Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-02
editorial Gxtrafts, Gtf.

rx- Tho annual State election of
New Hampshire will take place on the
18th inst.
ns- There are >rumors ola union of
the Republicans and Anti-Lecompton
Democrats in the coming contest for U.
s. Sen ator in Oregon.
rs- The Chicago Press and Tribune
is out in strong leader tor the nomin-
alton of Abe Lincoln, as the Republi-
can candidate for the Presidency.
b1- 1t is said that out of German
population of $4,000 in the State OF
Wisconsin, thore is not single individ-
ual from the "Faderland" confined in
the Penitentiaay of the State.
s<g- The Siamese Twins are still liv-
ing in Surrey county, North Carolina.
At late revival the wife of Chang was
baptized. Chang and Eng seemed to be
much concerned for themselves, and re-
quested an interest in tho prayers Of the
minister.
ra- A merchant who lived in Baton
Rouge, La, and who was once worth
S150, 900 was arrested for vagrancy last
week, having in five years gambled
away his entire fortune.
na- Gov. Wiso. of virginia, during
the last two years Of his term in Office,
pardoned ono hundred ant. sixteen con-
victs, commuted the punishment oil
twelve. and repricvcd four others.
! No. A new dino has just been issued
from tho mint, differing from tho old
one is several respects, but the Goddess
of Liberty is in the sitting posture the
same as upon the old coinage.
ses- Cassius NJ. Clay, in his New York
speech the other day, declared that il
tho Republicans had taken up Stephen
A. Douglas, and returned him 10 tho U.
s. Senate, he would have been in the
Republican ranks.
BD- A bill has been introduced into
the Legislature Of Pennsylvania for tho
removal of tho seat Of government from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia, on the con
dition that the Iattcr shall furnish
grounds, and erect thereon the necessary
buildings.
s@- The people ofChicago are taking
steps TO memorabilia Congress to es'
tabish Branch Mint Mt that place.
They held II meeting few days since
TO consider tho subject, and also to adopt
means for dverting Pixies Peak gold tc
their city.
p1- The telegraph wire from ST
Louis TO San Francisco is now within
two hundred and eighty miles of the
latter place, IL will soon BIO all laid
and we shall hear from California every
, day.
Bdy- Tho Louisville Journal says; III
wo wero called upon 70 guess who will
; be nominated FOR the Presidency by Oh,
Charleston Convention, we should, un.
der all tho existing circumstances, shy
with little or no hesitation, Alexander
IL. Stephens, of Georgia.
OSwARp!-When Gov. Banks was
elected Speaker, he received 1903 votes
Gov. Pennington received III. At tina,
time, there were II Republican soma
: tors; now there arc "a. Thus wo hav,
gained II Representative nnd>f0 Sen,
ators.
DsD- So far, tho Senate lIarpcr's Fer
ry committee has made no i'm portanl
discoveries, or added any material facts
not known before the investigation wa'
commenced. Its proceedings excite ne
public interest whatever.
peg- Cinclnnatians are moving every
thing movable to got tho United States
Agricultural Society to locate their ncxl
fair ut Cincinnati. Lending business
men, horticulturalists, manufacturers
and horse mon arc urging tho matter
The Society seems undecided whether
TO hold tho fair there or in Washington
City.
pg- Tho Sheriff Of Tioga county, N
Y, recently took prisoner no held
from tho prison TO the polls to vote, and
thcn returned him to prison. Gov
Morgan did not take tho same view oil
/ tho case as the Sheriff. Ito thought
that person deprived tor the time oil
his civil rights by tho commission Of q
crime, should not DO taken 20 the polls
by tho officer having him IN custody
Tho Governor, therefore, removed the
Sheriff from tho Office for official mis-
conduct.
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Stephen A. Douglass late Speech
Stephen A. Douglas has recently do
lvored speech In tho Senate OF the
United States, which for oloqucnco and
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