Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-10
IOWA NEWS.

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A new paper, called the Council Blut
Press, has been started in that city b
Messrs. J. f. johnson and O. d. Haven.
The amount of land entered at I'll
Council Bluffs Land Office, during the pa
week, was 500 acres-with warrants.
The North Io,oan, at Usage, Mitche
county, has changed proprietors and polite,
1t was formerly Democratic, but it is to b
hereafter Republican. A. X. Moultcn
Editor. :
The Dubuque papers notice the deaf
of George d. Nightingale, one of the mos
esteemed citizens of that place. lie
spoken of as being man of superior talent
and highly educated mind.--There is talk o
organizing Vigilance Committee in Du
buque to Suppress rowdyism. The Heral
tavors tho idea.
They are going to build free bridg
across the Iowa river, at Iowa City.
CLINTON oouNTY.-A German was thrown
from vicious mustang in Dewitt, few
days ago, and was fatally wounded by .
kick in the face. He died in two hours.
"A correspondent of the Dubuque .Sun
says that a proper investigation into the
origin of the late fire twill fasten it upon
one who was suspected of having set fire tc
the St. Cloud Hotel.' The same correspon
dent states that the actual corporate loss
to the stockholders of the building is $5S,.
900.
We learn from the State Reporter that
the good people OF Iowa City are putting
forth unu ual exertlons to assist those un-
fortunate persons who suffered loss by the
late tornado. A great gathering was held
at Germania Hall on Monday night. All
the Germans in the city agreed to close their
places of business to be present at the fune
raj. The funeral of Jesse Berry, who was
killed by the tornado, took place on the lst
inst. Two brothers of the deceased, who
reside in Indiana, arrived in time to be
present.
The citizens of Iowa City gave s'storm
concert" and "Hurricane Ball. on last
Monday evening, for the benefit of the
sufferers by tho late terrible storm in that
vicinity.
The Maquoketa Sentinel announces the
arrival of another boat at Bridgeport
Great rejoicing. The bridge which spans
the river at Bridgeport--a short distance
below Maquoketa, and which is an obstruc.
ton to navigation, the Sentinel says must
come down.
The Desmoincs Citizen of the 1st says
I. W. Griffith, of the U. S. Land Office at
that place, has been appointed Deputy U.
S. Marshal for the District of Iowa. 1t says,
''however much we may differ politically
with the Captain, we are glad to hear Of
his appointment He will make good
officer.
WEBsTER's DIoTIoNARY-PIoToRIA EDl-
TIoN.-The Messrs. Merriam are about is
suing a new edition of Webster's Una
bridged, comprising all the matter of the
previous editions, carefully revised, to which
is to be added nearly ten thousand pew
words, table giving the pronunciation OF
the names of nearly eight thousand distin,
guished persons of modern times, an explain
alton of the sense and peculiar use of words
and terms in the Bible, a valuable table
of synonyms, and much other useful and
important matter. The new edition will
contain fifteen hundred pictorial illustra
tions. This will be an interesting and i'm
portant feature. There are many hundreds
of terms that cannot be defined by words
SO as to convey a clear and definite idea.-
A pictorial representation places the matter
at once before the mind in the exact man.
ner desired. The specimens of cuts which
we have seen, are of the most excellent styl,
of art. Probably SO complete and satisfac
tory display of any language was never
before compiled, and certainly but few books
of more general use and interest were evel
printed.
ANT1-SLAvE TRADE MEETING AT VIcKs
BuRe.--The citizens of Vicksburg held 6
meeting, on the 2lst inst, to express tn,
public sense regarding the course of the late
Convention in that place in reference to the
opening of the slave trade. Henry S. Foott
called the meeting to order. w. L. Sharkey
was President. Strong resolutions were
passed. The Whig says:
The speeches of Judge Sharkey, William
@. Smedes, Esq, Col. 7. s. Martin Rev. Dr.
Marshall, ard Others, were rapturously ap.
plauded, which plainly showed that the pop
ular heart was with the conservative cause
in favor of maintaining the laws of the land
and respecting the cause of humanity, as wei
as against the introduction of "Guinea mig.
gers" to reduce the price of labor !
ONE OF THE REsULTs.-The canvass -ir
Virginia, just concluded, and that in Ken
lucky now going on, have effec.ually squel
ched the late excitement in the Republican
party, in favor of union with the Opposi.
tion Of the South; and, henceforth, all
attempts in that direction must be abandoned
as unnecessary and absurd. 1t is demonstra
ted that Republican men and Republican
measures have, at least for the present
nothing to hope for South of Mason's and
Dixon's line and that victory, if won a
all, must be the result of labor among thu
people of the North. The contests of which
We speak have had this good effect They
have taught the Republicans the necessity
of self reliance and of earnest effort. If i
be needed and put in practice, the party
to-day is stronger in the sixteen Free State: