Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-22

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An Sorts Of shorts' @
- A Ro1zr spiritualist- Queen Victoria.
aNorIcE of motionn-The railway whis-
tle. ..-............a
TIE Irishmen In California have sent on
a brick OF solid gold and several bricks Of
silver to the Fenian fair at Chicago.
In England the collins from over-crowded
burial grounds are dug up, dried and
ground, and used as an ingredient In the
adulteration Of coffee.
How can slavery be abolished all over the
world while there are serfs Of the ocean?-
Lou. Democrat. ~
IT IA suggested that as Gen. Grant is an
ex-tanner, he must know how to select his
couriers.
A GHOST is making visits to Springfield,
Mt which the watchmen have shot twice
without making 1t wink.
THE New York Herald thinks the career
of the female political orators will end in
government contract. Amarriage contract
Is much more likely.-SpinGfeh RspubH-
can.
BRooKEs's theswell whig club of London
blackballed the two sons OF Baron Roths-
child and also the banker Morrison, although
proposed by Lord John Russell. Exclu-
sive.
HAMPERS WEEKLY says that .the man
who plants birch tree near schoolhouse
little knows what he Is comforting on pos
terity." He probably means 'posterity's
? posteriors."
GEORGE w. CURTIS, having said in his
Thackeray lecture that "Englishmen and
Americans are brothers, the Boston Irduel-
Ter remarks, $50 were Cain and AbelF'
4 TIE Richmond papers say ''those who
have heretofore been bountifully supplied
with the necessaries Of life, are now, from
sheer necessity, forced to content themselves
with bare sufficieucy."
AN English paper has 'the best authority"
for stating that gentleman belonging to
Kinross, at present in the Holy Land, has
Jerusalem to convery a box, containing
water from the river Jordan, to be used in
the baptism of theroyal infant.
The census report exhibits the fact that
not one State declined in population from
1850 to 1860. Vermont increased the least
about one-third Of one per cent. The slave
States increased faster than New England;
and making due allowance for immigration
the South gained as fast as the North.
Z ADvERTIsE.-Dull times are the very best
for advertisers. What little is going ON they
get; while others are grumbling, they pay
their way, and with newspaper for a life
preseryer, swim on the top Of the water,
while others around are sinking.
8 RAISING MoNEy.--We hear of men "rais-
ing money, The process is attended with
hazard. A man in New York has been SEN
fenced to a years imprisonment for raising :
stwo dollar greenback to twenty. /.
PoLrrENEss goes good ways. Henry
Ward Beecher says: "An impudent clerk
can do as much injury to his store as the
neglect Of the proprietor to advertise his J
goods" Two undoubted and significant
facts which every one interested viii please
bear in mind.
In. q chancery suit one of the counsel,
describing the boundaries of his clients
land, said, In showing the plan of it:
ave lie on this side, my lord"
The opposite counsel then said: "Andwe
The chancellor, with . good-humored
grin, observed:
ar You lie on both sides, whom will you
have me believe?"
AsroRy Il told by distinguished Amer
lean sculptor Of the cool reception which
his mother gave to his first attempt at the
plastic art. 1t was the figure of woman
looking out upon the sea, as II trying to get !
glimpse Of the vessel that contained her
sailor husband. The figure was scarcely
demi-draped about the neck-which seems
TO have been the only point which struck
the good LADY, attention. swell, what do
you think Of herr" asked the eager expect
ant Of mothers praise. II Think said
the matron, with decision, 'sthat no decens
aplfghti" ea
A CUmous FAcr.--It Is rather singular
that the name Of God should be spelled with
four letters In almost. every LANGUAGE. exI
cept the English, viz: In Latin, Deus:
French, Dieu; Greek, Theos; German, Gott;
Scandinavian, Odin; Swedish, Codd: He,
brew, Alden; Syrian, Adad; Persian, Syra:
Tartarian, Idga; Spanish, Dias; East Indi-
an, Eagi or Zeni; Turkish, Addi; egyptian.
Aumn or Zent; Japanese, Zain; Peruvian,
Liam; Wallaebian, Zene; Etrurian, Chur:
Irish, Dieh; Arabian, ALA; and others still
with four letters.
AJUsr REBUKE AND WISE PErrTIoN.
"a private letter from Washington, dated
March llth, has the following: .a97I1
Yesterday in the Senate, the Chaplain
prayed IN the following words. TO the
Senate OF the United States and our rulers,
~. Vss.s'se3 DhAtNby DnAlND, on IOTQ
GodP Two Of the Senators had their faces
covered up with their hands, but happened
through their fingers, to glance at each
tas. !t "a sss literally as their eyes met burst
We cspnot for our lives see where the
laugh comes IN here. We frefer III saw
v,.hqsns q, 70 the Chsplain's petition. -Bs6aI
70 Courier. ..stI- q i5'-l'ss-
"A PvzzIzp .Jusrrcr.---A man named
josh was brought before 4 county souire
fofsteallngnhog, and three witnesses bsinS
examined, swore they saw him sfesi n n
waEh6Vinx volunteered aseounseI for Ioshl
and knowing thescope Of the soujre's hrain'
addressed him as follows
SHAY 4 please your honor. I can estahl;sb
this mans Innocence beyond donhf for
have twelve witnesses who are resdv "a
sveaf they did not see him steal II y,
I11 4o''|<c rested his head few n,oroent.
as II 81 deep thought, and with great d;rnis
~ arQea md brushing back his hair. said:
III <||ar1 ~ twelve who did not Zee es.iT him
steal 4, and only three who did, ia | disc6arrt H @
tho pf's2perf all S. !, .ssss,,nr
Dtrosrrz of rich brine have been d,.c<,I
cred at ~ Clair, Michigan, at q denfS IA ~
hInlIftd and eI9hty-tWo feet below f1,e s,,,1
a.. Several rnIu1Iouinz houa ~t~<..I- u 1--~r.