Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25
News Paragraphs.

The Missouri Legislature have appropria
ted by unanimous vote, two thousan
dollars to the Mt. Vernon cause.
The first locomotive manufactured in thi
country was built in Philadelphia in 1873;
Since that time, over 1900 have been man
ufactured IN that city alone.
A few days since, Joseph Moody, of Ok
ford, Ky., while in q fit of delirium fror
excessive drinking, murdered his father b
beating out his brains with billet OF wood
A prisoner in the Terra Haute Indiana
Jail, recently, by some means, manufacture
KEY out of half dollar piece, with whic
he unlocked his coll door, and nearly mad
his escape.
The mosque of Omar, in Constantinople
is highly perfumed with musk, which wa
mixed with the mortar in its walls durini
the time of its erection several hundre'
years ago.
The legislature of Kansas has passed
law calling for vote of the people, mex
month, on the question of calling conven
ton to form q constitution for the "Stat
of Kansas
Both Judge Mclean and Chief Justic
Taney. it is believed, will shortly resigl
their seats on the Supreme Court Bench
The latter is 80 years old, the former IS, and
both quite feeble.
Geffrard, the new President Of the Repub
lie of Hayti, is a man somewhat advanced
in years his hairs are gray, and he has tn
appearance of having seen o good deal o.
life. He is at least SO years old. lie il
nearly black, but still has some white blood
in his veins.
Frank Leslie was presented with watcf
and chain valued at $3.50, by the "mothers
and children of New York in token Of
their appreciation of his services in expos
ing distillery milk. The chain had twenty
six links, each representing a detached
switch Of stump tailed COW.
John W. Farmer, the liberal New Yerl
merchant, who kept free dining saloon
open for the poor last winter, has begun the
same thing now. He means to set all al
work who come, that are capable of it.
mending and making clothes for each other.
or cleaning the streets.
The Connecticut River Railroad Compa.
ny is making experimental use of passen:
ger car whose propelling power is a small
engine in the forward end. 1t carries forty
passengers, and is intended for a short dis
tance. 1t is quite possible that railways
will generally adopt some such method for
way travel.
The New York Times publishes an agree
ment made between Phelan, Of New York,
and Secreiter, of Detroit, for great billiard
match for $4,000, to be played in Detroit
two months from this date, The prelimi-
naries were settled last Saturday morning.
The match creates a great excitement among
the sporting men.
Pixies opera house at Cincinnati, is near
" completed. 1t will accommodate 5000
persons with seats, leaving standing room
for 1000 more. Some of its apartments are
gorgeously furnished, and the cost of the
building will be about half a million of dol
lers. 1t is unequalled by anything of the
kind in this country or in Europe.
The city of New Orleans has encountered
another drawback to her commerce. The
mouth Of the Mississippi is constantly fill
only fifteen feet water on the bar. Twenty
six vessels were inside the bar trying to get
out, and nineteen on the outside endeavor-
ing to enter.
The Chicago Press warns the farming
community to look out for seed imposters,
as the dem and for the Hungarian or Hurd's
grass seed is so great, that persons in some
parts of the country are selling the common
Millet seed for it; while others are selling
genuine at exorbitant rates.
The latest kink in the way of discoveries
to make money-that has come to our
knowledge, is the invention of Mr.. Hodg.
son, who claims to have patent for an ar
ticle the use Of which will ssimprove the
physical appearance of the colored popula-
ton" by taking the kinks out Of the wool on
the descendants of Ham. reducing it to pass
able hair.
1t is stated that new kind of cannon has
been invented in England and was lately
tested at Sherness. Its projecting power
completely distances that of any piece Of
ordnance hitherto known. At an elevation
of 33 degrees, it can send a thirty-two pound
shot distance of $500 yards, or more than
five miles. The same range has been attain
ed by q nine FOUNDER, weighing sixteen
huadred pounds, of similar construction.
The present to Joshua R. Giddings from
his brother members of Congress consists of
solid silver tea set of six pieces, and a
highly ornamented waiter with this inscrip-
tion "Presented by One Hundred and Four
Members of the Thirty Fifth Congress to
Joshua r. Giddings, as a token of respect
for his moral worth and personal integri-
ty.' There is also gold mounted cane
The whole cost of the present was five hun
dred and twenty dollars.
One of the churches at Columbus, Ohio,
is supplied with quite respectable parlors,
near its entrance; where once month, or
oftener, the members of the congregation
meet in social circle, having good supper,
and enjoy each others smiles and conversa-
to the fullest extent. A tax of dime or a
quarter from each attendant provides for the
expenses, and gives large sum annually
for the support of the church. at Colum-
bus, in the church to which we refer, $500
was raised in one year.
pa- The Masons of the United States are
cautioned against an imposter calling himself
Jas. W. Geary, whose forgeries are SO extern
sive as to have rendered him particularly in.
famous.
One T. A. Harris of Macon CGa.) Ledge
No. 5, sufferer by his torgeries. offers
$500 for Information leading to his arrest, and
thus describes him. Z rr
"He is about IS or 40 years Of age, stout
and chunky, weighs about 200, and is about
feet inches high. He wore profusicn o|
whisker., black hair and moustache. His
complexion is horid, eyes deep blue, scai
over his right eye about an inch long. an.
other on the back of the head, and another
on bis left shoulder blade. Front upper