Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
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intercourse with his own daughter.
A fire occurred at Joliet, ILL.,, last FRIDAY.
by which the Methodist church and parson-
age were consumed Loss is about $40, 900.
Kossuth is said to be still in Italy, closely
watched by the French police. He and his
compatriots are sadly disappointed by the
peace.
Mrs. R. M. Parker, wife of young m an
who is merchants clerk in Galena, has
fallen heir to an English fortune of some
$50, 900, by the death of distant relation.
1t is stated that from the 10Th to the 2lst
ult., inclusive, there were thirty-one deaths
by sunstroke at Cincinnati, being about one
fourth the entire number of cases.
Austria is to have all four of the fortresses
of the famous Quadrilateral- Perschiery,
Mantau, Verona, and Legnango. Her from.
tier will hereafter be almost impregnable.
A flock of eighty three sheep were killed
by lightning near Philadelphia on the 26th
ult. They were from Wayne CO., Ohio, and
ran under tree for shelter from the storm.
A physician in Louisville has discovered
that by living principally on buttermilk, a
human being may prolong existence to a
period of two hundred years. Wonderful
discovery
The revenue of the English Empire for
the current year is estimated at $32O, OOO,-
900, the expenditures at $345 ,OOO, 900. OF
this, at least 5000, ZOO, 900 is for interest on
the national debt.
Henry Edgall stabbed John McC in
Chicago on the 30th ult. The difficulty was
caused by Edgcll being too free with McCor-
mics wife. The former is in jail, awaiting
the result of the assault.
The biggest mule ever produced, it is sup.
posed, is now in Wayne county, Indiana,
owned by Charles Frost. The weight is
given a. 1885 Tbs, and height 193 hands,
which is six feet six inches.
A circular has been issued signed by the
managers of the State prisons in thirteen
States, calling a Convention of the prison
officers of the United States, to be held at
Philadelphia on the 7th day Of September
next.
1t is remarkable coincident that the / 9th
of August, the day on which the armistice
just concluded is to terminate, has always
been kept as holiday in France it being
the day upon which the great Napoleon was
born.
BY the treaty just made between Napoleon
and the Emperor of Austria, Sardinia adds
to her territory 1881 square miles, and tc
her population 2, 726, 900, making her aggre
gate now 66,803 square miles, and abou,
3 600, 900 of inhabitants.
The Pawnee war in Nebraska has ended
Gov. Black, at the head of $40 volunteers,
followed and attacked 1000 of the Pawnees
defeated them with considerable loss, anG
compelled them to surrender up all theil
stock, ammunition, provisions, &C.
There is young elf-taught artist living
in Warren county, o., named Crawford,
who bids fair to place his name among the
highest on the scroll of excellence in his art
He cannot be more than twenty years of age
and yet his paintings compare favorably
with the works of our best artists.
Miss Bates, sister of Hon. Edward Bates
of st. Louis, recently emancipated the las
of thirty two slaves, who formed part of hel
inheritance, and whom she gradually set fret
as they became prepared to take care o.
themselves in freedom. Judge Bates eman
cipGted the last of his slaves several years
ago
Great Britain is putting the Island of ia
maica in a state of defense. The militia il
being actively organized and armed with {
rifle capable of firing twenty-five charge
per minute, and all the forts are being pu
in state of defense The nation agains
whom these preparations are being made
is, no doubt, France.
/ A trial of Fawke's steam pillow took plac
on the 2lst ult, near Philadelphia, at Ok
ford Park, before number of agriculturist
and others. A number of burrows wer
thrown by the eight plows attached to tn,
engine, both up and down a hill, and in 6
manner which gave universal satisfaction
and caused no little establishment at tn
apparent ease with which the work wa
performed. 1t plowed at the rate of one acT
in t,UeLue minutes. .
The gold seekers at Pixies Peak have t
pay big prices for what they get to eat
Flour is $44 per barrel; beacon 70 cents pc
To sugar so cents; coffee so cents; drie
apples IS cents per fb; milk 25 cents pc
quart; whiskey S. per gallon; lumber $500
per thousand; eggs for 25 cents; chicken
SO a piece, and other things in proportion
Of the six thousand men who are busil,
engaged in mining 81 prospecting there, no
one in hundred make their board. Hun
dreds are returning, cursiug the country.
Mrs. Sarah Warren, vice Judson, VIII
married an antiquated and very ugly speci
men of nesro-a within on her part which
has excited a good deal of newspaper com
ment-has written letter to the editor o.
the Pontiac Gazette, exculpating her father
from all blame in regard to the marriage
Mrs. Warren is particularly severe on thu
editor of the Detroit Free Press, and writes
as though she was determined to cling tt
her sable lord like the King of Terrors 10 q
deceased Ethiopian.
Mr.. Greeley is having a very disconsolate
time of it in his journey overland to Cali
fornia. Among other mishaps, his trunk
slipped from the stage while fording Sweat
In noticing the fact he says: "I would rather
water he drank made him sick; the stage
mules are constantly making trouble; he is
obliged to repose on mail bags filed with
Congressional documents, and muse his way
along through the wilderness. 1t is probably
his last ''overland journey" to the Pacific
A young lady named Callista Robinson,
daughter of A. Robinson of Southwest o.
wego N. Y. was Killed by lightning on the
18th of July. An eyewitness describes the
catastrophe as follows: The house was
filled with smoke and the floor covered with
plastering from the walls, and the parents
almost distracted. Immediately sent for
Dr.. Place, who arrived in about an hour
after the catastrophe. In the meantime the
youngest, Gagged or years) began to show
signs of life-but the deceased was killed
instantly. She was about 6 years Of age,
uhcommonly active and full Of animation.
She was struck on the head, badly burning
her hair, also the sun; bonnet she was wear
ing. The lightning ran down the casing,
tearing it off and striking the girls, who had
just ran there and chung together through
fear of the terrible Hastings.
.K1RKwooD's SPEECH Although the notice
was short, yet the audience that assembled to
hear Mr. Kirkwood speak, on Wednesday