Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-04
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L GOAL NEWS.
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TBAHxse1vMa DAY.-Thc Governors
proclamation will be found in smother column, ap-
pointing November cath day Of Thanksgiving. 9
a. The recent repairs to the Rock Island
Bridge cost about $4,000. The new pier just COM
plsted cost alone gil 900. ~ sa8fF
TIproN RA1LRoAD.-The Upton Adysytissv
announces that work will BE- resumed on this road
north Of Upton next week. The work Of grading
the MuscatinA Branch is now nearly completed.
a. Between Is and 80 farmers, teams
eross the river daily from the opposite side. The
trade Of that region now coming to this city il much
greater than ever before. $3.50
~ The iraut. eating population Of New
Orleans, il seems, are drawing portion Of thsir
supplies from Iowa. A dealer on Water street has
just shipped several hogshesds Of cabbages 70 that
distant market bss, 80
How. Jos. WILLIAMS, formerly citisen Of
this place, has been nominated by the Democrats
Of Kansas for Chief Justice. He il At present an
Associate Judge ON the Supreme Bench, having
received his appointment from the President.
PrrorEoHsIcAL.-The sky il illum; mated
every night with prairie Hres-an extensive and
sometimes costly pyrotechnical display. We have
heard Of q number Of fences and stacks Of grain
being consumed by the devouring element let loose
on the prai ie. 4 ,' ~ :" see
ca VIM. Herrig, who was stabbed at
Davenport by the lads who were arrested In this
city on the cath ut for the oense. died on Satur-
day last. Before his death he recognised Frank
Ritner, one Of the lads, a. the person who stabbed
him. ~ @ s5s.-4. @
~At the recent Odd-Fellows supper in
Oskaloosa gotten up by the ladies Of that place. our
fellow towsmen, $. Burgesser and G.. g. Hebb,
Esqs were called out aud made speeches, which,
we observe, are highly complimented in the news
papers. There are few orators better qualified to
"do up" matters Of that kind than these gentlemen.
NJ. 4 N. r. Rive learn, from the
Davenport Gazette that work on the Iowa City
division of this road being pushed ahead energet
ically. MI. L. b Boomer, OF Chicago. has the con-
tract for bridge over the Iowa river at Iowa City.
It will be done by the LIST Of December. The thirty
miles now under contract is to be finished by the
LIST Of July. Reynolds, saulspaugh l. Co., who have
contracts for grading the road, want 200 men and
80 teams. and offer 81 per day.
~ Two Of the burglars who broke into
Molis 4 Co.'s gun-shop and " ilmerings shoe-shop,
in this place. last July, have been sent to the pen
itentiary for the subsequent robbery Of jewelry
store in Burlington. They were arrested At Keo-
kuk, aud at the time one of them had in bis hand q
Telescope stolen from Molis Co. Two pairs Of
Wilmerings boots were also found in their posses
sion We have not learned their names or the terms
Of their sentence. One of them is said to be the
nephew of banker at Keokuk s ACES aat
CONFERENCE.-The Iowa City Reporter,
noticing the excursion of the Muscat,ne Light
Guards to that place on the Goth ult., says they
went through variety Of evolutions and involu.
tons, exhibiting much thoroughness of drill and
discipline" and adds: a-- r7s-
ahe Guards ore an infantry company, we'll uni
formed, and can turn out some forty muskets,
although only twenty two were able join the ex-
cursiOn They are made up OF the bone and sinew'
OF Muscatine set OF hardy, industrious and hon.
orable young men. Their commander 10 h. " al
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society, man with considerable Of the soldier in
his composition, and u gentleman, place him where
you will The ist Lieutenant is Mr. Ben. Beach and
he I'd Mr.J. b. Teller. Zeal vi asiz ~
altogether the occasion as one of satisfactory
| enjoy ment aud we'll worth repeating. The day was
serene and bracng, the Dragoons and their guests,
both in high teatner, and everybody seemed to
feel under pc feet Iiceuse to have Just the best
time possible and we reckon most OF the party
were entirely successful in their pursuit Of
happiness
LOUISA COUNTY is represented to be in q
fever Of excitement in regard to the depredat,ons
OF cattle and horse thieves. At the term of the
District Court at Wapeo, last week, three of these
worthless were sent to the penitentiary John Sslya
and lad named Nc arty, for horse.stealing
years, and John Galian, who was connected with
Estep and Carpenter in stealing cattle, for three
; years. Estep has taken change Of venue to Henry
county and Carpenter s case is continued. The case
Of the lad McCarty excited considerable sympathy
las it appears be had no design of stealing the
horse but merely took him to ride short distance
after which he turned him loose
On saturday morning last, two more men charged
with cattlestealirg were arrested and will proba-
bly, have their trial and be convicted without delay,
as the Grand Jury was still in session. ~
ca The following cases, appealed from
Muscatine county, have been decided in the ~.
preme Court, now in session at Davenport:
No. ISL. Conrad Englehart Us. Jacob Dorm ct al
| appts A affirmed with per cent. damages.
| No. 765. Burrows, i'rettyman 4 Dalzel Us. Jacob
Dorm appt. Affirmed with per cent. damages.
No. 1855. James F. Goodrich vs Benz Middleton
| of a. Affirmed. = Nor cpnt
| No. 439. Legrand Byington, appt. rs. Woodward
4 Ward Affirmed.
| No. 75s A. ~. Congor vs. H. C. Copley, appt
Damages per cent Affirmed
| No 754. Jesse Truitt vs 5. Ragsdale. Affirmed.
Damages per cent.
| No. 754 J. F Goodrich % Johannes Baker.
| Affirmed damages 2 per cent. 9
No. Al. Isett l. Brewster rs. A Ogilvie Co.,
No 40 Jacob H. Freeland ps. City of Musca-
No Az. Simon Kahn, appt., gs. City of Musca-
tine. reversed.
The case of Mr. Freeland. which, it will be seen,
has been decided in his favor is claim of damages
on account of change in the grade of streets. It
is test of number of other suits for damages on
the same account.
FOUND DROWNED. dead body of q
man was found at the edge Of the water, about ten
miles below this place, on Friday last. by aparty Of
hunters from this city. Mr.. Geo. G. Mahan. one of
the pa, ty, informs us that the deceased was me-
d,um-si ed man, apparently about IS years of age,
and wore black cloth frock coat black satin vest,
light cashmere pants, Congress shoes, and white
linen shirt In his pockets were found gold lepne
watch, about eli in money, and nearly $500 in
notes payable to w. II. Ransford, at Geneseo, to-
gether with large number Of lumber bills made
out in the name of Ransford Josn, dated at Port