Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-15
CHIP BASKET.

CHIP BASKET.
The caloric ship Ercsson Is to cross the Allan tic
leaving New York on the 18th of this month.
The Mississippi Pcnitenfiary yields profit of $780,
600 annually.
Twenty persons were arrested in Baltimore, recent
ly, and fined, for throwing snow-balls.
The Railroad draw bridge across the Wabash, at
Terre Haute is finished and works admirably.
Milton's ''Paradse LOST has been drarnatized for
the National Theatre, New York. and is now in re-
hearsal.
Castle Garden of New York, has beeneased for five
years at $4,000 per year. The lease that has just
expired was for 50 ,ooo per year.
subterrannean current of air blew all of tho water
out of Mr.. Marsh's well at Wea Plains, Indiana and
roared like thunder. Another well in the vicinity
was exercised in the same manner.
Sugar cane of the ribbon variety, measuring Dine
feet in length has been raised this season on the plan
tation of Maj. Gamble, on Manatee river, Fla. One
OF these canes contains 35 joints.
The unmproved lands Of Oregon are so barren that
a surveyor writes al think the United States ought
to make Great Britain take it all back, or ight.--
Thank Gsd, we did not get up to 81 40; 40 is bad
enolgh."
couple Of nrasnicently dressed ladies appeared
in the streets OF Baltimore, one day last week attend
ed by boys dressed in livery, whose occupation to
raise the ladies skirts at crossings or muddy places
Alexander DelIome has becnarrested ia New York,
and may be possibly sent TO the State prison. for mar
rying nice little girl who was under fourteen years
of age The girl was willing but her parents were
not.
Government has just issued additional instructions
to lumber aets and others in regard to the seizure
of lumber, &C.
When the parties are willing to pay for land upon
which timber has been cut, it Is to be released
A gentleman aud two ladies-to one of whom he
was engaged tn be marred--were journeying in one
horse wagon near Watertown, Wis few nights since,
when the horse walked off the road into mill race
and the two ladies were drowned
NEGRO HuNG Several weeks ago, the overseer
of Judge Worthington, at Point Washington, in Mis-
sissipp, was killed by one of his negroes The mnr
derer fled, but was pursued caught and lodged in Jail
at Greenyille. On Sunday the 18th ut. some forty
overseers from neghboring plantations, foreiby took
him from the iaor and carried him to Princeton,
the scene OF murder, and hung him. The occurrence
caused great excitement in the neighborhood.
Charles Dodson was fined twenty dollars and costs
in Cincinnati, recently for disturbing the congrega
ton in Christie Chapel by loud talking and then
fusng to leave the house when requested by the sex
ton
Tie Methodsts are agitating the question of estab
fishing large Theological Sc minary in New York or
some other central point for the whole denomination
The wife of Santa Anna, dictator Of Mexico, was
born in Westerioo, Albany, N. Y. Early in life she
became an actress and first met Santa Anna, at Ha-
wanna while fulfilling an engagement there at of
the theatres Her maiden name was Lapaugh, but on
her going on the stage she assumed another.
A WEDDING PARTY PoIsoSED-A wedding party
took place at Batavia N. T., lately, and during the
evening all hands weretaken sick. Subsequently, the
bridegroom, Mr.. Phipot, the blide and young man
named Pearl, died. 1t is supposed that liquor
they drank containedpoison. Moral let liquor alone
Eighty hens, belonging to Capt Thos.. A. Norton,
of Yarmouth Mass, haye laid during the year past.
six hundred and tlirty-seven dozen eggs At the av
Of hat l,a aEatt dol
and quarter for each hen.
Amos Brown, of Granville, n. ", undertook to cure
himself of the habit of chewing tobacco by using
cloves rs substitute. The experiment succeeded
but it killed him. The cloves produced commissions,
of which be died.
Sunday evening Thcatricals have been prohibited
in San Francisco This Indicates an improvement in
social life and morals on the Pacific.
John Howe. Benton Democrat, was collected Mayor
Of s.. Louis last Monday.
Travellers on the Nile cannot cross the Desert to the
Holy Land, in consequence Of the license arded to ths
Arab pirates by the war with Russia.
bill is 5,fore Il Canadian Parliament which pro-
poses insrect Nunness and nasteries in the PRIV
inces. A
The Le si,sturs of Nova Scotia bavs passed resolu-
tions empowering the Government of that province to
expend $500 600 in the construction Of railroads
Great sensation has b en- caused in Galicia in Spain
by what is considered great crmeby devou Catholics
the flight of nun from a convent at Co npcstellc
The liquor bill, inroduccd into the Pennsylvania
legislature and which passed. the Senate has been de-
feated in the House by vote of 81 to 81.
prisoner, named Nicholas Lawrence, arrested q
few days ago charge of forgery, hung himself in
his cell in ths Chicago jail on Thursday night week.
CO.. Dlvid r. Armstrong, an AntiBsnton Demo-
crat has boon appointed postmast OF St. Louis, rics
A. Gamble, Whig, removed.
Semi, women Of Alliance, Stark county, OAio have
ngeRiously sewei thirty threcc pieces between two
sheets Of gauze forming transparent mat of three
four inches square, and have seat thsm to Senator
Douglas.
The Ohio State JOURNAL establishment, at Columbus,
sold week before last at susioD, fer $2e 900 cash.
The purchasers were Mr. Foet of Sandusky and ger
teman from Cleveland. The paper IL to be enlarged
and improved by new on fi'
The Captain of the Back Warrior at Havans, has
paid ne Of 81, 900, imposed by the Cuban authsri
ties, and has taken possession of his ship The fne
paid rndcr prctess. The Am ,rican Csrsul decir
cd receiving her considering the natter be in the
hands eff the American Government.
Londan according to The Directory contains 25OO
bakers 900 buttermsn and chcesemongers, 1900
dairy keepers 400 msngers 1900 green grocers and
fruitcrs. Tae total number Of dea lers in provisions
and unstmulating liquors is 10 100; whilst that Of IL
censsd public houses alone exceeds III 000.
FASHIONABLE GAr.-The sun lay .Mgcuyy says
we like TO see Young lady walk as though flea
biting her each hip; il is so fascinating. sbe is
winged turkey travelling over bed OF bot ashes