Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-26
" A KI.B TIE y.

The number of persons killed and wounded
in Texas by the Indians during the past three
months is estimated at 470.
Terence O'Mayne killed his wife near Nor
folk, Virginia, a few days ago, because she
refused to give him money to buy liquor.
On the Ist of January there were over
5000 Americans in Paris, many of whom
are permanent residents there.
George P. Criswell recently died near
Mount Vernon, Mich. of congestion of the
brain, superinduced by violent tooth-ache.
In Somerset County, Maine, VIM. Ridge
and his brother were killed during storm
by the falling of large beach tree upon
them.
A Mississippi planter was robbed on a
steamer near Vieksburg, recently, of 50, 900
in bank notes by a thief who escaped in the
yawl of the boat.
A large tree, supposed to be over seven
centuries old near the City of Mexico, is said
to have been struck by lightning more than
200 times. .....
Albert Markley, little boy nine years
old, was choked TO death near Table Rock,
Arkansas, recently, by swallowing bullet
which he had in his mouth.
The Japanese revive faded flowers by
burning the stems until they are entirely
charred, when they become fresh and sweet
again for days.
Jacob Palmer was murdered and robbed in
! Wood County, Texas, on the 10th inst, by
some unknown assassin, and his body con-
| cealed under some dry leaves. ~
Brantome declares "No woman is capable
| of committing sin with the man that she
| loves; because the dictates of the heart are
superior to all morals" .u
Henry Burley placed pistol in his mouth
| near Sheffield, Vermont, the other day, sup
| posing it unloaded, and, pulling the trigger
| blew out his brains.
In st. Petersburg, the annual revenue tc
| the government from houses of ill-repute
which are always taxed, is said to be abou
$500000.
A woman sixty years old, residing il
| How Branch, N. O., recently had third SCI
of teeth, having lost nearly all her seconC
some ten years before.
RIP. Murkman died near Sykesville, Mary
land, on Thursday, from the bite of viciou
horse which he had attempted to subdue at
ter the manner of Rarey.
At mercantile meeting in Liverpool, En-
gland, on the Sd inst, a wholesale grocer
pocket was picked of So, 500 in Bank of En-
gland notes.
In Shelly, Texas, David Brampton, who's
head had been bald for twenty years, re
Gently had the typhus fever, and his hal
came in as plentifully and as dark as ever.
In Pennington, Pennsylvania, a needl
was taken lately from the side of youn
woman, Ellen Gary, which she had swallowe
when little girl.
In Venice on the Sd ult., an italian ga
liant, Giovanni Canoni, who had made lev
to another gentleman's wife at masq queradI
was fatally stabbed, while stepping out of
gondola. That sounds like Venice of old.
A boy ten years old, Jerome Pitmer, hay
ing heen chastised by his father, in Leoni
Texas, recently, set fire to the house an
burned it to the ground, the family narrowl
escaping with their lives.
Near Maiden, Canada, on the 18th inst,
little girls clothes caught fire from blazin
CRATE, and her mother, in extinguishing th
flames, was so badly burned that she die
the next day.
Maurice Jordan and Samuel Rochey wei
frozen to death, while out hunting in Adam
County, Wisconsin, few days since, an
when found, their bodies were covered wit
snow.
Mary Garvin, who was supposed to hay
been lost at sea, ten years before, returne
alive to her husband in Birmingham, Ell
gland, recently, to his great surprise an
greater horror.
|, Peter Haycot and his two children, age
, nine and twelve years old, were burned
, death in their own house in Alexander OC
H., few nights since, by the accident
| firing of their dwelling.