Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-22
CHIP BASKET.

The earnings Of the Chicago and Rock Island rail
road for the month Of March, was $74,7oo.
Four companies of U. s. Artillery will soon leave
New York for California.
Hcrrngville, a suburb of Oglethorps, Georgia, has
been burnt by order of the authorities as means o
dispelling the small pox.
The flags captured by Washington in the war Of the
revolution, shortly to lie placed in the national
archives
Elijah Fosdick of Bethany, New York, hung him
self in the woods day or two since after having cut
neghbor's valuable horse to pieces with scythe.
Mrs. Eunice Tyler died suddenly at Stephentown,
New York, the 23d ultmo, at the age Of one hun
dred and fifteen years.
Edwin Forrest indignantly repgdates the rumor
that he has become spirituaist. He says that the
only knowledge he has Of spirits il what he has acqu
red by seeing many gaosts OF Hamlcts father.
riot occurred at Galena, the oh instant, be-
tween the crews OF the steamers Georgetown and Ca
ron; in which two three of the men were very Sc
riously hurt. The Mayor and police queed the dis
turbance.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Walnut
Grove, McDonough county, Illinois, was totally con.
sumed by fire, little before day. on the morning of
the 2Sth ultmo.
Two negro boys who killed their master near
Princeton, Kentucky. few months since, by throw
ing rope round his neck and holding him down till
death ensucd from stranguation have been tried con-
victed and sentenced to be hung.
Two sons of Mr. Stephen of BASIL Ohio, nine and
eleven years osage were sent into the field few day
ago TO attend the burning of some logs aud while
there tree, which had taken fire, fell and killed them
both.
An association of fifty families has been formed in
Cleveland, Ohio, for emigration to Iowa, during the
present season or as soon as the Homestead Bill he
comes law. They have selected location for set
tement.
Geo. Buchanan, first engineer on the steamer Glen
coe at the time of her explosion at St. Louis years
ago. was arrested in that city the 10th instant on
capias of the United States Circuit Court issued up
on an indict ent found against him for mansaughter
by the Grand jury. lie was admitted 10 bail in the
sum of OG0 81 900 for himself and 50 600 for his
securities.
The Know Nothings have started a newspaper at
Washington called the American Eagle. b. G. Wright
and j. G. nennson Esqs., its editors. The object
Is plainly stated-namely, the administration of the
government to be exclusively in the hands Of the ma
tves OF this country, well as the enjoyments of
public offices with all their emolunents.
SPECULATIOs.-No better evidence is wanting of the
wild, hazardous speculative fever which lately ragged
among certain classes OF deaets than the fact that
breadstufs and merchandise which were some months
ago shipped to California at enormous expense, are
now on their return to New York 1t is said that the
clipper ship Bald Eagle bound from San Francisco to
New York, has assorted cargo the freight on which
will amount to about fifteen thousand doll rs consist.
ing chiefly OF iloar green hides hardware dry goods
old iron, copper, &c. The freight the flour was en-
gagged at 81 IL cents per barrel. II originally cost
from $3 % to s. per barrel to transfer this flour from
New York to San Francisco.