Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-27


street. An example for the Muscatins City
Fathers.
REMARKABLE Discovery. Iowa CITY
Press says DR.. Murray and Mr.. NJ. W. Davi.
Of that city have recently exhumed human
bones which, from all indications, may hav,
been buried more than one thousand years,
and differ somewhat from the bones Of any
race of people now living on this continent
These bones were found some four miles from
Iowa City covered with mound of earth, or
top of which is growth of timber not less
than two hundred years DID,
IMPORTANT DECISION Judge Dillon, in q
case recently tried at Davenport, has decided
that township and not . county is respon'
sible for the condition of the roads; and that
all liability for damages resulting from bad
roads falls on the township through which the
road passes-but not so with regard to
bridges: The law makes it the duty of the
county Supervisors to keep bridges in repair,
and therefore the county and not the town.
ships responsible for damages resulting on
account of defective bridges.
CAsHlERED.-Capt. J. w. McCaddon, Of
Of Company D, 37th (Grey beard) Regiment,
has been tried by Court Martial, convicted
and sentenced to be cashierd and dismissed
from the service. The charges against him
comprise violation of the 9Th article Of war,
being disrespectful language towards the
President Of the United States, Congress and
Generals in the service, all of whom he ac-
cused Of dishonesty and desire to protract
the war from motives of gain. Capt. McCad-
don is from Iowa City. A complete record
of his trial is published in the Marengo
Reuie,o.
&C. Brooks, of fCamanche, Clinton county,
was instantly killed on the 18th inst. He
jumped from Railroad train to recover lost
hat, and was crushed between the cars. The
accident occurred near Loudon, Cedar county.
MUsDEE.-Liberty Cole, tenant on the farm
of . man named McCloud, near 4cG.sgor,
killed the latter, on the 9th inst, in dispute
about some corn, The fatal blow was infic-
ted with gun after McOloud had attempted
to stab Cole with knife.
AWFUL DEArH.-John Barry, living about
20 miles from Dubuque, was going home from
that city on the night of the l4th inst, when
his wagon upset. and one of the stakes of the
wagon bad ran entirely through his body,
tearing out his heart, and of course killing
him instantly.
"A woolen factory has been put in opera
ton 1t Davenport at an expense of twenty
thousand dollars.
Christian Toll, the william who seduced
deaf and dumb girl near Davenport, has been
sentenced to term Of years at the State Ho.
tel, located at Fort Madison. The only chance
left him to evade this punishment is to offer
to marry the girl.
The door ofa cattle car became unfastened
soon after leaving Ottumwa the other day,
and was not discovered until near Fairfield,
where the cattle were found to have all leaked
out. Most Of them were found along the
road, killed or crippled.
APPLE TREES 10 YEARS OLD.-There are
three apple trees near Montrose, Lee county,
which the Burlington Argus says were
planted in 1893 by Frenchmsn named Cool
vile, for an Indian trader named Pesson.-
This was the testimony of Coolville in suit
tried in 1910 for the title of Montrose. The
trees are doubtless the oldest of their kind in
the State.
The Keosauqua Republican states that
Gen. Tuttle has not resigned as was reported.
-Cuthbirth, another of the prisoners who
escaped from the Oskoloosa Jail, was recently
arrested in Missouri.
The Board of Supervisors Of Linn county
have voted to appropriate 1856 to every new
recruit raised in the county. That's good
move.
The Board of Supervisors for Fremont
county offer reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of the miscreants engaged in
blowing up the Court House in Sidney.
The pork season has opened brlskly at
Desmoines. The Register thinks, however,
it will terminate about Christmas. One es-
tablishment has already slaughtered about
1900 hogs and another is killing several
hundred each day. Prices $3,25@$3,50
gross and $4,Oo@$4,5o net.
Rev. J. NJ. Coggshall, Chaplain of the
1st Iowa Cavalry, died at Little Rock, Ark,
on the 3Oth ult. He fell dead while eating
his breakfast. Deceased was formerly a resi-
dent of Wapello, Louisa county. His remains
were brought to West Point, Lee county, for
interment.
DEATH OF CAPT. TAYLoR.-We learn from
the Wapello Republican that Capt. A. NJ.
Taylor, of the 10Th Iowa, who was wounded
in the battle in louisiana in September last,
died at the St Louis Hospital in New Orleans
on the 4th inst. He was from Louisa county.
His untimely death is deeply regretted by
large circle of friends.
WHAT THE REBEL PrnArss HAVE DONE
Up to October 1st the rebel pirates had cap.
tured no less than 178 vessels, the tonnage Of
which amounted to s9,s99 tons, and whose