Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-11-25
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CHE-MO-Ko-MAN.
| "A Wig Tictory..-Mr. Rantou!, the new col
lector at Boston, has made several new appoint
ments in the custom-house, which the Wings do
not like. Oae OF the new incumbents has been
found guilty, by the Atlas, of msspelling word.
AS an Offset, the Post gives the following anec-
dotc:
s'As the Atlas gives sample OF Democratic
spelling, you viii permit me, will offer small
specimen Of Coonery in this particular depart.
ment, as given by one Of the predecessors (who
is Whig) Of this guilty slocofoco.' There being
lot of sugar 10 be weighed, one Of the custom
house officers, wishing 10 give the information to
one OF his associates, marked one Of the packages
thus-sto be rods.' One ofhis Democratic friends,
who noticed the or'hography, suggested 10 this
Wing the importance Of little alteration; when
up flared the 'learned gentleman ard said II
wade doesn't spell weighed, Should like to
know what the d..'l il does spell?' A Wing
| victory was Immediately proclaimed!'
The Coum.ess Vespucci.-N is said that this wo-
man, who figured 50 conspicuousy at Washing
ton City few years since, when she applied to
! Congress for large grant of land on the ground
of her being descendant Of the discoverer oil
America, is now living in open concubinage a,
Ogdensburgh, New York. with foreigner Of
grea; wealth, named Parish. The New York
Tribune says that the connection was commenced
before her first visit to this country. After she
left the United States, on the defeat Of her land
begging scheme, her paTamour sent to Paris for
her to return to this country, and on her arrival
conveyed her to his residence at Ogdensburgh in
a splcEd;d coach and six, he himself riding on
horseback behind the establishment.
The Dead Coming to Life.--The Cincinnati
Post of the Esd ult contains the following most
singular account Of the apparent death and COM
ing to life ofa child in that city:
'.This morning about I O'Clock, we observed
the door of Mr.. w. Mason's residence, on Fourth
street, hung with Grape. About nine O'Clock the
Grape was removed, which excited our curiosity.
On inquiry. we learned that child Of Mr. Ms
which had been i'll with the mease.s, had to all
appearance, deceased. Arrangements were being
made for its interment, the undertaken had been
called in, and the corpse placed on the cooling
board. Abou. O'Clock, two hours having elaps-
ed, the child revived, and we understand is now
living"
i Uncle Sam says that instead of saying to a
young lady-ssplease to take my arm,n you should
say-.swill you condescend so far as to sacrifice
your own convenience to my pleasure as to insert
the five digituls, and part of the extremely of
your contiguous arm through the angular aper-
ture formed by the crooking of my elcow against
the perpendicular portion Of my animal frame?"
II was ascertained by careful measurement at
Russels "Lecture," that two plump ladies, in full
dress, fashionable bustles, padding, &c. occupy
exactly the space required BY three full sized gem
tlemen. This will form a valuable guide to those
who are arranging for parties this season-Sfrcci-
er.
Consumption Of Cofee.-Americans are a real
coffee drinking people. The consumption of cof-
fee in the United States for the year 1871. with
population of seventeen millions. was los, 20O,-
PHI pounds; whilst that Of Great Britain, with a
population Of twenty millions, was only 2s,42l,-
466 pounds; being less than one half pound per
head for Great Britain, and more than six pounds
per head for the United States.
The first Steamboot Oh the Mississippi The
first steamboat which navigated the Mississippi
river, was called the "New Orleans Of New Or
leans" She was built at Pittsburgh in 1871, and
was lost in 1914.
China Trade.-The Boston Journal saws that a
letter has been received at that port from Canton,
stating that American vessels were 10 be admit
ted at that port on the footing with the Brit
ish.
Rev. George Marshall, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, has
recently been tried for fornication and bastardy.
The jury were unable to agree, and the cause was
continued.
A Mr.. Matthew Jack, of Greensburgh, Penn. !,
fell into the fire on the 30th ult in fl, and was
burned so badly that he died the next day.
Change in Public Opiniom.-A gentleman in
Abbeville, S. c. who had the moral courage to
refuse challenge, has had barbecue given him
by his fellow citizens, as a mark Of their apprc-
baton and esteem. A very salutary change must
have taken place in public opinion within few
years. Formerly, man would have had bar
becue given him for fighting duel.
4 Chance for a Speculation. Davidson, the
flying machine man, offers to pay one who will
advance him Ave hundred dollars to complete the
machine to allow them the exclusive privilege Of
its use for transmitting throughout the Union the
returns Of the Presidential election in 1874. The
machine is not warranted to "eo."
Merican Counterfeit Coin.-The Mexican pa
pers notice the emission ofcouterfeit dollars and
state that the Government is instituting a rigid
inquiry into the matter. In the spurious coin,
the word :sRupublica" is badly executed, the
space between the two first syllables being very
great; ane the leaves Of nopa which appear TO
spring from the earth on the reverse of the coin,
arc larger in the counterfeit than in the genuine
specimens.
Receipt for making superior LOAF bread, hot
breakfast and supper cakes, buckwheat cakes,
SC. No bread can excel that made by this re-
ceipt:--
Half pint sour milk; half tea spoonful of sal
eratus, well powdered; peice Of butter as large
as walnut; pinch Of salt, and three fonrths Of
quart Of flour; put the saleratus, butter and salt
into the sour milk, then add the -four, and roll out
the dough 10 proper thickness.
These quantities win produce one dozen supe-
rior biscuits. The dough may be baked az soo~
as made, but ]. does not injure BY standing two or
three hours before baking it.-Bosfes Post.
Fatal Accident.
J. N. FRANCIS, one Of the publishers Of the
Springfield (nl.) Journal, accidentally shot him
self through the head about two weeks since, and
instantly expired. The accident occurred about