Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06
News Paragraphs.

About half of the town of Lancaster
Ohio, was burnt on the 2lst inst.
The Ohio Penitentiary contains six hun.
dred and eight convicts-a greater number
than at any previous period.
1t is stated that the English Government
has 'anneSed J" or " filIibustered the Coco
Islands, at the entrance of The Indian ocean,
and that depot for the Suez and Ceylon
line of steamers is to be established thereon.
They lie just south of Birmah.
The chairs OF the new Hall of Represent
tatives cost SO each, and the desks 500
each. Tall prices for these bard times,
when the occupants of those same costly
chairs are obliged to pass bill authorizing
loan of $4,000, 900 to meet governmental
expenses.
John B. Cough stated in his last address
at Glasgow, Scotland, that he had now de-
livered 400 addresses on the Temperance
Question. 1t was just before New Years,
aHd MIR. Cough gave thrilling picture of
the effects of the drinking customs of the
holidays.
The Oldest native Methodist minister in
the world, it is said, is the Rev. DR.. Webb,
Of Barnstable, Mass. He is hale and hear
ty in his S0th year. The Oldest Bap,i,
minister in Maine, perhaps in New England.
is ''Father Pilsbury," nearly ninety-two.-
lie possesses unusual mental and physical
vigor. In the same State is Congrega-
ti"i al minister, Rev. John Sawyer. the COM
pleti"n of whose hundredth year was cele-
brated not long ago at Bangor. Rev. Mr..
Waldo, late Chaplain # Congress, who is
more than 80, lies dangerous i'll at Fades,
N. Y.
Governor Wise, of Virginia, recommends
that as many of the free negroes as possible
be c"lonized in LIBERIA and to take back
under masters as many as are willing to re
turn t" slavery to encourage the vir,uous
anc industrious among them, by seeing that
they are compelled to learn valuable II AIDES
and arts; and reform our penal code So as to
punish capi'aly certain of their higher of
fences; t" punish some of their secondary
offences with solitary imprisonment, and to
condemn the minor offenders and the idle to
labor on the public works. He also recon-
mends that free negro be allowed in tu-
ture, after given day, to hold no land or
real estate beyond n small number OF acres
for homestead and no house or, lot in II
city or town and that they be prohibited
from lending money on interest to white
person at all, and from holding lave. -
What mercy
Father Sawyer, who is in lis lo3d year,
recently addressed the sabba:h Schools IN
bangor, Me-, for nearly an hour, i'll clear
and distinct voice.
Elk. President Fillmore is to be married on
the llth OF February, to Mrs. Mcintosh,
whose former husband made a fortune in
the crockery business in Albany, aud was
President of the Albany and Schenectady
Railroad during the last three years pre-
ceding the consolidation.
The banks of New York city hold in
their vaults at present thrty-two millions
of gold. he Bank of England holds fifty
seven millions, and the Bank of France
about forty millions. When this gold is
called out for mercantile use the times will
get easier.
A letter from Florida, dated the 9th Jan,
says: "It has been very warm all winter
peach :rees are in full bloom, and all kinds
of trees are out like May. People are very
busy gardening.