Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-27
MUCH Nv LITTLE.

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, city in the world.
The Mornons have resolved to build waf aroun
Salt Lake city. nra 4
There is m0rs drunkenness on Sunday in Ciucinsat
than on any other day OF the week.
Boots and shoes are twenty per cent. higher in tn
eastern markets, than ttlis time last year.
Captain Mckay intends to build another vessel pre-
cisely similar to the illlated Great Republic
A college has been established among the German
in North Carolina, called Catawba College, -
The city of st. Louis voted on the to loan s225
600 in different SIMS for various city improvements
Madame Sontag in reputation as singer next +
Jenny Land, Is gyihg agsies Of concerts in Ciacin
The citizens of Cambridge, Massachusetts have de
eided against the project Of annexing that place T.
Boston.
The merchants Of Wheeling have "struck- agnins
the custom of giving away trimmings of any kind t.
their customers.
The State geologist of California has the record
upwards of thirty earthquakes in that State since tht
LIST OF January, 1853.
! Five hundred passengers arrived from California
and $50 departed to the same place from the port
New York, on one day, the 5th inst.
fine of sle0 has been imposed by the u. s. Cour
at Boston, upon man who inscribed the word patent
upon an article that was not patented.
Seven hundred turkeys, from Tennessee were SOLD
lately at public auction, in Charleston averaging abou
| 81 IS per pair
Scotch servant girl at Cleveland Ohio has re
ceived information from her mother in Scotland thai
she Is heires. to a cash fortune of $4,000.
The Crusaders" is the name Of new Temperance
organization now being perfected in Hamilton county
Ohio, and gotten u, on the plan of Carson League.
'phe War of the Shells has extended to Pennsyl
vana, where the reelection of Gov Biger is opposed
| is u Softn
The suit against the city OF Philadelphia for DANA.
ges on account OF the burning of Hart's building in
the winter of lS52, account of frozen fire plugs
has terminated in a verdict for the city.
Qnte spirited etIort was made in the Kentucky
Legislature few days since, for the removal of the
scat OF government TO Louisville. 'Tbe matter, how
ever was laid on the table by vote of GO to 35, in
| the House.
There is now lying at the Mint in Philadelphia
subject to the call of all who may desire it, over one
million of dollars in silver coin. The coin is given
out not as formerly only in exchange for silver bull
lion, bnt in exchange for gold.
Smead the Cincinnati banker, who has made him.
self famous by his numerous liberal contributions TO
charitable objects, on Christmas day placed five hun.
dred dimes in the hand Of friend to be distributed
among the poor boys on the streets.
An immense Colonizing enterprise has been organ
lied in New York. under grant from the Musquito
King, OF some % 100000 acres of land. The capital
stock OF the Company consists 25 $50 shares at par
OF $40 making capital of 81 SEQ 000.
n WHOLE FAMILY IN 1RfSON.--I here ara now con-
Rned within the limits OF the county JAIL ati Trenton
N. j.. at the present time, eighteen offenders among
whom are foar females. There Is one entire family
there, embracing !atAcr, mother and seven children
SamEcl G. Grant, well known citizen of Maine,
while visiting Bost2 ow days ago, fell into hole
which was opt4I on Il wal, and broke one OF his
fingers, which, ocasoning ockaw, terminated in his
Death two days after The accident
S9IrIEI.s or lSI2-TAc s.rgiviar soldiers Of 1872
met recently in Convention at Philadelphia and adopt
ed series Of resolutions il which then grievances arc
pathotealy set forth ard Their claims upon the Gov.
elnment eNpres ,ea IN such terms as win, it is hoped,
indGee Congress to pass Liil for their relief.
company hos been :>grlcl III New York for the
purpose OF developing the yalle ci Richard Montgon.
ory's patent for maxim corrugated ailer plate The
paientee claims that lolng tie iIpu in small curves
orareteS, a cad ofi Places. gives largely increased
strength
hitehe'i, and otsers lis elllw prisoners, it seems
were rescued Ey eans Of tie money which was raised
~ ts country with Tie intent of helping the Irish
rebellion. Frequent inquiry has been made as to what
was done with that moey bat no satisfactory answer
was given. Tie secres was well kept.
Yrs Frances ID. Gage, in a communication to the
81 inIis intehgetCer, exct,lpates her friend Miss
Lucy stone, for intentional ls! to the Clerk of the
Steamer Brunette She offered him only % cents nre
sGming him To be enc !. the al1neroas Tanners that
i1test stcaDlhoas and cars.
The DanVie and Lexington Railroad Companv are
badnga oridgeacross the keRtucky river It's length
Is to be 2oo feet, which viii make 1t one of the long
est railroad bridges in the word rhe fo,ndation Of
the piers are Laid about 3eS eetaboye the bed of the
river, and are to be built SIS feet high.
Tn yyol,ser ef r,n.l,,,s .0aa...,.s ft
of Mr i;iJm Va nsas H. ;,. oeA itoi tle iaee
anil 1ahoat t,v, S,cbas s,rs sus e1e' porc,plnes
Killed porcupine and in enting sor,o of tha a. ~.
the quill into his throat, from whence it gradually
worked its way to his eve causing him consJerahis
Inconvenience in its perigrnations
Goop Jogr:-The city authorities of Marysville
vaI af ont,iga tiy H. ~. az ~. M ior the reno
Was IN sessio, s, ~ r,.s lti9. WINE lne Council
;n 70 ,ha G,o;I r,s uss equeA'iy tae stairs cad
dignfed members of that body, aeeoring to the Her
aid were compelled to 4sshini down tba Iosts ~ ,h
building. F9N VI '"e
4 move, case 8, a. 49,. ,ssseg 5,
in one az. the Masa a.e iiquoi "a" occurred
rl,m wos talaa ~, 49, siees iatety. jug OF
mn Ia await ~, ,ea sr Pm man ana iald
the law thev had a. ht s - n,in stunned that under
; .s ~ au lss y seize the liquor but not the
Of IT, "rhe legal otiest;on,' v,as ssft,od ~, tsS
out the liquor and returning the iny ~ '"i-77 "l"7
MoRr Corn D,soorv.,s,
has been dscovere bv Gant NJ, tnat gold
party uporl the banks ~ ~ Taad > surveying
eneased IN t,iyyin. q M ,sar tr aftes were
per day IL nj Id recae,tod ,ha, 80 " ~
land is ENGAGED 10 coni,rctio ;st :, nIeoier
ma king tile survey Ma ra;,r.sd f ~
Puret's Sound 49, Aoni ''' aui 10
~ nsaL-- n s..q2z Hff
a tuu ~, suIrA sreas sun mas been decided recent
y IA tnc court oi Appeals IN hentucky For four or
,loe, helonatr,y ia ,ha a,ta " Th s,ns is polsoieu
tho+ n,rt og tLa CO.. - -, ''oi0,. epui'sci iu