Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-18
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4 - Rev. Plathe, ofthe Catholic Church il
Deslnoyines, died at Dubuque, "a few days
i The Office, and b2ok ,bindery of the
Cedar Rapids Times are now offered for
sale. 10 -. = : .s'f '1' .sS. 5a. y.
4 Irs-William Gray, Clerk Of the Pententiarv
Investigating Committee of the last .Leeis.
lature, died, recently, on his way home to
Harlan, Shelby COUNTY. .l I - T.,r- gZ..I1.i q x
/ d- Mr.. Solomon Herschler, a clothing mer-
d chant wEo has resided at Burlington for tho
last nine years, was thrown from buggy
and killed, on the 9th.
! DEATH oF METHODIST rCLEReYmAs.-Tba,a
Rev. Geo. W. Conrad, a member of the low.
tConference, died at Winchester, Iowa, ON
the 9th Of April e71 =.
i The Bedford Souihuosst says property in
that town is offered for sale at almost moth.
ing, The Pixies Peak gold excitement has
near ~ depopulated the town, and those re-.
naming are anxious and determined to 90.
l. CUHloslTlEs OF observation-disclosures wells
have recently been dug at asonville, in all
of which, at the depth of about twents five
feet wood, locking like cedar was found in
partial state of preservation. Masonyille
| is on the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad, ,...r
The Republicans OF Desmoines elected r
their mayor at the municipal election in
'hat city, on the 7th. The State Register
says the "unterr fed were quito confident
OF the election of their candidate, Major Cav.
anaugh, but, when the, ballots were counted, y
his opponent, Mr.. Latshaw, was found to
nave received 81 majority. an. 20 ..t.. ..
DUBUQUE HERALD.--D. A. Mahoney has &
become the sole owner of this paper, having. 2
purchased 1t, as we learn from its issue of
the 10th inst, of j. B. Dorr, its former
proprietor and editor. Mr.. Dorr states that
he will continue to act as political editor
until the end of the Presidential campaign,
while the general editorial management will
be under the charge of the new proprietor.
r - The Glenwood mills county, Times
estimates from the number of Pixies Peakers
already passed through that town, that full
ten thousand will have passed through that
point alone by the end of the present season.
There are three ferry boats running across
the Missouri opposite Glenwood, to accom-.
modate the travel.
The Abba Sentinel of late date Saws
there was rumor afoat in that town that
McComb had been caught by Ex-Sheriff
Gallagher, of Jefferson county, in Winne-
oago county, Illinois, and that he would be
IN ottum wa by noon that day. McOomb,
1t is said, confesses that Lawrence murdered
the girl. Great excitement exists about the
matter in that community. An immense
gathering Of people has assembled to see the
prisoner when he was broughtin We hope
the rumor may prove true.
NARROW EsoAPE.-We learn from tho
Davenport Gazette, of the 9th, that previous
to heavy storm, Mr.. Chas. Shirach went
20 the river, at the foot of Gaines street, to
secure pleasure yacht he had completed for
q boat club in Davenport. As he came
near the shore he noticed mnskrat taking
snooze. He approached it, and when
Just In the act OF taking hold of the critter.
the lightning struck and shivered the
mast OF the boat and knocked him sen:eless.
he clay for some time in that condition.
VII en- ne was discovered and assisted
TO his home by some friends. In all
probability he is indette ted to the musk.
rat for his lucky escape, as lie would have
been in the boat but for his presence, and
very likely killed.
Z LINN CoUNTT--CoRNELL CoL1EaE.-Near.
ly two-hundred students are in attendance
at Cornell College, located at Mt. Vernon.
The Ladies' Literary Society will hold
public meeting in the evening of the 18th.
The exercises to close with an address by j.
Clement of Dubuque. The anniversary ex-
ercises of the College, including examina-
lion, will occur on the 9th, 10th, l1th and
18th of July.-A liquor saloon recently
at Mt. Vernon, was becoming
obnoxious to the people Of that temperate
'own when public meeting was called,
speeches were made, she dealer conferred
With, money raised ($25) with which to pur.
chase his stock in trade, which was rolled
INTO the street and poured on the ground
Good for Mt. Vernon The Neps savs that
On o'clock Monday morning, the I'd.
Mr.. Henry Rogers, watchmaker's shop wa,
robbed of thirty five watches, several of them
very valuable. The burglars afterwards set
ire to the building, but the flames were ex.
tinguished. Two persons were sleeping in
the store at the time.
LUsUs NATURE.-One of the most remark.
able freaks of nature that we have ever seen
Is that OF pig with one head and two bod.
les, now on exhibition at the drug store of
G. W. Eastman. The head is very large.
but natural in shape. The bodies. which
commence just behind the shoulders. are
equally 30, except that two of its eight legs
are on its back, Immediately behind the
shoulders or point Of separation OF the bod.
les Having enjoyed existence but TOR
few minutes--''hfe's titful fever being
over, he sleeps well'--in alcohol. l.-Lve
City Republican. at 1.ra.. -..I ..' ,~
. DEATH OF PETER PARLEY.-Samuel Girls.
wold Goodrich, better known as 'Peter Par.
ley,' died in New York on the 11th. in the
9th year of his age. He had been in feeble
health for some time, and his disease was
not uC uCexDected Mr. Goodr;ch xuaa bor,