Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16
News RaragraDllS.

The remains of the late Horace Mann al
to be taken to Providence, R. l., for inter
ment. s5.~ .rsrE - Z
Senator Douglas on the Democratic sid
and Senator Wade of Ohio, on the Reput
lican side, are announced to speak in Min
nesota soon.
Misses W orthington and Beall and Mr.
Chamberlin were drowned in the Ohio river
near Wellsburg, on Friday, the End inst, b
the upsetting of . skff.
Illinois, the ceat ''granary'' of the N orth
west, has SO agricultural societies Ncy
York, II; Indiana, rs; Pennsylvania, 68
Ohio, 60; Iowa, 46; Massachusetts, A.
Rev. W. b. Rhem, of Texas, was recent,
killed by an unknown rufian who entered
hH house and shot him down in broad day
ligit, and in the presence Of numerous spec
| tators.
| The Xenia TorchligAt notices a pearl re.
Gently found in the Little Mama river, be.
tween Mount Holly and Waynesville. 1t il
white with blush tinge, is in perfect shap,
for seal, and weighs 20 grains.
In New York, twenty years ago, every
promenader resorted to the Battery; now
the Battery has been abandoned to the
"Philistines," and all the promenaders gc
to the Central Park. which is six miles fur.
Their north. No fact more strikingly illus
trates the remarkaby rapid growth of the
metropolis.
Jack Murphy was hanged at Henderson,
Kentucky, on Friday, Goth u]t. for q muir
der committed some time since. The Hen
derson Reporter states that the cuprit's
neck was not broken by the fall. After he
had been suspended ten minutes, he changed
his handkerchief from one hand to the other
and made signs which were not understood.
After hanging 81 minutes he was cut down.
Blondin crossed his ropo over Niagara
Falls on Wednesday night Of last week. On
first crossing the lamps on his balancing
pole became extinguishod, and he crossed in
darkness. On his return he was covered
with fireworks. When the centre of the rope
was reached he stood on his head, and per-
formed several other antics until the lights
were out, when he finished his work in total
darkness.
There is, on the route of the California
overland mail, about two hundred and eighty
miles east Of Ell Paso, spring said to be
one hundred and fifty feet IN diameter, which
has been sounded to the depth of eight thous-
aud feet without finding bottom. The sur.
face is as smooth as that of q mountain lake
1t is slightly impregnated with alkali. and
five varieties of fish, 1t is called
Leone Hole.
Mr.. Aaron Roberts, of PHILADELPHIA. has
invented what appears to be very useful
machine for throwing water on burning
buildings from situations where a fireman
could not stand. The machine is such that
he nozzle of the pipe can be raised to anv |
desired height and made to play in any di. |
ection. Connected with it is contriyance
or lowering persons from burning buildings. |
As the inventor is colored man. he cannot |
obtain patent, and therefore wishes to as
ociate himself with some white person who
IAN take the necessary steps.
The Mansfield (Ohio) Herald tells the
tory OF man who recently returned from
,alifornia with some sic, 900 in gold, Con.
lderlng it unsafe to keep it in the house.
nd being afraid to trust it to the banks. he
nrled 1t in place Known only to himself. |,
jpon the solicitation of his mother ID
romised to disclose to her the place sof IA
osit, but in the meantime he went ont -
de, and was thrown from his horse and
illed. Diligent search has been made for
le buried treasure but hitherto unsuccess.
ni5 -.' '''
.aa#