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

The noted and eloquent London preacher,
Mr.. Spurgeon, is to sail for the United States,
in the beginning of April.
The miners in California arc to be taxed
on their claims. A law to that effect, the
authority of which has been disputed, is
sustained by the Courts.
The Hannibal and st. Joseph R. r. is
completed. The last rail was laid down on
Saturday last, and the cars commenced run
ming through to ST. Joe on Monday last.
The cost of ventilating and warming the
new Halls of the Capital at Washington is
estimated at $4,000, or about seven times
as much money as was required when the
old Halls were used.
A young man named Wallace, the son of
a wealthy citizen of Chillicothc, Ohio, in
the streets of that city few days since, de-
liberate.y shot and killed a companion
named Godfrey, at the bidding of a cyprian.
The murderer was arrested.
A gas illuminated car went through from
New York to Boston, the other night, over
the W orcester rouc. 1t is said that during
the nine hours occupied in the trip, only ten
cents worth Of gas was consumed, and the
car was lighted up as brilliantly as parior.
A bill has passed the Ohio House Of Rep
reS"nta.ives making seduction penitent'a-
ry offence. As the law now is, the only pen
atty on conviction of this crime is the pay
ment of such pecuniary recompense as may
be awarded by jury.
Charles Cook, who murdered Kate Bureau
in Il house of i'll fame at Cincinnati last
summer, has been convicted Of murder in
the second degree, the penalty being impris-
onment for life. Cook is respectfully con-
nectcd, and one Of the "fast" young men of
the city.
While the steamer Adriatic, bound from
ST. Louis to New Orleans, few days ago,
was aground at Kinney's Point, above Cal
70, her crew were turning the capstan, W en-
it broke owing to the excessive strain
brought to bear upon it. Three of the deck
hands were knocked overheard and lost, and
two others were badly injured.
The resignation of Dr.. Daily, President
Of the Indiana University at Bloomington,
has been followed by general enaeute in the
College. Many of the students, if not indeed
al, have left. DR.. Daily is great favorite
tended by effects which cannot fail to be dis
astrous to the University
The municipal expenses Of the city of
Cincinnati for the last year, amounted to
100000. The largest items are $3.50, 900
for interest on city bonds, $67 900 for po-
lice, ST., 900 for fire department., $4,000
for lighting, $26,774 for cleaning streets,
$2S, 1856 for paving intersections, $4,000
for culverts. Tho whole printing expenses
of the city are less than $4,000. We be-
lievc that the popu alton of Cincinnati is
about 100000,
A man by the name Of Arnold, who was
recently arrested at Brownsville, Nebraska,
for stealing horses, committed suicide in the
room in which he was confined, employing
the most horrible means possible. He broke
large glass tumbler into small fragments
which he swallowed; took pane of glass
from the window, broke that up and swal-
lowed it, But this did not produce death
rs speedily as he desired, and he hung him
self with small cord to the post of bed
cad. In this situation he was found a
corpse.
A s'Liquor Law" has s~cd the Indiana
House, fixing licenses at f. ON $50 to $500,
at the discretion of the County Commission
ers assessing II fine of not less than IS nor
moro than $50 for every instance of selling
without license; prohibiting selling on the
Sabbath or on any State, county, town town
ship or nun cipal c'ec:ion day, where the
same may be held prohibiting the selling to
persons in the habit of being intoxicated, or
to minors, under heavy penalties, besides
other stringentfcaturcs.
Senator Fitch has introduced into the U.
S. Senate bill directing the adoption of
iron ships and iron buildings by the Nation.
al Government, and the use of American
iron in public works. The difficulty in the
adoption of iron, however, for building
ships of war, is, that they present no resist
ance to the penetration Of shells from guns
of the calibre of eight inches and over, the
shells going through them like paper, and
the iron splinters carrying destruction in
every direction. For buildings, there is no
doubt iron is superior material. Its use
for private building purposes is increasing
, a verv rapid ratio