Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

what significant fact-f 1t be, indeed, fact
viz: That of the 5000 persons tried last
year, before the New York Court of Ses-
sions, only 81 were sober when arrested.
Seth Thomas died at Plymouth Hollow on
the 29th of January at the age of 75 years.
He was the originator of the cheap Connec
ticut clock, which in its early days was con
sidered the great invention Of the age.
! The valuation of Boston in 1858 exceeded
that of the entire States of Maine, New
| Hampshire and Vermont. 1t was one hund-
red millions more than that of the city Of
Phlladel phia, and nearly thrice that Of Bal
tmore.
Sylvanus Cobb, jr, the star contributor to
the New York Ledger, is the son of the
Rev. Sylvanus Cobb, leading Universal
lst clergyman, formerly settled at Maiden,
Mass, but now editor and proprietor of the
Christian Freeman, published at Boston.
The Massachusetts, House of Representa-
tives has adopted an amendment to the
Constitution, requiring residence OF two
years in the State subsequent to aturaliza-
tion, before voting. The vote stood us
yeas against 80 nays.
The skating pond of Central Park in New
Yorkis one Of the most popular institutions
Of that city. Thousands of people daily
enjoy the sports, skating, curing, Ga Scotch
game played upon the ice, and promenadlnG
in fancy carriages on runners.
The Legislature of Indiana in body
have Invited the Legislature Of Ohio to visit
them at indianapolis during the present
session. and it is understood the invitation
will be accepted and the compliment return
Il oe clr ic ri in nj ~
pation of the big drunks which will follow.
Mr.. Griswold, a highly respected resident
of Grand Lodge, Eaton county, Michigan,
drowned himself on the 18th ut. He had
conceived the idea that all the people and
cattle Of the town were to starve to death
during the winter and told his famil y the
devil had tempted him to kill them.
Gen. Sam Houston, the hero of San Ja-
cinto, and at present Senator from Texas,
is engaged in preparing his vailed ctory
speech. He retires from public life on the
| 4th of March next He says he shall pass
the remainder of his days in agricultural
pursuits, employing his leisure hours in
writing his autobiography.
A susceptible young nan in New York
while taking stroll in that city the other
evening, fell in with a good-looking female
and accompanied her to secluded spot, I'm
the rear Of Dutch grocery when she placed
her arms around his neck in the most atfec-
tionate manner, and then held him tightly.
while man who followed them, ritled his
pockets Of six dollars in money.
The Philadelphia Ledger discourses on the
remarkable increase of the number of single
women and old bachelors as compared with
.l.o -, q
the cause to the erroneous ideas of living
maintained by society, which deter a large
class of young men from marriage, through
an apprehension on their part OF coming tc
want.
The st. Louis Democrat of the 7th inst
says: "GoING! GOING The steamer Dan
q. Taylor departed this port yesterday af'
ternoon for the South, having on board an
other gang of negroes numbering about 30,
who were purchased by traders from this
State. The negroes were all young and OF
an average value Of 5000 each. The tide
keeps moving out"
The North Missouri Railroad was com
pleted to the junction with the Hanniba
and St. Joseph road, distance of 16S 3-4
miles, on the 29th of January. The expense
of its construction has been about six mil
lions of dollars. 1t has failed thus far tc
pay running expenses, but the prospect is
favorable that it will do so as soon as the
gap of l3 miles in the Hannibal and St. Jo-
seph road is closed.
a challenge to skate was given by Miss
-, of Salem, q Die Vernon young lady
who sauclv gave out that if any of the male
gender would catch her, she would forfeit q
kiss. The Herald says that an athletic ne
gro hearing of the challenge gave chase, anc
soon his arm encircled her waist Ilel
brother, however, averted the impending
smack by presenting the fellow with S;
. bill-telling him to "slide I" The African
started on ''bender" with the funds, re
marking audib y that he "wouldn't give So
to kiss any white gal libin."