Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
-Gillick, the Dubuque murderer, is to
be executed at that place on the 9th inst.
= Over one hundred and thirty Repub.
lican Clubs have been formed in this State
- The Legislature has increased tn e
appropriation to the Iowa Historical Society
from $3.50 to $500 annually.
johnson, the murderer, is to be hung at
the town of Delhi, Delaware county, on the
18th of May between the hours Of 10 A. NJ.
and Bpm
- The delegation from Keokuk to the
Chicago Convention will be quite large, and
the Republican G!es Club will acc empany
them. So says the Gate City.
j. S. Jennison has sold his interest in
the Mt. Vernon Ne,os to Charles A. Page,
who will continue the paper. MIR. Jennison
intends returning to Cincinnati.
Several horses have been stolen recently
in Washington and Keokuk counties, and
all search for them has proved futile 1t is
thought that there is an organized band of
Horse thieves somewhere in that region.
Lamb and Griffin, tried at the late term
of the District Court for Delaware county,
for breaking into store at Nottingham,
last fall, have been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary-Lamb for years and moaths, and
Griffin for 8 years.
FAcETIoUs-A Pixies Peak team, from
the East, passed through this State recently,
having in large letter, on the wagon--s'For
Pixies Peak or the Poor House. Root hog
or die"
1000 RAILROAD HANDS WANTED. - The
lessces OF the Keokuk, Fl. Desmoines ard
Minnesota Railroad have issued bills calling
for 1000 men to work on that road. 1t
seems they have recently made a negocia.
ton for money to build the road q consider.
able distance up the Desmoines Valley.
Tho people Of Sigourney, Keokuk county.
are planting out large sized elm and maple
trees around their Public Square, under the
direction aud at the expense Of Mrs. Lydia
II. Sigourney of Hartford, Conn.,, who asked
the privilege to bestow this ornam ent OF
the town which bears her name.
The public schools of Iowa City have
been closed until fall. Cause, want of funds
The new board Of directors concluded tina
it was better to shut them up and try to pa.
old debts than to keep Thorn open and incu
new delts. 1t is a pity, however, that thu
cause of education should on any accoun
be suffered to languish.
Frank Curtis, of Burr Oak township
:, Mitchell county, says the Bremen Argus
the 18th, while ploughing in the field on
day last week found root which no took t
bs spignet, and ate it.. Becoming thirsty
> hs went to the house and drank quantit
y of water, and died within two hours afte
eating the root, which proved to be viii
parsiip.
FIRE.-The residence of Mr.. j. B. Foo
. in Buchanan county, as we learn from tn
Guardian, caught fire on the 4th, and wa
entirely consumed, together with his barn
ard all his wheat and OATS. The famil
were unable to save anything but the clothe
they had on. Mr.. Foot had SIS 900 in Indi
ana money, which was lost, with about tn
same amour. Of other property. lie has
. large family, who arc thus rendered almos
destitute. The fire also extended to tn
barn and grain stacks of Mr. Justus Norton
} which were consumed, with 600 bushels G
5 wheat, pigs, and all his oats, corn au
e hay. The prevalence of furious wind a
the time prevented the saving of anything
BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A CAruoLIo PRIEST
We learn from the Dubuque papers that
, brutal assault was made upon Father Nc
Cabe, OF that city, on Friday night last, b.
> man by the namo of James Naughton,
river man, Mailing from Matches. IL seem
that Father McCabe had sold Naughton
, in 1856, some wild land, and had receive
, payment of $3.50 on it. Wild land hayin
, deprecated in price, Naughton intended t.
, force Father McCabe to take back the land
, and repay the $3.50 he had paid on it. Il
accordingly called at the residence of Fathe
McCabe on Friday night, armed with
} heavy bludgeo1, which he concealed unde
his coat, and, upon McCabe refusing to com
ply with his wishes, he rushed upon tin
detenceess clergyman, and struck him 1
number of tremendous blows upon the head
His cries for help brought the house keeper
who found him lying on the carpet, sense
less and streaming with blood. The villair
fled from the house, leaving bis club behnt
him. He was finally arrested and committed
for examination az soon IS the unfortunate
clergyman's wounds will allow him to testi
fy in the case
DAsTARDLY CONDUCT OF FEDERAL OFFICERS
From the Boston Traveller we get the