Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-08
IOWA NEWS.

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rotary of War for the quota Of arms TO which |
Iowa 10 entitled.
u. F. Haadby is the Oldest settler in
johnson county, having settled there in
March, 1888. !
The Burlington charter election, on the
4th inst, resulted in the choice of Mr.. Wight
man for Mayor by 1875 majority over Mr..
French. The total vote cast was 1909
NAVIGATION OF THE DEsMo1NEs RlvRR.-
The steamers Desmoines City, Clara Hine
and Ad. Hine are advertised to form daily
line from Ottumws to Demoines, on the
opening of navigation.
CORN AS FUEL. - The Jasper Free Press
says farmers in that neighborhood, being
scarce of fuel, are burning corn, which, at
10 cents per bushel, is as cheap as coal aid
makes as much heat.
FROZEN. - Mr.. Elisha Thomas, Of Page
county, while walking home from Carinda,
lost his way and, after wandering about
or two nights and day, was found frozen
almost beyond the hope of recovery.
"A remai kable revival of religion is pro-
crossing in the Methodist Church at Oska-
loosa, under the ministration of Rev. E. II.
Warning up to the 3lst ult, 1S4 had united
with the Church. Meetings were being
held morning, afternoon and evening.
HEARD FRou. - The Oskaloosa Herald
says Mrs. Dunn, of that place, has heard from
her husband, who it was surmised had been
lynched in Mississippi. He gives as a reason
for his long silence the interruption of mail
facilities in that State on account of the Sc
cession movement.
SORE TONGUE. - The Oskaloosa Herald
says this disease is prevailn. to consider
able extent among horses and cattle, partic-
ularly the former, in that vicinity. The
animal refuses to eat, and an examination
shows the tongue swollen, infamed, and
mere or less raw. The disease does not
often prove fatal.
- The grading on the railroad between
Anamosa ard Marion, and the bridge across
tho Wapsipinicon, were finished some ten
days ago, says the Anamosa Eureka. The
cost Of the grading, as we learn from one of
the officers of the road, was $4,000, or 81.
Ooa per mile-the distance by the road, we
are told, being twenty miles.
The election for Postmaster at Wash
ington, on the 26th ult., resulted as follows
A. Kendall l68, V. W. Andrus AS, Chas. H.
Wilson IS, J. D. Davis Ss, Geo. J. Barne.
80, Albert Allen 81, D. I. Lee 4, W. G.
Fears 2. Members Of all parties voted, on
Which account Mr.. Wickersham, editor of
the Press, would not submit his claims to
tbs election. ae did right under these cir
cums.ances, and we hope he may yet receive
the appointment.
CEDAR RAPIDS AND Missouri RAILROAD
The Cedar Valley Times says contracts for
building forty miles of this Road have been
let in divisions of ten miles as follows: LIST
division - Douglass & Munson, Waterloo
I'd, Steward & Malconey, Langworthy Sd,
D. W. Reid & Co., Belvidere, Ill. ;4th, Wolf
& Smith, Cedar Rapids. The first division
is to be completed ready for the ties and
iron in five months from January first the
second in six, the third in seven and the
fourth in eight.
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The Rock ISLAND BRIDGE CASE. - Mr.. !
Erastus Wells, chairman of the St. Louis
committee on the ''ways and means" of de-
stroying the Rock Island Bridge, has made
report through the Republican OF that city,
in which he says that St. Louis as city has |
already expended So 800 in the prosecution
of the suit against the bridge, and the citi- |
zens of st. Louis SIS, 900, or more, for the |
same object! He now appeals to the State |
legislature for. assistance to tue amount of |
1000 for the same undertaking.
The IoE BOAT. Galena Courier learns |
that the Ice Boat is pronounced failure,
and will probably be abandoned. The par
ties having it in charge do not appear to be
ia any hurry to repair the damage done to
it in attempting to launch it at Prairie du |
CHEN few days ago. Mr.. Wizard is now in
New York, busy with some new invention
which, he asserts, will make him the richest |
luan in the country.
FIRE AT MoLINE,-The livery stable of R |
L. Brown ard harness shop Of John Row
lander, at Moline, ILL.,, were destroyed by FIRE
on Sunday morning last. Loss $1,000; about
half insured.
W Warned by the fate ct Taylor and |
Harrison, and excited by the mysterious re-
ports of their ''taking off," and fearing that
Lincoln might share the same fate, which he
Surmsed for the others, an old fellow walked
all the way up from distant Manard, last
week, to give the President elect his solemn
warning. Arriving in the presence chamber
of Republican royalty, he became sbashed
and forgot his errand. He was turning to
leave, when sudden inspiration struck him
and he said quickly, 81 won't leave till tell
ye, sir Jest mark my words! Don't yoat
rat nothing except suhat tile old voman COOKS
for ye :" Lincoln's fearless and hearty
laugh sent the old man away comforted.
The R1aHr OF SECESSION. Here is peep
into the future. how does it look I?
January, 1870 - United States voted to
buy Canada of England for $25, 100000.
February, 1870-England assents, provi
led Canada is willing.
March, 1870-Canada votes yea.
April, 1S7o--Money paid, s25, 00O,OoO
May, 1s7o-Canada belongs to the United
States.
June, 1870 - Canada seeded, under her
reserved rights as "Sovereigu State."-
Boston Journal
CooL.-The proposition Of the Texas Leg
stature to send to Washington for 1854 900