Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
News Paragraphs.

Henry Giles, the famous lecturer, has be-
come a resident of Chicago.
Eighteen thousand coon Skins valued at
one thousand dollars, were shipped from
Chicago on the 10Th ult. for London.
The Republican State Convention of Iii
nois, to nominate candidate for State Treas
urer and for Superintendent of Public In
struction, will be held in Springfield, on the
10th of June next.
Four men, named John J. Holmes, Nelson
Nightingale, John Taft and Mr.. Vosburgh,
were on the river fishing at Allegan, Michi-
gan, one day last week, and their boat cap
sized, and all were drowned. They were
married men.
They were having hot time in Australia
about the middle of February. For ten days
the heat at moo in the shade was 1856 to 14O
degrees, and at night never less than "a to
lO4 degrees in door. There were innumer-
able deaths from sun stroke.
A CHANGE.-Six months ago money was
loaned freely in New York at per cent.
per month; now it is difficult to loan it at 4
per cent. per annum.
The officers of the Ocean Spray have been
arrested and are under examination at St.
Louis, on charge of manslaughter for the
deaths resulting from the burning of that
boat. The evidence so far as it is reported
shows that the boat was on race and that
rosn and turpentine were used in great pro
fusion for fuel.
The N. 7. Examiner counts up the con-
versions in the month of April-giving
places and fgures-and makes total of
$4,000.
The State Treasurer of Wisconsin makes
public announcement that the Treasury is
empty, with 500, 900 to be paid. The State
is in a bad way.
Since the suspension of the Collins steam
ers, the tri ps Of the English or Cunard
steamers average thirteen or fourteen days
BY this extension of time, saving of $4,000
in fuel is saved on each trip.
Abram Kirk, the last slave in Pennsylva-
MIA, died lately, in Lancaster county, at the
age of 1O3.
The,New York State Canal Commissioners
advertise for loan Of 81 100000, at 5 per
cent.
A sickly summer is anticipated at the
South, in consequence of the extensive over
flow of the rivers.
HARD TINES FOR TIE HENs.-The price of
eggs is quoted in the Mount Carroll Repub-
lican, Carroll Co., ILL.,, at cents a dozen.
How c. an the poor hens afford to lay them at
that price?
The Pittsburg Gazette of the goth ult.
says the fruit crop IS killed in that region
peaches, pears, plums and cherries entirely,
and apples, gooseberries and grapes in part
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Boston is engaged in discussing the ques-
ton whether it is consistent with the char
acter of Christian to play thegame of chess.
The question has not yet been taken.
The General Methodist Conference of the
South convened in Nashville, Tenn, on Sat-
urday, the lst inst, and will continue in
session during the month Of May
A joint stock company for the assassina-
ton of Louis Napoleon has been formed in
New York. A half crazy German, named
Heinzen, has promised to kill the Emperor,
provided his expenses to Paris are paid, and
$500 has been actually raised for the pur-
pose.
1t is said that s., 100000 worth of lumber
was foated out of the Yazoo swamps by the
late food in that river. 1t has been cut sew
eral years, and awaiting a rise, to be taken
to market. The planters lost by the inunda-
ton, and the lumbermen gained byit. coils
an ill wind that blows nobody good"
Henry Wachendorf, Marshal of Reading,
Ohio, was struck on the head with corn
cutter, by an Irishman, last Saturday mig ht,
and killed. The Marshal was endeavoring
to arrest the lrishman, whose name is Nc
Ginnis, for disorderly conduct, when the
latter struck him the blow which caused his
death. McGinnis was arrested and COM
mitted tO ioil