Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-06

fc,niarily lshl Tor damages resulting from such
breach OF sonsien,e The legal construction of the
term condential' Is In perfect accordance with the
definition Of the word given by Webster.
Many OF the citizens Of New Orleans have provided
themselves with pieces OF copper about six inches
long and three Vide. wnch they carry with them as
sort Of protection against the cholera. They have
been induced TO this y use by alleged discovery by
Dr. Burg Of Paris who states that in certain streets OF
that .aptal as well AZ Ia other cities while the chol
era prevaiedn almest every other quarter every cop
persmith retained his usual health, and not cholera
case occurred among them. The copper foundries in
Paris number thousands ef worsmen, scarcely any OF
whom fell victims to the cholera Of 1882 or OF lSi9
$500 900 CLi1xEp or TnE UNITED STATES Some
fifteen years ago, before l0rida became State the
Territorial authorities gave Florida bond. amounting
in all to two and a-haT millions of dollars, to two
banks at Pensacola ana the other at Tallahassee.
This issue OF bonds not sanctioned by the cnera
Government, and they have been ranked among repu
dated paper, 70 FAR ~ States concerned.
For long time they foated about in the market az
low rate, and at last fell into the hands of European
capitalists The present quoted value is about tweI-
ty-fve cents to dollar. Bat holders claim that the
United States shall pay them in full.
F Hw tgaf U FOREIGN. ~
Fifty miles Of railroad are now in operation in
Egypt.
The people of Liverpool have been D esenting a sill
yer cradle to the wife Of the late Mayor
The Indigo plant thrives well at the Sandwich Is
and in ali moist Situations and grows spontaneously
wherever it once gets rooted.
The oldest preacher in the world Is Rev George
Fletcher. OF London, who, in February next will be
one hundred and seven years of age. %
The name of the Queen of Portugal Just deceased.
was da aGriaJoanne-C Charlotte Lcopaldine-Isa
dore da CruzFrancois-X Xaviere da Paula Michaela-
Gabrela-R -Rafaelal4ouise Gonzago"
The Irish have became brcad-eatipg people At
length The consumption OF bread ,tuffs is now ennr
nous, notwithstanding the abuu dance and compara.
clpaDUeSS n1t IN nv,
The Olive crops promise to be most abundant in the
Ionon Islands, particularly in corfu, where the
bianches Of the trees actually breaking from the
extraordinary weight OF the Olives.
Vancouver's Island contains a population of over
600 white persons. The one-third of this member or
nearly 50, are servants Of tho Hatison's Bay Com.
pany. .F - Ess.s -
81 The Swedish Government has decided on va sys
tenn OF railways, the execution of which will be con.
hded to an Eaglish company The government has
forming their worship in Norway. ~
Austria having reenacted the Jewish disabilities tie
Hebrew capitalists OF London and Paris are dctcrnin
ed to retallae. by deprecating Austrian secures.-
Acc 'rdngiy stocks whfch were lately as high as l02
have declined in a short time TO 81 1
NJ. Arban, French nronaut having made an ascent
from Barcelona more than two years ago had not
been heard OF since and believed to have fallen
into the sea. lie has just turned up in Africa whittier
his balloon was carried and where he was seized ard
his escape. ~, SIS ls H1a eat2
Bayari Taylor ret.rned to New York, December
10th, IN the clipper ship Sea Serpent. lie left Wam
poA, China, on the 9th OF September and came via
the Cape of Good Hope. The Tribune says. "sIr.
Taylor LETT New York on She 2sth OF August, lS5l
and has been gone two years aud four months. In
this time he visited most of the countries of Europe
has assembled the Nile further than any other Amer
Eau or English Traveller. onrneyed in Palestine, Asia
Minor and India, visited China twice and taken part
10 the American Expedition to Japan. He has tyav-
eled altogether iity thoesind miles, and in all his ad
ventures and intercourse with men Of every cline and
rce has been receive with kindness and attended by
uniform good fortans. From the time OF his leaving
until his return he has met with no accident, but Ea
found everything 10 favor his purposes and help him
Dn. lie returns to America lii excellent health and
SPIRITS ready to apply TO use the varied experience
and information gathered in this long tour