Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-13
VOL. XI---:NO. Al.
IOWA NEWS.

christian Laneberger died in Jackson
county, few days ago, of hydrophobia. He
was bitten by rabid dog some three weeks
previous. ....-.. ~ u. r.. ..ra...
| The Cedar Rapids Times denies the
statement of the Marion Register that Co.
dar Rapids was stricken out of the Land
| Grant bill and Marion substituted. 1t says
Cedar Rapids was never in the bill.
"A case of malignant eryspelas occurred
at Iowa City week before last. The disease
attacked Mr.. Watson of that place, who
died. 1t is said to resemble the form OF
erysipelas that visited that city and proved
so fatal, several years ago. q -.l.# ~
7. The Lyons Mirror, of last Thursday,
states that more deaths have occurred
in that town among children between the
ages of one and five years, the past six
months, than for several years previous
There has been no appearance of an epidem-
ic, but several children have died very sud-
denly with a peculiar disease resembling
scarlet fever in some respects. The Lyons
physicians have been at loss to know
what it is. The child is first taken with a
slight indisposition and soreness Of the
throat, which is soon followed by an affec-
tion of the brain and severe spasms, and
death speedily ensues.
ELECTION IN DAvENPoEr.--7Ae RepubH-
cans again Tictorious.-At the municipal
election in our sister city on Saturday,
James r. Caldwell, Rep, was elected May
or by 3O5 majority over J. M. Dalzell, the
Democratic candidate. The entire Repub-
lican ticket was elected, With 7 of the 8
Aldermen. The Marshal elect is O. S. Nc
Mel, Treasurer W. A. Remington and
Clerk H. Mittelbuscher. The total vote
cast was 1863.
THE OTTUMwA MURDER CAsE.-The young
girl found murdered at Ottumwa, on the
3Oth ult., was PROFESSIONALLY from Rock.
ford, Ill. She was from 16 to 1S years old
the daughter of widow woman--probably
giddy and imprudent. She wrote some ar
tcles for the Rockfork papers-was thought
to have talents and was some what inflated
by notice and fattery. She put matri-
mon!a advertisement in the papers, which
was answered by VIM. Moore, then in Wis
consin, but originally from Rockford, where
his family lives, which is said to be highly
Moore went to Pixies Peak
last year and contemplated going there the
present season. This William Moore, who
is said to be a gambler, is unquestionably
the person in company with the girl at Os-
kaloosa, Ottumwa and Eddyvile. He gave
his name as Moore at Ottumwa. The mys-
terry is why having seduced and carried off
an accomplished and very handsome girl
be should murder her before he had travelled
half the distance to Pixies Peak. Officers
were still in pursuit of him at last accounts,
being only about "a miles behind He was
going Westward.
INVENTIONS IN IowA.-In the list of patents
issued for the week ending March 9th, if-
teen are for inventions by Western men,
and of them four belong to Iowa, as follows:
George ". Hunt, of Muscatine, for i'm.
provement in plows.
j: I. Schuffenecker, of Keokuk, for i'm
provement in brckmoulds.
A. S. Notestein, of Salem, assgnor to
himself and l.. l. Rogers, Of said Salem, for
in seeding machines.
T. F. Allen, Of Dyersville, for improve
nent in brackets for railroad car trucks.