Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-08
IOWA NEWS.

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RAILROAD LANDs.-23O, 400 acres of tile
lands granted to the Dubuque and Pacific
Railroad Company are to be offered for
sale, in New York and Dubuque, on the
9Th day'of June next. Mx M
-Enoch w. Eastman has written another
letter, which has been published in the
Knoxville Journal, giving additional aud
pnanswerable reasons for his refusal I'd
longer act with he sham Democracy. ..4,
WArELLo CouNTY.--The suit of the B. Il
NJ. r. r against Wapelo County was de-
cided ag inst the Road last week at Ottum-
wa. The ground of the decision was that
the Company did not tender the stock at
the time of demanding the Bonds Of tn
County Judge. The r. Il. Compsny will
carry it up-sp says the Burlington Hapk
eye.
FATAL AooIpaNT-We learn from the
Burlington Havheye that a young lad
named Francis Gay, living with his grand
mother, Mrs. D.rby in S,uth Burln,-
ton, while flying kite on Friday of last
week, walked backwards, and fell off
plank into a ravine. II, was not supposed
to be especially injured, but grew worse
until Sunday morning, when he died.
Cry ELECTION At KsoKUK. AT the mu-
nicipal election in Keokuk. on Monday last
the Republican ticket was triumphant by q
decisive majority. VIM. Leighton, the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor, received 100
majority over Hugh W. Simple, who was
the Democratic nominee for re electon.--
B. S. Merriam was re elected Recorder
and J. 7. Griffey Marshal Republi-
cans. The Republicans also elected three
Of the four Aldermen. Tn. whole vote cast
was 140O ,..-,.
The Odd Fellows of Davis Go. will cell
citrate the 26 h of April the 40th anniver-
sary of the Order in America with dinner,
music and GRAFTON, by S. A. Moore.
"A COW b lol ging to Mr. G. F. Thorn
a~, who lives about two miles from Wap ell
10, Louisa county, gave birth on the 25th
ult., to three fine hsifer calves, and all were
alive and doing we'll at the last acaouts.
TIE RUSH TO PlKE's FEAK.-The IL wa
City Republican says that Mr.. Dodge, Engi.
neer on the line of the NJ. &. NJ. R,ilroad
who came froul Council Bluffs last week,
passed and counted more than one thousand
teams on the road between that place and
Iowa City.
INFORMATION WANTED-Of the where.
abouts of Jacob Brown, who came to Iowa
f about twenty years ago, from Seneca o.,
Ohio, in company wit h man by the name
of Demum. They made a claim of some
land about 20 or 80 miles north of Burlington.
, Any person knowing anything of said JAG oh
Brown will confer favor by addressing
Geo. ". Brown, Iowa City.
| JA-rER CoUNrY.-The Free Press says
the Jail of that county is filed with men
!, under ind ictment for selling whisky con.
trary to law.-Thre hl nGred teams and
four hundred men, bound for Pixies Peak
: passed through Newton in three days.--A,
the last s. ssion of the District Court VIM
Hartzell recovered $500 of Henry Kenning
ton: for SANDER.
The municipal election at Iowa City
last Monday was about drawn battle =
the Republicans elscting six Aldermen, the
Democrats six, the Republicans part of the
City ticket and the Democrats part. TIE
vote on Mayor is, according to some counts
a tie, and according to others DR.. Mersman
is aid to be elected by ono vote. The Re-
publican charges illegal voting, by which
Col. Porter (the Republican candiGate) was
defeated. 1t says that more than halt q
dozen illegal Democratic votes have bee n
traced out. The total vote polled was o72
PRAYER FOR PROFITABLE SEEp-TIME AND
HAEyEsr.--The Right Rev. Bishop Lee, OF
this Diocese, in consequence of the recent
dealing of Divine Providence, recommends
the nse Of the following prayer GA occasions
of public worship, and particularly during
the remaining portion of the season of Lent
80 God, heavenly Father, who has pro-
missed in thy Holy Word that seed time and
harvest shall not cease; we beseech thee to
| have mercy upon thy people, and to behold
with pity all their affections Restrain, we
pray thee, all immoderate rain and waters,
and send us such seasonable weather that
The year may be crowned with thy good
ness, in the increase Of the ground, and the
gathering in Of the fruits thereof, to our
comfort, and to the glory of thy great
Name. And give US grace, that we may
learn, by the dlspensaton OF thy righteous
, Providence, to put our trust in thee alone,
to amend our lives, to fear thy judgments,
and for thy clenency to give thee thanks
and praise /; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen."
The experience of two years has salts
fed all men that Sorghum or Chinese Sugar
cane culture is profitable for syrup, howev-
er it may BIZ for sugar. Some farmers may
cultivate it on n scale of five or more acres.
1t would be well for each one to raise
enough for his own family if not to sell,
for the money he thus saves he can use in
other ways We wish to recall attention to
a statement, made last fall, to the effect that
aorghum can be sown in beds. and then at.
ter corn is planted, the ground can be pre-
pared and the sorghum transplanted. Be-
ing two or more inches high at the time, it
f can be easily seen when the cutivator is
run through it. We know nothing of the
, value of this statement. We re-publish it,
and leave those interested to follow their
own judgement. Eureka.
Rev Joseph G. Lovejoy, of Boston,
notorious, several years ago, as the advocate
Of free trade in liquors, has written public
letter to his brother Owen, the Republican
member Of Congress from Illinois, which is
as wild and ridiculous in its advocacy of