Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-30
VOL: V.
News Items.
St Louis is badly beset with burglars.

The Free Soil Democrats of Verm on
have commenced open war upon the oil
line Democrats OF that state.
Two slaves were hung in Frankli
county, Geo., last week, for the murde
OF a Miss Stowe
The cars are running on the Rocl
Island road, to Genesseo; twenty fv,
miles from the Mississippi.
The two Wards, at Louisville, wht
murdered Butler, have applied 70 the
Court for change of venue.
The first case in Detroit, under The
new liquor law Of Michigan, has result
ed in an acquittal, on technical grounds.
The personal difficulty between Sena.
tor Gwin and Secretary Guthrie has been
settled amicabIy BY an apology from
the latter.
Governor Bell, OF Texas, has resign
ed the Guberna,oria Office The sta
tion devolves upon Lieut.. Gov. Hen.
derson.
The yellow fever has again be n de
cisred epidemic at Woodville. Missis
sippi. 1t also continues to prevail at
Shreveport, La.
An intelligent and en,erprising Chi
nese INGREDIENT in Sacramento California,
ndvertises. among other articles Of traf
fic, dried worms for soup.
Lieut.. Stayre, Of the United States
Army, died on the schooner Star, on the
24th ult +, while OF the passage from
Brazos Santiago TO New Orleans.
A Cherokee by the name Of Wosote,
was hung in Skin Bayou District, Chero-
kee Nation, for murder, by the Sheriff,
Carter Daniels.
The cholera is to some extern, prevail
ing in New York city. 1t has been Tor
several weeks prevailing in New Or
leans, but is on the decrease.
R. H. Collins, editor OF the Maysville
Eagle, shot Luther Do5yns ia the fore
head at Maysville, Ky, on the l6.h
inst. Dobyns died within few hours
after the wound was inflicted
The steamer Marlborough, JUS. start
ing for Shiras. exploded her boiler, al
Charleston, s. C., on the 2end instant,
killing the captain, mate, engineer, and
IL deck hands.
John E. Murphy murdered his wife al.
Fall River last fall, by pouring sui phu
rio acid down her throat, has been tried
and sentenced to be executed after one
years imprisonment.
The case Of The state OF Pennsylvania
ps. the Wheeling Bridge Company PEN
ding in the u. s. Supreme Courl was.
on ,he 18th inst, dis nj ssed tor want o!
prosecution. SO tie Bridge stands and
tall chimneys must come down.
Cine Hugh Drum has been on trial in
<aukesha county, Wisconsin, for the
murder o: his mother. and acquitted
The evidence was positive against him
and the verdict creates as:onish,nant.
The United S.a.es Revenue Cutie
Tia mil ton was lost in hurricane in The
Bav of Charleston. on the night OF the
9Th inst. Only one seam,n saved -
OH 'ets and the res, Of The or, v lost
A large WOODEN fac,ory in the town
Of Mt. Vernon, Oa;o, owned By Po!um
Il Curiiss, WA, DESTROYED by fire on the
23i inst with two adipi ming bui! iings
Loss S30,090
A reward o $500 has been offe red bv
the authorities. for he delivery, at La
sale, Of the ionr ring-leahers OF Ihr mob
thatkf He'd Story. the railro,d CONTRACTOR.
" no arc b. large. Two Of them are de
-srribed as minors, and the others are
respectively twenty seven aud twenty
eight yaafs OF age.
gang OF counterfeiiers WAS ARE L, d
nj Salem Ohio. on the 25ih ult One OF
them Afterwards turned States evidence
and made important disclosures. The
operations Of the gang have been prin-
cipally confined TO counterfeiis on the
Empire Stale Bank, ~ Y, the Troy
City Bank, n T., and the Unadilla Bank
NY.
Koszta is a; Washi:gto and asks OF
our government permission 10 return 10
SMYRNA, in Turkey. where he was for
chilly seized. 1t will be remembered,
tina: Austria, in anticipation Of Mr.
hMsrcy's demand for Koszia's RELEASED
-femitted her hold upon him. on condA
zion that he should Immediately RETURN
'yo the United States.
On the nightof the 18th inst, part
of the roof OF the Bates Theater, in S..
Louis. fell in, in consequence of the
weight o! snow A few hours before
the building was filled with people, and
had the accident then occurred. the de-
straction of life would have been awful
indeed. The roof was insecurity built,
The cost Of repair will be about 5000.
A Mrs. Seymour. clairvoyant. liv-
ing in New York, who was consulted by
MI. Stuyvesant, pretending that this
INTERVIEWS must be private, tempted
him to take improper liberties with her
person, In the midst Of which her hus,
baud, by previous arrangement it is
thought. made his appearance and al
fected great anger. To obtain permits
sion to depart without personal injury,
Stuyvvesant was induced 10 sign deed
. conveying house and lot. valued at
100000. to Seymour and his vile
.S,uvvesant afterwards brought suit
against the parties for swindling, but
ON the morning OF trial he died very
suddenly, having committed suicide, it
tis supposed. by taking poison.