Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-14
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years, Is on exhibition In New York.
mule is on exhibition at the Cry stal Palace which
measures ls l.2 hands high.
is said that the hog crop in Indiana will be ten
| per cent larger this year than the last
fire engine at Lancaster, Pa, recently, threw 4
stream Of water to the height of lis feet inches
Mr. Catherine Cosner, of Hardy county, Va, il is
said, caught two large bears this summer, in trap
Mrs. c.. it is also said, is very expert with rife.
The New York Legislature has passed law re.
quiring railway companies to construct and maintain
fences along the line of railroads in that State.
There Is little girl Of French parsntags, in Troy,
whose face Is almost entirely covered with dark hair
about two inches long. n
The Bombay Gazette says il is fact that the entire
population Of India do not on the average spend six
pence (twelve cents) head for clothing, annually.
The piece of chalk which recently fell from Dover
Cliffs in England was fifty feet long, forty feet wide
and sixty feet deep, and is estimated to weigh two
thousand tons.
Douglas and Haines, indicted at Chicago, for shoot
at police officer each sentenced to Alton for IL
years. They had previously been sentenced 5 years
each for robbery. They will thus have prison term
of IA years. z,
| At Paris, the identical guotine of the Reign of
Terror--certiied to he snch by government officer
with the horrible sliding knife and basket was sold at
auction for fifty francs, and directly after were CON-
mitted to bonfire by an immense crowd of people.
The first Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island,
constt ted in 1885, and is the oldest Baptist church
IN America. During the two ohuDdred and fifteen years
of its existence has had but thirteen pastors ncu
ding the present one. 9
The criminal conduct of Judge James c. FORSYTH of
Ulster county New York one of the most painful of
late instances Of misconduct He is not only guilty of
forgery but he violated sacred trust by disposing OF
10000 of railroad bonds that had been placed in his
hands for safe keeping.
The top Of Mount Washington is mass of large
granite bouders evidently brought together during
the drift epoch, while the mountains were submerged
One of these blocks has been selected and set aside for
the apex crownng stone of the Washington Monr,-
ment.
Univcrsalist convention was held in Columbus,
Oho on the 2lst and 22nd of Sept Resolutions were
passed against slavery, intemperance and war, and
also ono fully endorsing tho Mape Law. resolution
was adopted in favor of establishing Theological
Seminary in the State of New York.
The st. Louis papers expose one james Maynard
who, under pretence that he minister of the gos
pei. succeeded in marrying girl at Decatur, Ill.,
hired horse and buggy and went ia St. Louis, and
after remaining there few days sold them pocketed
the proceeds. and left his wife at the tavern, penni
less. st t# If
II j. said that the immense Of SIS 900 900 is now
locked up in the various subtreasures of the country
At time before in history could this amount OF
coin be withdrawn from circulation, without producing
n serious effect. Some way should be adopted to
give the people the of this money. The plethora
must be stopped, OF course.
Judge Colt of st Louis, has resigned his Office of
Judge OF the criminal court in that city, and goes Otto
England to take charge of the buqiness of his brother
the great pistol maker, there. At Hartford Conn.,,
Colt, the inventor employs 500 hands, whose wages
average 81 SO per day. At Pcmlico, near London.
England, he employs ut similar establishment 800
hands more.
A young lady of good character, daughter of Col
Wilson, of Muhlenberg county, KY, having been ca.
Illuminated by young man, called upon him, armed
with revolver, accompanied by her father The
sanderer could not did not deny his allegations
tai wound in his throat.
Thehouse of Mr.. Joseph Welch, in the town of JEFF
ferson, about miles north of Hillslae Michigan
was burned down on the night of the 9th ult while
Mr. Welch and his wife were absent at neighbor's,
and two of Mr.. W., one aged eighteen and the
other six, pershed in the flames Four other children
escaped 1t appears from the statement of the chill
dren who escaped that the eldest one had got them
out, and perished while endeavoring to save the
youngest
Ashland, the residence of the late Henry Clay, con-
tanning $50 acres, near Lexington Ky has been sold
at auction. At an early day it belonged to Daniel
Boone, whose fame is intimately associated with the
early history of Kentucky, and whose Is coupled
with many Of the thrilling and fearful legends of west
ern adventure. Col. Nathaniel Hart who fell at the
battle of the river Rasen afterwards purchased it, and
subsequently it descended to Mrs. Clay, whose maiden
name was Lucretia Hart.
TEE PISERIEs. The Minnesota Pioneer states that
eastern capitalists have agents employed who buy
ing up Il most valuable pine lands ON the St. Croix
aud Rum rivers, ON speculation. This movement, il
extensively engaged in, will act very disastrously to
the lumber trade. Even now there is not supply
Of pine lumber brought down the river and if greater
obstacles tnan ulrcauy eXst SnOuu DC luterposeu py
the rapacity Of eastern SPECTATORS will act very
disastrousy to the lumber business not only in the
pneries, but all along the Mississippi.
driver in cincinnati, a few days since, was fined
t25 for running his wagon against pedestrian who
was crossing the street. The horse was on walk
when tine gentleman attempted to cross but before he
hsd got over, the driver Of the horse made him go
faster thus frustrated the designs of the gentleman
who could not even get out OF the way by running.
The Judge decided that all regular crossings pedes
trans had the right of way, and that the law requires
a driver to pull up when he sees foot passenger
crossing the street before his team.
grand national exhibition of horses is to take
place at Springfield Mass, the l9th 2Oth 2lst and
22nd of October, under the auspices OF the United
States Agricultural Society The list OF premiums in
cludes talions, geldings, breeding mares, matched
horses, colts &C., and ranges from $50 to $500. The
exhibition will he open to all the world on paying an
entrance fee of from to FIVE dollars, according to
/ the rank of horse Arrangements have been made
with several railroads by which the freightage on
horses will be remitted, presentation Of the proper
certificate, showing that such horses have been duly
entered. The whole will be set of with grand Agri
cultural Banquet-and addresses to match.
The Picayune advises all persons TO keep away from
New Orleans until the first Of November, or the ap
pearanee Of frost. The same paper notices, as on,
Of the effects Of the epidemic the appearance of mum
her of perSOns In the city who having heeu down