Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-14
IOWA Matters.

Ottumwa, in this State, with population
of 500 has not a GROCERY in it. Few places
OF less Importance can claim the same credit.
The total assessment for this year in
Lee county, is four million one hundred
and ninety five Thousand three hundred
and sixty five dollars.
Twelve churches in this State have
received aid from the Congregational
"S5O.000 Building Fund.' Other appli :
cations are under consideration.
William Smith, ESQ, OF Linn County
has received the appointment TO Gil III e
vacancy occasioned by the death OF
Judge Carleton.
ST. Mary is the name of new and
hourishing town recently laid out on
the Missouri river, in Mills county
nearly opposite the mouth ofthe Platte
river, in this State. A newspaper is
published there callcd the s.St. Mary
G azette." ta
Isaac Parks was robbed Of $500 al
Camanche. Iowa, on thc 37th Ut. Of
this sum 1925 was in gold. The ball
ance was in bills-four s5O's aud FIVE
sos on the Vergennes Bank, Vernon:
and several bills of different denom;na.
tons on other banks. Mr.. PARKS offer,
a reward Of $500 for tho arrest of the
thief and return of the money, or $500
lax the return of the money.
The Z" Iowa Female Collegiate lns,i-
lutte now being established at Iowa
City. by the ]. . 0. f. and the citizens
Of the place, is in The hands of persons
who will secure its permanent orgamzs
ton and usefulness. The corner stone
Of three story building, 81 by 35 feet,
is TO be Laid By The Grand Lo,lsa of 10
wa. sometime during the present mon h
Scholarships a: 500 each, will be sold
for the purpose Of adding to the sum OF
S5 600 already contributed for the com.
pletion Of the building and endowment
Of the Institution.
n There is fourishing Norwegian
settlement on Cedar River, in Mitchell
county The colony al present consists
| OF thirty families. They went onto the
ground they now occupy late in the
spring. but already their improvements
are extensive and valuable. 1t is ex.
pected that they will have an accession
OF fifty families this fall and that up
on the opening of navigation in the
spring. the tide ofemisraiion from Nor
way, will set strongly in that direction
The acknowledged head Of the coIonv S
the Rev G l. Claussen. Danish Lu
theran cloroyman-a man nf ahiI;tv a,,,l
cultivation, who is devoting bis wealth,
talents, and personal ease, 10 the well
fare Of his flock. !
/fhs last Clayton County Herald says
fhat lead has been discovered near Gut
tenbsrg in that county twas found by
Msssrs. Holmes and Dickson, who have
taken out 10000 lbs of mineral within
the last four weeks. snd have another
100000 in sight. The lead is consider.
ed good for one million pounds. The
Herald says that il is found on the sur
face OF the upper strata OF Magnetism
Limestone, and about eighty feed below
the surface of the earth, at the highest
point on the ridge running eastand west
and directly across the ride. The mir.
eral is said to be Of the best quality
bringing at this time thirty one dollars
per thousand pounds. 1t has now be-
come the settled conviction. at leas.
with great many, that the whole coun-
try formerly reserved by The government
for mineral purposes, will prove 20 be
rich in lead ore, and Of the best quality