Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-01-25

~ss' A"ASS tcSoIu VI the lOIloWin~
Of the Blind Codes Fortune: Hak
A poor but sober and indo.t.;.
maker q the name Of Hoover, rss;d; ssss. :
Port Carbon, in this county, ree.;s ss
formation lately that relative ofI: q.
who died in Germany, had beo,. " wae,
her father, Of the name Of Shsff sa'aeda
formerly lived at Otwigsburr, and ~, VINO
INDECENT circumstances, money M I" N
erty to the amount Of one m;ll;or prop
! half Of dollars. ana
Mr.. Shaffer has been de.ae
time, and Mrs. Hoover, his dar.I..s oae
Ing the only child, thus falls MI !. y. e
immense fortune. The neces,err us
ments, establishing the VALIDITY ', 1'e y
will, &c, have been received. sn j ~ "
Christopher Loeser has been cho... ~
torney in the matter. su y.
"A Grent Fsd. Mackiarland. orw.f,,.
Circus, one evening last week threv ~ III
tour consecutive somersets, being ~.
three more than have ever bef,. "vT
reached. Had he not landed on IN i. 90
The springboard, he would probable s.
thrown five or six more, as he al =. -"
pear the least exhaus:ed.-Phla. Pa.
A life Of Wesleyan minister. ~,;,,.-
by himself, whose scenes Of labor w.,. a; !
Lincolnshire, England, from the Yea, =. i7a u
to 1922, concludes his account Of th.n ' ~
stating: II have enjoyed in nv ,m;n;s,'y
202S Sabba'bs; read the Scripture. y.
chapters for each day, 36, 500 times; nrs. wv
ed SIP sermons, occupied Is pulpls , anu
ridden $4,000 miles; and his salsry Dss ~
at any time, amounted to ESQ per anpum
PARDosIsG PowER.-Governor po,,.,
has pardoned since he has been in now,
6 years) 63 criminals, of whom % ws,.
convicted Of murder, Is Of manslauph,,
and l6 Of burglary. 1t is said the numb,
Of those convicted Of minor crimes. ii.
are pardoned, is much greater.
AN AMAzoN.-There is now al St.,,;,
in Prussia, female, who in 1912, assume
male attire, and entering the Prussian arny
went through the campaigns Of 1912, 1873
and 1914, and rose to the rank Of sergeant
major. She left the army on account Of
wound, and her sex was discovered. ht
the king conferred upon her the cross d
the order Of the iron crown. Soon after.
wards she married an English merchant
captain, and accompanied him on his WOW.
age.
Mr.. Polk has promised to stop one j
two days in Louisville, on his way ID
Washington, and fixes on the LIST to tls
10th Of February for the time Of his arrival
in Louisville.
The Liberty party are making arrange.
ments for holding convention in Washing.
ton city the present winter. The conven.
ton will be held if 200 can be found %
pledge themselves to be there and prdc.
pate in its proceedings.
The Booth anniversary Of the introda-
ton Of potatoes into Europe, was latch
celebrated at Munich.
DEATH OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brnl
MIN RUSSELL, the veteran Printer andEe
itor Of the old columbian Sentinel, did
in Boston en- Saturday morning, aged s.
years. He was widely known and uni
vcrsally respected.
HoosAc AGAINST THE WoRLp.-k
Vermont Gazette reports that Chester Kas
bic Of Hoosac, N. Y. has son aged slra
months, which he is ready to exhibit ,saint
any child of his age, and defies the wori
TO beat him. He measures round the shout
ders 2 feet 10 inches--round the breaf ?
feet 4 inches--round the thigh II inches
round the arm 10 inches-round his
wrist Z inches-round his ankle 10 inches
and weigh fifty four and halfpolnds.
TrxAs.-President Houston's message,
dated the 9th instant, describes the finances
Of the country as prosperous, but defacs.
tons have been numerous in the collection
Of taves--alrcady more than $4,000.
The expenditures since December, lGl
up TO last November have been $46c,as
receipts since February 1912, $466,l&
| GREAT RoppEaY.-Marshal Buch1i
heirs and assigns have been cruelty rcbbe
Of all the diamond hilted swords, shr'
decorations and valuable presents madeira
BY sovercigns and others. They werete
posted in chateau near Berlin, and ne
Burglars made forcible entry and carried
off tie cabinet.
Arson Jones, the President elect Of Ter
as, denies that he is opposed 70 anneSsieA
His letter to the National Vindicaior,
Texas paper, says: "Thc charge that IN
inimical to further negotiation with ue
/ United States for the annexation o. ou /
country to that, is wholly without icun@'
ton in fact, and base Islander"
The Mar England Disner = .ss i'"
One toast was tAE
\ .The Sister Benevolent Socittis.'
To this keen freshman replied VIVA
joke, that we're afraid is,not aia p.:.,
Mr.. Reyburn, one Of The - rs ~.
Society, responded in one ofhis adnu. i
! little speeches, delivered ~ ths r,cl ~ ~
racy pofois Of his country. He sald, nc
President and gentlemen Of 81 Jonsl.I
(laughter) | beg pardon, the New E1gnn
Society, | have heard . great del Z r'
mouth Rock, which ] am sorry y "
have never seen. ! hope, however
day to make ! pilgrimage to i. asa
We have also famous rock, o. Co.,
ireland, whish we call the 'Blarney 49,
(laughier.) But like his honor ths ng