Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-14

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The deaths in Boston last week numbered
seventy-four-thirty-one of them women.
Westminster College, at New whining
ton, PeDna., was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss, $4,000.
DR.. Jepper has been appointed Physician
Extraordinary to Queen Victoria, in room of
the late DR.. Baly.
The elegant residence of William NJ. Todd,
near Versailles, KY, was wholly destroyed
| by fire on Thursday. Loss $4,000.
Sir Benjamin Brode is still blind, the late
| operation for cataract not having been fol-
lowed by any improvement.
The deaths in New York city last week,
numbered 1893, decrease of fve from the
| previous week.
1t is said that the Empire Spring, Sara
togo, has been sold to D. A. Knowlton, of
Westfeld, N. Y, for 100000.
The Michigan Senate, by vote oftwenty-
two to nine, refused to invite Gen. Cass to
visit that body.
President Lincoln was burned in effigy at
Hampden Sidney College, few days ago,
amid 'calithumpian" serenade.
A little child in Ottoway County, ILL.,, was
attacked by sheep recently, and butted to
death.
The New Haven Clock Company makes
CSC clocks per day-250,000 per year. The
painting of the glass doors is a secret.
The Choctaw Netps states on authority of
a citizen that there is in that county "a male
OF the cow kind" nearly sixty.two years old,
On Friday, fifty.two swaDs were placed in
the New York Central pond, which was filled
up to the usual summer level.
A little child of Thomas Fl. Halpin, of New
Orleans, drank 50 much whisky the other
day that it died a few hours aiterward.
A German, named Shrover, hanged him.
self TO beam in New Orleans on Sunday.
He was cut down alive, but did not recover
1t is authoritatively denied that Harriet
Lane is married. She has been welded so
often in print, perhaps itwould be a relief to
be so in fact.
A New Orleans paper says that Miss
Hodges, o step. daughter of John Brougham,
the author and actor, is about 10 be married
to T. L, Morris now at Niblo's Theater.
In Hull, England, recently, a pet rabbit
nearly devOured the hands of an infant lying
in cradle in the room where the animal
w0s.
Plus TX has just received as a present a
splendid dismond necklace, the property OF
a French lady, lately deceased and guam
tity ofjewelry from another woman. '
Mrs. Mele. has been elected Postmaster
of Republic, in this State. She is Demo-
crat, but having a third husband, is eonsid-
cred sound on the Union.
A mad dog rushed into an apothecary 8
shop in Baltimore, Sunday morning. TIE
doors were Immediately closed, and the dog
Shot
VIM. F. Bristow, printer, was cut several
times and seriously wounded, by a person
unknown, in Louisville, KY, the other even
ing.
Some penitent sinner, who years ago de-
! frsuded the United States customs, sent a
! letter Wednesday, to the Custom-house in
| Boston, containing $50 in restitution.
In the celebrated case of Colonel Eastman
u.s. General Gaines and others, at Vincennes,
! Ind, Eastman recovered Judgment for $ll, :
$50. A new trial has been granted.
The SusquehanDa, in the vicinity of Har-
| risbuTg, Penna, is said TO be teeming with
wild ducks, to the great delight and profit OF
the gunners of that region.
the edge of a pre2ipice, on the Mercer River,
! California, and the poor fellow had his leg
broken by the fall.
Colorado aud Nevada are Spanish words
/ Colorado means colofed, generally reddish,
and is the name given TO several rivers
in America. Nevada means white as snow
There has been a snow-drift this winter
| in North Conway, N. H., SO high that per-
sons standing on top could look down the
chimneys Of the houses near by.
The manager of the Court-street Menag
erie, in Boston, has obtained living white
elephant, and will have it on exhibition in
few weeks. --, -
Three hard-workipg miners took out of q
quartz vein on Feather River, CAL, twenty
! thousand dollars worth of ore in three days
One forenoon's work was $4,000.
Lord Richard Grosysnor has returned to
London, after several years absence, during
which he has travelled in America, Australia
China and japan.
Carl Formes has arrived in Europe. HI
landed from the TeutoniG, on her last trip, a
southampton, and proceeded to fulfill an en-
gaPement at London.
Judge Harris the successor Of Mr.. Seward
in the United States Senate, is pronounced
by Washington Correspondents the finest
looking member of that body.
President LincoIn's Inaugural, consisting
of some 5000 words, was teegraPhed Z
New Orleans, entire, in the short space 0
three hours, r.r
Great preparations are making in Cuba fo
the reception of Queen Victoria's son
shortly expected to arrive there on bOarC
the ST. George. +.L .t tf.
The unusual quantity of snow which hs
fallen in the north-West this winter give
rise 10 sppTehensiOns that there may be
general inundation OF the Mississippi durinl
the Spring.
A widow uamed LecuriOt recently died ii
Paris al the age of ninety, in the very room
where she was born, and which she had oc
cnpied during the whole course of her lonl
life. .He. f..
The English opera has come to an un
timely end in New York, because Madam
Anna Bishop, herself entirely pdsses, wa
not properly sustained by other member
Of the troupe.
Last Thursday the drugstore of E. {
Fletcher, of Ashland KY, was totally dt
stToyed by FIRE The house was occupied q
4 A., afnra poaf., ffina and latur offiea I,os