The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-12
EDITORIAL BREyITIEs.

ct Judge Brockus, of the Supreme Court
of the Territory of New Mexico, has been
obliged to resign his office on account of deaf
ness, occasioned by the peculiar climate of
that country.
~ There is clerk in the New York post
Office, of forty years standing. He formerly
carried the whole Southern mail in bag un-
der his arm across the river to Jersey City.
The same mail now amounts to ten thou
sand pounds daily.
- The U. S. sloop- war Merrimack was
put in commission on the 3rd. inst, and
will seon sail for the cost of Africa. The
sloop-of-war. Cyane, off Hampton Roads
will soon 60 out sfcommission. The injury
sustained by the stamer Sarande, now lying
at the Gosport Navy Yard, is thought to be
of a more serious nature than was at first
apprehended. She will probably be put GU.
Of commission.
sH- Virginia's Capitol will soon be adoin-
cd with the noblest work Of Crawford, his
equestrian statue of Washington, which has
arrived in James River, and is now ut New
port Neuse awaiting orders.
10 A young man, who was making cider
at an old fashioned press on the farm of Mr.
Wise six miles east of Vincennes, was instant
ly killed by the breaking of heavy lever,
which fell upon his head while engaged in
keeping it down.
sB- a dispatch from Carson Valley to
Sacramento California; Journal, says that
the overland emigrants to California this
season will amount to full $4,000, and prob
ably 10000 souls.
~ The number of licensed carts in New
York is 5000 less than last year, the num-
Der then being nearly 5000. This is one Of
the "signs of the times" ~.
80 Snow has fallen in various parts of
this State.
~ a shocking accident recently occurred
in Nsshoba county, Miss. While a man
was ebopping wood on his farm, his little
son fell across the stick he was chopping,
and received blow of the axe upon his head
which proved fatal in less than an hour.
20 The business of all our railroads has
been very light for some time back. Very
little freight is now being moved Eastward
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad.
Nearly two hundred laborers along the
'lineof that road have been discharged tenn
porarily, until money matters ease Up lit
tie.
~ Mr.. Snodgrass, who figured in the
Cunningham and Burdell affair, is now in
savannah, g the observed of all observers"
sB- new brick machine has been pa
tented. 1t presses one brick at a time, and
two every revolution of the shaft. 1t forces
into the mould sufficient clay for making
each brick by an ingenious and simple ar
rangement. The machine is capable of
turning out Thirty thousand in two hours,
and occupies space of only four feet. The
cost of the machine is about $500.
~ The Lafayette Argus of Saturday
says, "large quantities of corn arc in the
streets to day, aud selling at ls@aoc.n
PEARLS IN MARTIN CouSrY.-We learn
from the Dover Hill Comet that Mr.. Ralph
DE La Mater has lately discovered valuable
pearls in the bed of White river near his re..
idence, the largest being about thu size of :.
pea, and valued at twenty-five dollars.
STRONG MINDED LADIEs.-The Nott;n.-
ham England Review says that the town
of Milton Mowbray can boast of two indie
pendent ladies who have taken out game GER
uheates, and who enter the field and can
bring down the game equal to any male
sportsman, as well those indulging in fish
ing, hunting to hounds over the country, &c.
Ef We learn that the Bank of Hutson-
vile and the Commonwealth Bank had fail
ed to respond to the call of the State Auditor
OF Illinois for the deposit Of additional sccu-
rity.