Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-16
IOWA NEWS.

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ihl'4t. | IOWA NEWS.
In 1850 the Republican vote o
Iowa was 20, 4OS. This year it is 9,0l6
showing a Union gain in four years o
ls,G0s. In 1860, Douglas, Bell ant
Breckinridge received 81, ,922 votes. This
year the total Democratic vote is AZ, ,4S4
showing Democratic loss of 8, 43s. The
total vote Of the State III 1860 was l2S,
33f. The total vote this year is 13s, ,5Ol
being a gain of 10, 10. .3l
/ WEsIw wARD.-The M. & M. Railroad
moves-slowly, 10 be sure-but still II
moves. BY the first OF January it is
said that trains will be running to sta.
ton twelve miles west of Grinnell, and
eight miles this side of Newton. This
is much better than nothing. The com
pany has employed all the help it could
and 1t is not in fault that it has not got
further West.-Dau. Dem.
Lead mineral is selling at $500 pei
thousand pounds in Dubuque.
- We stand corrected. The Daven-
port Gazette says F. II. Impey, of Dav'
port-not w. H. Impey, of Des Moines
lis the newly appointed Assistant Ad-
jutant General, Paymaster General, &c.
"A Second National Bank is about
being organized at Davenport.
= General Sully has moved his head
quarters to Dubuque, and has fixed him.
self and staff there, f.t
TRAGEDY. AT OsKALoosA.-Deputy
Sheriff Norton and a young man named
Albert Witter were shot at Oskaloosa on
the 9Th inst, by a desperate named
George Jackson, from Springfield, ILL.,,
whom the Deputy Sheriff was endeav-
oring to arrest. Norton's wound is in
the jaw, and is not considered danger
Gus. Witter was wounded in the head
and will probably die. jackson was fl.
nally arrested. He had been drinking,
and had knocked n man down in the
street and robbed him of his pocket
book, Itwas for this that his arrest was
first attempted. 2Ei .fi-it
f. Governor Stone arrived in town
Yesterday. He will remain until FIJI
day next, when he will start for Wash,
ington. He recently received notice
that the claims of the State against the
Federal Government are now in process
of adjustment by the Treasury Depart.
ment, and his presence is, therefore
needed at Observation-Disclosures Re
gistel, l7th. v III ..-.. '.''
ELECTION MATTERS.-We learn from
the Desmoines Register that there were
three counties in the State which polled
no copperhead votes, viz Emmett, Ida
and Plymouth One county, Palo Alto
cast no Republican ballot. Henry coun.
ty gave the heaviest Union majority
Scott next; Linn next; Black Hawk
next. The only counties which gener-
ally disgraced themselves by copper
head increase Of majority, are Dubuque
and Shelby. -
BRAKEMAN KILLED.-We learn from
the Marshall county Times that a
brakeman on the Clinton Railroad fell
Oft freight train near Wheatland, on
tile 5th, and was killed, his body being
torn to fragments. His parents reside
near Desmoines.
MARENGO REvIEw.-F. A. G.. Fore
man has taken charge of this paper
He is an experienced editor and printer,
and will make the RepieW live paper.
A NONDEsCR1PT.-The editor of the
Marshall County Times returns thanks
"doubly and quadyapedy for some
butter presented by subscriber. That
beats Nebuchadnezzar in his graminiv.
erous days. What kind of an animal is
he? -L-.-.. -s.--- ---.-- -