Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-29

Dec, 275 go 2sG. 900 aI.ltO 200 40
TOT, $40 osG 900 7os, COO rs 70. 8 2oa 7e
For PIXIES PEA0-Thc B,,gie says
that the first train for Pixies Peak
from the East, arrived in Council
Blutfs on Monday Of last week. They
will rem tin there until early Spring,
then push forward to the Gold Mines.
GOLD RocKERs.-Thc Bugle also
mentions the invention aud manufact-
ure Of an improved gold rocker in
that city.
The Bugle also says that the one
would be a convenient thing in a
family, as when it is Invested of the
hopper it is precisely like the cradle
that most people rock babies in and
might answer double purpose in
many cases.
LAND ENTERED IN Council BLUFFS.
Amount of land entered at the Land
Office in Council Bluffs during the
week ending Jan. Is, 1859:
w,h C,sh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 900 acres.
warrants. .............. .....Z SUI
Total. 1900
CArAMouNTs.-lhe Council Bluffs
Bugie says tina, ION Thursday morning
some animal came to their hen house
and carried eff their prize Malay Roos-
ter. BY the aid of our trusty dog. we
succeeded in finding where he had
been carried to, anc buried in
bunch Of leaves.
We placed a small steel trap care
fully in the bunch beside him; and
the next morning, to our great Joy,
we found II large catamount with his
foot in our trap. From the action of
our dog, we guessed that the one we
had was not the only trcspasser upon
our hen coop, and we set the trap
again, and the next morning found
another catamount safe. We set the
thirp time and found the trap "snap-
ped" the next morning, from which
we Judge there is more of the "var-
mus about.
Ii our readers discover a lack Of edi-
torlal in next weeks Bugie, they may
say the editor has gone a trapping"
The DrBuouE MuRpERER.-Johnson
the Dubuque murderer was not hung
yesterday pursuant to the sentence of
the Court. District Attorney Barker
has decided that the appeal taken to
the Supreme Court operates as stay
of execution.
HoKsgs DRowNEp.-Two teams at
Musca' ine--one belonging to Mr..
Swinehart and the other to Mr.. S,ull
employed in hauling ice, broke
through on Tuesday morning last, and
one of the horses of Mr.. Swinchart's
team was drowned before they could
be extricatcd. a team belonging to
Mr.. Bartlett, of Muscatne Island, on
the same day also fell through the ice,
some three miles below the city, on
the river, and both horses were drown
ed. MIR. Bartlett was driving the
team, and narrow y escaped meeting
the same fate, as the wagon also broke
through.
The BADGE AT CLINroN.-Thc
Clinton WerdM Of the 22d gives the
following description of the bridge now
about to be constructed at that place :
"The bridge commences on the east
side Of Little Rock Island, at a point
nearly opposite Lambs saw mill. The
western ahutment stands on the Island,
and is to be of solid masonry, 90 feet
in length at the base, tapering to %
feet at the top, aud 10 feet in thickness
at the base, tapering to 6 feet at the
top. The distance to the Illinois shore
is l,4OO feet, which is to be divided
into seven spans OF 200 feet each. Each
span resting on a per of solid masonry,
of the same dimensions as those of the
abutment described. Both the abut-
ment and piers will be built of solid
pile work, there being 10 piles for the
foundation Of each of the former, and
80 piles for that of each of the latter"
The bridge is to be completed before
tt 9 lst of November Of the present
year.
A RAILROAD BRlDGE AT DUBUQUE.
The Dubuque Herald thus speaks
Of a Railroad Bridge across the Missis-
sippi River at that point:
"Whether there is to be bridge
across the river at this point, immed;a-
'ely, is matter of some doubt-that
there will be, eventually, is SUPPOSE
ton hopefully entertained by many
both here and at Qua eth. One thing
is certain-that several points on the
Mississippi are in process of being, or
soon will be, bridged, and the Railroad
IN the N ,rth-West which first secures
the crossing, will secure an important
advantage. In view of the fact, it is
to be hoped that the Bridge at this
point will be pushed ahead. Several
Eng neers we're engaged yesterday in
examining the character Of the bottom
OF the riyer-with a viow of osco.t.,,