Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31
sprinklinxs OF News.

Sprinkltngs OF News.
The Chicago papers, in view of the inef-
ficiency of the fire department at the confla-
grations that have occurred in that city this
fall, insist that the present volunteer system
he abolished, and that an efficient organiza-
ton with paid operatives be adopted in its
stead.
A game Of chess is to be played during
the session Of the Congress between the
North and TIE South. Colonel Mead, New
York; H. P. Moqtgomery, Philadelphia, and
Louis Paulsen, Dubuque. representing the
North, and Hon. A. b. Meek, Alabama !;
Paul Murphy, New Orleans, and DR.. Rap
hael, Kentucky, championing the cause Of
the South.
Duncan McDougal, who lived in New
York, while asleep swallowed two arti6c a
teeth and the gold plate in which they were
set. These lodged in his esophagus, pro-
duced liberation, and death ensued. He
was "a years old and native of Scotland.
On Thursday week, Mr.. James Garnick,
of Dunlei:h, one of the leading citizens of
the place, accidentally fell upon the railroad
track, bet ween the rails, and the cars pass
ed over him in such manner as to injure
him very seriously, it was thought at the
time fatally. His left elbow was crushed
shockingly, making it necessary to ampu-
tate the arm above the wound, his body
was seriously cut and bruised in different
parts, and his lower limbs were found to be
paralyzed from an injury to the spine.
A young man named Charles Coates, in
Cincinnati, who had been suffering for a
long time from consumption, learning from
his physician that he could not possibly re-
cover, became so Respondent that he resolved
to destroy himself, and chose liquor as the
agent with which to effect this fatal purpose.
He be an drinking excessively two weeks
ago, and had continued ever since, true to
his resolve, being excessively intoxicated
from morning till night, and never permit
ting himself to remain sober one moment
till he died. The coroner held an inquest,
and the evidence revealed the facts we have
mentioned. The verdict was death from
LIQUOR, drank with the deliberate intention
of self-destruction.
There are fifty-four banks in New York
city.
More than $4,000 pupils attended the
public schools Of New York city daily.
\ bridge $40 feet long has just been COM
pleted across the Wisconsin river, at Portage.
Dubuque is to have twenty acre lot for
public park. A good idea.
The latest novelty is an erial race for
S.. 900 side. Mons. Morat, the balloonist;
takes an ascension and race in balloons, as
soon as the arrangements can be perfected.
A little girl named Mix, only seven years
old, at Osceola, Wis. child-like, attempted
to pass the sickle of rcaping machine,
when in motion, and both Of her legs were
cut off! She died in few hours.
"Times are improving and men are getting
on their legs again" said a gentleman to his
friend. "How so9" why, those who used
to ride down in their carriages now walk"
N Y. Post.
A Connecticut paper announces the "pro'
bable fact" that Mr.. P. 7. Barnum is "to
day richer man than ever" having by
some fortunate stroke succeeded in re-estab.
fishing his financial Sebastopol, and now
bids defiance to all the world to storm his
i.edans and his Mal,koffs, if they can. He
has bought up all the demands against him,
it is stated, and is now Barnum himself
again.
leugef puOllSneS Il llSt OI HlCy y-elgut manu-
featuring establishments in that city which
have reduced their force of men or discharged
their hands altogether. The usual number
employed in these concerns is nearly 8, 1000.
Nearly foe thousand have beStdismissed,
SUBMARINE ARMoR.---It sppears that
Boston COMPANY is now at work With a
submarine armor in raising treasure from
the wreck of the San Pedro, a Spanish gov
ernment vessel that sank off Venezuela in
1915, with $4,000, 900 on board. 1t is to be
hoped that some of our enterprising compa-
nies may find work at home in recovering
the million and a ha.f of gold so disastrous
ly sunken in the Central America.
WHAT ERE SWAMP LANDS ?-The 'ommis-
sioner Of the General Land Office has deci-
ded that no lands covered by shallow lakes
or ponds, fall under the swamp grant, nor
does any right attach thereto under the RI
parian law, but in all cases of the kind the
lines of the public surveys are extended over
the former bodies of such lands, and the
lands are disposed of as in other public do
main: