The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-21
EDITORIAL BREvITIES.


~ Vice President Breckenridge has sold
his old Kentucky homc," in Lexington, to
the Rev. Mr.. Dandy, of Maysville.
lB The Covington & Lexington Railroad
Company have refused to pay the interest on
$4,000 bonds loaned them by the city of
Cincinnati. The cause OF the default is not
stated.
~ Six prisoners cluded tie vigilance Of
the Tailor, ut Terre Hautc, on Saturday night.
Areward Of S25Ois offered for their appre-
houston.
u An affray occurred ct Carthage, Ind,
Oh tho 9th. inst, in which q man named
levi Sippy was stabbed BY another named
Benjamin Stokely. The father Of the muir
derer became his bail in the sum of $4,000,
and assisted his fright to parts unknown.
The shocking docd has created great excite
nent.
tg A vesso! lately arrived at Philadcl-
phia, from Genoa, with one hundred and
twenty-five passengers. who come to this
country with the intention of proceeding
West to engage in the culture cfthe grape.
H Mr.. Charles P. Bailey, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, has invented a now car seat, particu-
larly adapted for night trains. 1t is plain
spring seat with high back, and of the pro-
else form of the human frame.
~ The name of the mammoth steam
ship, Great Eastern, has been changed to
Loviathan. 1t was confidently hoped that
the accident which occurred in attempting to
launch her, would be rectied in time to set
her afoat by tie I'd of December.
~ The Catholic Bishop of Toronto, who
is now in Ireland, is earnestly entreating the
people to remain ut home. and not to think
of omigranng, as the misery and wrctchcd-
ness he constantly witnessed among the Irish
emigrants to this country, was almost in
credible.
s- A London letter states that ten thous-
and Sepoys were slaughtered by the British
troops, at the taking Of Delhi.
~ Thirteen New Orleans boats are ly-
ing at the levcc ut Cincinnati, preparing to
leave for the South.
to A Texas paper mentions the produc-
ton of palatable bread from the seed of the
Chinese sugar cane. 1t appears that from
this remarkable plant can be manufactured
sugar, molasses, alcohol, vinegar, paper,
starch, dyestuffs and bread. 1t it said that a
dccoction from tho Feelings of tho cane will
produce fine purple dye.
~ The imports of wines and brandics
into New Albany, during the last FIVE years,
amount to over $2s, 900 900 ;'and the imports
of silks, during the same period, amount
to sl4l: .sa, 900.
S- The underwriters at Cincinnati held
u meeting few days since, and passed q
resolution net to insure any freight shipped
on steamers towing bargcs; and that iffreight
insured to New Orleans is placed on such
steamers, the policy will be Initiated.
The Grand Encampment OF the Indi-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, now in ses-
sion at Indianapolis, elected their officers for
the ensuing year on Wednesday last. They
have also had festival, which was o bril-
liant affair.
@ The fastidous editor of the Indian
apolis Sentinel, declares that the lecture re-
Gently delivered in that city by Horace
Mann, was replete with indecencies, at
which "virtue, chastity and religion stood
aghast," and compares it to the obscene pub
LEGATIONS OF Paul De Kock, and Madame
Restell,
D- Messrs, Bacon, Cooke &C.,, Bankers at
Lawrence, Kansas, have suspended. Liabili-
ties $4,000. They have large surplus. of
assets, 1t is reported,
~ Counterfeit dimes are at present in
extensive circulation. Tn y are said to be
an excellent imitation Of the genuine, hay
ING the usual ring aud color.
IL A miserly old man recently died in
Pennsylvania. On examining the premises
after his death, no less than eleven thous-
and dollars in specie were found.