Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-16

|. Miss jennie Dugan died at Delphi. Ind,
'on the 29th ult. from burrs occasioned by
the bursting of fluid lamp.
The Hon. John P. Cook of Davenport and
Judge Drury Of Rock Island have entered
into co partnership for the practice of the
Law.
John B. Brownlow, a son of the notorious
Parson Brownlow, killed fellow student,
named Reese, ut Emory and Henry College,
in Virgins, a few days since, in fight.
Ann and Eliza, the two negro women
recently arrested for the murder of DR..
Croxton, OF Essex county Va, have been
tried and convicted. They were both SEN
fenced to be hung ON the 23d inst.
The National Agricultural Society has ap-
pointed the following committee to procure
charter from Congress Senators Critten.
den, Douglas and Harlan; and MessrsI
Whitley, Barrett and Faulke, of the House.
On the ID of JAM, Stephen Allen Benson
was for the third time inauguratcd President
of the Republic of Liberia for the term Of
two years. with imposing ceremonies. The
afflirs of the republic were prospering finely.
The Massachusetts, shoemakers' strike is
rapidly extending to all the principal man.
ufacturing towns in the S ate. The latest
demonstrations are at Newbury port, North
Bridgewater, Sutton and Salem. The strik-
ers are orderly and peaceable.
General Tom Thumb, who is only % years
of age, has his yacht, his fast trotter, is
without wife, and is rich, is about to start
again to make an exhibition of himself. He
is tired of quiet life and longs to be
spectacle again to admiring crowds.
Secretary Floyd appeared before the Har-
per's Ferry Investigation, and testified to the
receipt Of an anonymous letter, already pub
lished. warning him Of q threatened attack
on the Government Arsenal in Maryland
As there was none in that State, he thought
the letter a hoax, which detected itself.
New Jersey pork is worth puff. At
Plumstead, Ocean county, Thomas Hoods
crop consisted of 33 hogs, the heaviest of
which weighed 720 Tbs. and the lightest 4S2
lbs. Average weight Of each, $50 lbs.
aggregate, 1850 tbs. aggregate of sale
81 ,299. Can you beat that, Iowa farmers
Late advices from the Sandwich Islands
represent the haling business this year as
very poor, amounting only to about two
hur dred barrels Of oil per ship. The busi-
uess it elf is said to be falling off - tho
number and size of whales in the Northern
seas is evidently decreasing.
While William Sample, one of the employ
ees of the Alladn Oil Works, in Armstrong
county, Penn, was examining with lamp q
portion of the machinery, the vapors arising
from the tanks took fire, and exploded with
terrific force, throwing the unfortunate man
high in the air, and burning him so dread
8, l11 thot ha n cd novt uhrninn
The number of Revoiuti onary soldiers
who still live is said to be 165. The
youngest OF them is of the age of 80 years
As the revolutionary army was disbanded
rather more than 76 years ago, this juvenile
pensioner must have been a very juvenile
soldier He belonged to the light-int tantry
beyond doubt.
Pigeon shooting has been a favorite amuse-
menl in Indiana for the past three weeks.
In Morgan county, and Switzerland, and
Owen, and we know not how many more,
thousands of birds have been killed every
day from the interminable tocks that pass
over in search of food from their roosts.-
The Owen Journal says they have been so
thick that seven Or eight birds at shot was
only an average luck.
Sir William Napier, the historian, died
in London, on he 18th day Of February, in
the 18th year Of his age. He was born in
Castletou, Ireland, in 17S5. At the age of
fourteen he entered the army, and after a
long military career was in 1851 advanced
to he rank of Lieut. General. lie served
with considerable distinction at the siege of
Copenhagen, and in the battles of Sala.
manca, Seville, and Nice. ae was brother
of Sir Charles Napier. !-l--Ail-2-1L1 =
A terrible tragedy, resulting in the death
of three men, occurred in Pennsylvania
county, Va, on the 25th ult. Capt. Vincent
Witchers was taking testimony relative to
the divorce of his granddaughter from
man named Clemens. Clemens and his
brother became angry, and fired revolvers,
grazing Witchers' clothing, when the latter
fred and shot both the assailants dead. A
grandson Of Witchers, named Smith, then
attempted to enter, when he was fred upon
by third Clemens. Smith Immediately
killed him with a bowie knife Witchers is
Is years old, we'll know, and was formerly
President Of the Danville Railroad. /
Dr. John boy, one of the Free State pion.
eers Of Kansas, who, with q party of fugi.
tive slaves, was kidnapped JAM. 25th, 1859,
by an armed band of Missourians, and
hurried across the river into imprisonment,
first in the Jail at Platte City, whence they
were, after while, removed to that at ST.
Joseph, whence he was rescued, without
bloodshed, July %. by company, Of the
Kansas Boys, and taken safely over the Mis-
souri,, has published a we'll written IN arra-
tive" of his experiences of Slavery and its
abettors in Kansas and Missouri, which is
calculated to stir the blood Of honest men
everywhere. % ~-ff-. t+"@'