Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-06

their remarks. when the speaking CON-
menced, portion of the party seeded, and
adjourned down street in front of the beer
saloons. The seceders appeared the most
enthusiastic Of the two "t 5. Fl.
IOWA NEWS. '. d.
The Supreme Court hes decided the
sppraisement law unconstitutional as to
PAST contracts.
Judge Wrighthas accepted the appoint.
,nent of Supreme Judge in place Of Judge
Stock ton, deceased. ..,.. ..
Miss McKown, recently teacher in
the Oskalooss Seminary, is to 60 as q mis-
sionary to Egypt, in few weeks, under the
patronage of the United Presbyterian Church.
VIM. johnson was found guilty OF
manslaughtcr at the late term Of the District
Court in Jones county and sentenced to one
years Imprisonment aud fine Of 800 and
costs of suit.
"A little girl aged six years, daughter OF
Mrs. NcIllarney, OF Davenport, was so Sc
verely burned on Saturday last, by her
clothes accidentally taking fire, that she
died on Sunday morning. Her father was
drowned from the steamer Henry Clay
some months ago.
The Burlington Blues" have 'ffered
a. premium at the next county fair OF
Desmoines county, TO be held on the Sd,
4th and 9Th Of October next, splendid
military banner worth $40, to the best
drilled military company in the State The
drill to be made on the fair grOun's 8.
A BRHoElNRIDeE AND LANE Ticket TO BE
Run IN lowA.-Ata meeting OF Breckenridge
and Lane men in Davenport on Saturday
last it was resolved that ga clean electoral
ticket for Breckenridge and Lane be non
mated for the support Of the people of Iowa."
So goes the ''irrepressible conflict" "And
yet We are all Democrats together" says
Judge Thayer.
Three horses belonging to Dr.. Withsr-
wax OF Davenport, were killed by lightning
while standing under tree, on Saturday
last. A man standing short dists nee
from the spot, saw the lightning run down
the tree, and the horses tempted running,
but the lightning struck hem and they fell,
expiring without struggle. a..
BITTEN By siAs.AusEg. Says the Nc
Gregor Press Mr. John Baker, of Straw.
berry Point, was bitten by massauger.-
sIs Was wedding in the garden, when he
felt ss4s:hing sting his finger, and jerking
his hand quickly from among tie plants, tie
snake huag By his fange TO the finger, and
was drawn cut among the weeds. Mr.
Baker happened to have halt pint Of
whisky at hand, which he Immediately
drank. and 7!ocr-ing another half pint OF
whisky very soon, drank that also, and the
poison was arrested no serious consequen =
ces were apprehenaed -....
A WOMAN AND Two CHILDREN MURDERED.
5000 Re,oard offered for the Nv-dersr.-,,
a oman and children W ere murdered ca
Friday evening, Goth ult., and the bodies
thrown into Ceda: creek, about nine miles
west Of Fairfield. The Sheriff of Jefferson
county offers reward Of 5000 for the rnurde-
rer WHO is supposed to be man travehDg with
an OK team. He is thought to be resident
OF Wayne county. This horrid' murder
excels in bsrbarty that Of the young girl
at Ottumwa in March last. We hope the
wreteh who perpetrated tie deed will
be arrested ana brough, TO speedy justice.
P.S. The murderer has been arrested
in Missouri Ills name is Kepheart. Tie
wo,nan,s name was Willis. A dispatch
from Burlington Gays she was from Mu~ea-
tine. We do not reoollect any one OF that
name having resided here. sa. .
NJ. E. CHURCH IN Iowa. The NJ. E.
Church has three Conferences iu the State,
bounded as follows
"The Iowa Conference shall be bounded
as fole s, namely Commencing at Dav-
export on the Mississippi river, and running
down said river to the south line OF the
State Of Iowa thence ON that line west,
to the southwest corner of AEpapoose
c UNITY; thence north to the Deslroines
river, and up said river to the south line o
boone county IT, ence east to Iowa City :;
thence eastward on the line of railway to
the place of beginning. leaving Davenport
and Iowa City in the Upper Iowa Conference,
and The in erMediate towns along lbe line
in the I,wn Conference. i .l.-TI
"Ihe Western iowa Conference shall be
bour ded a. follows, namely Commencin.
on the Missouri river ut the rsouth.west
corner Of the State Of Iowa, and running
up said river " the north line Of Harrison
county; thence eat to the western line If
the Iowa 1 difference thence down said iine
to the sonth line Of the state, thence west
on said line Is the place Of beginning. Us /
The Upper Iowa Conferences shall en-
brace I'll that part IT the State o. :. Iowa not
in tho Iowa and Western Iowa |
r. = 49,,
The Western Iowa Conference holds its
session for the present year at Indianola,
August 29d, and is presided over by Bishop
James.
On the 9Th of ugust the lowe Confer.
snce meets at OskalOoss, and is presided
over by the same Bishop. On the same