Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-04-02
A Bosrov NoTloN.-The Evening Journal

states that,there are now sixteen companies IN
Boston engaged in the business of shipping
ice to the East and West Indies, and to New
Orleans and other Southern ports. The de-
mand for the article is now so great for expor-
taiion, that large contracts have been made fer
il in Worcester county to be transported to Bos-
ion by railroad. They formerly sold their ice
in New Orleans at six cents a pounds bot now
sell it at once cent, and where they made one
dollar by selling it at six cents they now make
four dollars by selling it at one cent pound.
When it sold at six cents. none but the veal
thy could afford to purchase. but at one cent
all classes buy it, so it is sold before much OF
it is wasted by melting.
The ice is sawed by machine into square
blocks not less than IL inches thick, and Is
packed on board the vessels with straw and
hay. boxed with thin lumber and made air fight
One of the Boston companies paid last year
$1,000 for the straw and hay they used for
packing.
The completion cflhe James River Canal to
Lynchburg promises to do much for the trade
of Richmond. The Compiler says, in re'a-
ton 10 it:
In little while, if things 60 on as prosper
ously upon our Canal as they have gone so
far, we shall have a daily line of passenger
boats from this place to Lynchburg, which will
transport the NAL. This will be gratifying 10
both places and greatly promote the despatch
OF business, as well as the safety and ease OF
travel. Every heart here is buoyant with hope
and anticipation touching our great improve
ment. SO catering and propitions have been
its operations so far, that we are led to hope
for more than the most sanguine have hereto
fore predicted.
HARD CIpEa VS.. TunKlEs.-'Why IRE your
BOOSTERS so fat when your Cock I'urkies are
all lean : said fed to sturdy farmer whose
poultry he was chcapenIne IN the market, yes
terday.
It's al! owing to hard cider humbug, said
the huge paw.
.How's that 2 asked the fed.
Why the fact is, (said the farmer.) the hens
in nv neighborhood, have done all the crow
ing, morning, noon aud night, for the last SIX
mon,hs-and these birds have had nothing TO
do but to get fat; but the continued gobbling
kept up among my Torkies, by the sight of
their banners and red bunting, has reduced
them to the skeletons you see The fed Sill
ded off to another sled.---Eas,ern Argus.
WHO GOVERNS!
On the 22d instant, when General Harrison
was running about in Virginia. and, according
to the Richmond Wing, making no secret Of
his determination to call au extra session as
early as May, Bennett writes from Washing
ton, what we understand is really determined
on by those who are the actial manageSs OF al
fairs: 1.-The extra session has been postponed
Till October, SO that the regular and extra ses-
sion will run into one"
The first CAUCUS had determined that the cX-
ira session should begin in May, and General
Harrison was sent off under that impression.
In his absence, il is determined otherwise
and he is thus left to gable on about doing,
what it is privately determined he shall not do.
Globe.
BANK NoTEs.--In France there arc no notes
of less denomination than 500 lrancs-about
"a dollars. In England no bank note is allow
ed of less amount than 5 pounds sterling
about 25 dollars. In France there are no sus-
pensions. Comment is unnecessary.
Coop lDEA.-So numerous are the appiIca-
tons for divorce TO the Legislature of Virgin
ia that one the newspapers 10 the state sug-
gests that the Legislature pass a" general law.
dIvorcing every couple III the state, with leave,
to such as are disposed to re-marry.
Mr. CLAY AND HIS SUBsTITUTE.-Another
vigorous effort was made on Saturday to draw
from Mr.. Clay his substitute for the lnCepen-
dent Treasury 1t failed entirely. lie refu-
sed to show his hand. When sorely pressed
he at last said that the old system would be
revived-the State bank deposite system, as
established by the act Of 1886. Mr.. Allen
and Mr.. Walker instantly showed that this
act was repealed! That it was repealed by
the concluding section ofihe lndependet Treas
ury act and, consequently, that a repeal Of
this act, without providing substitute, was
to leave the public moneys where they were
between the time of the removal Of the depos
ties and the enactment Of the State bank de-
posite system that it is to say, according to
Mr.. Clay himself in the lawless custody Of
the President! All this was clearly shown,
and even Mr.. Clay sunk under it. He said 10
more; and how could he He who denoun-
ced for two years President Jackson for hav-
ing, against his will, the lawess custody of
the public money, and now demands the same
lawless custody for the Harrison administra-
ton which he denounced for the Jacksonian!
Oh shame, where is thy blush -
The price of liberty is eternal viilany,"
as the oaler said when he stole let Of print
ed Declarations Of Independence.
The French government is seriously en-
gagged with re-establishing or to'eralng ga
ming houses in Paris, in order that the gam
blers may rather leave their money in the
French capital, than carry it elsewhere.
CANAL ACROSS THE IsrHMus.-By advces
from Panama, brought by the schr. America
from Chagres, we learn thatthe Department of
State, as it is now called, remained quiet uli-
der the new order of things, and that the obsta-
cles heretofore interposed, by the clashing of
the local and general governments with regard
10 the nronosed canal ACROSS the lsihmus have