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 watch for hours when we ought to have been asleep. We have heard the clock strike one, two, three at intervals in their performances and have been tempted to the use of terms not to be found in any religious work, or any of the standard sermons of the day. We have dropped brickbats among them, wasted more wood upon them than we are able to spare, have taken cold by exposure to the night air, becoming hoarse by yelling “scat.” We have exhausted our loose pieces of brick, the smallest sticks of our wood pile and our patience. In view of these acts we submit that there is nothing left for us but to move ourself, or to move those cats, and we shall not move. We have prepared a double barreled gun, a full supply of bird shot, with the necessary quantity of powder and percussion caps, and in our opinion somebody’s cats will go home moonlight night’s complaining of feeling unwell. If they do, we must be held harmless.
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 of their dry goods, particularly their pork were carried away by the inundation. Some of that in barrels was recovered but the bulk was lost. The Rev. Mr. Adams, Mr. Store the collector and Mr. Deskle with several others were drown as they paddled in a boat from Weckacomica to Anapolis.
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 almost covered them. That these insects were drove off the land by a strong gale of wind is pretty certain, but how they managed to live so far from land, for so long, we leave to others to determine.
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 of sheep which were brought there for the service of the town. All those who drove the sheep are dead. If the contagion continues to rage there for a month the town will be wholly depopulated, there being not in all above 4000 inhabitants.
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 and action of a pair of fine roans, drove them around the square at the top of their speed, to the danger of men, women and children. Their sport, however, was soon ended, by the marshal’s laying violent hands upon them and introducing them before Justice Adams, who kindly relieved them of some superfluous cash, to the benefit of the city treasury’ and sent them off determined never again to make a race track of our streets.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, November 8, 1855
This morning a steer broke loose at Tinsley’s slaughter house, and started for the city at railroad speed, scattering the boys, frightening the girls, and upsetting shanghais without ceremony. John Wheelan “took a horn,” which broke his collar bone, and bruised him otherwise; and John Rouke becoming exalted from the same cause, saw stars at mid day and received a severe contusion on the head. The animal was not checked in his mad career through the city, but kept on his way toward Rochester, probably in quest of other adventures.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, February 15, 1855
A grand fight between a bear and a jackass was advertised to come off at Mokelamme Hill, California, on Sunday Dec. 10th; Admission $1.50. This is cheering evidence of the progress of civilization on the Pacific slope.