Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

E@The stampede for Pixies Peak has
much of the reckless enthusiasm which character
lied the crusaders in their campaigns to rescue the
Holy Sepulchre from infidel hands. Many are
setting out with such conveyances as will scarcely
be sufficient to take them q hundred miles instead
of a thousand, mostly through rough and unin-
habited country. Indeed it would seem that some
men have lost their reason in the universal mania
for gold seeking If their teams and provis-
ions are only sufficient for one days journey to-
wards "the Peak" of their golden anticipations,
they seem to be content in the belief that the
next day will provide for itself. Yesterday
we saw man bound for the tabled Ell Dorado
whose outfit consisted of rickety old wagon and
two yoke of very young and illmated cattle, while
he himself manned in one of his legs, was limping
along looking more like fit subject for some char
table hospital than one who was able to endure the
hardshps of the journey he had undertaken. Every
day we see such infatuated men vending their way
towards the great centre of attraction in the West
Many of them are penniless, without any precauton
against utter restitution and probable starvation
in case they are disappointed in finding gold. What
will become of them?-Daily, 12M.
~ Freeman Alger, appellant, vs.. W. G.
Robb Appeal from Muscatine county. Affirmed.
John Junkins, appellant, vs.. w. &. Robb. Ap-
peal from Muscatine county. Affirmed. eu,,
II. IL. Garpes, vs. W. Il. Kobb. Appeal from
Muscatine county. Affirmed.
The above decisions were made in the Supreme
Court at Davenport on Saturday last. They affirm
the constitutionaty of the Railroad tax levied to
pay the interest our county bonds issued to the
N. l. MR.. r. Mr.. Robb, as collector of the coun-
ty revenue, seized property belonging to the above
named plaintiffs to satisfy said tax-hence the legal
action which has thus resulted in establishin the
validity of the tax.-Daily, 18th.
FRIEND MAHIN In the Journal of the
18th inst you state that in the cases of Alger and
others VS.. Robb, the Court affirmed the constitu-
tionality of the Railroad tax.
Permit me 20 say, that the only point presented
to the Supreme Court was, whether the warrant
issued BY the County Judge to the collector of taxes
was a sufficient justification IN suit brought
against him for seizing property to satisfy the Rail
road tax.
The constitutionalty of said tax was not before
the Court for consideration and could not have
been decided D.C. CLOUD.
FROM KANsAs.-Messrs. H. Q. Jennison
and J. B. Cass arrived on the steamer Canada this
morning, from Lsavenworth, where they spent
number of weeks. They report that the rush to
the South Platte gold mines is beyond all precedent
Fifty thousand people have already started from
the various Quitting points the Missouri river
Messrs. Jennison and Cass concur in the general
opinion that gold exists on the South Platte, but
doubt whether it is in sufficient quantities to pay
They think vast majority of those who are going
there will be sorely disappointed, and say that
comparatively few of the Missouri river people are
going to the mines. They prefer to wait for con-
frmation of the gold stories.-DaIy, Sth.
COLUMBUS CITY IrEMs.-We compile the
following from the Enterprise of the eth:
The ''Union Guards" Capt. w. w. Garner, have
resolved to purchase new caps and plumes. They
have also adopted resolution Ito their credit be It
KNOWN prohibiting any member from engaging in
the sale of liquor as beverage under penalty of
dismissal from the company.
At the last meeting of the Temperance League,
on the evening of the 7th inst, John P. Gets was
expelled from the society. A very interesting lee
ture was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Salter, of Burling-
ton.
Col. Garner has been appointed Justice of the
Peace in place of w. G. Allen, resigned.
SAVE Your MoNEY..--We would call the
attention of our readers to the fact that money
may be saved by buying your Boots and Shoes at
KErcHAx's City Boot and Shoe Store, No. 176
Second street, whore you may find. at all times,
complete assortment Of both city made and East
ern manufactured work.
Mr.. EDITOR 1T appears that your weekly
of the Sth inst. has sum in it-something about
fencing. Suppose tract of land to be laid out in
the form of an equal square, and to be enclosed
with post and rail fence rails high so that each
rod of fence shall contain 10 rails How large must
this noble square be to contain just as many acres
as there rails in the fence that encloses it, so
that every rail shall fence an acre?
SOLUTION In mile there are, rods,
320x320-:-160-64O acres, and
320x4x10-12, 800 rails. '-----
Then as $40 H. 800 IL, 800 1855 900 rails, ans,
which will enclose $50, 900 acres.
PRooF.-1 mile equals 800 rods.
20 miles square.
$4,000
sides.
25600
10 rails to the rod.