Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-07
Editorial Oleanings.

p9- Hon. William l.. Dayton has de-
clined being candidate for the United
States Senate for New Jersey.
s@- The death Of Gen. Gadsden, of
South Carolina, u S. Minister TO Next
leo, under Piercc's Administration, is
announced,
ssS- bishop McIlvain c, of the Episco-
pal Church in Ohio, recently preached
Q sermon in Rome TO about sixty Amer
icans.
sea- The election for a member of
Congress to succeed Hon. T. l.. Harris,
deceas ed. of Illinois, took place on tcus-
day last.
sa- The OslSaloosa Iowa. Herald,
of the 10Th ult., says mail coach left
there the day before with six sprightly
oxen.
pa- Deputy Marshall Matthews, f
the Northern Illinois District, has run
away with $4,000 and married woman
that didn't belong to him.
pg- The Baptists of England arc
adopting the institution of class meet
ings, and their leading men are nifavor
Of it.
H. In South Carolina the slave pop
ulation is S3,003. The white popula-
ton is $4,000. The increase of popu-
lation among tho blacks is three times
as great as it is among the whites.
Rg- The State Board of Agriculture
mot at indianapolis yesterday, Thurss
day. DR.. John Goodwin, President of
tho Franklin County Agricultural So
Gle ty, is its representative.
By A hog weighing 500 pounds wa
escorted through tho streets of Column
bus, Ohio, on Friday, by band of mu-
sic. Wonder if his hogship appreciated
the music.
R4- The Eric Canal contains more
water and floats more vessels than any
canal in Europe, and has 1868 vessels
on its register, of which !, 4i6 are larger
vessels than tho one on which Colum
bus discovered America.
RGg- Hon. III. l.. Ellsworth, of Lafay-
cite, Ind, died at Fair Haven, Conn,
on Monday, the 9th, ult aged 6syears.-
ue had been in failing health for some
time, and but recently removed to that
place in the hope of partial, if not on
tire recuperation.
SSE-J James Robb, the eminent banker
in Now Orleans, has requested to have
the name Of the bank of James Robb,
a. Co., changed, and it is in future to be
called the Merchants Bank; and the
capital is to be increased to 81 900 900
ASHLAND Nor SoLD.-Thc National
Intehigencer contains a card from the
Hon. james B. Clay, in which he says:
81 request that you will do me the
favor, by publishing this note, to make
known that hare not sold Ashland, and
that nerer intend to do So.
Re- Sartiges, the French Minister
has recently communicated to Secretary
Cass that Louis Napoleon has conferred
upon Lieut.. Maury the distinction Of
the "Lcgion of Honor" for his valuable
services to the navigation Of tho world
Se5- Among tho announcements Of
forthcoming works sthat of new book
by Mr.. Martin +. Upper, entitled Steph-
en- Langton. In these volumes, Nh
Topper, it is said, has devoted his pen
to romantic biography of tho .ccle
brated Archbishop.
pS- DR., Hay cs, a fellow voyager with
DIR. Kane in his exploration Of the AcrtiC
regions, expresses his mistaken conf
dence in the idea Of an open polar sea
and proposes another expedition, tC
start in 1860.
s9y- Mr.. George Mellus, the manager
of the Louisville Theater, suggests thai
the managers ofall the Theatcrs through
out the country shall set apart the 22d
of February, proximo, for the cncft Of
the Mount Vernon Association.
na- Tho acting Judge OF the Com
mon Pleas Court ut Yinccnnos, declared
in the trial Of case recently, that til,
liquor law OF 1855 had been revived by
the repeal of tho law of 1855, and thai
the former was now in full forco.
nN- Gen. Houston. now in his 65th
year. has significd his intention to re-
tire from public life on the 9Th Of March
next. The General has purchased ex
tensivc lands on Galveston Bay, width
err he will remove to enguge extensively
in sheep grazing.
BE- Brigham Young. on or about th,
10th ult., was TO have been tried before
tho Uai.ed States District Court foi
false imprisonment of Gentle citizens
1t was rumored that he would have tc
DO forced TO attend Court by United
States soldiers.