Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-18
News Items.
DOM ESTIC.

Superior, are served up in Chicago.
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas has re-
turned from his extended European tour
DR.. Dewey is delivering course oil
Philosophical Lectures at St, Louis.
There were two destructive fires in
Galena on Sunday last. Loss $40. 600
Plank Roads are becoming popular in
the South.
Apples at Alton, Illinois, bring nc
more than 40 cents bushel. They glut
the market at that price.
Dates from Texas TO the LIST inst, re p-
resent the epidemic as at an end, and
the health OF Galveston fully restored.
Property to the amount of 500, 900
was destroyed by fire at Green Bay, on
the 1st inst.
Within the past month there were
twelve boats destroyed on the Upper
Mississippi, boath by fire and snagging.
The cable stretched across the Ohio
at Maysville for the telegraph wire, a,
a cost Of 81 900 has been found to be
worthless.
A man named A. Higley. was killed
a few days ago in Chicago, BY a gang of
Irishmen. Four Of his murderers have
been arrested.
Part of the Ohio Psnitentiary at Co.
lumbus was destroyed by Fl re on Satur-
day evening. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Jeremiah Ashford was stabbed and
killed by his father-in law, Jupiter
Jones, in FranKlia Co., Mo-, on the
18th ult.
The prairies in Iroquois county, Illi-
nois. have been on fire for several weeks
Large quantities of hay, grain and fenc-
ing have been consumed
1t is proposed to sell the Big Mound
at St. Louis to the corporation for a
public square. The price as paid is
$4,000.
A freight and passenger train came
into collision at Coatsville, near Lancas.
ter, Pa. on the 23d. Two men were
killed and another much mutilated.
Madame Sontag presented 800 20 the
Virginia State Agricultural Society s IA
prize for the beft blowing, and the So
ciety acknowledged her liberality by
etecti lg her life-member.
P. w. Sawin, implicated with Van
Acrman in the recent Canada forgery
case. was arrested a few days since in
Buffalo and taken 10 New York for ex-
ami nation
A John w. Sheppard was arrested in
Lexingt on, Mo-. last week, for forging
note for SIS. A forged draft for S 3d.
600 was found on his person.
Five houses in the village Of Paris,
Starke Co., Ohio. were burned on the
5th inst, and a young girl of Id years,
and three boys ofl2 8. and years, lost
their lives. Pecunary loss about
$4,000
An ARRAY occurred al Clarksville. Va,
few days since, between George Il. FL.
licott and Edward Gillespie, in which
the latter was killed and the former
moria!ly wounded.
mule employed at the Trenton iron
works, recently committed suicide by
deliberately lying down on a bed of
iron. Of course he was roasted to
death.
Mr.. Oliver. who had charge of the
American department of the Crystal
Palace, committed snicide by shooting
himself with pistol in The woods near
no rloo, -, Mo,Ja, ln..
A powder mill at Spencer, Mass. was
blown up on the 4ih inst. Five per.
sons were killed. The conclusion aud
war of elements exhibited terrific
scene. No less than sixty kegs Of pow>
der exploded.
Moses and Robert Kelly. two harden
ed wre;ches. were executed at HAYES
Vile, KY. on Friday of last week, for
the murder Of three men on store boat
on the Ohio river abou, a year since
They appeared penitent at the last.
=. =. The report that Bridger, the founder
Of Bridger's Fort, had been killed by the
Mormons, is contradicted. 1t il said
that they attempted to take him, for
selling guns and ammunition to the In
dams, but that he got wind Of their in
tentions, and hid himself In the noun
tains.
An outlaw, named Eg Oliver, was
shot recently at Montgomery, Texas.
He had broke Jail, and subsequently
rode into town, threatening to burn the
Jail. The citizens became exasperated,
and several Of them fired upon and
killed him.
Hungarian named Charles Louis
Ratkai, Of Chicago, whose wife had left
him on account of i'll trea tment. rushed
into her apartment and shot her with a
pistol. He then drew second pistol
and killed himself. The wife's wound
was fortunately not fatal, and hopes are
entertained Of her recovery.
Mary P. Smith. young woman Of
superior education and accomplishments
but latterly leading an abandoned life
at Nashville, Tenn deliberately shot
herself with pistol last week. ia The
presence Of her paramount.
An Hronaut. who made an ascension
at Baltimore on Wednesday week. Lam
ded near Christiana-makihg distance
Of so miles in ali hour and ten minutes.
The last 80 miles was done in twenty