Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-10
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
-Ebenezer s. Gage, one Of the pioneer
settlers of Iowa, died at Fairfield on the
26th ult. lie has been tor thirty years a
Free Mason.
Page County Herald Is the title Of
new Republican paper just started at Clar-
india, Page county, and published by c. A.
l. K. F. Shoemaker.
One Ct the Davenport bankers, says
the Nesss, recently got sold t. the tune Of
$4,000 by fellow named Clark, who, hav,
ing letter of credit for the amount, some.
how also contrved tc have a foe st'aile of
the letter OF credit. The genuine lie sold at
the State Bank which proved all right
The duplicate was not responded to pre-
sentation, and in the meantime Clark went
on tour to parts unknown.
On the I'd inst, as a son of Alderman
Treanor, his son-in-law, Martin Cullogan
and young man named Murphy, were
crossing the cat FISH river near Dubuque, in
q canoe, the waves swamped il. Treanor
and Cullogan easily swan ashore but
Cullogan, seeing Murphy struggling in the
rescue. 1t was fatal to him. Cullogan was
clasped by Murphy in his death grasp, and
and both were drowned.
The North Iowa Times says that the
Masons of McGregor, Prairie du Chen and
large PORTION Of Northern Iowa design
celebrating tho Gath Of June at McGregor.
1t is reported that the various Lodges of the
Northern counties ~ tar west As Cedar
river will be we'll represented. DR.. E, A.
Gilbert of Dubuque has accepted an invita-
ton to otticiate as Orator on the occasion
An excursion party from Dubuque has sig
ni6ed an intention t, be present.
They have organized "Society Of
Natural History" in Washington county.
The Keokuk Journal of the lst inst,
says that Phillip Nash has beea c. nvictsd
of murder in the LIST degree.
LAMENrABLE AFFAIR IN MARSHALL Co. -
From the Marshall county Times. of the Sd,
we learn that one Samuel Coble and DR..
Isaac Bissell, both residents of that county,
got into difficulty, in which DR.. Bissell was
shot and instantly killed by Cob 9, who was
arrested, to be tried on the 7lh. Dr.. Bissell
leaves wife and one child. Ccble, also,
has family, consisting Of wife and five
children.
"A company Of returning Pixies Peak
boys, numbering about Is men, from Iudi-
ana, Illinois and Iowa, rescued young
woman from the clutches ola Norman train
on the Skunk river, on the 29,h ult. By
some RI marks she made, they found cut
that she was taken against her will, and
the very boldly and resolutey took her
from the Mormons. There was show Of
guns and pistols or both sides, but fortu-
nately no fight.
We learn from the Davenport Meas OF
last Friday, the 81, that on the night pre-
vious Thursday mighty II most destructive
fire (the work of an incendiary) occurred at
Leclaire. The handsome and commodiouS
Presbyterian church, the finest building in
that beautiful little city, was entirely
destroyed. The church was built about
two years ago at a cost Of $40 900, and was
only insure ed for 1900. 1t is severe loss
not only to the congreg .tion, but t. Leclaire
itself. The Congregational church there
was also set on fire on Monday night, whilst
they were holding meeting and preparing
for an ordination iu the building. 1t was,
however, extinguished without much damage
being done.
The Free bridge at Waterloo is in
state OF rapid progression. says the Register.
BuRLNeros.-The popula ton of BurIng
ton is e,o33, of which 4,9l7 are males and
Ais females.
OLD SErTLERs.-The old settlers of Bur-
lington will celebrate the anniversary of
their society on the LIST of July.
DECLINED Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Iowa
City, has declined the call extended to him
by the Baptist Church Of Dubuque. Rev,
7. S. Griffith, of Dubuque, has had call to
become pastor of church at anton, H.
1t is the largest Baptist church in that State
His services expire at Dubuque July first
He will probably accept the call.
E,,r.rn D,p. oup,s A. tia Loaf .o,s;or
of the Desmoines, Iowa, Conference of the
United Brethren, it was:
ResolrAd, That we recommend those
sisters who have grace and ability to preach
to act as co IabOrers with us.
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