Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-21
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STATE ITEMS.
The river has been ~ high - TWEEN
ty feet above low water mark ct Nc
Gregor. A number Of houses on the
levee we're obliged to suspend business
for = while. So says the Times
The Harrison county Flag of the
9Th, says that the christian and benev-
olent ladies of Magnolia, have organ
lied Sewing Society, the object of
which is to raise means to enclose the
burying ground, near town, and to seat
the church with comfortable pews.
After July lst the semi-weekly
mail from Monona, to Lansing, via
Village Creek, Waterville, Rossville,
and Volney,will be reduced to . week
ly service.
JUDGE LYNcH.-We learn from the
citizens Of Delaware county, says the
Anamosa Gazette, that on last Thurs
day . citizen of Manchester, in that
county, who had been suspected Of
horse stealing, was taken from his
house by party Of men in disguise,
and after being conveyed some dis
lance from town, 4 rope was fastened
to his neck, and he was then asked to
Confess" and on his refusing to do SO,
he was hung to the limb Of a tree I'M
til almost dead. He was then let
down, and asked to confess the second
time, but on saying he had nothing to
tell of q criminal nature, was drawn
up again. This time the lynchers
overdone the thing, and when he was
taken down, was too far gone to speak.
He was then conveyed to his residence
and after twenty-four hours intense
suffering, expired Four of the muir
ders have been arrested and lodged in
Jail. The proper way to dispose of
such outlaws would be to hang them
on the same tree.
TIPToN r. R.-The advertiser says
there are but few men now engaged
upon this road, though it is still
moving ahead. 1t is thought that it
will be completed in few months.
Over two hundred thousand acres Of
lands have changed hands during the
past week, in Buchanan, Blackwawk,
Grundy, Hardin, Frrnklin, Wright,
Hamilton, Webster. Calhoun, and Po-
cahontes counties, by the sale of the
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad lands.
The Burlingtonians experienced q
very severe storm on Tuesday night Of
last week. The Ha'ckeye says many
fruit and ornamental trees were ruined,
some being broken in pieces, and others
torn up by the roots. The roof Of
the Marine Hospital was torn off, and
scattered to a great distance, and the
upper story of the building very bad
ly injured. The roof of the house BE-
longing to Mr.. Endsley, in South Bur-
lington, was torn off and demolished.
Several windows in the observatory Of
Mr.. Wilkins's boarding house, on Third
Street, were blown out, and ithe sash
torn aud scattered through the halls
below. The roof of Mr.. Wemer's brick
dwelling house. on the Fort Madison
road, was blown from the house into
Major Collins yard, near by !; and the
gable was blown in. A stable in the
same neighborhood was blown down.
A chimney was blown from the resi-
dence Of John G. Foot, Esq, on Sixth
Street. Several other similar acct
dents occurred in different portions of
the city. The Marine Hospital suffered
more severely than any other build
ing.
The storm appeared to be most flu
rious and destructive in the southern
part OF the city. Fortunately no bod.
ly injury was sustained by any person.