Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-28
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Tho newspapers Of Mexico are not allowed to pul
lish any political news whatever. Z 7e
The amount Of money spent daily In New Yor
| city for tobacco, exceeds that spent for bread
The capitol Of Missouri at jefferson City, il under
going extensive repairs, and Is being decorated
nne style. -
An elderly lady died almost instantly, few day
since. at Palmyra No. from the sting of hornet, In
/ fct;d on the wrist. s5g $3.50 BOA 5a
Mr.. Gallegos. one of the candidates for Congress
New Mexico, II Is said, cannot speak word Of Eng
| lish. 5af a9
Scotch farmers are emigratins TO Ireland. The!
are settling in the south and west on account Of
perior soil and low rents.
A Apetrided human head has been found at Liver
pool The veins. eyes, tongue, lips, nose. and jaw
are said ~ be fully developed.
An immense OK. weighing four thousaxd pounds
was exblbiteda as Che State Fam at Montpelier, VI.
last week. - TA7es.sstEs / Esis,kss1 q q
third set Of teeth, seven in number has inst beer
CIT BY Humphrey Powell, aged rs years, residing IL
Marion district 8. C. Q la sls,Gs as3
The old alarm bell over the City Hall. New York
has bee broken and the Common Council are about
procuring new one Of ten thousand pounds weight
~ Ustu HtSI1utuy uNC ucct Ss3ks ufCuCs
from tip 10 tip Of wings, has been shot at Ozauka
Wis Its color Is blue, with green tuft on the head
The Military post at Eastport. Maine, has beer
abandoned. Alltroops in New England have been
ordered to California.
Near Cincinnati gentleman has six-acre lot o
grape vines, which will yield 1000 gallons OF grape
juice to the acre, worth 81 gallon. asaI
the shade Of the Imperial Eagles wing, the life Of it
erary ease elegance, and labor that he should never
have quilted. sIa.,rast} afat
Ole Bulls Norwegian settlement in Potter county.
lennsylvania, has proved an utter failure. Mr.. Bull
has been vctimized to the tune OF 00o BY sharp
ers and speculators. ~ ,- "a,
A col0red preacher has been denouncing Abortion.
ism in Preblc county Ohio. He says the sgitators
have put back human one hundred years
and frightened the chains of the 81 I'VE.
In consequence Of the extraordinary scarcity Of farm
laborers the grain crops to the westward Of Galway
Ireland has been this season nearly all cut down and
saved by women.
from Market 10 Walnut street, St. Louis sold by
the city the 10th instant for the aggregate amount
Of about one hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
By the Census returns Il appears that there are in
tho United States 335 5S horses 559 220 mnles and
asses 3O3l6 ,69s hogs; 6,392 044 mch cows; 1853,
24l work oxen, and 81, ,72l ysl4 sheep.
In q wears previous 10 the passage Of the steamboat
vicinity Of Cincinnati thereby causing loss of 5000
lives. Since il has come into force there has been
neither explosion or death In consequences.
The cattleshow and ladies' riding match took place
at Stamford, Conn.,, on the 18th ult There were ten
thousand persons present. and young lady, named
Miss Burr Weston, took Barnum's nrst premium for
the best horsemanship.
Over lOO 900 acres OF lands in Marie are owned by
Massachusetts,. These lands are located on the Ken
ncbec waters the Arostook and the upper waters of
the river st. John. Massachusetts offers TO sell the
whole for $352, 500 Hae8 aed sisaaT
The recent rupture Id the Sandwich Islands, pray
ing for King kamehaneba to remove from office his
ministers, Judd and Armstrong. Is regarded By the
San Francisco papers having for its objcd annexa
ton 10 the United States. 4f~;.st
In New York recently dog fight came OF for one
thousand dollars side, In which East Buston "Tige
was nhstshcd against the New York dog York =
Tige the victor, killed bis opponent after fight
which lasted hours and 20 minutes ~ -
portable spttoon has been invented n consists
of hollow cane with funnelshaped top, into which
the juice may be squirted til filed. II is neat aP
paratus. and will, doubtessly become fashionable
smoags. gentlemen tohacco-clIewers.
An en- inc that derives its force from galvanc cleo
,ricity has bern made BY Mr- Farmer, who ha: de,
the power Of man and win attain speed cf two
hundred and fifty revolutions per minute. Its cost Of
working will be more than that Of steam engine.
A tournament in antique style took place few
days since, at Bet iugt0n, Va The day was fne the
entered the lists These entertainments. seem to be-
confined to the chivalry OF the Old Dim nion, where
they are frequent every season. and remarkably popu
az.
The salary OF the Governor Of Cafornia is 80 600
Lieut.. Governor, sls per day, and mileage Judse Of
Comptroller 81 500 Treasurer, ~ 500; Superintend
entos Pab.ic instruction, $500 Surveyor Gsnesai,
81 600. iuai8sRVf ~ vsHim ~
I. Nj. .Jamcs Aahan, reading in Cooper county. Mo-.
eighteen miles from BOonyille Is now about eightytwo
yeafs and six months old. and living with ms nitn
one hundred and nine grand children, seventyeight
gr> at grand children-among whom are naytnree
voters. as5 ystgsgg ~ Ei4fa4tY
The North carolina papers are discussing means 70
draw foreign emigration TO that State. seems tnat
Of the twenty millions OF acres OF nno " seat
state, less than six millions are improved and for
these six millions there Is not one aborer Tor every -
acres whereas high state Of cultivation would re-
9uire dye ttsaes ~ many nas9 safl 4as9P
A gentleman in New Haven. says the Union, has
caugh. 10 his garden, since the 10Th o. Jane, with
lases and vinegar, three bushels Of bugs Mes miers,
&c. The bottles were hung upon his garden fence.-
Diing the first seven days the amount of nes &C.,
caught, Va. forty-two solid quarts. bsF3
"A sac Of thosoughhred short horned cattle took
place at London, Madison county ONO, on tne z1tn
ult Fiisesn buIs bsoasht ~ average of si3eo; Two
Of them sod for $500 each. Five cows cold at 800
IN 1l aOO Twenty-Five Leicester sheep Averaged 80
each. Sunolk hog sold ior t7oo
IL gambling room at Cairo, Illinois. Old ~. Nc.
sss ssSsy S,,ssssa .sn 4 Kim him soss sss9s %
OF the spectators ran round the room crying murder
until he Was c0rnersd, when be drew his bowie knife
and cut The old man INTO mince meat 6ueh va the
eject 81 lear ON . coward. g ysssa9fg gRTA /,
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