Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-04
VARIETIES.

Conscience is a very artificial thing, and
you may bring up very good boys in the be-
lief that they are very bad.
If you entertain any particular dislike for
an individual, have the manliness to tell him
so, and not, like coward, talk behind his
back.
The greatest hero is perhaps, the man who
does his very best, and still is not embittered
by the failure.
The sun that only burns the brows of other
men, turns the work of the farmers hands to
glory and gold. The rains that bring dis
comfort to others are beating the reveille Of
life and plenty for him.
An aged colored woman, who in early life
was slave in Virginia, called at one Of the
Pittsburg banking. houses with $3.50 in silver
coins, some of which were old Spanish dol
lars, and none bore a later date than 1853.
This sum was the accumulated savings of
more than thirty years. After exchanging
her silver for gold, she took $3.50 in Govern
ment 7.30 stock.
Professor Moffat was inducted into the
Chair of Ecclesiastical History, of Princeton
The illogical Seminary, on Wednesday, Sep
tember II. Sixty-four new students have
already entered the Seminary. The Faculty
is now full, consisting of FIVE Professors.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week, FIVE million cartridges were sent
away from the WaterVliet Arsenal. Four
complete six-pounder batteries and six thirty
two FOUNDER batteries were also completed
and shipped.
There are FIVE thousand Eve hundred and
ninety.sight boats belonging to the Erie
Canal, of which one thousand three hundred
and forty.six are of greater tunnage than the
vessel in which Columbus discovered
America; and it may be added that the ag-
gregate cargoes these boats can float in q
season, from the lakes to the ocean, would
load the combined fleets of the world.
At private eonvivial party in Boston the
other day, the following toast was drank:
"Our Corntry-Be the same more or less"
A distinguished Salt Lake Mormon Elder
makes the prediction-or rather expresses,
as he calls it, the decided opinion-that the
United States will see DO peace until Brig
ham Young takes the Government in hand,
which glorious consummation is to be brought
about before long.
Mr.. Harvey, United States Minister to Portu-
gal, has procured declaration from the Por
tuguese in the matter of priYateering, which
will prove entirely satisfactory both in form
and substance. By it Portuguese subjects
and foreigners are prohibited from fitting out
vessels destined for privateering in the ports
and waters of the Kingdom, and in like man.
ner the entrance of privateers and of the
prizes made by privateers or by armed YES
sells.
Colonel Lebedieff, the Russian commits.
stoned to study the details of American ad
ministration, with view of adopting what
| is excellent, is on a tour of observation
| through the Northern States.
John Schouler, formerly of Cincinnati
| High Schools son of VIM. Schouler, Adju
tant- General of Massachusetts, has been ap
pointed to the Naval School, now at New
| port.
Danville, New Jersey, is patriotic. Within
! that Postoffice district there are but sixty
one sound fighting men. Twenty-tw hav
| volunteered for the war.
| 1t is high time that Cincinnati manufac
turers and artisans were preparing for th
Great Exhibition that will open in Londol
next June.