Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-13
IOWA NEWS

AL AyBs-~Auo A0VoIou AtepuUttC0W mas
been presented with some stalks Of rye Z
feet and I've inches high, and 26 stalks from
single kernel. @
Wells Spicer, Esq, is getting up q new
map Of Cedar county, on which he intends
to show, among other things. the bounds
ries of each SUD- District and the location
OF each MANS house in the county.
DRnwNED.-A young German, named
John Pinkley, was drowned in the river at
Maquoketa, while bathing last week. He
got into deep water and could not SWIM
He was cooper, and very worthy young
man.
Come AHRAD.-The Iowa Land Company
have commenced another store building on
Front street, in Clinton. 1t is to be of
brick, three stories high and eighty feet
deep and is already engaged for dry
goods establishment 1t will be one Of the
finest store buildings in the county.
LIGHTNING. The Bloomfield Clarion an
nounces the death of I. NJ Linkaller, of AL
bany, in that county, by lightning He was
passing from his residence to the opposite
side of the street, last Thursday week, about
noon, when the bolt struck him on the back
part of the head. His clothes were literally
torn in shreds.
A PANIo.-The St. Charles lntelligsncer
understands that panic has seized the
people of Chickasaw county, on account of
mad animals the madness proceeding from
the bite of mad dog. Horses have been
gored to death by mad cattle, and the peo-
pie dare not use the milk from their cows
nor the butter made of it. .......
| A CHALLENGES. Speaking of Heenan, the
North, Iowa Times has customer for him
in the person of Andrew Gaffeney, or "Big
Andy" of ,McGregor, who "will fight any
citizen of the United States or Canada for
81, 900 to $1,000 the fight to take place
within twenty miles of Chicago, aad to
come off in October or November next
FATAL AocIDsNr.-The Dubuque Herald
saysa boy named Lawrence Conley, was
killed in Buncombe, last Saturday week, by
being thrown from horse. Ii was during
race, and the animal, bestridden by young
Ccnley,T became sunmanaseable, ran away,
and finally dashed him with fearful velocity
against rail fence. he was taken up
alive, but died within fifteen minutes.
The inhabitants of Toledo, Tama coun-
ty, having attempted in vain to dry up the
whisky saloons of that place, about thirty
ladies took the law into their own hands
last week, and literally by main force
'sscooped out" three or four of these estab-
lshments. The last one they visited was so
thoroughly barricaded that they were CON.
PEELED to desist, and after a vain attempt to
bring the besieged to capitulation, separated
for their homes.
DRowNED.--Jno. F. Neeley, son Of Mr..
Robt Medley, Of Davenport, was drowned,
last Saturday, while engaged in fishing. He
attempted to walk across .'boom" which
keeps the saw-logs in their places, near
MILL when he slipped and fell into the
river. The water being being very deep,
and young Medley being unable to swim, he
was drowned, Notwithstanding persons near
the spot made every attempt torescue him.
He was a young man of excellent character,
ana only just twenty-on years OF age.
A LARGE DROVE OF SHEEp.-Hon. j. B.
Grinnell, of Poweshiek county, lately pur-
chased, in Cass and St. Joseph couu.
ties, Michigan, about two thousand head of
sheep. Mr.. Grinnell is exhibiting in a
practical manner his co. fdence in WOOL
growing as profitable business in Iowa.
The farmers of Iowa would do well to en-
bark in this branch of stock raising to a
greater extent than they have heretofore
done. We believe that it can be made to
pay.
TIE HoNEsTEAD LAw.-We learn that
Judge VIM. E. Miller, last week, in the
District Court of Johnson county, decided
that the homestead was not exempt from
sale where the husband and wife had signed
the deed or mortgage with no express waiv.
ing of the right of homestead. Other District
Judges in the State have decided differently,
and we presume that the Supreme Court will
soon, by final decision. give a just inter
probation to this law. Many are looking to
final decision on this question with eager
| interest.
| STATE UN1vERslrY.-Th Trustees OF the
State University met at Iowa City, last
week, and closed al interesting session on
Saturday, The following PANIED gentlemen
were appointed to the Professorships -
Pres dent Totem, Rhetoric ard Intellectual
Moral Philosophy. Rev. o. NJ. Spencer
indianapolis, Professor of Languages
Rev. N. F.. Leonard (Desmoines county,.
Professor of Mathematics. Er. james Lii
lie, Of Polk of county, Professor Of Chem
istry and Natural Philosophy Their sala
ries, with the exception of the Presidents,
were fixed at 81 900 a year, with the priv
ilege Of receiving FEES not to exceed $500
moro each. The Presidents salary is fixed
at So, 900. The surplus fund of the Uni
versity was appropriated to the purchase Of
books, and Chemical and Philosophical
apparatus. The Board resolved that no
member of the Society should be connected
as Pastor with any Chu rich, nor with any
other profession Tor pecuniary reward. The
Committee on the Normal Department of
the University recommend it to be con-
tinued, with suggestions to employ teacher
of music, and that the school be removed to
a separate building - all Of which was
favorably acted on by the Board OF Trustees.
Judging from the report Of the Committee,
the University is in tourishing condition.
Tur SrArr FA1p-Tha Local Committee |