Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-27
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IOWA NEWS.
The Maquoketa Excelsior says that a
little son of John Brady died last week
from the effects of I've which he had
swallowed.
The New Hampton Courier says
that DIR. Norris, of Wauconia, in that
county, committed suicide by drowning
few days since. No cause alleged.
The Vinton Eagle says that several
valuable farms We're sold in Benton
county to cash purchasers, the sales
amounting in the aggregate to S26, 765.
The patriotic ladies of Mt. Pleasant
have already taken the iniatory steps
toward acting upon the Ladies' Cove
nant' relative to the wear and purchase
of foreign fabrics. By the way where
is the "Gentleman's Covenant:"
SALE OF A SPLENDID FARMING UNI
derstand that Mr.. VIM. Cline has sold
his model farm, eight miles from this
place, to Mr.. Harrison Berry for SlO,-
900, cash down, So much for judicious
advertising, by hand-bills and other
wise.- Finton Edgte.
We learn from the Oskaloosa Her
aid that Lieut.. Conner, OF the SD regi-
ment, who was killed at the battle of
Saline river. was from Mahaska county,
and formerly member of the Board of
Supervisors. J. n. Ewing, killed at the
ok from, thot
LUNG FEVER AMONG HoRsEs.-The
Dubuque Times says there is aspecies of
lung fever prevailing among the horses
in that section, which is taking them
of very fast. Its symptoms are weak
ness, hard breathing and swelling Of the
lungs to three times their natural size.
1t is fatal in almost every instance, and
no remedies have been found to check it.
The line officers of the regiment in
camp at Keokuk have recommended
Capt. BERGMAN of Mt. Pleasant, a law
yer of fine abilities who has seen service
in the Mexican War and as Captain in
the Regular Army for Colonel, the Hon.
S. A. Moore, Of Davis county, for 1t.
Col, and Capt. Cope of Washington
county for Major, Most excellent Sc
lections.
Those brave old heroes, the Grey
boards, subscribed over six hundred dol
lars fo*the Soldiers Orphans Asylum,
on the occasion of Rev. P. F. ingalls,
10 70 pocl- leland
The Branch Bank at Iowa City, has
just declared a semi-annual dividend of
ten per cent. on its capital stock, The
First National Bank declares semi
annual dividend Of i've per cent.
Some little idea of the amount of
emigration through this State can be
formed by the fact that one hundred
teams crossed the Desmoines, at Des-
MONIES City, in day, bound westward.
The Burlington HUark-Eye tells of a
farnlar--J. A. Latta-living eight miles
from that city, who shipped for Chicago
two steers whose aggregate weight was
forty-seven hundred and eighty ponads.
They were raised in Page county, and
fed by Mr. Latta. They were worth in
Chicago at the time OF shipment 1882, 40.
The Gate city of Friday says there is
over nine hundred men in Camp at that
place, enlisted in the ist Congressional
District for the 100 days service.
The President has recently pardoned
twenty-seven of the Minnesota Indians,
wnQ were concerned in the great mas
sacre, ai.d confined in the barracks at
Rock Island.
LATER FROM DAvENPoRr.- Another
Clerk enlisted in Davenport last Tues
day evening, and again the city was
thrown into ecstacies. Gov. Stone, who
was in Desmoines, was advised OF the
fact by telegraph. He replied "Daven-
port is all right--if she goes on" Those
last words frightened the Davenporters,
and they are hunting for anotherpatriot,
that another splurge may be made. It
is like looking fop 2 needle in a hay
NOW. Davenport won't go on. a few
dollars of the hundreds CT thousands
she has made out Of the Government
will be spent in bribing men from other
parts of the country to volunteer and
give Davenport the credit of it. That is
all Davenport will do.-Dubuque Times.