Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-04
IOWA NEWS.

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JAoKeos 0ousrY IrsMs.-We learn from
the Maquoketa Escslsior that band of
|tkisves and csunterfsiters was broken up by
The citisens Of Bellevue, last week, and three
of their number bound over for trial.-Lew.
10, the principal in the attempted robberies
At Bellevue. escaped from custody, on Tues.
day evening Of last week.-A little rson. of
John Fairman, Of Washington township,
had his arm drawn into q sugar-oans mill
and crushed to the shoulder.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH A BEAR.-The In.
dependence Eagle says that on 10th inst,
. NJ, Joel Allen killed black bear weigh
ing between ft ur and Eve hundred pounds.
near Brandon in Buchanan county. The
same paper contains the following: ks.Mr
Abner Campbell, Of Opeida township, Del
aware county, killed bear on the 10Th inst,
two miles vest Of Nottingham. He shot at
the bear while on his horse, was thrown of,
and then attacked Bruin with the butt Of
his gun. Before he succeeded in killing the
animal, he was badly bitten in hand, an
arm, and foot. The bear was very poor,
yet weighed TWO hundred pounds, Such. an
animal has not been seen in Delaware county
for long time until this one made its ap-
pearance."
LINN CouNrY Nearly $500 votes were
polled in this county at the late election,
heing an increase Of about seven hundred
over the vote Of last year. In 1855 the
total vote was about 1900. The vote this
year exceeds that Of any other inland couR.
ty in the State and only four river coun.
ties, Dubuque, Scott, Desmoines and Lee
have polled as many votes.-The project oi
extending the O., I. & N. r. r. from Cedar
Raj ids to Marion is nooted. The Regists,
expresses fears that the Cedar Rapids man
ayers would 60 arrange matters that nearly
all the business would be compelled to stor
at that point, and ridicules the project al
'the plug railroad" THE Ne.rs says tina
ten-year old school boys remember wher
Mt. Vernon had only population Of 200
souls. 1t now has thousand, one Of TIL
best literary institutions in the State, eigh
dry goods stores, two hotels. Touring mill
&C., &C., and not single saloon, bowling
alley or gambling house. - '
The Iowa Institution for the Deaf ani
Dumb, at Iowa City, is now open for the nd
mission of pupils, with enlarged acco,noda
tons. Board and Tuition are offered with
out charge. AAll who will aid 10 extending
this notice, will confer benefit upon tn
unfortunate class for whom the Institution
was established. ". E. IJAMs, Principal.
The Chicago, Iowa 4 Nebraska R. r.
has recently put on 40 more new freigh
cars, in order to do the business that j
now offered. ''*'A 81. -asAt
/ j. G. Jennings, Superintendent of tn
Custom House Works at Dubuque, la
been removed by the President, and Eli
Parker, Chief Of the Six Nations, appointe
in his stead. .. 50. 81 Lssa
| Auo MAI ielIo A@P|eSS ouuouuCes VIC Ae
turn of Henry Grow of that place and JOIN
Staley Of Tama county, from season
sojourn in the Rocky Mountain gold mines
They design going back in the spring, repor
the miners making good wages, and brough
with them specimens of gold, silver, platins
copper, lead and iron ore. " III
- Webster's New Dictionary is no,
ready for delivery to those school district
in the State, which have forwarded thei
ordeis through tie Auditor of State, an
made the half payment as required by law
The present places of deposit are in los
City, Dubuque and Burlington, where orde,
from the Auditor will be received. Othe
districts in the State, desiring the wcr
under the low and favorable terms made b
the publishers, in compliance with the Ia,
passed by the Board OF Education, for i,
introduction in the schools of this State
should subscribe forthwith.