Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-30
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IL jesuit oliegeS IN the United states.
The valuation of real estate in Ohio stated at $780,
600 ,000
Massachusetts, is said to be the richest State in the
Union.
A Railroad connection between St. Louis and Chsrles-
tonis proposed.
James Montgomery, the poet has jast completed
his cghtysecond year.
The value Of cotton exported from the United States
last year was sl0J,000,G0O.
The postage stamps sold last year amount to 81 G29-
262.l2; envelopes S295 ,292.99.
Not less than two thousand slaves of market value
OF two millions OF dollars, have passed iatl Canada
within the past year.
Col. Thomas H. Benton, was born on the lIth of
March, l7s2 in Orange Co.. N. G., being now in his
72nd year.
Mrs. Miller, daughter of Genit Smith, cxcites
great deal of curiosity in Washington by appearing
in full Boomer costume.
The territory Of Minnesota is about four times the
size OF the State OF Ohio, extending of l06
| 600 600 of acres.
| No child is admitted into the Cincinnati public
schools without il has been vaccinated That is new
| literary qualification
| female residingat Brandon VT, not yet thirteen
! years old, has recently become mother. She was
married before she was eleven.
Two thousand people are thrown out of employ
ment by the great fire m New York. There was hap
ply no one killed; and but one person Injured.
| In New York, white crayats and vests, are out Of
date in fashionable circles. They are now the dlstn-
g'llshed badge OF fservants in attendance.
| A Mr. Soomons has memorialized Congress for an
examination Of patent for supplying the place of
steam by carbonicacid gas, as motive power.
The number of licensed tayerns in Philadelphia is
200, which Is one tavern for every fory-fOur and
half OF the So 94s taxable inhabitants of the city aud
district.
| ball that eXplodes when it hits the mark and
does second execution with charge of sb Vt con.
| beAu n l,y-a
man in Danbury, Uonn.
An effort is TO he made TO unscat Hon. Mike Walsh
NJ. c.. from New York city, on the ground that he is
! an alien. Mike was born in Ireland and has never
/ been naturalzed.
Five hundred nf the troops now stationed on Gov
ernors Islands will embark for California shortly for
the purpose of repeing the rIyages of the ndaas on
the frontiers.
Gen. Houston is now about sixty years of age but
enjoys good health and has an interesting young aml
ny having married the last time, Miss Lee, of Ala.
bama, in lSl4
The new Presbyterian church which has been built
lately IN St Louis, is clipped Off" with a large Gilt
cross This to MS is something new in the history Of
Presbyterian houses OF worship.
Certain parties, with iaudable liberaty have been
! forwarding money to hIr. Mitchell the Irish patriot.
| but IN every instance he has refused it. Like Mr.
Meagher he chooses to earn his own bread.
seamea are 50 scarce in New York that from forty
10 MY dollars per month are offered. This an ex
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with the prices year or two ago.
singular disease, the sore eyes prevails at Mdlle
town, Md, and battles the skill of the medical faculty.
tappears to be contagious, whole families becoming
afflicted with it.
An Arctic Owl q species rarely found in this re-
g,Ql, MAS shot near Bostoha few days ago. 1t mea
slres four feet eight inches from tip tip of its wings
and the downy feathers on it, body were very thick
and nearly twelve inches In length.
The RsopIe Of Pittsburgh are trying. to plan some
means ty which they may get rid 81 their llsclc te
most feasible plan proposed to burnit This method
IS prdcticed with success in OF mefnanufacturng
towns OF EnslaGd.
There are at this time about six hundred million
dollars worth OF live stock in the United States. Their
VaGe exceeds that ot all the mauufactaing establish
mentS IN the country, and also exceeds the capital
employed in commerce, both inland and foreign
/ The great Historical Picture by Powell of Cincn.
nt, representing the discovery of the Mississippi by
Heinaado de Soto painted by order of Congress- be-
ing intended to al the vacant panel in the Rotunda
oi the capitol at Washington, is now exhibition at
New York.
Irs Douglas, who was put on trial at Norfolk Va.
Tor coorcd children Of that ciy to read and
write and who defended her own case pleading at the
same time her Ignorance that such law existed has
been sentenced to pay fine of one dollar and costs of
suit, and To be imprisoned for six months.
The Indians are rapidly disappearing from Texas
tlty years ago the naughty Spanards of San Antonio
were fan to hold the strrups OF the Indian chiefs as
they mounted their wild in the heart of the
city Now those proud denisens of the desert appear
I'm the streets OF these towns to beg for food
The capitol OF the State of TSnnessee near compile
tion Is sad to be one Of the finest buildings in the
world. Its cost IS million of dollars Ii Is bnt of
solld limestone taken from the hill on which il
stands. The roof is Of Tennessee copper and the
speaker stand OF Marble quarried in that State.
The Ericsson hot air ship, is again afoat and ready
ior the trial trip 1t is announced that the repairs are
complete and that If the experiment is successful She
will take the place of the Humbodt between New
York and Hayre. The owners are confident that she
VIII attain speed of nine miles an hour at least
pnoNErrcs-A lonetic konvenshun for the organi-
zasiun of Ma York fonete Society tuk place at or.
bana, the u'her da, and largely attended. A
konsttushun was adoptd and propr mezzhurs taken
to organic and nrol the F,netishuns in the State
raoic,cs the doctrn or sens of spelling wurdz az
| tina are pronounst
One Of a band of desperadoes in New York has di-
vged the secret plan OF operations of the gang aver
ring that the band was organized for purposes Of high
way robbery and other crimes, excepting murder
il necessary. The party bound by an oath Ia
ken ON the Bible to Kill any one of their number who
should diFnlge their plans, &C. Five of the rascas
were arrested.
The greatest curiosity in st. Louis, Is Belcher's AR
tesan well. II is now sunk to the depth of O63 feet
BY placing pipe in it, water has been raised above
the surface some fifty fest 1t is the determination of
Mr.. Becher to sink the well until pure water is Sc
cured The water which flows from it now Is similar
TO that of seawatcr, impregnated little with sui
phur.
On the banks of the MAMA Canal may daily be
seen females OF German descent engaged in loading
and unloading boats They said to be able to do
almost as much work common aborers and they
receive nearly the same wages. Five of them recent
ly uDoaded boat containing forty cords of wood and
piled the shore in two hours and forty five minutes
for three dollars.
A NEW PHASE OF THE WoMAN's RIGHTS MOVE
MEST.-Some of the ''strong minded women of ST.
Louis the other evening took to the pave and serena
ded young clerks to the tune of Buffalo gals are Won
coming out to-nght? substituting ''boys for gals"
This is consistent with the reform - reversing the
long established order of things. II must have pro-
duced delightful Scs ton in the bosoms of those
favored clerks. Hurrah for the "Pets of the Petit
coats ~
Foreigners coming to this country are huddled to-
gether on board OF ships in most shameful manner
The New World, on which the cholera recently conf
mtted such fearful rayages, before her arrival at ew
York, contained 700 enigants. The place where
these miserable 700 were suffering was so dark that
nothing could be seen without a light the emigrants
would not tell of death, and in instances three
or four would continue in berth two or three days
beside a corpse, and the discovery only made at
last by the of the sexton. In day eight dead
bodies brought from below and cast into the sea.
Thomas G. Atkins, a well known and somewhat
eccentric citizen OF Boston, died there Saturday
last The Bee says, for half century past he kept
a dry goods store ON Washington street. near School
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