Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-10

AVG euss5e Po'Sce force OF keOkul
has been disbanded-reason assieset
II economy. On the subsequent nigh
several robberies and burglaries wer,
committed.
The crew Of . row boat ct Keokuk
which carries Eve men, challenge AM
boat club on the Upper Mississippi, I.
run a race for 800 to S2OO-timc
place and distance to suit any part,
accepting the challenge.
The waverly (Bremer county, Re-
publican Of the Sd inst, states that Mr.
Mary c. Hurlbut was drowned in th,
the river at that place while returnin,
from church on the evening of Thurs
day, the 25 ult, Quite . number o
persons had reached the river bank
and in their anxiety to cross, over
loaded the skiff. When the boat hat
nearly reached the opposite shore i
filled and sunk to the bottom, leavin,
the passengers, eight in number, adrif
in the rapid current.
The Post says that Messrs. Newton
d Hussey have retired from tho Jour
nal Office, and the whole concern ha'
been sold to A. G. Selman of this city
Msssrs. Smith t. Gwin are hereafter t.
publish it for Mr.. Selman, who IL moi
to take an active part Mr.. Smith
is new conner in this city, and gen
tleman with whom We are unacqusint-
ed, yet we welcome him among u.s.
and can only wish him more success.
than has fallen to the lot of his pre-
decessors.
The Muscatine Journal announces
the arrival Of the Wy-to-ke-qua, Of
the Musquakee, in that city. HIS out
fit consisted of . dirty blanket and
leggings of old sacks. He reports hi.
tribe, which resides in Tama countyin
a starving condition. Some scoundrels
presented Wy-to-ke-qua with strong
drink, and he drought up" in the
calaboose.
ALMOST A SlckLEs CAsE.-Last
week, says the North Iowa Times, al
most Sickles tragedy occurred at Mo-
mona. The Times gets its particulars
from head quarters : ut seems mar
ried lady of pleasant disposition, had
written sundry letters to a young man
Of easy virtue, requesting an interview.
The interview is supposed to have t.
ken place, and the discovery Of the
fact led the jealous husband to exam
inc the drawers (buresu) of his angel,
and an extensive correspondence roll
ed out. Then he fsolishly got angry,
and upon his wife's return he threat
ened ito whale" her. Her lover hear
ing the muss. "pitched in" to the as
sistance Of the lady, and q "bit of a
shindy" was the consequence. An out
cider interfered with warlike ADVICE,
and a proposition to furnish weapons Of
death to the young Lothario-which
we're not used. After some noise and
q few scratches the parties nuit-.l---
SUIT followed, two Of the parties are
bound over to court for assault, the
beau has escaped to Pixies Peak, and
the lady has sensibly returned to her
forgiving lord.
We mention no names for the rea-
son that we do not think such scan-
dial should be bowed over the United
States to the disgrace of all who may
be named in the report. This Incl
dent is good enough without names"
Polk CouNrY.-The Judge Of Polk
county has issued two proclamations
authorizing the citizens Of that county
to vote, at an election to be held on
the 23d Of May, on two propositions !;
one to issue the bonds of the county
to the amount of $4,000 to build a
Court House, the other to issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 to aid in Sc
curing the location of the State Agri-
cultural College in that county.
Pixies Peak emigration is gradually
subsiding. The bubble has burst. 1t
was . stupendous swindle.
The North Io,oan has been pur.
chased by Mr.. Brush, and is loon to
be going As a Republican organ.
BAY STArE.-The Marshall County
Times says, son OF David Allen &C.
cidentally shot his brother, . few days
since whole charge Of shot was re-
ceived in his face.
ANOTHER EDIroR FlxED.-Mr. Jesse
Clement, editot Of the Dubuque Times
was married on the 25th ult., Winona,
Minnesota, to Miss Lucetta A. Blood,
Of that place.
A Strange Advertisements.
We find in the Zanesville Courie,
an advertisement of Solomon Sturres.