The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-16
The New Eaftor of the Organ

The following statement is given US by
one who has known Bowman through life,
and who is uninfuenced by any party preju-
dices in his estimate of his character: - $3.50
"The Philadelphia Press says that the
present proprietor of the Washington Union
was once editor of the Bedford Ps.) Go
zette, which was principally distinguished,
while he managed il, by wood cut of a |
rooster two feet square, which was used as
an establishment on all important occasions.
The Press has not given, by any means,
in the foregoing, the character of the paper
published by Bowman in Bedford, Il 1t was
UNIVERSAL recognized by respectable men of
all parties as the most infamous sheet in the
country, and the editor was well known as
n cowardly BLACKBOARD of the lowest aad
dirtiest-kind. Through the columns Of bis
paper Bowman attacked and traduced the
private reputation of every one who took is
sue with him upon questions of politics,
which was the cause of numberless libel
suits, wherein he was justly punished for
his SANDERS In early life he was a very in
different journeyunan printer, and in matu-
rer years he became very poor editor, with
neither character OF influence in the commu-
nifty where his paper circulated. Always q
fit tool to perform any sort of dirty work to
serve his masters, he has chung to their skirts
until they have placed him in his present
positien,r where he win continue to serve as
a ftfool for such an adninistration as the
one4TF pewer,sg94 .sa4 q, ? 49, - - -,.g. &.
Paeszc1Iog OF HONE IETEREsTs.--The
rcTendes.o IF Prussia appear By official reports
to be in most fourishing condition. They
have been steadily augmenting since the
adoption of the Dollverein tariff; and the
estimated returns Tor tbesyear 1858 exhib-
tied an increase Of nearly so per cent. since
1851 Ten years ago the total ordinary
Prussiaa- Regenue was s8,eoo,eoo thalers.
The following table will show its steady
growth; tsa tasa Is Jisaalass3 saezssa.saa fas9
1s5l,s.. - y 81, BOG, 900
1887, -..;..,.. 99, GOO, 900
l857...-..A !. -. =. .....s. l2O, zoe, 600
1858 80. -. . l26 ,40e, 900
Fer the present year estimatedat l5l 500, 600
The revenue is now exceeding the ma
tional expenditures and the Government is
reducing its floating debt. The same pros
perity Is man ifest in all the States included
insthes original Tollyerein Tariff Union y
France, which it was supposed would os
overwhelmed in the financial commissions O
1857, has been less affected, and has recoy.
cred more rapidly from the disasters OF tina
year, than England. The Report Of thu
French minister of finance exhibits mors
abundant receipts from all sources than TIN
French treasury has ever before enjoyed
and the payments of taxes are stated to b
made with 50 much ease and promptitude
as materially to lessen the expenses of col
Letting them. The rapid recovery of thes
countries from the financial disasters o
1851 and the present furnishing condition
of their Industrial and commercial interest
are attributed to thr Anti-British policy--t
their sresolate persistence in protecting thei
iene interestss against the menoResizin
sriritaof Britishseommeree, whichis sure
hold every country in commercial yassalae
that adopts its propagated economical the'
ries.