The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-06-06
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the Mississippi, and his arrival in Boston.
The creature is represented to stand erect,
he is eight feet high, and covered with
hair, &c. &c. On looking at the date of
the paper, it is found to be the first day
of April.
We notice that in public meeting re-
Gently held in London, the private debts
in Great Britain are set down at $40, 900,
GOO, OOO!!!
There is so much Temperance at Lynn,
Mass that the Poor House, which used
to yield $1,000, cannot now furnish men
enough to work the farm.
The agents of Illinois, General Raw
,lings and Governor Reynolds, have sold
in the cities of Philadelphia and New
York, bonds of the State to the amount Of
one million three hundred thousand dol
lars, to enable her to carry on the work
of her canal.
The St. John Chronicle, speaking of
war between Great Britain and the Unit
ed States, says. 'We see nothing to
prevent the total humiliation by Great
Britain, of the U. States as nation!'-
You don't say so!
An individual lately, on wager ran
distance of ten miles at Philadelphia in
lE1y;fre minutes. What splendid leg
treasurer he would make.
The Governor Of Virginia has offered
a reward for the detection of an accom-
'plished swindler who has been guilty of
committing sundry forgeries at Richmond.
He is supposed to be named McCloud,
who defrauded his employers in New
York few years since of some $4,000
OR 100000.
The Journal of Commerce intimates
that some cunning trader, taking advan-
tage of the silk worm fever, has been sup
plying the people of New Jersey with
shad's eggs, at considerable reduction of
price. The mulberry trees in that quar-
ter will probably be laden with shad next
year.
He who has struck his colors to the
power of an evil habit has surrendered
himself to an enemy, bound by no articles
of faith, and from whom he can expect
only the vilest treatment.
The N. Y. Herald says, nothing more
demonstrates the imperial greatness Of that
city than her annual taxes. Last year
they amounted to 100000. During
the Revolution and after, the expenses Of
the Union hardly surpassed this outlay.
In case recently tried in the Superior
Court of New York it is stated that one
of the witnesses who had been subpoena
ed to attend, had gone from Buffalo to
New York seren times to be present at
the trial.-the case having been called up
that often before it was terminated land
that he had travelled for the purpose sir
thousand miles!
Mr.. Stephens, the we'll known traveller
has been designated by special act Of
the Senate of New York, to 60 to Europe
to gather historical documents of interest
to that State.
It is said that steam engine, driving
gigantic violin, and a whole team of or
chestral instruments has been invented
in Germany.
A collector Of newspaper bills, writing
to his employers, respecting some of their
subscribers who could pay, but wouldn't,
described them as being "good but tuff.'
SHORT HAND.---An individual who
keeps small store, for the sale of mo-
tons, in a country town, placed the fol-
lowing notice on his door, when about be-
ing absent one afternoon-"B back at r
time"
An old coquette, looking into her glass,
and seeing her wrinkles, cried, "This
new glass is not worth a farthing. They
cannot make mirrors as well as they used
to do.
A Mississippi editor puts sheriff S sales
under the head Of lawful occurrences"
The advice of a sagacious mother to
her daughter, in some old novel, is said
to have been Gamma, my dear, you can
never be pretty, SO you had better be odd;"
and the editor of the N. Y. Gazette thinks
that considerable proportion of the mod
ern bellies have acted upon this advice.
Sir George Arthur has issued a circular
strongly condemning the practice Of firing
at American steamboats,, &c., and direct
ing the local authorities to be yigilant i'll
preventing such disgraceful occurrences.
Bill Johnson is reported to have return
ed to his fayorite vocation of pirating in
the Thousand Isles on the st. Lawrence.
His daughter, the Canadians aver, is to
be married to rich sympathizer, who
furnishes the quill pro quo for new fleet
of small craft to be employed.
In the course Of an examination in Eng
land, respecting the patent right to PIN
making machine, it was stated that the
average quantity of pins manufactured dali,
ly, is equal to weight of two tons, and
that one house has contract for the man
ufacture Of pins to the amount Of CSC, 0O0,-
900 yearly.
/ The Philadelphia Ledger publishes an
account of the recent death of fine child