Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-24
Gleanings
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

The locomotive attached to wood train on the
Southern Michigan Road blew UP last saturday, near
Iapore Killing the engineer instantly and severely
woundirg several Others.
The night express train running into Charleston.
c., was thrown off the track on the Goth ut by fang
ofiron maeiolsy placed the rails. Three men were
killed and one seriously injured
sTATIsTlcAI.
The military expenses Of the United States are over
twenty millions Of dollars u year.
greater number Of ships were wrecked last year
than in any previous On the British coast clone
one thousand and one hundred vessels we're lost
The valuation Of personal property in the city of
Cincinnati for the present year is about sl4 900 900
being "a increase Of nearly four millions over the val
uation Of last year
The amount Of imports into the United States from
Great Britain from the first Of November 70 the 2Oh
Of May, Is III ASS packages against &c o55 packages
in the same time, last year
The statistics of all the various branches Of MetbD
dism in Earope and America show total OF 10 ,4OS
travelling and $4,000 local preachers who minister to
2,0Se lG2 communicates.
The Crystal Palace in London covered twenty acres;
that Of New York covers two acres and half That
eight months in its erection this has already conscned
That length OF time. and will not be finished for weeks
yet.
Tue number OF immigrants arrived at New York
from May q TO Nay 3d. inclusive, was very large
amounting to 9.i32 The arrivals for the month Of
May were 32,7o2-and for the first ave months Of the
year, 90oGl-which Is a decrease from the previous
two years. in 1852, during the same months the emi.
grafton being lo9225, and in 1851, lo2 l6s
hallway.
Railroad iron is quoted In New York at $40 per tuu
for immediate, and s65 per tun for future delivery
railroad has lately been pat in operation in Chill,
the first built in South American and its sue
cess seems 10 he complete It runs from Valparaiso 70
Copapo distance Of fifty miles and cost but 81 S0o
600.
Nearly one hundred thousand dollars of stock in the
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad has been already
taken byprivae subscription in the city Of Davenport
The Miners Express sta.as that party of Engnee ra
avestartedfrom Dubuque make preliminary survey
of the s. vsicn Of the Dubuque and Pacific Ra lroad
The citizens of that place manifest a proper spirit
The work is important one for them and will pros
per.
By letter from COL Mason, Engineer in chief of the
Illinois Central Railroad published in the Dubaoue pa
per learn that is his intention TO have the road
between Galena and Dubuque completed at IN early
day next winter provided the grading can be prepared
in sesaon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Crystal Palace in New York, it is estimated
will hold 100000 visitors.
1t Is said that the fly has destroyed whole fields Of
Another yacht race lately came of in the river
Thames at London. A Yankee clipper, the Trusnt
being there entered and distaneed all competitors
The Post Office at Peru was broken into on Monday
last and robbed of a package containing $1,000 in
money, bills of the Illinoi River Bank.
Last winter was the hardest ever known in Oregon
Cows and chickens frozen TO death; 10000 cattle
died for want of food and shelter.
| A trotting match between two celebrated horges
Tacony and Mac, came of lately at Philadelphia; Ia
cony was winner but the time made is the best on
record. 2,25 and 2,25 l-2.
| There is exhibiting in the American Museum, New
York city, rotary knitting machine. worked by a
dog, which makes excellent stockings at the rate OF
six dozen per day.
In consequence OF the Chinese rebellion teas have
taken rise in the European and Easterns markets
In the New York market at the last sales an advance
of to five cents per pound isreported.
A mechanics wages in Oregon, on the average, i,
about 81 per day; day-labor 81 per day. Many, how
ever cannot get employment and offering to work
| for less
Two OF the list of Ministers from own 10 foregr
| governments are Jews. These are Pierre Soue and
| Auguste Bemonte.
Six expeditions have sailed from the United States
for Liberia since May last, with seven hundred ant
twenty-eight emigrants. The colony is prospering
finely
/ They are going to have great time in New York
on the ith July The city Council has appropriated
$500 for fire works and other manifestations.
/ The Legislature of Wisconsin commenced an extra
session the Sth instant during which Judge Hubbe
is to be tried charges preferred time since
The allegations Of the most serious nature rela
tive to lis official character
The Joliet (Ill) True Democrat says thatthe Catho
lie Church at Bourbonnas Grove destroyed by fire
the 5th inst II large and finely constructed
edfce, the congregation of which are mostly French
who have there one of the best and most hourishng
settlements there ID in the State.
dreadful tornado lately passed near 70 the town o
Chandervlle in Scott county Ills. 1t extended about
400 yards in width and several miles in length The
largest trees twisted of its course, houses de-
molished; one little girl, and number of sheep and
calves were killed and several persons injured.
The most of the eastern churches are expelling the
spirit rappers. No humbug ever more Pernicous,
il is filling our hospitals with maniaes The presby
terry Of Chlcothe has resolved that spiritual rappings
are the revival of the denominations of necomancy
decidedly condemned in the word of God."
The coroners Jury summoned in the case OF the re.
cent sad accident at Buffalo. resulting the serious
loss of life have rendered verdict that the cause OF
the falling of the building was the bad construction
of the basement walls, and charges carelessness and
unworkman-ike conduct in the person having charge
of the building, in not sufficiently ascertaning the
strength and condition of the wall before placing The
superstructure upon IT,
The late fire at Kalamazoo, destroying one mans
fe and So 900 worth of property besides the Railroad
Depot, was the direct result of drunkenness The vi
cnty had been the theatre Of drunken ohcs and rows
for some time past and during the day and night
which the fre took place. number had been engaged
in drinking, carousing and fighting, and from care.
lessness arising from this state Of affairs, the fire
doubtedly originated The man who was burned to
death had gone to he'd drunk.
\ certain d.. Gideon 3. Smith has invented very
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