Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-05
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from Columbia, S. @.
1t is both safe and true to tell knocked
down man that "he lies" .t tt'r.
Punch asks whether sewer derives any
particular qualification from being diOerted.
A large number of small Southern post
offices have been discontinued recently.
The wealthy capitalists, those of Hebrew
birth, particularly, are withdrawing from
South Carolina.
There are in Philadelphia l,754 persons
named Smith, including 2l5 Johns. There
are also SAG Browns, including sixty-seven
John Browns. -a
vieuxtemps, the great Belgian violinist,
recently reappeared in London, after an alb
sence of eight years. a
The famous DR.. Abernethy's rule for life
was thus coarsely expressed; "Love God
and keep your bowels open" '-' .s.'5..
Melchior Sybert went into the woods, near
Pittsburg, Penna /, on:Thursday, and hanged
himself. -.T .4r.t.rf. ....~ ~rr .uD p. r..T
. Merriam, the Brooklyn weather prophet,
has discovered that secession is an atmos-
pheric phenomenon. Sapient old ass
John G. SAKE has recovered from his re-
cent illness, and is now in the Northwest on
a lecturing tour. .-..--.. -..-.-.----.
The Memphis Appeal has changed its tac-
tics, and strongly urges the Secession of
Tennessee.
The Southern papers are urging the farm
ers and planters to plant more grain and less
cotton this year.
Our Government paid $T0o00O0 for
Florida, and not less than 81 900, 900, 900 to
clear her of Seminoles.
Comfort Bennett, who began life as day
laborer in Chemung County, N. Y, is now
in his eightieth year and worth 81, 100000.
Two brothers named Clements, living at
Belmont, Texas, were recently killed by two
brothers named Littlefeld.
Lime manufactured during the last year at
Rockland, Me-, foots up 899, 460 casks, an in
crease of 90, 900 casks over 1859.
Gautier, the French critic, said that Mu-
sic is q noise more disagreeable than any
other" .0'1if.. ..". -..-
In the Emperor's palace of Pekin, the slip
pers of the females were found to be invaria-
bly, for those who had not cramped feet.
The people of Parkersburg, Virginia, are
in a fever of excitement through the discoy-
cry of several wonderful veins of oil near
| their town.
There are $40s, 900 in deposit in the Saw
ings Bank of Poughkeepsie. and $24O,oo0 in
that of Newburg, New York, and every dol
lar is available. ----- - ------
Sims Reeves, the great English tenor, gets
/ $3.50 every time he sings, whether IT be IN
opera, oratorio, concert, or isolated enter
1 tainment. 4.
Although it has been said that the harbol
4 at Charleston has been cleared out IT is now
! ascertained that steamers of the size OF th'
Brooklyn can not make the passage. ,-
A newspaper, publisher, heretofore stand
ing high in st. Louis, has committed for
geries to the amount of $4,000. Hon. Trus
ten Polk is one Of his victims.
II John Cox, resident of Cleveland, wh'
was bitten by dog year ago in Kansas
died in that city day or two ago OF hydro
p phobia. hra e-Ira1 aa at.
A bill has been, presented to the Legisla
ture of New Jersey providing for the drain
age Of the meadows between Newark an,
/ Elizabeth, by making bitches.
The Souhegan Manufacturing Company a
Milford, N. H., is running at full time, an
has orders ahead for nearly all the cloth tina
can be made till the rst of May.
AT st. Louis, on Sunday, little Germa
boy, who fell ,headlong down q hatchWa
seventy feet deep, was instantly killed, an
his body horribly mutilated. ..e.
The chief amusement Of the French In
periai Prince consists in acting as conducto
on miniature railway, constructed In n
own garden. -...-r Ia y = a.t
The New Orleans papers indignantly den
that the ,Secessionists of Louisiana seize
the hospital near that city, and turned OF
!. 260 sick men. b.
A writer in the Montgomery Gala J Ma
, SAYS that Fort Sumter can be reduced
) eight OF nine days with four ritied cauno
! 1t would cost to capture it $lsO,O0O!
/ AZ Montreal, Canada, they have had
], snow-shoe walking match, the winner wal
! ing FIVE miles in trifle short of hfty-h'
Q minptesSLt -rrrr1rgL Fsaa w az
D The citizens of Dublin are greatly co
eerned about the report that England
: going TO abolish the Irish Vice Royalty a.
! It's mock Court. 70 e .n3sH b.ie15 ~.
j Last year there were 3e9e patents issu
|. and twentyreight extended for period
!. seven years. The whole number OF pateI
: applied for was ps6588;n ~ --g--,--
IA dandy being told that be would so
i have TO wear q wig, as he was getting grs
: exclaimed, Indignantly 'Ro, sir, III q
!, 6rstlR aIAbl ltaiasa ..q9.H. s,.i-i9a ssGos
. The astronomical lecturer, Professor N
e Hutchinson, has been arrested for polygan
y at 6atiinyiiIs, Illinois. The Professor v
> be likely TO sec, stara.' dos 81
I'll Nl Great Gold discoveries have recently be
"a made in the aeighborhood Of the RielA
70 mos, tributary Of the San Juan xiv
about twenty three miles Northwest
Santa Fe, New Mexico. So ~ 49,