Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-15
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teresting items lst, that "Queen Victoril
is again in an interesting condition." ant
I'd, that the great steamship Leviathan viii
not be completed ready for her first voyage
before next autumn.
Wauseca, the young Winnebago chief, il
dead. His body was brought by his trib.
and deposited in their favorite buryins
ground, on the banks of the Lemonwier. liz
died of consumption, which is said to be
carrying of great numbers Of the Indians.
The Russian Government has quietly dis.
bursed about two millions to American me.
chanics within the last three years for siz
steam Ships of war, built to order at Boston
and New York. Turkey is just beginning t.
follow suit.
Two new metals, called IIomeor gold,
and Argentine silver, have been introduced
in New York within short time, in the
shape Of spoons, forks, etc. 1t is claimed
they look and wear as we'll as gold and silver
They cost little more than the ordinary
silver-plated ware.
jackson D. Whitney, Esq, lawyer OF
uncommon ability, committed suicide at
Oshkosh, Wis, on Saturday last, by drown
ing himself in the river. He had become
incorporate, and committed the fatal deed
when recovering from one of his intoxicat-
ing spells. Several years ago he was in the
office of Judge Douglas, at Springfield, in
Illinois.
FATAL CARELEsSNEss.--Henr Coomes and
Albert Converse, two lads of Longmeadow,
Mass. were playing together on Sunday last,
when Converse, in sport, pointed a gun to-
ward his companion, saying: " Your money
or your life.' The gun proved to be loaded,
aud the whole charge of buckshO penetrated
Coomes' bowels. He died aim ost instantly.
A hermit has been discovered in a cave
among Wolfe Rocks, Bucks county, Pa,
with his beard yard long, and thousands
have been to see him.
There is a vein of coal located above wa
ter level in the Broad Mountain, about seven
miles from Pottsville, Pa, which for twenty
one years has been on fire. The vein is forty
feet in thickness. The origin of the fire is
attributed to couple of miners who having
some work to perform in lhe drift in the
depth of winter, built fire in the gangway.
The flames destroying the prop timbers,
were carried, by a strong current, rapidly
along the passage, and the fire communicat-
ing to the coal, all subsequent efforts to ex
tinguish it We're Intellectual.
The detonating shells about Ssbastepol
are still exploding and doing the work OF
death. A short time since, British sailor
picked one up, intending to carry it home
as curiosity. Finding it rather heavy,
he threw it down again, when it exploded
with fearful report, and piece which
struck him severed his head from his body.
On the following day two Russians were
killed in a similar manner.
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Traveller writes that MIR. Sumner is SO feeble
that his physician recommends total ces-
sation from labor.
John Morrisey, the celebrated New York
bully, was soundly thrashe1! ,uy country
man, named BennSt, at Troy, n. Y. few
days since.
Gov. Walker has written two letters on the
English Conference bill, one for and the
other against it. He may at present be set
down as opposed to the bill.
HEAVY FAILURE i. Dickinson & Co.,
paper manufacturers at Dayton, Ohio, with
a branch at Lafayette, Ind have failed,
their liabilities exceeding 100000.
There is no prospect of the passage of the
general bankrupt law
In compliance with urgent representations
from Kansas, the President has decided to
postpone the land sales in that Territory.
William Muller, who murdered George
Matthews, on the Eastern turnpike, on the
lst of December last, was executed at
Pennsylvania, on the Both ult.
He confessed the deed.
The Governor of North Carolina a few
days since granted a respite to negro who
was sentenced to be hung on Friday last, for
his mistress, in Columbus county,
in that State. But it arrived too late. He
had already been executed.
According to the report of the Commits
sioner of Pensions, the Pension bill Of Mr..
Savage, as it is now shaped, will call for
about $ll,O0O,000, and it is thought the
amendments will swell this
amount to nearly $2,0O0,000.
A genius in New York named Hatfield,
known as "the chief mourner," who has been
in the habit Of attending funerals, mingling,
with watery eyes and white pocket hand
kerchief, among the mourners, and picking
their pockets as they stood about the ceffn,
has been arrested by the police.
A correspondent of the Boston Post writes
that the people of st. Louis are divided into
two classes, which include the entire popu-
lation Glass one sell Lager Beer, and class
two drink it. Whatever other classifcations
may be made or suggested are only sub
divisions under these general heads.
SPIRITUAL ALoHEMY.-A Spiritual paper
published at New York solemnly assures US
that Prof Hare, the celebrated Spiritual pun
dit, did, a few days ago, in the city OF Phila
delphi :. transmute lot of vulgar copper
cents into beautiful yellow coins of pure gold,
after which he changed them back t. copper
again.
A STARVATION RELIGION. sect has
sprung up in Liverpool, England, under the
head of Mr.. Thomas Angel, calling them
selves 'sAngelites, or Human Nature Con-
querors," who live without food, and who
meet daily, mornings and evenings, in Sun
derland street, to illustrate their doctrines
and to enroll members. by signing decla
ration that they will neither eat nor drink.
l hey have put forth printed pamphlet
stating their views, and including report
of their sermons and the manner they adopt
to overcome languidness and the total want
of food; also, the eminent physician, DR..
Bickorstith's, certificate of the excellent
health of the members of this extraordinary
society with their apology for seating no
food" Let them try it. We once heard of
a stingy professor Of religion, who boasted
he had been in the church five years and re-
ligion had not cost him cent. But he had to
eat and drink. Y. Observer.
H1eH LIFE IN NEW YoRK.-The following
item from the Tribune recalls the "Potipher
rapers -
"A grand party was given few nights
since by weallhy citizen, at which the Pc
cuiar graces of the fashionable young men
of New York shone with unusual spiendor.
In an upper room, where card tables had
been set for old gentlemen, was large bowl
If Ill PUNCH. which "the boys' smelt out
drunk on the punch then invaded the hat
room and cut up all the mems hats, except
their own. boring holes in some, sla~hiny
others, slicing off the brims and nunchno