, 1869-07-07

IOWA.
Arrival of the Chicago Commercial
Tourists ut Hooac-Aprcurnnce of
the Country Along the Ifoutc-CFpp
l'roxpecta-Ikatlfond Muttcrx-Kili-
ed by q Sand Slide,

111xAsA4 u AAG tHlEhk0 t0naMeFE1n1
Tourists ut Boonc-Aprcurnnce of
the Country nlong the Ikoutc-Crop
froxpects-IGatlfohd Muttcr4-I1ill-
ed By a Sand Slide.
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
BOONE, Iowa, July 6--3 p. tn.
The commercial tourists from across the coz
ttEcnt reached this point on time. The signs are
alt pEop!sioIA Weather delicious, neither too
no dust Every ones gtad they have come and
ror:y their friends a5e not along to dlyldc the
sa snst Gene! aas E9 11sm ~ r.
John =, DRAKE, and Others on the programme,
we're le't behind. They realize dot tie
deprived themselves The whole party arc loud
IN their e1clamations Of surpriee and lautlaliop
Ut re magnihcence Of those cha1ulng rolling
corers LIEN. The whole country from Clinton
here looks like EaTdcu- The wct weather has
done little or no vislbe harm to the crops In oFa
Of corn, wheat, oass and barley. ContrMy TO e1-
prctatfon the corn crop Is Immense In quuutlty
Il ls little backward il hselth, out d - growing
rapidly ana 1!tontses "A line crop as was ever
Is aeli-aralntn9 that wet weather dues compatg-
tlsc!y little :njufJ to corn or other products
Hha!eres may te the fate Of the corn cfor in H.
nnoi-. this grand State will have enongn any 10
epnrG.
During the thrte years since passed oFer this
road, wonderful pToKIess Ia opening new farms
leen made The Agriculture ol the country in
BONE sections has Increased foul. fold and in a
few jean more Of such progress hearty all the
lallu Will bc under cultivation Iowa ID truly
MAGNIFICENT stlte, and populated b} people
worthy Of their privileges an opportunities.
MCscA71*E, Iowa, July 6.-There vas a meeting
Of thc haiiruad Comsuttcc appointed IT the late
Etct:nE here THE lafKrst railroad meeting ever
held u town to SOLICIT subscriptions In AI Of the
Rockford, Ruck Island i St. Louis I&4l-
Hoad, this morning, and report OF prpgrr,s mxde
The uid required frum citizens Of Auscaune and
vicinity ts S:p, ,0H to be Elven tJ inatalmeuts on
the completion Of the grading from Rock Island to
po1nt opposite this city, and On the running Of
The carr The success Of the project ts assured.
Anscaane VII thus hare connection Y Chtcaso
t5 this roaH to Sterling and thence by the North
western, much shorter than By the presens route,
tie Rock bland Road.
Much Of the small grain Is LODGED" and Will
be difficult TO harvest. but the quality Of the grain
IL generally, 40 far, hrstratc, and the proa9ect OF
heavy yield Of THAI which cau be easily harvest
ed 1ne- Com on the rolling praries Is good Two
DAFKNroE1, 1oWn. July "a trlghtfuf accident
occurred at = place some tnfee miles north Of
here, where the Chc4co Rock Island L Pacific
Ra1'roaa r. aa,. eomrao5 1 having some grad
Thomas and John kelley, we're Working
ntnr ap 1mmt use eIntaukmenf Of earth when the
whole maAK gave way, and cane down upon them.
ed: he gucceeded IN reaching spot where oniy o
portion Of the bank fell on him. and, although
seriously injured. he did not meet the doom OF his
companion, who Was completely b1ried. Work
men we're HLned!8tey put to work to cIhumt
him. After several hoDfs' labor he was found
stone deah his skull fractured, aud several his
r!hs broken Hts death must have been In