Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22
IOWA NEWS.

Ill. 'Hos. y. otreet mas become assOci.
ate editor of the Oskaloosa Times.
The. dubuque Gas Works were sold by
the Sheriff on the lltll inst for the sum Of
$9l 500.
"A new military company has been
formed at Dubuque, called tho "Governor
Grays.'' .E% ttFEEI1""
No CHANCE FOR LAwYERs.-Judging from
the following, clipped from the Fro ont
County Herald, litigation in Montgomery
county is at a decided discount: '.The
Docket presented a list of Is cas- cs all told ::
four of these were withdrawn, dismissed,
and the remaining were disposed of with :.
out empanneing a jury. The Grand Jury
was in session about two hours, and finding
nothing to do, adjourned. Court was in
session about two days" Tho county con
tains about 1000 inhabitants.
FOUND DRoYNED.--W learn from the
Davenport Neaos that on Sunday last the
body OF man, between thirty aud forty
years OF age, wa; found floating in the riv-
er near Rockingham. The body presented
the appearance Of having been in tho water
two or tllaee weeks. The name of the dis
eased, from an old account back found on
the b dy, appeared TO be Heinrich S ntagg
and the contents of the book further show.
ed that he was German by birth, and
had come to this country in 1852, and that
he had formerly worked in Albany, N. Y
An inquest was held by the Coroner, and a
verdict returned of accidentally drowne!.'
MArRlMoNlAI..-The local editor Of The
keokuk Post thus discourses on this inter
esting topic: ga census of Van Buren,
county shows that Of the u Unmarried persons
there are ten males to each nine females
There is nothing very remarkable in that.
Every county in the State is in the same
deplora'lo condition, the disproportion in
the new counties being still greater. In
fact there are about ten thousand more males
than females in the State. One paper up in
the Safe inquiries where they are all going
to get wives. That question fnds its own
answer in the fact that in the Northeast the
disproportion is on the other side of the
house. SO that the ten thousand unfortunates
that's our fx-must cut out some Others
or look Eastward for supplies, though he
majority of them must admit that for per-
sonal beauty, affection, good sound sense and
mplishments, the ladies' of Iowa have
no supcriors."
The total liabilities of Dubuque, accor-
ding to the auditors report, are nearly one
million of dollars.
Gen. Jones has lately been rendered
a public dinner by the citizens of Dubuque,
but owing to thu pressing business incident
upon getting ready ter his journey to Bogo-
ia, he was compelled to especially decline
the rrotfered honor.
The Clinton Herald says the work OF
bridging the Mississippi river at that place
is rapidly progressing, the piling being
about one-half completed, and large
quantity of stone, ready prepared, lying up.
on the levee the work of laying which is
to commence Immediately. A large force
is employed, and has been for some two end
half months, with the expectation of hav-
ing the bridge between the island and the
Illinois shore completed for use the coming
fall and winter.
CoUNTERF EITERs AREEsTED.-Two men
were arrested at New London, Henry coun>
ty, last week, on suspicion of being coun-
terfeiters. The parties are an old man,
who gives his name as VIM. Latta, and a
young man who has recently been in the
employ of Mr.. Bacon. of Washington, Iowa.
The old man came to Washington from Wis
consn, and left shortly afterwards with his
young confederate under circumstances
which gave rise to suspicion. Information
was given to Sheriff Gallagher, of Fairfield,
and Sheriff Deyol and Deputy Penny, of
Mt. Pleasant, who traced the suspected par.
ties to New London and made the arrest.
About $4,000 in counterfeit bills on the
Sank City Bank, Wisconsin. were found in
10 10 xxybn
rested. An Examination was had, and the
old man was held to bail in the sum $4,000,
and the young one for 5000, in default Of
which they were committed to Jail.
c.. & N. r. R.-Tbe cars commenced
running to Mt. Vernon on this road last
Monday, 18th. They will be running to
Cedar Rapids by the 4th ofJIly.
AT the late session of the District
Court in Delaware county, man named
Davis was convicted of forgery, and SEN
fenced to two years i'm, rsonment in the
penientiary.
The iowa City papers complain of
the operations of burglars in that city,
Tie hardware store of s. Bacon was enter
ell on the night of the 18th inst, and gold
watch and pocket cutlery, in value between
5000 and $500, were stolen.
WARDEN OF THE PENlTENfGARY.--Edwa
A. Layton, of Fit. Madison, has been appoin-
ted Warden of tho Iowa Penitentiary, by
the Board of Inspectors, in place of DR.. In
skecp, whose time expires on the 3Oth of the
present month.
The citizens of Burlington cast only
thirty mine votes at the election to deter
mine whether they should be separate city
organization for school purposes, one vote
being against it. The Burlingtonans are "a
leet5e more Indifferent about these matters
than the Muscatiners.
"A little daughter of Henry B. Hatch, of
Sumner Township, Buchanan county, was,
on the Sth inst. SO severely burned BY fire
communicated to her clothing, that she
died the next MOI ming. The Independence
Guardian says she had set fire to the prai.
rie grass, and the flames were communicated
to her clothing. She was eleven years of
age.
"A Pixies Peak team, from Wisconsin.
stopped at Dubuque few days ago. The
proprietors being disguised with emigrating,
particularly in the direction of the P. r.,
determined to sell out. Their outfit was
put mp at auction. Three yokes of cattle
brought $40; the wagon $3.50, and the
provisions some S25 more. They did bet
ter than they would if they had gone on.
The Maquoketa papers publish an ac-
count of queer occurrence at that place.
On a recent Sabbath. as the society Of the
Methodist Episc pal Church was performing
the ceremony OF baptism by immersion, a
Mr.. Clark approached an old man named
RhodeS, and said to Him :-s.Wel, Uncle
Daniel, how long has it been since you-were
baptised ?" cts been great many years
since, my frien1," responded Uncle Daniel.
"Well, Uncle Daniel, think it'sabout time
you were baptsed over again." responded
Clark, and suiting the action to the word,
he give him shove which sent him spraw-
ling on all fours in about three feet Of water.
The Sentinel says the probable explana-
ton of this strange proceeding is, that I'm
Gle Daniel' did Clark out of SIS once, and
the latter took this queer mode Of revenge
Cuu,r SNow Srnpu IN App,r ut Al