Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
AIOWA NEWs.

81 a IONA NEWS.
The Davenport Gazette says the wheat
| crop u Mr.. John Bell, of that county, aver
| ages 81 bushe|s 70 the acre.
Tho population Of Washington is 2, l65
OF Washington township, 1893. Number Of
families in township, 664-in town, 42S.
Davenport has been determined upon
as the place, and the 10Th day Of August as
the time, for holding the Breckenridge and
Lane State Convention.
KILLED BIZ A RsApIxa MACHINE. = On
Monday week, Mr.. Oullam, living rear Big
Mound, Lee county, was run over by reaper
and mangled horribly. e
-. Gen. Jones, Minister to Bogota, is ex-
pected homo in few days on visit, and
the citizens Of Dubuque, without respect to
party, are to give him public reception.
SUICIDE. - The Sigourney Democrat says
q Mrs. Orompton, ofEnglish River township,
Keokuk county, committed suicide, a few
days since, BY taking q quantity Of laudanum
while in fit of insanity. 90"
NEW RAILROAD PReJKor-The Oskaloosa
Times says the citizens of that place, tired
Of waiting for the M. & NJ. Railroad to reach
them, have held a meeting and taken
the initiatory steps towards organizing a
company with capital OF 5000, 900, for the
purpose of building railroad to Eddyville
DRowNED.-A lad named Longhurst was
drowned at Dubuque on the Esd inst, says
the Herald. He had been bathing, and
undertaking to swim too far had become
exhausted, and drowned before he could
reach shallow water. His body was recov-
cred after much exertion.
r. B. Hill of Boston, is erecting grain
warehouse in Davenport. 1t will be of the
largest size, with an elevator capable Of rails
ing 1000 bushels per hour. The motive
power will be twenty horse Ericsson
engine, which can be run at an expense of
twenty 1--WE cents per diem.
The YIELD OF Wharf.-The Upton DEM
ocrat is informed that the yield OF wheat in
Cedar County will average between
twenty. five and thirty bushels per acre. The
Iowa City Republican estimates the average
yield in johnson County between fifteen and
twenty bushels per acre.
KILLED BY LIaHrNINa.-A dwelling house
occupied by one CostulIo, in Waterford town.
ship, Clinton county, was struck by light
ming during the storm on Friday of last
week, killing one child and prostrating the
family. The lightning passed out of the
window and killed two hogs that were near
the house.
GRAIN At WARRINGTON. Our saucy little
neighbor, Washington, is Boosting about the
quantity of wheat her grain buyers are
receiving. According to the Press, 1896
bushels were received on Thursday of last
week, 1916 on Friday, and 1865 on Saturday.
j. Fl. Norton, Esq, has shipped since the I'd
of July last, As carloads of corn. Well
done Washington!
"A "Retorm" Convention was held at
Independence, Buchanan county, the first
week in July. The principal speakers were
Mrs. Frances Brown, of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr..
Warren Chase, of Michigan, and Mr.. D. Foss,
of New Hampshire. The meeting was made
up of believers not only in spiritualism, but
in Deism, Garrisonian Abolitionism, Woman's
Rights and Womsn's Wrongs. The Guar.
dian speaks respectfully of the proceedings
but shows no sympathy for the doctrines
expounded. 1t says truly that discussion
will not injure the cause of truth and justice.
Ice County A little son Of Epp. Steph-
enson, near F. Madison, was bitten by a
rattlesnake on the 18th ult, and died on the
20th..-A counterteiter named Donnell was
arrested at Fl. Madison, on the 18th ult.,
and put in the lookup in default of $500
bail. He had succeeded in passing two
counterfeit IS bills on tie Ballston Spa Bank
IN. Y and had just taken passage on the
Kate Cassell when arrested. A man named
Wilson, believed to be one OF his confeier-
ates, was arrested the next day, but dis
charged for want Of evidence.-A horse
thief, calling himself Daniel O'Dennell, has
been arrested in Missouri: and lodged in Jail
at Fl. Madison.
Iowa COLLEGE AT GRINNRLL. This insti.
tuition opens on the 9Th OF September, with
three Professors. We learn that it has a
fine building, with furnished rooms for stu
dents, "a large library and an ample apparatus.
-Narengo Republican