Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-08
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
There have been eight deaths by drown.
lug IN and near Dubuque, the present season.
The fourth was celebrated at Upton by
the ~Tptsn Gaurds," with reading of the
Declaration, dinner ct cetera.
DEATH By BunNrNa FLulD.-Nrs. Sittio
lost her life at Leclaire, las. week, by the
ignition of fluid can.
The anniversary exercises of Western
college, Linn county, were held on the
va ult. The next term of this Institution
Will commence on the Sd of August.
Mrs. MCGEE, Of Dixon Settlement. CLAY.
ton county, was bitten by rattle snake on
the right wrist, aud died on Sunday the
18th OF June, from the effect, Of the poison.
Charles Dewey, a lawyer of Sydney,
Fremont county, aud formerly of Indiana,
was drowned in the Missouri river, on the
9th ult., while bathing. The Page county
Herald states that lie was graduate of
Hanover College, Ind, was son of Judge
Dewey Of that State, and had been in Iowa
about eighteen months.
The Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska r.. r.
Company was organized in January, 1856.
Track laying was commenced upon the road
in October Of the same year, and finished to
Cedar Rapids, distance of 80 miles from
Clinton, in June, 1859. The total earnings
of the road from the first Of January last
to the LIST Of May, were $l9.703 number of
passengers during the same pc iod, 9,01O.-
Cost of the road thus far, 81 ,146,s6l.
JACKSON USrY.-The jackson county
Journal records the shocking death OF Chas.
Miller, who had taken load OF wheat
from Cottonville to Eagle Mills, in Richland
township. While there he went into tho
basement Of the mill to witness the opera.
ton Of the machinery, and, approaching too
near to the drive.wheel, was caught by the
cogs, Which fastened upon his right panta-
looms leg, and in that manner he was
whirled rapidly under and over the wheel.
His right leg was broken in three places,
his body completely sundered just above the
hips, his neck broken, and the whole body
was dreadfully torn, bruised and mutiated.
The mill was nearly stopped by the obstruc-
ton which the body of the unfortunate man
occasioned, and it was owing to that fact
that the accident was discovered very short
~ after its occurrence.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY. - The annual
meeting of the Board of Trustees of tho State
University of Iowa, was held last week at
Iowa City. The Board consists Of seven men,
bers, viz: Hon. 7. H. Benton, Prest., Hon.
NJ L. Fisher, H. D.. Downey, DR.. Q. o.
Waters, j. NJ. Griffith, L. F. Parker. G.
F. Pomeroy. All were present. The former
officers of the Board were re- elected by bal
lot, and the salary of the Secretary fixed at
500. A committee, consisting Of Mess-s.
Waters, Pomeroy and Downey, was appoin
ted to draft report to the Board of Educa-
ton and Legislature. The re-opening of the
University, and the election of President
and Professors received large share of the
attention of the Board. Though the Trus-
tees were DESTROYS of resuming operations at
the earliest practicable moment, the depleted
condition of the Treasury prevented their
taking any definite action. Several names
were mentioned in Connection with the Pres
idency, and an election will probably take
place at the next meeting, which will be
held on the last Tuesday in October. The
Normal Department will continue with its
present corps Of instructors. The next term
will open September 14th. Prof. D. F.
Wells continues as Principal of this Depart
ment.