Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-29

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few days since, leaving $25, 900, all Of
which no made by keeping restaurant
The Germans Of Texas for the most psrt
are dead set against Secession. In Frede-
ricksburg, 3S7 Union and IA Disunien votes
were cast.
1t is said that goods are coming into st.
Louis, via New Orleans, free of duty. The
Government has been appraised of the matter.
and will take proper steps in the case.
Mr.. Buchanan's friends state that he il
rapidly recovering from tho fatigue of the
final labors of his administration. and he
hopes soon to be restored to his wonted health
and vigor. sa.ssg BIZ ~
A eannon-ball weighing 40 pounds has
just been turned out at the Ames Companv's
establishment, at Chicopee, Mass. It is onlv
pattern from which quantity of balls are
to be cast.
Martin Van Buren, is the only individual
who has filled the four highest positions un-
der the American Government. He has
been U. s. Senator, Secretary of State, Vice.
President and President.
| Miss Ellen Smith has recovered $4,000 of
Francis Clementson, in Ohio, for breach of
promise OF marriage, after twelve years.
courtship. Two hundred dollars a year for
waiting-not extravagsnt.
little daughter of John Lock, aged three
years, of Lake City, Stark county. Indiana.
was burned to death on the 9Th inst Both
parents were absent at the time of this un-
happy accident. -
Near Ontonagon, on Lake Superior, all
the snow that has fallen this winter would
amount in depth to 143 feet. During one
night the thermometer indicated 40 below
zero, or within one degree of congealment.
The ship Good Hope, Capt. Miller, was at
Fort Morant, Jamaica, March 4th, on her
way from Calcutta to Savannah, Ga with
cargo of coolies. This, we believe, is the
first cargo of coolies ever sent to this country.
The British land forces for the year 1861
consist of I'll ,51S soldiers exclusive of
Sepoys employed in India. The sum re-
CURED for the support of this force is S7S,.
1854 ,0OJ which is ten millions greater than
the whole annual expenditures Of the Amer
lean Government
The fremont House in Chicago with the
entire row of connecting brick buildines.
fronting on Lake street, is raised about up to
the grade, without the cracking of win
dow cap or the shivering of brick, and
with no interruption of the business Of the
numerous tenants.
The late floods in Holland have swept
over wide extent of territory, and reduced
sixty thousand persons to the depths of pow
erty. The King has contributed thirty
thousand dollars to their relief, out of bis
private purse, and efforts for relief are being
made, but there is still much suffering.
There are fifty-four pawnbroker shops in
full blast in New York city. The lareese
amount of money kept on loan in any one of
them is $4,000. From ninety to ninetv-
five per cent. Of the pledges are redeemed.
NJ oct of the shops charge Is per cent. on all
loans. The loans of one concern amount to
$500, 900 per annum. ....0.
Bogus butter is in the market at DAYTON.
Ohio. The outside is composed of about half
an inch of butter, and tho inside is made Of
curdled milk, Invested of the LIQUID proper
ties. This may be the cream of the Joke to
the perpetrator, but it is enough to curdle
the blood ofany lover of good butter to fad
himself sold in such mean sohey.
Thaddeus Green, his daughter and another
young lady, Miss Taylor, were found MUIR
dered in the residence of the former. in the
village of Ithaca, Gratiot county, Mich,
few days since. 1t is supposed that Green
murdered the young ladies and then COM
mitted suicide. No reason is assigned for
the act. Green was probably insane
A queer suit has been decided in favor of
the plaintiff at Chicago. A we'll Ito do man
went to the intelligence Office, saying that
he wanted wife, and would like to try her
first as servant. He paid So down, and
agreed to cash up another 81, if he married
her. He soon married, and then refused
the Sc owing; hence the suit
| A man was killed sunday night, 18th inst,
at dance house in Chicago. During the
night row took place, caused by some
otense given to one of the frail beings of
such places. In the scufae which took
place among the combatants, Frederick
Kline, the keeper of the place, was struck
on the head by stone and killed.
| Among the numerous designs for a flag of
the Confederate States submitted to the Flag
Committee of Congress, we understand, was
one representing seven rattlesnakes tied to-
gether by their tails, with bale of cotton
on one side and a jug of whisky on the
other. A Montgomery paper thinks the
author OF the design is genius, and ought
to have an Office.
The New York Central Railroad Com.
pany are now running. as an experiment., an
iron freight car. 1t is made of plates of
boiler iron bolted on an iron frame, and
being painted like any other car, it is not
materially different in appearance. A casual
observer would probably fail to notice any
thing about it that is unusual, The Only
wood in the car is the floor.
''Prof" 7. s. G. Lowe, who got up a
great ado about making a balloon voyage
from New York two years ago, but didn't
do it, who made another great ado in Phila-
delphia about starting on an air VOYAGE
across the sea, but didn't do it, last year, is
now in Cincinnati trying to get up a great
ado there about proposed balloon voyage
from that city to the Atlantic coast, and
thence across the sea.
Kanawha river, Virginia, is the scene of
new oil excitement. It is literally covered
with fat boats, and the boatmen are on q
strike. They ask So barrel for taking the
grease to Parkersburg. The producers are
only willing to give $3.50. Lands are leased
on both sides OF the Kanawha, at enormous
rates, the lease extending from tour to five
miles into the interior. The number engaged
in the production of oil from Petersburg
and Burning Spring Run is not less than
1000.
A desperate conflict between two WELL
known citizens Of Lawrence county, Ind,
Hunter and Turbin, occurred at Bloomington,
on Sunday, the 18th inst They quarreled,
and Hunter shot at Turbin and missed him
Friends interfered, and they were separated.
They met the second time, one armed with
. shotgun and the other with a revolver.
Five barrels Of the revolver and both bar.
rels Of the shot gan were discharged. Tur-
bin fell, wounded in the neck, and Hunter
received full discharge of buckshot in tho
abdomen. Both will die.
MEXICO. - The Mexican people are not
wholly Quoted yet under the Juarez Govern.