Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-20
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usbatids are scarce and valuable down in
Bhode Island. In the court of common
PEAS at Providence lately, the jury found
damages in $4,000 Tor Ellen Ainscouth
against Daniel Smith, for breach OF promise
of marriage.
lss%At last accounts from South America, the
Legislature at Montevideo had been dis
persed by the military. War between Bra.
zil and Paraguay was regarded as imminent.
1t was reported that DANA the An erican
Minister to Bolivia, was about to resign.
Gen. Sam Houston is six feet four inches
high, and rs straight as an In'li4n.% He has,
but little hair 'on top Of his head and what
he has, has been silvered by the touch Of
| time. He wears a vest made of some kind
OF animals skin, has his pantaloons stuffed.
| IN the legs OF his boots, and altogether pre- ..
sents quite backwo1ds appearance.
It is said that Messrs. Ga;es & Seaton, Of
the National InteHiyencer, Washington,
partners Tor forty five years in the publish.
ing business, have never had a difference of
opinion on political questions, and never a
Jar or misunderstanding Of any sort. They
have never known division of interest:
from their common Golfer each has always
drawn whatever he chose, and for more than
thirty years past there has never been a set-
Element Of accounts between them.
Wheeling Va, is quaint and venerable
place. The Intelligencsr Of that city gives
ske CHI, vonchiDg tor its accuracy, which
could be true only OF Wheeling. {" We saw
yesterday, going up towards the upper fer
~, team of four animals-a horse, po-
ny, a mule and bull. The horse had the
heaves, the pony was blind, the mule was
lame and the bull had 10 provision for fy
time. In the wagon, which was an ordina.
ry one, there sat a white man, q crippled
niger, and tame skunk, frailly bound with
q whisp of straw. The white man held the
lines, the team held its own, and the niger
held the skunk, and they all moved for
ward" We will wager the darkie was
whistling "Ole Virginny neber tire.'
Ex-President Fillmore was married at Al
bany, on the evening of the 10th inst, to
Mrs. Mcintosh, widow lady of high re-
spectability, Of that city.
A circus rider in Mobile lately threw II
somersets in succession. 0.- ga
Oranges, green peas and new potatoes are
!
Yousg Ladies' are entering into the prac-
tice of dentistry in New York.
The inland commerce of the Nor Invest
ern lakes and rivers surpasses the foreign
imports and exports of the United States.
The folks on the border of Missouri look
On the Mormon war as a "good time COM
| ing, since it will create a demand for La
Dor, produce and animals which will be en-
inenty beneficial to that region.
JoLIET.-A correspondent of the Joliet
True Democrat says that the name Joliet is
OF French origin, and means sPretty enough
He says it should be pronounced Joliet,
with the accent on the first syllable.
MURDER.-A man was murdered near
Cairo, ILL.,. on the night OF the 3lst ult., by
a woman and her daughter. tor the sake Of
obtaining 5000 which he had in his posses-
sion. They killed him with axes, chopping
his body almost to pieces. They have been
ar rested
Ex-Governor Bebb of Ohio, no was re-
Gently tried in Illinois tor killing a young
man engaged in eharivari at his house,
was acquitted by the Jury.
Tie NAPLES EARrHQUAKE.-From Naples
the accounts by each post raise the compu-
ted number of victims from the earthquake
1t is now supposed that 10000 persisted,
while 250, 900 have been rendered houseless.
The Collins Line of Steamers is with
drawn; whether temporarily or permanent.
| ly depends, we presume, upon the Govern
IN nt's payment of the sum claimed to be
due the line tor past services. This sum is
said to exceed 100000.
The bogs of Ireland are made to furnish
candles Of as pure par afine as our American
coal. There is no less than 100000 acres
of this peat land in Ireland, and tile yield is
as good as ST. much coal wonld be expected
to give. The peat is from twelve to forty
feet .hick. The candles are found now in
this Country, and are said to be as good as
| wax.
A Southern Senator remarked the other
day that the Republicans had gained the FIRST
battle, since they drew the first blood (KeltL's)
and got the fist scalp Barksdale's wig.)
There are now ore hundred and twenty
eight counties in the State Of Kansas, twelve
new opes having been named the present
session of the Legislature.