Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-24
IOWA NEWS.

WAHN,Sc TO BoYs.-A few days ago,
little boy attempted to hang on to an omni
bus in Dubuque, and by some mishap one
his hands was caught in spring and badl
crushed. 1t took six men to lift the body o
the omnibus and extricats his hand from tn
spring.
According to the good old Virgins
custom, says the Dubuque Republican, MI
Samuels voted for Judge Lowe at the lat
election-and we presume the Judge paid I
similar compliment to his competitor.
Tho town of Bentonsport, Van Bure,
county, has issued scrip for money, whicl
the Keokuk Po,t says is freely taken in thai
city. The town, some time ago, issuce
81, 500 Of scrip, and has recently authorized
the issue of $500 more on the first of Jan.
uary next. The entire property Of the cor.
poration is responsible for tho redemption
of this scrip.
IL bold attempt at arson was discovered
in Davenport last Sunday night. A redec-
lion of light being observed in the partition
botw.eI the auction store of John Foreman
and hcnt's saloon, an investigation reveal ed
y bit of tallow candle lighted and set in a
mouse tap between the siding Of the parli-
tiou. Leonard Willis, Forcman's clerk,
was rr,s:ed on suspicion of attempting in
this manner to set fire to the building, and
the Investigation now in progress seems
likely to convict him.
j. L. Corsc, of Burlington, proposes to
publish a new edition of the Code Of Iowa
in the spring, together with the laws passed
subsequently, and such statutes as may be
enacted next winter under the Now Consti.
tutlon
-Partia! returns from the election in
Minnesota on the 18th for Governor and On
the new Constitution indicate that the Re.
publicans have elected their ticket by de-
cided minority. Red Wing, which at the
last election gave 6o Democratic majority,
now gives l79 majority for Ramsey, Kepub-
lican. At Winona, there was a tie on Gov.
ernor, four Ramsey tickets being put in the
wrong box, and therefore, thrown out. Bal.
ance of State ticket Democratic majority.
Last spring, Winona gave l20 Democratic
m jpity.
-! Columbus di~pstcl. o: the 18th thus
speaks of the electi, in Ohio: In 62 coun-
tial
last F.l! vote. Resu.. still! considered doubt
ful.
A St. I luis dispatch oe tho 18th says
here Was heavy ran on the Bank Of the
ate OF Missouri that iorcnoon, and opiu-
ions Conflict as to its ability to hold out.
FoRslGS.- The steaIar Vanderbilt, from
llavre and Southampton. 81 inst, arrived
1T New York on the 18th. Nothing new
from India. Tic cholera 10 reported bad
among the troops. Lieu. Campbell, 0! the
18th hiyhlanders, had died OF it. The last
accounts from Lucknow wore q! t!!s i4:h,
and reported all well.
A census Of the oity * DabuQIo ..as
just been taken, aud shows = population Of
l5,95T.
NKwsPApEa SrsPgSsIoss.-Ths Camanche
Collation. Cn.) Hegis'er. and the Bellevue
Jackson CO. Eepub'son, have both su,-
pended.
The De, Noines N & 4. 4. Co., have
sol since o t. lst 1854 acres Of land for
sl5l.S33 being All average OF over - per
acre. Tni, is All Immense amount # Land
e. BE- sold in So sh.rt 9 "?ace of time, iu
these hard times.-Cttsen.
SABA little boy s;x years Old son of
James II. NAPLES. Of Dubuqua, was run
over by carriage, a few days since, and al
most instantly killed.
SuISpLAsrERs PLES1r.-The Davenport
Gazette says many Of the merchants Of that
place have commenced the issue Of shinplas-
tars for currency in denominations Of five
cents and upwards. They have already be-
como nuisance.