Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-28
IOWA NEWS.

AZ AAoSii VI oiSouIucS olco oA Il Iluay
afternoon last, the 2lst. She was very
estimable lady, greatly respected by all
and much loved by her intimate friends.
The r. r. BRIDGE AT CLINToN.-The
Chicago Journal says this bridge will be
completed by the 1st of December, when
the trains will run from Chicago to
Boonsboro, distance of 320 miles. The
report we published last week that work
had been suspended on the bridge by in
junction is untrue.
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED AssAsINA-
TIoN IN DEsMOINEs CoUNTY.-We learn
from the Burlington Hu,Dkeye that one
night last week Mr.. Folsom, residing
near Lowell, about II miles from Bur-
lington, was aroused by two armed men
knocking at his door. They demanded
his money, but when he made move
ment to resist them, one of them fired,
Wounding him severely in the arm and
right side. They then robbed him of his
money, and going to his stables stole a
span of fine mares and left. Neither of
them could be identified. The Huwkeyo
thinks there is an organization of these
robbers in this State with their head
quarters perhaps in Missouri, and that
they are in collusion with the guerrilla
bands that menace the border, and have
taken advantage of the unsettled condi-
ton fthecountry to ply their cut-throat
trade, and rob and murder our people.
-Twentythree Of the democratic
Rangers arrested for the recent mur-
ders in POwesheik county were brought
before U. S, Commissioner Sibley, at
Grinnell, last week. They waived an
examination and gave bond in the sum
of $4,000, to appear at the U. S. District
Court. The Fleners have not yet been
caught.
The band of guerrillas, some 80 or
40 in number that were operating over
in Illinois, crossed the Mississippi river
above Dallas on Wednesday and made
their way through this county to Mis-
souri,. They passed through West Point
about 8 o'clock Wednesday evening,
taking the KeOsauqua road and passing
through Primrose. AT what point they
crossed the Des Moines into Missouri we
have not earned.-KeOkuk Gate City,
Oct. odd.
- The fire at Iowa City on the night
of the 1lth inst. destroyed eleven build
ings and property valued at $l5, 600 or
$50 900, with very little insurance. The
Republican mentions among the suffer-
ers Charles Boye, j. r. Van Fleet, Col.
5. G. Trowbridge, j. Deitz, f. w.
Khune, Geo. Eschelman and Mr.. Sey-
kora.
y MILL DESTROYED BY AN INCEN-
Iowa City Republican says
the mill of A. d. Packard, of Wind
ham, II miles west of the City, was
fired by an incendiary on the night of
the 11th and entirely destroyed. Loss
$4,000. The incendiary is supposed to
have been a horse-thief whom Mr. P.
had arrestad about year ago, but who
broke Jail.
An extraordinary bigamy case has
turned up at Fairfield. Tits this: About
30 years ago Dean Williams married
Miss Potter in New York-after a num-
ber of years deserted her reported
himself killed by q steamboat accident
came to Iowa-met Miss Eddy, of the
Eddy Family" of ingers-indueed
her to marry him by false certificates of
good character-and finally settled at
Fairfield, where he called himself
Moore, and enjoyed the confidence of
the community till accidentally discov-
cred by his first wife's brother. He has
leaving his wife and consid-
erable property.
Iowa had furnished up to Jan. lst,
1864, 57,70S volunteers for the various
arms of the service. The enrolled militia
or 1868 mum mbered 86, ,s07 men.
"A large number of Norwegians re-
gently arrived at Lansing to purchase
arms in Alamakee county. The Nor
Vegians are an honest, industrious class
If people, and are said to be loyal.
"A little daughter of Delos Crandall,
If Jones county, was fatally burned a
ew days ago by going too near g pile of
burning weeds in field, her clothes
aking fire. The skin from her knees
Up was crisped like burnt leather and
ler eyes were burnt out. She lived
bout seven hours, and was able to talk |
o the last. So says the Anamosa En-
ekd.
HoMICIDEs.-The Keokuk Consttu- |
ion records swo murders in Lee county |
N the night of the 18th inst. One of |
he murdered men was a Mr.. Fulton,
living near West Point, who was called |
O his door andshot down. The assassins
ook several horses from his stable. The
ther case was that an unknown man,
boatman, killed at Montrose by an
Unknown hand. j. La Mott, an old cit
zen of the town, is under arrest on
harge of committing the gAuIder.
The Iseokuk, Or Valley Railroad, is
ompleted to SCOTS Station, but 81 miles
rom Des Moines. In three weeks the
ars will be running to Pella, which is
'ut forty-three miles from the Capital.
The Iowa City Republican states
hat the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at
owa City is out of debt, and is in
condition.
Two Of tue packing houses at
keokuk are slaughtering beeves.
PENSION DIsBURsEAlENT.-Mr. Myers,
'ension Agent for the State of Iowa,
las made the following disbursements
n the way of pensions since June 1st.,
S64: For the month of June, $23, ,255, ,96;
uly, s., ,4O6, 40; August, $50, ,3O4, 81; Sep
ember, $72, 504 ,33.
Two other agencies for the State will
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