Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-08
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
RAILROAD IRoN.-Ths Keokuk Gate ut
notices the arrival of 500 tons of railroa
iron at that place for the Ft. Madison an
Bloomfield Railroad. Il says q suf6cien
amount of iron is expected next week TO
the Mt. Pleasant road to o.rry that tract
to the point of junction with the Fort Madi
son road.
| ACCIDENTAL small lad IA years old, hat
his face terribly lacerated, and one, probs.
bly, both, his eyes put oat by playing will
gun-powder, in Burlington, the other day
He had filed an old molasses jug with thu
powder, applied burning paper to tho top,
and attempted to blow the flame, when i,
exploded in his face.
UNJUST REpoRr.-We hasten to correct an
injurious ru'nor going the rounds of the
press, (Which was given credence in our
own paperJ concerning the arrest of q
Methodist preacher named W. Watson, at
Glenwood, in this State, for counterfeit
ing. The name of the stationed Methodist
minister at Glenwood is Isaac Burns, and
there must be, therefore, some mistake about
the report. Whoever originated the story
if it is unfounded as We now have reason to
believe, has done a gross injury to the Meth :
odist Church and to the cause of religion
generally.
According to the Report Of tho City
Treasurer of Davenport tho total receipts
for the current year, into the Treasury,
were $lo2, l76 96-Expenditures $l0l,-
04s 60. The following are few items of
expenditure -
Police Department, $4.659 Al
Salaries City Officers, 5,407 10
Gas, 1894 50
Hospital, 1850 SO
Printing, 1,4l8 IS
GoPHERs.-A farmer writes the Prairie
Farmer, that these troublesome animals may
be easily destroyed by giving them castor
oil beans, of which they seem to be fond,
Drop them into their holes. One or two
Of these beans is said to cause immediate
death. The experiment. is easily made and
worth the trial.
ACCIDENT AT A FERRY.-A ferry boat con-
tanning team and Eve persons, which was
crossing Shelock river, Floyd county, on
the 18th ult., was carried by the wind and
current over dam. The ferry boat broke
in two, and the ferryman, Richard Reddy,
was drowned. The others, two women, one
man and a boy, were rescued with great diff
Guilty. One of the horses swan ashore,
but the other drowned.
The dead body of q man was recently
found near the road to Dubuque, two miles
east of Rockville, Delaware County. The
man is supposed to have been frozen at the
early part of the winter. The body was
much muti ated by the dogs or wolves.
SEED Wharf.-The Davenport News of
the 29th says that v. r. Rowe, Of that
city, has been experimenting on the wh eat
of last season, (1S5s,) and has come to
the conclusion that it is all good for seed
with the exception of the white kernels,
none of which he found to sprout.
DAVENPORT ELECTION. - The municipal
election in Davenport, on Satur urday last, re-
suited in the triumph of the Republican
ticket. Hon. E. Cook (Republcan) was
reelected Mayor over David Higgins
OemocraD by 100 majority. John Bech-
tel was elected City Marshal, L. Schriecker
Treasurer, L. Q. Burwell Clerk, and John
Johns Police Magistrate Republicans
except the latter. The Republicans also
elected four out of the six Aldermen.