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

We learn from Syracuse IN. W
paper, that Mrs. Mary l.. Phelps, of
Iowa, was robbed of wallet containing
$67, in the depot at that place, on the
sth inst. Tue pickpocket WAS arrested,
but tie money could not be found. 1t
is supposed he passed it to an accom-
plice before his arrest.
THE MILITIA. - Twenty regiments
and one battalion have been organized
among the militia men Of this State
They are mostly in the counties on the
Southern border, though two regiments
have been organized in Scott county,
three in Desmoines, three in Black
Hawk, two in Jasper, and one in Polk.
The Western railway, from Metre
gor, now reaches forty miles to Ossian,
Iowa. 1T will not be very long before
it will reach the Cedar Valley. s..
Letters are u, be delivered by car
riers. free, in Dubuque, after the lat OF
January. --
One hundred and thirty-one barrels
and twelve sacks Of potatoes and onions
were recently sent to the Goth Regiment
by the citizens Of Scott county.
Fatal ACCIDENT AT AvENpoKT.-
Thomas Clouda, q Bohemian, aged
eighteen, was killed by being caught
in the betting of Shields WOODEN factory
at Davenport, on the 18th inst.
MAN FROZEN To DEATH. Edward
McLain, aged sixty-five, residing neal
Dubuque, was frozen to death OH the
night of the eth inst. His body was
found in the road, u quarter of mile
from his dwelling, where he had fallen
benumbed with cold.
We learn from the Lyons Miro,
that u daughter OF Horace Anthony, Of
Cananche, aged sixteen, was accident
ally shot and killed by !:er brother, aged
ten, on the Sth inst. The boy was in the
act of pushing the door shut with agAH
when it discharged, the ball entering thu
young lady heart, killing her instantly
soaneihin. about the Present ConEsess
While the present Congress WAS. III
session last summer one of the Wash
inEton letter writer's amused u leisure
hour in turning off the following sketch
of some Ct i1s leading members:
Mr.. Alnes, OF ajsssachllsetts, is tht
richest, worth over twG millions; MIR
Baldwin, Of the same state. tie largest
Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky, the tailes&
Mr.. Cox, OF Ohio, the smallest; AIR
McCIury, OF Missouri. the shortest
General Dumont, of Indiana, the nicsl
productive. being the father of nineteen
children Mr.. Stevens, of pennsy ivauia
! the ol scst. y years; H.mrrai GARFIELD, O.
Ohio, the youngest. - years Mi. Win
don. o! Minnesota, the hauAao4lest
Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Voorhees,. Of Indiana, the best speakers
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, and Mr.. Washburne
of Illinois, the best parliamentarians
Mr.. Kasson, OF Iowa, and Mr.. Pendle
ton, of Ohio, the readiest debaters; Mr.
Clay, of Kentucky. the largest farmer
having $500 acres Of land, 275 slaves
200 sheep, and 100 blooded cattle while
Mr.. Grinnell. ST Iowa, has 5000 acres o.
land and 5000 sheep, Mr.. Wallace, o
Idaho, lives the fartlest from Washing
ton, and draws Sc, 1897 for mileage, ant
Mr.. Davis, of Maryland, the nearest
his mileage being only $32 Mr.. Frank
of New York, is the best penman, ant
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, the poor
est. The House has twenty-five mem
bers with bald heads, thirty with mou
lstaches, and two with wigs