Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-11
News items.

Tue oankS OF OSWeSO IN. u, and
Massillon Ohio, have failed.
Meetings are being held throughout
England sympa,hising with Turkey.
There have been several cases of
small pox at Chicago.
The mountains of Vermont are said
to be covered with snow.
DR.. Hou ghton, the maker of pepsin,
is occurring in st Louis.
The receipts Of the Rock Island road
for September, were S58,25l.
Wild geese and ducks are reported to
be remarkably plenty in Maryland this
season.
The first Agricultural fair ever held
in North Carolina, has jus. closed at
Raleigh. 1t was largely attended.
The grape crop of MADEIRA has again
failed. Unless aided, the inhabitants
of the island must starve.
On Wednesday, October Goth, FIRE
occurred at Providence, r. L.. destroy.
ling property to the amount of $500, 900
The N. Y. Journal OF Commerce (Dem.
comes oat against Gen. Pierce and the
administration
l Billiard tables. ten.pin alleys and
bowling saloons have been prohibited
Fin Madison, Indiana.
Y The Rot has destroyed the larges,
portion Of the Po,atoe crop in Hardin
county, Ohio, this season.
The Fox girls, trapping mediums.
have permanently settled in the new cit,
Of Harmonic, Chatauque county, N. Y.
having amassed fortune.
! Captain Fordham, who has just re.
turned from the Arctic regions, thinks
it useless 10 search farther for Sir Johl
FRANKLIN.
The Etna Mills and two other large
buildings were burned at Akron. Ohio
on the 1st inst. Insurance on Mill ant
contents, $4,000.
DR.. VIM. l.. Warning. o. Essex coun
1 tv, Pa. was shot few days since
while riding IL his buggy, by Graz.
man.
Intelligence is brought to 81. Louis
by party direct from Utah. of the muir
der of Colonel Bridger, b, The Mormons
at Fort Bridger
! The yellow lever is still prevailing a
Galveston and Houston. Texas, an,
several other places. Lieut.. Baker, o
the United States Army, died, Of fever
at Indianapolis.
The squirrels in Western Virginia ar
emigrating South, crossing the kanawh
river singly and in pairs, in great mum
bers, the whole distance from the moutl
TO the Falls.
/ A collection Of children, whose age
ranged from II to Is years, were calle'
before a magistrate in Philadelphia re-
Gently to testify against ruInseler TO
sellihg them liquor.
The New York Mills, a: Rochester
fell down recently by being overburdsn
ed with grain stored on The upper floors
A great quantity Of wheat and flour wa
los, by the accident. besides the damag
done 10 the mill bailding and flume.
John Greene. Of Morrisville. Madison
COuuty l. = W as iOuHu Ill III
meadow Of 4 neighbor. with whisk
bottle. searly empty and uncorked. b,
his side.
] The people Of Del,on. Wise ,nsis, i,
y favor OF the Maine Law, have resolve,
tina. women shall appear al the poll
and use their influence in favor Of tn,
Law.
A mai recently while in liquor
crawle in on the top OF boiler, in
machine shop i'm Detroit. ana dropping
to sleep was literally baked when b.
was discovered.
On the 9th ult., Nathaniel J.. Bird
alias cdr. Hunter" the man hat mar
ried twenty women. was sentenced n
Camden. \. j., to ten years imprison
|, ,nent at hard labor in the Penitenliary
The steamer Minnesota, going dowr
the Lakes from Chicago to Buffalo
ST ruck some rocks in The river, about {
mile below the city Of Detroit, ane
sunk in sixteen feet water. No live:
lost. She vii probably be raised.
Recon, intelligence from the Japar
expedition, informs us that it had ar
rived at It's destination. and been re.
ceived in courteous, friendly manner
had delivered its presents and me s.ages
and was 20 return 10 japan in the sprinl
for reply.
The editor Of the ST. Louis Republi,
lcan acknowledges The receipt OF an In,
1dian scalp. from Mr.. Aubrey, taken from
one Of the tribe who use golden bullets
Mr., Aubrey states he saw one OF
these Indians load his gun with on.
large. and three small bullets. to shoo
IA rabbit!
An atrocious murder has lately been
com nit: led in Evansville. Ind. George
Bates. "a carpenter Of that place. while
engaged at work, was attacked by an
insane man, wao, with an axe, inflicted
a wound which penetrated to the lungs.
He died almost instantly. The crazy
man had been a resident of that city
for some years. He was arrested and
locked up.
Gen. Fletcher. the Winnebago Indian
Agent, arrived at st. Paul On the 18th.
with Sl37 600 in gold, for tn. payment
Of the different annuities to the Sioux.
Winnebagoes and Chippeways. 10 be
distributed as follows: Sioux $88, 1000;
Winnie bagoes $4,000; Chippeways SILL
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