Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11
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DavidS. Evans and Christian Jacobs will
be hung at Pittsburg on the Goth of May
next. a5e9 90 IS" af IS 'aEaiFuTs 70
The Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Ga, ha.
written to his friends positively refusing q
re nomination to Congress. anil
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Lee Massachusetts
had surprise party of her fifteen children
on her Tooth birthday, January 9th.
The New York Common Council have
voted $4,000 for the celebration of Wash
ington's birthday. .
The fees of the sheriff of New York for
the year 1858, all Of which 90 into his own
pocket, amounted to s22, 2,2n9.
The people of Ohio expect to be visited
with locusts within year or two, as the
ground, fifteen inches below the surface, is
full Of them. ..
A number of the depredators on the pub
lie property on the island of Rock Island,
have been arrested and held to bail at Chi
cago, in sums of ST. ,O00each.
The citizens Of Galena are taking meas
ures to establish line of steamers between
that city and St. Louis the coming season.,
in opposition to the Northern Line packets.
The expenses of living in New York are
said to be third higher than in either
London or Paris, and they are constantly
increasing.
The people of Minnesota are rejoicing
because there will be no land sales in that
State the present year, except in the pine
region of the Cambridge district
The monument to Ethan Allen, at Bur-
lington VT, is completed. 1t is forty feet
high. A colossal statue of the Green
Mountain hero is to be placed on the sum-
nit.
The Washington States ridicules the $780,
100000 bill for the purchase of Cuba. 1t
declares that everybody in Washington fully
understands that the bill is but ''sham
demonstration ~
A National Convention of Sunday School
teachers is to be held in Philadelphia on
the 22d of February to consider the best
means of promoting the cause of Sunday
Schools.
A boiler weighing some eight thousand
pounds, in the steam mill of Wylie b. lIor-
ton, near Florence, Stewart county, Georgia,
exploded on the 18th ult. blowing the en-
tire mill to pieces and killing three men.
On the lst of January there were G6l in
mates in the Illinois State prison. Their
nationality is given as folio Born in the
United States, 357; Ireland, 1873 Germany,
80; Canada, %; England, "a; Scotland,
l6; uncertain, 1.
A burglar was shot in St. Louis few
nights ago by pistol which had been affixed
to the window-shutter of a shop in such a
way as to be discharged in case any one
attempted to break in. The rogue was not
killed, but received severe wound in the
left breast.
Hon. S. W. Parker, of Indiana, died on
the lst inst. of pneumonia, after a short
illness. He was extensively know as one
of the old Whig leaders, in the days of that
party, and will be remembered by all who
knew him us Il gentleman possessed OF fine
talents and a noble heart. e.
A New York correspondent Of Buffalo
paper has it from undoubted authority
that Charles Dickens, who is on his way to
this city, has made positive arrangements
with Bonner to write series of papers,
running through a period of six months, for
the Ledger"
Miss Amelia Ross, aged one hundred and
seventeen years, died last month, in Eng
land She lived in the reign of five sove-
reigns of Great Britain. One hundred years
ago her parents settled with her in the town
of Newtownlimavady, and she lived there
until the day of her DEATH
ssSHow Your Tickets THE Court of
Appeals of New York has lately decided
that railroad passenger is bound to show
his ticket to the conductor when requested,
even if the conductor knew that the party
had paid his fare. Refusing to comply with
such request forfeits his right to be carried
on the road.
Mr.. John II. Davis, Of the heavy beef and
pork packing house of j. H. Davis & Co.,
Cincinnati, died last Saturday morning very
suddenly, after singular illness. In a few
hours the corpse swelled, and the skin upon
various parts Of the body burst, so as to
render post mortem examination impossi-
BILE.
The North Missouri Railroad is flushed
to its junction with the Hannibal and St.
Joseph road, and this latter road will be
completed entirely across the State to St.
Joseph in the course of month. There
will then be continuous railroad from St.
Louis to St. Joseph on the Missouri river,
opposite the northern tier of counties in
Kansas.
The trial of young Cook, for the murder
of the courtezan, Kate Bureau, is progress
ing in Cincinnati. The defence seems to be
desirous of saving the credit Of the respect
able young gentleman, by proving that he
stopped s'to liquor" at half dozen dogger-
\ les on his way to the bawdy house, where
he committed the barbarous murder.
In specie we have now in the United States
at least $l2 to each person, which is more
than Great Britrn has, and about the same
as France. In 1880, we had $50, 900, 900 in
specie; we have unquestionably now $780,
100000, an increase in twenty-seyen years
of ten fold, and nearly in the proportion to
the increase of the capital invested in man
ufactures, commerce, &c.
The number of hogs packed in Cincinnati
thi, season was 378,72l, against 466,76l
for the year before. The greatest number
ever killed in one year in that city was
Ats 900, in 1S4s. The price paid this sea-
son averaged Sc ,5S LA higher price than
has been paid since 1888. The average
weight this season and last shows a falling
off of about sixteen pounds-this year being
1877 3-s against 203 Is for last.
The London market alone contains five
tons Of human hair Blonde hair is the more
demanded. Most of this comes from Ger
many where it is ga thered by a Dutch Com
pany. Fifteen years ago this WAS inthe
greatest demand and brought two dollars an
| ounce. Black hair is now preferred. 1t
comes from France, principally from Brit
tany and the Southern Departments. The
French hair. harvest amounts to nearly 100
tons a year, the price varying from twenty
cents to dollar per head, according to
weight and quality. The hair merchants at,
tend fairs with pack of ribbons, pins and
such small articles, which they exchange .or
hair.
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