Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-02

is now dissolved, and the members
have divided their lots and lands
among each other.
The Fort Dodge Sentinel says new
Post Office has been established at
Ohio, in Webster county, and Francis
B. Drake, Esq, appointed Postmaster.
Also at Belleville, a furnishing little
town near the mouth Of the Boone
river, and Benz. F. Layton appointed
Postmaster. MIR. Baker has received
the appointment Of Postmaster at Day
ton, in the same county.
The Hamilton County freeman Of
the 2lst, gives an account OF a visit to
the coal mines in the vicinity of Webs
ter City, and says that the supply may
be considered almost inexhaustible.
Gutenberg must be becoming
place of some note, five Judge by the
occurrences which transpired there in
the course Of q week, as given in the
Journal of the 25th inst. A man
named Bernard Tonnar was arrested
and held to bail for an attempt to COM
init rape on his own daughter Louis
Beckman, ditto, for highway robbery;
Hubert Kann was killed by thresh-
ing machine; Chas. Kopf escaped from
the Sheriff, got nearly frozen to death,
and was recaptnred, and Mr.. Scott, the
proprietor of the Journal, got thrown
out of a sleigh, down a rocky hill,
and had had his skull fractured, and
was otherwise injured.
A Disastrous FIRE ALMosr.-A
bed in the third story of the Nevada
House at Muscatinc was discovered to
be on fire on Friday forenoon, but be-
fore any serious damage was done, the
fire was extlnguished. 1t vas fortu-
nate that the discovery was made in
time, as in a few minutes more the
building would have ignited, and on
account OF the course of the wind
the fire would have caused the destruc-
ton of a number Of adjoining houses.
1t was supposed the bed caught fir
from sparks which fell out of a fue of
the chimney. The bedding was con-
sumed and the bedstead considerably
burned.
AFRICAN NJ. f. CHuRcH.-The men,
bers of this Church in Muscatinc, We
understand, have been enjoying re-
vival for some time past.
THE B. Il NJ. r. R.-The Burlington
Gazette says: We are informed by
reliable authority that this road will be
completed to Agency City 60 miles)
by the last of next wesk-the weather
permitting the continuance of the
work.
Passengers leaving Burlington in the
morning are conveyed over this route
and reach Oskaloosa the same evening.
REVIVAL MEErINos.-The revival
meetings at the Centenary Methodist
church at Dubuque are we'll attended,
and many, formerly non-attcndants at
religious meetings are becoming deeply
interested in the subject Of religion.
SKATING AT DuBuQuE.-The Du-
buque Herald says yesterday afternoon
the slough at the foot OF seventh street,
was fairly covered with skaters. At
least three hundred were present, Of
whom not less than fifty were "Heav-
ems last best gift to man." The ice
was in magnificent order, and the
amusement was pursued with all the
zest that this most graceful and invig-
Grating of exercises gives rise to. Some
twenty of the ladies were mounted on
runners, at once, and managed to do a
good deal Of laughing, screaming, and
a very little skating-some two or
three, however, we are told, succeeded
admirably. There isn't the slightest
use of lady's trying to make grace
full skater in long dress-she might
as we'll try to bestridc mustang or
turn sumeJsets. 1t is said that some
of those present yesterday, are propo-
sing to get appropriate dresses.
A HAUL OF WArTERs.-The Wash
ington House at Dubuque has changed
hands. Some eight or ten of the 'help"
discharged by Mr.. Miller, on lesseing
that hotel, refused to leave the house
until they received the amount due
them for service. Mr.. M. being unable
to pay them at the time, and having
returned to his esidence at Epworth,
they insisted on staying in the house
as boarders, favor which the new pro-
prietors refused to grant, and ordered
them of. Some of them were rather
hasty in language and conduct, and at
the instance Of one Of the proprietors
the whole party, including four or Eve
women, we're arrested, brought before
a police magistrate and held To apnear