The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-18
EDITORIAL BREvITIEs.

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EA destructive fire occurred at Lees
burgh, Ind, on the LIST. inst, and consumed
hotel and adjoining buildings. The damage
is supposed to be not less than $4,000. No
insurance.
u The crown domains Of Russia yield
annually nearly 10000, 900 roubles and the
apanagss 600 900, while the State allows
an addition of II, 900, 900, making in all.
about Al ,25O, 900 dollars.
w A young lady of Rhode Island, we'll
known as an abolitionist, and warm admit
rer Of Uncle Toms Cabin, has been married
to an Alabama planter, who il the owner Of
FIVE hundred slaves.
II At present the railroad cars go out Of
Cincinnati not more than nalf freigbted, and
companies are begging for freight ut the old
rates. 20 Se
II In Maryland the Know Nothings
have majority Of 1857, being 2o4 more
than Fillmore had. Their gain is wholly in
Baltimore.
u A common road locomotive now runs
daily in the streets Of New York. It's speed
is about equal TO that OF q horse omnibus
and is easily managed. 1t ascends hills
without difficulty, its wheels not slipping as
it was generally supposed they would.
"a Il is proposed to construct new tel
egraph line from the Ohio river to New Or
leans. The route North is along the Mem
phis and Ohio railroad to its intersection
with the Mobile and Ohio road, and thence
to Cairo, connecting with the telegraphs
North and East. This portion of the work
is already going forward. The line South is
to run along the Memphis and Tennessee
road to Grenada, and thence to New Orleans.
~ A woman's rights convention was held
at Winchester, last week, at which resolutions
were adopted claiming the elective franchise,
and the right of taking part in the business
of government and politics. 1t was also re-
solved to petition the Legislature upon the
subject Of their grievances.
EA few days since, Mr.. AMI B. Con-
dit, Of indianapolis, and formerly City En-
ginecr, was arrested on three indictments,
two for forgery and one for perjury. He has
been held to bail in the sum Of $4,000.
~ Some of the ''hungcr' men Of New
York recently robbed bakers Wagon, and
amused themselves by pelting the passers-by
with the loaves they had stolen.
~ short timo since, lady residing
near McGahcysville, Va, suddenly fell down
and it was thought she was dead. While
her friends were engaged in dressing her in
grave clothes, she awoke and politely re-
qucsted them to swat little longer" she
being not dead, but sleeping" The lady il
now recovering.
vA romantic young couple wero re-
Gently married in the dissecting room of ,
medical college in Cincinnati, in compliance
with the particular request Of the lady.
An Indian giant was lately exhibited ut
fair in Georgia. ho is only eighteen year
old, nearly eight feet high, and weighs fou
hundred and sixty pounds!
E Several panthers have made their ap
pearancs in tho Northern part of this State
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II A Rhode Island girl has been arreste'
in Boston on charge of having robbed n
less than fifteen boarding, houses of variou
articles of wearing apparel.
~ The Chief Of the st. Louis Police IA
in his possession l0,70o counterfeit money
which has lately been taken from the com
terfeiters who infest that city.
~ Charles Ma,kay, the English poet, j
, lecturing in Boston on the popular songs q
England, Ireland, and Scotland.
H- A landlord in Providence, r. l., re
Gently stuffed a chimney with straw to srnok
his tenants out, and caused tho death of
young woman from suffocation.
"a Col. Benton has quite recovered fror
, his recent illness. 1t was an extreme case {
: constipation, which has been relieved by
(, surgical operation. "a
~ At late mass meeting of the unem
ployed people of New York, a lady mounte
a chair and proposed to give concerts in al
: of the poor, and concluded by proposing thre
cheers for the editors, which was heartily re
! sponded to.
E An American merchant has commi,
ted suicide in Paris, by blowing his brain
out With an air pistol. 1t was supposed tina
the rash act was caused by disappointment,
produced BY unsuccessful speculations.
~An elegant Paris made carriage
|, worth 81 500, was lately sold in New Yor
for 1894.
NJamcs O'Brien, the President Of tn
2 Island City Bank, has been committed to ia
I in default Of slo, 1000 bail. The action wa
Q based upon alledgcd fraud.
Q eBl In the matter of the goods, chattel.
{ DC. Of the late DIR. Bprdell, Mr.. Charlie
: Edwards has been appointed guardian of tn
J. next Of kin to the deceased, to protect thei
y rights on Mrs. Cunningham's appeal fror
{ the Surrogate's decision.
4 w 1t is said to be fact, that while hun
= ger mobs are almos daily assembling :
New York, the theatres are nightly filled b
the working men who are most eiamorous i
their calls for bread or work.
~ Several vessels are being loaded i
; Maine with potatoes for the Southern mar
kets. The prices range fror, 47c. to soc. pc
I bashel.