St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The river at keokuk is clear of ice
md steamboats, are arriving and de- =
regularly. =
Chas. Aldrich, Esq, editor OF the {
Freeman, has been elected President l
If the Hamilton County Agricultural I
Society. =
The weather is mild and pleasant i
for the season. In fact, we are ENJOY
lust such q winter as the oldest
inhabitants" used to tell us of.
The Marengo Iowa county Visitor
says that gold has been found near
Koszta, in that county. Mr.. Houston,
on whose land it was discovered, is
an old Californian.
The Waterloo Courier says the
Baptists of that place arc holding an
interesting protracted meeting, under
the direction of Rev. Gideon Simmons
late Of Gcncseo, III.
Two cases Of h~ydroplobia among
horses. occurred ncar Oskaloosa with
in the past two weeks. The horses
were bitten by a mad dog i'll May
last.
The Burlington Gazette says that
the Burlington and Missouri Railroad
will be completed to Agency City, 10
miles west of Burlington, by the 9th
Of February.
The Hamilton County Freeman OF
the DIST, gives an account Of a visit
to the coal mines in the vicinity OF
Webster City, and says that the sup
ply may be considered almost mex
haustablc.
The Wintersctt Madisonian says
that VIM. J. Patterson, a thrifty far
mcr living on lIoosicr Prairie, in Mad
ison county, has gone east for the pnr-
pose of buying one thousand sheep,
with which to stock his farm.
The Independence Civilian says
that recently, two loads of Hardin
. county coal were brought into that
f village. The coal is pronounced as
being Of good quality.
The DEBORAH Gazette Of the Sd, say;
{ that on the previous Friday evening
James Cruson shot his sister in tli'
; arm with a pistol. lie was carelcssl,
. handling the pistol, not knowing
| was loaded. This is another warning
0 against the careless use of firearms.
. It is stated in the Hardin Count,
I Sentinel that the coal mines Of tina
county supply more counties with Goa
e than any other coal mines in the State
! II is used in all the counties on TIN
=, Iowa river between Eldora and ant
% Iowa CITY. 1t also finds its way into
majority of the counties west of d.
It bu1uc.
The Hardin County Sentinel, of tn
26th ult., says that a few days ago
rcncountcr occurred at Steamboa
Re Rock between 4. Reynalds and NJ
il Ball, in which the latter was badI
N hurt, his head being very much brt
h sed. 1t is said that the citizens cam
IN near lynching Rcynalds.
Quick SKATING TIME.-The Dubuqu
Herald says that, on Friday, Charlie
Cleveland skated from Galena to Dr.
buoue in one hour and fourteen mi
utes! This beats any skating tin
on record, and We confess our incr
dulity. The distance is about twent
% miles, taking advantage Of the sho
cuts.
LEAD on UAND.-Thcrc are about .
til, 600 pigs of lead now piled up on Il
"a levec, and 1000 pigs near the RIA
in road depot, says the Dubuque Time
ps- This stock is being increased almo
er- daily by arrivals from the furnace
he By the opening of navigation in t
he spring, there will probably be 1906
S ; pigs ready for shipment.
Near Guttenburgh, Clayton count
a man named WIN. Potter, was sh
and killed by another named W.
GLADDEN.. Potter came in and want
sh to stay all night, which privilege W
lie refused him, and thereupon a QUAR-
in ensued, ending as above. The col
ce, ners' jury gave a verdict that Pott
'ut was killed by GLADDEN. in s~clfdeient
At a recent jollifcation in los
City, some young men became outl
geously iubilant, under the inlluen
~ of beer, and were arrested. lavll
rs hitherto borne very fair characters
sobriety, the justice evinccd sol
W. surprise at their conduct, which W
all explained by II of them, S
ting they were Sons of Malta.
las A gang of eight counterfeiters W.
Jail arrested in Mitchell county, seve
out days since. The spurious money "
in found upon them, and they have c
IAN IDENTIFY been practicing their ga
A quite extensively. A counterfeit
ond namedB B. Chesholm was also ARE
nan ed at Dubuque last week. A Ian
nd number of spurious half and quar-
srst dollars were found in his possession
4 man named Wilson whether