The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-06
our srArE-rrEMs FROM THE pREss.

OUR srArE-IrEMs FROM THE PRESS.
4 PowEsHiEK Co.-The County Judge of
this County has issued his proclamation,
ordering IN election to be held on the 18th
of November, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether the people are inclined to sub
scribe 100000 to the NJ. & Missouri Rail-
road upon certain specified conditions--one
of which is, that the whole amount shall be
spent in the county.
SUGAR IN IowA.-In Story county, Sor-
ghum Molasses of an excellent character,
has been produced. In Marshall enough
has been manufactured to supply the in
habitants. And, in johnson, the sugar
cane is turning out two hundred gallons to
the acre, at cost of l6 l-2 cents per gall
Ion. We begin to believe that the time is
coming when sugar and molasses will be
produced in large quantities in our State
Dar. Gazette.
c. The Dubuque Express & Herald,
(Dem.) gives the Administration a"poke in
the ribs" after this fashion: "From the
returns before us, we conclude the Re-
publicans have elected their State ticket,
and carried both Congressional Districts
in fact, made clean sweep Of the State,
for all Of which they may thank the Admin
istration and its Lecomptonism."
CArTLE.-Iowa is contributing largely
this season to supply the New York market
with good beef. Every day the trains from
the West bring in car loads of cattle destined
for an Eastern market. The train of FRI
day evening brought in several cars and left
serenteen cars at Iowa City waiting ship
ment.-Davenport Gag.
Mills Co.-The Thought speaking Of their
late County Fair, says the "display on the
lst and especially the Ind day, was aston
ishing to everybody, it was perfectly aston
ishing to all slow going people, and spoke
in the highest terms of the energy and per-
severance of our farmers, our wives and
our daughters"
The Thought says, the health of this section
of country has never been better at this sea-
son of the year. The abundant crops now
being secured by the farmers, and the health
of the people, is very good offset to the
tightncss Of money.
Observation-Disclosures are coming to thei,
senses rapidly, and rents are beginning tc
bear some proportion to the other expenses
of living and doing business-all of which
have been reduced so materially within the
past twelve months. We hear of eligible
and first class stores now being offered fol
$500 per year, which one year ago readily
brought $500. Unless there is reduction
in the rent demanded for dwelling houses
the city must suffer. Things must come
down to their level, and the sooner the bet.
ter. Dubuque Times.
c. Most of our exchanges from the
Eastern part of the State, notice the inhu,
of immigrants into our thriving State, ane
are of the opinion that the immigration thu
present year, is equal to that of last year.
! O. Forty-fye tons of track iron came
over the river yesterday, to be laid on the
B. & NJ. r. r. west of Fairfield. An i'm
mense quantity still lies on the other side
and it will be brought over and laid at
speedily as possible. We are glad to say
\ that no road in the State exhibits the enter.
prise and steady growth that is seen on thi:
railway.-Bur. GGe.
CLAYTON Co.-The lead mines in this coun.
ty are represented as yielding large guam.
tity of excellent mineral; the miners are
earning good wages for their labor. W.
hear great hue and cry made at the dis
covery of a few grains of gold in some re.
mote spot, but these richer and more profit
able deposits of useful lead, are too much
neglected.
Iowa has now over three hundred miles
of railroad connecting with the navigation
of the Mississippi. The four land grant
roads, certain to be built at an early day.
will exceed in the aggregate thousand
miles more. and adding the Dubuque West
ern, also certain. and other roads nearly as
certain, there is at this time fair prospect
that in FIVE wears. Iowa will have two thou
sand miles of railroads connecting with five
hundred miles of steamboat navigation by
the Mississippi and Missouri upon her bord-
ers.-Dubuque Sun.
CO 1t is claimed, by the respective papers
in the several cities in this State, that the
vote of the late election indicates that Du-
buque contains population of $3.50; Da-
venport, 1850; Muscatine, 600; Burling-
ton 3,760; and keokuk, 1850.
! ENIGRANTs.-Several large trains of emf
grants passed through town yesterdav.-
| They were well supplied with furniture,
stock and agricultural implements, ready to
"pitch in" to the soil when they find loca-
ton, suitable to their taste. That's the way
to do.-Bur. GdS.
= The "Denton House,"a large Hotel
in Davenport, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the Goth inst. Loss $4,000. In
surance s. 900.
CT. Judge Love has refused to grant an
injunction against repairing the Railroad
Bridge on the Mississippi, at Davenport.
Ey- The citizens of Iowa City are max
ing every possible exertion to encourage
the establishment Of manufactures of vari-
Gus kinds in their town. A very sensible
movement.
CO The Burlington Uaukeye, of the 2Sth
ult., says ''a herd Of 400 fat cattle crossed
the river yesterday, going East. The aver
age shipments Of cattle over the G. 3. & @.
r. r., for the last week, is 600 per day."
Now Is the Time.
| Owing to the financial revulsion which
lately paralyzed, in a measure, the specula-
tive mania which prevailed throughout the
country, the high prices at which real estate
was held, have fallen to more correct figures,
and man with but small capital can OBJ
tain comfortable home for himself and
family on the broad and fertile lands of this
State.
| In the course of year or two, prices Of
real estate will rise to much higher figures
than it can be bought for now, and those
who purchase at the present time, will find
themselves in condition which they would
call wealthy, even before they are aware of
it. Indeed, this has been the case in thou