Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

An agent of Governor Sprague, o.
Rhode Island, is buying beef cattle in Chi
cago for shipment to Providence, where
the beef is furnished to the operatives at
first cost, transportation added Within
the last few months between $4,000 and
900 dollars worth of cattle and hogs
have been purchased here for this pur-
pose.
To ascertain the real origin of sudden
deaths, the experiment has been tried in
Europe and reported to scientific Con-
gress held at Strasburg. Sixty-six cases
of sudden deaths were made the subject
Of thorough post-mortem examination
in these cases, only two were found who
| died from disease of the heart Nine out
of sixty-six had died from apoplexy, while
there were forty-six cases of congestion of
the lungs. The causes that produce con-
gestion Of the lungs are cold feet, tight
clothing, coztive bowels, sitting still until
chilled, after being warmed by labor or a
rapid walk; going too suddenly from a
close, heated room into the cold air, es-
pecially after speaking, and sudden de-
pressing news operating on the blood
These causes of sudden deaths being
known, an avoidance of them may serve
to lengthen many valuable lives which |
would otherwise be lost under the verdict |
Of heart complaint. This disease is sup
posed to be inevitable and incurable, |
hence many may not take the pains they |
would TO avoid sudden death, if they knew
1t lay in their power.
A National Tobacco Fair will be held |
in Louisville, KY, on the 2Sth and 29th
inst. Delegates will be in attendance
from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, and
the best specimens of tobacco grown in
those States will be on exhibition.
A negro boy named Henry, and about
sixteen years old, was hung in Mobile on
the goth ult., for the murder of a white
ad, TO whom he was in debt to the extent
of $3.50. He enticed the boy to the
woods, struck hin down with an iron bar
ragged him to pool of water, and then
him with bricks until dead.
4 letter from Washington states that
he newspaper correspondents and editors
at the capital, now charge, for !
preparing hour speeches for members of /,
congress, from twenty-five to one hundred
-ollars, according to the reputation of the
writer. Once a week-every Saturday v
he members have chance to "orate," a
nd, In order to save time, some of the @
lame ducks" ask permission to print
instead of speaking their pieces. These,
t twenty-five dollars piece, do not
make heavy inroads on their purses.
A studious gentleman, in Paris, named
Ioudin, has lately occupied himself with
-atistics of persons killed by lightning;
nd he declares that ladies should no
)nger be afraid of the electric fluid, as.
! comparison with men, they only suffer r
'om it at the rate of twenty-eight to one b
undred. NJ. Boudin assures Us that 6
ghtning exhibits a marked prediction
)r the male sex, and where man and
oman are walking together, the man is
lvariably the sufferer. 1t is to be hoped
lat Professor Boudin will some day give ST
D explanation of this remarkable pheno-
lemon, and, if his gallantry will permit,
ake known how the Partially may be ',
1rrected.