Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-08
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Ink is caustic which burns most often
the fingers of those who use it.
Piccolomini's next effort as. vocalist it
is stated, will he in the "Cradle Song"
From Havana we have the intelligence of
the failure of Steiner & Co.. for So, 100000.
The deaths in New York last week num-
bered 367, a decrease Of SO from the week
previous.
NJ. Eugene Mirecourt has written to Pa
risian journal denying the reports of his
DEATH
Thirty-six negroes were sold in Early
County. Ga, last week, at an average Of
1928.
Henry L. Wilson, one of the proprietors of
the Chicago (Ill.) EUsning Journal, died a
day or two ago.
The authorities ofSavannah, Ga, are about
to erect a telegraph from that city to Fort
Pulaski, distance of twelve miles.
Jas. Pierce, of Nansemond County, Va,
has lost in few weeks past five children
from the dreadful disease, diptheria.
An accomplished skater at Namur, Bel
gium, recently won a wager by skating an
hour with basket ofeggs on his head.
John Alsman stabbed Henry Laud, on
Thursday morning, near Carlisle, Ind, kill
ing him instantly. Alsman fed.
In some parts of Illinois sorghum-grow-
ing and molasses-making have been carried
on quite extensively during the past year.
Nothing more quickly betrays -oheraoter
than the laugh. Let me hear man laugh,
said Democritus, and will tell you his his
tory.
A woman of forty-two, Anna Marston, at
tended the funeral of her eighth husband in
Portsmouth, England, on the 18th ult. and,
strange to say, she never had child.
Mrs. Julia Howard, resident of Glasgow,
Scotlond, gave birth recently to a pair Of
twins, in the sixty. seventh year of her age.
What an irrepressible female!
In a small ultra Presbyterian town in
Scotland, school teacher was lately ex-
PEELED from church because he insisted on
writing God with small 'g."
A beautiful Greek girl in Athens recently
committed suicide because her lover had
been sent to sea by his parents to cure him
of his passion. .'
Ovid declares that small-waisted women
are deceitful. If the converse of this be true,
the rest should all be very slender above the
hips. ......'
1t is little singular that we have not, in
all our journalistic experience, ever noticed
in our exchanges case of conscience in
which woman was the case in question.
Lady Mary Wortley Montague said that
women's tears were like the rattle of rat
tie. snake-an indication Of malignity and
imminent danger.
Charles Lever, the novelist, is coming to
America--the continent is getting too hot
for him. He thinks the Atlantic should di-
vide him and the bailitts.
An honest charwoman while cleaning the
| Capitol at Washington on Tuesday, found a
| pocket book containing $50, 900, which was
| promptly returned TO the owner.
A party of fishermen caught, in the Della
ware River, near Point Pleasant, at single
haul, $500 suckers, as plump, fat and juicy
as ever graeed table, on Thursday.
The Turks employ no mills, but beat the
berry with wooden pestles in mortars. When
long used the pestles become precious, and
bring great prices.
A daring burglary was committed on Sum
day, in Starke County, ILL.,, while all the
family were at church. The house was ram
sacked, and 1000 in money stolen.
The marine losses by the insurance COM
| pdQleS IN OOSbOu nave Dt6u very u6dN1 WllLe
in the past few weeks, several first class
ships, with valuable cargOes having been
wrecked.
Pinkerton & Co., private detectives Of
Chicago, Ill, have arrested their book
keeper, Mr.. Howard, for alleged embezzle-
ment.
Mrs. Weeks, of Meddybemps, Me-, killed
a wild cat, last week, while it was feloni'
ously abstracting goose from the Weeks
estate.
The Glasgow Examiner states that one day
in Christmas week the thermometer wa
actually, in some parts OF Scotland 4O' be
low zero.
Prince Sergius Troubetzkoi, the leader o
the conspiracy discovered on the accession
of the late Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, Il
the throne, has recently died at Moscow.
By the arrival of the Overland Mail, ",
hear of the death, in San Francisco, o
Terence Bellew MeManus, one of the Irisl
refugees of lS4s.
The Library Of the late Karl Ritter, tn
celebrated geographeE has been sold by his
heirs, for sum of IA 900 thalers, TO the book
|. seller Herr Weigel, of Leipsic.
} The latest composition of Rossini for tn
piano is entitled "a Railway Journey"
commences with an allegro vivoe, initiating
. the noise of the train under way and the ia
of the machinery. 5rsH FYls arr
Monsignor Sacconi, the Papal Nuncio, wa
. expected TO arrive in Paris In the end
January. The reported differences betweel
. Gen; Goyon and the Papal Government ar
officially denied.
Accounts from various sections, East
. North and West, agree in the statement tbs
! the amount of snow Is extraordinarily larg'
. more than there has been for some twent
IYears 49,