The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-30
EDITORIAL BREVlTIES.

"a The Dutch government has abolish
cd slavery in their West India Colonies, and
has notified the inhabitants to that effect.
ey- The French Government has given to
that Of England proofs Of sympathy and
good will on the occasion of the Indian in
surrcction; and has offered to permit the
passage of troops through France, and to use
its influence with the Pasha of Egypt to in
ducc him to afford similar facilities.
sv An American ship-master writing
from Calcutta, says that with the force Eng
land has now on its way to India, there will
net be Scpoy lett alive when the planting
season arrives next spring. p
~ The British government havo taken
steps to provide q supply of trained searnen.
They have determined to organize volun-
teer coast force, consisting of sea-faring men
enlisted for % days drill and training in ma
val gunnery during the year, and paid a
small sum, with provisions and uniform.
~ During the quarter ending on the SOth
of September, there arrived at Liverpool from
the United States, $500 passengers. of whom
~ The editor of the Henderson Com
mercial offers to take wood, flour, pork and
other vegetables in payment for subscriptions
to the Commercial.
~ 1t is stated that the Duke de la Roch-
efoucalt will shortly be welded to young
lady of Philadelphia.
~ 1t is said that the illness of the King
of Prussia is the result of addition to the ex-
ccssive use Of ardent spirits.
- The Mormon preachers are quite fero-
cious in their denunciations Of the United
States Government. Brother Kimball calls
upon the women and children to arm them
selves and resist, to the last extremity, all
attempts to overturn the Kingdom Of Isreal,
that is, the harems OF Bro. Brigham and his
| followers.
ss- monster named John Fee has been
arrested in York District, South Carolina, for
setting fire to his dwelling in which his three
motherless children persisted in the flames
% The late disastrous f.e in Chicago
has revealed the fact that the upper rooms of
many business houses in that city were pri-
vate brothels.
~ Secretary Cobb is informed by NOR
chants that importations will soon revive,
and return to average of $4,000, 900 per
unnum.
s The cholera is raging in Guatemala
and Salvador with fearful fatality. Among
its victims is the American Minister, the
Hon. w. Z. Venable; the wife of the Presi-
dent of Guatemala; San Martin, ex-Presiden,
of Salvador, and sc veral eminent physicians.
sg- A schoolmaster in Memphis was
recently stoned and brickbatted by his pupils
for introducing cowhidc into his school.
@- 1t is rumored that Lola Montez is
insane upon the subject ofspiritualism.
~ In IN ironical advertisement in a
New York paper, the trustees of the church
of st. Demas and st. Dives, announce that
the pews are offered at prices which will
place them beyond the reach OF the poor
and that the preachers will carefully avoid
all topics alarming to nervous temperaments.
/ ~ Crawford, the celebrated American
sculptor died in London on the 10th inst.
aged 4s years.
| H- The Boston and New York packets
are taking out large numbers of emigrants
returning to their homes.
LEA mutiny broke out among the crew
OF a Liverpool packet ship at New York on
Saturday last, in which the mate, and other
officers ofthe vessel were dreadfully beaten
with slung shots and other weapons.
~ The Safe in the Treasurer's Office in
Henry county in this State was robbed last
week of 81 900 IN gold and notes of the Bank
Of the State.