Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-04-29
MUsCATINE, IOWA: SATURDAY, APRIL 80, 1854
Various utessps.

| St. Paul and saltwater have both been promoted Il
the dignity of cities by the Minnesota Legislature.
The utmost enthusiasm prevails throughout Eng
land in favor of the war; Never it is said has Their
beer more popular movement.
Business in Oregon is as dull as it is in California
Gold, the circulating medium, is scarce and there i
consequently comparative depreciation of all othe
property, much OF which has to be sold at sacrifice
Coz; Stem formerly of Tifin, o. where his iamly;nov
reside, and Mr. Leppleman, from Fremont, were bar
barously murdered on the 18th of February last, BY
| he Indians, near Fort Beknap, in Texas.
Aukase has been issued by the Russian governmen,
forbid ling Jewish women in Poland to any kind
of head dress under their bonnets. The rabbis are
forbidden to marry any woman who refuse to obey The
new law.
| A negro was recently executed by order of the
chiefs OF the Creek nation for the murder of Greeks
He was executed according to the forms OF Creek aw
the culprit being seated log, his head covered
with blanket and the nearest relatives of The de-
ceased shooting him with rifles:
Carrera, the Indian chief, who about twenty years
ago, emerged from the mountains, and with his naked
followers armed with bows and arrows defeated the
| Spanards of Guatamala and made himself President
OF Central America, has constituted himself Emperor
of that State. His coronation is fixed for an early
| day. His example is to be followed by Chomorr6
Governor of Nicaragua.
A touching incident occurred recently on a steam
boat sinking in the Missouri river near St. Louis
Among the persons just swept overheard were wo-
man and a boy about twelve years of age A man on
the steamboat seeing the boy bufeting the waves inst
beyond the boat, threw him rope, and calling to him
to take hold of it, The little fellow replied Never
mind mel can swim--saye mamma" They were
both saved.
The CAMEL IN AMERICA The Committee on Com,
merce Of the New York Senate have reported u favor
OF Incorporating the American Camel Company. The
purpose of the association is to introduce the Asatc
camel into the United States for the various purposes
OF transportation. The capital stock is fixed at
hundred thousand dollars.
The New York papes state that the boys there are
doing thriving business in s. Turkish moustaches,
only six cents" made of bits of seal skin. About ev.
cry third youngster in the street has stuck ulder
his nose.
case bearing some resemblance to the Gardiner
case has occurred in London. Frederick A. Molyns
formerly member of Parliament, was committed to
prison charge of forging powers of attorney and
obt.lining $l,5oo stock from the Bank of England-
Being unable to procure bail, he was committed and
was found dead in his CELL
child was born in Houston, Texas, recently, hav
ing its teeth fully developed as child niue month DID,
1t literally born with teeth. The mother dreamed
short time before its birth, that an eagle came and
alighted upon her bed 1t may be that Jupiter has
appointed the younsster to some great mission
The application of guano to the sugar growing lands
of Louisiana has been attended with much success
correspondence appears in the papers of that
written by planters who have made the application Of
guano to their sugar crops showing that the increased
product has been equal to so per cent.
OBSERVANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH-Sun. |
day labor must cease upon the canals and RAILWAYS
the State of New Jersey except for the transportation
of milk, and the ited States Mails the Legislature
at its recent session, having enacted very stringent
law upon the subject, which has received the approval
of the Governor.
German in Cincinnati has invented microscope
OF such immense magnfying power that, by the lst
which, by contact with the wings of butterfly ad
heres 10 the finger is shown to be number OF feathers
on which longitudinal and transverse lines may be
The case between the Northern and Southern dvis
ion of the Methodist Episcopal Church, involving the
title to the property known as the Book Concern in
Cincinnati is now being argued before the U. States
Supreme Court at Washington. Henry Stanberry,
Esq, appears for the Church South-Thomas Ewing
and Senator Badger of North Carolina for the North
ern Church.
John Mitchell has been challesed to public debate
Of his views on the slavery question. The challenging
party is coored man named Lloyd. OF New York
Lloyd proposes that the debate be held in Boston next
month"; thirteen OF the highest officials of the city %
Judges ON the OCCASION the decision to be according
the weight of argument. Lloyd ag to pay allhe
expenses in Boston, and also, the travelling expenses
oi Mr.. Mitchell, Come on pillow OF adders under
his head who first backs out =" says Lloyd.
The Panama railroad will be completed from Ocean
10 Ocean and ready for the by the first of next
August.
The Magnetic Telegraph lines in the United States
extends Al COO miles and nearly 81 800 0)0
10 build.