Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-19
Omnibus.
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dance. 1
The pneries Of Wisconsin last year yielded 21l 900,
900 feet of sawed lumber.
A few days ago llO mules were sold in Scott county
KY, for $50 each.
Accounts from the Creek lands report failure o
the crops, and an apprehended famine.
Ex-senator Ia lmadge has taken the stump as 8
Spiritual Rapping Lecturer
The poatoe disease is said to have in the
South of England.
The capital invested in the manufacture OF malt and
spirituus liquors in our country is eight millions thro
hundred and fftytour thousand dollars.
DIR. Junghau- the spy of the King of wirtemburg
who was lately hung in efigy by the Germans of ch,
cinnat has taken counsel from prudence and fed from
that city.
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, at it,
sitting held week two since pronounced decision
distinctly affirming the constitutionality of the fugitive
slave law of ls50.
The quickest tripever made between New York and
Liverpool, by any packet ship was that of the Inde
pendence, Capt. Nye, in 1885 or 1886. The time wa.
Ia days and hours, from anchorage to anchorage.
Mr.. whipple, dagucrreotypis of Boston, has made
very successful experiment in daguerreotyping the
moon He operated with theg great rejecting telescope
at Cambridge.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Indiana, have adopted
resolution that it is "hghly unmasonc to engage ii
the manufacture traffic of ardent spirits as beyer
Sage."
The tenhour Law passed at the last session of the
New York Legislature is as follows: "Ten hours shall
be deemed days work, in the absence of any agree
ment, for mechanics and laborers on all public works
of this State.''
". Thomas, late Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Ad
vertiscr, swan the Niagara river, to and from the
Canada shore, just below the Cataract This was a
more brilliant achievement than that of Leander and
Lord Byron, who swan the Hellespont.
A new species of grasshoppers has been very de-
sructye to horbage of every kind this season in the
vicinity of Mercer burg Pa. 1t is of light yellow
color larger than the ordinary Species and most
cous, devourng grass, corn, potatoes, onions, &c.
In Salem, Lynn, Portsmouth, Newburyport, and
other cities, where gas has been introduced va liable
ornamental trees have been destroyed by the leakage
OF the gas pipes BY the escape of gas from broken
pes it has been found that all trees within fifty feet
of leakage have been killed.
jeremiah Buttereld, formerly of Cincinnati, died at
his residence, in Ross township, Butler county, Ohio
the 18th ult in his 18th year. When the streets of
Cincinnati were surveyed and laid ont in 1870, Mr.
Butterield then mere youth, carried the chain He
lived to see the city he helped to lay out become the
habtation of l60 900 souls.
Week before last five hundred and thirty eight
deaths occurred in the city of New York and during
the year past is supposed at least five hundred have
met death by drowning While death is sweeping of
in the course of year. about twenty thousand of its
population yet the city is rapidly increasing in num-
bers.
In London and its vicinity there nine water COM
panes, who exercise absolute discretion in the quality
price and quantity Of water they SELL The daily supply
is from foryive to fifty million gallons It is estima-
ted that the London Sewerage daily discharged in the
Thames, is equal to ten million cubic feet guam
tity equivalent to surface of more than thirty-six
acres in extent, and six feet deep.
The Monongahela Republican says that there is YET
living near Cookstown, Fayette county, Pa slave of
General washington's. He is l24 years of age, and
can walk six miles in day. He is so old that his
fingers and toes nearly all white He belonged to
ington's Bottom, on which Perryopolis now stands.
The estate of COL Cook was and still is bound for his
living He is to be taken to the Worlds Fair for ex-
hibtion, if arrangements can be made.
An interesting expedition is now being fitted out at
Portsmouth. England, for the purpose of proceeding
to Greenland with several scientific men, whose object
viii be- on arrival there to test with care the minera
resources Of that country Extensive discoveries of
copper, tin silver, and lead understood to have
been recently made by Mr.. Lrndt, Danish traveller
TO whom the King Of Denmark has granted certain
rights The vessel engaged for the purpose of the ex-
pedition is the Dolphin of two hundred and seventeen
tons.
Joseph Bimeler the founder of the Zoarte Socialist
Community, of Tascarawas county, Ohio, died at an
advanced age, on the Goth ut He had been Prophet,
Priest and King, the Zoarites for nearly half a
century Thrtysevcn years ago, they emigrated from
Germany-poor, friendless strangers. BY economy,
unity and industry the body have accumulated i'm
mensc wealth. They number about 24O souls, and As
heads of families They are supposed to be worth the
major part of million of dollars 1t has long been
believed that upon the death of their leader Mr. Bime
er the society would dissolve and distribute the prop
erty among the members.
The Wyandot Cave, in Indiana, is sad to be more
extensive, and attractive, as natural curiosity
than the famous Mammoth Cave, of Kentucky. Some
recent explorations establish the fact that is eighteen
and threequarers miles in length. The temperature
OF the atmosphere in the is about so degrees Fab
renhet, and remains the same throughout the year.
Statistics and Staagmites abundant and beautiful
Near the mouth Of the is immense spring, $50
feet in diameter and far measured, found to be
fathomess. In olden times, Gen. Harrison had mill
built the stream which flows from this spring. Ia
ken altogether the Spring and Cave are two of the
greatest natural curiosities in the world
An American female, called by the romantic name
OF Miss Kate Irvine. has commenced at Sheffield, in
England the arduous task of walking 500 miles in as
many consecutive hours, for lit is said) bet OF $780,
The lady pedestrian is described to beabout 30 years of
age TALL and Of rather prepossessng appearance. Her
carriage is remarkably erect She wears the Bloomer
Cosume-a straw hat, jacket of thin black material
light vest with bright buttons tunic silk skirt and
light boots She started for the first mile at o'clock
in the evening, and accomplished it in and ahalf
minutes. The average time of each mile up to Thurs
day evening" varied from twelve and ahal to thirteen
minutes. which; for woman may be considered really
wonderful. Nearly 800 persons paid witt to the
Heetfooted American, on the first day.
Crystal Palace is in course Of erection in the
champs Elysees, for the French Industrial Exhibition
Of 1885, which, according to the accounts of foreign
exchanges, win he one OF The largest modern buildings
known Its length will be as yards breadth over lis