Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-06
News Paragraphs.


Dog-fghts and rat-matches are now re-
corded as amusements in New York, and
largely patronizcd by certain portion OF
the population of that city.
The free colored people Of Chicago and
other cities have been holding meetings to
consider the propriety of accepting the in
yitation of President Gcffrard to emigrate
to Hayti.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says the worst
davs of rufiianism have been lately revived
among the fircmen of that city, and every
alarm of fire is now the signal for the per-
petration Of shameful outrages.
The Chicago Gas Light and Coke Compa
ny have publicly signifed their intention te
reduce their tariff on the price of gas or
and after May lst to $3.50 per thousand
feet.
Louis Larue was convicted at kamarous
ka, Canada, on Saturday, 10th inst, of com.
mitting an outrage upon little girl less
than ten years old, and sentenced to be
hanged on the 9th of May.
Since 1889 six persons have been con.
victed of murder in Vermont, but no execu.
tions have taken place. One person who
was convicted of murder in 1852 was par
doned in 1856.
At recent festivity in Paris Louis Ma
poleon wore a sword whose scabbard and
hilt were covered with $50, 900 worth of di.
almonds, while the Empress displayed a
million of dollars worth of diamonds.
Jumpertz, tho condemned Chicago muir
derer, who packed the body Of his victim
in barrel and sent it to New York, has
another chance for his life, super rseoeas
having been granted in his case by the Su-
preme Court.
Two brothers named Michael and John
Donough, in New York, got to quarreling
one day last week, when the latter choked
the former to death with his hand. They
were Incorporate men. The fratracide has
been arrested.
The United States government offers for
sale fifty thousand regulation muskets, OF
which about half have percussion and the
remainder flint locks. Proposals must be
sent to the ordinance Office before the 18th
Of June next.
James Adams, the great pedestrian, walk
ed four miles, on the I'd inst, in New York,
in thirty.one minutes and forty three Sec
onds-losing match Of $500. His expec.
tation was to accomplish the task in thirty
; minutes. His locomotion was indeed ex-
traordinary.
The fight between Tom Sayers and Pad
dock forithe championship of England came
off on the 9Th. Over a thousand persons
assembled to witness it. After series Of
rounds, occupying 121 minutes, Savers was
declared the victor, thus retaining the cham
pionship.
Under the act of Congress Of 1856, some
fifty or sixty guano Islands have been taken
possession of by Americans. Six of them
are known to have large and valuable de-
posits of guano, and this is believed to be
the case with twenty of them. Of the 9TH
ers little is known.
The hog cholera has broken out again in
Gibson county, Ind, and greater fatality is
apprehended from it as the weather becomes
warmer. The opinion is entertained that
the disease may become permanent one,
and compel hog raisers to change their busi-
ness.
The Legislature of Maine has passed an
act, exempting manufacturing establish
ments of cotton or wool, or both cotton and
wool, hereafter erected, from taxation for a
period of ten years, if the city or town in
which the establishment is proposed to be
located, shall give assent to such exemp.
tior.
A daughter of Mr.. Joseph Conklin, OF
Warwick, Orange county, N. Y, was killed
in singular manner. She was descending
a fight of stairs with sugar bowl in her
hand, when she stumbled and fell down the
last two steps, breaking the bowl, piece
of which cut the jugular vein, causing he1
death in few moments.
The s.Oobden Testimonial" which the
people of England awarded to Richard Cob
den, now in this country, for his exertlon'
in repeating the duties on wheat, by vol
untary subscription, reached the sum o.
100000 sterling-$32O, ,OOO-a solid testl
monial, worthy Of wealthy, generous ano
thoughtful people.
A gentleman in Ohio informs the New
York Tribune that the greatest obstacle en-
countered there ia raising Usage Orang
hedges is the mice They eat off the plants
40 Constantly that it is impossible to rails
a hedge. And the worst of the matter il
that no ordinary means will stop tbem.-
Dogs, traps, poison, are all alike useless.
A harp similar to the construction of tn
piano forte has been made by gentleman
of New Bedford, and has now been IN US
about eight months, purported to be playe'
upon by departed spirits. 1t is simple II
; its construction, being about three octave
in compass, with no keys or hammers, G
ANYTHING by which tones can be produced
oxcept by some unforeseen force, which tn
conductor believes to be spirit.
The anti rent quarrel, which created s.
| -: ,o,1t
and gave a name to one .ction OF the New
York Democracy, has at last been decide
by the New York Court OF Appeals. In
decision afirms the right OF the landlords
: the rent they claim, and the Legality OK tn
aers and other "Patroons" will get an uu
disturbed use of their big estates now.
Sunday not being business day, it
usual to anticipate contracts falling due
| that day. But the Superior Court of Me-
| York has decided that when, from accidcn
or mutual error, the day of fulfilling q!
l agreement falls upon Sunday, there
, enough of principle and authority to justlf
l the party in deferring his performance
to the Monday ensuing, without impairin
> right or incurring forfeiture.
t James Porter, the well-known Kentuck
f eiant, was found dead in his bed at Shil
: n;nesport on the morning of the 25th ult.-
He was 40 years Of age, having been Dor
8 in 1910, near Portsmouth, 0. He had bee
| afflicted some time previous to his deaf
e with infammatory rheumatism. His heigl
y was about seven feet nine inches, and h
coffin measured nine feet one inch in leng'
!, and two feet across the breast. Mr. ?. ha
: many liberal offers to visit the continent {
: Europe and exhibit himself, but he invari'
). blv declined Hemade only one tour throus
II the United States. s
a A shocking affair occurred in Washingte
county, Miss, few days ago. Two brot
ers, named William and Robert Buffor
st were living together. William had We
W pretty wife, with whom the younger brothe
Robert, became madly Infatuated. A crlI
q inal intercourse had been carried on f