Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-23
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Scanish paper Just started ia New Or
leans. il politics it IS democratic. but
,As editer n,eads to devote much of his
space to literary and commercial read
ing. The paper Is well printed, and il
10 be published twice week.
Mr.. Upshnr.-Ths blow which killed
the late Secretary Of State. broke the
crystal Of bis watch, and stuck the point
Of the minute hand into the face. Thus
| il still remains. and perhaps will forever,
marking the precise time Of the explo
sion-f ou rteen minutes AMI three quar-
tiers past four o'clock.
THE BIC GuN.-The "Big Cum which
exploded on board the steamship Prince
ton was fifteen feet tong. She weighed
/. zen tons. her bore was twelve inches, and
the ball discharged from i, weighed two
hund, ed and twenty five pounds.
Monument 10 Grneral Jack on Sew
cral ci,ixens IF Baltimore offer square
Of ground ct Fairmount for The erection
Of monu nneLt to Gen. jackson. = ~.
The scamboa, Iowa, arrived at Galena
from ST. Louis, on Tuesday, The 5th.--
I hi. IS the earliest arrival since 1888
The number Of new Buildings erected
ia New York in I843. is ], l73; Of wifirh
,O45 are brick dwellings or stores. ~
the remaining 228, nine are stone or
brick churches. This increase in the
number Of buildings, il is s,id, Indicates
an addition to the population Of at least
10000. i 1fue 9 flaa
or Punch says that the mahogany
tree is full grown 10 200 years, but it is
Impossible to calculate how long it re-
quires to grow the 7eares Of a mahogany
dining table. q = '
Presiden. Tyler, while returning 10 a
carriage from the Congress Burial
Ground, on the occasion of the funeral
ceremonies, had narrow escape from
dangcr-the horses attached 10 the car
riage took fright aud dashed along Penn,
sylyania Avenue. thru thronged with
vehicles, at rapid pace They were
| finally arrested in their course, without,
any injury having resulted. sta
SINGULAR REMAINS At New Orleans
recently on making some late eAcava-
lions for The new Gas Works, a great
number of huge cypress logs were dis
covered, few feet below the surface.
some Of which were is feet through their
diameter! So says the Picayune.
/ a paragraph ia foreign paper says
that in Germany the seeds oi The
grape are fast coming into use as a sub
siiip,e for coffee.
The diamonds and pearls in the Crown
Of Queen Victoria, are valued to $500
900. De i'
FoR OREGoS.-The Western Exposi.
] tor says some OF The Oregon emigran,s
have already arrived a, Independence, in
this State for the purpose oI making
preparations to depart for that Territory
this spring. There are from sou TO 400
persons in Jackson county who contem
plate emigra,ing this season.
The amount Of gold and silver received
from foreign countries during the past
eighteen months, is estimated at $685..
100000 s7s
Ia Ohio, there are / $50 miles OF rail
roads and canals, built at q cast Of SIS,
92C,32a. at
The whole militia or the United States
comprises l.749,O52 men, consisting OF
i.347.333 infantry, 35.l3i cavalry.
3l.e6S artillery and 37,425 rifemen.
The past winter in England has been
uncommonly warm. There was bu, one
days frost IN December and January.
Sunshine has been plenty, and flowers
have been blooming all winter.
TREAsuRy NorEs. amoant Of
Treasury NOES outstanding ON the lst
inst, it is officially stated, was $500
SAC IS. .
GEN. JAcxsoN's FINE. The Treasury
warrant in favor Of Gen. Jackson for
S21Oo. was made out and completed on
The 27th ult., ana forwarded BY special
messenger 10 The Hermitage.
IlAy FROM Europe. - Among the i'm
ports at Savannah, last week. We notice
leo tons Of hay from Grea, Britain. A
queer article tins to be received from
across the broad Atlantic.
MR. PAcxENnAM, tho new British Min.
lister, has rented Mr., Webs,cr's house
and furniture a, Washington .ys
Is there word in the English language
that contains all the vowclss There is,
anqaes,ienably sa
The lion. John Leeds Kerr, late Uni
ted States Senator from Maryland, died
few days since, at his residence in
Eas'on, tMdl aged sky five.
President Tyler has presented $500
10 the mother OF his black servant, who
was killed al the time Of the explosion,
on board the Pr,ncc,on. tW a a
Bangor, Me-, IS said to be the largest
numbering market in the world, the an.
nual exports heing near $2,oOO,Ooo ia
value.
The Madisonian publishes letter,
written BY practical and scientific gem
tlcman Of Philadelphia, giving tho proof
OF the base quality Of the iron Of the
Prince,on's gun, which fully explains the
cause ofths accident that occurred. The
specific gravity Of the iron with which
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