The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-22
Vol. I.......No. IL.
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.
The Howard OF THE AeE.-A Bos.
ton letter writer states that John Low;
| ell, OF that city, died in some remote
part of Asia, while on his travels, and
left half of his estate, amounting to
| $4,000, to the support of free lee
lures to the people of Boston. The
first course is to be given next winter,
and Mr. Siliman, of New Haven, and
Drs. Palfrey and Walker of Cam
brid &c, are engaged for the season.
The recent hail storm in the coun-
ties west of Rochester, N. Y, is said
to have destroyed one thousaed BUSH
els of wheat valued at $4,000.
Sixty sheep, struck by lightning,
were found dead on the farm of Mr..
Hornbeck, at LibertyvilIe, Ulster Co.,
N. Y, a few days since. Several
sheep were also killed at Greenfield,
Mass. t
Mr. Timothy Conklin, soldier of
the revolution, died suddeIy of apo
plexy while participating in the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July at Milan,
Ohio. He was at the age of SO, and
had walked the distance of three miles
the same morning.
The railing of new bridge at Pro-
violence has been covered with sheet
iron, by the corporation, to prevent
1t from being cut up by the penknives
of the whiting Yankees. This is a
bold innovation on the rights of the
universal Yankee nation, and the Jour-
nal doubts if it will be tolerated.
The editor Of the Harrisburgh, Pa.
Chronicle, says: s'That he has count
ed the accidents in which lives were
lost or injuries were done to persons
by the use of powder on the 4th inst,
and that up to this time the account
is torty-secen killed and nineteen maim-
ed, majority of them for life. Cam
not there be found some less noisy
and unsafe, but more rational mode
of manlfesting our patriotism than by
burning gunpowder?
Mr. Lyman Bruce was lately killed
in Boston by the explosion of mead
fountain, into which he was pumping
gas.
Have you any hose2' said a gen.,
tleman, to counter boy, the other
day. No, Sir replied the boy, 'our
hoes are all out, but we have some
excellent spades.''
The first railroad ever built in this
country was the Quincy railroad, in
Massachusetts, a little more than a
mile in length, and leading from
granite quarry. The second was the
Lehigh and Maunc Chunk railroad in
Pennsylvania, thirteen miles long,
leading to the coal mines.
THE LAsr.--The Cleveland Her.
aid says:-"About one hundred Otto
was of the Maumee, the last Of the
tribe remaining on this side Of the
Mississippi, arrived here in the steam-
er Com. Perry, on their way to the
far west. We believe these are the
last of the race in the state, except
the Wyandots, in Crawford Coun-
ty."
A Coop REFEnENcE.-A person
down east applied for credit for goods,
and referred for character to the ed
ltor of the paper in his village, who
wrote word that he always paid for
his paper punctually. This was deem.
ed Sufficient, and he obtained the goods.
;, We have several country subscribers.
, whom we would take pleasure in
; being able to recommend 10. the same
) way.-Mo. Rep.
Among the Passengers by. the.
Queen are Mr. Nudge and MI Feath-
erstonhaugh, appointed by the En-
gllsh govern. ment to make new sur
yey of the Boundary Line between
Maine arid n. Brunswick.
The bank Of Illinois, Shawneetown,
have determined to locate branch
OF TT .eir imstitution at Galena, I'll. Ar
!, rar .geaents will be made for immedi-
!, a+.ely carrying the branch into opera.
tioa..
Dr.. B. T. Archer Of Brazoriia has
} been. appointed Commissioner, B. R.
!, Jones Surveyor, and Hamilton Bee
= Clerk, on the part of Texas, to act
d with the q. S. Commissioner in fixing
It the boundary line between the United
Estates and Texas. The Commission
ers were to assemble in New York on
/ the 9TH instant.
It The Globe officially announces the
t disappointment Of MIR. Selden. as IT. g.
!, Treasurer.
# GEN. SEMpLE, Of Alton Ill, late u,
/ ). Charge de Affairs to New Granada,
t has returned home, for what cause we
9 have not heard.
From HALlFAx..-The four Ameri-
e can fishing vessels which were sent
] into Halifax d short time since, have
J, been tried. Two were liberated, and
Q two, the Hyder Ali, and Battelle,
were condemned and ordered to be
e sold.