Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11
IOWA NEWS.

left the work, as we learn from the Maren-
go Visfsos.s''ss
!. RErnRNcnxrNr.-The Burlington council
has reduced the salary of the city officers
The following are the figures for some of
them: Recorder, 5000: Treasurer, 5000;
Engineer, 5000; Street commissioner. $500;
Marshal, $500; Market master, $500; Solicit
tor, $240.
DAVENPORT. The "Ohicago House, - an old
wooden building at Davenport, was destroy.
ed by fire last Friday night. Loss about
$l0O0.-The Democrat says company is
being organized in that city to erect a corn
starch mandatory, with capit.l Of $685.
00U.
TIE CURATIVE ACT UNooNsrlrUrIoNAL.-
Judge Williams, of the Dubuque District
Court, has decided the Curative Act of
the Board of Education to be unconsttution-
al The case, as we learn from the Davenport
Democrat, grew out of demand which was
made by the County high school of Clayton
County upon the County Judge, for the sum
of three thousand dollars to be ap propriated
under the new law to high school purposes,
and the matter was submitted to the Court
upon an agreed statement IF the facts.
TIE PENlrENrIARY.-Th editor of the
Burlington Gasette has been to the peni.
Tertiary at Fort Madison, and gives US some
H. 49,
ninety-six convic,s confined, three of whom
are for life-one from Henry county, one
from Mills, and negro from Scott county.
A large majority are under twenty one
years of sge. They are not permitted to
speak to one another except in relation TO
their work. Everything is kept in the most
clean and orderly manner: and the hospital
is comfortable and commodi u"
"A curious spectator informs the Du-
buque Sun that on the 3lst ult. he counted
2So men and boys and "a ladies, skating on
the river, at that place.
The Delhi Democrat has passed into
the hands of l.. S. Ashbaugh and will be
hereafter published as Republican paper.
Ice, lS inches thick, has been cut from
Silver Lake for the use of the good folks OF
Delhi, next summer.-The same sheet OF
water is furnishing finc sport for the fast
nagS and fancy slcighs.
A NEW Association. The Msquoketa
Ercel>ior publishes the Constitution and By
Laws of the Union Emigration Association
organized at that place on the Goth Of Jam
uary. The object of this organization is te
encourage the settlement by its own mem
bers. in Laramie Or Jefferson Territory.
The Marengo Visitor is informed that
gold has been discovered on the farm of Mr.
Huston, in that county. Mr.. II. is an ole
Californian and intends prospecting" ir
the spring.--The District Court of lows
County commenced list Monday, judge
Dillon presiding in place of Judge Miller
the latter having large number of cases il
the Court.
Judge Smith, of Marshall county, ha
published letter in the Marietta Express
stating that he was arrested On prsten
ded crime, carried into the town of Mar
shall, and their under fear of his life com
PEELED to re-canvass the vote of the county
seat question, and also compelled to issue
writ to the Sheriff for the removal Of thu
records, all of which was void, because he
Judge Smith, was under dures', and in feal
of his life.
TAMA COUNTY. to 1850 thi
county was uninhabited by whites. TIL
Sac and Fox Indians occupied it as reserve
and remnant Of them still linger there, ant
forfeit their annuity from the United States
rather than leave. The first settlement wa
made in 1850 by man named Wilkinson
OIL the south side of the Iowa river, an
near the southern boundary of the county
The population of the county is now abou
5000. Toledo, the county seat, was lai'
ont in the fall of 1852, and is now flourish
ing place.
Iowa HISTORICAL SocIErY.-At a meeting
of the Board of Curators of this Society, il
owa City, on the 1st inst, @. W. Hobar
was elected permanent Secretary. hume
rous donations of books, pamphlets and
newspapers to the Society were reported
Letters accepting membership were received
from thirty five individuals, among then
DR.. Geo. Reeder and John Mahin, Of Mus
catine. A number of other gentlemen were
elected members, among them Cheste
Weed, of Muscatine. A resolution wa
passed requesting Gen. Morgan, Of Burling
ton, to write biography of the late Gov
Clark, of Iowa, and also requesting Hon. L
S. Parvin to write biography of the late
Gov. Lucas, for the use of the Society, ant
to be published in its transactions.
NORTH MISSOURI EXTENSION R. R.-A con
vention was held at Oskaloosa on the 9th
ult. (the day after the memorable "Des
moines Valley R. r. Conven'ion'') at which
company was organized for extending thu
North Missouri r. r. from the southern
boundary OF this State in the direction O
St. Paul through the counties of Appanoose
Monroe, Wapello, Mahaska, Poweshiek ant
Tama, to Cedar Falls, where it is designed
to connect with tie Cedar Falls and MINES.
ota Railroad. The name of the company j!
the St. Louis, Iowa and St. Paul R. r. Co
J. B. Grinnell, of Powe~hiek county, was
chosen President; Win Loug'ridge, Of Ma
h;.>ka, Vice President; n. F. Seeberger, q
Mahaska, Secretary John White, of Ma.
haska, Treasurer; and L. D. Lampman, o.
Black Hawk, Engi neer.
Deeds of lots and lands must be made
separately. Such is now the law of Iowa
The Recorder is required to record deeds Of