Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
IOWA .NEws..

exceed their liabilities by about $500, 200.
The parties felt compelled t. this act blythe
impossibility Of making collections. They
have done very large business, as.l, having
given extensions to - very large ~4aount,
find it impossible to so on at present.
The Young Mems Association Of Dav-
cnpe1 have ncaray completed thcis arrange
ments for a course of lectures daring the
coming winter. Among the gentlemen en-
gagged are Wendell Phillips, 7. Starr King,
Henry Giles, Park Goodwin, f. P. Whipple,
Gen. Cary and others of almost equal fame.
GoSR TO Fokr MADI>oN.-Jim Rhodes and
Adam Victor, who were convicted of horse
stealing and sentenced ut this term Of the
District Court, the former for Ave and the
latter for four years, left on Tuesday morn
ing for the Pcnitentiary at Fort Madison
Ottumwa Courier.
-Tae District Court of Black Hawk
county has just closed its term, Judge Will
son, of Dubuque, presiding. The most inn
portant Of the criminal cases was that Of the
State against Jacob Harmon, for the murder
OF Andrew Jackson Yancy, last summer.
The jury brmglt in verdict Of guilty of
morning, the 2l.h ult. The defence set IN
was insanity, but it was not proved. On
going out. the Jury stood nine for conviction
in first degree, two wavcrc'l, and one man
only was for a"qui,sal They subsequently,
however. agreed to call it murder in the
second degree. Harmon was afterwards
sentenced to the Penitentiary for eleven
! years, and will be taken to Fort Madison
Immediately. ;,
Somebody with little to do has been
humbugging the eastern papers with de-
tailed account of horrible tragedy which
is said to have occurred in Ware county, To-
wa. There is no such county in the State.
Mr.. Garrettson, Of Richmond, Iowa,
las in his garden what lie calls an sever.
lasting strawberry" lie found it growing
wild in Highland Co., Ohio, and it possesses
the distinction of blooming and bearing fruit
curing the whole season.
SusrENsloN.-W regret to learn of the
temporary suspension of the Fit Madison
Independent, an excellent Republican jour
nal.
-Fitz Henry Warren, Republican, is de-
feated for the House i'm Desmoines and Lou
lisa, by about dozen votes.
OUrRAGH.-On Sunday last, at Daven-
port, a wretch named j. Crawford, attompt-
ed to commit an outrage on girl six or
eight years OF age. Her father, J. c. Gal
laner, attempted to cowl'le him, bat was
stabbed in the arm with chiSel. Crlw-
ford finally gave himself up to officers OF
the law and was imprisoned. lie was
strongly threatened with lynching by his
neighbors. GHllener, the father of the girl,
will be recolleced as the manager of the
National Theatre, which exhibited in this
city airing the State Fair.
CONVICTED. Mr.. Tweedy, who has been
on trial in this city during the past day or
|
yesterday morning convicted by the jury
| bringing in verdict of nlanslaughter.-
We understand the case gees up to the SUI
premc Court on Bill of Exceptions. This
case is from Lee county on Il change Of
venue. Burlington GoS., lst.
WESTERN CoLLEGE.-We are indebted to
our old friend, Jonathan Neidig, for copy
of the "Western College Advocate and Mis-
cellaneous Magazine" published at the viii
lage of Western, in the southern part of
] inn county, in this State. letis edited by
S. Weaver and w. II. Shuey; subscription
price, so cents per annum 1t is designed
as the especial advocate Of Western College
an institution of learning on the manual
labor plan, under the auspices Of the United
Brethren Church. The college located at
We term has in connection with it farm of
l6O acres, on which students may labor to
pay their tuition, and at the same time gain
practical education. We are pleased to
learn that the institution, which is yet in its
infancy, has hattering prospects. Any fur
ther information desired may be obtained by
addressing S. Weaver, resident agent at
Western.
SENrESoED.-Twecdy. who was convicted
in the District Court at Burlington of man
slaughter for killing a Mr.. Tate, in quarrel
about fence in Lee county some time
since, was sentenced to five years in the PEN
itentiary. He appealed the case to the SUI
preme Court and gave bail in the sum of
81, 200 for his appearance to abide the de-
cision Ct that body.
RErHESclIMENr The Davenport Gazette
and Democrat have reduced the size of their
daily issues to seven columns TO the page,
on account of the "harl tines" A wise
change.
The majority of Geo. W. McCrary
(Republican) for Representative, in the Dis
triet composed of Lee, Van Buren, and Hen
~, Is PIT. Bonney had 4SO majority in
Lee, and Sc in Van Buren,. McCrary had
7S4 in Henry.
PERsoNAL.-We learn from the Ottumwa
Courier that J. II. Green, at one time wide
~ known as Reformed Gambler and Lee
turer, has taken up his residence in the vi
cinity Of that place.
Rlor.-A riot occurred on the cars of the
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska r. r., on the
10Th ult., between twenty or thirty laborers
who got aboard at Wapsie Station and the
Conductor (Smith) and his ASST stants. Du-
ring the melee one man was severely stabbed,
but twelve of the assailants were finally Sc
cured an: lodged in Jail at Dewitt.
"WHAr'srN a Make ?''-Buchanan county
gives Lowe 233 majority, and Fremont coun-
ty gives Samuels $50 majority. There's
nothing in name.
PROPORTION OF MALE AND FEMALE CnUkcn !