The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-04
SUI MMARY.


to sheep, Of which there are over one miA-
aon, while cows, oxen, and other stock
have, within few years, greatly dimin.
ished in number. sssfs 4
care you going West next week, Mr..
- said lady, and not an Irish one Ell
Their; eyes, | think SHALL" was the re-
|ply.-"Well, ifI knew where to write
and who to write to, would send letter
to my uncle in Ohio ~ ,sas
A man had his choice of committing
three offences --robberry--or
drunkenness. He chose the latter, got
drunk and then committed the other two.
DR.. Brandreth occupies an extra page
in the New Advertising sheet of the Mir
ror, for which he pays $1,000 per annum.
INDIANA LoAN.-The New Albany,
Ia, Argus of the 18th inst. says, that
Gen, Stapp, as Fund Commissioner, has
negotiated for Indiana a loan Of $4,000
900 to be appropriated to the prosecution
OF Internal Improvements.
1t is stated by the Pittsburgh Advocate
that fine sand scattered upon the leaves of
trees while wet with dew, will free them
of catterpillars. a8 la@se sae6 r
Anne Royal is particularly savage about
the high price of beef. She thinks when
there are so many brutes and calves in the
country, that the high price is an IMPOSE
ton. ~ SD
There is man down South who cele.
brases his birthday by paying for all his
newspapers.
Upwards of 200 street beggers were
taken up in Baltimore within 60 days, and
furnished with apartments in the Aims
House of that city.
Mr.. Eli Buck advertises in the Scho-
harie Advocate, a caution against one Da-
vid Sandy, who has run away with his
three daughters.
SPECIAL PLEAD1NG.--The Baltimore
Chronicle says $50 Mr. Van Buren,, in
four and half columns of the Globe.
endeavors by an admirable specimen Of
special pleading to get rid Of the charge
that he voted in New York for allowing
negroes equal privileges with the whites
at the polls. The gist of the matter is,
that he admits the charge, but pleads cir
cumstances as an excuse.
A HOPELESS DAuGHTER.-A young
woman, named Hannah Sullivan, was
prosecu: ed in the Sessions of New York,
for stealing her fathers shirts, having be-
come perfectly abandoned from drink,
and three times imprisoned in the peni.
Tertiary. Tier father had taken her home,
hoping she would reform, but it was of
no avail. s.
Thomas J. Sutherland, ex-general in
the Canadian patriot service, has been set
at liberty by order of Sir George Arthur.
The Ogdensburgh Times announces his
arrival at that place. 1t is stated that Sir
John Colborne refused to keep him in
custody any longer.
LOUISVILLE PosT MASTER. The Jour-
nal of the 18th says the testimony, taken
during the late investigation ofthe official
conduct of our Postmaster, was sent on
few days ago to Washington. The Post
master himself started for the same city
at or near the same time. Whether he
was or was not the bearer of the aocu.
ments, we are not informed. ~
A bill has passed both houses of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, and received
the signature Of the Governor, appro-
priating $4,000 to the constructing Of
the Cross-Cut Canal, connecting the Penn.
with those of Ohio. This
appropriation will enable the Company
to complete the entire work by next
spring, and thus open an artificial inland
extending about eight hundred
miles through the states of Pennsylvania
and Ohio.-Ib,
The death of Printer, is thus chroni.
cled in an English paper -" George
Woodcock, the of his profession, the
type of honesty, the of all; and all
though the o. of death has put !. to
his existence, every 5 Of his life was
without Il. essa
STEAM FR1GATEs. he Pennsylvania
says, we learn that orders have been re-
ceived from the Navy Department for
building steam frigate at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard, and that another is TO
be commenced at New ork. tits graft
flying to hear of this, because it shows
evidences Of determination on the part
Of officers of the government to keep paca
with the times in regard to the navy, aud
likewise, because it will furnish employ.
ment to number of our skilful and de-
serving mechanics, who, in all that re-
lates to the construction Of vessels, arc
unsurpassed.
FRAUDS IN ToBAcco.--A discovery Of
a fraud in the manner Of packing Tobac-
CO has been discovered in. New Orleans.
On stripping The hogsheads for inspection,
the heads were found to weigh, in some
cases, as high as $50 pounds. The To-
bacco was from the Green River country.