Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-29

o''@'' '"os thFee oI tHelr number
dead.
-. Boombo, the rebellious African
chief captured by Pre- .ideat Roberts, of
Liberia, and sentenced to he i'm prisoned
Tor Two years, was also ordered 10 pay
a line oil ifty thousand dollars. When
sentence was pronounced, the prisoner
she'd tears. regarding the imprison me nj
as intolera BILE.
...'hirkland, the street preacher,
| who was the cause of good deal OF
excitement at Cincinnati, some time
since, is holding forth al Louisville, Ky.
causing some excitement on religious
matters. Bishop Spaulding made a
publication requesting the Calho les TO
Keep away from his meetings; and the
Mayor OF the city has fol hidden his
speaking.
1.-THE Beaver Island Mormons hay.
ing become outrageous BY their villainies,
The people OF the vicinity turned out
lately and fired upon some of them who
had come upon the main land, wounding
six OF the party. The Mormons, though
armed, did not return the fire. A pru-
dent forbearance on their part, which
probab bly, saved them from destruction.
1.-THE design Of the Crystal Palace
medal is IS follows: On one side is a
picture of Liberty holding up her cap,
and resting against shield, and on the
other figure representing New York
holding pair OF scales under her arm,
while figure designed for the Gen
Jus of Progress leads industry forward
to receive her reward.
1.-THE National ConventioA Of Col.
ored People convened in Rochester, n.
Y, on The Bib inst. Over one hundred
delegates from all parts of the country,
were IN attendance. TIE most singular
part OF the atfair is that there was not
white man, or strong minded woman
among the party--it was an exclusively
colored arrangement altogether
.... The rumur that the Russians had
crossed the Pruth on the I'd July is con-
hrmed. Gen. Luder is 10 occupy Wat
lachia, and Gen. Brubury Moldavia -
The Russian reserve al Moscow is march
ing 10 the plains of Bessaraba. The
Arabia troops among the Russians on
The frontier, aud from distant Asia show
how the Emperor has been pre- pairing
| tor the contest.
....Brock's Monument has finally
been torn down and the new shaft will
soon 60 UT. Gen. Brock fell on Queen
ston Heights, Oct. Is. 1912, and his
remains. together with those of his
Aid. Captain Mcdonald, were subse-
quently removed from Fort George. IA,
The mouth OF lhe Nsa5Ara, ana deposited
! under tie monanent. cofle>poadea,
/ OF ihe Rochester Ames!cdn says
! tn" remains are nov IN tie va,'lt OF
she llamit,ou family, !, Qaecas.on,
and will be re 'n)reI . tbs neT IN oua
Eent " hen ready.
4 ..',Col fforao,fs has published an
article IA the N4tional Inirllig .nccr on
the great gpestloa o; the day-the Pa.
ciiic Railroad. As migna bs expected,
| he pronounces without hesitation, in
/ favor oil the Central or 3eGton route
from 81. Louis 10 san Francisco,
| through the pass al the head Of the Del
| Norie. lie asserts this 10 be not only
the most practicable but the most iii
! rect route. and estimates the dislance
between The frontiers o! Missouri ana
the Eastern foot OF the Sierra Nevada,
al 'welve hundred miles.
.'..On the fret OF May, the city Of
/ Shiraz, In Persia, was Destroyed, Wifi
/ twelve thousand OF lis Inhabitants, by
the shock OF an earthquake. Ih!s is The
second city III Persia, and in former years
had a Population OF 40. 900 persons, but
an earthquake in 1924 nearly destroyed
1t. IL was formerly a place Of great
beauty, and is celebrated by the Persian
| poet Hatiz, who was native vi Shirdz, for
Its beauty and fertility. Since the earth
quake OF 1894 1t has greatly declined In
ing been ruined By that calamity.
....Jn Monday, The 18th inst,
The citizens OF 81 Louis celebrated with
great celia, the opening OF the FIRST
division OF the Pacific Railroad dis
lance OF forty miles. About one year,
or little more, this railroad was com
menced, and BY the interchangeable enef-
! gies OF he influential citizens Of that
already overgrown city, il was prosecu
ted till SO much off has been finished,
and the cars on the 18th inst, ran the
| whole distance This is the beginning
link ofthe great line Of railroad con
templa.ed to be stretched from St. Louis
to the Pacific coast.
icon Saturday, the I'd inst as one
of the female weavers in Elliott Mills,
Lowell, was bing her hair in the weav
ing room, it accidentally caught around
the shaft, drawing her up By the hair be-
tween the sha and the ceiling. The seal p
was torn nearly off. Her thumbs, which
were twined in her hair, were also near
y torn off, from the great force with
which she was drawn up. The force
with which her head struck the ceiling
was so great as TO throw off the belt
thereby preventing her head from being
ground 10 powder. She was released
l from her dreadful situation and the scalp
Twas replaced After some hours of un
consciousness she recovered her senses,
xand bids fair to recover.
....A sad suicide occurred at New
| Rochelle. n. Y, on Friday morning
| 10Th inst. A man named franklin c
Gray, who had recently returned from
California. commiued self-dstructio Ion by
| throwing himself across the tack In