Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-22
News Items.


....Several cases OF Asia,ic cholera
have appeared in New York.
1.-THE Yellow Fever 10 extensively
prevailing in many Of the West India
Islands.
1.-THE Illinois river is very low -
Some Of the regular packets have been
obliged "to lay up"
....The "Bank Of n orthern Illinois"
has just been established at Waukegan,
ILL.,. under the General Banking Law.
1.-THE Legislature Of Wisconsin
have abolished capital punishment and
substituted imprisonment for life.
| .'..Several persons have arrived at
Independence. Mo-, from Utah. They
left in April last. and report every thing
prosperous in that Territory.
1.-THE city Of Washington is said 10
be duller than it has been for three
years past. The Offices ara nearly all
filled, and the hotels quite empty.
The powder mill Of Mr.. Schall, at
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. was blown
up last week, instantly killing Mr.. VIM.
Deibert.
....A bill has passed the Senate of
| wisconsin TO restrict the city Of Mil.
wsukee from loaning its credit for Rail.
roads to an amount not more than 81.
600. 900.
| .''.There was riot al Milwaukee, on
Monday week, growing out Of failure
Of some railroad contractors 10 pay OF
their hands. No very serious damage
was done.
....Gov. Ujhazy and family, with two
or three followers, having sold their
lands in Iowa 70 q German com pany,
are on their overland way TO their new
home in Texas.
.'..On and after the fitst Of August,
the circulation Of foreign bank bills of
less denomination than S5 will become
a penal offence in the State Of Illinois.
....Msd dogs are making sad havoc
in some parts Of Grant County. Wiscon.
sin. At Boyd's Prairie, about fcrty
head OF cattle have been bitten, and
much damage has been done else here
....A mail route has been s,ablished
between Prairie du Chen aud For, Des
Moins. Iowa; Mcconnell & Jones, con.
sractors-service once in two weeks.
Ian snti-beef-eating association
has been formed in Philadelphia. The
members pledge themselves agains,
eating any meat which costs more than
eight censsa pound The present price
is eighteen cents pound.
1.-THE extensive tobacco manufac-
tory Of James Thomas, at Richmond.
Va, covering half . square. was de.
stroyed by FIRE on Saturday aiaht. Loss
estimated at SSO. 900. Insured for Gao.
600.
1.-THE British vessel Aurora, from
Hull to New York. foundered at sea on
the Goth May. She had crew of l8
and ~ passengers, % o. whom went
down with the vessel.
1.-THE city Of Oswego, New York,
has been desolated by q second serious
IRE. The people are under the impres.
sion that the town is infested BY gang
OF despersdoes who design burning and
robbing the entire place.
'.'.At late session Of the Wiscon-
sin Legislature. articles Of i'm peachme n,
were referred agains. Judge Ilubbeli. OF
the Supreme Court Of the, State. on char.
ges seriously affecting his moral chsrac.
ter. A protracted trial, before the Leg.
islature, has Resulted in his acqui,tsl.
....No further step has been taken in
the Mesilla Valley affair. Gov. Lanes
course is sustained BY the citizens oi:New
Mexico almost unanimously. A public
meeting was held at Santa Fe on the
llth. in which resolutions were passed
asserting the right of the United States
to the Valley.
Ion the evening Of the 4th, sew
eral citizens were bitten by mad dogs in
Cinci 3natI. The Gazette has nearly
two columns filled with accounts Of
rows. s,abbing affrays. shooting, acct
dents, &C.. which happened in the cele.
bration Of the 4,h in that city
1.-THE Quincy Wing, Of the la,h.
brings intelligence Of the death of Mrs.
Barton, wife Of Waite Barton, formerly
Of St. Louis, but now in California,
from most singular accident. Her
death was caused by falling upon a pair
OF large scissoss which were in her
pocket, and which were driven into her
side by the force Of the fall.
....Antonio. aliss Peter Pike, Chief
Of the Sioux Nation. and nephew Of the
celebrated Black Hawk. died al Lake
Simcce. May 2Ssh. He joined the Brit
ish army when it penetrated the head
waters o! the Mississippi. during the
last war Of the United States. Antonio
was present at the fierce battle where
the gallant Tecumseh fell, and acted
during that bloody conlict a. Tecum.
seh's aid.
....A tremendous overflow occurred
at Columbia. California, by the break.
ing away Of tho large reservoir of water
.. the head Of Matelow Gulch. built by
the 7. g. w. Company. Wagons. carts,
barrels and sacks. were swept away, and
tho ws~ss was two or three feet deep ip
some Of the business houses. The dam.
age 10 estima ted At el0. 900. al OF which
was settled BY the Company.
1.-THE diseases carried by the en-.
igssnts across tho plains. are doing thei.
work among the Indians. The small.
lpox has been among ths Grow Indians,
md out Of seventy lodges there are only
ten survivors. Tins writes an emf.
grant on the plains, and adds, "two
houses formerly occupied by traders,
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