Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

wv 0.Ao0A0RNADs
Father Chiniquy spoke q Andoves, Nsss.
on the l4th inst. in behalf of his mission.
The Philadelphia SheriAsS advertisements
gil seventeen columns Of enc Of the largest
papers published in that city. 81
Eli Thayer keeps at work a Ceredo, hisl
Virginia free colony. Several New England
families have lately purchased homes there.
The New Orleans Board of Underwriters
have offered reward of $4,000 for every
apprehension and conviction of an ineen-
diary during the next twelve months. ss.s'
Rev. T. q. Kessey, minister of the
United Brethren Church, at Greensburg, Pa,
mysterioasly disappeared few weeks since,
and has not yet been heard from. He left a
wife and FIVE children. l's'1 4~f tAt2tsa1
At Storr's township, Ohio, on the 7th
inst, still tub at Ingraham's distilery
exploded, Instantly killing o man named
David Wallace, and so badly iniuring three
others that their lives are despaired Of.
Richard II. Dana, Jr., of Boston, was a
passenger on board the ship Mastif, which
was burned at sea when five days out from
San Francisco for Hong Kong. He was
saved with the rest and carried to Honolulu.
Mr.. Joseph Lofand, an old citizen of
Cambridge, O., died on the 10th inst, aged
II years. He was volunteer in the war Of
1912, and was in the skirmish at the Indian
town OF Brownstown, in the Peninsula, when
the British and indians were defeated, and
present at Hull's surrender.
The Missouri Legislature commences an
extra session on the 18th of this month. The
most important questions that will come up
for confederation are, the granting of State
aid to railroads, and an amendment OF the
present bank law. A law similar to that in
existence in New York is suggested fol
adoption. @1it sjg -.
On the 18th ult., John Hinch, who was
employed in feeding rollers at Tuckerville
Coliiery, in Swatara, Schuylkill county,
Penn, was, by some means, drawn through
the rollers headforemost. His head was
crushed to o shapeless mass, and his body
stopped the machinery. The corpse wal
with difficulty, extricated from the rollers.
John Mitchell, who is now in Paris, hal
commenced a series of letters to Dublin
paper, called the IrisAman, in which lii
object is to suggest to the Irish peasantry
that France will soon be at war with Eng
land in the Mediterranean, and that thu
opportunity will then have arrived 70,
inducing the Emperor Napoleon to inva1.
Ireland.
The people Of Portland, Me-, complain
bitterly of their disappointment respecting
the Great Eastern. They mad put themseve
to great expense, both public and private
for the reception of their distinguished Wis
itor, and had expected much profit from thu
crowds that would have focked to their city
to s,e one of the wonders Of the world. l
has resulted in serious pecuniary loss t.
all concerned.
A new method of swindling has been triet
quite successfully in Philadelphia. TIL
honey is extracted from the comb, and tn
cells filled with sugar. As sugar can b,
bought for 10 cents q pound, and honey il
worth 25 to 80 cents, the operator is enabled
to clear from Is to 20 cents on every pound
This pays better than soaking beans, plar
that has been practiced for some time b,
the hucksters. r
| The vote of Massachusetts at the recen
election is small, not exceeding 10000, ,
decrease Of 5000 from last wear, and tn,
smallest cast since 1919. 1t is about 56, OO(
short of the Presidential election of 1856
and 20 900 short of the vote of 1857. Til,
vote Of Boston is the smallest cast for tn,
last dozen years it was about 1900 shs
of 1858, and some 5000 less than the vot,
of 1874, when Clay and Polk were up fo1
the Presidency. ..--.
Gen. Scott appears to have been received
in very fattering manner at San Francisco
lie did not stay long to enjoy the hospitality
of that city, but pushed on to San Juan
where his presence was deemed necessary il
the present dispute between Gen. Harvey ane
Governor Douglas. At last accounts from
that island matters were quiet, the Ameri
cans holding peaceful occupation and TIT
British authorities waiting to see what theil
| Governor Intends to do.