Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-25
News Items.

A fellow named William To werkiIled
his wife few days ego in Chicago.
lie was arrested and confined in jail
In The, .Msrlha Washington, co nspi.
racy case, at-ihe delendan have bee h
acquitted.
The Ohio river is now in fine ooa;a-
BILE condition, with eight foot Of wa err
in the channel at Pittsburg.
The Yellow Fever still continues 10
rage in parts Of MississippiCand Lou
isana.
RobertJ. Walker has refunded the
700 drawn by him from the Treas
ury, as his outfit 10 China
Hon. c. G. Anterior, u. S. Senator
from New Hampshire, died at his resi-.
dence in that State on the 18th INST,
Mr.. Soule has presented his creden.
tials TO the Queen Of Spain, and has
been graciously received.
Felix Lecoste. The Cons1l General of
France at New YORK. died at his resi-
dence on the 11th inst. @
The trial Of DR.. Ames for shooting
Mr. Hall. in Cincinnati on the Ist day
Of September last, resulted in his &C.
quittai.
A meeting called in New York city
on the 18th inst TO denounce certain
members of the Cabinet. broke up in
a row.
Rev. Mr.. Rit,inhouse, while officia
ting in The conservation Of church a,
Washingtonvlle, Penn. suddenly fell
dead
DR.. Spalding's Floating Palace has beer
purchased by Van Amburg, and is now
the abode of beasts, birds and reptiles
instead of circus traPpiugs.
A man by the name Of Tehbetis, il
Kensington, N. H., shot his wife an,
child on recen, Sunday evening. while
in drunken fit. His wife had jus
been confined.
The Bank OF the State of New Yorl
was robbed last week of S37 900 il
bills Of It's cwn issue. Among the bill:
are seventeen of the Denomination O
pA,ooo' uHp VI p1pp.
A woman was recently arrested il
Philadelphia for bigamy. She is nov
married to her third husband. She wa,
board over in $500 TO appear for a fur.
Iher investigations.
Miss Cax, Of Carroll connty, Mo.
was riding out few days since. wner
the horse suddenly sprang aside THROWN,
her to the groun !, AID killing her In
stantly
AT Portland Me-, on the 10Th. Arnolt
Wentworth, charged with forgeries an,
frauds on the Pension Department, com
mi;ted suicide in jail by cutting hi
throat with a razor.
Navigation has closed be tween Galen;
and 81. Paul. The last boat up repor
ted ice plenty in Lake Pepin. On tn,
9th inst. persons crossed the vivel
above. lhe Falls Of 81. Anthony on the
ice.
MIR. Thomas Jones, of Amherst. Mass.
seeing the glare from the burning of
neighbours knitting factory. aud mis-
taking il for his own mill in flames
died almost instantly from the in,ens'
excitement.
A fight occurred on the steamer Dres
den, on her recen. passage to New
Orleans. in which young Keniuckiai
drew revolver and killed three per
sons, two men aud woman The
persons killed were IRISH deck passen-
gers
The New York Tribune says that the
Maine liquor Law will be enacted If
New York without doubt This asser.
ton is founded upon the known or pre-
sumed sentiments Of the embers SEM
10 the Legislature.
James Markley. Of keokut. was killed
by the Indians before he reached hi:
destination in California in the late
emigra; ton train to that State. He
was buried at Shasta. his body having
been carried several days for that pur.
pose.
The Coloric ship Ericsson. which
has been undergoing repairs at Williams.
burg. New York. dor several months, i,
is said, will be ready 10 make anoth~
trip in few weeks, and chat her pro
jec,ors entertain confidence that she
will perform to their satisfaction.
Sullivan. the prize fighter has beei
caught, aud is now lodged in the Lenno,
MASS jail The penalty for he otfens,
committed by him is FIVE years i'm pris
onmen, in The peniienliary, aud fine, o
5 900 besides Morrissey has fled {,
parts unknown. sa
ODonohue the Irish patriot was an
nounced TO deliver lecture before III,
Irish Association in Baltimore. on tn,
9TH. He was in such an excited state
and became so violent in his denuncia-
tons that the officers oil The societ,
silenced him. 49,. -.
John /. Palmer recently lost his RICH
arm in terrible manner at the Provi
dence Tool Company's work. His arm
was caught in the geasing Of heavyma
chine aud torn off at the socket. AT frs
it was thought that he could not survive
but hopes are now entertained OF him,
William Holborn, iJr., indicted fou
the murder of his son, and Christia,
Aumun, indicted for similar crime,
have been convicted at Quincy, ILL.,.
and sentenced TO the penite ntiary-the
former eight years and the latter ter