Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Tuesday, February 20, 1855
In a paragraph concerning the high tide of Thursday, the Boston Telegraph records the following: “At the wharves owing to the high water a large number of rats were killed by unemployed laborers. The vermin were obliged to leave their holes, or remain quiet and be drowned, and as they appeared, parties of Irishmen waiting […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, February 24, 1855
An elephant, valued at $50,000 died of sea sickness, on its way from Calcutta to Boston, at which latter port the vessel has just arrived. It is said his sufferings were in proportion to his size.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, February 24, 1855
Fish are caught in Puget Sound, Washington territory, when dried and lit by the tail, burn like a candle.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Tuesday, March 13, 1855
The editor of the Albany Register having been disturbed by assemblage of cats under his window thus gives vent to his indignation: But those cats, in our opinion, are in danger and we warn all who have any interest in them either present or in expectancy, to look after them. We have been constrained to […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, March 15, 1855
A short time since a couple of fishermen cut a hole through the ice in a small lake near the St. Croix river in Minnesota, and in four hours caught 356 handsome trout.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the The American Weekly Mercury, Philadelphia, Penn. on Saturday, March 28, 1722
By advice from Somerfet County, Maryland, we have the following relation, that on the 23rd and 24th of February last there was a great storm of wind and rain. This caused the meadows to overflow and drown several hundred cattle [some say about 1,000 head.] Several storehouses were washed away by the sea, and most […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the The American Weekly Mercury, Philadelphia, Penn. on Thursday, January 8, 1722
Capt. Pringle, the commander of the Warbutton from Antigua, lately arrived in the Thames, gives this very odd account. That being in the latitude of 23 degrees homeward bound, and, as he supposes 500 leagues from any land, a prodigious swarm of butterflies alighted on the sails, rigging and other parts pf the ship, that […]
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Published in the The American Weekly Mercury, Philadelphia, Penn. on Friday, February 6, 1722
News from Marenge, France, say that on the 10th of December the plague appeared in that town, the same day 8 or 10 died, and 15 or 20 were taken sick. Since that time all the quarters of the town are infected, and there reigns very frightful disorder. This malady was communicated by a flock […]
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, September 21, 1855
A collision occurred on the New York Central road, on yesterday between a passenger and cattle train by which the engineer and brakeman of the passenger train were killed, and several others injured. A large number of cattle were killed or maimed.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, November 2, 1855
Yesterday seemed a gala day for horseflesh-runaways innumerable were witnessed, and even a pair of rough stumpy mules felt the mania and started off at full gallop; but becoming convinced of the impropriety of the movement they held up after running a few rods. Two “bloods” from a neighboring county, desirous to display the gait […]