Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-30
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS. -
j. N. Morgan, of Burlington, proposes to
revive the War Eagle, Democratic cam.
paign paper, about the first Of May.
FJRs.-The residence Of A. Vowel, near
Newton, Jasper county, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th inst. Loss $3.50.
Judge Isbell, Of Marion, proposes to
start on an overland journey to California
about the first of May, for The benefit Of his
health.
The citizens Of Washington couaty have
already raised $l25 towards paying the ex-
pense of testing the legality of the Railroad
tax.
Mr.. Winslow, of Dubuque, contributes
$500 towards the $4,000 assessed by the
Dubuque, Marion and Western Railroad
upon the town of Marion.
The Marengo Nisitor of the 21st say
til at on Sunday night, the 18th, barn on
the premises occupied by Mr.. Jackson, at
at Millersburg, was destroyed by fire. Two
horses were consumed in the building. The
fire was the work of an incend;ary.
Fifty eight citizens of Princeton, Scott
county, have left or are preparing to start
for Pixies Peak. Many are preparing to
leave Leclaire and other townships in that
county. The Davenport Gazette predicts
that most of them will be sorry they ever
undertook the trip.
Il. w. Babbitt, late Democratic candi-
date for 1t. Governor, has at last got an
Office. He has just been elected Mayor Of
Council Bluffs.
CATTLE FOR TIE EAST. Forty car loads
of cattle left Burlington and eighteen left
Davenport, on Saturday last for Chicago.
Seven of the latter were shipped by Harri-
son & Barrett, of Columbus City. ...
Last week the Davenport City Hospital,
erected at the cost of the city, was destroy
ed by fire. There was an insurance OF
81 900 on it, but theIloss exceeds that amount.
The insurance was effected just the day pre-
vious to the fire, at the instance of ono Of
the aldermen.
job B. Fuller died in Jail at Davenport,
on Monday night, from tn effects Of intern.
psrance. He had bcen ARE sted during the
day for larceny, and was found dead iu his
cell the next morning.
Boy DROWNED. "A little son, aged five
years, of Axil Nichols, living near Adel,
Dallas county, accompanied his uncle to
Adel, few days since, but started home
alone The last seen of him alive, he was
crying, and said he wanted to 60 to hii
grandmother. Not arriving homo that day
great search was made for him, and finally
his body was found in the river near his
fathers house,
Hon. J. B. GRINNELL, the enterprisine
founder Of the fourlshing town in Pows.
shiek county bearing his name, is at present
in the East, taking advantage of the shoe
makers strike to add to its population. W.
find the following in the New York Tri6un,
of the goth inst:
, SuoExAKRRs WANTED IN TIE WEsT.--Ths
Hon. J. B. Grim ell, of Grinnell, Poweshiel
county, Iowa, is now in this city in quest
, of boot and shoemakers. He desires thai
/ party competent to work at all the
branches of the business, should 90 out ani
settle in Grinnell, village at present, Of
some roo inhabitants. They would have q
large demand for their labor. The leather
} is tanned in the neghborhood. Eatables of al
: kinds can be had at 3St per cent less than a
, the East. Groceries can be had at nomina
advance from New York and Chicago quo
tations. There are no fevers the climat.
is healthy. The schools are free. No
| liquor is drank, and mono sold. Corn il
J sold at Is cents per bushel, wheat at 81
cents, fuel at 81 cord, and beef ant
pork at 81 per cwt. In all respects the in.
ducements offered to boot and shoemaker.
are worthy of trial. At all events, here
, is splendid opportunity for men and theil
families to settle down in comfortable ani
t Independent homes
: PAY Your Taxes. There is an extraordi.
nary delinquency among tax payers at this
time. The amount delinquent is in thu
5 vicinity of 100000. This ought not tt
, be. The deficiency is chargeable more te
T nonresidents than others ; and there is &
, prospect now OF extensive tax sales
t unless delinquents walk up to the mark
. 1t has been supposed, by many property
, holders, that the rate of interest charged or
delinquent taxes would be reduced by the
. present Legislature. These expectations are
doomed to disappointment. We do moi
believe that any change will be made in the
, law in that particular. Those who have
J been delaying payment, in hope Of such
, reduction, may as we'll save the % per cent
= interest they are charged by calling on thei1
respective County Treasurers. And Coun
2 ty Treasurers Who are failing to report
themselves and to pay over money in thei,
5 hands, will find it to their interest to call or
f Hon. j. W. Jones.-Desn,oines Register.