Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-11

tax u one per cent. on property N
that city. The assessment is Is, $780,
900. but . portion Of this covers terri
tory claimed not TO be subject to taxa
ton, according to the late decision Of
the Supreme Court in the Muscatine
case. Injuuctions against an assess-
ment upon that property have been
issued. The assessment, excluding
that territory, amounts TO about a.
OOO, 900, which would make the entire
tax to be collected, about $4,000, OF
which one-quarter is to be paid in
scrip, and three-quarters in cash.
An Iowa AUruoR.-We have it
upon the authority Of the Marion Reg
lister, that the author Of the humorous
serial now publishing in the "Great
Republic Monthly, "and entitled "Seven
years in ye Western Lande," is a store
keeper in one of the little towns in
Linn county.
The Delaware County Journal Of
the 4th, says that a young man OF
Delhi, but lately married, had occa-
sion to be absent from home some
time, but returning in the night, and
being tired, he sought his wife's cham
Der, and finding her las he supposedly
asleep, he laid himself quietly down,
thinking what surprise 1t would be
to her to find him alongside when she
awoke in the morning. Thinking
thus, he fell asleep, but morning came
at length, and on the little girl going
into the room to call the first occu-
pant of the bed to breakfast, it was dis
covered that there were two sleepers
in it, and that the gentleman's bedfel-
low was young lady, q friend Of the
family, who had arrived from the East
the day previous, and to whom his
wife's bed had been surrendered. 1t is
said that the scene which followed
beggars description, and must there
fore be left to the imagination.
A SOLID MAN IN OFFIcE.-George
Gillaspy has been elected Mayor Of
Ottumwa by a majority Of two votes.
He is the biggest Mayor in the United
States if not of the biggest town.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the Dubuque Custom House
will be conducted by the Masonic Fra
tern,ty of that city on Thursday, the
oath of May.
The Fort Madison Ploindeoler of
the 9th, says Gov. Lowe has appointed
Col. Dewey, Of Mount Pleasant, and
Thomas S. Espy and Robert A. Rus
sell of Fort Madison, a smelling COM
mittee to examine into the past con-
duct Of the Inspectors and the man
agement of the Iowa Penitentiary.
We may look for some fun, and per-
hsps breakers ahead.
The West Union Repiew learns, that
two young men at Frccport, were
fatally poisoned a few days ago, 81
eating wild parsneps. They were at
work in field, blowing, and when
they were found, one of them was
already dead. The other died soon
after.
NJ. Il NJ. r. R.-Mr. Carmichael,
who has the contract through Iowa
county, is pushing on with the work
this side OF Homestead, as fast as men
and means can do it. He informs us
that he will have it graded within a
few miles of Marengo in very short
time. 1t is his intention to have his
contract finished at as early day as
possible, and being an energetic man,
we look for him to be at work south
of town soon.-Morenyo Visitor.
The West Union Reyiew of tic 5th
is informed that of the fifteen or twen-
ty persons at Fayette who had in
tended to start for Pixies Peak, all but
two or three have given it up, and that
it is doubtful whether any of them
will 60 or not. This is rather sensi-
BILE.
The Gate City editor implores pco-
pie to bring back his COW. We thought
the bawling calf had lost something
Des MOines Citizen.
ADCIDENT.-The Anamosa Eureka
reports shocking accident that oc-
Cured near that town on Friday last,
resulting in the death of the youngest
son Of C. L. D. Crockwell. He &C.
companied his brother and another
boy named Byan in boat, on hunt
ing excursion. On discovering a musk
rat one Of the Crockwells discharged
his gun, and young Byan was also in
the act of firing when the other Crock
we'll raised up, Just at that moment,
and received the charge Of shot in his
head, woundipg him fatally. He ex-
PRED in less than an hour.
The Oskaloosa Herald is added to
the list Of Republican paper in Iowa