Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21
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There are now nine Cardinals hats vacant
in the Sacred College at Rome.
Mrs. Gore, the authoress of large number
of popular novels, recently died in England.
Goals, during the late severe weather in
Paris, were sold at $12 per chaldron.
Russia has now splendid feet in the Ned
iteTranean.
The tobacco merchants of Richmond, Va,
have organized a tobacco exchange.
Why is ice in thaw like philanthropyP 2
Because it gives in all directions.
Neff, Russian painter, is beginning to
find good sale for his pictures in Paris.
Wine, called Valerie, 1000 years old,
has been dug out of the ruins of Pompeii.
The works on the tunnel through Mont
Gents have been suspended by the Sandman
Government.
Steam boilers are now constructed with
diagonal screws, and are said to be twice as
strong as those made in the old way.
Lord Lincoln, says the London Nail is to
marry the daughter of Mr.. Hope, who gives
her $4,000 year.
Colt, the revolver man, has gone to Hs.
vana for the benefit of his health, which is
much impaired.
Titus Salt, a member of Parliament from
Bradford, has resigned his seat in conse-
quence of failing health.
At the late Presidential election, San Fran
cisco polled 4,eoe nore votes than New
Orleans.
AT Knoxville, Nd, the other day, man
named Coins killed another named Pool, by
striking him on the head with q stone.
1t is estimated, that of the 44O Southern
officers still in the army, fully 400 will re-
main in the service, let what will take place.
| The French Emperor has purchased Prince
Soltikoff's famous collection of medieval
arms and armor. 81 .- >
The deaths in New York City last week
numbered 400, an increase of forty-three
| over the previous week.
A citizen of Bourbon County, Kentucky,
has received and filled orders from Georgia,
| for 10000 bushels of corn.
There is uncommon destitution and suffer-
ing among the poor working classes at Ma
rysville, California.
Roger Watson having had trouble with
one W. Petty, in Linden, Texas, found him
very i'll recently, lying on the road side, and
most cruelfy blew out his brains.
There are l,lO2Snewspspers and 48l mag
azines now published in Great Britain;
nearly one half of the latter being of a re-
hgious character. "..
A general service of funerals in France
is conducted by company in Paris, author-
ized by law, managed by director, with
fixed tariff of prices.
The rumor obtains great credit in England
that the Galway line of steamers will here
after leave Limerick instead of the former
port.
A new safety valve has been invented, by
which the action of the lever carrying the
weight operates at the same time on damper
in the chimney, and regulates the draught.
John O'Mahony, who was in exile in
America for several years, has arrived in
Ireland. He is residing at Ballycurkeen,
near Carrick- on, SUR.
Joseph Veazie, of Providence, is willing
to subscribe 81, 900, if nineteen others will
subscribe like sum, to try the experiment
of raising cotton in Central America.
Clarence G. Keats, nephew of John Keats,
the English poet, died in Evansville, lad,
recently, of consumption, in his thirtieth
year.
The San Antonio Ledger mentions the dis
cOvery of an exosllent ford across the Rio
Grande, by which route can be established
to chihuahua, at savingp Of $40 miles,
The Memphis (Tenn.) Bulletin says there
is a report that the Bank of America, in that
State has again failed. 1t never was of any
value. -
The rolling mill at South Easton, Penn,
which had been idle for some time past, was
blown in on Monday, and operations re-
sumed. -....
Billet doux from the Alabama girls come
dated "Southern Coqfedracy," and are re-
piled to by girls living beneath the base OF
Bunker Hill, under the date of "The Stars
and Stripes" ..r
The English soldiers quartered at Fred
rickton, N. b., have been for some time
drilled in snow-shoes, by order Of the COM
mandant of the garrison. ai
A train, on Friday, ran over and killed
five horses near Port Stanley Canada West
which had leape6 the cattle-guard, and gal
lOped up to the approaching cars.
The increasing scarcity of choice, fresh
fish, from the inland waters of the United
States, renders II desirable that some COM
prehensive measure of pisci-culture be
adopted. tofEt
Professor Aytoun has accepted the Presi-
deney of the Associated Societies Of the
University of Edinburg, and is expected to
deliver his inaugural address on the 4th o