Freeman's champion., 1858-06-10
Editorial BrevtieS.

lished in Victoria-daily papers, 8;
bi-weekly, 8; tri-weekly, 3; weekly
papers, 81; total, 40. More, we
think, than in Paris certainly more
than in Vienna.
--SRufus Choate has accepted an
invitation to deliver a Fourth Of Ju-
ly Grafton at Boston, next Fourth.
- A slave hoy, eleven years of
age, has been sentenced to death. for
burning the house Of Col. Geo. A!
Bayley, Of Lewis County, Va.
--Oharles FehnO Hoffman, it is
said, may recover from his insanity
under which he has been laboring for
some years past. He is an inmate Of
the Lunatic Asylum at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
--=Intelligence was received from
Nebraska on the 23d inst, stating
that conflict had just taken place in
Gall County, III that Territory, be-
tween the white settlers AID the XII
owa Indians, in which one Indian
chief was killed, one Indian taken
prisoner, after fighting desperately
and several stolen horses captured.--
There was much complaint Of Indian
deprsdations in that section Of the
Territory.
-H---Foney's Press sayst that "Ssn!
ator Bates, of Delaware, does not
agree with the President on his Kan
zas policy, and maEes no secret of
his opinions. He suStains Douglass
This is authentic"
The southern commercial con-
vention adjourned on Friday last, to
meet in yicksburg onthe second Mon
day in May, next year. The conven-
ton was very ridiculous affair.
Mr.. j. M. Bates has withdrawn
frcm the position Of assistant editor
Of the Missouri Statesman, and will
act as editor Of THE Western MetropoI-
itan, a new weekly paper to be pub
lished ct Kanzas City, by MeSsrs.
Bates & ellison, on the 18th inst
1t will bO independent in politics.
- A majority of the Judiciary
committee Of the Senate, have report
ed that Messrs. Fitch and Bright are
entitled to their seats as Senators
from Indiana.
- Albert q. Blskey, Of Nilsson!
ri, has been appointed Consul Of the
United States at TalcahuanO.
- Hon. VIM. Montgomery, rep
rosentative In Congress from Penn
sylvania, and author Of the "Mont.
gorhory Substitute" Is among his
constituents. He made three hours
speech on the 18th inst, in Washing:
ton County! His speech was bold
and bitter against che Administration.
The lie passed between him and some
BuchaneerS in the crowd. The ma!
iority Of the meeting rapturously ap.
plauded him.
------ There are twenty-seven thea
tres in Paris, tWenty-threo in London;
and ten in New York city.
- Nebraska farmers speak en-
couragingly Of tho prospects Of thS
crops. The weather ID favorable, and
everything promises 4 large return for
their labor. VA.
--- Orsini's children have arrived
in England from Italy,
A strong-Arrhsd woman at
Smyra, Delaware; aogged = fellow
severely on the piazza Of the hOtdl,
for soducing her husband to tho tav.
Orn, whore the pait would Indulge
too freely in drink. She then oflsrSd
her arm to her husband. and conduct
cd him home.
The Washington RspG0iG NO:
tires the fact, that out Of % Private
Bills agreed to in the House On Fri
day. 2lst ult., 81 were IN favor Of
Southern parties. Almost everything
from the North was killed, the object
ion Of a single member being suffi-
cient for that purpose. ssst
--- Tho Hon. Charles sumner
has again sailed for Europe. This
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