Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30
IOWA NEWS.

HENRY CoUNTY.---At the District Court
for this county, recently, John Bourd, in
dicted for the murder of German named
Wyle, at Republican pole raising last fall,
was acquitted on the ground of self defence;
Geo. A. Seaton, boy of l6, was convicted
of perjury; and sentenced to two ye,rs in
the penitentiary; and Bridget Holly and
Mary McNemara were convicted of larceny,
and sentenced, the first to Imprisonment in
the county Jail, and the other to one year
in the penitentiary. Pretty good for High
Henry.
ADJUTANr GENERAL.-Dr. Bowen, of Iowa
City,-a man who deservedly enjoys large
measure of confidence wherever he is known,
has been appointed Adjutant General of
Iowa, by Governor Lowe. 49,.
The Waubansia House, three story
brick hotel, at Clinton, was destroyed by
fire on N:w Years evening. Some of the
furniture was saved. Loss 100000, with
81 900 insurance on the building and $4,000
Oh the 1urnlLure.
Copper ore has been found in Mitchell
county. 1t is the opinion of citizens there
abouts, that there is large copper mine
near Usage.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JA1L.-The Glenwood
Union says that one Anthony Horn lodged
in Jail at that place, attempted to make his
escape in the following manner: {" He had
procured some clay from the outside, and
using the water. which was sent him to drink
to wet the clay, he formed it into balls
then heating them in the stove he placed
them on the floor of his cell, and kept re-
peating the operation until the floor was
charred through. As soon as he got hole
through the floor sufficiently large to admit
his body, he commenced undermining the
wall - conveying the loose dirt in his hat
and disposing of it in his bed tick. When dis
covered, he said he had worked about three
weeks at it, and expected to make his escape
the same night he was detected.''
FINlNc LIQUOR SELLERs.-The Oskaloosa
Herald states that quite number of prose-
cuions for illegal liquor selling have been
instituted recently at that place, and fines
to the amount of FIVE hundred dollars exact
ed. 1t remarks that the favorable results
Of these prosecutions are already becoming
apparent.
RAIL ROAD ScE1p.-The Upton Adverti-
ser learns that the Great Western Railroad
company intend to issue scrip and opposes
the project. Sensible opposition, that.
DEATH FROM INrExpERANcE. - On New
Years day, Mr.. Isaac johnson, living near
Abba, in Monroe county, fell backwards in
to the fire while intoxicated, and was SO
badly burned, that after lingering a few
days he died from the effects of the burn
He leaves a wife and family to mourn his
loss.
ABsoUAruLAr1oN-L S Frederick, School
Fund Commissioner of Tama county, who is
a defaulter to the School Fund, in the sum
of six or eight thousand dollars, made his
escape from the constable, who had him ar
rested He is minister in the Campbell
tie church.
SAD CASUALTY. Mr.. Andrew Reed,
resident of Pleasant Valley, johnson coun-
ty, was killed week ago Monday by his
horses taking fright, running away, and
throwing him off the wagon.
NAIL RoBBER SENTEHcED.-John S. Boyd
has been tried in Dubuque, for robbing the
United States mail. He was found guilty,
and sentenced to two years hard labor in
the Penitentiary.
MAHAsKA.-A man by the name of Keller,
living near Oskaloosa, was killed on the
Goth ult., by the accidental discharge of a
gun.