Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-31
Iowa Matters.

| Iowa Matters.
The Burlington Gazette is in !avoi
Of establishing u night police in that
city.
| Ths City Council OF keokuk have
passed an ordnance providing for the
establishment OF Gas Works in tha,
City.
Messrs. Swetland and Walker. o.
Cedar comfy, have gone 10 Nebraska,
with a view to settle there il the coun
try sui them.
1.-The American Sun day School Union
fhave established a depot in Dubuque
for the sale of their books, and Mr.. J.
Williams, their authorized agent, has
located in that city.
A vast quantity Of grain is stored
away in the different ware houses along
The Des Moinesriver, awaiting the spring
rise 10 carry it Oft to market. AT this
time the river is very low. .
f DIX. E. d. RANSOM. ap old and well
known citizen OF Burlington, died in
that city very suddenly. last week, OF
hemorrhsge Of the lungs. Mr. J. Brown
also died suddenly in the anne city.
The Directors of the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad passed a reso-
luton. at their recent meeting, adopt
ing the Northern Route. through Mount
Pleasant aud Fairfield, to Oltamwa.
/WALcorr is the name Of newly
Haia out town in Scott County, about
twelve miles from Davenport, on the
NJ. & M. Railroad line. Two store
rooms are already finished and one m ore,
with four dwelling houses and large
hotel, are in course of construction.
The Davenport Gaeeite, in an article
upon the value Of real estate in that
citr, says:-"Real estate has advanced
so high that oa'y men OF means, those
who are able to improve and to mains
tain the present rates. are purchasing
property in the place"
Frank Shlates, German, Of Belle
vue, Iows,sa few days ago, while in the
act of shooting off a gun that had stood
loaded some time, the brcech blew out
and struck his nose. passing across The
right eye, completely tearing it out of
the soctet. He is in fair wa TO re.
cover, but of course with the loss Of his
eye.
"A mas in Lee, County has yoke OF
bulfelo heifsrs which he works with his
oxen. They were captured when young
and domessicated by being kept con-
stantly with cattle on farm. The
Keokuk Wing says: "They are larger
and stronger than any yoke Of cattle in
the team, and are more highly priced
for service"
Some thieves in Iowa City, Thursda,
night Of last week, stsle two valuable
horses from the stable Of citizen of
that place. harness from another, bug
gy from third. and couple OF double
barrelled guns and ammunition from
the shop of u gunsmith. Thus accou.
tired and equipped they fed westward,
but were holly pursued. at last accounts.
~ shocking accident occurred near
Iowa City. last Monday. on The yons
Railroad, by the falling OF earth in a
pit. completely burying two men and
injuring others. Mr.. Sullivsn.s who
was extricaled from the mas, in abont
ifieen inmates. was sh ckingly Crushed
into an almost shapeiess mass, aud
without doubt instantly killed. Nj
James Mullin whrn removed was insen-
sibie. but afterwards revived aud ling er.
ed in grea. agony about two hours. his
chest and lungs utterly and hopeiessIy
broken in. boy had thigh broken.
aud a man named NJ Cam suffered Sc.
we're spain in one OF his ankles. They
were all laborers on the railroad, andi
the two men killed had families. =