Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-26
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minister, man of undoubted integrity and
truthfulness, residing near the town of Full
tor, Jackson county, has discovered near
that place gold mine of the richness and
value of which he is so well satisfied that lie
is determined to work it, and has made ar
engagements accordingly. He says the mine
will yield from So to SO per day per man.
We learn from the Iowa City Republican
that the trial of the prisoners for the alleged
murder of Boyd Wilkinson has been post
poned to another term of the District Court.
In consequence of such postponement, the
parties arraigned are admitted to bail, in
sums of from $500 to $4,000. Great diff
Guilty was experienced in obtaining jury.
EIGnrH JUDICIAL DlsrRlcr.--In this Dis
trict- composed of the counties of johnson,
Iowa, Tama, Benton, Linn, Jones and Cedar
the Republicans have nominated W. E..
Miller, of Johnson, for Judge, and l. L..
Allen, of Tama, for Attorney. Both good
men. The Democratic candidates are Geo.
Greene, of Linn, for Judge, and ]. NJ. Pres
ton, of the same county, for Attorney.
"A correspondent of the Dubuque Herald
writing from Boylan's Grove, Butler county,
states that granulous gold has been found in
that county, some of it being in particles
'the size of ordinary marbes!" Think of
playing marbles with gold chunks! We
should always want to play 'for keeps"
In the case of contempt, involving our
neighbor of the Burlington Harkeye, the
decision of Judge Clagctt has been reversed
by the Supreme Court.
STATE MEDICAL SocIrry.-This body met
at Mt. Pleasant, on the 9th and 10th. The
President, DR.. Siveter, read very interest
ing annual message. DR.. McGugin lectured
on Quackery on the evening of the 10th.
The next annual meeting is to be held at
Davenport. Dr., John Rauch, of Burlington,
was elected President for the succeeding
year; DR.. E. S. Burrows, of Davenport, V.
P; DR.. j. W. II. Barker, of Davenport,
Secy, and DR., Cochran, of Iowa CITY,
Treasurer.
Distress AMONG LABoRERs.-Th times
seem to be awful dull up at our neighbering
city, Davenport. The editor of the Demo-
crat, of that place, has undertaken to furnish
the needy laborers employment by opening
a register for their names, and appealing to
the wealthy to come Onward and give them
work. lie says his register is OVERLOOKING
with names of those who want work at
almost any price, but the first employer has
yet to present himself. He says: "Yester-
day we had applications from men, who for
six, seven and nine months, have not earned
a dollar, and the little amounts which they
laid up last year, and upon which they have
been subsisting until now, have been entirely
used up, and now, if work is not speedily
provided, they will have no bar left between
themselves and extreme want"
Iowa WESLEYAN UNlvERsrY.-The annual
Commencement exercises Of this hourishng
located at Mt. Pleasant, took
place on Wednesday last. From the Home
Journdl we learn that there was large
number Of visitors present. Five of the
students were graduated. On Tuesday eve
ming, Rev. II. G. Dean delivered an a,idress
before the 11umni # the institution, on
"tht elements Of true manhood,' which
address the Journal praises highly. The
Ruthonian and 4amline literary societies
gave exhibitions during commencement
week. A citizen of this county Geo. Bum
gardner, Esq.,) who was present, writes to
us as follows: ''The speeches delivered by
the five young graduates were creditable to
any institution. The Bachalaureate Address
by the President, DR.. Elliot, was peculiar to
himself, full of argument and historical
facts, CLEANED from European and American
history, proving beyond the power of sue
ccssful contradiction the proprety of COM
bining with literary and collegiate studies
moral and religious training. And after
comforting the degrees upon five young men,
his personal address to them, with his warm
heart and fatherly affection, inspired within
US a confidence of their future success and
that of the University
The Gazette insinuates that Hon. Tim
othy Davis declined being a candidate on
the eve of the assemblage of the Convention
because unable to secure nomination.
This is untrue, as everybody knew very we'll
except the Gazette men. Mr.. Davis gave
out earl y last winter that ne did not desire
a re nomination. -Hawkeye.
ASTONISHING ENERGY.-It is estimated that