Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16
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q DRowNED.-On the 10th alt, an old Irish
2 woman named Mary Oady was found
! drowned in Silver creek, in Clinton county
A coroner's jury rendered verdict OF "ao'
0 lcidental drowning" % ss -.sgs 80 80
: PANrHERs.-The St. Charles (Floyd Co..
Intelligencer, of the 1st., says several pam
+ theirs have been seen in that vicinity lately.
! One was killed near Floyd, recently. BY Ben
J jamin Cook, which measured eight feet in
length. The skin of the animal stuffed is
now on exhibition in Floyd village.
IHpoRrRD FowIs.-The Davenport Demo-
crat and Nesos says Mr.. VIM. Allen has inn
ported lot Of Spanish Ducks, and some Af-
rican Geese, for the Scott County Agricul-
tural Society. They are described ss follows:
"The geese are larger than the American
fowl, having curiously shaped head and q
very long neck. The ducks are much larger
than the common American, and are much
handsomer. Some of these have very large
crests of feathers on their heads, which
gives them very odd appearance" -. ..l.
Mr.. Edward Ryan, farmerlof Buchan-
an county, was killed on the 22d ult.,
by the falling of heavy gate upon him.
The barn of Mr.. Singingmsster, Eesr
Tallyrand, Keokuk county, was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 9th ult. A
horse and mule persisted in the flames,
and large quantity of grain, several plows,
&C., were also destroyed. The Sigourney
Democrat estimates the loss at $4,000. The
fire is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary. -..,......-,--r..
MURDER.-A man by the name of Brook
ins shot Mr. Roony, Of Westield, Plymouth
county, two weeks ago, so as to cause his
death four days after. At last accounts
Brookins had not been arrested, although
reward of $3.50 is offered by the County
Judge. The men got into dispute about
one bushel of wheat, which resulted as
above stated. We learn these facts from
the Sioux City Register. ....
SINGULAR DEArH.-Some days ago Miss
Mary Gould, adopted daughter of Mr.. J. E.
Gould, of Pleasant Valley, Scott county,
slipped and fell, striking the back part of
her head upon the frozen ground. She was
not considered dangerously hurt. In few
hours she complained of being sleepy and
retired. During the day she was awakened
several times, but continued to show dis
position to sleep. When last awakened
she went into commissions and died. Her
funeral took place on Thursday last.
sU1c1DE.--A young man by the name of
William Taylor committed suicide few
days ago by hanging himself, in Bloomfield
Township, Clinton county, at the farm of
Bray Wiley. The Maquoketa Excelsior,
from which we learn the circumstance, says
young Taylor complained to Mrs. Wiley that
ne could not sleep of nights. No other
cause is assigned for the rash act. He had
no relatives in that part of the country,
having come from Dubuque last April, since
which time he had been working on the
farm of Mr.. Wiley.
THR CLINTON BR1DaE.-The railway bridge
over the Mississippi river at Clinton, thirty
miles above the Rock Island Bridge, is pro-
crossing rapidly. That portion of it from
the Illinois shore to 'sLittle Rock Island,".
comprising seven spans of two hundred feet
each (of McCullum's Patent Truss) is nearly
completed. 1t is expected that the cars will
cross to the Island by the last of this month
whence passengers and freight are to be con-
veyed to the Iowa shore by ferry. The
bridge, when completed entirely across the
river, will form connection for the 'lllinois
Grand Trunk Railway" with the 'Chicago,
Iowa and Nebraska Railway" at Clinton,
giving direct connection, without change
of cars, between Chicago and Cedar Rapids.
Lieut.. Governor Faville was elected
County Judge Of Mitchell county at the
late election.
The next session of the General Assem-
bly will convene at Desmoines, on Monday,
the 9th of January.
The Supreme Court is now in session at
Desmoines. Its work will probably con.
tinue until early in January, at which
time the newly-elected Judges will be in
augurated.
k'LLED.-On the Both ult., man named
Daniel Harrigan was found lying dead at a
shanty in Mt. Pleasant. He had been muir.
dered in an affray at liquor saloon. His
head was lying on stick of wood, and on
his knees stone weighing about fifty
pounds. Some of the town are criminated
in the crime. Daniel O'Casey, liquor SELL
er at Mt. Pleasant, has bas been fined $40
and costs, for selling liquor to the youg men
of that place.
FROM PlKE's PEAK-Jones, R ussell &
Co.'s Express arrived at Leavenworth on
the I'd inst, from Denver Nov. oath. with
$25,oOo in gold dust and $4,000 more in
the hands of passengers. The report
from the mines is favorable. The miners in
the mountains had pretty much ceased work.
ing on account of the cold weather, but are
now drifting with much success, and throw
ing up dirt to be worked in the spring. The
prospects of the quartz leads was very en-
couraging. Business in different towns, and
particularly in Denver and Auraria, was
brisk and dust was plenty. The latter ar.
ticle was bringing but SIT per ounce in coin.
Coin was exceedingly scarce, and most of
the business was transacted with dust. =
, Provisions were plenty, but it was thought
} that the stock of flour might run out before