Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-01-27
Iowa Matters.

Iowa Matters.
Ata l,,e ladies' tom psrance meeting in
keokuk, . resolution was passed to put
no more brandy in mince pies.
Francis Keys was arrested In Du-
buqns on the 18th inst charged with
s.saling mineral from Messrs. Stewart
& Barton.
From q fiscal statement Of the affairs
ofihe Firo & Marine Insurance Company
located a. Burlingt on. We observe that
IL 10 ia a prosperous condition. What
hss become Of the Musca,ine Fire and
Marine Insurance Companyi
/On Saturday the l4th inst. n meet
ing was held ut Fort Des Moines. in
favor Of q proposed railroad to be call.
cd the Keokuk and Fort Des Moines,
and Minnesota Railroad; at which en-.
thusias,ic resolutions were passed. and
among others one pledging 100000
from Polk county.
A singu'ar hog was recently slaugh.
tered ia Cedar county, scco riding to the
Adueriiser. The jaw was well boiled
and cleaned, wheR on eAamina ton. w.
Of its mclar teeth in opposite sides OF
the jsw, were found to have been nicely
allied with lead, the plugs we'll trimmed
and sacothed or as il done by some
biped aennst.
FRozsN Ovsx, IEpiAHs. &c.-The
River Of This place il frozen over. The
Red -Skins cross and secross a. pleasure /.
The Sioux above are on the alert for the
Omshss who stick close TO their village.
Small parties Of the latter are going in
quest OF an opportunity to take the
"Shungs". or hor.es Of the former. Look
out for scsiping,-CouneH Bluffs Bugle.
IoxA CEHrRAL AIRLINE RAILROAD.
The con,rac, for building The above
road includes the same between Sabula
and Cedar Rapids, in Linn county
The work is to DC commenced IS early
in the spring a.. the fros, will permit.
and pushed forward as fss: a. mon and
money can do il. The stock Of that
division has all been taken, and the,
books closed. =
Dr.. John Sanford recently performed
an operation OF 1.-the, tony in Fl. Madi.
son. oa lad. afflicted with gravel. fe.
teen years OF age. while undrr rhs in.
huence Of ehloroform A calculus or
80 ne an inch and an eig.h in lrng,h,
three quarters Of ais inch in width. hal {
en- inch in thickness, and about the
shape of an.almond. was removed from
the urinary bladder. The patient h..
entirely recovered.
WHxAr.-We have limitations tka,
she peculiar weather OF the p-csen, VII
ter has been uniavorable to wheat,
sand iears are expressed that il has
been seriously injured While we
hope that these fears will prove 10
he unfOunded the present season, il may
be q question whe the, thers are not de-
:fscts iR our present mode Of culture
which demand The attention o! farmers.
IL order to avoid the consequence Of
our dsy open wini. 70. now 90 fatal 10
this important crop.-EdiyciHe Free
Press
tbs DuBuQus CLAiM.-The Supreme
Coun have taken ,hs Dubuque Claim
Case under sdvise ment; their decision
wall not be made before March. if il be
NOT pat Oft Tor = losger period. The
decision. when made. will. Of course be
final. ;. The origin Of this ella i'm is thus
briefly sssted:
In 1883 the Fox Indians sold to
julien Dubuque a tract Of land on the
Mississippi, extending from the mouth
Of the Little Mskoketa TO the Tete de 5
Morris Creek. in Iowa. ca the petition
Of Dubuque, the Baron De Carondele /
confirmed this sale. and mace ~ gran, of
the lands included in tho deed from the
Indians. Dubuque ,henceiorsh occup pied
p the land. ss proprietor until 1910. " he u
he died. The t,act 10 described as two
miles long and nine broad, and is said
10 include the town or city OF Dubuque.
The United Safe. d d no: resprc, The
z deed Of the Fox Indians. nsr the confir
nation thereof BY Csrondelet. but sur
veyed AID sold the lands. as nobody but
an Angls.Saxon operator in wild lands
end corner lots knows how {, 10 and
Moiony. the defendant. was one Of the
ianoeents who bought OF Uncle Sam
and took his patent in pursuance oil
law.