Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-16

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without Infringing any law ia the strict.
est sense.
ER,E, Dec. 9th, 1853.
Men, women aud boys turned on, la S I
night at Ha rbor Creek, and tore up the
track again, burnt the ties. small
bridges aud culyerts, and plowed down
the ground 10 its former level.
ERIE, Dec. 10th. 1853
The Commissioners al Hsrbor Creek
are grading down the track and building
a country bridge, determined that no.
thing but six foot track in any event
shall 60 through, They had NEE ting
this afternoon TO arrange women and
children from Fairriew to RTE, six
miles. Fairyiew people west OF Erie
held NEE citing last night, aud deter.
mined 10 sustain the Erle people. Hav
Jug become satisfied that the railroad
folks have got the tim Der about ready 10
rebuild the bridge across STATE street
The High Constable had been ordered
this lte noon to proceed to tahe out 40
feet more Of said bridge, making ia alt
loo feet which is the width OF Safe
atrect, having taken out only 60 Feet a,
first. The tim beers tina! are now ready
will hardly liz the gap they are now ma.
king. There Is large citing al Eagle
village this afternoon, To m axe arrange
mt.u.s 10 sustain the city OF Erie in car
ring oul their determination, or holding
GA 10 their present position.
A.l
Du'es from Oregon 10 the % h. Over.
land arrivals coutInst 10 be large. Ma
nv parties had suffered severely on the
r",ite. aud had been . reduced thit they
we compelled to Eat their horses
Gen Lane j. pledged IT, advocate the d-
vision Of Oregon Territory. A compa.
ny with IA capital of s 200 coo has been
steamers between San Francisco aud
China. n,w line was also 10 COM
mence on the OF Decrmber between
San francisco aud Honduras. The
funded and aoating deDt 0 san Francis.
co is little short oil 81 900 900.
Reports 81 sailing 0! iilliouster ex
petition. 1000 troops reported on tie
march towards Sunura.
new ti!libuslerlng expedition is
talkel of. |, is said a party is 30 follow
the invaders 10 Sonora, and another to
go TO the Amazon. reported joitp
stock company is also foem;ng with a
capital of two and halt millions, 10
establish steam vessels on The GiIa
The intentions of the company are
looked upon with suspicion.
DR. Evans, of Gov. Stevens eXpedi
ton, arrived on The 2Slh. lie reports
favorably on the railroad route from The
head Of the Mississippi 10 Puge.s Sodnd.
New ORLEANS. 10Th.
Advices have been received from Mex.
leo, that Santa Anna had assumed he
Imperial title on the 18th Of November.
Boston, lllh.
Halifax papers OF 9Th received. The
Halifax Chronicle charges the loss Of the
steamer Humboldt 10 an imprudent and
ignorant fisherman. who boarded her Il
a pilot, TO which he had no claim.
FROM WAsHlNGToN.-Very little OF
importance from Washington. IL is
thought bill will be passed soon, for
the establishment Of scientific and 9
ricullural college.
La the Senate, Mr. Dodge Of Iowa gave
notice of bills granting land TO Iowa
Tor railroad purposes, and TO establish
a territorial government in Nebraska.
Mr. Jones. of Iowa gave notice of a
bin granting lands to Iowa, for railroad
connecting the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers.
Mr.. Gwyn gave notice Of bill to
establish a line Of steamers from San
Francisco via the Sandwich Islands to
Shanghai.
Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa, has been APP
pointed Chairman Of Committee on Mil
itary Affairs.
WASHINGToN, 18th.
Mr.. Wentworth, of Illinois, offered .
resolution affirming that Congress has
power TO provide for the construction Of
a railroad over the Territories OF the
United States, and ought Immediately
10 exercise it. Laid on the table-l0t
to So. Mr.. Washburn offered similar
resolution. Pending its conside ration
the House adjourned.
Gerrit Smith presented a petition oil
the New York Temperance Alliance
asking Congress to take action for the
suppression of in,emper rate drinks in the
District of Columbia, and asked for
special committee. Mr.. Richmond say,
ing he intended 10 discuss the subject
it went over.
Later from Europe.
The Niagara arrived at New Yorl
from llaliflx, in the afternoon Of tn,