The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-11-06
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Iowa CLUE WnEAr.-The club wheat
arriving here from Iowa is of "a superior
quality and fully equal to No. Wis
consin club. Mlers say that it makes
more flour than any wheat they can get.
The most extraordinary the several
extraordinary oil wells discovered in
Pennsylvania was opened at Tideout,
Erie county on the 10Th ult., by Rev
Mr.. Hequembourg. AT depth of 175
feet oil was struck, and it has since been
coming to the surface in voluntary
| flow at the rate Of one barrel a minute !
The Manchester American is respon-
sible for the following
Joseph True Lake, of Chichester, is
now on a visit to his sister in this city.
He at the present time weighs 237 lbs,
and is but eight wears old next Deem
Der. He stands feet and 7 inches in
his stockings and measures feet 1-2
inches around his waist. The circum-
ference of his thighs is 2 feet 3 1-2|
inches, and his body around the shout
der, feet. He has been to school this
summer, walking mile each day, and
enjoys good health"
One curious result of the completion
Of the telegraph lines between ST. Louis
and San Francisco, will be that every
message sent will arrive three hours
1 in, 1,-o, IF III
a message leaving ST. Louis at noon,
will reach San Francisco at A. NJ
Louis Kossuth is now staying in Pa.
ris. The distinguished exile feels keen
! " the death Of his sister, and was great
! " overcome when he read the account of
the attention and respect manifested at
her funeral, by the citizens of Brooklyn ;;
every three months he receives 81 900
from an anonymous friend in America,
in letter simply stating that it is for his
personal expenditure.
As | understand the spirit Of our in
slituiions, it is designed to promote the
eierat;oa ofmen. | am therefore oppo,
sed to anything actjch tends to tier de
basement '-1jraham Lincoln.
The WORTH Lo,can says Mr. Back
master informs Us that he had just hus-
ked seventy-two bushels of corn, white
Daniel Webster corn, which was raised |
on sjXty-thrce square rods Of ground, I
and that the corn Is sound, plump and
fully ripenei. This is Weld OF over
$50! bushels Per acre. Who can beat
it
On Monday afternoon, near Seymour,
Indiana, a boy was trying TO get ram
rod out Of loaded gun He had the
butt Of the gun between his feet, point
ing the muzzle from him, when the gun
was discharged and the amrod passed
clear through the body of another boy
standing near. lie also received the
whole 81 the charge of shot The iniur-
ed boy, who was twelve years old, walk
ed up TO the other and said. Jimmy,
you've killed me-" He was alive on
Tuesday, but no hopes were entertained
Of his recovery.
bingham Dung preached charac-
teristic sermon some time in August, IN
which lie IS reported 10 have said, among
other things
have lived nearly sixty years. and
am acquainted with many portions of
the United States, somewhat acquainted .
in Europe and historically acquainted
with many parts Of the world but, - Gar
rs have travelled and read, this Is the |
best country that we were ever in or
can now fnI for raising Saints.
Is there no iair that VIII give pre- m
ium for sach crops >
No man car vote in South Carolina un-
less he owns ten negroes, or real estate Of
he value Of ten thousand dollars Now,
who votes there the white man. The ne
groes, or the plantation p Cheaigo Jour.
ncl.
The sect Of Milertes in the United
States, now number about $1,000 They
hold camp meetings annually, in the diff !
ferent portions Of the Union, for The pur-
pose of making new conversions to their
faith. Some portions Of this sect look
for the destruction of the world about
the last Of March, 1861 others predict
that only few weeks will transpire from
the present time, until the earth will be
destroyed
The Natchitoches Chronicle Of tie
25th of August, records the following
terrible tragedy
. quarrel arose a few nights ago,
between two brothers named LONGING,
William and Burrl,) residing few
miles above Campte, when a proposition
being made by one of them that they
should fight it out Immediately with
double barrelled shot guns, it was ac-
c"pted by the other. and firing simulane-
ously, both OF them we're Instantly killed"
BRYANr & SrRArroN's NATIONAL Book
KEEpING.-We are favored with an early
copy of this valuable work, which has
been IN preparation for the past year,
and from brief examination, arc pre-