Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-09
, IOWA NEWS.

| 81 ..- J. 1O"A NEW8s 'f-
The Iowa City Reporter says that the
malignant sore throat which has prevailed
more or less in that vicinity throughout the,
winter, has proved quite fatal in many
instances sometimes removing two or
three children Of the same family, and ap-
parently setting the best medical skill ct
defiance. -l.a -aug .a rr
The "locsl'' of the Dubuque Times was
shown few days since about seven penny
weights of gold, dug on the farm Of Mr..
Samuel Hendricks four miles ssuth of Fay
stte Mr.. 81. is an old Californian, and
thinking he saw indications of the existence
of the precious metal in the soil of his own
land, he experimented little last fall and
the result was the finding Of the amount
above stated. His informant thinks Mr..
Hendricks is not sanguine of there being
gold enough in his vicinity to pay him for
digging. ~a
The people of Washington, says the
Press, are taking into consideration what
plan it is best to pursue with regard to tho
payment of Railroad tax. It is thought
necessary by some to take the matter before
the Supreme Court for decision. ....'
FIRE At DAvENPoRT.---The soap and can.
die factory Of J. O. Mattses, and the tame.
ry of q. q. Weinert, located below tho
Cemetery, were destroyed by fire on Thurs,
day of last week. Mr.. Mates loss is about
$4,000, mostly insured. Mr.. Weiner loss
is about 1900. Insured for $500.
CEDAR CouNTY.-A child of A. W. Belts,
OF Upton, fell into cistern, one day last
week, and was only rescued from drowning
by the prompt efforts of Rev. A. NJ. Geigsr.
.Thos. Winn's residence at Hickory Greve,
In Springdale townihip was burned down
on the evening of the 18th uit. A large lot
OF furniture and valuable library were con.
sumed. The fire is.thought to have originate
ed from ashes in wood house. ,....r
ANoTHlR BANK SUSPENSION At DAyrx.
PoRr.-The banking house of Tallmsn, Pow.
ers d Mclean, at Davenport, suspended
yesterday. Their localindebtedns sss amounts
to only about $4,000. The Democrat, in
msking the announcement Of their suspension
remarks .....
1t is rather startling to look back for
Four years aid note the changes in the
banking business of this city. Four years
ago the firms engaged in banking were
Cook & Sargent, Macklot Il Corbin, Nc.
5rsgor, Law es & Blakemors, Chubb & Bro,
Barrow q Co., and one or two other small
Of this number, but one reuains
IN business-Macklet & Oorbin. The banks
of Davenport are now reduced to three
Macklot & Corbin, State Bank of Iowa and
R. E. Campbell sufficient to do all the bus.
ness to be done in this city for the next
i've years.
A STEAMBOAT CoM1NG.-We are informed
hat arrangements have been made by our
business men and produce shippers with
The owners of the steamboat Cedar Rapids,
% have that boat ply between this city and
;he mouth OF the Iowa river, as soon as
navigation opens. The Cedar Rapids is a
boat OF 800 tons burden, and will carry
produce from this sport" to the mouth of
ne Iowa river, where connection will be
made with other steamers and with barges
This is an important item to our business
men, as they claim that grain can be ship
'ed from here to st. Louis, for five or six
ents less per bushel than by Railroad and
he river.-zooa City Republican. ~
We learn that no such arrangements as
'bove have been made. 1t is impossible for
steamboat to ascend the Iowa, after pay
ng the high rates of insurance demanded on
hat perilous stream, and carry freight as
heap to the Mississippi as it can be brought
y railroad. -..s