Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
IOWA NEWS.

recently committed to Jail in Council Bluffs,
committed suicide shortly after being incar-
cerated, by taking laudanum.
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT DAVENPORT
rick Nebendal, German, hung himself in
ali unoccupied stable, yesterday, at Daven-
port. He was poor laboring man and had
been out of work most of the winter. It is
supposed he was temporarily deranged from
dependency.
The boiler of Anthony's steam saw mill,
located at Camanche, exploded on Monday
of last week, and severely injured three per-
sons. a., .-.. -.......- ..r
"A little boy at Keokuk stepped upon
a steamboat, thinking it was the terry, and
instead of going across the river went down
to St. Leuis. He was sent back safe ana
sound. .rE .-.
F1Rs.-The court house at Harlan Shelby
county, erected last summer, was destroyed
BY fire short time since.
"A German woman, wife Of one OF the
members Of the City Council of Davenport
four wears ago, who was reduced to such
mescre circumstances as to have no other
prospect than going to the poor house, Cher
husband having departed for Pixies Peak
last spring, leaving her with six children
attempted to commit suicide by hanging
herself on Monday last. She was discovered
by some of the family and cut down before
life was extinct. .. rs.l
COLLAPSE OF TEE BANKING BUSINESS Al
1DAvENpoRr. - The following signitican'
paragraph appears in the Davenport Demo
craf:: .a ,
Three wears ago there were seven banking
houses doing business in Davenport. VI
this number were Cook l. Sargent, Chubb,
Bro, Barrow, & Co., Blakemore Il Lawes,
Tallman, Powers Il Mclean, Nichols,
Campbell Il Co., Hill, Allen Il Co., and
Macklot & Corbin. Noao, but one remains
in operation Macklot & Corbin. Cook u
Sargent, Ohubb, Bro, Barrows & Co., and
Tallmsr, Powers & Mclean tailed; the
others Voluntarily retired from business
We have now but two banking institution:
in active objectionable State Bank ane
Macklot 4 Corbin. -.e..s .-I.
RIoH MEN OF DAvENpoRT.-There are bu
four rich men in the city of davenport as
sessed for sum exceeding nifty thousah'
dollars
Antoine LeClaire, $loo,oo
; G. c. Il. Mitchell, sI,oo
Coz T. Davannort $500
P;ohord r mi $500
e This assessment is for 1860. Three year
f ago. Mr.. LeClaire was assessed fer S50OOot
e and Messrs. Mitchell, and Davenport 10
o like large sums.-Democrat.
- We are informed that Hon. Ms
. Rusch, Emigrant Commissioner for Iowa t
reside in New York City, has apponte
d Ed. Zitschke, Esq. of this city, his Secretar
q and Assistant. This is an excellent appoint
= ment. Mr.. Z. is an excellent business mar
~ and as lie has had experience in the buslnes
: his services will be of great benefit to MI
4 Rusch.-Io,cs City Republican.
~ In Hartford county, Marylsnj, II
r. newly-elected Democratic Sheriff summone
IS Democratic grand jury, and their hrst a
was to bring before them the Postmasters,
inform them if any incendiary documen
-. came to TER offices, and who took them
n B. Hull was found guilty Of the CRIME
n receiving the New York Tribune, and indicte
= the modern inquisitors having decided tn
l. the Tribune, Sunday School Ad0oca'e, az
Helpers book, were lncendiary under Mar:
land laws. The punishment is not less tina
d ten years imprisonment in the Penitentiar!
d The same jury indicted S. S. Walton IL
having copy of the Impending Crisis
and loanng it to a neighbor; David Iuck'
; for circulating the Sunday School Adroca
# in his class, containing an article copied iro'
l. John Wesley's ntislavery writings anu
: free colored man for taking the 1r'o"ns
), What an institution!