under feigned
name. The stranger was Dr. Mahan. They
parted, but not without agreeing to meet
apsin. Mrs. Beardsley had represented her
self 20 DR.. Mahan as Miss Emma Seymour,
daughter of Admiral Seymour.
she continued to keep her husband IN the
| dark with respect to the intimacy, which
soon ripened into love, and finally the par
! ties agreed to be married, and they were
married On the 9Th OF December, 1855. The
| Doctor supposed he was taking to his he6rt
| a young lady--one in whom he might repose
confidence, little expecting that he YVES
taking the wife of another. To carry out
her scheme, she persuaded the Doctor to
| Keep OUT OF HeT uouSb Illl SUI SLouiu tttdh'AA
the age of twenty-one, when she would he
able to put him in possession of large for
tune, which she represented she would then
inherit To this, of course, the Doctor had
30 objection; neither did she, perhaps TO the
fortune which she thought the Doctor had
in Ireland. The difficulty was how to have
the marriage ceremony performed, as the
Doctor was q Roman Catholic, and she the
daughter of the Rev. DR.. Law, a Methods
minister.
The Doctor applied to the Rev. Father
Malone to perform the ceremony; but he tolC
him be could not do so without the publica
tiun of banns. To this the lady could no
well consent, because it would come to tht
knowledge Of Admiral Seymour. To NEE
the difficulty, q dispensation was obtained
from the Bishop under which they wer
married For five months the Doctor KEEP
IN n correspondence with his supposed wife
till one day friend asked him how it wa
that he was so intimate with Mrs. Beardsley
. He replied that his friend was mistaken
c that. the lady was Miss Emma Seymour. II
: was, however, undeceived by his friend. Ii
t then tried to break off with the defendan
r but be could not In the meantime, the il
: iured husband, instead of his wife meetin
: him of an evening, after he returned tro
4 business would be told that she had retire
o to he'd unwell, and it was not till the ye'
d 1859 that be discovered how he had bee
duped and Wroneed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

The RAT AS AN ARTICLE OF FooD IN CHINA.
The rat Is an animal which occupies large
space in the food of the Chinese. Its flesh is
eaten, ss well as that of the cat and dog,
either fresh OF salted-those which are salted
being principally intended for consumption
on board of the junks. The Chinese farmers
finding rat-raising to be profitable, have in-
vented a very ingenious convenience for
breeding them. They have batteries as we
furnishing places, which are favored by rats,
with bottles having neck large enough to
admit the hand, The animals take these bot
ties, which are bricked- into the walls, for
holes, make their nests there and raise their
young, and the farmer goes from hive TO hive
10 gather his harvest of young rats. as ours
do to gather the pigeons which they raise.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

A MEDDLEsOME PARENT PUNIsHED-The
Virtue Of FdH.-An old farmer who-had
two handsome daughters, would not permit
them to keep the company of the young
men. After the old man tad retired to rest,
the girls would hang sheet out of the win
dow, and each beau, with the assistance of
his lady, who tugged Justify above, would
thus gain an entrance. 1t so happeneUthat
one evening the girls hung out this sheet too
early, and the old gentleman spying the ar
ticle, could not conjecture the meaning Of it.
So he eapght hold and endeayOred to pull it
down. The girls, supposing it to be one of
their fellows, began to hoist, and did not dis
cover the mistake until the old mans head
was level with the window-sill, when one OF
them exclaimed, "Oh, Lord, it's dad y aHd
letting 60 the sheet, down came the old gem
tlemsh to the ground, dislocating his
shoulder. Withdrawing all opposition to
their keeping company, he was soon q
fatheT-in- law. NtttataE.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
REnARkAnLE ErEEors OF srOnM on !

CANAL.-A late Utica IN. " paper says:
The high west wind of Saturday night
had remarkable effect upon the water of
the 'loDg level" lying between Syracuse and
Utica. The wind had fair sweep over this
part, ,of the canal, and drove the water in
huge waves before il, actually causing re-
ductoA in the quantity of water at the east
end of the level to so low point that navi-
cation, by loaded boats, for several miles,
was suspended for ten hours. aH.-
The editor of the Syracuse Journal is told
by eye-witnesses that at points from eight
10 twelve miles eastOf that city the water
of the canal was carried over the banks in
-largeVOlumesby. the force of the wind. One
boatman reports that he saw light boat
high and dry upop the bank of the canal,
where it had been swept by the high waves
A vigorous effort bad been made to draw
the boat back into the water by the united
power of several teams of horses, but they
were unable to do il. q. rr-t-H
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

POPULARITY AND VARIETY OF THE RUBY.
Though the true ruby is one of the most
valuable and beautiful of the precious stones,
there are a variety Of minerals frequently
classed under this name which differ essen
TALLY in their characteristics. The Oriental
ruby, is, in fact, red variety of the sapphire.
When perfect, its color is cochineai red,
presenting a richness of hue the most ex-
'dnisite and unrivaled; it is, however,
generally more OF less pale, and often mixed
with blue-bence it occurs rose-red, peach
blossomAed, and hlac-b blue, passing into
the amethyst. 1t is harder than any other
mineral, except the diamond.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

ANEcDoTE OF TIPsY COMEDIAN AND PEG
WoFFINGToN.-Quin was playing The Re
crtdHng Officer, performing the part Of
balance to Peg Wellington Sylvia,
The actor was a little wine-struck, and
tripped into the following rendering of his
part; "'SYlvia,' how old were you when
your mother was maTried?p "What, sir?"
81 mean, how old were you when your
mother was Born?' Peg replied with dig
nifty; u regret, sir, that i can not answer
you particularly on either Of those questions;
but can tell you, if that he necessary, how
old was W hen my mother died. ,Hg q
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

AN ENTIRE FAMILY POIspNED WITH Pm
Iowa, were poisoned Tuesday evening, by
eating pie. The pies were baked on last
Saturday, and six were eaten without any
bad effect. The two remaining ones were
eaten Tuesday evening, and Immediately the
six members of the family who ate Of the
pies were seized with violent vomiting. No
explanation of the mystery can be obtained.
The poisoned persons are all expected to
raeOpar s. .. tI
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

EXTRAORDINARY PHENoMBNON--A ROmdR
Suddenly Speaks gftss fIfty6ue Years of
ren, R. l., has been deprived of sight and
the power to articulate a single word for the
last fifty five years. About three weeks ago.
as size described it, without any extra effort
on her own part, she began to converse, and
now holds conversation with all who visit
her. Miss Ormsbee is now wseventy five years
old, and became dumb when she was twenty
wears of age
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

FINANCES OF NORTH CARoLNA.--The Gov
erhoI's Message shows the amount of State
Indebtedness to be $l0,629, ,5D5. Receipts
into the Treasury during the past two years,
$430l 1884; estimated receipts for the present
and ensuing years, 81, 726, 435; assessed value
of real estate, $l26,0O0,000-an increase Of
$4,000, 400 in theAast ten years. The num-
ber of schools and colleges in the State is
369 scholars III 400.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
Arri,aI OF ,he Northern Lisht.

New York, December B. The steamer
Northern Light brings upward of $sOOO0O in
treasure. Among her passengers are Cap
tains Fletcher and Jordan, Lieutenants
Alexander, Spots and Scarborough, Major
The frigate Sardndc arrived at Panama on
the 18th ult., from San Francisco. -a -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

"A VAIL HATING MONARCH Ludwig,
of Bavaria, is much ayerse to ladies wearing
walls in the streets, and frequently stops
those who have their walls down TO adjust
them properly. The other day he was seen
talking With three ladies in the street, lifting
up the vail of each one and laying it on the
top of her bonnet in way suiting his artistic
fancies. He then let them proceed, and, OF
course, all let their walls down as soon as be
wss out of sight. One would think that in a
town so little renowned for beauty, the
wearing of a vail mightbe considered a merit,
and that the rash profaner of it would often
be punished by thesight of second Medusa' s
head 1t seems King Ludwig once exposed
himself 10 such fate. He lifted the vail OF
an old lady, looked at her in the face, and
dropped il instantly, saying, MADAM, you
are right t4r-.. .. rrs
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
The Ball Given to Dickens in New York
ElghIeen Yenrs Ago.


Apropos of the Princes Ball, the Easy
Chair of Hdrper's, for December, recalls the
ball given to Dickens years ago, at the "Old
Park"
At least the floor did not break down. We
didn't 20 in at the front door and come out
through thecellar. Apdwe were not crushed
and crowded. The New York of those days
wss well-bred and understood how TO
give balls. Ask any gentleman turned of
tOrty-ive if it were not So Gentlemen
moved about and ladies looked about all
awaiting the coming of the guest, and by
and.by there was the futter and the rush
and the "now for it," and behold advancing
through lane of ,dmiring and curious
ladies aud gentlemen, a young man thirty
wears Old, with a splendid cheUeIure of dark
hair, with large, soft, brilliant eyes-with an
extraordinary red waistcoat covered with
bright buttons aud chains, and with the air
of man overwhelmed by unexpected hom-
age.
II was the immortal Boz. It is all over
now. The last set OF that ball was danced
eighteen years ago. Maidens who were
| there may have had daughters at the Prince s
TALL the other evening. Gentlemen who
were conspicuous in its management-Philip
| Hone, for instance-well known in their
time, have departed. The guest of the even
| ing long ago sailed from our shores, and
with more banning than blessing. We have
crossed swords with him since. We have
hombarded him with indignation, aud he
has poured into us sharp volleys of sarcasm
| 1t was unfair aud unkind all round. Thai
splendid cheUelairs is thinner and grayer now
| That Smooth, boys face is now heavily
bearded. But the great, generous, genial
genius is untouched by time Humane and
| humorous, il still enriches the world and
| draws men nearer to each other.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

CHARACTER OF THE OHISEsE SToCKADEs AT
THF PEIHo.-There was first a row of stroug
wooden posts outside the forts; then double
row Of iron spikes of great weight, driven
deep into the ground, and showing their
sharp points only at low water. Some Of
those pieces of iron, which were of the size
of an anchor-stock must weigh as much as
from fifteen to twenty tuns. A third stock
ade was formed of floating cylinders united
together and fastened TO the banks by strong
chains; the fourth was in every respect sim
liar in form to the second, but composed OF
slighter materials; and, lastly, the other two
were made of a number of beams of wood,
united by chains and cables, and firmly fixed
to the two banks of the river.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

ENeLisH IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIP BUILDING.
A new system of ship.building has lately
beeninrodueed into England by Mr.. TroVell.
The bow is copied from the head Of asalmoui
the stern from the headquarters OF a swan.
Several vessels, built upon this principle,
have proved fast sailers, with great stowage
capacity. The keelsOn in these vessels is
curved, and not straight as in many other
ships. q. - ~ II I.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

TIE UsK or ToRAoCo FoRBIDDRE IN FREEoH
GOLLK6Rs.-The Minister of Public lnsFHe7
tion. has received so many complaints To
specting theuse oftobaoco and cigars by the
students in the French colleges, and the in-
juriOus. effects Of the weed on their physical
and mental development, that he is said 70
be about 10 interdiot the use Of tobacco, in
any form, in the educational establishments
Of France.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

SlHGULAR Colossal STATUS OF SAINT
On hill near Aroma, overlooking the LagO
Msqgiore, in Northern Italy, there is statue
of ST. Charles Borromeo, seventy feet in
hight, mounted upon pedestal which rises
thirty feet above the top of the hill. IL was
erected in 1924 and is a very wonderful
work OF art; The pedestal is of stone, but
bronze and copper riyeted together, present
ing life.like appearance, rivaling many
small works of sculpture. The expression
of the features, the attitude Of the body, and
the arrangement of the drapery evinces great
genius and artistic skill
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
About nIoptgomery's Band.

70 WARSAW, No., December 3--The troops
must be near the troubled district by this
time. When last heard from they were be-
yOnd Clinton. MOntgomery's band is said
to be 100 strong, encamped at Sugar Mound.
LEAYRSwoRTH, December 3.,-MOntgOmery
attended church yesterday at Lawrence.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
Destructiye Fire at Osweso, n. Y

OswEGo, N. Y, December IA fire last
night destroyed the Washington Block, con-
sisting of four stores, Washington Hall,
offices, &c.; also two other stores adjoining,
and stables, and liquor store in the rear.
Loss on buildings some $40, 900; insured for
$4,000. Loss on stock about 1000, mostly
insured.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

EXPERIMENTS IN DIAMoED MAKING.-James
Huss, Prussian chemist, formerly residing
in New ork. has been in Detroit lately, try
ing 10 make diamonds out of comedians and
agates, He was singular customer, had
no communication with any one, and only
divulged his mysterious business when
Threatened with arrest as counterfeiter.
AS soon as public attention was called to his
operations, he disappeared, He had half a
bushel or more OF disintegrated agates, some
Of which were burned, and others showed
the action. of acids, which seemed to have
eaten out the impurities and left the flint as
clear and transparent as crystal, which was,
doubtless, the nearest he had come to the
perfection of the sparkling diamond. ,r
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

ELoQuENT DEFENSE by A LovER OF BEANs.
A fellow recently arrested for stealing pork,
made the following defense:
From my youth upward I have loved
baked beans. have passion for that sub
stantial dish that battles all description.
Without beans am miserable. With beans
ana happy Beans want for breakfast
beans want for dinner-and cold beans for
supper. A few days since my pork barrel
was empty. What was | to do? 1 had
plenty of beans but not pound of pork. |
was in despair, and knew not what to do.
If missed my pork and beans should die,
and while in this frame of mind | wandered
through the streets until my eyes fell upon
Gclear mess" and have made mess out ol
it byJaking it. If ] had gone clear, l should
have had pork enough for my beans for six
months This is my defense--this is my
weakness -a.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

THE CAUSE OF ILI-EATURED REMARKs.-
Half the ill-natured things that are said In
society, are spoken not so much from malice
as from desire to display the Quicknes5 OF
our perception, the snartness of our wit,
and the sharpness Of our observation.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

A NATIONAL PIcruRR IsJURHD. the
workmen employed on the repairs OF the
National Capitol, at Washingtops y O., were
day, IL slipped and fell, the end striking the
low er corner Of the beautiful painting Of the
Decentralization Of the PilgFlmsD which hung
in the Rotunfla, damaging il considerably.
Il is thought that It can be repaired as good
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04
The sta1e bank Of IudIaan

ISpIAsAPoLIs, December 3.-The rumor
circulated here on Saturday evening that the
branch of the Bank Of the State had sus-
pended specie payment is entirely without
foundation. The bank has redeemed
promptly all bills presented.