Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-17
Gleanings
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
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DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS.
Judge Thomas NJ. Petit, recently appointed Direc.
tor Of the Mint at Philadelphia, died on the Sd inst
Brig. Gen. Bennett Riley died on the 9th inst. in
Buffalo.
HALLWAY.
It is believed that the cars will be running on the
railroad between st. Louis and Salem, Illinois, by the
first of January next,
The st. Charles and Mississippi Air line Railroad
is let, the whole way to Galena and the contrac-
tors have bound themselves to have the whole road in
complete running order by the lst of January 1856.
The Illinois Central Railroad is now in full operation
from La Sale to Bloomington There is now a con-
tinuous railroad line from Chicago to Alton with the
exception of about 40 miles from Bloomington to
Springfield.
The Survey of the Air Line Railroad from Fort
Wayne, Indiana to Lacon, Marshall Co., ILL.,, has
been made. The distance is 243 miles, and perfect
air line. $780, 900 has been subscribed on the Indiana
part of the line.
The railway returns of Great Britain and Ireland
for 1852, show that of the passengers, only in
bout four hundred thousand was killed, and one in
two hundred thousand injured. The returns of the
State of New York for the period show that
in every ninety thousand was injured.
Hon. JOEL A. MArTEsoN, of Illinois, and his as
sociaes with capital stock of 81 900 OO0 about
to construct road from Joliet Illinois, to Terre Haute
Indiana on the Wabash. Joliet is on the Rock Island
and Chicago Road thus aflording route from the
Wabash to Lake Michigan in one direction and to the
river, opposite Davenport Iowa in the
other.
TEMPERANCE.
The Brandon (vt) Post says: "Never in the history
of Vermont legislation, has an enactment met and
destroyed the evils it was intended for as completely
and satisfactorily as our present liquor law"
The most nsidous foe of temperance is little deli
cacy just introduced into modern confectionery shops
1t has the appearance of "gum drop" is of q red
color and tempting appearance Put it in the mouth
crush tand flood of spurious liquid greets the mouth
and palate well calculated to induce love of ardent
spirits in the appettes of children. If there was only
mere infusion of the liquor into the sugar COM
posing these "gum Drops the case would not be so
bad, but a reservoir of the willy fluid is introduced
into the mouth of the unstspecting. II is
matter which should receive the attention of tenn
perance men, The drops are sold at about half cent
apiece.
STATISTICAL.
There are in the United States twenty-five travelling
circus companies.
Nearly or quite five hundred lives have been lost
within the last month, by sudden causaites at sea.
The French government maintains forty thousand
four hundred and and twentyeight priests at an an
nual expense of about nine millions of dollars.
less than 40 600 persons own all the land in Ireland
and Great Britain. OF these 10000, less than 500
own the seven-eights of the whole. The remaining
80 500 own only one-eighth.
There only 33l free negroes in Texas, smaller
number than in any other State in the Union. Iowa
has 333; Pennsylvania 63,s23; Virginia, $500; and
Maryland, 7477o, more than any other State,
MISCELLANEOUS
The steamboat law went into operation the LIST of
June.
The vineyards at Cincinatti now produce very
large quantity of native wines.
The trial of Mary Ann Wheeler, at Milwaukee, for
shooting John Lace, resulted in her acquittal.
The Wings, at the late election in Virginia, have
made considerable gains in the Legislature.
The seamtug St Epierre exploded her boiler on the
ID ult., at Quebec, killing six men, one woman, and
me child.
striped bear tiger, a leopard, and horned toad
nave arrived at New York, from California, to be ex
libited at the Worlds Fair.
Judge Breese is candidate for the seat made va
,ant the Supreme Bench of Illinois, by the resigna
ton of Judge Trumbull.
In the new Constitution of Delaware, bribery in
elections spunishable by not allowing the offender to
rote or hold Office
The trade on the Lower Mississippi is diminishing
lit is taking the direction to the Atlantic cities by
mean Of new railroad improvements.
The business men of ST. Louis agreed on the I'd inst.
close their stores at NJ from that date until the
lst of September.
An OK weighing $500 lbs., and perfectly white,
.aised in Illinois, and five-legged cow, arrived at
ON the 23d inst, en- route for the Worlds
Fair
Afy enterered Mr.. Gelbach'sear in Millersburg, Pa
but flew out upon his starting for the doctor Two
lays afterwards 200 live maggots extracted from
he ear
Horace Greeey's father died poor, and in debt to
nan in Amherst, N. H., for sl00. The latter subse-
luenty became poor, and the fact coming to Horace
Greeley lately he paid his fathers debt, with COM
pound interest NEARLY $500 in all.
Mrs. H. B. Stowe is about to visit Paris. One Of
her friends has already secured for her in the
aubourg Montmartre. She will remain In Paris three
months and then travel in Italy previous to returning
10 the United States.
Large petitions are flowing into the British Parlia
ment to have it legalze marriage with deceased
wife's sister, One of them has over 1000, and one
over 900 and another 3 900 signatures Six hundred
Of the latter are married women
1t is announced that Madame Sontag will retire to
private life after the completion other American tour
having realized about $50 900 since her arrival in the
Sc 900 in private charities.
Captain Ericsson publishes statement, in which he
the sailing of his ship is delayed by the necessity
of procuring cast iron heads to his cylinders. The
wrought iron heads would not resist the pressure upon
them With the new heads he will get more power.
The Mormons claim that Joe Smith is the father of
the spiritual philosophy of the present. day. And
that although they he people of the United States)
slew Smith, the greater portion have embraced his
doctrine relative to the principles of conversng with
the dead.
The American Association for the advancement of
science will hold its next annual meeting at Cleve-
land Ohio on the 2Sth of July. This is the meeting