Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-02
Local Matters.



Which was first discovered In Gottingen, in Germa-
n.y. on the 10th of June, after being visible here about
a week, has disappeared. Its perihelion passage is
said to have occurred last Saturday night 9th ut
1t is very extraordinary thing that the approach of
this comet has not been announced by astronomers.
1t seems to have started into being without previous
notice. and to have taken the world by surprise. 1t
was nearly in the suns path, in the west, and remain
ed visible than two hours after sunset The nu
cleus well defined, and nearly large and bril-
liant star of the first magnitude. The TAIL visible
to the naked eye, extended six eight degrees
in direction opposite to the sun. 1t is but seldom
of science aver that comets present such nucleus
as this one did. For the most part the nuclei
rare, that small stars easily be through them
It's future course VIII be subject of much interest to
the scientific.
| <TuE BooT SocrETY."-M uscatine may be proud of
her Best Society,"" but it remains for the people of
Cedar township, in this county to boast Of assoca
ton with the above euphonious cognomen. The cir
cumsances of its organization, related to us,
about as follows About three years ago, two we'll
known citizens of that town hip, whom shall call
Messrs. b and R, Chey arc both among our
best paying subscribers, and hope they will not be
offended for making these circumstances pubIic) who
though excellent farmers and good neghbors other
wise too much in the habit of visiting the dog
geries when they came to town, and celebrating the
occasion by "spree." Well, to make long story
short they saw as most sensible men in like circum
stances do the evil OF their way and resolved to re-
form. &c. one day, willie working together in the
woods, of them proposed and the other agreed to
sign pledge oblgating the who first INDUCED in
the hellish beverage to buy the other a pair of
first quality boots--meaning, it strikes US that he
should foot the bill" Suffice to say that the boots
have never been forfeited, and that Messrs b and
X -, having turned temperance lecturers, both by
example and precept have succeeded in organizing
society in their neghborhood which goes by this name
numbering about 15O persons The temperance cele-
braton in Cedar township, week before last was prin
cipaly the work of this society; aud while there we
were much pleased to notice the happy countenances
of its worthy founders and hear their neighbors con-
graduate each other the happy influence of the,
| /" Boot Society,"
POLICE Enthusiastically night, Jim Love,
whose capture by the police and subsequent escape q
we noticed week or two ago, again on his "high
horse and consequently nabbed. Jimmy who is
Frenchman, proud of his nationality, was of course
quite indignant that his bacchanalian enjoyment should
be so unceremoniousy interrupted in free country by
kodicous meddng, and resisted desperately but vain
Ny the attempts to conduct him to the Mayor Office
Here he was quite restless, attempting various means
pr escape, and was finally permitted to go down the
ftairway on the pavement, when, seeing favorable
<openng through the crowd he gave "eg bail quite
Justify. The fellow ought to have been put in the
lookup until the fact should occur to his senses that
y cannot violate our laws with impunity.
kincaid, of this county, has OK which is undoubt-
eddy the largestboncd animal of the kind in the Uni
ted States if not in the world. He is six years old
measures from root of horns to root of TAIL IL feet Is
IL hands high at shoulders 20 hands and inches
high at rump, (hs grth is proportionatcly large
though we have forgotten it, and is estimated to
weigh 1000 pounds What is more remarkable he
was reared most of the time with the other cattle
without extra care, having been suffered to find hi
subsistence in the praires, with an occasional tire
Of salt. Ills proprietor will start with him next week
for the East for the purpose of exhibiting him. He s
great curiosity and will doubtless attract considered
BILE attention. -
Observation-Disclosures are unusually numerous
and ravenous We have it stated that there are
1 more mosquitoes this season than have been known
since the year 1872, which remarkable and long
remembered for its unusual swarms of these Insects
The mosquitoes, too, are, this year. more than COM
monty hostile to the human family and bite with
deadly effect
The LoAN.-We publish this week, the proclama
ton Of Judge Washburn, submitting the question of
taking $l50000 stock in our railroad enterprises
That it will carry, we have not the least doubt as
about 600 Names nearly onehalf the number of votes
usually poIed in the county, were attached to the
petition which was presented to the Judge. Are our
friends in Wapsinonoc ready for the question
To CoRREsPoNDENTs.--We much regret that our
absence during portion of the week, prevented us
from attending to several correspondents, who have
favored U.S. Since our return we have not had time
to examine thembut they shall receive attention next
week.
| STEALING FRuIT-It is a general complaint in the
city and vicinity that those possessed Of little fruit
deprived of its enjoyment by the depredations Of
bad boys. Such boys ought to be made aware by
practical demonstration that they are amenable to
| the laws as other folks.
| LARGE ToMATo--A very large and luminous toma-
to, weighing one pound and fourteen ounces, was
brought into our Office one day this week, by our
friend II. H. Garnes, which was raised in his garden,
about two miles from the city.
! BIG MELoN-Mr Hopson, of this vicinity, brought
into Office on Tuesday last, monster watermelon
| which weighed fraction less than 40 pounds, and
which was the best we ever tasted Who can beat
NEW CLOTHING SroRE.--A new clothing store is
opening in Mr.. Thurstons new building, on I'd, be-
tween Iowa Avenue and Sycamore streets, by Ruah
Guiternan Co.. OF Cincinnati.