Iowa Old Press
Weekly Times
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
April 4, 1861
At Last!
One Hundred miles of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad are completed, and the first passenger train passed over the track from Cedar Falls to this city yesterday! This is an event for which our citizens and the inhabitants of the Cedar Valley have for anxious months looked forward, and they rejoice together! The unremitted solicitude and labor on the part of the officers of the Company of which this extension is the result, no one save themselves can comprehend; but we trust the increased business which the Company will speedily realize will abundantly repay them for all their toil. Now, then, let the next link in the Extention reach to the Iowa, and before the close of the present season!
Appointments for Iowa
The following appointments have been made or agreed upon for the State of Iowa:
Miscellaneous - H.M. Hoxie of Des Moines, U.S. Marshal; W.H.F. Gurley of Davenport, U.S. District Attorney; Stewart Goodrell of Des Moines, Register of the U.S. Land Office at Des Moines; John G. Weeks of Des Moines, Receiver at Des Moines; C.B. Richards [possibly O.B. Richards] of Fort Dodge, Register at Fort Dodge; C. Pomeroy of Boonsboro, Receiver at Fort Dodge; W.H. Bigelow of Sioux City, Register at Sioux City; J.P. Edie of Bellevue, Receiver at Sioux City; Frank Street of Council Bluffs, Register at Council Bluffs; D.C. Bl---r [illegible] of Council Bluffs, Reciever at Council Bluffs; T.H. Stanton, Mount Pleasant, Clerk Pension Office; W. Reynolds, Iowa City, Clerk in Land Department; Geo. Cowts, Montezuma, Clerk in Treasury Department; J.A. Graham, Keokuk, Chief Clerk Register's Office' H.P. Leach, Dubuque, Clerk in Interior Department.
Post Masters - E.C. David, Dubuque; J.F. Abrahams, Burlington; J.B. Howell, Keokuk' J. Mahla [possibly Mabla], Muscatine; J.G. Davenport, Cedar Rapids; G. M. Davis, Lyons; A.W. Dripps, [illegible]; S.S. Daniels, Tipton; J. Rich, Independence; G.M. Harris, Cedar Falls; J.A. Bills, Vinton; C.F. Glass, Guttenberg; J.G. Verplank, Earlville; W.W. Maynard, Council Bluffs; S. Cleveland, Waterloo; C. Beardsley, Oskaloosa; J.J. Davis, Wintersett; C.A. Sherman, Fort Dodge.
Coming to Iowa
We are looking for a large [illegible] to the population of Iowa this year. The condition of things at the South has a tendency to drive patriotic people there to the North, and they are coming every day. Yesterday the steamer Canada from St. Louis brought up several families from Virginia and Tennessee, all bound for Allamakee county in the northwestern [sic - northeastern] part of this State. They are people who are sick of the workings of the "peculiar institution" and want to live where men are free, and where all labor is required. Allamakee county has a good class of settlers - New Englanders, New Yorkers, Norwegians, &c., and an infusion of Southern blood of the patriotic stamp, will do good. This class of men who come from the Southern States, are not ashamed to earn their own bread, and such settlers are a blessing to any State. We most cordially welcome them to Iowa. They are coming to all parts of it. Here they will find a free home, with but little excitement, no threats from tyrants, and great inducements to be industrious. The sun shines on no better land than now lies unbroken in Iowa, and may be had at extremely low figures.
Fire in Iowa City.
We learn frmo the Iowa City Republican, Extra, of the 25th inst., that a fire occurred in that place on Sunday night last which destroyed property to the amount of $8,000 or $10,000. It originated in a building on Dubuque street, occupied by J. Wortman, and communicated to buildings owned or occupied by L.B. & O.A. Patterson, Robert Garter, M. Freeman, John Faulk, J.P. Schaetler, John Curry and R.L. Dunlap.
Death of an Old Citizen
Major James F. Hanby, an old citizen of this city, died at his residence here, on Monday morning last at 1 o'clock, and was buried yesterday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, with Masonic cereminies of which order he had been long an active member. Major Hanby was one of the pioneers of Iowa City not only, but of the State. He came to Iowa at a very early day and settled at Burlington where he built the first brick house that was erected in that place, now one of the busiest and largest cities in Iowa. We expect that it was the first brick building in the State. The Major came to where Iowa City now is, twenty years ago, and has lived here ever since, very much respected by all who knew him. He was a good citizen, an ardent Democrat, and a sociable, kind-hearted man. He will be much missed. Peace to his ashes. We believe the disease of which Major Hanby died was congestion of the lungs. -- Iowa City Register.
Suicide in East Randolph
Mrs. Woodworth, wife of Stephen Woodworth, who is now in California, committed suicide in East RAndolph on Monday morning last. Mrs. W. has been, since the departure of her husband for California, resideing with the family of Mr. Mortimer Holmes, in the above named village, and on the morning in question, after preparing breakfast for the family, she went up stairs for thecredible purpose of attending to her usual household duties. Her long absence excited the apprehensions of her friends, and upon going to her room they found her dead, she having committed suicide by hanging. She was a woman about 20 years of age, and bore an irreproachable character. -- Freeman
Death of Rev. G.S. Delavan
We are pained to hear of the death of Rev. G.S. Delavan, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Wyoming, Jones county. He was very highly esteemed.
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Weekly Times
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Thursday, April 11, 1861
State Items.
Killed - The Des Moine Journal records the death of Michael Burke, who was killed in a coal bank.
The Philadelphia Press says Calrk Dunham, of Burlington has received the appointment of Collector of that City.
Quasqueton - We learn that the dam at Quasqueton, Buchanan county, has been swept away by the high water.
Allamakee county - The seat of Justice of Allamakee county, has just been removed, by vote of the people, from Waukon to Lansing.
Supreme Court - This Court was opened at Davenport on Tuesday. Chief Justice Lowe and Judge BAldwin were present. The Gazette says that Judge Wright has not resigned. He is daily expected in Davenport.
The Republicans of Davenport have nominated for Mayor, Geo. H. Frenh; for Marshal, O.S. McNeil; Clerk, Henry Mittlebuscher; Police Magistrate, D.H. Wheeler.
Upper Iowa University - The Spring term of this institution, located at Fayette village, will commence on the 4th inst. It is a good school and we hope to hear that it is liberally patronized.
New Paper - The Eddyville Reporter is the name of a paper started on the 30th ult., by J.T. Cook, Esq. Eddyville is in the northwest corner of Wapello county, to which point the cars on the Keokuk and Fort Des Moines Railroad are running.
Killed - Peter H. Berry, who had just arrived at Davenport, from St. Louis, was killed by the cars running over him in the depot yard, last Saturday. He was on his way to Iowa City, where he has a son residing. He had lived for some time in Arkansas, nearly opposite Memphis.
Republican Era - This will be the name of a paper to be started at West Union, next week, by J.W. Rogers, Esq., Judge of Fayette county. The Judge is one of the leading men in that part of the State, and will no doubt make an excellent paper. The Review of the same place is dead.
Geo. W. Van Horne, who has been nominated and confirmed as Consul to Marseilles, France, is a resident of Muscatine in this State. The Journal of the latter city says he is a law partner of D.C. Cloud, Esq., and though a young man stands deservedly high in the profession.
Returned from Washington - The editor of the Mount Vernon News has returned from the "city of magnificent distances," but too much excited to resume his editorial labors. This fact we learn from his "devil," who says that Mrs. Lincoln didn't dance with the editor!
Dr. Fountain - The Davenport GAzette publishes a statement made by Dr. Adler, the late partner of Dr. E.J. Fountain, deceased, stating that the cause of his death, as before intimated, was the experimenting with chloride of potash. He took an ounce of it to prove that it is innocuous when taken in large doses, and proved the reverse.
Delaware Co. - The Brown Collegiate Institute, located at the beautiful village of Hopkinton, commenced its Spring term on the 25th ult.
We notice that a marriage has lately taken place at Honey Creek, just the place for such a ceremony.
Linn County - We learn from the Marion Register, that the flouring mill of Skinner & Buyton at Wanbeck, is completed. It is one of the best built mills in the State.
Andrew, to which the seat of justice of Jackson county has been removed, is a village of about two hundred inhabitants. This is not the first time it has been made the county seat. In most of the counties in Northern Iowa, the county buildings should be made portable.
Fat Cattle - The New Hampton Courier says that Messrs. Waite & Albertson, of Chickasaw village, are turning off some very fat oxen. They bring $2.50 per hundred pounds, live weight, at home.
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Weekly Times
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Thursday, April 18, 1861
Caught - It will be remembered that A.C. Griffin, Express Agent at Earlville, absconded last fall, taking $170 belonging to the Express Co. The General Agent of the company, Mr. Peckham, learning a few days ago that he was at Prairie du Chien, telegraphed to the Agents of the Company at that point, who put the matter into the heads of the proper authorities, and he was arrested and arrived here in custody of Marshal Swivel of Dubuque, on Wednesday last, just in time to have his case brought before the Grand Jury. It is generally supposed he will take a trip down river. (Delhi News)
A Good Reporter - While on the excursion to Cedar Falls on Thursday last we made the acquaintance of A.H. McCreary, Esq., the editor of the Delaware County Journal. Mc is an original character as we soon learned and there is more in him we must confess than we at first suspected. Among his other accomplishments ranks as first his remarkable ability as a phonographic reporter. He commenced learning at 12 years of age and now finds no difficulty in taking down verbatim the words of the most rapid speakers. He can write with ease 180 words in a minute and when in perfect practice 200. Usually men speak no more than 140 words per minute, though some talk as fast as 160. Mr. Seward speaks 130 words in a minute, but he is regarded a very deliberate speaker. We take this opportunity to acknowledge our indebtedness to mr. McCreary, in reporting the speeches at Cedar Falls for us, and should any of our friends or exchanges ever want a verbatim report of an oration, or the proceedings of meetings or courts, they cannot do better than to call on hiim. We are assured that he will accept.
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