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

miser, named Nsah Odell, sixty years old. died
on recent Sunday, in Boston. So fearful was he of
losing his money, that he chain round his body
10 winch was fastened stout bag in which the trea-
sure was deposited. This he kept by him during his
sickness, and upon il was fixed his dying gaze. In
winter It related that he went TO Church three times
aay 70 save fuel at home, only leaving tho bed to
return to it.
Mobiles Pass through the Sierra Nevadas Is nearly on
llnerom the Great South Pass to the Pacific besides
anording good wagon road across the Sierra Neva-
"a, IL saves the wearied emigrant from $50 to 800
miles travel Should Railroad ever be constructed
from the Mississippi to the Pacific within the limits of
California, 1t will undoubtedly cross the Sierra Neva.
da through this Pass. Its latitude is about IL degrees
and 80 min.
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald, OF the 2ith ultimc,
says:-"A few days ago, old fellow by the name of
Stewart passed through this place in search OF son.
whom he found in the Cherokee nation. The old man
Is l03 years of age and from Red River on horse
back travelling at the rate of thirty miles day. He
was IN the revolutionary war, and gave his papers to
lawyer In this city to procure his land warrant and
pension He has been married three times and is the
father OF twenty three children"
A daughter Of Michael Young, aged four and one
fth years. OF Sussex, New Jersey fell upon the floor
with needle two and a-quarter inches long sticking
in its apron, and which partly driven into its
chest and broken of. The doctors could not fnd the
piece OF the needle, and the child fingered in great
agony for four weeks. 1t died, and post mortem
examination revealed piece of the needle one inch
and aquarter long lying loose in large collection Of
matter entirely within the hearts substance.
An INDIAN GoyERsoR.--The Governor of Nebraska
has Indian blood in his veins He was born in Wayne
county, Mich. in 1900. His father was CAPTURED by
the Wyandot Indians and married half breed wyafl.
dot girl. The Governor, William Walker is her son.
He was educatad at Kenyon College, Ohio He was
seventeen years postmaster in Upper sandusky, Ohio
In 1886 he elected Chief of his nation the Wyan-
dots. In l843, he removed with them to their new
home west OF the Mississippi and the 26th of July
OF the present year, as our readers already know
ProvisionaiGovernor of Nebraska.
FOREIGN.
The number Of persons who have ascended Mount
Blanc, Is thirty-four.
The French Order of the Legion OF Honor numbers
fftytwo thousand seven hundred members.
Among the discoveries made by capt. Mcclure in
his search for Sir John Franklin. is petried forest.
This, we believe, Is the only instance of trees being
found in pctriied condition.
The bones Of those of our race who fell at the battles
Of Leipsic, Austerltz and Waterloo have been gath
| cred and sent TO England for the purpose of being
ground, aud then sold for manure.
Mines of copper and silver have been discovered in
Greenland, and grant has been obtained from the
King OF Denmark by some English capitalists for
mining purposes. The copper is said to yield 90
per cent. Of pure metal.
OLDER THAN THE RoNANs-An arched aouetluct
has recently been discovered in Jerusalem under the
pool OF Solomon covered by regularly built keystone
arch, which was beyond doubt built by Solomon
showing that the arch which supposed to be in
vented by the Romans, was known aud used thou
sand years before Christ.
Arago, on the very day OF his death it is said re.
vsed for new edition his tract thunder and sent
one OF his secretaries to fnd the exact length of
certain undulaons in given column Of air. Three
hours before his death he said to NJ. Blot his col.
league i'll the meridian experiments in Spain 81. must
hand IN my resignation perpetual secretary Of the
academy, IS can no longer fill the dutiesn '.yery
well do. replied Mr. Blot, land we will come in pro-
cesson to give it back TO you and reproach you for
your ringrattude."
new traveller to the Dead Sea, NJ. DeSanley give 3
an entire fresh description of this famous water He
afir1ns that 80 far from finding IL as most persons
have represented il "a splendid lake glittcring in
the sunshine, with its blue waves gently breaking on
the sands OF the softest beach, He also saw flock
OF wild ducks sporting on its waters and observed
beautiful insects on the grayelly beach. NJ. DeSaney
also remarks that every tradition compel the traveller
to regard the Holy Scriptures genuine as nothing
connected with them is changed even in name and
the memory Of human transactions has alone been
lost.
The latest discovery Of the excavaors at Ponpeii il
group OF skeletons in the act of flight ACCOMPANIED
10y dog. There are three human beings, one of them
young girl, with gold rings and Jewels still on her
fingers. The fugutiyes had bags of gold and silver
with them, s,iatched up, doubt in haste and dark
ness. Bet the fiery food was on their track and
vain their wealth, their flight, the age of one the
youth OF the other. The burning lava rolled above
them and beyond and the faithful dog turned back
to share the fortunes of its mistress-dying at her
side Seen by the light of such an incident how viz
idly that night of horrors looms upon the sense