The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-31
EDITORIAL BREYITIES.

and Lapland.
80 Counterfeit halves and quarters are in
extensive circulation in Cincinnati.
20 The free negroes have been driven ont
of Pigua, Ohio, for their indecency and in
suits to ladies. One was horsewhipped, and
another tarred and feathered.
sD- A curious case is related of the pres
ervation of life by TRANSMISSION. woman
lay at the point of death, when as last re-
source, vein was opened in her arm, and one
in the arm of her husband, and as the blood
flowed from the latter, it wasconveycd into
the veins Of the wife. After seventeen
ounces had been injected the pulse became
perccptible, and the women is now recover
ing.
~ A gentleman, recently returned from
Canada, describes the condition of the ne
groes in that country as being miserable in
the extreme.
~ Mr.. SEWER, one Of the clerks of the
Missouri Legislature, met with terrible ac-
cident on Friday night. He had been to the
Governors party, and was returning to his
room at the Capitol, when, by some strange
mistake, he passed to the north side of the
CAPITOL and walked off the perpendicular bluff,
distance of some sixty feet. lie was fonDd
Saturday morning in an insens:ble condition,
one of his arms broken in two places and one
of Ills legs greatly injured. He was not ex-
pected to recover.
~ Information has been received at
Washington, that drover, while crossing
the Great Plains, unnecessarily killed wo
man and achild of the Snake Indians. and
also fired at the war chief of the tribe. The
Indians were greatly excited, and it is feared
they will depart from their friendly policy
and take sides with the Mormons.
~ Major Emory of Washington has per-
formed gallant exploit in severely beating
a crippled schoolmaster for having admins
tered a gentle chastsement to his unruly
son.
5- Capt. Hollins, Of Greytpwn notori
ETY., succeeds Capt. Tatnall in the command
of the United States Naval Station ut Sack
ett's Harbor New York.
~ Notwithstanding the destitute condi-
ton of the poor in the city of New York, and
their dreary prospects in the future, several
reverend fanatics are begging the sum Of
81, 900 to purchase the freedom of North
Carolina niger. How many of their own
race would not this sum be the means of pre-
serving from crime and misery during til,
coming winter!
20 A benevolent gentleman of Philadel-
phia will distribute to the poor of that city
five hundred loaves of bread every Wednes.
day and Saturday during the coming winter
The Quaker City is noted for its public anC
+, private charities.
-" The New York Tribune publishes thu
details of number of marine disasters, sew
: eral of which were attended with great suf
| fering and loss of life. Several heavy losse
have occurred on the Lakes, and two Amer
lean vessels have been wrecked on the Brit
ish coast.
lV Arkansas does not owe dollar, an,
5 has gold and silver in her Treasury. sufii
: eient to deiray her expenses for two year
o without further taxation.
: IL A tumor, weighing nearly sevent
5. pounds, was removed from the body of
: woman after her death in Cincinnati.
e tg- The Indianapolis Sentinel announ
ces the arrival, in that city of q gang G
thieves and burglars.
v ~ Somebody went to the Police Office i
St. Louis, the other day, and left a>note fc
st the Coroner, requesting him to call and hol
10 an inquest on ''the defunct Bank of Mis-
W souri,"
j. ~ Mr.. Daniel Emerson, a wealthy resi-
" dent Of st. Louis, was arrested i'm that cit
20 on Monday last, on charge of swindling I
the extent of $4,000 by obtaining good
from various firms in New York under falls
pretcnces.
u 20 Lake Ontario is yielding a wonderft
crop of white fsh. 1t is said that at or
= haul, 1900 fish were brought to the bcacl
K w- A clergyman of Princeton, Ills, hi
: been indicted for attempting to outrage ii
o. person of his wife's sister. Another clergy
s. man has ran off to escape his creditors.
II, ea- DR.. Hampton committed suicide i
al Chicago last week on account of pecuniar
at difficulties. He leaves wife. and six chi
ia dren.
1. ~ Brandreth, the pill-maker, is cand
date for a seat in the New York State Senat
SIS B- The difficulty which led to the recel
arrest of Col. Sumner, grew ont of Ger,
70 monial misunderstanding, and did not orr,
os mate in imputation of moral delinquency.
10 w- Rufus w. Griswold, recently decease,
~ makes singular bequest to Alice Carey, IL
= poetess. He bequeathed to her his bed, bee
II ding, and bedroom furniture, and his GO
bit watch.
20 ~ Mr.. Paulsen has performed the extr,
e ordinary feat of playing five blindfold gam
o. of chess simultaneously, and winning fol-
of of them.
ie eB Two lady horse-thieves have bee
q. arrested in Louisville for stealing hor
a, and buggy from gentleman Of that city.
az young English printer name
!, Floyd, lately engaged on the Savanna
" Georgian, sailed from that port for Live
III pool, having received intelligence that
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