Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-18
VANITY FAIRgnsMs.

From the last issue of Vanity Fair we
make these excerpts:
Running for the Bare Life-OlOton into a
bath. ....- - '0-...-''---
The Southern Negroes Hymn-The Massa
lazy Hymn. ....... ..
Sum Objections to Southern Unitya--Ad-
ditional division.
Wise in His Own Conceit--Thinking he
can take Washington. .-
Motto for the new Empire of Mississippi
ave are all Bonds-men here p a.
Infanticide- South Carolina destroying
the buoys.
Good news for the News.boys-The Extra
'dition case in Canada.
Station-house - The whisky drinkers
morning reflection, Cuss-toddyP
Secession Hospitality - Eiecting the pa
tients from the Marine Hospital near New
Orleans. .
People who live on q mere Crust-All the
inhabitants of this terrestrial globe.
The Vessels generally preferred by Navy
Ohicers-Weaker Vessels.
A Slight Cause of War Strange that
South Carolina should be so jealous Of Major
Anderson receiving complement
Just so-Garibaldi retired with nothing.
The King took every thing. Truly to the
Victor belong the spOils.
Virginia Proverbs-A word to the Wise
Verbum Sap. We may be good and happy
without Ritohies.
Roll on Niagara-The Niagara brings
IN bat, 1foll 6
Waterfall. .....
Question for Governor Pettus-Do the Sc
cessionists hope to silence the North. west by
shutting up the Mouth of the Mississippi
What they. Need-A French friend saws
that the great requirement of our Federal
Army officers, just now, is "Fort etudeF'
From our Wall-street Contributor-In
what particular does bear, when lame
ducked, resemble all mankind2 He was
"ruined by the fall"
Effort-What would be the most definite
manner of finding out the difference between
Fort and an Effort2 Attempt to take Fort
Sumter.
Very Likely Several of our mathemat-
ical friends have been seen frequenting lager
beer musical saloons lately, in search of
LGger-Tythns. s.. -..t, - r..,
Something in Name-0ur colored con-
tributor suggests that the Southern States
ought to be called the Cotton-woo States, as
this name would define both their peculiar
staple and their peculiar institution.
Bull in the China Shop-The policy of
England toward China was best shown by
the English soldiers exclamation at Pekin,
who, seizing Chinaman by his pig tail, de.
capitated him, exelaiming: Heads win,
tails you losep
Too Florid-ah-A salute of thirteen guns
was lately fired at Pensacola, in honor OF the
Lone Star flag of Florida. a rfl.,5
of course, when Florida Flags she'll Start
Loan.
Perforative-Why is General Sandford
like the Hoosac Tunnel2
He's, O great Bore, and slow getting
through. 'H
True once, true ever-"Roman history
shows that the Senate and the Tribune were
always opposed -..-
Just SO. And Horace's late trip to Albany
| proves it.
Anazonian Warfare-It is said the South
ern girls are as patriotic and belligerent as
the men. We do suppose that if regiment
J of gallant young Northerners went to
Charleston just now, the fair ones would
or worse
Carving at Ham-When Louis Napoleon
was in prison at Ham, it is reported that he
occupied his time in carving an elaborate
walking cane which is now in the possession
of gentleman in this city. Our cynical
contributor says that such an occupation was
perfectly natural, since it was the only stick
ne could at that time cut. D-
To- Correspondents reply to several
parties who have written 70 us asking
| whether there is a secret vigilance committee
| sitting upon Helpers Book, we have only to
| say that we do not know. We believe il is
! pretty well ascertained however, that there
are good many persons squatting upon
John Browns Tract. .-r.r H- 81
Cheerful for Charleston--Every day, for
the last two or three weeks, paragraphs
headed "Arms for Charleston have been
going the rounds of the papers. II the
prophets who foretell of inevitable destitu-
tion in the South when disunion falls upon
us are to be believed all that will be changed
by and by; and, instead of farms for Charles
ton" going the rounds of the papers, we
shall see "Alms for Charleston" going the
rounds of the paupers.