Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-26
IONA NEWS.

The population of Keokuk is reported
in tho recent census at 10 .Os7, Fort Madi-
son 5000, West Point 760, and Lee county
30,94l.
SUSPENDED Tho proprietors of the X co.
kuk Journat (Democratic) suspended the
publication of their daily on the 22d insr.-
1t didn't 'pay." The weekly is continued.
IMposroR.-A man calling himself Seth
Underwood has been "taking in" the farm
ers in the vicinity Of Oskaloosa by preten-
ding to be in want of farm for which he
was ready to pay the cash. He stole various
articles from several families in which he
was kept over night free of charge.
"A prospectus 10 out stating that Messrs.
I. D. Eagal Of Davenport, and r. H, Syl.
vester Of lowe City, propose issuing on or
before the first of next January, a work to
be called the Iowa State Almanac and Sta
tistical Register tor 1860. 1t is designed to
embrace a historical sketch of the Territory
and stare of Iowa list of Governors and
State Officers, and Judiciary, from the or
ganization OF the State to the present time
the number and names of counties, dates If
organ cation, County Seats, and population
names of county officers, table of ce ,sus re-
turns, anil Popular Votes of 1853 8; Post
Offices and Post Masters, Literary and State
Institutions, Newspapers. Railroads, Orders,
Churches, Stage and Express Companies,
Platforms of Political Parties, and other
Historical and Statistical matter, togeth. r
with the National Platforms, Presidents
Cabinet and dietary of the U. 8. Mem
bers of Both Congress, &c.
RAILROAD CELEBRATION citizens of
Ottumwa propose to celebrate the opening
of the B. & NJ. r. r. to that place next week,
Sept let.
DEATH BY LIGHTNING. - At De Witt,
Clinton county, on Thursday of last week, a
young man was struck and instantly killed
by lightning. lie was engaged at work
upon the new Presbyterian church at that
place, and had just emerged from the door
way to leave the building.
Joseph Jacobs shot DR.. Lucas at Hope
Vile, Clark county, on the 9th Of August.
II seems that the DR., had threatened the
life of Jacobs and went to his house for the
purpose of putting his threat into execution,
when the intended victim s-turned the ia
bles" slightly, killed Lucas, and surrendered
himself to the authorities.
THREE BOYS SMorHERRD TO DEATH IN
SAND BANK.-Four boys, ranging in age
from TO 8 years, were buried alive by
sand bank caving on them at Dubuque, on
the 10th inst. Three of them were taken
out dead, and the fourtl, badly injured. -
The names of the deceas d were Patrick
Griffith, George Gassett and Matthias Meyer.
SYNOD OF IowA.-The Synod of Iowa will
meet in the First Presbyterian Church, Al
Vinton, on the 4th Thursday (22dD of Sep
tember, at half past O'Clock, P. NJ. Ar.
rangements have been made with the Yves.
tern Stage company, the r. R. and Steam
boat companies, to return persons in atten.
dance on the Synod free, who have paid full
fare one way.
WASHINGTON co., The Washington Pres
of the Gath says a man named Hopkins, Of
Oregon township. in that county, was ar
rested on charge Of brutal conduct to hi,
family. He beat his children with an OK.
CAD, and finally used it on his wife, knock.
ing her down aud beating her in shame
'ul manner. This is not his first offenSe OF
the kind He was released on bail. - Meesrs
Kilg"re, Rose Il Co., OF Washington, are
manufacturing variety Of sugar mills fol
crushing sugar cane nd will be able to sup
ply large demand this fall.