Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

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FIRE.-A large frame building at Keoku
known as the MAY Flower" caught &
from defective 6ue, on the morning Of I
10th inst, and was destroyed. Loss else
-. H. Show, the late Postmaster ct A
amosa, is on trial at Dubuque. on charge
robbing the mail. At last accounts nine i
dictmenls had been found against him..
There is prospect that he will do the Sta
some service at Fort Madison. s....4
Frozen TO DEArH.-Mr. Hugh Strain, :
siding nine miles from Dubuque, froze
death on the night Of the 9Th inst, near b
own house. He had been to Dubuque tor
load Of coal, which he was obliged to lsa7
on the wayin snow drift. while he attemp
cd to reach home with his horses. It is SUI
posed that he was so benumbed with col
that whom he dismounted to open the ga
he was powsrless, and laid down and perish
cd. His horses were standing near the spt
next morning. He was sober man, bl
rather weakly and unused to severe expo
sure. .-.- .. .. ...,..- 4.
REPRlEvsD.-D Dr.. Sharpe, who killed d.
Stout at Delhi, some three years since, an
for which he was tried at Dubuque. ha
been reprieved. He was sentenced for te
years. He is now practicing medicine il
Hannibal, Mo.
Pork PACKING AT DAvENroRT.-The Ga
zette estimates the number of hogs packed il
Davenport this season at about 5000.
says 8, 100 packed in Rock Island by Daven
port buyers should be added to the number
Rather small showing for the self.style'
metropolis, considering that Muscatine,
"single-barrelled" town, has packed nearl,
$4,000. ... ,.-.r r- vr.s. ar {oEJs
The cars Of the c., I. & N. R. R. are now
running to Lisbon, fifteen miles from Ceda
Rapids. ~7a ., -.r s.... G.,
The Supreme Court has reversed Tho
Judgment Of the District Court of Chicka
saw, thus making Forest City, instead O
New Hampton, the oounty-seat.
The Desmoines county Savings Bank,
a new institution, went into operation al
Burlington on New Years. Day. 1t will
receive deposits in small amounts and pay
interest.
The denomination of the one dollar
note of the State Bank of Iowa occurs or
the note one thousand two hundred and
thirty mine times Not much chance 70,
altering it. .-' ..... ... -.- -ss
Mrs. Van Antwerp, who but recently
the appointment of Vice Regent o.
Iowa for the Mt. Vernon Association, an.
nounces that she has already received $3.50
ia aid of the Mt. Vernon fund. She expects
many more contributions from the State.
The Oskaloosa branch Of the State Bahl
was opened 70. the transaction Of business
on Monday, the 10Th inst. The vacancy oc
casioned by the resignation of John White
has been filed by the election of Hon.
James Rhinehart, the present County Judge
JASPER Co.-The Newton Free Press say.
emigrants for Pixies Peaks are already pas
sing through that place. The Free Pres
chronicles several tights occasioned by in
and the arrest of two liquor
sellers, who were held to bail for violating
the prohibitory law.
MIR. Clarkson, of Melrose Farm, Grundy
Co., writes to tho Davenport Gazette that
the times are becoming mo-e cheerful IL
that part Of the State, and the people ari
to see brighter prospects before
them. He says the people there are hostile
to the State debt proposition, although in
favor of railroads.
The citizens of Pot'awatomie, Harrison
Monona, Crawford and Woodbury. counties
met in convention at Magnolia, on the 30th
and 31st ult., aud organized company to
build railroad from Council Bluffs to Sioux
City. The convention recommended to The
several counties though which the road i.
to run, to appropriate portion of theil
swamp lands toward its construction.
On Saturday last, the committee preyi.
ousy appointed to visit Davenport for tn
purpose of inquiring into the condition ant
fna"cia ability Of the NJ. & NJ. r. T., inad'
a public report at the railroad meeting il
this city on that day. The report was NOR
favorable for the company than we had ex
pected, yet not rs much so as the people O.
this county desired. The committee wer
closely questioned on almost every conceiv
able point, and were disposed to give all tn
information in their possession. 1t was th'
opinion of the committee that the company
possessed the means to put the road througl
to Oskaloosa inside of two years; provided
that Mahaska county would extend the tim
of her bonds eighteen months from next Ju
ly, and place them at the disposal of tn
company! A resolution was introduced
favoring an extension on the bonds, where
upon substitute was submitted to tn
effect that Mahaska county drop the Musca
tine Company and seek another railroad
connection; but, after q warm and bitterl,
personal discussion, both were tabled unit
the meeting in this city on the 26th.- Osta
loosd Times. -5-.r.....- -..s ......-
The EXPECTED DUEL-The news from
Washington is to the effect ths, Brigade
Jones is "spoiling" for fight. But Mr.
Jones will have to wait. The truth of thi
matter is, that the principals in this quarre
are old,Buck and Douglas. Slidell and Jone
are not principals-they are liege-men. ont
bound to serve their master--iD this cas-
selected to do their personal fighting. MI
d 'uglas Of course can decline fighting wit
Al orl f,,u Ho,9 xhn $3.50 Io-l q,