Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-04
Minor News Items.


William Curtis Noyes, Of New York, owns
and carries WsshiDgton's watch.
The correspondent Of the London Times
has been ordered to quit Rome
Three ladies' fell on the slippory sidewalk
at New Haven, Cts last week, and broke their
legs.
The Japanese claims in New York havs
been reduced down still further 70 the sum O
$57, 500; The bills originally amounted toIeom,
$4,000. Af1Ff fTNF - I
"A bill has been introduced into the Legis-
lature Of Illinois, which provides that all th'
real and personal property of q woman, on mar
rying, shall remain her own. 81
1T Is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs. Burch
whose divorce suit recently created SO mucl
excitement, are about to come together again
Ia Mr.. and Mrs. Sckles.
"A member of the Missouri Legislature re.
Gently proposed to have the public printing dom
by convict labor, but it was found there was nj
printer, and never had been in the Penitenti
ary. p,r sssifc4a
The Canadians do not like the ieterferenc
1.-THE English Courts with the case OF Ander.
scr;,= The fugitive elaee. The Toronto Leade
denounces it as an outrage upon free people
which can never be submitted to.
Major Anderson is considered one OF th,
best artiIlerists In the army. He is the autho
of the standard book on that arm Of the service
used at West Point, and in the army.
Carbon Om.-The yield OF the wells ani
springs in Pennsylvania, since the first discov-
cries, about year ago, amounts to 22, ,119 bar
rells, found principally in VenAngo and the ad-
jacent counties. There has been a steady in
crease each month, the ammout for December
being 6.43l barrels.
When one remembers the herculean tolls
OF Walter Scott, TO purchase and adorn Abbots
ford, as the future home of his family for many
generations, il IL melancholy to reflect that his
family is nearly extinct, aud the place fast 60
ing to decay.
The Savannah, Ca, Republican, opposes
the formation of Provisional Government al
the present time. IL can see no present neces.
sity for the movement. and such step, If taken
by the six States which have seeded, might
prejudice the other Slave States against them.
The Rev. DR.. Hawks, of New York. at.
tended Lola Montez, during her last illness,
and administered spiritual consolation. Mr..
Hawks said at her funeral, that he had never
known case Of more sincere repentance than
that Of Lola.
PETER's PENCE IN CUBA.-Fifty-six thousand
dollars have been subscribed for the aid of the
Pope in the diocese of Havana, Cuba, and six
teen thousand dollars in the diocese Of St. Jago
de Cuba, together with seventy two thousand
dollats, which amount has been remitted to the
Nuncio of Plus TX, at Madrid.
The Committee of Conference of the South
Carolina Legislature, to which was referred the
matter of dredging Mafiit's Channel, has finally
agreed to appropriate $40. 900 for this purpose,
provided the work shall not be resumed until
Fort Sumter shall pass into the possession of
the authorities of the State, and all the troops
Of the Uoited States shall be removed from the
harbor Of Charleston. a. sr
The Fernandina FlsTidian states that the
work on Fort Clinch, which guards the entran-
Gee to the Amelia and st. Mary's Rivers has
been suspended by order of the United States
Government, and that Capt. WHITING, the off,
Ger in command, is inclosing such parts of the
work as require protection preparatory to leav-
ing. Fortunately the work Is not 30 far advanc
ed as to be of much value to the State.