Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
VOL XI---NO. As.
IOWA EWS.

r ing TO his settlement some of the "strikine
r shoe>makers of Massachusetts. So says ii
n Marengo Visitor. .-...-,.- 20 I'LL sa
FIsTIc.-The Dubuque Herald gives a
! account of a street fight between Postmastt
: Heath, OF that city, and G. d. S. Jones,
e son OF Gen. Jones. Heath got some sever
flesh wounds, and Jynes got black eye.r
0 The Maqnoketa Ercelsior publishes
$ notice that ut the May tenn of the count
: court petition will be presented asking til
; removal of the county seat from Bellevue
q It's present location, Andrew, and tia
I tile question be referred to vote of tn
! people. - s.- ." ~ 5a
5 The case of Il. W. Clagett vs. G., Dun
ham, editor Of the Burlington Ha,okeve. TO
libel, was submitted TO the C,urt on th
2oth, and the issue found TOR the plaintiff
wlereuron the plaintiff aived any damages
and asked judgment only for costs, which
was rendered. EF
JUDGE SPRINGER FAoErloUs. - On Fri.
day last street contractor ut BURLINGTON
was found guilty of hog stealing. The jury,
probably to save him from going to the
Penltentiary, assessed the value at $685..
just enough to save his bacon. The Judge
sentenced him to pay fine Of sos, ,95-iust
five cents under the full penalty. e
No TINE GA1NED.-A medium of Dayen.
port has been holding communion with the
spirit of Mr.. r. E. Campbell, who recently
committed suicide at Davenport. Mr.. @.
assured the medium that he was very happy,
but could not enter the progressive state
until the term of years he would have lived,
had he not committed suicide, have expired.
REDour.-A fellow named Redout was
caught stealing from the money drawer at a
hotel IN Rock Island, recently, and rowed
across the river in q skitf because he was
supposed to belong to Ft. Madison. The
Fort Madison Plaindealer Gays he is the
some Eedout who, after lying in Jail long
time awaiting a second trial for murder.
was released at the last term of the Court
in Keokuk, on his ewn recognizance.
The Grand Jury of Wayne county did
not find single indictment at its recent
session.
FIRE.-Half a block of buildings in Sig
Quincy, Keokuk county, in this State, was
burned last week.
DIR. G. Sprague of Batter county, has
recently imported several head of very fine
swine for the stock company farm which he
manages.
The gallows on which Gillick was
1ung, recently, at Dubuque, has been char
ered by the Sheriff of Delaware county, for
he execution of Johnson, which takes
'lace on the 18th of the present month.
The New Oregon Plaindeazer states
hat the Republicans of Howard county have
purchased the office of the Dubuque Tribune
md are to have paper in few days. l.
> not named yet. F. Belfoy, late of the
0ecorah Republican, is to be editor and
publisher.
The death of N. ". Dennison, ESQ.,, a
awyer and prominent citizen of Boone
county, is announced in the Boonsboro
Nevs of April 25th.
The Iowa Fur TRADE-An the main
streams of Iowa have during the last winter
and spring swarmed with fur. producing
animals. Trapping has been carried ON
very successfully, and although the prices of
furs have not ranged as high as during
some years, larger aggregate income has
been realized than during any correspond
ing period. 1t is said that enough has been
realized from this source since October last
to pay the entire tax of the State for the
present year.
''SpR11uAL RETREAT by the Dubuque
Herald, we learn that convocation of
Catholic clergymen is now in Dubrque.--
Among the names given in the Herald we
notice that of Rev. Father Laurent, Of this
city. The Herald elucidates the object of
the gathering as follows:
"These gentlemen assembled here one
week ago to day, for the simple purpose of
from the world and undergoing a
course of self examination, con. erence. &c.,
sc. This is done in imitation of the exam
pie of Christ and his disciples, who with
drew themselves, at times from the active
duties of their life, into the desert. The
officers-if they may be so ,ermed--of the
Retreat are, he who has charge of the spirit.
ual exercises ard Hospitorium, who pro-
vides the members with places of lod ging.
lat Ir,tr 10 1,
Donelan, and the former by Jesuit Father
of great learning, named Damon. Each dsy
the members assemble in the cathedral, and
parts, the "Conferance' and s'Lecturing''--
whose Specifications express fully the Char
acter of both. This is all-the object
sought is to give each one new strength for
the duties Of his position.'
IMPORTANT NOTICE were requested bv
1t. Gov. Rusch, just before his departure
to New York, to assume the position of EN-
igrant Commissioner for the State of Iowa,
to invite citizens Of every county in the
State so far as is possible. to make up and
forward to him full and faithful Statistics
relative to every subject likely to interest
emigrants such as the qrality and price of
lands, crops, population, towns, convenience
to markets, &C., &c. We n:ed not, as we
might do, lad we more space, enlarge upon
the Importance of promptly communicating
this information to the Emigrant Commits.
sioner. Every county is deeply interested
in placing this information IL his hands,
and as speedily as possible lie will i'm.
pa, TALLY and fair y lay oil such information
Ebefore emig-ants, and we are sure fro n our
4 knowledge of the man as well as from
his own declarations to Us, he will how
no favors TO particular localities in pref.
erence to others. He is the agent Of the
sehole State, and will faithfully and hon
estly perform his duties as SUCH We
advise the leading men of the several
. counties, or tie county officers, to at oace
prepare the information as directed. The
more honestly and fairly they dsch urge
q kia; d..s H.. ha.tar it ,E;u hG e., .:siz