Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-17
News ragrn DhS.

PRESIDENT Bucn0nan mas Deen appointed
Doctor of Laws by the University Of
North Carolina.
The people of St. Joseph, Mo-, having
built two theatres, are now turning their
attention to building a church!
Mrs. o. II. Pendleton has invented and
obtained patent for washing machine.
We guarantee that machine will work.
Punch says that Austria should pause
before pitching into those Sardines. If
Hung(a)ry should rise, she may have other
fish to fry
Street-railways are being seriously talked
of by the people of Buffalo. They are all
the rage in Philadelphia, where several new
ones have recently been constructed.
The citizens of Fox Lake, Wis, are build
ing railroad from the Lacrosse road to
that village, Il distance of two miles, at the
cost of $4,000; the grading is already
finished.
One of the Boston Knight Templars who
went to Virginia, bought negro man for
| $500 for free colored woman in Boston,
who furnished the money, and Is to marry
him.
Notwithstanding the Austin nominations
| u
the Galveston CiuiLian says the General
still disclaims any intention or desire to be
candidate.
Preparations for the removal of the Can
adam Government to Quebec have actively
commenced. Last week most of the Cabinet
members went to that city to facilitate the
arrangements.
A"" atch-sprng Petticoat' is advertised.
Fashion is advancing-like crab. We
shall soon get back to clicked stockings
unless, as is hoped, the watch spring petit
coat is to be the wind-up of crinoIlne.
Ne rly the whole town of Brody, in Aus
tria, was lately burned From 800 to 200
houses were destroyed, and families which
before were wealthy, are reduced to utmost
poverty.
The Harrisburgh, Pa, Telegraph says a
child, seven years old and weighing 250 lbs,
passed up the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
the other day, accompanied by his parents.
The youngstcr enjoys good health, and car
ries his flesh with grace and comfort.
The fastest mile ever made, was by the
horse Cossack, in England, who ran one
mile and seventeen yards-the last quarter
being up hill-in one minute and forty four
seconds The fastest trotting in harness on
record was made by Flora Temple in there
cent race with Ethan Allen--a mile in 2:22.
The Boston advertiser thinks that the
Union was sensibly strengthened by the
dinner at the Revere, to Paul Morphy of
New Orleans, at which the modern Athen-
ans expressed their admiration Of themselves
and of each other. And the Boston Cour-
Ter recommends Mr.. Morphy as candidate
for the Presidency.
Under the assessment for taxes in the
State of Indiana, the valuations have risen
from about four hundred millions, to be-
tween six and seven hundred millions. This,
under the present rates of taxation, will
produce large revenue. The assessments
prior to the last were made seven years ago.
The increase has been much greater than
was anticipated.
The story in the eastern papers about a
man leaving $275,00O in the cars while
asleep, and then having an exciting race
| after it, grew out Of story in Western
paper, of 4 person having such race for
81 900. But it turns out after all that
there was no money involved in the case
he had simply stepped out of car, leaving
his wife to pursue her journey without him.
The secret of his haste was, he was afraid
she would get divorce if she went through
the State Of Indiana one day ahead of hun.
\ horrible poisoning case has just
come to light at Montague, Sussex county,
New Jersey. A doctor named Wickham in
duced a man named Cole to have his wite's
life ensured rs she was about to be confined
in short time. They arranged that she
should be poisoned during her sickness and
| shat the insurance money should be divided
between them. DR.. Wickham, no Never,
CHANGED not to be present when she was
confined, and another physician was called
in who left the mother and child doing we'll.
In about week Wickham cal:d, and took
occasion to administer something to the wo-
man, who died in twenty minutes after
wards. After she had been buried, it trans
pred through the Investigation of the Insu-
rance Conn any, that Wickham had given
her large quantity of arsenic. The hus-
band confessed the whole transaction
WickhaIn, at last accounts, was at large.