Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-05

es IOWA NEWS.
Judge Tabor, Recorder and Treasurer Of
Buchanan county, has gone to Washington
to enter on his duties as Fourth Auditor Of
the Treasury.
The Republicans Of johnson and Powc-
shiek counties hold their conventions on
next, June 9Th, to elect delegates to
the State Convention.
"A discharged soldier, named Vanosdal,
was going through the manual Of arms at his
home at Mt. Pleasant, recently, for the in
struc,ion Of younger brother, lad only
twelve years of age, when the gun, carelessy
left loaded, went off, the charge striking the
young pupil in the head. The wounded boy
fingered few hours and died.
A terrible affair occurred at Dubuque,
on Friday evening last. The little son Of
VIM. 7. Angel, Esq, child about six years
of age, was playing on the street. when he
was attacked by vicious COW, which caught
him on her horns and tossed him several
feet in the air, three or four times in sue
cession. His screams brought to their doors
all the people in the neighborhood, many Of
whom ran to his rescue. The cow turned
on the first that came, and then went back
aud tossed the child again. The brute was
finally driven away, when the child was
picked up, covered with blood and supposed
to be dead He was carried to his fathers
residence, where, after few minutes, he
showed signs OF life, and at last came to his
senses. He suffered greatly, and complained
of pain in his head and limbs. No bones
were broken, though 1t is feared he has re-
ceved internal injuries which may prove
fatal 1t is wonder that the little fellow
was not killed instantly. Several ladies who
witnessed the awful scene tainted away.
S. P. Yeomans has retired from the cdi-
torial charge of the Sioux City Register.
His successor has not been announced.
Rev j. 2. Sanford, War Democrat, is
travelling through eastern Central Iowa, adj
dressing Union meetings, and making the
''fur fly" every tire.
Cen Mexican has been at home (Marion)
several days on visit. The General is now
in command of Northwestern Missouri, with
headquarters at Palmyra.
On Wednesday, 9th ut, there were
assembled at the house of gentleman in
Dubuque, Iowa, ten grandmothers and three
great grandmothers. The oldest lady present
was eighty three years ofage, and the young
est sixty three. The party was in honor of
the seventy third anniversary Of the lady
who gave it. The gathering was very in
teresting ono.
Posi- OFFICE ROBBERY AT DAvENroRr.-
Detection of the 7hieuss.-Complaints be-
coming frequent tina letters containing money
and yaluables had failed to reach the parties
addressed, Postmaster Eldridge set to work,
having in the meantime become satisfied that
the letters had actually been received at that
Office, to entrap the thieves. On Monday
evening. after considerable watching, the
'leader" of the gang, youth aged about Is
years, son of respectable parents living in
Davenport, named Benjamin Adams, was
Enabled" just after he had opened the box
of H. 3. Evans & Co., and was making off
with some letters. He confessed his guilt.
duplicating two other boys-one II and the
other 10 years ofage-who were also arrested.
One of the boys disclosed the hiding place
for the letters he had rled, and fragments of
a draft for $3.50 were found on the spot. 1t
appears that the money obtained by them
was spent aSfast as they got it, while the
drafts and checks were destroyed to avoid
detection. Among the parties W! have suf;
fered NEST, as far as ascertained, lisa soldier S
family. Others have probably also been lob.
bed, and time alone will reveal the extent Of
the operations of these young scoundrels.
The trio were lodged in Jail to await an ex.
animation.
The total number of officers and men fur
nished the Union army from this State, ex-
elusive Of the regiments now forming, is AZ,
SI4. The militia returns show a total OF
1O6,340 men liable to military duty in the
whole State.
| The Anamosa Eureka, West Union Rec
ord aid Charles City Intelhgencer advocate
the nomination of Gen. Warren for Governor.
The Iatelligencer says Mr.. Faville will not be
candidate before the Convention. Judge
Tabor " II not be candidate.
KILLED BY LIGHrMINa.--Thos. Brennan a
farmer living in Table Mound Township, Du-
buque county, was killed by lightning on
Saturday evening Both ult. He had run un-
der tree near his house, for shelter, when a
bolt shivered the tree, and struck him dead
He leaves chldless wife to mourn his loss.
MURDER OF DAVENPORT ClrIzEN.-A
private letter from Colorado Territory, states
| that in the course of two weeks sirtesn
men were murdered and robbed at places
on the road between Hamilton and Buck
skin Joe. Among them were Nv. Shoupe,
and friend, from Davenport, whose name
is not given. One man near Denver was also
killed and robbed of $4,000. These outrages
were probably committed by men who are
going off to the new mines
| PRACTICAL EDUC ATIoN.-The entire grant
of the public lands, 900 acres, which is the
share of New York, under the Morrill, act, for
tho establishment of seminaries for instruction
in the industrial and useful arts, hss been