Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-09
News Items.
Flour in Minnesota brings So bar

Flour in Minnesota brings So bar.
rel.
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts, OF Vermont,
died at Craf.sbury, recently, aged about
80.
All kinds Of grain and produce bear a
remarkably high price in eastern mark
cts at present.
A disease resembling cholera has bro
ken out in Florida, and has thus far
proved very fatal.
The Ohio was falling at last dates,
but there was still plenty Of water for
light boats.
There has been a rise in the Illinois
river. 1t is now in tolerable boating
stage, and grain is fast finding its way
by it to St. Louis.
The parties interested in the constrac-
lion Of the Mississippi und Missouri
Railroad hold their annual meeting in
Chicago on the 10Th inst.
John Mitchell, the Irish Republican,
and the greatest "Felon" of all the
young Irelanders, has arrived safely at
New York.
Selah Matthews has been arrested Tor
stealing letters and packages from the
post office, at Waterfowl, Dodge coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist, is
performing in Toledo in company with
other great musicians. They are ex.
pected in Chicago soon.
Lawrence Fogar,y was executed for
murder ut Buffalo on Friday OF last week.
lle.died protesting his entire innocence
Of the crime attributed to him. ~
A new paper mill, owned by ]. M.
Smith. f. Co., at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
was destroyed by fire on the night Of the
25,h uIt. Loss $4,000.
Ex-Gov. Williams has been appoint.
en- by the Governor Of New Hampshire
as United States Senator to supply the
vacancy occasioned by the death OF Sem
stor Anterior.
A man with his wife put up at no.
tel in Hudson, N. Y, on The night OF
26,h ult. When he awoke next morn
ing she had riaed his pockets Of $4,000
and absconded.
The St. Louis Republican Of the Goth.
notices the death OF William G. Wig
gins, Of that city, the day previous.
He was about seventy yenrs Of age. and
for the last thirty years has had charge
Of the in;eres, Of the Virgins Ferry
Mr.. James Dimon. an extensive rail
road contractor, OF Belleville. New Jnr
sey, worth $50. 900, disappeared at Al
bany. New Yo.k, on the lst inst. On
Monday last his body was fourd in the
river. with SIS in his pocket.
A man named Curtis l.. North. living
a, M. ndon. Conn. has been swindling
the New York City Banks out of about
S7O.O0O. His plan WAS TO depnsite
DRIFTS in various Banks, aud then draw
against them.
New Orleans is again scomrged with an
epidemic The cholera has again made
its unwelcome appearance and in one
week. by way Of CONNIE slain
its l29 persons in that city.
The Illinois Negro Law has been de-
clared unconstitutional by Judge Skin
ner Of Quincy. So that negroes cannot
he sold in Illinois AS was contemplated
By those who v,,ed for the act in ques
ton.
The excitement at Erie has tempora-
rily subsidized and her valiant fghiing
m. n have been discharged Tor the pres
ent. The railroad companies conclude
10 defer their change Of guaee until
some more convenient season"
1t is in contemplation TO form. on the
the opening Of navigation next spring
n line Of fourteen new and splendid
boats. TO r"n between ST Paul. ST. Lonis
and Dubuque. to connect with the Hi
nois Central al the latter place.
On the morning Of the Gath ult.., the
steamer Bay State, on her way from
Fall River to New York, ran into
sloop and sunk her. There were four
ne sons on board the sloop. two Of
whom were drowned in spite OF the ex-
ertions from the steamer to save them
Dates from Texas 10 the lst- inst.
announce that the yellow fever had dis.
appeared. The epidemic has likewise
ceased its terrible ravages in nearly al
the cities and towns Of Louisiana. Mis-
: sissippi and Alabama. and the frighten-
cd people are fast returning to their
homes and av0cations. iSt
The st. Louis Republican advocates
the establishment OF an overland mail
route from St. Louis to California, thro'
Fort dependence and Santa Fe. That
paper says the distance can be accom>
plished in twenty six days, and at
, Hpch cheaper rale than is now paid for
the Is,hmus transportation. sgas.
At the last accounts from Norfolk.
Va. q lady named Mrs. Margaret Doug
lass, was on trial for the alleged crime
Of teaching negro children to read and
wri,e. She plead her own. case. The
penalty is fine and imprisonment Her
daughter. indicted on the same charge.
fed to New York. Sublime doings for
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