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

the Baltimore Patriot Of the 5th is
the. following:
The Richmond Enquire labors hard
but it cannot make out a majority on
joint ballot for the Loco Focos, ssno
way it can fix it, First it claimed
outright Mr. Payne of Fluvana, and
then Mr. Venable Of Prince Edward
Conservatives, who voted for Mr..
Rives, and signed the memorableiad-
dress issued BY that party last winter!
In the last Enquirer Mr. Payne is CIV
en- up as an impracticable Conserva-
tive, but Mr. Venable is still retained.
The delegate from Lee, though ad-
mitted to be whig, is next rnodestly
put down ssdoubtful,' 2 and the Conser-
natives from Smyth and Tazewell are
ranked in the same category! The
politics Of several other delegates are
tempered with, and yet, with all this,
the Enquirer cannot make out ma
iority on joint ballot. Having ex-
hausted all mathematical knowledge,
and set all calculations at defiance,
the Enquirer after about two columns
Of ligmarole, begs that its 'serrors"
may be excepted" and promises to
stake immediate measures, to ascer-
tain as far as possible, the political
bearings Of the delegates elect, whom
the Wings are claiming, and commu-
nicate the result to It's readers" This
inquiry will hardly be completed be-
| fore the elections are over which take
place this summer and next fall in 9TH
er States, and in the Meantime, the
Enquirer hints that its Loco Foco
friends may ''brag and buster
We have seen and read the late de-
cision Of Judge Mckinley in relation
to steamboats, navigating the rivers.
The decision does no: declare the
law Of Congress inapplicable to riy-
ers, but is confined to a single provis-
ion in that law. The only question
before the court was, whethera steam
boat, navigating the Mississippi is
bound, under the act, to carry iron
Etiller ropes or chains. The Judge de-
cided, as we think very properly, that
the provision in relation to iron rods
and chains was intended to apply ex-
clusively to boats navigating the lakes
or seas. The question Of the consti-
nationality of the act was raised by
counsel, but the Judge does not allude
to that point. There are lengths tc
which even he will not go.--Louas
/ uille Jour.
! RAISING BEEs.-We have seen ;
little pamphlet, printed at Concord
/ N. H., entitled "a new and improved
: mode of constructing Bee-houses anc
Bee-hives, and the management o
!, the same,'' by John Searle Of Frank
lin, N. H. The pamphlet contain:
some cuts illustrating the principles 0
this new mode of accommodating
these Industrious insects, and for the
discovery ofwhich patent has beer
obtained-and also various useful di
rections for constructing hives--guar
ding the bees against their enemies
collecting the honey-wintering ant
swarming the bees, &c.-all OF which
is valuable to the individual who is in
terested in the delightful enterprise Q
raising bees-an occupation. which
although it may not be SO fashionabl,
at this time, or SO valuable in com
mercial point Of view, may be pleas
ing to the individual, and which i
highly conducive to the wealth Of TIL
country. Mr. Searle's system of rails
;. ing bees, has been critically examine.
by number Of intelligent individuals
: farmers and professional men, VIII,
: give it their unqualified approval
i ID.
: MAHmouND, the Sultan Of Turkey
a is doing vast deal to remove the pre-
o JUDGES and ignorance which have TO
4 ages cast a dark and thick veil owe
}. the Osmanlis. A great revolution ha
|. been for some years past gradual,
!, taking place, owing to this monarch
a exertions, in the character and Gus
: toms of the Turks. He seems deter
; mined to, elevate the character of hi
) subjects by spreading among them til,
! principles Of general knowledge
/ seven academies are to be establishe
= in different cities in Turkey, where
e among other sciences, Mathematics
d PLY sizes and Chemistry are to b
n taught. Professors recommended b
d the French Academy Of Sciences, ar
Il to be employed, and lectures deliver
b ed in the French and Turkish lar
81 guages. Few monarchs have eve
81 done more to eimprove the characte
!. of his people than the despotic Sulta