Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-02-18
Foreign Items.

The report that the Marquis Of Normandy
is about to be replaced by Sir Henry Bulwer,
as British Ambassador in Paris, is contradic-
ted. ;..-....F .,tff. 4 ..t
The editors of all the journals in Hungary
have been obliged to send in to the auth critics
list Of all their subscribers. g~
The Sultan is fond of musical boxes He
he has just ordered at Vienna large number
of watches with machines attached, to play
airs from the Prophet @ @ III
The Turkish Government has introduced
the culture Of cotton in the vicinity Of Damas-
Gus. with seed procured from the United States
1t succeeds we'll. 9f EaGss& S&2s'2&14 3ta5
Gen. Changarnier is to be kept in prison
after the other Generals have been discharged
either great compliment to him, or q very
poor one to them. .G1sH aG&
U--M. de Aorny. L. Napoleon's right-hand
man was = refuge in Edingburgh; the Nescs Of
that city states that he took leave without
paying his debts. At any rate. he is man
very notorious for want Of principal and char.
acter.
| n. Pasquier after having in turn served the
Empire, the Bourbons, and the Orleans, mon.
archy, is among the most Jealous courtiers o
the new luminary. 1t is said that he desires tc
take his last oath Of allegience as President o.
the Senate. ~ "
The Kolnische Ze;tung has been fined fif
ty thalers for publishing one Of Elihu Bur
ritt's solve Leaves" against military Pomp'
il WAS ruled to come within the statute against
turning the measures Of the Government intc
contempt" " aH8 * H rfIgG5 H5
"A Parisfrrrespondento of the KelniseAe lei
tHsg, states that Emile de Girardin will make
friends with Napoleon. and will be prom
insnt among that portion Of his supporter.
lvhS sssk- to induce him to undertake MEASURE.
OF social reform. t.,:t .t.4~.,s.
Some men having lately been, condemned
to death in Tuscany. for political offenses. tn
Austrian Marshall. Radetzky. commut ted thu
punishment to thirty years imprisonment
This, shows that the Grand Duke no longe
holds authority there. and tina: his dominions
are annexed to those Of Austria. @"
s UTOur neutral neighbors are strmg9Ln.
nanfuuy to escape the odium, which must at
tach TO their course upon the subject ofthe Du
buque and Keokuk Railroad. lfthey woult
be regarded as friends to this project, why don
they abandon their Big Sioux ideas. and COM
manfully to the support Of our favorite railroad
measure. They must show their hand upo'
this subject. by a few words Of approva
through their columns, or be set down aspolit
caiiy opposed to the Improvement In this cri
sis ofEur railroad affairs they cannot remai1
silent, and be esteemed for their devotion +
the interest Of our State. They "canDot serv
God and mammon."-Miners Express. 3T#
I IxsAMrY OF SEARS g. wALKrR.-Account
from Washington state that this dis,ingu;she
astronomer isnd mathematician has become in
sane. A correspondent Of the Baltimore Re
publican, under date Of the 5th.ssys: Nigh
before last, while sitting late at his labors, NJ
Walker made discovery, by which logarithm
are rendered useless in mathematical calculs
tions. The most intense excitement followe
and he could not eat nor converse. But cor
Etinued in thiscondition until yesterday at nooI
when his glorious mind gave way. 1t is hope
that the misfortune may be temporary. but tn
worst is feared Chicago Journal. 2