Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-30
IOWA MEMS.

an INSANE man named FUNK, who has
been several years in jail at Upton tor kill
ing his wife, performed the operation of
castration on himself with case knife q
few days ago. The Adceliser says he is
doing as we'll as could be expected under
the circumstances.
Tile Sham-Democracy Of Cedar Coun-
ty have put in nomination the following
ticket:-For Senator, j. Swineford for
Representative, S. Cover; for County
Judge, Dr.. W. P. Cowan for Recorder and
Treasurer, 5. Wamp.er; for Clerk of the
District Court, j. Armentrout for Sheriff,
VIM. Filloon; for County Superintendent,
). Is. McGill; Tor Surveyor, a. E. Young /;
! for Drainage Commissioner, A. Thayer; Tor
Coroner, Z. G. Blackmer. cold Cedar" is
all Wright. however, aud will roll mp II
larger majority than Usual for the Republ-
can ticket.
WAsnINart CoUNTY.-The Agricul tural
Fair takes place next week, Oct. 5th and
9th, at Washington.-Th Democrats, at
their convention last Saturday, nominated
the following ticket For Senator, NJ. +.
Miller; for Representatives, Harvey Taylor
and S. r. Carnahan for County Judge,
Joseph Dickey; for Treasurer and Recorder,
W. y. Treblcock; for Sheriff, John S.
Reeves; for Superintendent of Common
Schools, NJ. S. Parker.
The Amana Association Germany of
Iowa county numbers $40 persons. 1t is an
otf-hoot OF the Ebenezer Society, near But
talo, NY. They have three small settle
cents on the Iowa river, twelve miles below
Marengc, and are noted for their industry
and enterprise. They have o steam flour
mill, two steam saw mills, large tannery
wooden factory and u number of mechan-
ics' shops. They cultivate the grape and
make AL excellent article OF wine. Last
year they produced 1000 lbs. of butter and
500 lbs OF wool. Farmers more generally
should initiate their example in this respect.
The more wool is grown in Iowa, the less
money will go out OF the State to pur chase
cloth.
TIE NAME OF IowA.-A correspondent OF
the Washington Press spells the romance Of
the paragraph which has been going the
rounds OF the papers for some time purport-
ing to give the origin OF the name of "lowa."
According to this legend an ln'ian tribe
coming suddenly upon what is known as
Iowa river, the chief striding to its banks,
exclaimed, "Iowa! Iowa" "beautiiul
beautiful! This correspondent, however,
who says he was u former resident among
the Otoes, declares that the word Iowd
means s'smutty nose in the Indian vernac,
ular, and was applied TO branch of the
Otoe tribe on account If their filthy habits
This is really as bad as the Indian signlll
cation Of Chicago--the place Of KINKS
Miss PERKINS FUND We learn Fl ON the
Oskaloosa Herald, OF tho 23d inst, that
Miss Perkins, the young lady wh' Sc mystic
rious Disappearance we mentioned last week
was found ia II cCrn field, SOME ten miles
west OF Oskaioo>a, on Thursday e1 cnlng,
having been absent from h, me about forty
eight hours. She was siI ging, and appar'
emily happy. From appearances she had
be N at or near that place for sometime. A
number of ears OF green corn " hich she had
partially eaten were found scattered about.
She rem onstra,ed against going to house,
saying that the place where she was, was 50
s.nice and cool.'' She was still derarge,!
and had Il severe brain fever. She was
taken home on Friday morning, and las
since been conyaicscng.