Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-01
IOWA NEWS.

COUNTY-SEAT ELECTIONS.-The vote on
county seat in Chickasaw county is a tie, or
go nearly so that it will be necessary to visit
for the official count to decide the result.
In Clayton county We learn that the
county. seat remains at Guttenburg by n
large majority. This might all have been
expected, however, as Guttenburg polled
1,0l5 votes for herself. Pretty tail votingS
that.
At the recent election in Monroe county,
the subject of relocation Of the county
seat WAS submitted to vote of the people.
Ashton and Onawa were the contestan IS
the latter bearing off the prize by majority
OF 80 votes. Onawa is town of but q
years growth. yet we understand it contains
a population of three hundred.
MORE GOLD Discoveries The Maouoketa
Excelsior announces that Jonas Clark has
discovered particles of what are supposed to
be gold dust while digging cellar in that
town. The Sigourney (Keokuk Coz Life
in the Vest of the 22d has the following
mining intelligence :" Several specimens
some of them of considerable value--have
been picked up since last weeks report.
Mr.. Keck, we learn, has cradle prepared
and will begin operations rs soon as tho
weather becomes favorable"
FATAL AFFAIR AT Sioux CITY.-Henry ".
Tracy and William D. Coplan had an en-
counter at Sioux City, on the 5th inst, in
| which the latter was shot and mortally
wounded. The injured man died on the 9th,
and the murderer left town Immediately. but
his friends assert that lie will return and
| abide the consequences of a legal investigs-
ton. Copan was only % years of age, and
had only arrived in town that day to spend
a week with his relatives. Both Tracy and
Coplan appear to have been we'll known in
the place, and for the former an influential
position is claimed as sometime resident.
CLOSED Up.-The Catholic Star Office at
Dubuque, carried on by Faven Brothers,
has been closed up. Mr.. Kessecker was the
proprietor and meets with heavy loss by
the failure.
HARDIN Co.-Dr. Fuller of ElGora was
elected Superintendent at the late election.
The vote on the county>seat question resulted
in favor of Point Pleasant, six-house vii.
age on the prairie, seven miles west of Ell.
dora.
SAD ACCIDENT IN DEs MONIES RIVER
Mr. Michael Cavanaugh, in attempting to
cross the Des Moines River on last Wednes-
day morning, near Fort Dodge, was drown
ed, in consequence of the breaking of the
rope and capszing of the ferry boat. Ho
was quiet. peaceable and good citizen.
MALAYSIA Co-The Oskaloosa Times ssys
a diamond of great value was found on Mid
die creek in that county recently. At the
recent session of the District Court, Mr..
Warren Ihornburry, of Belmont county O.,
recovered damages to the amount Of 81, 800,
against the Western Stage Company for in
juries received by the upsetting of the stage
coach twenty miles south-eas, of Oskaloosa,
some three years ago.
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER-The Abba
Republic n Of last week contains an account
of the trial Of William IIinkle for the muir
der of his wife. The murder was committed
by administering strychnine two years ago
at Bloomfield, Davis county, where the par
ties were residing, and the case was taken to
Appanoose county, where trial was had at
the recent term of the Court, and the accused
found guilty of murder. While Mrs. Hinkle
was still sick from the effects of confinement,
Hinkle procured strychnine from druggist,
and some days after, in the presence of two
or three persons, made a pleasant drink to
relieve his wife's thirst. After she had
taken it, he made up drink by way of blind,
of which he drank and invited the persons
present to taste and see how agreeable it was.
i hey all tasted of his latter preparation
without any i'll effects; but Mrs. Hinkle was
seized with spasms and died in few min
utes. A post mortem examination was held
which led to the discovery of strychnine in
the stomach. Hinkle will be hung soon,
unless the case should be taken to the Su-
preme Court.
SHlNNING.-There was any amount of this
labor performed yesterday. Florence selling
at So cents Oh the dollar, and bitter COM
plants were heard on all sides.-So We go.
Dau. Dem. 9th.
GY What a jolly time some of our mer-
chants are having, SHINING around to obtain
something that they can use, to pay their
debts outside of the corporation limits
bid, 3Oth.
Proceedings Of a Public Meeting,
Called by the citizens of the city of Mus
catine, Gin purs uance Of public notice given,)
at the Court House, on the 29th day of April,
1853.
On motion, HENRY FUNK, ESQ.,, was called
to the Chair, and SAMUEL AXE was appointed
as Secretary.
The object of the meeting being stated by
the Chair, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were proposed for adoption, to-wit
WHEREAS, The people Of this city, on the
18th inst, by their expressio on did demon
strate their interests and. solicit the City
Council to carry the same into effect and
WHEREAS, The City Council manifested. an.
unwillingness even to entertain to consid-.
Grafton the expressed voice of the people ;.
therefore,
Resolred, That all legislative bodies are,
ere ated for purposes pertaining to the &C
commodation of the people, and for the re-
lief of their wants and necessities. and that
we believe to legislators the will of the peo-.
pie should be the supreme guide.
RESOLVED, That the provisions in the City.
Charter granting to the City Council an ex-
elusive privilege to grant ferry license can
not be construed to mean that the City
Council is compelled and therefore must
(even have they the right toy grant an exclu-
sive charter to any one person.
Resolved, That the observance of the
clause in the City Charter prohibiting any
Councilman from obtaining or holding any
contract under the city, while being mem
Der of the Council, would elicit the conf
dence Of the people in favor of the whole
Council, rather than beget that just repre-
hension which is so Notifying to their best
feelings, for the welfare Of their interests
and the general prosperity of the city.
Resolved, hat our motto is, sscompetitien
is the life Of trade ;" that we are in favor
Of opening every new avenue Of trade to tho
city which may present itself in proper form,
subject only to the control Of the city, as
contemplated by our City Charter that we
are in favor of general law OF ordinance
neither granting exclusive privileges to one
nor placing prohibitory restrictions on the
other.
A motion made by T. NJ. Isett, Esq, to
strike out the preamble to said resolutions,
was negatived by the convention.
The motion then recurr ing on the passage
OF the preamble and resolutions in original
form, which was carried with but few dis