Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-02-17
From Philadelphia.


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.saOisa, PaIIADELPHIA, Feb. 3, 1854.
The Consolidation Bill, which has KEEP
our citizens in such an excitement 80 long
has at length passed both houses Of th,
Legislature, and when the Governors sig
nature is affixed toit, Southwark, the North
crn Liberties, &c., will be among the things
that were. This bill brings the vsriou.
Districts, boroughs, &c., and also Phladel
phia county under one municipal govern.
ment. Philadelphia as consolidated, is now
the largest city in. the United States. AL.
though New York has much the larger popu-
lation, Philadelphia has a. far greater num-
Der of houses, and covers much larger
space than New York, or any other city in
the Union. The police came cut yesterday
in their uniform. 1t is very neat, and gives
them kind of military appearance. s
| went, with few friends, yesterday, to
the Exchange, to see the reception of the
two lions, Captains Low and Creighton. The
Reading Room, at II O'Clock, was densely
crowded. About five minutes past twelve
the two heroes made their appearance, and
were received with three times three by the
assembled populace. After few remarks
by tho President of the Testimonial Com
mttee, the shaking of hands commenced,
and the two Captains were borne through
the crowd, to the great danger Of their lives
and limbs, and were thus squeezed ana
obaara.1 ;rtoW tba strao+ ,-ba,. ~ .,.,.;,,.o
was in waiting to convey them to the State
House. The crowd followed them on run.
yelling and huzzains tail they were out of
sight. The money subscribed for each, |
believe, was about s. 800, in addition to
which they will receive several medals.
Capt. Creighton is about thisty- three years
of age, andis native, Of New ngland.
The people here seem very fonc OF tack
ing a bit of poetry (?) to the notices of the
death of friends, published in the Ledger.
Here are few lines of most villainous dog
gerel, and worse measure, which may be
found in the 'death column of that paper
three or fonr times eyerv d.v. This will
serve as contrast with the pretty gems of
your fair correspondents "Nannette' and
"Virginia," &c.: =" ls8s7,-
"Ah I'd Wy your tesrs, ard shed No mare. a5. .tfrFf
Because yur csild, husband. and b other has gone
b fore;
II love he livei in peace be died, s s.r,.r.srg ~
Ills Life sas asked huf was denied"
W Al do yo, think Of that? Will not
Byron lose some of his popularity now?
The great California tree, or rather part
of it. has just :rrived here, and is now ly-
ing in Front street. 1t was sawed off about
seven feet above the roots, and is about %
feet in diameter. 1t is quite a curiosity.
Some of the sailors of the ship in which it
crm", are Chinese. Ae%Ar
The Sabbath School children Of the Meth
odist f Churches, of Philadelphia, have
contributed block of marble for the Wash
ington Monument. 1t bears an appropriate
inscription.
The journeymen rope makers of Philadel-
phia, have demanded An advance of 25 cents
a day on their wages. This demand has
generally been complied with.
They have lately placed new chime of
bells in the tower of ST. Stephens Church,
here, the largest one of which weighs $500
pounds. This is large bell. w.