Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-14
VARIETIES.

Kings are often overthrow in wars waged
for their own aggrandizement. King Cotton
will be a memorable example.
An editor says there is often more religion
in a cord Of wood or a loaf of bread than in
the most elaborate sermon.
The Hon. Mrs. Norton is now regularly en-
gagged on the London Times editorial staff as
reviewer. .....
DR. Edward Brooks Everett, son Of Hon.
Edward Everett, died at the residence of his
father, Sunmer.street, Boston, on Tuesday,
at tbsiage Of thirtyiohe years. .V.
The banking capital of Vermont amounts
TO SO, $4,000, which is n'indrease of $40 0p0
over last year. The dividends on this sum
average triHele than seven per cent.
A. B Evans & Co., of Davenport, Iowa,
have orders to supplythe Government with
wheat to the amount of $4,000, to be de-
liyered in st. Louis. '''.
The Adiutant General of Massachusetts
has announced that Thursday, the 2sth inst :,
is to be observed by the-soldiers of that State,
wherever they may be located, as a day of
Thanksgiving. ~ V. - 80
81 wish could be cured of lying in bed
so late in the e'morning" said q lazy husband,
lounciug upon his pillow. "Well, will try
the water cure" said his wife, pouring a
bucketfdl on him. e., .-r
The Genfederates have at last issued their
rev postage stamp. They are green, with
tie likeness of President Davis on them, over
which is the inscription Confederate States
of America At the head of the stamp is
the word postage nand at the lower part its
denomination "fve cents"
There Is a report in Halifax, that His
Royal Highness Prince Alfred has recently
bad his royal ears slapped by a British
MILDLY. A complaint was made to the Of
fcer in command, which resulted in His
Royal Highness being told that it was ne
Glossary for him to keep civil tongue in his
head. . -.. ,.y ~
IN case recently brought before the Chief
| Justice of Newfoundland, he decided that
telegraph operators, when compelled to at
tend ajudicial proceeding, are bound to dis
| close the contents OF messages, and that ia
so doing they do not at all violate the oath
they have taken, that they will not "Willfully
| diEulge" the contents of messages. -.
THa reason for making the attack by the
naval expedition at Port Royal will appear
when it is stated that that immediate vicin-
ity is the rich spot of South Carolina; that
the famous sea island cotton is grown in that
amPhibious region, and that tie negro popG.
1 laIion is more dense there than in any other
part of the South, while treason is proper.
tionately rank, and 10 crown all, the harbbI
isthe best on the Southern coast.
Spiritualism does not find much favor
with the Church Of Spain. At Barcelona g
lorge quantity of books and pamphlets, some
three hundred in number, were publicly
burned by order of the Bishop. The cere
mony took place in the public square where
prisoners are usually condemned to death
and was presided over by priest and hi:
attendants in full costume. The question
"What shall be done with the readers of the
Cbooks2" naturally suggests itself.
p. A jury in Hamilton, G. Vs. have decided
that mourning can not legally be consid
cred part of funeral expenses. The defend
ant was connected with the Great, Western
Railway Company, and promised to pay thu
funeral expenses of victim Of an acciden
on the road. In the bill presented was, ar
! item for mourning furnished the family
( which the jury disallowed. .g ~
4 MIR. Marsh, of the Erie Railroad, is doing
patriotic work in making his disbursement
| along the line of that. road in the Demand
Treasury Otes of the Government. He hsl
recently exchanged gold with the Sub-Tref s
ury for ove.t$l50,000 of these notes, and pu
/ them in circhlation. AL other corporation
making large disbursements can in this wa.
be largely instrumental in aiding the Gov
eminent to crush ouf'Eebellion. ",. ..