Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-15
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
w. A. Scott, prominent citizen Q
Desmoines city, died at Ft. Kearney few
days since. Mr.. Scott was on his way t.
Pixies Peak, and sank after few days suf
fering, from an attack of cholera morbus.
"A man named Isaac Wright, of Fair
field, while attending ball at Grimes Hal
in Burlington, on the night of the 4th, fel
from one of the windows to the pavemen,
and was almost instantly killed. lie wa
intoxicated.
The Davenport papers complain of fire
quent burglaries in that place. Nearly ever.
night ONE or more houses or stores are en-
tered and robbed Of portions Of their con
tents. The absence of lighted street lamp
and a police force gives the rogues bette
opportunities than they otherwise woul
have.
The Keokuk Gate City of the 9th says
On Saturday evening last a man was kille'
on the Desmoines railroad by placing him
self in the way Of the engine, about eigh
miles out on the track, The body wa
picked up and brought to the depot, and
coroner's inquest held over it. Before tn
proceedings were concluded, Mr.. Evans 20
the firm OF Baldwin & Evans of this city
appeared and identified the body as that o
Spencer A. Turner OF st. Louis. Mr.. Ev
ans had just received a letter from tn
brother os Mr.. Turner at St. Louis, stating
that Spencer had been insane some two ol
three months, and had managed to escape
from the house one day last week.
Tie Grand Jury of Jackson county
have presented the bridge across the Ma
quoketa river at Bridgeport as nuisance
on account of being an obstruction to navi.
CATION. The bridge is to be removed soon
STATE TAx.-The State tax levied this
year is the same as last year-one and one
half mills on the dollar-and is only one
half the highest amount permitted by law.
The State Board of Equalization has made
no change this year in the assessed value Of
real or personal property in the several
counties.
The Mt. Pleasant Journal relates a sad
accident which befel son of Mr.. Josiah
Petty, at Henshaw's saw-mill, I've miles
south of that town, on the 25th ult. In
passing the circular saw, which was in mo-
ton, he II ade misstep and fell upon it
His arm was caught by the saw and so bad
ly mangled as to render amputation necessa-
ry. He was also thrown with great force
upon some timber near by, and his skull
fractured. The injuries are SO serious that
it is feared he cannot recover. DR.. Marsh
performed the amputation, anl rendered all
possible relief to the unfortunate youth.
TIE BALLOON TRIp.-The Albany argus
has the following concerning the balloon
Mr.. Wise, the celebrated Fro
naut, arrived in Albany on the 4th. He re-
ports that from st. Louis to Medina, New
York, from which the last telegraphic de.
spatch concerning the balloon was received,
;be voyage was highly successful, the bal
loon working to their entire satisfaction,
Ind justifying the hopes with which they
lad set out, that they would re .ch the sea-
board at this point. However, they found
that they were somewhat out OF their course,
and could not make passage to New York,
being too far north, and therefore determined
to proceed to Boston or Portland before
taking that direction.
1t was concluded to land at Rochester, there
lrop Messrs. eager and Hyde and then pro-
iced on their journey eastward; in carrying
out this intention they dropped down grad
lally, and finally struck hurricane perfect
" frightful in its force which hurried them
along tawards Lake Ontario. They were
driven down to the very surface of the
water, where the balloon was lightened in
every possible way, and carried with fear
iul speed and violence towards the shore,
;hen through piece of wood into which
;hey finally managed to land. This was in
Henderson, Jefferson County.
The entire distance travelled was 1,100
mills in nineteen hours and fifty minutes.
One of the marked incidents of the voy-
age was an oversight which came near prov
ing disastrous to Mr.. Wise. He was in the
wicker basket, and being overcome with
fatigue laid down and fell asleep. The rest
If the party were in the boat below. 1t be-
ing necessary to advise with him on some
point as to the course of the balloon, they
spoke to Mr.. Wise several times, but reoeiv-
ing no answer, Mr.. eager went to him by
the ropes, and found him breath
ing spasmodically from the effects of the
escaping gas, which was slowly suffocating
him. He was immediately aroused by MIR.
Gagsr and soon recovered his senses. "..
The greatest altitude attained was two
miles. Mr.. Wise says he is willing and
anxious to attempt voyage across the At
lantic with an outfit that will not cost over
IS 900, and will do so as soon as he can
raise the means.
The MAN FOR THE TlMEs.-The New York
Ne,os, administration organ, in hifalu.in
article on the Presidency, said: LET us
put at the head Of our vanguard Stilicho,
who shall combat with the Alaric of anti
slavery, and win for the republic second
Polentia. This draws the following re-
sponse from a ~estern subscriber:
"Sir-I have long read your paper; and
like your principles, | do, as general thing.
But wish you to know that am rough
shell bark, hickory-nut democrat. l read
your article on the right kind OF man for
President. l know nothing about your
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