Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22
IOWA NEIs;

IOWA NEWS!
SroEx AT BURLINGTON heavy raih of
Sunday, we learn FROM the Burlington Hark-
eye, created considerable damage at Bsrling-
ton. IIawkcye Greek rose very high, and
ran wild among the barns and shanties, car
rying away hotses and other tonens ents.-
Third street, road aid bridge, Mere left in a
dangerous condition; also Main street bridge
Two dwelling houses We're tkrswh down, and
much Timber was washed away. Several
of the streets aid cutters Mere badly torn
up. fhe Cumberland Presbyterian Church
was undermined at one corner, BY the water
washing down Division street and turning
inte Fourth.
Iowa APPo1SrMsSTs.- Sumner Chase, Of
Iowa, has been appointed Register at Usage
Land Office, vice jenkins, resigned, and Rob-
ert Brown, Register of Fort Desmoihes, vGice
Walker, resigned.
CEDAR County ''REctLAToRs" IN TROUBLE.
We learn from Judge Spiccr, of Upton,
that or Monday last warrants were issued
for the arrest of seven citizens Of Cedar Co.,
charged with participating with the ''Regu-
latcrs" in their late Iawless operations.
They delivered themselves up, and gave bail
for their appearance at tie next term If tie
District Court. We presume, however, that
tie whole thing is judicial farce. They
win no doubt be acquitted On tri@l-not for
the want of evidence as 20 the truthfulness
OF the charge but because of the peculiar
views Of a Cedar county jury.
-Keokuk voted against appropriatinis
$500, 900 for water works, on Monday last,
by majority of 22l. It is alleged that the
proposition was voted down because the is :
siae Of $500, 1000 bonds, whether general or
special, would tend to impair the oity's ored.
it.
Mr.. Phinlp Clark. formerly 81 iowa
City, returned to that place a day Or two
since, from California, after an absence of
8 years. He left Wife, children, and a
valuable farm, when he went to California.
He finds, OH his return, that his wife long
since married again; having first secured a
divorce and decree giving her the farm for
her support. The farm has been sold, and
is now in other hands; and his former wife
is in some other part OF the country.
DUBUoUE AND DAvESPoRr--Th Dubuque
Express stated that sos buildings had been
erected in that city, during the past year :,
and thereupon offered supper in case as
large list could be shown in any other city
of Iowa. The Davenport News furnishes a
list of 1914 building erected in that city du-
ring the year ending Aug gust /.
INroRMArioN EANrsD.-Mrs. Jane T.edick
asks information as to the whereabouts of
her Husband, Cyrus Ledick, who left Green
briar Co.., Ya.;. Inst fall, to come to Iowa to
buy land. Any Information respecting him,
will be most thankfully received by liscon.
ISOLATE wife and mother. Adutess Reiubii-
can Office, Iowa City.
The Iowa City Crescent Office is offered
for sale.
Quite an excitement was created on the
18th, at Dubuque, by an attempt of Prose-
cutting Attorney Mulkcrn to shoot Mr.. Dorr,
editor Of the Express and Herald. who re-
fused to make public retraction Of an article
which was published in Saturdays Herald,
in which Mr.. Mulkern's name was used.
Mulkern fred twice, neither shot taking eff
feet. He was arrested and held in $1,000
bail.
The Iowa City Republican warns the
public against gentleman who signs hims
self Prof. CoggswelA,' who, it says has
probably enjoyed a Prdfcssofshlp' iH's some
gambling house, where knavery is reduced to
ssseience. His last trick was-a very COM
mcr enc With sls craft leayfng sundry
bills unpaid,,' ashhong tie reet one at the. Re.
publieo" office. Of So Such rogues should
be passed round by the. pffess::