Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-11-18

~ tne market on Satunday. 1ne owner refused
$50 fur the bird, which struttea about, using all
its legs, as though conscious ofits importance.
There will be altogether a new set or
members of Congress from Illinois, both in the
Senate and the House. Not one member will go
from there who has had seat in Congress be-
fore.
The house and lot where Mary, he mother OF
Washington, lived and died, in Fredericksburg,
Va, is offered for sale. The advertisement IS
headed ".dftenfion .dnffqaaridns.'
Linseed OLA letter from mercantile ho0se
at New Orleans, to one in Cincinnati, dated, the
10Th ult. says: eve have tried several painters
! and dealers, but they will not touch it. They
will not buy Western oil, if they can get any
other, as good deal that has been sold here has
turned out mixed, say part sunfower or lard oil,
and linseed." If Western manufacturers OF lin
seed oil will not take the proper care to prevent
understandable mixed articles from being
sent as merchantable, they ought to be in bad
credit and submit to loss.
Rail Road Ch,rns-A gentleman in Georgia
contemplates erecting a number of churns to
contain about 40 gallons each, on the rail road
cars leading from Cass county to Charleston, so
that the milk will be converted into butter dur
ing the journey, distance of 400 miles, by ma
chinery put in motion by the cars. The trip
will be performed in IS hours, and he intends to
send large quantity Of fresh made butter to
market daily in this manner.
The Emperor Of Java has female guard a.
round his person. He's safer than Louis Phil
lppe. No one can stand discharge of grape
and canister from their tongues.
"A Fearful Leap.-A young man named will
lam Endler, recently jumped from the window
of the fifth story of house in Cherry street,
New York, and was taken up in an insensible
state. yet miraculous as it may appear, although
bones were broken. He was taken TO the hos
pital, and but faint hopes were entertained Of his
I recovery.
In Canada, laborers in the country work fot
two dollars month, boarding and washing at
the cost Of the employer
| The Alton Telegraph Of Saturday, says: About
one hundred head of good beef cattle have been
brought to this market, killed, and backed fot
the lower country, during the week-most Of
them for and ON account Of the owners. Those
that were sold here, brought two dollars cash
per hundred; at which price any number of
heavy cattle may command ready sale.
Corn Stalk Molosses.-Mr. E. S. Kicker, OF
Clermont county in this State, made sixteen GAL
Ions Of molasses from the corn stalks raised on a
piece Of ground ofless than one-tenth of an acre,
! The corn was planted in drills two and half
! feet apart, the stalks from three to five inches
apart. The stalks, after being stripped Of the
tassels and blades, were cut with straw cutter
and pressed with joiners bench screw. The
juice was purified with lime.
The Tsras Question. following is an ex-
tract Of letter from Washington to the New
Hampshire Patriot:
"The Texas question bids fair to agitate the
= rOuntrv eOon moro than the Missouri u,,oo
, ti0n did. 1t is to involve in its consideration
no. only our relations with ourselves, as individ-
uai,, or States, but our relations with foreign
powsrs The discussion Of the subject at the
comine session Of Congress will be warm, If not
angry-a,d it is more than probable that this
great question will give rise to new combina-
lions Of parties. One thing may be relied upon:
the administrator IS determined to counteract
the ridiculous designs Of England, and prevent
their accomplishn eot-and to effectually sue
coed, there IS now s1id to be but one course Of
policy advisable; that is, the a"neratcn Of Texas
to this country" I'D M1
Lo,ceu. THE Boston Post says all the cotton
factory stocks, and especially the Lowell, have
advanced greatly in price within few months,
and are still rising. The cause Of this sudden
advance amounting to so per cant it remarks)
ie, which swept on surplus SOCKS, me rate
-.---ny low price for raw material
a Potatoe S,ory-The Ot.ego Republican
contains statement, supported by affidavit,
sworn to before Justice Of the Peace, which
we think out-potatoes all creation. Mr.. David
b. shepherd, OF Otsego, proves as aforesaid, that
OH the third day of this present month, he did,
between O'Clock A. NJ, and Is minutes past
P. M, pull the vines, dig and pick up three
hundred and six bushels Of potatoes
There have been three hundred and fifty-two
new buildings erected in Milwaukee, the past
season.
Some Of the Democratic papers in Ohio have
named Col. Medil as the next Democratic can
didate for Governor Of that State.
Bee Mres-Mr. G. w. Westbrook has con-
structed new model for bee hives, one of which
can be seen at the Mechanics Fair, at Concert
Hall. 1t is supposed to possess great advantages
over any now in use, and those farmers who have
turned their attention to the management of bees,
or who wish to do so hereafter, should examine
this new hive The model is marked No. T3.--
Mr.. Westbrook intends to open mandatory Of
hives in this city, and we trust he will meet the
patronage his skill and enterprise deserve
No. Reporter.
.4bolition and Whigery.--The New Wing Gov
ernor Of Vernon appears to be thorough go
iilS dUOiltlonlSt III his VIEWS SnOulQ De acted
upon by the non-slaveholding States, the Union
would become a rope of sand. He even recon-
mends in his Message that the Federal Constity,-
ton and laws should be trampled under foot
"lts chief topic is the condemnation Of slavery,
particularly in the District Of Columbia He
recommends to the Legislature to pass law pro-
hibiting all magistrates, acting under the author
lty OF the State, from taking cognizance Of, or
acting under, the act Of Congress passed the 18th
July, 1898, relating to fugitive slaves, or any
other law that may be passed Of similar import
He also recommends law prohibiting all exec
utive officers of the State from arresting or de-
tanning in Jail any person who is claimed as a fu-
gitive ave.o-Mo. Repdrfer.
Canadian TariF.-In the lower House of the
Provincial Parliament, a resolution has passed 10
admit swine and cattle duty free, when brought
into Canada for the purpose of being exported |
to England-to be bonded, killed and cured in
Canada The vote was 80 to 81.
I'm .Air Lock.-We have seen, saws the Sprinp. |
field Republican, very curious lock at Mr.. |
Bemis' hardware store; it is the invention of a |
gentleman Of Beverly, in this State, and is in
tended more especially for Banks and stores.
To unlock it, it is first necessary to charge the
barrel of the key with air, by small air pump.
TO Cure Cough or Cold.-The editor of the
Baltimore GARNER and Gardner'' saws. that the
best remedy he ever tried in his family for
cough or cold, is decoction Of the leaves Of the
pine tree, sweetened with loaf sugar to be freely
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