Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
IOWA NEWS.

1lo WINS COnIeueTate vi wash (WnOSo con
viction we have already noticed) in tn
shooting of T. A. Harrison.
Hon. Ben NJ. Samuels, Of Dubuque, la
accepted the invitation rendered him to de
liver an Grafton at Anamosa on the Fourtl
of July. -.-
Daniel Reddout and Philip Nash, con
victed of the murder of T.. A. Harrison
have been sentenced to be hung at Keokul
on Friday, July 23d prox. lila.
DIR. Vogt, Postmaster at Iowa City, ha
been turned out of Office to make way fol
Mr.. A. B. Stillwell. Reason--Dr. Vog
couldn't swallow Lecompton while Mr.
Stillwell could. Sufficient to satisfy MIR
Buchanan as to the fitness of oficeholders.
KEoKUK Goa man named John Ash.
paugh was drowned on the 5th inst, while
fishing in Skunk river, seven miles west Of
Sigourney. He accidentally fell into water
The County Judge has issued a notice to the
people to vote on the 2Sth inst. on the prop.
osition to appropriate the swamp land fund
to the building of bridges. c2sg.sJ
STEAMBOAT AT KI~csToN.-The Oouawka
Spectator of the 18th. says: ''The steamer
Ne,o st. Croie, Capt. AL. Eames, visited
Kingston, Iowa, ON Tuoodoy loot ~"vis"
ting the prairie bottom opposite this place
for distance of about eight miles in order
toaccomplish this feat" Kingston is loca-
ted about IA miles north Of this city, under
the Bluff, and at moderate stage of water
is about eight miles from the river.
A BILL FOR MURDER.-The Grand Jury
yesterday afternoon, returned Bill for
Murder against the following individuals,
charged with the telonious death of Boyd
Wilkinson: .., a-.. -.,...... ...-.. ir..s.tl
F. NJ. Irish, NJ Freeman, Henry Gray,
Peter Conboy Philip Clark, a. Curtis, 6.
Dow, s. Shelady, Chas. Brown, D. Mar
shall, J,,o. Mcclure, &. W. Rayson, JUS
taylor, Pat. McCraith and Dennis Hogan.
Those in italics are still at large-the re-
mainder in custody at Browns Hotel.
Those who were so ferocious few days
since, towards the Grand Jury, at the very
idea of their finding no Bill, will doubtless
feel well satisfied now, and postpone their
"hanging" operations to some more conve-
nient on.-Io,oa City Reporter, 18th.
TIE CRops-We are assured by several
farmers, who are well posted, that there new
er was a better prospect for crops in Iowa
than at the present time. Wheat, oats and
grass are doing first rate, and corn, though
late, shows every appearance OF coming out
well. Such being the facts, tile question
hn, 10 MI tb.,x Il ~
in breadstnffs. While we are glad to see the
prosperity Of the farmers, we think the
spectators will probably suffer. But they
can take care of themselves. Gaze City,
18th. 70 -. '.'--
The Circus advertised to be here last
week, came late in the day, and it rained
nearly all the time it was here They gave
a s'nigger show" at the Court House, and
the next evening spread their canvass and
showed to few. But they had not money
enough to pay their expenses, and were com
PEELED to borrow some before leaving town.
They left their lion and wolf with us. We
advise them to s'switch off," for the weather
and the morals of the people, (now that the
people have no money! are against them
Washington Press, 18th. .....
OUk NAIL ROAD.-hc lSulu lIOIIl OuuSC
Young and other Of our citizens who at
tended the annual meeting of the STOCKHOLM
.-~ of the NJ g. NJ. r r. at Davenport last
week, tn"' >@ay are making arrangements
to resume work on the rood Mt an early day.
and still express the confident determination
TO have it completed to this place by the l st
Of September next. Up to this time the
wind and weather seem to have conspired
against them The foods last week disabled
about two miles Of the track between Co
lumbus City and Muscatine, and will require
a fortnight to put it in running order again.
The Company have made arrangements with
our County Judge for the issue of $50, 600
Of the bonds Of the county, with which
they hope to be able to commence opera
tons, and possibly to complete tho road to
this place before they call for the remaining
100000. We hope the times and the ele-
nents may prove favorable to their designs,
and withal they will certainly have to use
diligence aud energy in order to reach this
point by September, it, Washington
Press, 18th. .-->
TIE GOLD DIsoovERlEs.-Ac correspondent
of the Oskaloosa Times, writing from Indi-
anola, who seems to be candid and truthful
in all he says, has the following in reference
to the recent gold discoveries in that section
of the country: b..
81 am of the opinion that gold will vel
be found in Warren and other counties ir
paying quantities but not perhaps by the
present class of miners, as they are entirely
too supe r6cial in their searches. If golC
can be found in small particles near the sur.
face, it surely can be found in larger ones
ten, fifteen, thirty or forty feet below. II
is the nature of gold to find the centre Of
gravity, consequently the deeper we 60 un-
t we reach the bed rock, the larger will be
the particles of gold. .r ,.'-.fi. .s..r
The most fru tful diggings yet discovered
are at Palmyra, St. Charles, in Warner
county, and on South River in Clark county;
and ut none Of these places have the miners
realized on an average more than two dol
lars so was told by some of the miner.
and presume it is correct There surely
can be no truth in the report that miners are
making from five to ten dollars per day, and
that pound Madisonian chunk is indeed q
s'whopper. If miners are making two dol.
lars day on an average, they are doing
very well, and ought not to complain. And
in conclusion, allow me to say to those who
have paying employments, such as farmers,
stick to your farms, at least, until your crops
are saved, and then if you have time, try
digging awhile. But to:those who have no
steady employment, | say come on and
'pitch in,' and have no doubt but you
will be abundantly rewarded for your la
bor." ,1gau4 Il tA &3ui - 81
KEoKuK HARD Up!-A correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune thus writes from Keo.
kuk:
,"Ihis is the. dullest, deadest, most quiet
place | ever beheld or heard Of. When
awoke this mo-ning, had hard work to
persuade myself that it was not Sunday
no trade, no money, no lite--I heard gen
tlelnan say that he frequently looked up and
down Main street in the middle of the day,
and did not see man, woman or child in
the whole street. would advise people
having business here to postpone it, as the
first question asked, on people landing here
is, s'What time does the packet leave?'
Tue CRoPs.-T The St. Louis Republican