Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-09
Iowa News.

"A little son of John Cozzens, of Dr.
buque, fell into cistern on the 29th ult
and was drowned.
"A MIR. Means ran one quarter Of mile i
tfty-seven seconds, at Desmoines, on the It'll
for wager of $50. He won.
John Hartman, drayman at McGregor
was killed few days since by the academia
discharge of gun in his own hands.
Walters iron foundry and machine sho]
at Dubuque was destroyed by fire, togethe
with its contents, on Monday afternoon. Los
$4,000, and no insurance.
"A German, named Temule, employed OF
was instantly killed, on the Goth ult., by th'
falling of a pump which he with others was
lifting from a well. rD ..
Mrs Lafayette Curtis, Of Keokuk, wa
severely sca!ded in the face, a few days ago
by the explosion of a can of peaches which
she had placed on a hot stove after it had
been sealed up. She will probably lose he,
eyesight. This should be warning against
similar accidents.
BROKE JAIL-Last Saturday evening, be-
tween 7 and o'clock, four prisoners in the
Iowa City Jail, one confined for counterfeit
ing, one for stealing some tools, and two for
horse theivng, broke jail by knocking down
the assistant jailor, Mr.. Tidd, with the legs o'
chair. Three of them were arrested the
next day, and officers are in hot pursuit Of
the fourth.
PowEsuIEK COUNTY FAIR.-We learn from
the Montezuma Republican that the Eighth
Annual Fair of the Poweshiek County Agr j.
cultural Society will take place next Thursday
and Friday, October 9Th and 9th, at the Fair
Grounds near Sigafoo's school house, three
miles west of Brooklyn. The place selected
is on nice, dry piece Of level ground and
every effort to make this the best fair ever
held in this county will be made. A race
course one half mile long will be prepared,
for testing the speed of the stock
"A substantial truss bridge, of the Howe
Patent, is being built over the Iowa river near
Marshalltown. The Times says that this will
be one of the best bridges in Central Iowa.
w. E. Ijams. Superintendent of the State
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb during the
past eight years, has lately resigned his posi-
ton on account of ill health Prof. B. Tai
bot, late Of the Ohio Institute, has been ap-
pointed his successor.
An accomplished pickpocket created quite
sensation among the fashionables of Du-
buque during Fair week, by representing
himself as Prof: James Dale Owen. son of
Robert Dale Owen, the celebrate gsologlst.
He relieved his new found acc9uiantances of
various small sums Of money and adroitly took
his departure before being detected.
KEROSENE EXPLOSION Brundage, a
lad about Is years of age, was horribly burned
at Upton, on the Goth ult, by the explosion
of kerosene lamp which he was attempting
to ill while the wick was burning. The room
was enveloped in flames, and the house was
with difficulty saved from the devouring ele-
ment. 1t is feared that Franks injuries will
prove fatal.
The statement of the Dubuque Times
that the Herald is to change hands on the
18th of October is denied by the latter paper.
KILLED.-Capt S. B. Espy, of Fort Maa-
son, was killed at the late battle in Georgia.
He was, some years since, editor of paper
in Fort Madison, and leaves family at that
place.
The Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad
is under contract for immediate construction
twenty three miles west Of Cedar Falls. The
Illinois and Mississippi telegraph line is also
to be extended from Dubuque to Cedar Falls
by the 18th of November.