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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

DIFFERENT MEMS MEASURE OF NATURE
Four men visited Niagara Falls. One was.
preacher of the more lurid type of theology,
the second was mill owner, the third vas
poet, and the fourth was geologist.
: What was youT impression of i2" was
asked the clergyman.
u could only think of the. outpouriags of
Gods wrath"
"And what was yours, Mr.. Utilitarian7"
II thought il was a shocking waste of
water power"
sand what was yoursl" was esked the
poet.
ut seemed as if a million war horses were
rushing dowa precip;ee, foaming, and with
white flowing names"
"And what was yours, Mr.. GeOlogistF ~
II calculated how fast the rock was wear
ing away, and how long it would take the
cataract TO travel 10 Buffalo,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
rThe RenuIt of a Crnrurr,n- -Ohnnnel.

The Result Of n CcnsuFx's -OhHnges g. q
One hundred years ago there was not a
single white-maA in Ohio, Kentucky, I'M
|. dieDa, or Illinois Territgries.S sThen, what is
/ now the most flourishihg part in America,
was as7-littles skpow wn as ths7eOuntEF round
the, ,nnou1tains Of the moon. II was not
until 1859, the gallant and adventurous
Boone left his home in North Oarolita, to
become the first settler of Kentucky.l The
efIst Pipp seriof Ohio did nptsetde till twenty
years after that time. A hundred wears
ago Canada belonged to France,.anH, the
whole poppI7G GeA l& the United Sfal9ss did
not exceed million and half Of people.
F. 4. bnnd1sd years ago the great Frederick of
Prussia was performing those great exploits
which have made him immortal in military
annals, and with his little monarchy was sus-
tanning single handed contest with Russia,
Austria, and France, the three great powers
of Europe combined.
A hundred years ago the United States
was the most loyal part of the British
Empire, and ON the political horizon no
speck indicated the struggles which within
score of years thereafter established the
great republic of the world. A hundred
years ago there were but four newspapers in
America; steam engines had not been
imagined, and railroads and telegraphs had
not entered into the remotest conceptions of
man. When we come to look back at it
through the vista of history, we find that
the century which has passed has been
allotted to more important events, in their
bearing upon the happiness of the world
than almost any which has elapsed since the
creation
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
Boston sixty ave Years AGE.
A writer in Boston paper says;

writer in Boston paper says; ,slr
SiEty.fve years ago, when was a 70 unq
man, there was not bread cart in Roet on.
All bread was carried about the town in
covered wheelbarrows, and all bakers NJ IRE
obliged TO make biscuits and loaves Oi q
given weight and have often seen sOtae, of
the selectmen of the town stop a wheelbar-
row and weigh the bread in the street, aud,
if found deficient in weight, seize it at ence,
on the spot, and send it to the Aims -house
Funerals were never attended in carriages
except when persons could not walk. The
body was always carried on the shoulders Of
four men, whose heads were covered by the
pail. Male and female formed the procession
on foot to the grave. There was no sach
thing as hearse, except for the. bnriaI Of
poor persons, who had no procession, and
this vehicle was long black box, on four
wheels. The coffin was always black, and
in opulent families it was covered with black
cloth. Mahogany eofhns were not thought
OF till some years later, and then only by
the wealthy, and these were soon initiated
by poor persons, by staining pine collins 10
mahogany color.
At this date, and for some years afterward,
it was customary with the upper classes to
notify the public of the death of a person by
what the English term ringing out" which,
was done by striking the Stone Chapel bell
certain number of strokes for a man, wo-
man or child, then giving a loud ringing of
the bell, and finishing the ceremony by
striking the number Of years of the de !.
ceased.
believe DR.. Warren put q stop to this
ceremony by assuring the town authorities
that it was often productive of great evil
among sick and nervous people, and rendered
unavailing his best exertions, to- relieve the
sick, and in the course of time the custom of
tolling all bellsfor funerals was discontinued.
| This absurd custom is still kept up in many
| OF our county towns. 1t sis custom more
honored in the breach than the observance"
| The residents of Boston at this time kept
cows and pigs, as matter of course. The
cows were psstured on ths common. Fa-
neuil market at this time, was the only
market, but provisions were sold all over the
town. Much of the poultry game, butter,
mi k, cream, ETC., was brought from the
| country by women on horseback, in two.
large, square panniers thrown across the au-
imal, and the woman perched on top There
were several noted standsfor these women.
one in particular at Miss Peggy Moore's
| Tavern, on the corner of what is now Wash
iDgton and BOylston. streets, belonging to
| the Wells family, and now covered by the
Boylston Market house.
have seen, early in the morning, fifteen
or twenty horses tied to hooks at the back OF
| Miss Peggy Moores wood shed, fronting on
Boylston stSeet while their owners were at
breakfast in the house. Quails, partridges
and pigeons could be bought at that time for
about twenty. five dents dozen; andiI have
myself purchased goose for the sane sum
and many other articles of food at equally
| low rates.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
A Destructive SheII-The Last Bomb Mt

Gaetn.
The effect ofthe last and most destructive
shell thrown into Gaeta, which caused the
explosion of one of the Neapolitan powder
magazines, so weakening the defenses that
King Bomba was obliged to ask for an armis
tice, and finally to abandon his position and
the country, is described in private letter
from Naples, as follows:
Yesterday, february 6,) about five o'clock
in the afternoon, a shell from the Piedmon-
tese lines on the right penetrated into one Of
the poWder-magaHines, which blew up and
set fire to the great reserve store OF pro-
jectiles, which blew up likewise. The ex-
plosion was so terrible that the report was
re-echoed from the most distant valleys for a
long time. A French vessel, although six
miles from Gaeta, felt the shock. had left
the village about four o'clock 10 take stroll
through the mountains leading to CASTILLO
Onorato, when, reaching the summit of o
small hill which commands a view of the
| gulf and the whole neighborhood, was al.
most thrown to the ground by the effect oi
the explosion which had just taken place to
my left. 9rf
| l turned my gaze toward Gaeta and was
| Mortified at the immense masses of ruin,
some pieces high in the air, amid a black
| smoke and tongues of flame which lighted
up the spires of the town. 1t was some-
thing horrible, and reminded me of Pliny
the YoUnger's description of an eruption OF
Mount Vesuvius, in letter to Tacitus, mar
rating the destruction of Hereulaueum and
Pompeii. l hastily descended into the val
! ley, and on reaching Castellone I was in
formed that the explosion has not only
caused the death of some hundred Neapoli-
tan soldiers, but that also considerable
number of living beings were still uuder the
ruins. During the stiffness of the night We
could discern the stifed cries of those unfor.
tuDate men, as Gen. Cialdini had humanely
ordered all firing to cease.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

CURIOUS CALCULATION OF THE WORLDS
PoPULATIoN.-The vast number of inhabit
ants who do live, and have lived, upon the
face of the earth, appears, at first sight, to
defy the powers of calculation. But if we
suppose the world to have existed COCO
years that there now exist 1000, 900, 900 /;
that a generation passes away in thirty
years that every past generation averages
the present; and that four individuals may
stand on one square yard, we find that the
whole number will not occupy compass so
great as one fourth the extent of England.
Allowing 60oO years since the creation,
and generation to pass away in thirty
years, we shall have 200 generations which,
at 1000, 100000 each, will be 200 900, 00O, 900,
which being divided by four persons to a
square yard, will leave so, BOO, ,OOO, 900 OF
square yards; there are, in a square mile,
100000 square yards; by which, if the
former sum be divided, it will give l6, 1873
square miles, the root of which, in whole
numbers, is about l27; so that l27 square
miles will be found sufficient to contain the
immense and almost inconceivable number
of 100000, 600, 900 of human beings.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A CRITICAL MOUSE. - Just after Miss
Vaughan had commenced her Shakespearian
readings, at the Melodeon, on Monday even
ing, says the Cleveland (0hio) Herald, some
commotion was caused among the ladies in
the paTquette by the appearance on the floor
of diminutive mouse. The little fellow
walked around, perfectly unconcerned at the
attention it was exciting, aud not in the
least alarmed by the number present at
times it sat patiently listening to Miss
Vaughan's voice, cooking its ears and hold
ing its head on one side in critical manner.
Then it would walk soberly away, and gather
up the stray bits of paper scattered around.
locality also. Finally it scampered off to
the stove, seated itself on piece of newspa-
per, ard remained quietly listening and
blinking its eyes to the close of the enter
tainment, when it retired to its hole.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

AN INDIAN SUTTEE PREvENTED.-When it
was represented to the late Sir Charles
thorities, OF the occasion ofa suttee about to
be solemnized, that the promoters of this
duto-dG fe had a law for it, which commanded
observance, he made answer: ave, also,
have law that demands observance. You
say you have a law for burning widows;
well and good; burn your widows by all
means. But we have law for hanging muir
derers; so, during yeur suttee solemnity
shall erect gallows and as soon as the
former is satisfactorily celebrated, | shall
hang you upon the latter" The performance
did not come off as announced.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

THE Boy AND THE BLIND MANsAOne of the
Paris journals has the following "a mis-
chievOus boy, to plague one of she blind men
who, beg on the Popt .des -AgtS madA hole
in aaeu, and attached, ,its to . plAee q string.
q He then dropped the coin into the mendi-
cant's little cup, hut when the latter, hearing
it fall, proceeded to feel for it, the boy jerked
it out. This trick he repeated five or six
times, to the great indignation of the blind
man, and in a voice of affected compassion
said, 4 have seen with pain the trick which
has been played on you by mischievous
boy, and you would do well to chastise him.
now see him coming along the bridge, and
if you hear any thing fall into your basin, it
will be dropped by him.. Thank you re-
piled the beggar 4 shall be prepared for him,
and he grasped his walking stick. Pres
emily respectable gentleman dropped sou
into the cup. Up jumped the mendicant,
and crying, 'Ah | have caught you at last 7
proceeded to belabor the donor without
mercy. The gentleman, greatly astonished,
cried for help, and was rescued by the pas
ers-by. AS to the boy, he contrived to get
away.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
The Question Of InsHrreUtIou oi Slaves IN


The ordinary sopbism. saws the last issue
of the Atlantic MONTHLY by which slavery
misrule IL defended Ia w6en trulv stated
this: The people must continue in slavers.
because slavery has generated in them ali
The vices of slaves. because thew are ippor-
ant, they must remain unter a mower which
has made and which keeps them ignorant:
because tbev have been made feroeions by
mispoverpt1ent. thew nnst he mis0overned
forever ftbe system under which they
live were so mild and liberal that. uDder i'll
operation, thew had became humane and
enlightened, il would be safe 10 venture on a
ohabpe, but as tbis svstem has destroved
morality, and prevented the deyelopment Of
theinteilect; as Il has turned men who might.
under different training, have formed A yir.
tuous and happy commIuitv. into savage and
stupid wild beasts; therefoTe. n ought 10 last
forever.
Perhaps the counsellors of King Cotton
think that in this case it will but all his
tory teaches us another lesson. IL there be
one spark of love for freedom in the nature
of the African-whether it be a love COM
mon to him with the man or the beast the
!, Caucasian or the Chimpanzee-the love of
freedom, as affording q means of improve.
fnent or an opportunity for sloth-the poIicy
of King Cotton will cause il 10 work its way
out. 1t is impossible to saw how long Il
will be in so doing, or what weight the broad
back of the African will first he made To
bear but if the spirit exist. some dav Il
must out. :,
This lesson is taught us by the whole re-
corded history of the world. Moses leading
the Children of Israel up out of Epypt,
Spartacus at the gates of Rome: the Jac-
uuerie in France; Jack Cade and wat It yler
in England; Mona Sahib and the Sepoys in
India; Toussaint rOuyerture and the HaV-
tians. md. finally. the insurrection of Nat
Turner in this country. with those in Gniana.
Jamaica and st. Lucia; such examples. run.
ming through ali history. point the same
moral.
This last result of the Cotton dynasty NAV
cornn a. an, ,,opoont Co. ar 49, .I,o1I
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

i
p aCe neral P. g.. Toptapt Beauregard, says
the 4 Yew York Herald, was born on, his
| fatbef, plantation, near New Orleans, He
! is 4 IA scendant Of the most aristocratc
Southern families. His father was a wealthy
and infil 'ential Louisiana planter His
and deacent led from ths ducal Reggie faulty
General Be suregard entered the United
States MilitarN Academy at West Point at
an early ave. v here be graduated iin 1888,
taking the kecor td honors in q class Of fortyE
FIVE GRADUATES, al Nd was appointed Second
Lieutenant id the First Regiment Of Artil-
leTy, which Oomm. 'ssion heonly held for one
week ere he was Il 'ansierred 70 the Corps Of
Engineers. atf'
he was promt,ted 70 frst lieutenaney. In
June, 1889, and / n ths Z capacity served with
great distinction DUR pg' The Mexican War.
He was twice bt evep 'ed- ior gallant and
meritorious condu CT q the held, the first
time as Captain for the battles Of Contreras
and Ohurubusco, 3, da te' from August 90
ls47S and again as Major Tor the battle Of
Chepultepec, to date from the 18th Of Sep.
tefnber Of that year. Major Beanfegard was
wounded In the assaul tupJeR the Gafita de
Beleu in the City of N exicos On his return
home he was present ed with an elegant
sword. He was subseql tently placed by the
Government in charge Of the construction of
as well as of the fortifca tons ou and near
the mouth of the Mississip, oi. 80
General B. is about To- vty three years Of
age, in the prime oflife and vigorous health,
erect as soldier, well made and remarkably
active, There is great spirh tsnd determine
ton in his look, and he evi, 1ently possesses
great muscular power. The great character
istc of the Generals perfect method in all
his plans. He is regarded 8 one Of the
ablest officers that ever was in the Aniericani
army. Brave, upright and of incorrHptible
integrity, he is one of those fe characters
that circumstances could ne yer change.
Eminently social, simple and a table in his
manners, 1t is, indeed, great eu logium that
can be passed upon him when it Is said that
he is equally liked and respected by all who
know him. Gen. Beauregardjs sbrother. in-
law to ex. Senator Slidell, of Louis lana
Being one of the ablest officers ia his corps,
be was ordered about two month"; since 70
West Point, as Superintendent of the Mill.
tary Academy; but was relieved 3 y Rresi--
dent Buchanan within forty-eight b, )urs, as
a rebuke, it is alleged, to the Secession speech
of Senator Slidell, who is brother in-law
of Major Beauregard. The latter 500 after
resigned his commission in the service of the
United States at once receiving higheiv rank
in the army Of the Southern Oonfederi .cy.=
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Chinese Balbnrities I 1'sfribIe slaughter
The Canton pre,, giyss ~ followine mar


The Canton Press gives the following par.
ticulars of a frightful execution, by whole
sale, of Canton River pirates by the Canton.
ese authorities. The pirates with their lor.
chas were first enticed out Of the river, and
then amilitary and naval force was stationed
ten or twelve miles below Canton TO prevent
their ascending the river above that point
The pirates attempted to ct past that sta.
ton in a body, but.were only partially sue.
cessful, while the Chinese Commodore pur.
sued and destroyed those who did. The Pres,
saysa rgs4og tsdg
There sailed past this guard post three
some say ten, Canton lorchaS and tynoons
others hanging on outside iprcase this de-
tachment succeeded. They were attacked
by the mandarin force three were burned,
two ran up 10 take refuge st TIE Pagoda an
/ ehorage, and the rest made odt TO sea as fast
as they could. The remainder of that day
was occupied 10 pprsuing and capturing the
fugitive pirates W no had ESCAPED on shore
Next Iilognipge tsei 2Qsh the mandarin
armed boats were in purAait ~ the two boats
that had escaped mp the hver. They came
I, up With them about noon, lying in shore at
the Pagoda. There they were attacked
their crews dashed into the slreamrto swim
ashore, astf, Aee Whlle floating OF ne water some
loIsy 81 OF ~ MY were speereaanl shot-a hns
s'gnsTeo sgsie DC seen ior iorelgn se9nen and resi-
1, usrtsi ru AZ. n. ~.
! evident, from the packed thtongs on the
great bridge, and the hUbbab sar0und, that
sa.I ssrange, ana newell and exciting
tIs nav Ws VScuIrea, ABOUT nine Q a.pek, some o
t we ,;s "a, ess ee.ae up VIII
W. W. Piiies ~ anu zvV capsupeA plrates. Ih'
ISa rassel sley i comnsRce 70 Rnfs eacn mar
snusr sne eusru oi ~ Iesss our MARINES
peaIing oIaWn sNoros, ~ , sPeslyis 4. matcnlocks
VI IsPotLtlpg, gSy nags. me f9ptlEes were II
y :. tsfIloie pngnS stripped an9 naked, hand
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

TIE ARMY OF GREAT BRrTAIS.-In 1850
the regular army Of Great Britain numbered
in the aggregate 228, s54 men. The army
budget for 1852 contemplates a decrease of
upward Of 700 men, and the whole mum
ber will be 2l2, 773. The army, however,
has two great branches-One for ordinary
and one for the Indian service-and it is in
the latter branch exclusively that the reduc-
tions have been made.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

VISIT TO THE Paris MoRGUE.-It having
been officially announced that there is 40
charge made for visits TO the Morgue OF
Paris dead house, it was Immediately noticed
that much larger numbers of persons than
usual attend there to make recognitions oi
the bodies of the deceased. Their anxiety
being without expense, the crowd is uEusI-
ally great
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
SrnANaH SrnMlnnInA1.

STRANGE STOMAoHICAL EJEcnoN or
IEEoHSs "A Young girl-a daughter of Mr..
Robinson-in the town Of Franklin, Wis,
who has been ailing for nearly twelve
months past, and subject to the most hOrri-
bic spasms, was treatSd by physician of
that village, and on the l4th threw up FIVE
ugly looking reptiles, three of which are now
in the doctsr's possession. They range from
four to six inches in length, and are as thick
as a large walking stick. Their general ap-
pearsnee is that of huge, red, overgrOWn
leechesi they we're alive when frst thrown
up, bat died soon afterward. TIE girl il
rapidly recovering her health and strength
and has doubtless taken new lease of ex.
isteDce
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

ADULTERATED CHAMPAGEE.-The drinkers
of spurious beverages, says New York
agine few drinkers thought themselves vic
Tins of turnip juice. The fact, however,
was disclosed in the Court of Sessions last
Wednesday, when a witness in a certain case
case testified that the wine which had been
sold by him while in the employ of the de-
sendant, was made of what was called "tur-
nip. juice This was make to sparkle by
gas made from vitriol and marble dust, and
then labeled Champagne" No wonder that
incorporate persons so often die premA-
turely
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

QUEER LAW SUIT,-A queer suit has been
decided in favor of the plaintiff at Chicago.
A well. to-do man went TO an intelligence
Office, saying that he wanted a wife, and
would like to try her first as servant. He
other 81 if he married the girl. He soon
married, and then refused the 81 owing,
hence the suit,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

PREPARATION FOR Faction MATCHEs-
The best known preparation for friction
matches consists of gum arabic, sixteen parts
by weight; phosphorus, nine parts; inter,
fourteen parts; peroxyde Of manganese, in
powder, sixteen parts. The gum is first
made into a mucilage with water, then the
manganese, then the phosphorus, and the
whole is heated to about 1902 Fab. When
and the whole is thoroughly stirred until
the mass is a uniform paste. The wooden
matches, prepared first with sulphur, are
then dipped in this, and afterwards dried in
the air,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

WHALING IN CALIFoRHIA.-The San Diego
whalers have done q good business this
season. About ], 800 barrels have been taken
during the sin weeks previous to the middle
of February. The class of whales which
abouad in the bays about San Diego are
California Grays," and are very trouble
some fellows to deal with, unless the bomb
lance is used, which is the mode adopted by
ths whalemen in killing them.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

FELL Down A Snow FIELD.-0n Saturday,
says the La Porte tCal.) Messenger, gentle-
man travelling from Poker Flat to Downie-
vile, lost his footing, and went down a
Emo " Geld about half mile, tearing one OF
his hands dreadfully, and sustaining various
other injuries. He says that he at first went
feet for most next head to, and at length
send over end ~ UI
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A MEws-Ma Trick OF SERVANT GIRLs.-
Two servant girls, in Yorkshire, England,
ascertaining, lately, that their cup board
lovers, employees on railway, were
married men, cooked, in revenge, a cat and
after the delighted gentlemen had partaken,
hs Sne dsS o. sos p0S T
their wives. AS they lefE the house, some
young men in the secret, cried "mew, new y
and the town children hearing the story,
soon after saluted them with similar cries,
till at last they had to leave the place.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

lNsAEITY IN OALIFoREIA.-Hi is a sad sight,
says the Stockton (Cal.) Republican, to see
the great number of insane people who are
pouring into the asylum in that city.
Scarcely a stage OF steamboat arrives here
but some unfortunate of the kind is pas
senger. IL is not an uncommon circum-
stance fer four or five to arrive on the San
Francisco boat
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

The BuRIAL OF DEsERTnRs.-A law has
been introduced into Parliament in relation
to the barial of dsserters. Unbaptizsd child
rem are now frequently denied the right Of
lists suffer in consequence; indeed, every
non,comformist may by the Canon law be
denied Christian burial