Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-12-02

Health and Resources IF Hliaois The Con-
merciai Editor OF The n. Y. Herald gives ,hs
following:
There is no State in the Union increasing
so rapidly in wealth and resources as Iljnoi,
Chicago is the principle shipping port Of tbs
State. aud the growth Of the city is fair in.
dex of the growth of the State The connie.
ton Of the Illinois aud Michigan canal has
given an impetus 10 the agricultural "a.
sources CT the State which has long been
required. Her financial affairs have wopd,,,
fully improved. Five years ago i, was osi.
ciaIy announced iu the Governors messaos
that there was no. money enough in the Slae
treasury to pay the postage on public docu
menis in the post Office at the seal of govern.
ment and they were obliged to remain thers.
Since that time rev loan Of 81 GOO. 900 has
been made, the canal completed, a part of the
inieres, on the entire debt Of The State pad Sc
mi annually, the whole of the interest ON H..
new cana! loan has been promptly paid, ons
hundred thousand dollars on account of III.
principal. Sales Of the canal land 10 tho a.
mount Of $500, 1000 have been made, the who's
(which will at the close of one wear, be- maid
and applied to the liquidation Of the new canal
debt. This will reduce i, TO less than ons
million of dollars. The revenue from tho cana!
this year will be more than Que hundred then.
sand dollars, which with the portion of Tho
one and half mill tax now appropriated to
the payment Of interest on the entire funded
deb, of the State. This pays one fifth of tho
whole interest. or $l2 Of the $50 annually,
accruing,. The new constitution adopted BY
The people last March. au,horises the levy oi
two mills on the taxable property OF the STATE.
for the payment Of the interest on the internal
improvement, debt. II has not yet been ascer.
tanned what the actual amount of The internal
improvement debt Of the State is, but il "a
sufficient for those interested TO know that ths
Two mill tax, and three ffihs of one and a
half mill tax already levied and paid, will give
revenue large enough 10 pay the full utter.
est on that portion Of the States Indebtedness.
Extraordinary Oase. There fell under onF
observation lately says the Kingston. (ui'
s,er county. n. " Journal, the most singular
case of disease we ever witnessed. The sub
jec. is man named Sayder, aged 80 yeas,
resided in the town Of Warwarsing, 10 This
county. -Four months ago he had an attack
of sickness, but recovered, aud was 10 all az.
pearaGce entirely healed. About fortnight
after his recovery he was seized with dIowsl:
ness and for sometime after. slept nearly ,wo
thirds of the day. This disease continued TO
increase until he would sleep two or three
days without waking. When we saw bim
yesterday he was confirming an uninterrupted
sleep of five days. His pulse is regular tho no
very full; his respiration is easy and na,ura,and
his skin moist and cool. If food or drink be pl'-
ced in his month, he swallows it, and he walks
when led by the hand and slightly supported.
On Thursday week he woke from sleepo'
two days, he spoke few words, s'rucSa
lady who was in the room violently wilma
chair, and amos, Immediately afterwards snok
into his present slunber. He is on his way 70
the New York Hospital,
Distressing Casualty. On Wednes-
day last, Mr.. George McCabe, of Eaion'
Ohio. was accidentally killed while ma
hunting excursion, in company with DIS
brother -in-law, Mr.. Randolph. In an ell
fort to load the rifle used by Mr.. McCa0s,,
the ball became fastened in the barrel, anu
could not be pushed to its proper place
He then took the barrel from the STOCK
unbreached it-took out, as he supposed
all the powder-and endeavored to exlt!-
cate the ball by heating the barrel on n'0
klndled for thar purpose. Upon ganelaos
his eye over the muzzle to ascertain
the ball had melted, just al 'hs'
unfortunate moment the explosion 'ooH
place. The ball entered his right eye anu n
lodged in the back part of the head Nv
survived bat short time. He has ls"
wife and three children.
.an Eloonent Saying. There is much mean