Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-09-06
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The New York Tribune learns \, IL,
Ter f'om TeSas, that Il was in contsns,s
ton By the con. en,ion, to divide r.
10 two States, making the Brazo. the a
viding line; the State west of that r;vs,..
be called Austin. and that on tile 80, !.
re.an the name Of TIE as.
We understand from good authorize ~.
Professor LIEBER, Of the College Of Sonsn
Carolina, has received second Offer ~.
the King Of Prussia 20 enter his seryie. !.
a suparinte ndent general OF prisons. too.,l
err with chair in the University Of Berl;r
Flatiering as this offer must Be 10 our q, III.
low citizen we hope he may see his adv,n
taee in declining it, as il Certainly will \.
for the advantage of his adopted country -
remain in the service talents and learn;rS
Of such high order as those Of the Profe,es
sor.
Perfectly Horpy.-The Marengo Ala,
Patriot speaks Of negress in the town 4
Demopolis, who is afflicted with ealloo
ing consumption, and yet So coolly A..
she bear it that she has made her sh,ons
and winding-sheet, and is about havin.
cap made, preparatory to her burial. wbich
she says will take place before long 81.
wants TO be buried as comfortable al nos.
sible. She also says-"Nobody needn+
pity me; I'm gwin' to heaven, dat. sar.
tin"
On the night of the 22d ult., the barn of
Mr.. John Gwynn, some live miles north of
Shelbyville, Ky. was fired by negroes ana
entirely consumed, together with four a..
bles, two splendid saddle horses, about sey.
enty barrels Of old corn. a quantity Of wheat
&c. Several negroes have been arrested
and one or two committed for farther trial.
on strong circumstantial evidence.
A destructive FIRE Occurred in St. Aacu..
tine, Fa., on the 23d ult., which DESTROYED
pr, perry to the amount Of about $1,000.
on viii, h there was no insurance.
Mrs. Sigonrney, the talented auihoress.
is said 10 be lying dangerously i'll al her
residence, in Hartford, Conn.
Not less than one thousand buildinos
will be erected In st. Louis the present
season. There are thirty brick yards ii
operation, and the number of brick manu.
featured this summer will il is said, exceed
forty-fve millions; YET the demand al tins
time is greater than the supply. The pop
ulailon is now more than forty thousand.
and the new houses Of the present wear,
which Till all be filled before ne,t April
will make room for an addition of six or
seven thousand.
A most important discovery int',e man.
ufacthre of iron has been made at Troy,
n. Y. The west side of Like Champlai,i
abounds in magnetic ore from which the
new iron Is made in a reverbatory furnace
with only one heat. Tire result IS a soft
malleable iron, capable of being drawn into
the smallest wires. II is. obtained b.. a
process of dsoxisising the iron, for which
process patent has been Secured by the
invention. The cheapness and facility with
which iron can thus be produced make il
one of the first inventions OF the age.
The lee exports from Boston during July
ard June were 1856 tons, against 1858
last year in the same time.
The wheat crop Of the present year has
not only been an abundant ohe as 10 guam.
tity, but is. likewise remarkable for the ex.
cellence # its duality In the valley Of The
Susquehanna the products Of numerous
farms have been found to weigh si&,y-eisht
pounds per bushel. In Frederick county,
Md. the crop of one farm recently sold ID
miller weighed 6S to 90 pounds per
bnshel.-BaH. finer.
The burnt district in New York now
presents scene Of active industry and
busy labor. On all parts Of the ground
labcreIs are engaged in removing the rub
Dish, great quantities Of which have alrea-
dy been taken away. Several buildings
have already been commenced in various
parts Of the district. The papers remark
that some Of the walls look BY far too thin
and urge that nont but thick; fire proof
buildings shall be erected.
A New York paper this describes one
Of The fashionable gambling establishments
in that city. "The furniture is splendid
the cooks scientifc-,he servants admirsi
ble-the Mihes exquisilt--the company
select-the rugnery snperb-the cheating
unrivalled-,he fascality cnequalled.
The following account, written we un-
derstand, by Mr.. Francis Lieber, was
communicated to Us BY bne Of his friends.
We give them betause we believe that they
WILDE interesting to every kind heart and
sot;nd mind: