Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-24
MUSCATINE JOURNAL---JUNE "a, 1853.
City Matters

proposes taking UP his permanent residence with us
/ in the fall, has consented to deliver lecture NEXT
! MONDAY EVENING at the Congregational Church.
Sntjcct--the Human Mind. This lecture is intended
to be preparatory to the organization of Library
Association next fall, to which, We understand, Mr..
Jones offers the truly liberal contribution of hun
dred dollars If this association should be organized,
full of lectures will be delivered before it
during the winter months Our citizens cannot, GER
tanly, treat this project with GOODNESS and irdfer-
ence, and hope to them manifest their interest
| in it by genera, turnout on the occasion.
FOURTH OF JuLY-ESTHusrAsTI MEETING IN THE
CoURr HousE--Orcr the Lsf,--The n,crting ~ at
the Court House, on Monday evening was not very
numerously atended-indeed we have heard it assert
ed that not even corporals guard present, and
that 40 light struck. So the citizens have spoken,
and their unanimous voice is, Eve will not cee-
brte The fourth" All right, perhaps in these degen.
crate times; but would much prefer to more of
the spirit of rs pervadng the popular mind. We learn
that some of the Sabbath Schools contemplate cee-
brating the day.
20 An individual stopped at friends store on.
Water street, the other day, and asked, "Where's
the warehouse! (supposing in his simplicity doubt
that there was but one in in the place) Our friend
informed him that there several warehouses in
bis immediate vicinity, and great many in the city
WELL" continued the verdant stranger, II had some
goods shipped to this place, and expected to find
them in the warehouse. Where's the Mayor? he ought
know where my goods are. The last seen ofthe
of simpes, he in the vicinity of the Iowa House,
enquiring the wearing straw hat brown coat
blue pantaloons, and yellow handkerchief stuck
in the bosom of a white vest.
MAYORS CouRT.--A case of considerable interest
occupied the attention of this court during Monday
and Tuesday libel suit was instituted by Mr..
Leander Crane against Mr.. VIM. H. Jones, both citi-
liens of this placehe defendant having alledged that
the plaintiff stole five dollars-plantif claiming ono
hundred dollars damage. Able counsel was employed
on both sides, and after thorough investigation the
jury brought in verdict that the defendant should
pay ten dollars damage and costs of suit.
The LUMBER BUsISEss.-.We were materially at
aalt last week. in estimating the lumber business Of
This place to amount to only $50, O0O. If We had
said $4,000, it would have been nearer the mark
besides, did not take into consideration the immense
business done by the two large steam sawmills of
Messrs. Chambers, Cade Co.. aud Mr.. Hershe, which
second to in the state. great number of RATS
coming down the river, have been bought here
AMUSEMENT IN pRosrEcr.-A corps d,un,atigue are
on their way up the Mississippi, from St Louis, and
VIII give theatrical entertainments in the principal
cities and towns along the river. The company is
composed of some dozen actors and actresses princ
pally attached to the st. Lons theatres They were
performing in Keokuk last week. and may be ex-
pected here in a few days.
to- Col Isett is building an immense livery stable
n @,
mansions will be 1876 feet in length 40 feet in breadth
and three stories high 1t is to be connected with
his spacious hotel which also has been under course Of
construction on the opposite corner for some time
both of brick.
STREET ScAvESGER.-The streets ought to be kept
cleaner than they In looking from the window OF
our sanctum yesterday, counted lying in the street
dozen pairs OF old boots three slippers, the dead
body OF rat, few rhubarb leaves etc.-ali fattened
to the proper consistency" by the wagons.
The FARMERS EXCHANGE SToRE--Another arrival
Of groceries at this popular house is noticed among the
new advertisements. Mr.. Gorley also keeps an excel
lent article Of soda, prepared in the good old way
which is considered by many better Than fountain soda
~. Muscatine is the first eligible point in Iowa,
above Burlington, on the river where city can be
bottOiu TNeT WITHOUT
interruption between these two points.
STAvEs.-55 900 mach inc made -four barrel slaves
shipped from this port for St. Louis one day last
week. Mr. Hunts machine propelled by steam) turns
out about 5000 slaves per day, yet it cannot supply
the demand.
BODY ExHuMED.-ln making excavation near
the new School House in District No l. the site Of the
old grave yard) on Tuesday the body of an unknown
man was partly exhumed, in tolerable state of pres
ervation.
FREAKS OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING, Tuesday and
Wednesday, linens and ,emonades were in demand
thermometer 92)-this morning ftlrs and fires were
not disagreeable thermometer 64)
REBUILDiNG.-Thc brick house on Water street for
merry occupied by Esquire Crando, is now nearly re-
built.
STREET SrRISKLER.--A sprinkler has been employed
to sprinkle the principal streets whenever they become
dusty.
TEA.--We are under obligations to Messrs. Crane
and Evans Water street grocers, for present of an
excellent quality of tea.
Nows Your TIME.-Eyerybody's attention is direct
ed to the new advertisements of A. w. Hull.