Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-21
Editorial 0leanings

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no. Bayard Taylor will clear ten
thousand dollars by his lectures the pros
ont season.
rsA- Gov. Cumming has decided thai
tho next Utah Legislature will meet at
stilIman city.
= r<5- The chances for an extra $685.
ion Of Congress arc now seriously cal.
culated in high ranks.
Deg- II Is said that Colonel Fremont
is making from $1,000 to $1,000 pcr
week off the Mariposa claims.
py-Thc public buildings at Washing.
ton have cost the United States sl4,.
70e,33o 90.
n5- The pews In II. w. Bscchers
church have Just been rented for 1850.
They realized the sum Of s24, $50.
s0- The census of Oregon, Just taken
shows population Of 1880, with o.
900 voters.
bar st. Andrews Lodge Of Frecma-
sons Baltimore, has givon one hundred
dollars to the Mt. Vernon fund
s<I- II Is remarkable fact that Ar.
kansas has not now a single telegraph
wire within her borders.
pe9- A man calling himself Brigham
Young, Jr., has established himself In
Ocean Co, N. Y, and called his place
New Utah or Little Salt Lake
scy- North Carolina is the only State
in tho Union that excludes Jews from
holding offices Of profit and trust.
No. There is sa,OOO,oOo,OoO worth OF
gold In tho handsof men; just three dol.
lars police all round.
ray The property Of Boston equally
distributed would give s25, 90 TO each in
habitant.
There Is an immense bear swamp in
Lebanon, county, PA. 1t 10 said to be
n dense thickef, miles in extent, where
tho bears harbor, and whence IL is i'm
possible TO dislodge them.
p65- A negro named Jack, died In the
poorhouso at Brookfeld, Conn, few
days ago. lie was stolen from the cost
of Africa, and was for many years o
slave in Danbury. lie Is believed to
have been, at tho time Of his death, 1876
yea 4 of ago.
psy- II will be interesting to the mem.
bers Of tho Masonic fraternity through
out this province TO learn that the union
Of the two Grand Lodges Of C.rada has
been recognized by tho Grand Lodge:
Of England.
NO. The arrival Of Hon. Henry s
Lane and Hou. w. NJ. McCarty in
Washington. is announced. Steps will
DO taken early TO enforce their legal
claims to seats in the United States Sen
ate in place Of Bright and Fitch.
p0~ There are six street railroads il
operation in New York and Brooklyn
all except ono paying dividends of eigh
TO ten per cent. Stock ranges from 10
to 145. In Boston horse railways ar,
equally successful. In Philadelphia
shares arc selling at 80 to 100 per cent
above par.
s@- The Mayor of Memphis has beer
fined for violating city ordinance for
bidding the hitehing OF horses toawning
posts. The Council RENTED the fine
but the Mayor. while thanking them fo
their courtesy, refused to receive TIL,
money, saying the precedent would b.
bad one.
pA- Arrangements are now beinl
made to commence washing for dia
monds in Georgia. Two localities hav,
been found where the true matrix, will
oil its accompanying minerals, are foun,
in abundance; and from tho upper sec
ton, in Hall and other couties, severn
have been found Of the finest quality.
no. We are pleased to inform on
neighbor that wo neither mado the ac
quaintance or heard the lecture of Mrs
Emerson Farley at Scott Hall. w
were not favored with free ticket, anc
had not our head manipulated by th,
fingers of the fair lady. Will oul
neighbor give us his experienced
s1- The New York Times says thcr,
is good reason to believe that the bill
for tho creation of Arizona Territor,
will promptly pass. 1t has influence,
at work in its behalf much stronger
than ever before, whiloits necessity anc
propristy daily dccomc apparent.
sS- When the fifteen prisoners broke
OFT of Jail in Rochester, N. Y, on the
night Of the 25th ult, John Mclean
charged with highway robbery, refused
to depart, alleging that if he went he
would leave his mother liable on an ole
bail for 81, 200.
ra- Moses Bailey, an employee Al
the Washington Foundry, Baltimore