Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17
VARIETIES.

us that the entire American fleet, with the
exception of one small vessel, had left for
home. The vessel which remained had been
called suddenly tO Shanghai, by report that
a vessel had been purchased there for the
purpose of being armed as privateer under
the JEFF Davis flag.
BEST TOMATO PICKLEs-One peck Of green
tomatoes four onions, three bell peppers, one
cup Of sugar, one spoonful of cinnamon, one
spoonful of cloves, one spoonful of allspice,
one spoonful Of mustard. Lay the tomatoes
in salt over night, then cut them up with
the onions and cover them with vinegar.
Boil them till soft, then take them out, aud
add the spices (done up in bag), sugar and
peppers. Boil all together, and pour over
the tomatoes. u,# |..
There are eight or ten thousand bales of
cotton at Memphis, Teun., awaiting confs-
cation on the arrival of the Union forces.
The Mayor of Toronto, Mr.. Bowes is one
of the suTeties for Colonel Rankin, who has
been arrested in that city for recruiting
there for the United States volunteer service.
The fact is very calling to the Toronto
Leader, the mOuthpiece of the Southern SYM
pathizers in Canada West.
A French lady has succeeded in manufAc-
turing an excellent paper from wood, and at
n
rags Her method consists chiefly in the use
of new machinery for reducing the wood to
fine fibers, which are afterward treated with
the alkalies and acids necessary to reduce
them to pulp, and the composition is finally
bleached by the action of chlorine.
Madame Jenny Lind is engaged for two
concerts during the present month, at the
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool 1t is said
that the Nightingale" refused sum equiva-
lent to $4,000 for the two evenings, and that
she expected to realize double that amount
by sharing the receipts.
General Lane wears straw hat, plain
coat and gray woolen shirt, aud is the most
marked and unmilitary man in his brigade.
The Sixth Regiment of Vermont Volun-
teers, about TO go in camp at Montpelier, was
recruited and equipped inpffteen days.
Snow to the depth of three inches has fall
len on the mountains back of Marquette,
Lake Superior.
OnThursday last, in the port of New York,
there were thirty five ships loading with
wheat for the single port of Hayre.
The whole Australasisn coast is to be made
the subject of thorough scientific survey
For this purpose the British Government has
contributed fl0, 900 year, and levies an an.
nual tax on New South Wales of f3, 500, Vic
toris the same, Tasmania and Queensland
each FL, 500, and South Australasia f2, 900.
The new State Treasurer's report of Vir
ginia, Western Division, shows that the re
ceipts have been $l38, 8,052, and the expendi
lures $57,696, leaving a balance in tht
treasury on the Both September, Of $sO,356
Southerners in France suffer from thu
| blockade. One young man from Mobile
who is said to have an income of So 900 {
| year, is in the debtors prison Of Clichy, a
the suit of the keeper of an American bar
room" Another young man, OF wealthy
| family in Louisiana, has been obliged tt
| enter a store.as clerk, and still another ha
obtained employment in the office of al
architect.
Perry McDonough Collins has been super
seded in the Commercial Agency at Amoo
River by Richard G. Hannah, of Indiana.
A report has reached this country from
| Paris that the Commissioners of the rebe
States had offered to the French Governmen
! q bonus of five hundred thousand bales of cot
ton on consideration that they should breal
the blockadel A bribe of $4,000, 900, pay
able in cotton!
In the Kansas troubles of old no man wa
more active on the side of the Missourians
| during the border.ruthan war, than EX
Senator Atchison, OF Missouri; bat whel
Kansas was admitted into the Union as
State he suddenly vanished out of view, AM
has not been heard of since. Now, however
he turns up at the fight of Blue Mills, Of
the side of the rebels, in arms against tn
loyal Missourians.
General Lane is having several rifed can
non made at the foundery at Leavenwortl
for his brigade.
Ten millions of dollars of demand Treasury
notes have been issued, $1,000, 900 of whic
are in circulation, 81 ,0O0 600 at the Deposito
ries, and $2,000,0O0 on hand.
The Charleston Mercury contains an ad
veTtisement for the sale at public auction, o.
the 26lh ult., of all the machinery, material!
tools, &c the property of the United States
used there in building very elegant aud ex
pensive Custom House when the rebellio
broke out. This is another evidence of tn
base ingratitude of secession, stealing an
confscating the very articles which the pa
ternal care OF the Federal Government EN-
ploy ed 10 addvalue to the property ofCharles
toD, and afford comfort and convenience 1
its business men.
GARIBALDI.-The London Times CORE
spondent writes from Turin:
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