Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
VOL. sXI-NO. AZ.
IOWA NEWS.

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ab IOWA NEWS.
"A new post Office has been established
at Bertram, Linn county, eight miles east
of Cedar Rapids on the Railroad.
,--Postmaster Heath communicates to tho
Dubuque Herald that the Washington mon
umept contributions at his ofice for the last
three months amount to twenty.6ve-centsl
- The Odd Fellows Of Dubuque are
making arrangements to celebrate the 26th
of April, it being the anpivsrsary of the
establishment of he. Order in the United
States. 81. -' ~ ~ ~ e.1Il.,5 I'll
Newton, the county seat Of Jasper
county, has been nearly, depopulated this
spring by the Pixies Peak emigration. The
Press chronicles no less than sixty-ave de-
partures already, and more to follow.
= The Banking House, at Iowa City, form
erly occupied by Cook, Sargent, Downey
& Co., has been re.opened by the new firm
of Downey 4 Curtis, who have been dill
gently arranging affairs since the suspension
of the old house. The Iowa City Reporter
says the depositors of the suspended insti.
tuition have been made secure.
The Iowa State Medical Society will
hold its next Annual Meeting at the city Of
Dubuque, on the second Wednesday of May
next. All Physicians and Surgeons in good
standing, residing within the State, who
are authorized to practice medicine and sur
gerry by any Medical College qualified to
grant diplomas, and acknowledged by the
American Medical Association as such, are
eligible to be elected as members of the
State Society. All members of the pro-
fession in the State who come within the
above requirements are invited to meet and
become connected with the Association in
conformity with its code of regulations.
The dwelling of D. Starks in Madison,
,ounty, was destroyed by fire on the 31st
ult. The family was absent at the time and
Iost everything.
"A new post Office has been established
n Washington county south Of Amboy, and
8 called Lake P. o. 1t is supplied weekly
~ the Wapello mail.
The stable Of VIM. F. Little, about
our miles from Lynnville, Jasper county,
vas burned on the 4th inst. A fine span of
lorses and calf perished in the flames
Total loss $780, The fire was blown into
he hay from a stove pipe in the house.
The warehouses of Mccormick & Full
er, and Dudley & Fuller, at Agency City,
we're destroyed by fire, few days ago, with
most of their contents, consisting of grain
md goods. Loss about $4,000.
The Iowa City Reporter says that the
lwelling house of o. A. Patterson, Esq,
asst of that town, was struck by lightning
nring the thunder storm Of Sunday night.
he fluid "stove up' chimney, tore off
ome weather. boarding and shivered up
ab, but fortunately did no further injury.
james Dougherty, of Mt, Pleasant, has
INSTRUCTED a machine for lessening wagon
res without the expense and damage at,
ending the usual method of cutting and
Telding The editor of the Nescs says he
sw two men perform the operation with
1e machine on IL tires in III minutes--a
'ork that could hardly have been done BY
wo men under the ordinary process in less
ian two hours.
VALUE OF THE SORGHUM Crop. - The
igourney Democrat of the 10Th publishes
table compiled from the Assessors books,
1owing the amount of Sorghum molasses
manufactured by the farmers of Keokuk
ounty last season. The total number of
alons was Ga, ,486. The amount, adds the
rated at the price formerly paid
" imported molasses-80 centsper gallon--
lakes the nice little sum of $5l,5s9,sO.--
ay the cost of the manufacture is l5 cents
er gallon, which is high estimate, and
educt that from the above, leaves balance
profit to the people of 45,Sl7,77.
The Newton Press Of the 9th relates
lat on the preceding Saturday some $25
as stolen from the money drawer in the
;ore of Hough & Bro. A Pixies Peaker
'om Cincinnati, who was travelling through
foot, and who had been in the store. was
,spected, pursued and arrested, about three
liles west Of that town, brought back and
ken before Esq. Newell, on charge Of
etit larceny. He was searched by an off.
sr, who found only 80 cents upon his per-
,n-all he had in the world, he said. The
announcement of this fact awakened the
7mpathies of the assembled crowd, and a
ollection was taken up, for which he ap-
cared very thankful As nothing was
roven against him, he was discharged, and
aken back by the officer to the place of
is arrest, and sent on his way rejoicing.
DREDeE BoATs.-The dredge boats have
cen at work several weeks on the Rapids.
reaking up rocks and piling them up where
hey made two large piles last Fall. 1t is
yell enough for the United States Agent to
make his pile."-Gate City.
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TUSCANY ANNEXED AND TIE ITALIAN
'RoBLEM SoLvED.-At last the Italian ques-
ion is settled, Savoy is ceded to Franco
uscahy, loho"inS 1arua, M0uena and the
somagna, is annexed to Sardinia. The
loubt that so long hung over the future Of
central Italy Is dispeled, and we NAV here.
.fter look for tranquility throughout the
,eniInsula' unless Venetia, Rome or Naples
hall revolt against their long established
ulers.
Victor Emanuel's Kingdom has made a
tride from weakne ess to power which will
'e understood by the following table:
KINaDoM-AnRA. NEW KiNapoM-AREA
'iedmont 1925 Piedmon 1878
sland 9,235 Island 9.2s6
avoy 2,472 Lombardy 1881 y
tuscany 8,546 q
1882 Romagns o,O75
Parma 2382