Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-04-12

ufy, Is graduate Of harvard University
He studied divinity in Germany, and pre-
pared himself for the Unitarian pulpit, but
never was ordained. -- The Washington
letter writer's state that the official adver-
tisements at that city have been Withdrawn
from the Madisonian, Tyler's organ. The
Globe will be the organ Of the new admin
istration, as it should be. M'Nulty's
trial fur embexzlement Of the public funds
has been postponed till June. --I tits ru-
mored that Judge Story, Of the U. S. SUI
preme Court, is about to resign his seat on
the bench, to take the place Of President Of
the Harvard University. Don't believe it.
49, The steam boats Mermaid and St.
Croix came into collision about week
since, near Quincy, doing injury to BOTH
The former lost her cook -house and wheel,
and the St. Croix lost barge which she
had in tow. -- Gen. John A. Quitman is
strongly urged by the democratic papers Of
Mississippi as the successor Of Mr.. Walker
in the U. S. Senate. A woman named
Susan Reed has been convicted in St. Louis
Of aiding in the abduction Of slaves-the
least punishment for which crime is two
years confinement in the State penitentia-
ry. a dreadful accident occurred in
New York about two weeks since, from
the explosion Of bomb shell. Five lives
were lost. -A destructive FIRE took
place in Cincinnati on the morning Of the
30th ult. Estimated loss, $40, 900 to $780,
600. - A new novel, BY Cooper, called
"Satanstoe, is announced. F. II. Ell
more, Of South Carolina, is spoken Of as
the successor Of Mr.. Everett at the Court
Of st. James. "a prisoner in the New
York penitentiary, named Wyatt, killed a
fellow prisoner on the 10th ult. - The
grant Of land made at the late session Of
Congress to the State Of Indiana, for the
completion Of the Wabash and Erie canal,
is stated to cdhtain between SOC, 900 and
900, 900 acres. The Territories get no
such donations. - Messrs. A. G. & A..
w. Benson, No. 80, South street, New
York, advertise that a fast sailing coppered
ship will sail from New York for the Co.
lumbia river in the month Of June or july,
.andwill take out baggage and heavy freight
for those who may be emigrating to that
country. - A single machine in op-
Grafton at Richmond, Va. which turns out
one hundred and twenty perfect and exactly
cut shingles in q minute. By another OPP
GRAFTON the shingles are j0inted. A ma
chine has been invented in Chicago, which,
with the assistance Of two yoke Of oxen
and two men, viii cut ditch two feet
deep BY three feet At the top and eighteen
inches at the bottom, at the rate Of: 20 rods
per day. Should the invention be found
to work well, spades and pick-axes have
had their day. -- Sir Robert Peel, the
Prime Minister, has RECOMMENDED modifi-
cation and reduction Of the British tariff ON
numerous articles, many Of them the pro-
duct Of the United States, The recon-
mendation Of the Prime Minister being con-
sidered equivalent to the passage Of the
law, much qualification has been express
sed in this country at the receipt Of the in
telligence. The duty on the great staple
Of cotton is to be Immediately repealed, and
after limited period the tax on land, hemp,
beeswax, feathers, flax, and large num-
Der Of other articles is to be entirely taken
OF. The duty on cotton amounted to 3d.
SOC, 900 annually. It is stated in .
New York paper that q acres of land
in Ohio yielded 3S2 bushels Of brown mus
tard seed, weighing 52i lbs. to the bushel
which, with IS bushels Of tailings, sold for
81 1888. - Bishop Onderdonk, Of New
York, recently received from . friend !
valuable book as = present. Upon opening
it large number Of hundred dollar bills
were discovered to be inserted between
the leaves. - Morse's magnetic tele-
graph ia to be extended from Baltimore to
New York As soon as the wires can BE laid
and protected. 4 A private company has
the work IN charge. 49, The trip from
New Orleans to Louisville was lately made
BY the steam boat Sultana in four days, q
hours and 68 minutes, from port to port.
The papers say it i the quickest trip ever
before made BY one hour and 50 minutes.
Mr.. Thomas Lloyd, the Tyler Sur
,veyor Of The port Of Baltimore. after for
wardiag to the Presidents host Of petitions
for his coaainnance in Office, also sent him
= i've hundred dollar horse as ! present.
The horse not 5uiting Mr.. Polk, he ~
turned Il and Il ihe. same iine informed
Ms. Lloyd that hisaservics = Surveyor
would hsns1ftsr b dispsnssd withs7 Ths
DmSs Holder IAse probably found out am
sssss oSgsfsesa az - So II IDS $50,