The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-08


pers which support Mr.. Van Buren, are
conducted with decency; but the MAORI
ty of locofoco editors are as precious set
of pestilent ibellers as ever crawled upon
the earth.--I6.
TEXAS.
We have lately conyersed with DR..
Jemes Arson Dunn, formerly of this ci-
ty, and now Of the Republic of Texas, on
the subject of that growing common
wealth. We learn from him that the pop
ulation of Texas is estimated at IS, 900,
and that every department Of the Govern
ment is in successful operation. Hous-
ton, the present capital, contains popu.
lation Of 5000, Galveston Island 1900,
and the city Of Austin, the new seat of
government, Texana, Victoria, Arkansas,
and San Antonio, are all rapidly increas-
ing in population. In the city of Hous-
ton, three churches are erecting; viz: one
Episcopal, one Presbyterian and one
Methodist. The Judiciary is perfectly
organized after the model of the United
States; regular Army is in the course
Of enlistment; the Navy is small but flour
ishing, embracing or 4 vessels of war,
including the steam vessel Zavalla, of 1S
guns. The soil and climate are all that
could be wished; the country is at peace
with the Indians, and apprehends no in
vasion from Mexico. Emigration contin-
ues to pour in with unexampled rapidity,
and the lands are consequently rising in
value. The Commissioner Of the Gene
raj Land Office will issue patents for pub
lie lands in the course Of next month
Chicago american.
THE HARvEsT.-The Peoria Register
says, this is said to be most abundant such
crops having never before been raised in
illinois. 1t is beginning to be serious
question; what shall be done with the pro-
duce? But small proportion of it can
be consumed at home; and from the re-
ports Of plenty around US the prices will
be too. low to pay for transportation.
Those who have cattle for sale will al
ways find good market in the mining
country above, but the grain growers we
fear will have a large surplus on hand
next spring. 1t may be that the corn
crop will be less abundant than usual, as
without speedy rain it certainly will be.
A Charlottesville. Speaker Polk in
the course of his electioneering campaign
spoke of the editor of the Nashville Ban
ner by the title of 'szittze Allen A. Hail.
Whereupon little Allen, justly indignant,
challenges the Col. to a match at wrest-
ling, leaping, running, or any other exer-
else whereby the strength and agility of
the parties may be tested. He also in
sists that the Col. shall bring along all
the ..Iittle Folks to try their skill at SIM
liar exercises with the 'little Halls. -
Some may regard this as s.small" bust
ness, and mere attempt to s.poke fun
at the Col. but it strikes us to be decided
ly preferable to the prevailing custom of
proving which is the .bctter man." by a
resort to the rifle and the bowie knife
Chicago american.
The Van Buren, convention, which as.
sembled at Ellictt's Mills ON the 18th ul- |
timo, have nominated James Carroll and
Solomon Hillen, jr. Esqrs. as candidates
to represent Baltimore district in the next
congress. The wing candidates are
John P. Kennedy and Charles H. Pitts.
1t is stated in one Of the Indiana papers |
that very large beds of iron ore have been
discovered in the northern counties of that /
state. H
A acater spout on the Hudson. At noon
On Saturday last, a stupendous and mag
nifcent water spout formed in and crossed
Tappan Bay, from Taller's to Grassy
point, where it parted its connection with
The clouds and disappeared. "At one time
says the Sing Sing Chronicle) though at
the distance of three miles, it assumed in
appearance magnitude in circumference
much larger than hogshead: stood like a
perpendicular column, and through the
transparent mistwhich surrounded it large
bodies Of water, oftcntimes streams larger
than mans body could be seen whirling
and twisting up the misty path to the
overhanging cloud, at a hight perhaps Of
Eve thousand feet.'' Il
Miss Caroline Thomas, an amiable and
most respected young lady, was killed on
wednesday week, near Utica, N. Y. by
concussion on the brain, jumping out from
a Garage which The horses had run away
with. The young lady with her escaped,
though thrown out when the horses was
stopped.
A. Fish was nearly drowned in the
Connecticut river, at Saybrook, recently.