The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-17
News Summary.


nomination as missionaries for the recently
discovered gold regions on Frazer's river.
Bg A jew, named Lewison, distributed
to the poor of Worcester, Mass, on Thanks
giving day, 2,s72 pounds of lamb, and 1000
Iloaves of bread, all superior quality.
BN@A young lady from Albemarle, Va,
was baptised recently in the river Jordon,
by the Rev. James 7. Barclay, missionary
to Jerusalem.
BGS@ The Methodists of Alabama have
raised e300,00 as beginning for an en-
dowment fund for University at Green's
borough.
a65@ The first City Railroad in Chicago
| was commenced last week, the Mayor lay
ing the first rail. The road runs through
State street
BaF A family, residing at the corner Of
Sycamore and Fourth streets, Cincinnati
were robbed Saturday evening of $40. and
lot of valuable jewelry. The robbery
| Evas peEPetEated while they were at supper
Ren From the current number of the Bos-
ton Pilot, we learn that fair for the benefit
of st. Yincent's Orphan Asylum has just
closed in the Music Hall fthat city, ard that
the receipts, after paying all expenses, will
exceed $l0,O 900.
BGs~ The Washington (Texas) Register
says: "Several emigrant trains have pass
ed through town this week, bound for the
West. We are Informed by one gentleman
that the road east was literally crowded
with movers.
BaEn The citizens of Covington, Ky, are
becoming very much excited in reference to
their city officers an election of which
comes off on New Years day. There are
two tickets in the feld-American and
Democratic. Last Saturday night the can
didates were out in their full strength, cleo
tioneering.
BG5e Mrs. Forest, of Fulton, Illinois, who
made an affidavit of a terrible and brutal
outrage, which she said had been commit
ted on herperson, by two men, while pass
ing over vacant lot from neighbor's house
to her home in the evening, proves to be in
sane, and her own family are satisfied that
no assault of any kind was made on her.
aeA- 1t is proposed in Boston to initiate
the plan of the preachers in New York, at
the Academy of Music, and open the Boston
Theater or Howard Anthenum, in that city,
for public worship, on Sunday evenings
Different preachers will lead the services,
and "Tom Conner" to whom Bishop East
bury refused confirmation, because he led
the orchestra in the Boston Theater, it is
said will be Induced to conduct the psalm
ody.
Bas~ Rev Henry Ward Beecher's church
now numbers l400 communicants. Every
Sabbath morning and evening his church
edifice is densely thronged. The move
ment now in progress to erect for him a
new church at a cost, for ground, edifce and
vestry of $l75,0 is likely to be success
full. About $700,O has been Subscribed.
The one now occupied could probably be
sold for $40, 900.
sAThe pews in DIR. Springs Church, N.
Y, have been sold at prices ranging from
81, 500 to 5000, with additional premiums
of from $500 to $40 In addition to
this expense, the purchaser will be sub
jected to an annual rental of certainly not
less than ten per cent on the cost, perhaps
more. A man has to be worth somethingto
be permanent member of that church.
DGSy~ The Dutch journals announce that
the Pope has issued bill accommodating
NJ. Loos, who has jlst been elected arch
bishop of Utrecht, and all who, by their
acts, counsel, or appreciation, took part in
his election. The cause of this excommu-
nication is that the Archbishop is a Jansen
ist. Jansen denied free will and held to ir-
resistble grace and a limited atonement,
which it seems the Pope don't hold to.
BGS5@ Three checks, purporting to be
drawn by Andrew Lukens, had been pre-
sented at the Kensington Bank, Phiadel-
phia, and paid. The checks amounted in
all to $917, and they had the effect of placing
a balance against the account of Mr.. Lukens
Being notified, he proceeded to the bank
and the forgery was discovered. Nothing
was said about the discovery, in the hopes
that the guilty parties might be detected -
In a few days another check was presented
with the same signature forged. 1t was
presented by an intelligent boy, who when
questioned, replied frankly, that it was
given to him by a man in the street, and
asked him to draw the amount The man
fled On being discovered, but has since been
arrested.
Reas~ Full religious liberty in Denmark has
been granted dissenters. They can form as
sociations, choose their pastors, open chapels
hold periodical meetings, make proselytes
with no restraint or hindrance by the Gov
ernment. The character of citizens is made
wholly distinct from that of believers. The
members of the Diet and public officers are
not subjected to any test whatever they
need not belong to particular church.
pen, A Brussels correspondent of the
Washington States says: A certain Ameri-
can heiress of immense wealth, and whilom
| a great Washington belle, quite Ko-i-noOr
in priceless setting, a few days ago arrived
in Brussels for the purpose of being married
/ TO an Austrian baron The whole thing is
| yet II secret or supposed to be. The cere-
mony is to be performed first by "A clergy
man of the brides persuasion, at the Ameri-
can Legation, and then by the Popes Nun
clio at the hotel of the Austrian Embassy
eAThe gold discoveries at Cherry Creek
| Nebraska, turn out to be of considerable i'm
portance. The NonpareH, published al
| Council Bluffs, has information direct from
| the diggings, from gentleman recently ar
rived, and from correspondent. 1t is al
legged that miners who have been there long
enough to get permanently located and al
work, are making, without the aid of per
feet implements, from two and half tC
twenty dollars per day. The advento of win.
ter was interfering with operations some
what, but it was believed that on the open