Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-19

The post Office at Virginia, H., wa
entered by robbers on the night O
the Sd instant. They broke open an,
scattered the letters on the foor-fron
the purport Of which it does not sppea
that there was money in them. Tn,
same night they entered grocery store
stole some change, candy, a bottle o
brandy. and pocket book, containing
notes and other papers.
Thomas Conner was executed al Bal
tmore on the 5th, for tIle murder OF Capt
Hutchinson. As the scaffold fell, the
rope broke. and the prisoner fell to the
ground distance twenty-five feet. He
was taken up ;nsensible. Another rope
was procured and tested with a 1000
pound weight. and that again broke
Finally, in half an hour, Conner was
launched into eternity.
On the 18Th June, in Centreville. Ind.
Mr.. Jonathan Ham was married 10
Miss Knouse. On the Sunday following
the bridegroom procured a pistol. went
into an empty freight car few rods
west OF the depot at thai place. and shot
himself. When found he was dead. |,
is supposed he placed the pistol in his
mouth. as one side O! his face was blown
off. Ham was temperate and indus
| trious man, and no cause is assigned
| for the rash act.
Mrs. Freeman. OF Lagrange county,
Ind, last week. after her weak brain
had been turned by the spirit rap pings,
! choke6 her child TO death with a string
Her other child. a l,t:le boy abou. i've
years of age. became frightened and
ran off into the field TO alarm the father,
who returned to witness the scene OF
horror, and prevent the mother from
destroying her own life. She is TO be
tried for the murder.
The fearful epidemic, yellow fever.
from which New Orleans has been for
some years exempt. has again visit
ed that city in its most malignant type
The weekly number of dea his is doubly
as great this season as they were during
the corresponding weeks of the epidemic
OF l847. the season of its greatest pre-
vious virulence. The average number
OF deaths is little short of 500.
Recently at Cincinnati Il party OF
drunken rowdies went up to Rose Hill,
and with picks and axes demolished a
beautiful summer house be- ongingto Mr..
Jacob Dice, and scattered the contents
over the lot Thy then, with stones
and clubs, damaged his house, tore up
his shrubbery, tore down the fence, block
AIDED the road. and every one who came
along in carriages they stopped. and.
In several inslances, beat them sham
fully, broke their vehicles, and l,osened
the horses.
There were eight sudden deaths in
and near st. louis, OH Friday aud Sat
urday last. Three from The hea, Of
the weather; one from FALL from he
roof OF building; one !r,.n an over
dose Of laudanum; and three ir IN at
tacks OF disease when applronlly in full
health. Besides bcse. u man was found
dead in piece Of woods not far from
the city, and woman also in house
on Mulberry street. The body OF the
frs; one so found was greatly dccayed.
and Of the las, horribly manglei by cats
and rats, which had been devouring her
hands aud face.
The dates from China are TO the l4,h
oil May. The insurgents have possession
of the city Of Nankin. where they have
raised the banner of Christianity, and
recognized the Protestant worship -
The Chinese rebels have translated the
Bible and extensively circulated i,
among the people 1t created an i'm,
merse excitement. which see med likely TO
end in the total destruction of the Tartar
race. Nankin is represented as having
been reduced 10 mos, ruinous condition
by the assault of the rebels. The
whole Gis;rc, is also in a state of anar.
chy and confusion. A, the last ccoanls
the rebels were preparing to march
against Pekin
The Dixon Telegraph, Of late date,
gives an account Of gallant knave who,
week or TWO ago. at. Prophetstown, in
Lee county, broke into room IN which
two ladies aud child were sleeping in
one bed. After collecting what val.
uables he could find, consisting princi
pally Of their watches and jewellery. he
got ready to leave; but before doing so
leaned over and imprinted warm kiss
on the lips Q: the lady sleeping a, the
back Of the bed. This reused the lady
aud resulted in the capture Of The thief
He was confined in the Jail at Dixon.
until one night last week, when he crepl
through the stove pipe hole leading from
his cell TO an upper room. made leap
Of some twenty ieet. and "vamosed the
ranche.'