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

In Souicrsetshire, (i1ngaud9 boy under len years
old has been committed for wilful murder y pushing
another child into the rfver
Ii is said that NOS toss than eight tons Of wire
is manufactured into 'hook and eyas 'iD birmingham
in the course of week.
Cincinnati was incorporated in 1902. The taxes
then were notingr or next to nothing. Now property
holders have TO pay sl8 for every 81 ool assessed
II is said that twice as mach coffee a, tea is con-
suncd in the United Safes while in Great Britain the
tea consumed Is about doable tlc quantity Of coffee.
From single cedar tree cut in Oregon, 100000
shingles wers nltda. From a forest covering about
six acres betgeentwo asa three million feet Of lumber
was produced.
A new gold field has been discovered OH the bor-
ders, between Peru aud Brazil the waters Of the
Amazon. The district is represented 70 be very rich
Mr. D. D. Page, OF ST. Louis proposes to build ONE
MILE OF the Pacific Railroad if fifteen hundred other
persons will each do the same 1t will be somewhat t
difficult, however to lind the fteen hundred men who
are able to be so liberal.
The total value of all the hdia-rubber goods made
in the United States approaches $4,000 900 per year
and this trade may be said to have sprung
very few manufactures working at profit
A murder was committed few aa5, since near
Brownsville Ohio, by Solcsbury on the person of
named SellSts, for t5ree dolooy and Giifgfre
cents. The murderer had seen the sum PAID to this
victim but shor te before the murder aud be Kill
cd him t. obtain IT,
The CJngre gational church at Garnayilo Clayton
1p.rrr T -u.. L .--rt al
inst and was iderably injured thereby. The au-
id entered the chimney passed thence through the
stove pipe into the loQr and left its mark as it went
along.
It's calculated that there arc about six hundred and
Ally tanncrics in the different States of the Union,
turning out at least 1000 900 sides Of leather valued
at S33,000,000 1t is estimated that upwards of FIVE
millions OF dollars invested in the different kinds of
business growing out of the manufacture of leather
The Frederick Examiner states Chat cooper in
that city made flour barrel one day last week in the
space Of ten minutes, which was considered quick
work. whereapon Nr. Harrison Knight, another coop
er, undertook for wager to make in less time,
and s'cceeded in complctiR it in I IL minutes.
The growth of an aquatic plant called water grass =
as been found great obstruction to the navigation
Of the Ohio Canal upon its northern section. Last
year 1t was cat and removed from the canal three
imes at heavy expense. 1t prevents the flow of the
water from one level to another.
There has been imported iuto the United States,
during the last year. 5000 bushels Of Canary seed.
Allowing one bushel to keep six Canary birds one
year. the number of those birds imprisoned in the
the United States amounts to 81 OoO The cost of the
.,T,E M
So mach goes out of the country for Canary BIRDS
A new apple tree enemy has made its appearance
in Maine II is slender worm abont hall an inch in
length, striped with greenish white and dark
stripes When Jared they spin down aud hang
by fine thread. They eat leaves, buds and
frdit indscriminatey. They are unlike the canker-
worm or any other known 70 TIC eldest innab;tant.
In the great bank forgery case in Cincinnati on the
18th inst. the jry brought in verdict Of guilty
against Kisslne and Finllay The latter escaped and
his $1,000 bail forfeited the former is now in Jail
rwenty.;wo cows and six oxen were lately bitten by
mad dog at the Dutch settlement on the Calumet,
% miles the other side of Chicago The cattle were
all killed.
There are four hundred aud ffty persons annually
found drowned in New York city. These accidents
are attributed to the groggeries stupid sot, after
patronzing groggery to Iae hour in the night, is
thrust out into the darkness and lett to care for himself
lie tnnbleS into the river and the next thing his
drowned body turns up" giving work and fees to
The Coroner.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania has recently
decided that the endorsement by third party of a
prom'sory note does not bind the endosor as absolute
prouissor, and that he is entitled to demand on the
maker and notice oinon-payment by him. This is un
dorsood to be contrary to the practice in other States
and business men should therefore adopt some means
by which their precise intentions in such cases could
not be misunderstood.
A singular accident occurred at Cleveland on the
tth OF JAY: A boy had quarter of pound of pow
er IN his right pocket, and very fooshy and reckless
ly put matches in the same pocket Thrusting his
hand down to set some powder, the matches were g-
nted and the powder exploded. He was very serious
" Injured His abdonien was horribly mangled
and burned, and his hand acerated. His intestnes
were torn and broken. lie was not expected toliye.
tn official stateuent shows the surplGs remaining
in the United States Treasury aiject TO draft on the
2Ith ultimo, TO have been S2l l5S CTS "a. This
amount must be somewhat reduced by the payment Of
the July dividends. and the redemption of the debt
falling due on the 2i Instant Bat the five or six mil
lions paid out wiz find its way back into the treasury
vaults before December and the disposition OF the sur
plus win be serious question before Congress.
large forest Of hemp trees has been discovered ON
Luzen one of the Philippine fands. The forest ex'
tends along the coast nearly foFtyye miles and eigat
miles back into the interior. The fibre which grows
on the tree is said TO equal the best hemp in eness Of
texture r.durabity. 1t would be one of the cheap.
est materials ,in the world for clothing if machinery
could be brodsfa into requisiton for manufacturing 1t
into cloth.
The lrst steamship, which ever sailed up the waters
OF -he Amazon, left Para seaport of Brazil on the
first of February She is named Marago and her des-
tnaton was the city OF BaiTa in the province Of the
Amazon Much enthusiasm was shown in conse.
qUence Of this first application of steam to the largest
river in the world Several steamers intended for the
trade, have lately been launched or are in pro-
gress Of building, in Eaglald
says: A singular mode of betting is resolted 10 on
Sundays, ON the we,tera waters, on which days there
is no cariplaynt allowed The gamblers sit around
table each having hump OF loaf sugar stake is put
up 10y he players ana be upon whose lump fly lights
rstwins the pile.a They also make side bets among
themselves upon this important event The excite
ment often waves high. as the fy hoyers over and
around the sweet morsels, undecided upon which to
feast