Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10
Editorial Gleanings.

'f Representatives.
Day Mr.. John U. Petit, NJ. c., was
OF the 25th ult., at Fl. Wayne.
10 JuIia, adaughter Of the late Hon.
Samuel Brenton.
E0- Gov. Banks, of Massach usctts. in |
A recent speech, expressed his prefer
sneo for Fremont and Dayton as the
Republican standard bearers for 1860
nA- 1t Is said that two hundred of the
convic,s at Jacksonville, Indiana, will
be idlc during the winter for want of
room in tho yard and shops TO work
them.
p2r A new Democratic paper is to be
in st. Louis to support tho
Administration Of Jamcs Buchanan,
and to oppose the doctrines Of Douglas
on tho slave question and squatter SOY.
ereignty.
pa J. ". Shcahan, Esq, tho editor
of the Chicago Times, is now prepar.
ing tho life Of Stephen A. Douglas,
which will DO published by firm Of
New York soon after the adjournment
Of Congress.
sJ- At q special election for Trcasu.
rer Of Marion County on last Tuesday
week. Barker, Republican, beat Beck,
Democrat, one hundred and ninety. ono
vstes. At the last election the vote be.
tween them was ito.
rea- The cost Of the Thanking privi.
lege, which besides being wrorg in IL.
self, Ia the active induccment for squan.
dcring millions in public printing, is
measurably illustrated by the fact that
II cost 1000 to pay for transportation
Of the documents belonging TO Mr.. Bern.
hisel, the delegate from Utah Territory
tas- II Is said that upwards OF a thou.
sand millions OF steel and gold pons
have been manufactured at Birming.
ham. England. One establishment
there manufactures for five hundred
wholesale dealers throughout the world
and puts each dealers name on the pen
he orders
Bar Tho arrest by the New York pc
lice Of Hebrew Rabbi, when be wa'
officiating at the altar In synagogue
on the charge Of selling lottery tickets
appears TO have been q shameful out
rage, as there was no possibility Of biz
escape had the officers waited until the
services were concluded.
pG- II having boon stated that Ton
liver has challenged any man in thu
world to fight him fer $4,000, John J
Deck, u resident OF Noble county Ohio
native born American, six feet il
height, and weighing zoo pounds, Offer
to meet him.
bGr 4 gentleman recently inquired
Of Governor Harris Of Tennessee, wher
hcintcndcd to appoint n day for Thanks
giving. I'D like TO know what III,
d. the Democrats have got to thanh
God for this year." was the melancholy
response.
n5- Secretary Cass has written in 70
ply to letter from Jewish Rabbi II
Philadelphia touching tho abduction o
the Jewish boy by tho Papal authori
ties at Bologna, and asking some ca
preston of contemplation on the par
of government TO intefere in the mat
ter.
rea- ZION James Chesnut was elected
u. s. Senator, on the Sd inst, by th'
South Carolina Legislature, on the tentl
ballot. Kett made poor run, an1
the influence Of Senator Hammond il
believed to have turned the scale. in fa
vor of the successful candidate, who il
a conservative" He received 92 votes
10 81 for Adams. This is an untavora
bic omen for the Notification party.
An election was held on the Both ult.
in the cading (Pa.) District for Con
gress, to supply the vacancy occasioncd
by tho resignation Of J. Clancy Jones
The majority for Keim, Republican was
about 400; tho minority for Schwart,
over Jones was IS showing a gain Of
about 325 votes since the October cleo
ton. Good enough.
s6- New Orleans was the only city
in tho United States whose commerce
did not fall of last ycar-which, under
the terrible pressure of the great fnan'
cial crisis and Of many other physical
interruptions, was able to add abou,
twenty millions to its export trade
with smaller proportionate decline Of
imports on tho previous year, than in
any other city.
by A new race Of blacks has been
discovered in the interior of Australia
They are quito bald, never having any
hair on their heads. The other blacks
were struck with mortal fear at the
s;,,Lt If tho hairless savaOas and the