Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-09
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Daughter" ," said an anxious parent to his
little one, didn't tell you to eat no more
green apples2n "Yes, papa, but this is a
yelIow ONE Papa collapsed.
At no moment of difficulty does husband,
knowing his utter helplessness, draw so close
to his wife's side for comfort and assistance
as when he wants button sewed on his
shirt collar.
Three batteries of royal artillery have been
ordered from India TO Canada. The force
will proceed overland upward of one thou
sand miles. Two hundred horses for the
royal artillery are on passage for Canada.
Edwin James, once the former English
Crown Counsel, now in this country, was an
actor, connected with the Bath Theater. He
became lawyer because he failed to succeed
as an exponent of the drama,
The Boston Traveller states that the nine
new regiments being organized in this State
are to be designated for special service, not
yet made public. They are to act in con-
nection with seven other regiments from
New England, and will be commanded by
distinguished army officer.
FreDshmap: Madame, you charge yer
mooch too high price for Eat ROOM" Land
lady: "Ohl you know we at the watering
places must make hay while the sun Shines"
Frenchman, indignant: BE gar, madame,
you sail nevare make re hay Of me-"
There are about one thousand five hundred
men in the camps of the two regiments at
New Haven, Conn. The two regiments are
full by company, but companies are not all
full as yet. Besides these, there are thirty
companies enlisting in the State.
The Easton (Penna) Sentinel, recently de-
stroyed by q mob, in consequence of its
alleged Secession sympathies, appears again
this week on q half sheet. The editor denies
that he ever had any sympathies with Sc
cession, and claims to be a sincere and loyal
supporter Of the Union.
The correspondence found upon the rebel
officers taken in the Hatteras forts, show that
much pains was taken by the Confederates
to conceal the number of prizes taken by
their priVateers upon the North Carolina
coast, lest the attention of this Government
should be called to the necessity of extir-
patipg this nest of pirates.
The Rev. Daniel Waldo, now in the ninety
ninth year of his age, and in remarkable
possession of all his faculties, preached a
highly impressive sermon to large congre-
CATION at Rochester last week. He was
formerly Chaplin to the House of Represent
atives of the United States.
The treasurer of the Fourth of July COM
mittee in Lowell, having a little money left
after paying the bills, it was voted to divide
it between the four Lowell military compa-
MES in the Sixth Regiment, and accordingly
"divy" of $40 was paid to the treasurer of
each company, and was very thankfully re-
ceived.
Mr.. H. 7. Bumsted, of Bloomfield, Conn,
found on his land few days ago, turtle,
which showed old age, most decidedly. 1t
was marked sc. H., l8l0'-ffty-on years
ago. The &c. H." stands for Deacon Caleb
Hitchcock, who died some two years since,
aged seventy y-three-showing that he marked
the turtle forty-nine years before his death.
The official vote on the question of ratify-
ing the new Constitution of Georgia foots
up as follows: For ratification, eleven thou
sand four hundred and ninety-seven; against
ratification, ten thousand six hundred and
thirty seven; majority, eight hundred and
sixty. From nine counties there are no re-
turns and in others only one or two pre-
cincts voted.
The Lowell Courier states that on Monday
morning the Massachusetts, Prescott, Tre-
mont and Suffolk Mills, in that city, started
fully one-half of each department. This in-
dicates the advent of better times. The
Webster Times says that the mills of Messrs.
Slater & Sons, at the north and east villages,
which suspended operations two weeks ago,
were to start again yesterday.
A man named Michael Davis was acci-
! IDENTIFY shot on Thursday afternoon at his
residence in Front.street, Philadelphia, in
the following singular manner He was pre-
pairing for cunning expedition, and had a
double-barreled gun. While looking into
one of the barrels his dog came by and
jumped upon the trigger. The gun exploded,
and the charge entered the head of Mr.
Davis, killing him Instantly.