The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-13

The wheat crop in Indiana is going to
be short, owing to the early drouh.
Heenan peremptorly challenges Nor
rissey to fight him for any sum, from 5
cents TO $4,000. a.I
Much damage was done on the 3D. and
4,h, by tornadoes. at Wilmington, N. c.,
Louisville, and St. Louis.
A new paper, we understand, is short
ly to be started at Butler Centre, the
county seat of Butler County.
The National Homeopathic Medical
Convention is held at Philadelphia, June
9th, 9th and eth.
The Japanese have had splendid re-
ception in Baltimore, which gave them
the utmost satisfaction. Tney left for
Philadelphia on Saturday last.
The health of Judge Stockton is grad
ually improving, and sanguine hopes are
now entertained of his entire restoration
to heallh.-Hawheye.
The trotting match between Flora Tenn
pie and Geo. M. Patchen on the Long
Island race course on the 9th was won
by the former. Time 2:21-2:24-
2:2lI. lM .aa.l
The Homestead Bill, as it passed the
U. S. Senate, was so changed as to give
the actual settler lands for quarter of
dollar per acre after two years settle
ment. ae .a
The Anamosa Eureka says that Mr..
Asa G. Bowen, Of Bowen's Prairie, who
took the first premium for Iowa cheese
at the State Fair, is now engaged in max
ing cheese at the rate of one hundred
pounds per day.
A terrific tornado passed over Morris
son, Amboy and Sterling, ILL.,, on Sun
day night, demolishing large number
of houses, prostrating trees, fences, &C.,
and killing and injuring large number
ofpersons, and destroying a large amount
of stock.
Mr.. Sumner made a severe speech
against Slavery, in the United States
Senate, a few days since, on the Kansas
question. Since then, several attempts
have been made.t to attack him, and it is
generally supposed that there is an in
! tention TO assassinate him.
SURE OF 1T.-The Douglas wing Of
the Democracy assert with great conf
dence that Lincoln will be elected unless
the Little Giant is nominated while the
National Democracy are equally conf
dent that Lincoln will be elected if Doug
las should be nominated
| A HUGE PIECE OF MINERAL.-In tie
new lead recently discovered by John
Owen of this city, there is one solid piece
of mineral about fifteen feet in length, by
nine in depth As the fellow said of
his wound. /" 1T is not as deep as well,
nor as wide as a door, but ii oiU do ~
Dubuque Times.
Owing to the extreme drouth, the EN-.
tire wheat crop of Kansas has proven a
failure. The loss casts a gloom over the
Territory. A correspondent informs The
Lawrence Republican that in his opinion
there is not one family in twenty, south
of the Kansas valley, in which pound
Of flour can now be found. or where any
is likely to be seen for year to come.
A vast aquarium is being made in
Philadelphia, for the Continental Hotel.
It's area is 20 feet square, its depth 10
feet 1t is to be divided into two com
partments, and its object is TO afford
receptacle in which turtles, Holsters, ter
rapins, ct ia omni genus, can be fattened
for the table. II is the biggest affair of
the kind now extant.
The Rev. J. /. Kelly, pastor of the M.
E. church in this place, announced last
Sabbath evening, in church, that his la
bors on this charge would close to- day.
He recited his grievances, and attributed
them to a few officers Of the church, and
the want Of proper support. We regret
cAccculu5iy tHat suCu d report should be
spread abroad concerning our town
Toledo Transcript
The N. Y. Central Railroad Co., will
bring out, next week, no less than twelve
anti-dust cars. These cars are so arrang-
ed that they are at all times as free from
dust as a drawing room. Such cars
have been long needed on our roads the
dust being heretofore the great and only
drawback to railroad travelling The
Central Road has purchased the patent
for this car, having paid some $50, 900
for the same.-Syracuse Journal.
LARGE YIELD OF WooL.-Mr. L. Horr,
Of Jones county, has sent to the Eureka,
an account of the weight of unwashed
wool taken at recent shearing from six
sheep, as follows /: From four ewes, nine
pounds each 4; one French Merino buck,
nineteen and half pounds, another
twenty four and a half pounds. The
Eureka justly remarks that where such
heavy feeces as these can be produced,
sheep raising must be very profitable
business. This is unquestionable.