Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-03
IOWA NEWS.

The County Judge of Mitchell count
has let the contract for the construction o
a county Jail at Usage. The Jail is to cos
$4,000.
!. Mr. John Pierson, says the Burlington
Haaeheye, has donated SO, 900 to the Elliot
Seminary of the city of Burlington. Groun'
has been bought and an institution is to b
erected at a cost of $25, 700.
Davis county is entirely free from an,
Indebtedness no outstanding warrant
unpaid-and with over 50, 300 in tho treas
ury, and is perhaps in better fnancia
condition than any other county in tn,
State.
The Leon Decatur county, Pionee,
records tremendous hail storm ut tha
place on the 18th inst. All the glass wa
broken from the North windows, and tree.
are entirely stripped of their foliage.
We learn from the Fairfield Ledger
that the boiler in Blacks saw mill, Des
moines township, burst on the 18th instant
instantly killing Mr.. Titus Armstrong, mar
of thrty-seven years, and severely injurine
Mr.. Black. The safety valve of the boiler
was found to be rusted, and from it arose
the fatal accident without doubt.
MEDICAL WARFARE -CowuIDING. - Fol
some time a female physician, Mrs. Stillwell,
and he doctor named McNiel, at De Witt
have been enjoying bitter and very scan
dalous newspaper warfare. They not only
abused each other professionally but per-
sonally, and not only disgraced themselves
but the profession in which they doubtless
rank as arrant quacks. Things eliminated,
or salivated last week. McNel published
most UNANIMOUSLY contemplate article seve-
raj columns long in the STANDARD, about his
female opponent, in which, whatever he
proved her, he proved himself to be a dirty
dog, without spark of manhood. This
reused the ire of the madame, and arming
herself with cowhide she started in pur-
suit of her tradrcer. She met him in the
street, and in the presence of large crowd
commenced laying on the cowhide, which
he SO richly deserved. One blow brought
the blood from his face, and after sundry
scratches, he clasped her in his arms and
held her till she was released by the Mar
shal. So says the Journal, which closes its
account of the affair by saying the editor
entertains educ respect" for both parties,
and has endeavored to be impartial! Citizens
should impartially advise them both to leave
the community they have disgraced.
They are organizing military COM
pany at Oskaloosa, to be called the "Mahas-
ka Blues" Fred. S. Palmer has been cleo
ted captain.
The members of the Dubuque Bar
have subscribed $4,000 for the purpose of
establishing the largest law library in the
State, and in character with similar library
associations in large cities.
The Pacific City Herald says that seve-
raj emigrants have chosen to settle down
in Mills county, in going to Pixies Peak,
and thinks that if gold epidemic does no
other good It will at any rate lead to rap
id development of the Missouri slope.
Two CHILDREN ScALDED TO DEATH.-A
letter to the Dubuque Herald says that on
the 18th inst, two children of Mr.. Robinson
Clark, living in Otter townsip, Jackson coun-
ty, were scalded to death by the upsetting
OF stove and wash boiler. They were
seven and five years old.
The Express and Herald says a Bar
Association has been formed in Dubuque.--
1t commences with 20 members. Editors
were voted into the association with full
privileges provided they furnish the rooms
with files of their respective papers.
A fire broke out at Dubuque, on the
morning of the 9th, in the building known
as Odd Fellows Hall, and occupied by the
Post Office, Peoples Theatre, Lodge rooms
and three stores. The post office, theatre,
and other rooms, were destroyed. The
mails were saved.
"A Maquoketa paper of the 10Th, says
that the Maquoketa river is now clear of
snags and it is in a navigable condition,
having four and half feet of water, except
in one place where it is only three feet and
eight inches. The people entertain SAN
guine hopes of establishing steamboat COM
munication between their town and the
Mississippi river cities.
The Dubuque Erpress and Herald of
the 2lst says: yesterday afternoon Au-
ditor Spottswood and his mother came very
near heing drowned at the Jones street levee.
Mrs. spottswood came up on the Henry
Clay, and Mr.. Spottswood met her at the
levee with covered buggy. In attempting
to turn around, the horse backed the car
riage into the slough, burying carriage, oc-
cupants and horse under water. By the
assistance of the bystanders, they were with
difficulty rescued-the cover Of the vehicle
intervening materially with the operations
and by confning very nearly drowned them.
1t is most fortunate that the matter resulted
no worse for all persons.
The Sioux City Eagle of the 14th says
''From present indications and reports, there
will be fine wheat crop this season. But
this cereal has many and Obstructive ene-
mics, and ere harvest the fine prospects
may be dissipated. In this vicinity there
has been quite large breadth of ground
sown, and the wheat is looking very well
Should the season be propitious, there will
be no necessity for pound OF flour being
imported to this place next season. The
Fremont county Herald says: "Farmer.
have got their wheat sown, and report tina,
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