Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-08

sTAr. sTEss.
eChassss Dewey. . lawyer d Sydney,
Fremont Co., and formerly Of Indiana,
Vas drowned in the Missouri river, on
the sth ult., while bathing. The Page
county Herald states that he was a
graduate Of Hanover College, Ind,
was . son Of Judge Dewey Of that
State, and had beeu in Iowa about
eighteen months.
benjamin Grossmau, Esq, has re-
tired from the Fl. Madison Plaindedler.
and is succeeded BY Mr.. Staub, late
foreman of the Office the editorial de-
partment is to be conducted BY 4
"thorough-going Democrat and an
able writer"
The report of Mr. Lathrop, Treasu-
rer of the Iowa State University, show.
the financial affairs Of that Institution.
TO be as follows:
From the report, it appears that the
amount Of University Fund loaned and
secured BY mortgage, is S44,79l.s4 !;
amount due on land sold, Se3, 1854, 90 !;
amount Of principal on hand in cash,
$07O,14 the whole amount of princi-
pal IL, 500 1851; there yet remain
$4,000 1900 acres of unsold land,
the total value Of which is, So, 946,35 !;
the total estimated value of University
Fund 10, $l7I,SO2,28; the amount Of
interest due Jan. LIST, 1850, but yet re.
naming unpaid is,$9, 73O,64 the amt
Of interest on hand At the date of ad-
journment was about $3.50.
CATHOLIC PRIEST DRowNED.-In-
telligence has been received 10 this
city that Rev. Peter Mague, formerly
OF st. Matthias Church, 10 this place,
was drowned one day last week while
attempting to cross q creek in Wash
ington county. He drove his buggy
to the banks Of the stream, and asked
party Of boys standing near, if it was
safe to cross. They told him it was,
whereupon he made the attempt, but
was swept into deep water by the cur
rent, and both himself and horse we're
drowned. Lis body was recovered on
Sunday last, and inferred at Richland,
in keokuk county. The deceased was
for some mouths in charge of the
Catholic Church at this place, and only
left it last Spring. lie has since re-
sided, we believe, at Washington, and
was on his way to Henry county,
when death overlook him in the man
ner described. lie was a native Of
France.-Muscotine Journal.
There have been eight deaths by
drowning in and near Dubuque, the
present season.
Our exchanges continue to bring us
most favorable accounts of the crops,
The prospect is that there will be no
drawback in any portion of the State.
A man named Turner was killed at
Keokuk lately, by locomotive. The
Journal says, he was seen running
toward the track while the locomotive
was in rapid motion. The engineer
blew the whistle continually, suppos-
ing that the man would stop before he
got to the road finding, however. that
he was getting into danger, he shut off
the steam, hoping to stop the train in
time to save the man, but all his efforts
were fruitless; he continued to run
towards The train till he was struck BY
the locomotive and killed. What his
OF jGct was, no one can tell.
The OTHER SiDE.-Some days since
We copied an article from the Lyons
City advocate, entitled IAN Inhuman
Transaction" which was to the effect
that man and bis family stopped at
a hotel, in the city of Keokuk, with a
sick child, that the child died, that the
man, on coming to pay bis bill, found
himself short $ll, which he agreed to
send back from Burlington, that the
landlord demanded security, and in
default Of anything else detained the
dead body Of the child, that the man
being a stranger and without money
had to leave the body, that he went
to Burlington. and on returning in a
day or so, found that the child was
buried, that he paid his tavern bill,
went to the potter's field, dug up the
child, and started for the boat, that
before reaching the boat, a police
officer tapped him on the shoulder and
required % for the Overseer of the
Poor, which sum he finally paid, and
got of without being devosred.
The Valley Wing, published in that
city thus explains the matter which
gives it q different aspect:
"Mr. Jones, THAT was the strangers
name,. after the death of bis child.
carried his baggage out by back door
and got his family off to the boat
without the knowledge Of the land.
lord, IS We are informed BY the land.
lord and his assistants. He then re.