Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12
iowa NEWS.

AT the District Court, now in session at
Keokuk, Patrick Moran was convicted of
murder, and sentenced to be hung on the
9th of July.
RETIRED. Cornelius Teal has retired from
the editorial department of the Lyons Mir
ror, the last number of which paper contains
his valedictory. He is succeeded by Mr..
Halves, late of Albany, N. Y.
The German Rifle Company, Of Bur-
lington, received sixty stand of arms, (rifes)
on the lst, by order of Gov. Lowe. The
Irish Volunteers, of the same place, received
sixty stand (muskets) from the same source.
HORRIBLE MURpER.-A. X. Hall was set
upon by three men, in an oyster saloon in
Wapelio, Louisa county, and murdered in
cold blood. The murdered man was per-
son of high spirit, and wounded two Of his
assailants severely in the head with brick
which happened to be near him, but was at
length overpowered by superior force. Hall
and his murderers were friends, but it is said
that he fell out with them on some PROPOSE
ton which they made to take him in.
JAspKR Goa young man named Alex
ander Nutter, employed in steam mill at
Monroe, on last Friday got caught by one of
the bands connected with the engine, and
was drawn around the drum, breaking his
leg in four places aad otherwise inj uring
him so badly as to cause his death.
GOLD IN DANvILLE.- letter received
by the editor of the Burlington Haokeye, it
appears that gold has been discovered in
Danyille, in this State. The letter is dated
June 1st, and says:
circulated that gold had been found on Mud
Greek, about four miles west of this place.
A number of citizens prepared themselves
with the necessary implements and went to
the grounds for the purpose of testing it,
among the rest Mr.. I. j. Safer, and other
old California miners, who returned last
night, and pronounce what they have got
good gold. These old miners say that it is
pure virgin gold.
Mr.. John Slingluff has just returned from
the diggings, and says that there are from
fifty to seventy-f FIVE persons to-day engaged
digging near Hal's old Mill. They have dis
covered gold in larger quantities to-day, and
the miners want to tear away the old Mill,
the owners resist, and there may be some
trouble between them. The impression is
that on the rocks under the Mill there are
large deposits Of gold.
Almost every one is preparing to 60 to
dig, and in few days can tell you all about
what amount can be realized per day, and
whether it will pay or not.
THE GOLD DlGa1Nas. Third street
diggings presented very animated scene. -
On log, at the edge of the water, some
persons sat with pants rolled up knee high,
shaking certain tin pans, cups and basins,
and every few shakes carefully pouring off
the water to make an inspection, without,
in majority Of the attempts, succeeding in
finding single ''color," but they would fill
up again and shake away. We thought as
we looked at them, the perspiration running
down their faces and muddy water on their
clothes, that they deserved goodly amount
for their perseverance alone. Another squad
could be seen on the hill digging away with
commendable vigor, while here and there
individuals could be seen con their hank
ers" gently caressng mother-earth with
their fingers as though they expected to
coax her into yielding them sinner. Sew
eral persons have obtained "chunks. p
Mr.. Coy showed Us pretty good one yes
terday. We have come to the conclusion
that gold digging is first-rate institution,
and the Keokuk gold mines the place to in
vest time. : Keolcuk Post, I'd.