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

An OK OF enofln S SHe, ana tnab smokes cigar at
the command of his keeper is on exhibition at Paris
a proposition has been made to the City Connca Of
Chicago to build tunnel under the chicago river.
At Fort Smith, ARK, they have aG IDIOT boy, a
years old, who instantly answers the most difficult
questions in figures.
The house in which the Declaration Of Independence
was written at the seventh and High tor mar
ket) streets, Philadelphia is occupied as a clio.
thins-st1re and printing-offce H
Dayton, in Ohio, now contains population of lG-
562, being increase of 5,586 since 1880 Such Is
the effect Of railroads and manufactures.
English papers state that between November 1850,
and the 3ist of December 1852, 1923 lives were lost
in the English coal mines. ~ st 81 ~ees
Billy Bowlegs is about to be waited on by Gen. Har.
ney, with polite invitation from the President to 'go
west" The Foridonin and Journal has lately pub
lisbed rumor that the President had determined to
act promptly and vigorously in removing these Indians
! from Florida.
Mr.. Thompson, of Tie Bank Note Reportr has
been sued for libel by George Smith, of Chicago. The
libel was contained in The Reporter srenarks upon the
| shinplaster Bank of Atalanta,
The ruInored purchase of Charles Island in the Pa
cifc, by the Mormons, turns out 70 be all mistake
The Washington Union of the 18th ult, fatty contra
diets the story.
i Ole Bulls Norwegian Colony Of 10000 acres, in
Potter county, Pa, is said to be highly prosperous
The prin pal town, called 0leana, already contains
| population of 700. @
| The total number Of persons in England and Wales
who are absolutely h1useless, and dwell in the open
air. or seea lodging in barns or outhouses is Is Oao
Neither Ireland or Scotland are included in slis
calculation.
| On Friday Of last week, two men at Lacon ILL.,,
stole what they supposed was bottle of whisky yon
the pocket Of another and hastily drank iss eeatfs
The liquor was nitric acid Qpe Of the ren wis dela
and the otherwasnot expected tofivc at the last ac
! counts. .E EH G @&-
The Chicago Tribune mentions machine in that
city which splits and shayes not saws, shingles The
single trade Of Chicago is enormous; amounting last
year, to over seventyseyen millions. The increase
we are told, this year thus far has been twenty-five
per cent, and it is presumed that this years business
viii exceed one hundred millions.
A beautiful small locomotive engine is to be senl
out with the Japan expedition 1t will have all it
/ accomplishments of tender and carriage, and rail-
road of some length to match 1t is intended to as
tonish the Emperor Of Japan, as it is perfect work
ing model, and win bein the charge Of competent
engineer from Philadelphia # saa@
The 0swego fire resulted in loss Of iron, s5l0000
to $4,000, and all in the space Of two hours. All
the mills and elevators the east side of the river
are destroyed-two thousand persons rendered home
I less, and immense amounts Of grain -four and mer-
chandise consumed in the mills and warehouses
There are now in Chicago about sixty Jewish fami.
lies and the total Jewish population amounts about
| two hundred They have a synagogue. ~ uass
1 Governor Wood, Of Ohio, has resignela and accept
4 edthe office Of Consul to Valparaiso. The IL Gov
ernor Medill, byvirsue of his Office, viii become Gov
ernor. sgE .H u1H sgeaE alHs aIeEl
The 2l,l2l,9G7 people in Great Britain are dispersed
over it at very unequal distances. IN sngland and
Wales they are at average distances asunder Of los
yards: in London they are within fourteen yards o
each other. eH ~
4 In brentwood. n. H., "a turkey was tied in field
| with long string. A hen-hawk swooped upon one
OF her young when the mother ran TO the rescue and
wound the string around the maurauder 50 that he
was caught and killed
A child of Mr.. William C. Bay, of Brookiield town.
ship, Noble county, Ohio, says the GAINESVILLE Aurora
of June %, about year Old last week. while sleep
ing in bed with its parents, crawled to the back part
of the bed and its body fell between the bed rail and
wall, to hang by its head, where it was found
dead the next morning
Mr.. r. Barrett, in Addison, yt has one of natures
wild dfreaks-a calf with but three legs. One of the
fore legs is entirely absent dwarf beg. any thing
| that shows the commencement of formation. The
most amusing thing is its ability to run, jump and
kick up its heels, with the ease and freedom of the
most perfect animal
! The Legislature Of New York baying passed law
in ls4s exemptng the property of the wife being ta
for kprh "a alt
riage, have equalized the law by passing an act
exemptng thepropety of the husband from the debts
of the wife which may have been contracted before
marriage.
Uncle Ton,-ism is defunct in England. The Queen
refused TO receive Mrs. Stoves whereupon the fashion,
able world deserted her. and she left for Paris with
none so poor as to do her reverence" Thus may it
ever be with any who would go abroad to glcry in
their abuse of their native land
| AtWheelng, Va, few days ago. d swarm Of bees
lit upon young man who happened TO be walking in
the road, covering his head and face and suspendng
themselves from his ears, il immense ear-drops. He
took the affair very cooy, and by assistance brushed
them off into nailkeg, and sold them to gentleman
present for two dollars. Two stngs was the extent Of
his injury a@ "8"
musical Congress, composed, principally, 0r the
German Societies, and numbering in the aggregate
one thousand active attendants, was held in Phadel
phia last week. The visitors were received by the
Mayor; professions were formed through the streets
pc-ncs and other entertainments rendered hem and
monster concert prepared for.
4 James j. StGang the Mormon Of Beaver Island has
q long article in the New York Tribune detailing the
ne ligons prosecutions he has suffered. This same
Strang some time ago, promised that there should be
descent OF the Holy Ghost and Fire upon his follow.
ers Tie took his dupes into dark room in the night
and laid his hands upon their heads anointing them
at the same time with some preparation OF phospho-
rus. and sure enough there was llumination s.
There is Artesian well at cotton factory in Dal,
las county, Alabama, which is 40 feet 10 inches in
depth, and which discharges 600 gallons per minute,
or 964 900 gallons in twenty-foar hours exceeding
any other well in America The water flows out with
sneh force that if pieces of stone large egg Of
half a,aollar, are thrown in, they immediately
lejected The sand, gravel, esc made by the anger,
are also forced out by the water which is perfectly
clear, lmpid, aud leasant to the taste. The diameter
of the well isa little over SIX inches.
Important changes have taken place in the Falls OF
StcAnsiqny during the pasttwo years. An immense
mass OF rock about the centre brnksn OF last win
ter, and fellscye feet making asort Of rapids rsth,
than actual falls in that part Of the cataraea The
theory that in course of time the falls of St Anthony
viii 81 wear away as to become only rapids, seems
highly nrob,blv from what nov taking place from