Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

| News Paragraphs.
Hon. John. A. Dix, it is said, is shout to
write the life Of Silas Wright.
An island Of ave acres IL to Be built on
old Orchard Shoals, in New York Harbor,
for Quarantine ground, as an estimated coss
Of $l35, 900
Michael Tim has been tried and convicted
| in Chicago for the murder Of Nathaniel Vi
al. lie will be hung. Another fellow
namDd Michael McNamee 10 now on trial
for the murder of his wife.
-, Z. Merriam states that the Thermometer ct
New York on the 10th inst at noon, stood
at nine degrees below zero--the lowest
temperature recorded there during period
Of seventy years.
The loss of life by railway accidents in
the United States, for the year 1858 was l03;
The steamboat victims, however, have been
1854 the past, against 23O the previous year.
Brigadier General Henderson, late head
of the marine corps Of the United States, be
came connected with it in 1906. He died
at the Washington Navy Yard on the 9th
inst, at the post of duty.
A slave named Milford was burned to
death by mob, in Alabama, during the last
week Of December, for the murder of bis
master At troy, Missouri, slave met with
the same fate, at the hands Of the citizens,
for similar offence.
On the 18th inst the Chicago, Pittsburg
and Fort Wayne Railway reduced its freight
tariffs on fourth class goods to so cents per
100 lbs. to New York =" rnis is the result of
competition by the completion Of third
route to eastern markets.
Rhinehart, the man who accompanied .
Mr.. Bodell from Dubuque last October, and
murdered him in La oieur county, Mimi,
was hung by a mob Dec. Goth. The "delib-
crate character of the murder, and the inse-
curity of the JAIL" are the reasons of the
people lynching him.
On the 18th inst, David Welch. q consta-
BILE of Oquawka, ILL.,, was shot by q man
named Jacob Yeder, upon whom he attempted
to serve Q warrant. The shot took effect in
the leg and caused Welch's death the next
day. Yeder and another man named Enoch
Hol;ingsworth, his accomplish, are in Gus.
today.
An immense meteoric stone FELL at Clarac,
hot when it fell that it could not be touched.
in the air, followed by a shower Of sparks
not little frightened. The stone was
no formation in that vicinity.
On Friday night, says an English paper,
large Cat, belonging to the station-Inaster
at lakewood, near Warrington, attempted
to cross the line as an engine was passing ut
good speed. The cat was caught be-, ween the
spokes of one of the driving wheels, aud
whirled round while the wheel traversed 80
yards, when it was heard mewing at the
front door. and when it came in, it was
found to be uninjured.
Letters from Naples of November 28th,
says an extraordinary spectacle may be ex
pected this year. Vessuvius is cracking and
opening ~ all parts, from the base TO the
summit. Small cratars vomit lava in all
directions, without ceasing 1t is feared
that Mt the most unexpected moment an
eruption will take place from the great era
ter, in which case the catastrophe would be
terrible for Resina and Portici.
Governor Chase, of Ohio, is decidedly Of
the opinion that one half of the crimes COM
mitted, and FOUR fths Of all the police of
fences, are due to the Incorporate use of ur-
det spirits while he ascribes to the same
banefui agent a great deal of the lunacy,
pauperism and disease which exists, lie
recommends, in imitation of the action taken
in New York State, the construction of an
Asylum for inebrlates.
The Philadelphia Ledger of the 10th inst. i.
says that the cost Of construction and equip
ment of the railroads in the United States
amount to 81, O5O, 655, $40, or enough money
to break down any other country in the
world. The Ledger has no fai in counties,
towns, or States loaning their credit to rail.
road companies, and thinks that such poll
icy is highly injurious to the tax.pay ers, and
detrimental to the true interests Of the COM
munity.
A Convention of Presidents, Directors and
Stock holders in all railway companies in
terested in the construction of road to the
Pacific will be held at Memphis on the 25th
of the present month, January. Roads North
and south will be represented, and it is de-
signed to agree upon some plan for building
road across the plains satisfactory to all
parties, in order that the conflicting interests
now before Congress may be reconciled.
An expedition under the command of Lieut..
Brooks, inventor Of the deep.sea sounding
apparatus, is now on its way from Califor-
mia to China, making sounding along the
route usually traversed by merchant vessels,
with view to ascertain whether the OBJ
structi0ns to navigation which are represent
ed on sailing charts, on the track of COM
merce between the two hemispheres, really
exist or not. 1t is ascertained that none
whatever exists between San Francisco and
Honolulu.
The St. Paul Nimnesotian says that the
Fort Smelling spectators have failed to pay
up the second installment of $4,000 due
the Government on the purchase of Fort
Smelling and its reserve; and that instruc-
tions have been received to foreclose on
their obligations and resume Governmental
possession of the premises. 1t condoles with
Mr.. Frank Steele on his misfortunes gener-
ally and with Mr.. Sibley in particular, over
the loss of their nice speciality of ssthirty
acres!'
Spiritual search has been mado for Thurs
ton, the lost balloonist, under the auspices
of a medium named Virginia Ferguson of
Riga, Michigan. Within two miles Of Deer
field, the party cut hole in the ice of
marsh. and brought up some human hair by
aid of pole; the medium havi ng stated
that the unfortunate man fell head first and
lay some two or three feet below the surface.
Operations will be renewed with planking
&C., to shut out the water. We haven't
heard the result, but shall s'give in" to the
faith, if they find the body.
A pitiabIe case of degradation, misery and
sad death, was brought to light in New
York, by The police, recently. A Mrs.
Hughes, said to have been formerly q lady
of wealth and standing in Boston and New
berry street. Her body was entirely naked,
verything having gone to satisfy the craving
for drink, that brought the poor woman to
her grave Her little son, remarkably
bright lad of eight years, was watchiag by
the bed, and told most pitiful tale of the
gradual fail If his parent, His father was