Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-08
IOWA NEWS.

A BAD SPRLL.-The Record, FrankE
county, lately noticed Pixies Peak wagon
with the following Observation-Disclosures
for griggery's DiGoNs J" and hopes tn
owner will have better luck in mining thai
he has in spelling. ooh ,s, al g.s ys.
Nor rHx MAN.-On Mouday last, Martin
the man arrested on suspicion of being Law
renee, was discharged from failure to identi
fy him. A letter from Laura Harvey
father was read, stating that Lawrence hat
q scar scross his nose. Martin had sea
on the face, but none on the nose. '
Tho NJ. 4 NJ. r. r. track is laid dowr
nine miles west of Iowa City. 1t is now
stated that the cars will be running to Ma.
rengo, thirty miles from Iowa City, by thu
1st of September. ..,..
About 800 hands are now engaged al
work on the K, Fl. D. NJ. 4 NJ. R. R.,
above Beutonsport. They are laying about
so rods Of track every day. The Keokuk
Journal thinks they will have the road COM
pleted to Eddyville this fall. 5as. e' q ss.'
- The Burlington Railroad Company
are sinking we'll At Glendale station, seven
miles east Of Fairfield, which has reach ed
deptt lot one hundred and twenty-two
feet without finding water. This is probably
the deepest well in Iowa, as there are bu:
feEplaees in the State where water canuot
be found at much les depth. :, : -, =. E
fatal ACCIDENT, - The Independence
) Guardian of last week says that on Thurs
DAY last man named Robert Downs, re-
siding few miles east of that village, was
killed in d well ho was digging by the heavy
dirt bucket falling upon his head from the
height Of % feet. He was q sober, indus.
trious man and leaves a wife and several
children. 80
The Washington Press says: "We are
informed, that some excitement exists in
tie northwestern part Of this county on
account of the supposed discovery of q
rendezvous of robbers, on the head waters
of Crooked Greek. Considerable stolen
property Las found secreted, and signs of
horses having been concealed, and other
evidenees OF q general concentration of
meanness. The. citizens are on the alert
for developments, though we are not aware
that any arrests have been made. 1t Is sup.
posed if this matter was unraveled p that
some clue to the murder of old man Cocker,
which we mentioned some time since, would
be discovered. .'+J g. - =. -.
COLLISION ON THE DUBUQUE WESTERN R.
Ran excursion. train on the Dubuque
Western Railroad collided with the passen-
ger train near Worthinston, on Friday. last.
No lives lost Ex-Gov. Hampstead, Gen.
Hodgson, Hon. W. W. Hamilton and W. B.
Allison, of Dubuque, and Hon. o. B. Mat
tison, of Utica, N. Y, were considerably
injured, but it is thought none seriously.
Mr.. Cummings, conductor of passenger
train, and passenger were slightly wound
ed. Locomotives and cars badly wrecked.
ENTHUSIASTIC. = The Upton Democrat,
in noticing the meeting OF the directors Oh
the Upton R. R. in that place on the 18th
inst, urges that some measure be adopted
for the speedy completion, of the road,
and finally ';goes OFF, as follows: si#
Let another grand effort be made towards
the completion of this necessary thoroughfare
go to work in earnest, and it can and
qyiH be done. Then hurrah for the day
when the Iron Horse will thunder through
our streets, and scare dull times away
0Out of the woods ~ will be heard on
every side, "and we'll all shout Glory u" -
MAIL RoBBRRY.-A package containing
$500, mailed at this place, recently, for
Muscatine, has turned up missing. A
special mail agent is now :'bobbing round,"'
and we hope he may be successful 10 secur-,
ing the money, ss well as nabbing the thief.
--Tipton Democrat, 3lst.