Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-05-13
Nrr;nns Rfen,s.

The British Government has thrown the cnastlng
trade of Great Britain open to the commerce OF al
friendly nations.
The Ohio Legislature has passed stringent liquor
BILL and requires only the signature of the Governor
to become law. Ii provides for Furnishing by tine
and Imprisonment for telling liquor to person tx
icated. II also renders them liable 10 civil suits for
damages.
remenstraace against the Nebraska Bill has been
forwarded to the President by the clergy Of Concord
the friends and neighbDrs of General Pierce 1t was
sigucd by all the elergymeu of the place with the
ception OF the chaplain of the State prison. and anoth-
or who absent.
The first edition OF COL Bentons " Thirty Years Ia
the United states Senate the New York Evening
Post says, Is to be 5o.o00 copies, and most Of these
will be taken 10 fill orders which have already been
received The demand for the work has satisfied the
publishers that it Is destined 20 enjoy laro sale in
proportion to its price than any pova ever Published
in America, not excepting Uncle nm's Cabin.
SIZE OF THE WEsr--Illinois would make forty
such States as Rhode Island, and Minnesota sixty
Missouri is larger than all of New England. Ohio ex-
ceeds either Ireland Scotland and Switzerland to-
gether. Missouri is than half as large Italy,
and larger than Denmark, Holland, Belgium and
Switzerland. Missouri and Illinois are larger thaa
England, Scotland, ireland and Wales.
TIE ERrcssoN-Thc Journal of Commerce says that
the Ericsson, now lying partly submerged on the Jer
sey flats is Insured for 1925 ,000 and is considered
worth sj0OOj0 The Express learns that in all prob
ability she will be raised in the course Of few days
At the time of the accident John Kitchng Esq,
one Of the owners was board. with his family 1t
is believed that if the fireman had shut the port thro
which they were emptying the cnders, the accident
would not have occurred.
The SPRING IN EuRorg--It has been very dry in
both England and France since the fisst of March
France of course suffers more than England, her
soil is naturally more dry. IL is Stated that for seven
weeks not drop of rau has fallen in the vicinity Of
Paris. The month Of March WAS like an ordinary
June and the heat is oppressive it often is in ia
ly Certain sorts of seeds, sown early, have decayed
in the ground, others have come up sparscy aud
brownly. The meadows look yellow, and burned ;
the wheat however, still green, aud does not seem
TO have suffered.
1t Is computed on calculations furnished by the
census returns that 6G5 900 houses ID been bulls
in the United States within the past six years which,
at an average of 81 600 adds $3.50 900 900, to tie
wealth Of tie country to say nothing OF the furniture
necessary to the hahitltion the shipping and rail
roads, however, would increase this amount to over
81 geo OO0 900. Ia addition to this, all the vast sums
for factories insurance companies, mines, &c., VIII
swell this aggregate, without having made any per-
| ceptble increase in the stock held abroad.
Tile case Of Baker, on trial in St. Louis for treason
has been dismissed at the instance OF President Pierce
lar Ia he In; m nd IL
rncnt for resisting the exc cation OF process.
| The General Assembly OF Rhode Island convened
1T Newport on the I'd instant and Henry Y. Cranstoa
was elected Speaker OF the House. VIM. W. Hoppin
was inaugurated as Governor with the usual cereno'
MES. The two houses afterwards met in grand 'om
mitee ard elected the following officers, in default OF
an election by the people John }. Reynolds, Lieut.
Governor William r. Watson, Secretary of State
Christopher Robinson, Attorney General Samuel II.
Vernon, General Treasurer.
RACE ARouND THE woRLp.-The Clipper Ship D,s
vd Brown, of New York, and the RDmince OF the
Seas, Of Boston, t.wed oat OF the har5ar Of San
francisco on the 3lst OF March, t, commence t'ia
from that port, to New York. by way Of China
Large bets made pom these two vessels, and they
wi doubtless make the trip quick, as they were but
96 and 9s days respe lively in reaching San Fra cisco
from New York.
Snow WRITE DEsR.-Tlie Fayetteville (Ark.l
Independents says that ar. Mayfeld, about live Ia
from that town. owns buck three or four years cid
that is quite iosity, being clear brilliant white
without black hair about him. In the fall and win
ter he is exceedingly vicious hooking everything thai
comes in his way, bat in the spring, when his hor'
have dropped, he is as gentle as a lamb.
TERaIBLE DEATH.-A master bricklayer, attached
to the Station Iron Wo-ks in South Derhyshire, &
land while efectirg some repairs upon the wall of
furnace, was preeipitated from his position by thu
giving away of some bricks into The midst Of the mass
Of motion lead. Tie opelatises who saw him stoop
ing with his hands and feet in the red hot metal could
do nothing more than pour vast quantities Of water
upon the lire and upon the person OF their unfortunate
Iellow.workman. When the beat of the furnace wa.
somewhat subned, to allow of access to the body
all that could be found of the remains singh
shryeled fragment of the rank two three feet ii
length.
| GES. ScoTT FOR President AGAIN" Potomac,
the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Parl
OF statss that political movement is going on there
aud in other sections of the country which has ior it
Object the thorough reorganization of the Wing party
and the running of Gen. Winfield Scott for President
and the Hon. John Bel for Vice President, at thc
election in 1856.
PRodRgss OF FosErIcs.-A Fonet.c Convention wa
held in St. Louis on the 4th instant. The following
resolution among others, was unanimously adopted
Resolved That ia the opinion of this meeting, til,
Phonetic system ofntrueton, which has already been
adopted in one hundred aud seventysix public and tel
private schools of Massachusetts, isworhy Of the mos
serious investigation by all friends of education ant
deserves 10 be practically tested in at least two OF tn
Public Schools of st. Louis"
A company has been formed in New York for tn
purpose Of manufacturing engines to be moved BY Tx
power OF electricity. model machine is now on OK
hibtion. There does not appear to be the slightes
doubt in the minds Of scientific that the electro
magnetic power can be applied to machinery, ant
used proitably in all the various manufatures WHERE
steam is now used.
The silkcn tie !" has been most villanously outra
ragged of late. Eightythee divorce were before
/ the Superior Court at Concord. New Hampshire, a
its last sitting Thtythree separations were decreed
seven applications denied and fortythree cases wer
came before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, a
Providence, week before last Forty-two application
were granted, four denied, three withdrawn, ant
twelve were continued for further consideration.