Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-24

LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.
sc. n. scuvEN, IS Dearborn street, Chicago
il our authorized agent in that City. -&S
COOP NEws.- Our citizens will be graft
fed to learn by the following note from Judge
Thaycr that he has at last obtained the county
stock in the NJ. l. NJ R. r. Co. SO long unjustly
withheld by the Company.
OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE,
MUscArIxE CITY, June %, 1859.
Mn. NTAnIN:-Permit me to inform the readers
of the Journal that have succeeded in obtaining
from the NJ. l. NJ. r. R. Co transfer Of the stock
due Muscatine county, being $150,00
dispatch from New York states that the trans
fer was made this forenoon. Yours, &c,
EDWARD THAYER County Judge.
SCHOOL TAX CONSTITUTIONAL. - Editor
Journal BY the following letter, received last
Monday, from the Treasurer of Louisa county, it
will be seen that the Supreme Court have passed on
the constitutionay of the school tax, and affirmed
it. As this is matter of public interest, you will
confer favor by publishing it. Respectfully,
W. 81.
CoLuMuBs CRY. June Goth, 1859.
Dear ri am advised by the Clerk of the
Supreme Court that the case of Louisa county rs.
NJ Davidson, suit brought to recover school tax
levied under the curative act of the Board OF Edu-
cation or rather by the Legislature, is decided in
school tax. Respectfully, W. A COTTON
BODIES FOUND. On Friday or Saturday
of last week two bodies taken out of the river
at Port Louisa-oue apparently that of boy, and
the same, it is supposed, that was drowned here
from the emigrant boat Texas. Both bodies were
in a very advanced stage Of decomposition.
AcolpxNr-A man by the name Of John
kerwic, in the employ of Henry OConnor, Esq we
believe, was thrown from one horse wagon which
he was driving, and had his head cut pretty badly,
at noon to-day. As he was driving down Pine
street, between First and Second, the horse, from
some cause other started to run, and turning IN
the direction of the freighthouse threw the driver
out on the railroad track, the wagon passing over
him. The horse kicked loose from the shafts at
the railroad and was caught at the fregh house.
Although the mans external injuries are not very
bad, it is feared he is hurt Internationally, 2oh.
UoRsE- THIEVES CAuGHT.-Mr. St. John, of
this city, and Mr.. Lee, living in the country both
Of whom had horses stolen, o. which we made men
ton last week. arrived this morning on the steamer
Blackhawk, bringing with them the animals stolen,
and also the thieves the latter of which were lodS-
ed in Jail here Their trail was marked by mule
in the company having very long foot the track
of which, the owner Of the mule, who was also in
pursuit, could not mistake. They were not over
taken until they had gone some distance back OF
st. 10, in Missouri The rascals, two in number,
say they are not "doing business on their own
capital" but represent themselves as in the employ
of man who was to meet them at some point in
Missouri and receive the stolen property from their
hands. We hope justice will be melted to them as
they deserve-frst for thieving under any circum
stances, and second, for stealing for another indi
viduaL-Daily, Goth.
ARREST OF THE HORSE THIEVES. The
gratifying success of Messrs St. John and Lee in
tracing the animals that we're stolen some ten days
since in this vicinity was owing in great measure
to the oddly of travelling mule among five horses
as the thieves did. The sight attracted the atten
ton of people along their route, and information
was constantly had by the pursuers that assisted
them to keep on the right track. The mule was
found on the road, somewhere near Hannibal, (not
St. 10. y No., with part Of halter on. Some dis
lance beyond this was discovered the place OF the
previous nights encampment, with fragment of
the mules halter still attached to stake. A storm,
it appears ragged during the night, and the mule,
taking fright, broke his tether and ran away. The
thieves and horses we're but half mile from the
camping ground, where they were arrested by
party of Missourians. The Missourians were eager
to wreak summary vengeance upon them after the
code of Judge Lynch, but the more moderate coun-
sells of fellow citizens prevailed, and the prison.
were safely returned here to await irregular trial
Some years ago, when horse thief succeeded in
reaching the border counties of Missouri, it was
considered useless to follow him farther as these
counties were rendezvous for such gentry from all
parts of the west but latterly, the citizens have
formed vigilance committees, and those who were
suspected of countenancing km;ght errantry of this
kind generally made themselves Scarce" So that
the individuals mentioned above instead of stopping
being harbored at the castle Cabin of any of their
friends, were obliged to "camp out" from which
circumstance they we're suspected and arrested by
the Missourians who, indignant at the bad reputa-
tation which they had formerly possessed abroad
on account of this floating population of thieves and
desperadoes are ever on the alert for suspicious
characters.
wWe have received the following note
from MI Ot. JOnD giving luFtheF anu CoFFecs par
tculars in regard to the horse thieves and stolen
animals
ave followed partly by the mule track, until they
lost that in the night by its straying from them;
after that there were heavy rains between them
and US. We then separated in order to get their
course. Mr.. Lee got in company with a man that
was travelling the road that the thieves proved to
have taken, and engaged him to get help and fol-
low them in case he could get track of them. He
did So and overhauled them before we got track Of
them. We met them about four miles on the re-
turn from where they took them.
'There are in the lot one dark bay mare-bob
tail and a fine animal-of about six years old, one
sorrel white faced crooked hiud-legged mare, very
old and of but little value, and enc sorrel horse
with small strip in the face, unsound in one hip,
about Isl or Is hands high, pretty well broken
down, and about 4years old. think said animals
were stolen from in or near Davenport. Any per-
son proving property and paying charges can have
them from me- WIN. ST. JOHN.
Muscatine, June 22d, 1852"
GOLD FROM THE PKAK.-We were shown,
on Monday last, by Mr.. I. F. SAMSON, who has just
returned from tho gold region, a specimen of gold