Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-01
News Items.

....John H. Twav has been convicted
Of seduction in PhiIadelphia, and sen
fenced to the peniten!iary for two years
....A German woman in Cincinnati
the other day. gave birth to four boys
The mother and children are doing well
....Three hundred and forty-tw,
licenses 20 retail liquor have been gran
ted in the 18th Ward, New York. il
which the Crystal Palace is located.
....Green corn and cucumbers, from
Charleston, are. selling in New Yorl
at &c per dozen.
....At the exhibition of the me na
gerie in Terre Haute, small infant wa
smothered to death from excessive he at
in its mothers lap.
....It is thought by French physi
clans that Louis Napoleon cannot sur.
vive much longer than a year. He il
in very i'll health.
....A line Of stages is now rum in.
between Salt Lake City and San Fan
cisco. Fare el2O, including provi
slons.
Insufficient funds have been sub
scribed in New York to render the cree.
ton Of church for deaf mutes certain,
1t is 10 be called st. AIMS Church.
1.-Two youths. not 81 years Of age,
fought duel near New Orleans, few
days ago, and one of them, named Les
seps, was killed at the first fire. The
survivor made his escape.
....Vast numbers Of slaves are running
away from Texas and Missouri. A COM
pany of eighteen recently eloped from
Missouri, seeking refuge in Iowa
Those from Texas usely steer for Mexico.
....A row occurred at the Catholic
Church in Elmira, New York, between
the priest and some of his flock. The
former was Immediately knocked down
and his pries,ly robes terribly lacerated
....W oma1's rights are recognized i 4
Kentucky. Near Bowling Green, Mr4
Marion Bunch and Miss Brown had
terrible fight, in which Miss Brown was
killed, and her sister, who interfered,
was fatally wounded.
ION the Goth, there was an
election for the purpose of taking the
sense Of the people Of Michigan on a
law for that State similar to the Maine
Law. The majority in favor of it is
to be ten thousand.
....Mrs. La Fever. German, living
at Keokuk, committed self destruction
one day last week, by cutting her throat
The act is said to have been of most
character, and to have been
induced by mental alteration.
....H. u. Bacon, Of the banking
house Of Page & Bacon, Of st. Louis,
has ordred statue of Daniel Webster,
which he designs presenting (if agree
able to the directors) to the Mercantile
Library Hall Association Of St. Louis.
The statue is to cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
1.-The Bank of Peru" has just
opened at Peru. Illinois, with an author.
ized capitol in, and like amount
deposited with the State Auditor, in
Missouri six per cent. Pacific Railroad
bonds. The officers are Theron D.
Brewster, President, and Frederick s
Day, cashier.
managers v,.vantinn Of the owners and
egraph lines is about 10 assemble IN rrh
York, for.the purpose Of harmonizing th'
conflicting interests Of the companies
and adopt measures TO render the lines
more reliable and accurate in the trans.
mission Of messages.
....A man named Patrick Collins wa:
so severely beaten at Cincinnati, on
Tuesday night. by gang OF rowdies
that he died from the injuries he received,
a few days afterwards. Collins had got
married, and the rowdies came to his
house to have spree. Collins gave
them 81, but they demanded III 80, and
as he refused to give that they fell on
him and beat him.
1.-The body OF Arthur Spring was
taken to the dissecting room Of Phila
delphia College Of Medicine on the 18th
ult., and anatomically examined by
Professor James McClintock, in the
presence of DR.. Kirkbridge, DR.. Evan s
and several physicians and other scien-
tifc gentlemen, and the students of the
medical class.
....Fifeen hundred dollars have been
offered for tho detection Of the murderer
or murderers Of Ann McElroy. who was
found dead in East river, on the 9Th
ult., having disappeared from her home
in Sixteenth street, New York, on the
10th May Accounts agree tina. the de.
ceased was girl Of good character. and
could only have got possession Of BY
the rufians through some base arti.
fee, or downright violence. The muir.
der was doubtless committed TO conceal
previous crimes. Take it all in all !,
il is consumma,ion of ortrages, the
most diabolical which can be inflicted
upon a human being.
1.-The rebellion in China continues J,
rhe whole population Of the empire j
at 367, O0O, 900, and Of this
number 287. 100000 have given ttir
adhesion to the cause Of the rebelE-
The city OF Nankin has been taken, and
here is but lite doubt now OF the en-
ire dethrone mcnt of the reigning EN-.
oeror. In a proclamation published By
,ne of the chiefs of the rebels. q dis
met recognizance Of the christsn reli-
zion over that of Hindooism is aoknowleg
ID, and a plea is also made foi general
eligious liberty.
....Wise, the eronaut, acended in a
balloon from the Hippodrqne, atm. Y.
On the 2Oth ult., at 2 P. M The balloon
was inflated without accidlnt, and started
promptly at the moment advertised, ris-
ng and sailing away mjestically. and