Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-09

AT the State election in August. D. e
Cloud received Ia AGA votes, and s. A.
Rice 6.930-Cloud's majority, 1884.
Spirited efforts are making TO build
railroad from Keokuk west through the
first tier of counties. The Burlington
road will pass through The second tier.
There are now about two hundred and
fifty men at work upon the eastern end
Of the Lyons Iowa Western Railroad.
seventy-five at Tipton and something
over a hundred at Iowa City.
Iowa TURF.-The Iowa Republican
says that block Of turf has been presen.
ted TO that Office from the farm ola Mr..
Higbee, in Johnson county. This turf
has been tried as fuel and burns admira.
bly, in crate.
Our enterprising friends of Keokuk,
not contented with their "eastern con.
nection" and their road to the Missouri,
now propose 10 revive the Rams Horn,
under the title OF the "Keokuk, Fort
Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad! :"
The cerem ony of breaking ground on
the Mississippi and Missouri Rail Road !.
was performed in Davenport last Thurs
day, amidst the cheers Of the people,
music from the band, the firing Of
cannon, and the waving of flags.
The eastern border Of Iowa was pur.
chased from the Indians in 1882, and
the balance at subsequent period. 1t
vas organized into Territory in 1888,
and in 1916 was admitted into the Union
as State. The present population is
about 300, 900.
A few days since.a laborer was drow led
in the Mississippi, mile or two below
Burlington. He was standing on the
bow Of a wood boat, which was in tow
by the steamer Wisconsin, and was
accidentally thrown overheard by a
rope or hsuser, and falling mediate y
under the boat, was not seen afterwards
Francis Bercht, farmer, residing a
few miles above Burlington was killed
Monday afternoon by telegraph pole
falling upon him while sitting in his
wagon. The wires, which were on the
ground, came in contact with the
wagon, winding round the hub, and
pulled the post down upon him.
A great Railroad Convention will be
held at Fl. Madison to-day (,he 9lh.) The
object of this meeting is to promote the
interest Of the Railroad projected to run
from Fort Madison westward. and al.o
to direct the attention Of the people
along the line Of the road to the impor.
lance OF connection with the WARSAW
and Rockford road.
= Port Louisa, Louisa CO., is the onlv
good landing between Burlington and
Muscatine, and large scope Of country,
including Washington county. are near
est here for shipment, &c. The growth
oil this place has been impeded by over
flowing Of the water surrounding the
village. But ::aae enterpris. of this
county is building an elevated plank
road to the bluff, which will make it an
important town. They have grand
steam mill, circular and uprgh, saw,
a lowering mill by the bluff and large
store and pork house, all of which areI
TO be sold or rented. \
GROWTH AND WEALTH OF BuRLIsGroY.
Figures are stubborn facts, and we
submit few, furnished us from the re
cord by friend, by way of showing to
the public, both at home and abroad, the
present wealth and rapid growth Of
Burlington, as compared with o,he r
cities. Value OF real and personal prop
erty in Burlington township. assessed
assessment for 1852 was 81 GIT, 1860
showing an increase in twelve months
OF $647, ore The above assessment for
the present year does not include any
of the splendid provements now in
process OF erection and com pletion in
various portions Of the city, which NAV
De safely estimted at 100000 more
showing an actual increase. in value. in
one year, of S747 .O76. being nearly fifty
per cent in twelve months. Who can
bsst these fgures?-Islegraph
MISS MARY s. LEaARE-This benev
client lady has recently donated one,
thousand dollars towards endowinp'
Des Moines College at West Point, Iowa.
and also the sum Of three thousand dol
lars Tor the purpose Of est blishing al
Female College in the same place.
Miss Legare is the only sister Of the
Hon. Hugh T. Legare, deceased, who
was for number of years the editor of,
and chief contributor to the Southern
Review-Attorney General for the
State Of South Carolina-Minister to
Belgium under Gen. Jackson-after his
re urn, at the head Of the Bar,-elected
to Congress in ls4l--appointed Attor-
ney General in the Cabinet of John
Tyler, and in I843 upon the resignation
Of MI. Webster was appointed Secretary
OF State, and died that year at the age
OF l6,-a loss to the nation and la men,ed
,ty all. In view of the MANY virtues
and great learning of this distinguished
man. and the liberal donation Of three
thousand dollars by his sister, the trus-
tees have named the institution, "Legare
Female College," Miss Legare has
taken up her residence at West Point.
and is to be at the head { { the new ins,itu-
ZION and Professor OF Literature and the
modern Languages" The College will
open on the FIRST Of Monday in Novem-
Der. Arrangements have been made for
the instruction in the common, as we'll
as the higher and refined branches of