The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-17
EDITORIAL BREyITIES.

10 A new drama, entitled " Nena Sahlb,
or the Demon Of India," written by gentle
man of Pittsburgh, has been performed in
theatre in that city.
~ An ex-member Of the Massachusetts
Legislature has been found guilty of forge
ry, and sentenced to three years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
u The richest man in Virginia is Samu-
Of Hairston, of Pittsylvania county. He
owns 100 slaves, and they increase ut the
rate Of 100 year. He is worth $4,000, 900.
~ The expenses Of the Cincinnati Fire
Department for the past six months, amount
to So 900.
Yr An extensive fro which occurred at
Waterford, N. Y, last week, destroyed ten
thousand bushels Of wheat and four hundred
barrels Of -four.
icy The papers announce tho death, ct
Buffalo, Of the Hon. Z. Walden, y distin-
guished citizen and one Of the eight lawyers
who composed tho entire bar Of Erie county
in 1903.
EyThe United States Marshars bill in
the fugitive slave case which took place in
Ohio, some months ago, amounts to 81 ,S39.
yOvcr s57 900 worth of diamonds were
seized by the Collector of New York. lasu
week, as smugglcd goods, and sold ut public
auction.
The statue Of Washington in the Park
in New York, was sold on Monday to satisfy
q mortgage Of $500. 1t was the property of
Mr. Thorn, the artist, and was knocked
down fol. $2lO.
sy An investigation of the affairs OF tho
Island City Bank of New York, shows it to
have been an Infamous swindle, it, assets
consisting of 81, 500 an cogpers.
eJ- Seventy emancipatcd negroes recent
| ly arrived at New York en- route to Liberia.
They were liberated by the will of the late
Mr.. Watson, of Prince Edward county, yir-
ginia.
| 0- The people of Montreal have expelled
| Harper's Magazine from their libraries and
reading rooms, for speaking disparaginsly OF
their sovereign, Queen Victoria.
I-The Grand Jury of Abbcville, S. c.
have declared the South Carolina College to
DC a nuisance; and recommend, that until the
college be placed under the control of a
Faculty capable of governing it, that the an
nual appropriations be withheld.
sy- 1t is proposed to construct q subma-
rine tunnel to connect Englang and France.
1t is said that in the coming spring French
and English engineers will be appointed to
consider the practicability of the project.
~ In Covington, Ky, whole family
has, for several weeks, inhabited vacant
lot without any covering but few boards
placed against fence.
U Large quantities of agricultural pro-
duce must soon be exported from California
the grain crops being largely in excess of con-
sumption.
sy- The Charity Hospital of New Orleans
expends $4,000, and treats an average Of
$4,000 patients, annually.
s:S- The prospects Of the shipping bust
ness of Boston wear a gloomy aspect. The
warehouses are filed with merchandise from
all parts of the world, for which there is nc
sale, and some twenty vessels richly freight
ed, are now on their way from the East In
dies. There are atpresent nearly three hun
dred vessels lying idle in the port of Boston
~ Hundreds of thou sands of bushels Of
wheat are now produced annually in the
State of Georgia. Ten years ago but little
wheat was raised, and society was formed
to encourage its cultivation.
eB- On Monday evening last, whirwind
visited Tuniea county, Miss, and demolished
anumber OF dwellings and negro cabins, Sc
riously injuring several of the inmates. One
lady was killed, and the recovery of another
was considered doubtful.
EB- The value of foreign goods Imported
into Boston during the week ending on the
9Th inst, is estimated at 81 ,Sss ,521; being an
increase of sS45,O96 as compared with tn,
corresponding week in 1856.
sB-The celebrated Neal Dow, who has
recently returned from Europe, had public
reception in Boston and Portland.