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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
The Inquisitive New Highlander.

A gentleman riding in an Eastern rail way
car, which was rather scantily supplied with
passengers, observed in seat before him q
lean, slab-sided Yankee, every feature OF
whose face seemed to ask question: aud q
little circumstance soon proved that he pos
sessed ''more inquiring mind"
Before him, occupying the entire seat, sat
lady dressed in deep mourning, and after
shifting his position several times, and
maneuvering to get an opportunity to look
into her face, he at length caught her eye
and commenced:
sin affliction2"
"Yes, sir" responded the lady.
"Parent2-fatber or mother ~
''No, sir"
"Child, perhaps-boy or girl 2"
mo, sir, not q child; l have no children"
Husband, then, expect"
ayes" was the curt answer.
"Hum l-choleTy tradin' man, may
bePo
'My husband was seafaring man--cap-
tain Of a vessel. He did not die of cholera
he was drowned"
"0h, drowned, eh2" pursued the inquisitor,
hesitating for brief instant.
"Save bis chist2"
ayes, the vessel was saved, and my hus-
bands effects" says the widow.
"Was they?" asked the down-easter, his
eyes frightening up.
h'P10uS man r.
'He was member of the Methodist
Church"
The next question was delayed, but it came.
"Don't you think that you have great
cause to be thankful he was pious man and
Saved his chist 2"
~ do" said the widow abruptly, and
turned her head to look out of the window.
The indefatigable "pump" changed his posi-
ton, held the widow by his glittering eye
once more, and propounded one more query,
in a little lower tone, with his head slightly
inclined forward over the back of the seat,
then the delicate question came out:
"Was you calculating to get married
again ~
"sir," said the widow, Indignantly, "you
are impertinent."
And she left her seat, and took another on
the other side of the car.
"'Pears to be little huffyp said the in
efiable bore, turning to our narrator behind
him; ''she needn't be mad; don't want to
hurt her feelings. What did they make you
pay for that umbrella you've got in your
hand2 It's a raal pooty one."
No answer was returned to the imperti-
nent querist and he was left alone to his
own musings the remainder of the journey.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN CINcINNAT1.--A
special telegram to the New York Herald
from this city, says:
All honor to the Queen City of the West.
A more magnificent ovation than that ex-
tended by her this afternoon to the President
elect was never witnessed west of the Allie
gbenies. 1t was not the military pageantry,
not the stateliness of civil dignitaries, nor
any other formal display, that made the oc-
casion perfect success, but the spontaneous
turnout of at least 100000 people, compris-
ing all classes from the rich merchant and
manufacturer, down to the humblest day
laborer, to do honor to the man that will be
called upon to save the Union by upholding
the Federal Constitution and laws. That
this sentiment pervaded the dense masses
that blocked up the public thoroughfare
through which the procession passed for
many miles, was plainly demonstrated by
the tenor of the shouts that greeted the hero
of the day on all sides.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
Our Capacity for Self fGOvePnment-The
RecOnstructIOn of the Constitution.


ReconstructIOn of the Constitution.
An outside observer of American politics
would hardly be convinced that the only ex-
pertinent of ofselfgovernment in the world, is
that brilliant success that our Chinese style
of eulOgy is accustomed to call it. He would
be likely to regard it as people cropping in
darkness, without fixed principle of gov
eminent, and ready at any moment to drop
that which they just now declared eternal,
and seize upon any ignis tatuus that foul
atmosphere may generate. If any principle
is declared eternal to-day, it is pretty sure
sign that it will be thrown aside next year;
perhaps next week; perhaps tomorrow.
We have now realized the humiliating fact
that there is not single settled principle in
this Government; and that, on the contrary,
the result of our glorious institutions has
been to unsettle those principles of rights
and government which the Anglo Saxon
race has established under other forms of
government. Who can state a single prin-
ciple that may be called fixed in our institu-
tiOns? In fact, it is now very generally
claimed that the only use of fixed constitu-
tional principles is to compromise them.
And there is now convention assembled at
Washington, which is cropping about as if it
was creating principles of government out
of chaos, and in utter blindness.
We are great people. No government
could repress our energy nor destroy our
prosperity. If it could, they would have
hanv
Government; for no nation ever before had
Government so hostile to the greater part
and the greater interests of the people. We
are what we are in spite of the Government
but in regard to the capacity for selEgovern-
ment, which we are constantly boasting to
the world, our performance is like that OF
children building play-heuses. We set up
only to kick over; and that principle has
been set up and put into an institution, is
actually argued as sufficient reason for over
throwing it. That is our boosted progress.
A few specifications will illustrate the
childish performance which we call states.
manship, and which is constantly making
new fathers of our country. But Few year
ago il was our manifest destiny to annex al
contiguous territory. Then it was th'
eternal principle that the nation which
ceased expanding began to decay. Then i
was little better than treason to oppose an
nexation. Now men propose to bind the
nation against acquisitions of territory, by
some imprsctible provisions for ratification
by all the States, or by large majority o
the States of each section; thing which il
the nature Of such events, must, in case o
acquisition BY war, come long after the fac
of acquisition, and when it would be impos
Sibls to reject II. Besides, when was it heaIC
Of that an independent nation placed itself a
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

EFFECTIVE DEFENSE OF A DoG-owNER.-A
fat old gentleman was bitten in the calf of
his leg by dog. He at once rushed to the
justice of the peace and preferred a acomplaint
against a joker in the neighborhood, whom
he supposed to be the owner of the offending
cur. The following was the defense offered
OIL the trial by the wag:
"First-By testimony in favor of the gem
eral good character of the dog. ! shall
prove that nothing could make him so for
getful of his canine dignity as to bite calf
Second-He is blind, and can not see to bite.
ThiTd-Eyen if he could see to bite, it would
be utterly impossible for him to go out of his
way TO do so, ON account of his severe lame
ness. Fourth--Granting his eyes and legs
to be good, he has no teeth. Fifth-My dog
died six weeks ago. Sixth-I never had a
dog. u ~ l--l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

CHINESE IGNoRANoE OF ENeLAND.-After
Prince Kung, next brother 10 the traditional
"brother of the sun and moon" had signed
the treaty with Great Britain, he paid visit
to Lord Elgin, attired in a satin robe, with
the Imperial dragon embroidered in gold on
the skirt, and smaller animals Of the same
denomination creeping over his breast
shoulders and back. After imblbing some
that until the present visit Of the English the
Chinese did not know that India was q prov
ince Of Great Britain; and that he, in COM
mon with his countrymen, had believed that
England was so small an island that half of
the population were compelled to live in
ships. h f t!
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
Horrible Idea FROM Our Depraved Con
fributor,

A chap remarked to an Adams's Express
man, standing on a corner, that there was
DO need of all this fuss about Lincolns
going through the country, when he might
have put himself in charge of Adams Ex-
press, and gone along quietly.
"NeYer mind said the Expressman, "let
him 90 his own way. The ofice-seekers
will take the life out Of him, and Adams's
Express will baveto bring him back"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

AN ELEPHANT ON HIaH SPREH.-"Han-
nibal, :" the infuFiated elephant, which over
turned carts and horses, frightened the peo@-
pie in williamsburg, and was at last taken
In a stone-yard, last summer, became mad
again at Philadelphia on Wednesday, and
although he was chained by three legs anda
tusk, did much damage TO the menagerie, the
keeper not daring to 90 near him.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
CIN., ,sHAM. AND DAYTON r. Co.,
NtuCYNNATI FahrrIorv II

UIN., MAN. AND DAYTON Il. 20. I =
CINCINNATI, February IL.
To me Editors of he DAILY Press:
GENTLEMEN; In answer to a communica-
ton which appeared in your columns, signed
"a Number of Mechanics" in reference to
train on this road, which would arrive
in the city at an hour sufficiently early to
enable them to reach their workshops by
seven o'clock, ask the favor of saying that
it is our intention, by the first Monday of
next month, to run train from Glendale,
which will arrive at halfpast six A. NJ.
The same train will leave the city at seven
P. M. for Glendale.
S. S. L'HOMMEDIEU, Pres't.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

Governor Downey, of California, in 1860,
pardoned fifteen persons; restored to citizen
ship, twenty four pardoned out of county
Jail, FIVE; respited, two; and commuted,
ono
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

1--WE don't want money desperately bad"
says an editor to his subscriber, "but our
creditors do; and no doubt they owe you.
If you pay us, we'll pay them, and they'll
pay you"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
MADAME ALVIN.

ALL PERSONS WISHING TO
S know their future prOSpeetg, can have
them correctly stated by Madame ALVIN, at 161
FQurth-at., corner Of Elnls where she may be con-
suited on all matters concerning love, marriage
courships Law matters business affairs; and will tell
the name OF the lady or gentleman they will marry;
also the name Of her Vikitors. fel0-fs
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
HOME INTEREST.

Bg-OlOthiAR renovated and repaired, 80 n. Third.
~ A. A. ETaTER, Clocks, Watches and JswsIry,
Nos. S4s and 27l Central avenue. -
M There IA one important fact that every body
should knowthat the best and cheapest Pictures Of
any kind are made by WINDER, at his splendid Gal
lery, Central av., corner Of Oourt.st.
RBr HEwITT's GALLRRY-THR BEST CHANCE Our.
You can get gift of Picture, worth twenty-five
cents, in q good case, provided you purchase one
worth dollar or upward. Special pains taken
with children. Call at the southwest corner oi
Sixth.st. and Central-av.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

-, UNIVERSAL ORDER OF UNION
WNA lists S-WORkING-MEE AND WOMEN
at the Union Hall, on Plum-tt., between Seventh
ard Eighth, on FRIDAY EY EVENING, the 10Th inst /,
at7 O'Clock, the way will be- made plai ., how we
poor white folks can redeem ourselves from want
and fear of starvation.
Let US be up aud dOingl We can be our own lib
orators. Our glorious freedom is nothing but a
name Tis not real. The alling fetters Of Poverty
and SIime are more degrading and demoralizing TO
CRooKER will speak, and there will be no pay re-
Quired it is free to all, BY order
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

NOTHING Is so BECOMING TO
man or woman as a soft, luxnriant head
OF hair. 1t is the browning ornament of humanity;
But, alas how soon it is lost, and with it all
beauty, nnless nouTished and inyigorated by some
chemical preparation, for which nothing has yet
ton ."
OAUTION.-B Beware Of worthless limitations, as
several are already in ths market, called by differ
en-, names. Use none, unless the words T." Professor
Woods Hair Restorative, Depot st. Louis Mo-, and
New York" are blown in the bottle. Sold by all
Druggists and Patent-medicine Dealers also, by
all Fancy and Toilet-goods Dealers in the United
States and Canada. ja7-bmMW&E
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

let them make up their bed with the Cotton
s'a,es, and lie in iii and let Us part in
peace.
There is no man who pretends TO the gift
of common sense, who does not know that
the Secession disease, and the remedies pro-
posed, nre rs wide asunder as the poles. The
seeded States declare some things, which
they call reasons for seeding; and the COM
promisers go to work to physic for some
other complaint which has not the remotest
connection with the Secession disease. The
fact is, there is nothing for the Border Con-
ference to do; and nothing that it can do to
touch the real complaint. Nor can the Cot
ton States state any real complaint; there
fore, there are no concessions needed. No
concessions can be made that will not estab.
lish the right of any State to declare the
Union dissolved.
with this. There are worse evils than civil
war; and if this people has not virtue
enough to overthrow the reign of treason,
which has destroyed this Government, set
one section of the nation in open rebellion,
and brought us to contemplate the carrying
on of negotiations for the introduction of
foreign armed Intervention in this Govern
ment, civil war is necessary to make it fit
to be nation. And if the time comes, if
these difficulties are not settled peaceably,
who is there that will not say that civil
war which should wipe out all who have
betrayed the Government and made war
upon it. and negotiated to betray the nation
to foreign power, and all the allies of treason,
would not be publication which both
Heaven and earth should approve?
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
Hiawatha! Hiawatha |

IN STORES Gray, Red, or Fading HAIR or
wHIsKBRs toe natural Brown Of Black, in one
or washing, For Ladies', whose hair Is tarhing
gray II i Just the thing Is i leaves no stain on
the disgusting smut inssparable from the old Dyes.
% Only Agency once, No 5 Neave's Building,
Corner Fourth and Raco-sts., up steirs a
RsT The HiAwatha viii be sent to any order By
10 One agent in every Western town win be
appointed ON favorable terms BY addressing as
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

FIFTRENTH.WA WORR K
~ ING-MEN. The Working. men of the
Fifteenth Ward are requested to meet at the West:
ern Engine house, on Fifth. st between Smith and
Mound, on FRIDAY EVENING, February Is, at
o'clock precisely, TO select three Delegates TO at
tend the Working:men's Convention, which meets
on Saturday morning next
By order Of the Executive Committee. fe14.bs
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15

The following communication was received
several days ago; but by some accident was
Tnis1aid.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-15
LEGAL REPORTING.

II OUIs FEEsBR, VERBATIM PHONO-
h GRAPHIC kEPORTER.--fhe above has now
permanently located in this city ana is prepared 70
attend promptly to orders of every description ia
this city, State or any other State,
Photographic Reporting taught, II desired. Of
h( in the Queen City Commercial College, opposite
the PostOice. Refers TO Alphonso Taft, ESQ, Attor
Cincinnati Qommerciali HI Reed, pro prletor Daily
Press. tel0-u
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26
Finale of the Greenyi!Ie Convention,

The Greenyille Convention has adjourned
rs we learn from private letters received II
this city. Its final act was TO appoint com
missioners TO the Legislature OF Tennessee,
for the purpose of memoriaiiziug it to divid
The State, leaving the counties east Of the
mountains an independent sovereignty, ana
TO provide for taking the vote OF the people
thereof on that question. We think that they
have put the cart before the horse in this in
stance. The vote should first be taken, ano
the sense of the people being determined, III
favor of this novel measure, the memorial
should after wards follow. The truth is, the
leaders in this movement wish 10 furnish
fresh food for agitation. They wish to keel
the people On a sea of 6issatistac ton. Al
though large majority of the people OF East
tennessee voted against separation from tn.
Union, being misg guided by dishonest and I'M
prlncipled leaders, we have no fear whatever
that they are wanting in patriotism and &
knowledge OF their own interests tar as to
desire Il separation from their own State fol
the purpose of Joining the corrupt Abolition
Government OF Lincoln. The leaders OF the
Union movement have prated continually o.
the horrors OF Secession, and now turn arc und
and advocate the most radical species of seces
sion, which will lead to the disruption OF all
those intimate, social, political and geographi-
cal lies to which they have been accus toned,
and all tor the purpose OF joining themselves to
the Government OF a usurper and tyrapt, W he
ahhors their institutions and is making war
upon their brethren. This usurper has over
turned the Cons tituiiOn of the United
States, by blockading the ports of the South,
by marching armies into its States and
staying their citizens, by raising immense ar
mics TO crush ont their liberties, without war
rant OF the legislative power, by snSpending
the writ of hGbeds corpus and making thu
military superior to the civil authority, ano
by thousand other acts OF usurpatior.
And yet these East Tennessee politicians
counsel their people to abandon the STATE
authority, which has never oppressed them,
aud 10 adhere TO the fortunes of a usurping
Government, which has proven itself an
worthy he respect Of Il rec people. 1t can,
not be possible that the honest and patriotic
people OF East Tennessee can longer b. de
ceived by men who thus uncloak Il design t
betray them into the hands of Il usurper auc
to disrupt all the dear and sacred ties Whlci
bind them TO The State of Tennessee. w" DO
not and cannot believe so monstroaa an ats ur-
dity .-NaShritie Union, 23i.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26

IRISH EMIGRATION TO AaERroA-The Rev.
DIR. UahilI, in view of the civil war now pro-
crossing in this country, urged his countrymen
and women not to come here until our politi-
cal troubles are finally composed. In a letter
10 the Dublin Catholic Telegraph, dated
Staten Island, May 10th, he says:
Although cannot hope you will now take
my advice, which i have so often given in
vain, still shall repeat what have already
begged for your own sake-namely, 10 remain
at home under any diVculty till the present
war in America shall have been settled one
way or the other. There Is no commerce, no
business, no trade servants are reduced, aud
are going about idle and pennies. There
are other matters anticipa ted la this unhappy
crisis, which for6ear publishing but will
you understand me, and send no more young
Irish girls here till our disputes are finally
adJustedf Both sides are moving tens Of thou
sands OF armed men To the probable Geld of
strife, but hope there win DO no fig ht when
the word OF final battle Is about 10 be given
The good sense, the patriotism, this self I'M ter,
est OF both aides wilI It IL hoped, prevail
over nsaIsd councils, and that national psacc /,
iegffsai.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26
FROM NORFOLK.


NORFOLK. VA, June ~, 1861.
Another Instance OF Northern impG ton is
here found IN the case OF a man WIS made
complain. before the Mayor on Saturday. Ii
reeHs that this man, who can neither read nor
write, was in the employ of one KING, who
"as IA the habit OF carry ing oysters to Fort
rss III onroe; butt fearing that he was sus-
pectrd, or from some OF her reason, went North
t-llipR bis employee he would certainly be
bach in Il few days. But many weeks have
"laTs-d ami he has Lot returned, and is ia
deht 10 this man 20 a considerable amount
The MAYOR issued an order for his employ
ment, and he is now at work on Craney
Island.
a fiag presentation took place on Saturday
at Sewells Point. Miss BllisoIy, of Ports.
mouth was the preseuter-an office she filled
most acceptaDly. Her age impaired some de-
gree of brigh tneEs TO the OccaS ion, being in the
ueighborhood of sweet sixteen. This was
handsomely acknowledged by the City Light
Guards, Capt Colq uitt, who were the happy
recipients. The affair drew together large
Number OF the fair sex OF both cities, who eX-
pressed themselves highly pleased with the
iDYOu a. & II the occasion.
an giad 10 know that n subscription list
has been started for the relief of the family
Of Mr David Williams, who recently lost his
lie at the iospOrt Navy Yard, while in the
rerviCe Of the state. His widow and children
ara IN destitute circumstances, and it belongs
10 The ll6eraiiIy OF our people 10 contribute
sCmethirg IA their behalf.
II ls reported that the Indians in North
Carolina beg the privilege to scalp all the
Lincoln men they Kill. They will probably
be In our city IN Il few days, from what | can
learn. They will be the terror of the North
They have an iuyeterate hatred against our
enemies, and VIII find their revenge in their
blood.
The soldiers at Old Point are said to be dy-
Ing like sheep--that each day almost witness
- numbers Of dead bodies carried away for
internent. We can scarcely express Il doubt
that such is the case, when we remember their
condition ) for some OF them are represented
even by some of their own number as in q
state OF nudity aud hunger truly revolving.
Carbnes, which the Lincoln scoundrets in
Their hight threw overheard, are being rrCov-
cred and made almost AS good as new. Num-
hrrs ot our citizens are III possession OF them.
ll+y are represented as very accurate and
throw ball with great velocity, and are sold
LOT over a little over SIX dollars piece. This
i not one uarter the value Of tina piece, but
il made q charge by those who get them az Il
Hght compensation.
To-day, our election for Mayor comes of.
william W Lamb, Esq b., the present incum-
p,"ntr VIII be elected without opposition. +.
feEsu son, Esq, will no doubt be elected
70 the Office of City Collector. Many OF the
GA officers viii alec be re- cleo ted. LUNA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26

The Wheeling Intelligencer has started
story Of the capture of Elk Gov. Joseph
Johnson, in fun reglmentals, at Philhppt, by
The Federalsts. We doubt the story, princI-
pally because the Wheeling Inteliigencer
never tells the truth.
A paace meeting has been held in Newark,
". J. The citizens will memorialize the
Washing iOn Congress 10 call National
UonVen tion," and stop the WAR if possible.
First Lieut. Lewis, of the Metropolitan
Riffs, in Washington, ID. q, was accident
ally and fatally shot on the 21st inst, by one
OF his comrades.
George Fandenhoff, the actor, has been lee
turing in Liverpool on the American war,
taking 4 decidedly Northern yiew OF the case
So say the u. ). papers
4 German brewer, named Conrad Ramiu-
ger. was sulfocated To death in d beer vat in
New York last Thursday.
Madrid papers consider il likely that the
diseenaions between Spain and Mexico will
De satisfactorily arranged.
Anderson, the fugitive slave, whose case
created some excitement in Canada, has ar
rived in England.
Prince Frederick of Prussia and the Prin-
Royal will visit England with their baby
Ia the course OF the next month.
Hon. Geo NJ. Dallas, of Philadelphis, de-
clines to be a candidate for the Washington
Congress.
Gen. McClelland and staff left Cincinnati
on the 10th INST TO take command of the Hes
sian army ip Western Virginia.
Capt. George Gilbert, aged So, died in Pitt
syivania county, Va, on the l2tn inst, and
has vile died the following day
Gel Hardee it is said, has been ordered 10
Memphis.
In New York. on Thursday last, Virginia
6's sold at 80, a40.
Secession Masked Batteries" have become
the terror OF the Northern invaders.
In Jamaica, fifteen hundred acres have
been plan ted with cotton as an experiment.
An Enfield rifle ball makes 200 revolutions
per second after leaving the barrel.