Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-05-23
aoiaes-oa in Iowa,

Scorr Co.--The District Court. in Scott Co.
IN the 18th instant. the newly el.
ested Judge. TurnILI. presiding.
The foundation Of the new Jail in Davenport
is also Under way and no county in The. State
s.ands much more in need ofons than our I
neighbor Scott. We speak from oSserSstion
ard not from experience. and JOHNSON might
we'll "follow suit"
ELxcrxD The Hon. J. G. HALL OF Burling
ton, has been elected President Of the Burling
ton and Missouri River r. r. in place Of Col.
SAusDEas. of MI. Pleasant, res igned.
Mosaon Co,--The Abba Pysss informs Us Of
the destruction. by fire Of District School
house and the dwelling Of Richard Willia1tb.
in the county Of Monroe.
ArrAxoosH Co.--The Pyess also refers to the
m arrase Of one Gray TO his mother.in.law, ~
Dodges Pt. and very properly calls them an
..incestuous couple"
DAVIS Co.-James O'Conner has been incar
cerated in the basement story Of the County
Hotel. says the Bloomfield Casette. for attcmp.
ting to purchase horse with bad bills on the
State Bank Of Ohio.
The store house Of Mr.. Ewirg about eight
| miles from Bloomfield vas alss buf~f facsntsy
,a.slvieg loss Of some etooo. ]
/ CIxsson Chs Hss6l ~ H. ~
! Pros5sc,sa = s4S{I ysox, =
jrapss. Is b stssssl y Elhsdst tbis
| also also states that ~ bsdy q - n - -
was lately found - the MississipP sat Tar
key river. He hid half pinsSf vhlohsy II
his pocket.
Os.ruAsY.--ws regret to chronicle the death
Of the Hon JosIAn HisckLE, Of Lee County ant
q member Of The late Legislature. The Des
patch says Of him that "in politics he wasa con
.istent Democrat. and republican Of the Jeffer
son school. H. was . good legislator. an hon
es, man. kind husband aud father. He lived
uprightly, and died in the full faith Of Chris
tian."
: FArAL-Ons KARsrs. \ resident Of Mt Pleas
} ant was killed few days since near Middle
+; town, Des Moiues Co, by being thrown from
loaded wagon and wheel passing over him.
' ,Axsa.oAs CHlEyrAls--Th 10 the title Of
new paper proposed to be establ,shed at
pes Moines, by Anthony Banning Norton, la'
j Of Nj Vernon, Ohio, the bearded man who wi
) never shave again. ~omlinson thinks has p'
. per will be the advocate Of "all the inlolerai
b;rotry And infamous treason Of the Know
Nothing kennel, ,and he may exptess MOI
! truth tLaa poetry in the observation {.
!. M.p,cAL.-A County Association Of Phys
4 clans, fos the county Of wapello. vas organi
j: eli on The l2.h inss1ht ct Ottumwa.
sursr:-Ths Dsmcins Csusier spesks Of tv
co,.wold sheep. near Agency City, sef While
e'bnek. one year old the 93d day Of III
u month, sseased ~ lbs d vosl. snd wsighs
b after sheafiNg. i9s he. The eys. shout u
'e1 same ,ge. shsar-9 10 ard weighed NJ lbs.
) sraoss xlsprsAAss DIR. HfxHirrrA Por
: Of Philsdetp hia has hssa iscturing in yscks,
re Co. and appears 10 have aasSrbsd the asss
. ton Of the editor Of the bellevue neysblied
: who ssys Re cannos hsip Lsstins = ! lady
!. !. Blocmers," although be desftsss the e
tune. Tbsss's the mischief WITH it-it il
sad inpa..s q ! voaaD's dissity
rnsCrrIAn -avs;s IL ~ .isis cts new
paper, estsblishsd q Indspeaaencs, Baehsn
Is Co, and soised ~ Messes. 3. r. PAsxEa =
nj IAsr. HiLliAsr II ID ons d .hs right .
IN iustice ! pspsrs--that y, Independents = part
!. feature we never approveln any journal
co nevertheless, We wish the publishers the .
ful possib,e fortune and judge them to be OF 8
IN right stamp from the appearance Of Mum
:u- one.
We are informed by il. that the town OF In
pende,ce lies about 10 miles west Of Dubuq
With which place it is connected BY . daily
i. of.four horse coaches, and contains about
w. iAhabitants.