Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-03
General news Items.

The accounts from Caprers are that Gar
ibsldi continues in very delicate state Of
health. He can only walk about with the
assistance of crutches. ea
They are going to adopt generally, in
Paris, the fashion Of shaking hands and of
leaving the first recognition in the street to
the ladies. m
At Lincoln, Mass, they grow some pick
les. One man, from q acres, has gathered
81, 900; and another from acres took so,-
900. That is a sour section.
A Dictionary Of slang words" is to be
soon published in London. The author has
devoted ten years to the task, and has COL
lected ten thousand slang words and phra-
ses. larET... Inc -a....a
Thomas Winans is expected from Eng
land in his cigar-shaped steamer. He in
vented it at cost of $150,O0O. Perhaps
ne will next invent steamer in the shape
of chew of tobacco. -
A new American novel is snnounced by
Ticknor & Fields, and will be issued this
week. It is called Emily Chester" and
is said to be "an entirely new romance, of
great power" ..z il.
Hoop skirts have recently decreased in
size, and are more acceptable to the wear
ers on account of their compactness. A
new skirt, recently patented, has been very
generally introduced, bearing the title Of
aDuplex Elliptic" They are much worn
and are regarded as a decided improve
ment over otner styles in regard to their
Aexibility. lo7a
Among the forthcoming works nnounced
in England, the Longmans promise ''Tus-
can Sculptors, their Lives Works and
Times, with Illustrations from ORIGINAL
Drawings and Photographs, by Charles
c. Perkins, in two volumes; "Rome, An
cient and Medieval, being History of the
| CITY from its Foundation to the Sixteenth
Century" bv T. II. Dyer; "Last Winter
in Rome and other Italian Cities" by G.
R. Weld: "The Autumn Holidays of c
| Country Parson," and Explorations in
Southwest Africa" by Thomas Baines,
with map and illustrations.
The wrought iron Ames gun was tried
at Bridgeport, Conn, last week. Three
shots were fred, with the following result,
as reported IN the Bridgeport Standard
" The first shot, with a charge of sixteen
pounds of powder, the gun elevated at
twenty-four and one-ffth degrees, was sent
five and three-qusrter miles. The second
shot, elevated the same, was tumbler,
and fell short about one and half miles.
The third shot, with q charge of twenty
five pounds of powder, went distance Of
seven and half miles in thirty seconds.
The shell weighed lO7 pounds"
The Portland Press gives the following
as the operations of rum: Last week the
police picked up young man who was in
toxicated, and placed him in cell in the
lookup. Soon after, the uptown police
brought in an old man, who was quite
drunk, and placed him in cell adjoining
that of the young man. The officer in
charge went to the cell Of the young man,
inquired his name, and how to spell it. On
his attempting to spell If, the old man in
| the next cell sang out. 'That's-a lie ?
Halo, father shouted the young man,
sis that your It proved to be father and
son, though they were brought in from the
extremes of the city.
Not bad stcry is going the rounds in
Paris. A small German baron had occa-
sion, as it seems, to see Baron Rothschild
of Frankfort. The great fnancier was
writing away for very life when Baron x.
was announced. He did not even lift his
eyes, but said "Take a seat, SIR The
Baron, with true German loneliness about
titles, said, "Sir, indeei think NJ, le
Baron did not hear my name. am a
baron also-the Baron x" "AhI thou
sand psrdons !" said the banker still writ
ing 'you are baron; take two chairs
then, if you will be so kind, and wait till 1
have finished this letter"
A charming young widow, who was
living in fine style at St. Louis hotel, and
whose lady-like department and CONVEX
sationaI powers had secured her a number
of male friends from among the most res
pectable in town, was recently visited by
detective officer, with search warrant
for $500 diamond ring which she had
stolen. This article was not only found,
but in searching her trunks and boxes a
large quantity Of jewelry and about sl5,-
600 in greenbseks were also discovered.
The yo1ng gentlemen who had loaned her
a number Of valuable rings and other to-
kens of love, &c, were shocked on learn
ing the character of the lady that they de-
clined to prosecute her, and advised the