Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16
Omnibus.
They have machine in Cincinnati, worked by
horse power, which will saw cord Of irewood in ff.
fepn minimize


They have machine in Cincinnati, worked by
teen minutes.
The artesian well at the Galena Railroad Depot, at
Chicago has reached 400 feet, without obtaining the
hoped-for supply of water.
The Mlertes now set the day of the destruction of
the world at May 10th, 1854. They say there is no
mistake about Il this time.
The available land force Of Russia is zoo, 900 men
with contingent reserve of 100000 OF these, 300,
600 are on the Danube and occupy Bosnia, Modavia,
Walacliia, and Tauris, in Persia.
petrified monkey, in the most perfect shape. has
been found in cave recently discovered By Mr.. Nc.
Lane, Of Mississippi, in Muhlenbefg co Kentucky.
The cave is quite mammoth one, although no fossil
larger than monkey has been found in it.
Governor Ramsay, of Minnesota, is said to be i'm.
pcated in gigantic fraud the Indians of that ter
ritory. He received 5000 900 for distribution among
them, and it is said the half of it was ex.
changed for worthless bank bills. Not more than
100000, it said, reached the Indians.
The contest between the New York Hunkers and
Barburners is as hot as ever. The Albany Argus and
he Albany Atlas are "irng bullets" into each others
franks. They charge upon each other "arrant black
guariism," "under bred, staggering and--"venal
pens.n The Democratic State Convention win be a
sublime sight--a perfect Donnybrook Fair.
The fugitive slave case just decided in Cincinnati
was the first trial that has taken place before supreme
courtjudge The fugitive was bright mulatto named
George McQuarry, and belonged to Henry Miller, of
Washington county, Ky. He did not deny that he
was slave, did not complain of ll-treatment, and
said he was willing to go back if his master would
promise not TO sell him.
convention of apothecaries was held in Boston,
recently and committee was appointed to collect and
arrange the statistics of pharmacy in the United States
report was adopted in which they asserted the trade
in sprituous liquors to be part of their legitimate
business, and that the Maine Liquor Law as far as it
operated them, an invasion of their right and
detrimental to their profession:
great cave his been recently discovered near
North Adams, Berkshire county, Massachusetts. It
has been partly explored and found to embrace several
large compartments A stream of pure, sweet water
flows through the cave and breaks out at spring
near by Arrangements have been made to explore it
thoroughly The walls of the cavern are stained
with iron rus which leads to the inference that iron
ore exists in the vicinity.
Mr.. Vanderbilt rich merchant of Ros ton, is now
taking pleasure trip to the Old World with his fam
lily and some invited friends in vessel built with his
own MEANS and with crew and all the other neces-
saries employed by himself out of his own private
purse BY the last arrival from Europe learn that
Mr.. VS. vessel was at Southampton and was exciting
considerable curiosity in England, they considering it
strange that private American gentleman could take
a trip in such royal style.
The Missouri river has changed its mouth or entrance
into the Mississippi good MANY times within the last
twenty years, and now is trying 10 again. II has
recently succeeded in cutting channel across the
point of land half mile above where il bas OF
late years, and strikes the Mississppi in direction
which is likely to prevent the washing of the Illinois
eastern shore to any injurious extent. Two boats
have passed up the chute, and this may now be
regarded as the main channel of the Missouri.
The sixpehny savings bank recently esta blished in
New York and in full operation is already doing
thriving business The total deposits up to the pre-.
sent time amount to nearly $4,000, and are
rapidly increasing Interest at the rate of six per
cent is allowed all accumulations under $780, and
five per cent. upon all above that It is said that
one of the first deposits in the sxpenny bank was by
an urchin, who without shoes or stockings. His
first deposit was the of five cents, and before the
end of the week it reached twenty-one cents.
There is danger of New Orleans yet becoming an in
land town. The Bayou Plaquemine, Ia branch Of the
Mississipp) which sets out in nearly straight line
from the Gulf of Mexico, is rapidly enarging ITSELF
and unless something done to check its progress it
will in few years become the main channel. The
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Orleans, and owing to the straight of its chan
mel, it is no further from the Gulf of Mexico. Hence
gain of lbs miles for those who go to the Upper Mis-
sssippi by the Plaquemine.
The aresian well of the Messrs Belcher at St. Louis
now in progress has reached the extraordinary depth
of 1850 feet which Is far below the level of great
portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The work thus far has
cost $4,000. 1t is to be continued until they reach
good water which, it is supposed, viii be at the depth
of 1000 feet It will then be the deepest well in the
world The hole, which is three and ahalf inches in
diameter, is bored with an auger driven by steam
engine, the instrument penetrating about four feel
daily The rods measure thrtythree and half feet in
length, and are put together with screws.
singular phenomenon has occurred in centra
Ohio. About O'clock the mo rning Of August 20, ex
plosions were heard at Dayton, Pqua, Troy, &c. of
singular and startling character. Most persons des
cribe the sound as unlike anything they have eve
hea rd, while they compare il to distant thunder, can
not, &c. Houses were sensbiy shaken by the reports
Several persons in Miami county saw two meteors pass
swiftly along the horizon at the time these noises were
heard, which they describe about the size Of bar
rel, and very brilliant At Troy the people in the
court house rushed out at the shaking Of the building