Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-15
IOWA NEWS.

1V"A N0"0s
The Davenport sDsnseeres and Ns'ss
says that in that city there are $4,000 OF
unoollee ted taxes Of 1859. besides several
thousand Of 1s5s-and yet 1t IL proposed
to levy tax Of Is mills on the dollar for
1860. .
KILLED WHILE GAk1Na.-Wbsn the lorna
do struck Oamanchs four men were engaged
in playing cards in one Of the buildings
totally destroyed. All four were killed with
cards In their hands. What an awful
warning to Sabbath breakers
AT recent term Of the United States
Court . judgment was obtained against
Henry county, BY Railroad bond holders
for eleven thousand dollars. Recently the
United States Marshal levied upon the pub.
lie square in Mount Pleasant, county poor
house and farm, etc.
TIE SrArs FAIR At Iowa C1rY. - The
citizens of Iowa City are making extensive
preparations for the State Fair. Five ad.
ditional acres of land are to bs added to
the old Fair Grounds, and number of nee-
oessary buildings erected, the entire cost Of
| which is estimated ct %, 500.
HoxEsrEADs.--Judge Springer recently
decided in foreclosure suit in Lee county
that, % the mortgage on which suit was
brought had not in express words stipulated
that tue Homestead should be liable. the
homestead of defendant 10 not liable. The
mortgage described the premises BY metss
and bounds, as usual.
TIE MuRDRRrRs NOT FouND. AS yet
nothing has been heard of the nurderers Of
Laura J. Harvey at Ottumwa. The persons
arrested at Omaha, supposed to be McComb,
and another arrested in Lee comfy, sup
posed to be Lawrence, Doth turned out to
be different persons. This horrid crime is
still shrouded in as much mystery Is il was
at first. -
NAsos1c.-Ths Grand Lodge Of Iowa he'd
its annual session in Burlington last week.
Between 500 and 400 delegates were in at.
tendance, being the largest assemblage Of
Masons ever before held in the State. The
number Of Lodges now in Iowa 10 l56, with
membership of about 1900, Masonry
was introduced into this State at Burlington
twenty years ago, when Burlington, now Dss,
moines' Lodge was organised. Three Of its
members Thompson, Evan Evans aud
T. s. Parvin attended the late session of the
Grand Lodge. The officers elect Of the
Grand Lodge are Hon. Ihos. H. Benton,
Council Bluffs, Grand Master; hon. VIM
n. Stone, Knoxville, G. 8. w.; E. Stewart
Ellis, Davenport, g. Treasurer Theodore
s. Parvia, Auscatine, Grand Secretary.
STARou. EAoroz1.-Ths long. talked OF
starch factory at Davenport seems now in
fair way of completion. The Gazette says
Mr.. Marvin Porter, Of St. Louis, has leased
the establishment Tor five years. The house,
bull, sometime since by q company which
was unable to furnish it with tho pr,psr
machinery, is solid stone structure of l20
BY 14O feet in dimensions, and two stories
high. 1t is thought the factory will COM
mence operations about the LIST Of October.
It will have the capacity Tor making three
tons Of starch day, consuming about three
hundred bushels Of corn to make this
amount and employing fifty or sixty work
men. At the start, however, only about
one half this quantity Of starch will be made
day.
VorR ON CouRr Hous1.-At the election
held in Appsnoose county, on the 18th ult.,
there were cast 1913 votes 10 favor of build
lug court house, and "a votes IN oppo-
sition. For appropra.ing to this object
SIS, 900 Of the County Swamp Land Fund,
there were 900 votes, and 80 against it.
OPENING FARx,. Hamilton Frsensn
makes men ton Of the opening Of some very
extensive farms in that county. Mr.. Joseph
F. Burr, of Mt. Holly. N. J.. has commenced
opening farm of 1920 acres in Norway
township. Henry Ten Eyck, OF Ca.snovia,
N. T., is opening one 5000 acres in Ma
RON township, and john g. Bonner, former
Il Of GAINESVILLE, O., 10 hard At work open
ing one of 1900.
Pol,r,cAL CoNvEssoN.-We learn from
the NcGregor Times (Dsm.) that Mr.. Odsll,
Of McGregor, formerly State Senator Of
Indiana, and up to tho present time, an
earnest Douglas Democrat in Iowa, has sb-
lured Democracy in all it, phases, and
Joined the Republican ranks, He stumped
Clayton county Last year in behalf Of the
ticket, aud he is now about to
lake the stump in behalf Of "Ols Abe" and
The entire Republican ticket As Greeley
ssys, under like circumstances, s'the world
aees move I"
FnIxsH. MEx gos LlNcoIx.-W. 8. Graf,
Esq, Of Aills county, Fillmore Elector in
1856 is out strongly for Lincoln and Hamlin.
Ia letter to the Hassksys be pledges 1.-THE
i ops" for the Republican ticket. Mr. No
Achrsn, another Fillmore Elector in 1856,
Fss delegate to the late Republican State
Convention from Davis county, and was
,hosen temporary chairman OF the Conven.
lion. Thus the leading men Of the Native
American party are beginning to realize the
oily Of the Bell and Everett movement and
ire uniting with the Republicans. It is
extremely doubtful whether . Bell and
Everett ticket will be run in this State. u