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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1859
Page
6
Matthew Hand, one of the prisoners sentenced to the penitentiary, escaped Thursday morning from the Dubuque County Jail. He reportedly climbed the wall near the side gate during yard washing and fled toward Eagle Point avenue as residents recount.
The Marine Bank dispatches report from Chicago and towns across Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa describe unusually favorable weather for farming over the past four weeks. Farmers push ground into use anticipating high prices while spring grains thrive and winter wheat nears reaping readiness in three weeks.
Hart's report outlines Iowa drainage between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, naming Des Moines Cedar Iowa Wapsipinicon Turkey Yellow and Upper Iowa for Mississippi tributaries and Floyd Little Sioux Boyer Nishnabotany for Missouri. It notes distances and falls from Prairie du Chien to Cairo and Dubuque to Cairo, discusses rapids, and predicts rail lines may replace river navigation though rivers will remain a regional pride.
A column laments a rash of Mississippi River wrecks and explosions from Lake Pepin to the Missouri and Allegheny. It argues that defective construction and neglected repairs threaten life and property and urges stronger laws and decisive public opinion to enforce safer practices.
The Dubuque Association of Congregational Churches held its semi annual session May 10 11 12 at Nottingham Delaware county. Ministers and many correspondence members attended though lay delegates were few. Sermons by Meruixt of Chicago Davenport and Graves of Dubuque highlighted faith conversion and the gospel. Three new churches joined Dunleith Central City and Nottingham. Nottingham praised as a growing town with moral resolve amid liquor nuisances. The association received warmly at the DeSoto House and local hosts showed hospitality and support for religious influence.
William Vandever responds to a circulated query, affirming support for current naturalization laws with no extension of probation. He urges the Republican party to oppose discrimination between native and adopted citizens regarding suffrage and condemns Massachusetts actions excluding adopted citizens for two years. He notes prior letters to German citizens and signs from Deacqua May 21 1859.
Foreign news reports fierce action at Vercelli with Sardinians winning three hundred Austrian prisoners. A New York correspondent describes the Buffalora bridge blown to hinder Austrian advance, a one thousand foot granite work costing about 700000 dollars. French movements past Mont Cenis are sketched with 17000 troops across the route and rail transport noted. Local items mention a libel suit by P Staxros against Newooms Cacaverany for 30000 dollars, wheat prices, county conventions, new papers, proclamations for county bonds, and agricultural progress in Iowa towns.
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