Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-13
MUCH IN LITTLE.


In Chicago there are IL ,oe3 children-an increase
of nearly 5000 in two years.
resolution proposing to present sword to capt
ingraham has passed the South Carolina Legislature
Two young men of color recently graduated at the
Medical College, Hanover, n. II. One of them designs
going to Africa.
The population of Chicago according to the census
Just competed is 60,652. Increase 81 per cent. in
single year!
The Crystal Palace is to be permanent Institution
devoted to the exhibition of Industrial and artistic
productions Of all nations
The oyster trade of Baltimore Is of more value than
the product OF all the wheat and cora raised in Mary
land.
One Of the gold bullets used by the pachcs Indi
ans has been presented to the Editor of the Washing
ton Union. -
John Gamer, citizen of Ohio, has purchased the
quicksilver mines near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The
mines are said to be rich and extensive.
The people of Windham county, Connecticut have
instituted measures to accomplish the erection of
monument TO Gen. Israel Putnam.
The California papers adopt the English custom of
publishing births, and add truly American or "Yan-
kee' peculiarly by giving the weight of the young
citizen.
The Railroad Ronds of St. Louis city and county
can only be sold at great sacrifice. resort to di
rect taxation for building the railroads radatng from
that city is recommended
A pamphlet has been issued by the clergymen of
the Episcopal Church in Connecticut on the made.
quateness OF their salaries, the average being only
$3.50 per annun,.
Judge Leigh, of Virginia, has decided that sta ge
ana railroad companies are responsible for the bag
gage OF the passengers Notwithstanding notice is Civ
en- call baggage at the risk of the owners"
The United States Assistant Treasurer at ST. Louis,
sm new payng dollar, and dimes and hall
dation to the coz SIN : " - =
Joseph Johmsupyxh fgrnor Of Virginia; Andrew
johnson is goveh ftYf ennes 7ee, and Herschell v.
johnson is g,vcrnoSeiect of Georgia. johnson seems
to be proper name with governors.
partially demonstrated buffalo ball. ca He'd (rasti
Gus, weighing some $500 pounds was killed in Gale
nh lew days ago. He received nineteen rifle shots
in the head, without effect, and vas finally knocked
down and despatched with knife.
The remains of Pulaski have been disinterred at
savannah, preparatory to the erection of monument
There seems but little doubt of the identity of the
skull, from wound which Pulaski is known to have
received.
The butchers of Cincinnati, by q certain chemical
process restore their beef and pork which has been on
hand SO long as to become tainted fresh appear
ance and then pack it and send it to the seaboard
towns and cities to market.
Rev. Mr. Mole has been convicted of horse-s.ealipg
at Poughkeepsie n. Y, notwithstanding the plea Of
INSANITY. lie had stolen half dozen horses, wagons
and harness. His wife, excellent woman and eight
children, were in court.
Tue talk of building bridge over the Ohio at Gin
clnnat, is again revived Two proposals are discussed
one bridge to cost $500 000 the other $500 000 The
difference is made up by the height which is to be
above high water. II,E
Mr.. Boyd, OF the firm of Boyd & Streeter, of Nor
wlch Ct. won fifty dollars off livery stable keeper
recently. by walking six miles IN fifty-seven minutes
Inc stable keeper had objected to letting horse and
buggy 10 accomplish the same distance, with short
stop in the same time.
Offers OF assistance have flowed in upon the Har.
pers to the amount of $l40 00O in great part from
those with whom they have had no previous counec-
ton. The insurance Offices have waived the grace of
Sixty days and offered to pay their claims on them at
once.
OWING to the absence OF nearly all the available
naVa !orces on distant service the Administration has
not proper vessel at its control to look after the So
nora filbisers This is part OF the consequence of
sending SO many ships to ex hange trnkes with the
Japanese.
II has become almost universal practice among
Us Tor rich men to leave part of their estate for charii
aole purposes. Within week, two wills have been
made public which contained provisions of this nature
MI. Anson T. Phelps left 1871 000 and Mr. Russell FL
Aevids, $4,000 to the benevolent societies.
Eighty colored eigrants left Tennessee recently for
ioeria. lney were mannmitted slaves. Kind friends
ana summarizing neighbors and acquaintance fur
hsned them with necessaies for their long journey
and with tools and money to enable them to make
good start In lite in their African home.
There is scarcelya penitentary in the Union in
which men are not confined at hard labor for ha inc
two or more wives apiece. Why does the administra
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Utah, who has not merely two wives or ten or twenty
but ttfy?-Loui,rile JouraaL "
The friends Of the Rev. Mr.. Sutherland, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church in Washington city present
on his life, of S. 900. This is an example worthy Of
imitation. minister of the Gospel rarely ever en-
the advantage which man OF the world has OF
Laying up" for his family.
brigham Young talks to the Indians of Utah in
way which is more forcble than elegant 81 saw to
the Indians, as have often said to the mob 90 your
length. You say you are going to kill us all of You
you are going to obterate the Latter Day Saints
and wipe them from the earth. Why don't Won do It
you poor miserable curses
few days since Mayor Howe, of st. Louis. met n
policeman VINO was in liquor and abusing a citi.
zen The Mayor told him to go to the chief of Police
anu anu report himself discharged. The policeman re-
FUSED 10 obey and undertook to ntmidate the Mayor
whereupon the latter knocked him down, picked him
/ up, and walked him of to the station house.
Bennett; Marshall IL Co, of Pittsburgh, have re.
Gently made purchase in Canada of eleven large iron
cannons. They intend using them IN the lnanIfac.
turc of raj road IRON The cannon were used aoa;nst
the United States Throughout the whole of the war OF
1917 and it is said made sad havoc among our troop.
at Maiden and Iundys Lane.
MicE.rEEIous-The Albany Transcript says several
bank bills disappeared very mystrriousy few nights
since from the coat pocket of Mr. Lamprey Of North
Hampton, NJ H., he having left his coat hanpine unon
| his bed post on retiring to bed. A morning or two
afterwards Mrs. Lamprey found mouse's nest in be
oven IN winch were found young mice nicely wrapped
mp in the missing bills.
Archbishop Hughes has published brief addre,,
70 the clergy and aty Of the Catholic Church in New
YORK exhortine them TO keep away from the street
preachngs a2ninst their religion and 10 observe .
pc aceful sirey legal department in all the rela
church q : { dwellings,, which contingency he
seems to Mess may arrive he bids them in that case
| to stand Nagtbarties Of the city in the defence
OF their rignsa and property.
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The emigrants for Oregon had of late suffered most
| severely on the plains. Many of them having en-
aused their supplies of food and the severe weafhe,
having destroyed the grass aud driven the game be-
yond their reach, they were reduced 10 the necesty
OF supsistng upon horse-hesh roots, bark and such
other masticable articles as fell in their way LARGE
numbers ~ them had already starved to death. and
the condition OF the survivors was represented as de-
/ porable in the extreme.
When Miss Lucy Stone, of"woman's Rights noto.
| tlety, came to Alton on her way from ST Lopis To
Chicago, the gentlemany clerk of the Brunette polite
~ assisted her to the depot carrying her carpctsack
satchel etc. and with no little pains selected for her
the most comfortable scat in the cars. When dul,
ensconcsd, however, instead of thanking him for his
attentions she very cooly opened her purse ard Offer
ca nun dollar! II rs not known what his feelings
WERE but II s said he very quietly bowed himself out
Miss Lucy certainly has yet learned that in tho
west at least, poteness is bountiful gift, offered
Without price, and In return for which, gentlemen X
only the merest Acknowledgements.
| hief Justice Taney has recently decided i'm ADM.
raty, In the United States Circuit Court that Lumber
rats wrecked on the Sasqueanna or any public nayi
gabe river, while being hoated down or anchored in
the river are not the subject of salvage that they are
not subject to admiralty Jurisdiction as they are not
intended for the navigation of the sea and that any
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