Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-01-27

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Fred oouglassis at present in the town q
Halifax, England. @ 8
The Illinois State Penitentissy is to b
entirely removed from Alton 20 the new
quarters at Joliet, before the Let Of June.
Three States have abolished the death
penalty, namely Michigan, in 1916 Rhode
Island, in 1912; and Wisconsin, in l853.
The foreign mails are now received at
Chicago direct from the port of arrival,
over the Grand Trunk Railway and steamers,
instead Of Ola Boston and New York.
Dennis Mccarthy, post Office clerk, at
Chicago, has been arrested under the charge
of purloining money letters. After exam
ination he was held to. bail in the sum of
81, 1000, viii Oh he gave. .r.n.lr. g.3
Towards the erection of the New Jersey
Monument to the Revolutionary heroes,
81 900 have been subscribed. The estimated
cost IL $4,000; and the work will not
be commenced until $4,000 have been
| subscribed. ...f.
The cotton crop, now coming in, promises
to amount to Eve million bales, and is of
far better quality than usual. The foreign
demand 10 also better, the vessels now load.
ing for European ports being double that
Of year ago.
The Masonic Register of 1860 states that
the whole number Of Lodges OF Free Masons
in the United States and Territories and
other countries il $500, and, allowing an
average of 65 members to each, the whole
number of Free Masons throughout the
world 10 413, 400.
| The recent suspension of John N. Genin,
Ikl ok~ h>kk A,,v
ing the Jenny Lind excitement, paid 1925
for the first choice of . seat, at her first
concert in this oountryO is attributed to
His liabilities are said to be very large.
The total valuation of the State Of Ohio,
As made up by the Board of Equalization
once in seven years, is $845, 1899 95l, against
5O73 millions in 1852. The State tax is
- 997, 9l3 against $l,776,586 at the last
valuation; and the rate Of taxation l1-20
mills against 81 mills.
The Houston (rexas) Telegraph thinks
that there were from so to GO pc ople frozen
to dea h within the state of Texas during
the late cold weather AMI of these, at least
40 were under the influence of liquor a. the
time of being frozen. There were many thou
sand of hogs, cattle and sheep frozen to
death, also.
The Presidents Message and tho reports
accompanying it have sci some of the polit.
ical writers in Canada to calculating, and
they have shown that, while under the U. s.
tariff the American was taxed 81, IS for the
year ending June 80, 1889, under the Cana
dian tariff the taxation for 1858 was only
$l,l2 per head. Bes,des the Canadian excise
amounted to SLOT per head. Both amounts
would probably be little higher if the
calculations wers brought down to later
period. The government of Canada, in 81 :,
cost each individual only So, 86.
1t is remarkable fact that nearly all the
candidates for the Vice Presidency at the
| Democratic National Convention at Cincin.
natl, in June, 1856, have since paid the debt
Of nature. Linn Boyd, of KY, 10. Branch,
Of North CaroIinn, Gen Quitman, of Miss,
Gen. Rusk. Of Texas, and Aaron V. Brown,
of tennessee, were presented as candidates
by their respective St,tes, and obtained
their support. They are now all dead! Gen.
Quitman got the highest number of votes on
the first ballot-more even than Mr.. Brock
enridge, who finally received the nomination.
He was nominated by Mr.. Harris, Of ILL.,,
| who is also dead.