Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-17
IOWA NEWS

S'"nu hJine'oh, VI 1oWa Olty, VINO
has bought up large number of tax titles
lately had 100 separate notices, comprising
nine columns in the Reporter, Issued tc
different parties, that he is going to fore.
close the mortgages which lie holds upon
their lands and tenements.
We have neglected sooner to state that
in the kidnapping case at Iowa City, after
hearing before Judge Miller, Curtis was
bound over in the sum of ST., 900 to answe,
the charge. The children were returned tc
his custody and he gave security for thei,
proper treatment and education.
SENTENCED. - In the District Court al
Davenport, on the 18th inst, Frank Ritner
convicted of manslaughter in killing VIM
Herrig during an ARRAY in a German dance.
house, was sentenced to three years impris.
onment in the pententiary, and to pay @
fine of one hundred dollars, and the cost
of prosecution.
The steam saw mill of Hervey, & Co., in
Buffalo township, Linn county, was accident.
ally destroyed by fire week before last
Loss about ST. 200.-The wooden factory and
Touring mill of S. Tomlinson, at Canton.
jackson county, was also destroyed by fire
last week with all its contents. The Upton
advertiser says this is hard blow to Mr..
I. and is loss to that whole section of
country.
Simon Shoecraft was tried last week
at Dewitt, on charge Of assault and bat
terry, for whipping a Miss Catherine Bird
Miss Bird refused to obey the rules of the
school and Shoecraft undertook to compel
her. lie switched her pretty severely and
she at length obeyed, and then had him sued.
lie was acquitted. ..
The old settlers of Louisa county ad.
vertise meeting and celebration at Wapello
on the 22d instant.
"A sulphur mine has been discovered
near Gutenberg. The Guttenbergers have
now got a plenty Of birthstone; and if they
only had the saltpetre and charcoal! to mix
with it, they could blow up almost any
thing.
GRAIN IN STORE AT Iowa Cry BY
statement published in the Iowa City Re-
publican by w. Reynolds, Esq., we learn
that there are now awaiting shipment at
that place 1880 bu. wheat, IA, O62 bu. oats,
and 1884 bu. corn. ..
Franklin Ritner, who has just been
sentenced to three years in the penitentiary,
for killing VIM. Herrig in an affray at Day.
EXPORT. some months ago, is only II years
Of age. He is native of Pennsylvania, and
IS relative of Joseph Ritner, who was
once the Governor of that State. His pa
'ents, whoare poor, reside at Reading, Pa.
They were ignorant of the whereabouts of
heir son, until his imprisonment for the
melancholy occurrence which is about to
place him in felon's cell. He wandered
IF from home ct an early age and became
employed as cabin boy on the river. His
'arly commission of crime is the result of
with evil companions. Let all
boys take warning by his fate.
THIEF ARRESTED. Lewis Chase, one of
he prisoners that escaped from the Jail last
November, was captured at Columbus City,
n Louisa county, brought here on Monday
evening, was lodged in Jail, and in twenty
our hours was as free as ever he was. Ex.
Sheriff Gallaher paid the reward $3.50 offer
d for his arrest, from his own pocket. Very
title good it did, however, toward keeping
he prisoner. Chase removed the brick
rom under one of the windows with the
'ail of the coal scuttle. It is supposed that |
10 took the cars for the west.-Fairfsla 9
ledger. |