Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-02-17
LOCdL MATTERS.

LCIdL MN Emo.
Tenpcrsnss Nsmisasssas.
Last Monday evening mass meeting Of friends q
temperance was held in the Court House. for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for the various city Of
; fees.
Mr.. J. A. Mills was called to the Chair and H. d
Jeson chosen Secretary.
| Mr. z. Washburn explained the objects OF the meet
ing and pressed the importance Of nominating goot
temperance men, more particularly in view of ap
preaching commencement Of work on our railroads
There would then be class Of men thrown among us
who, II they should have free access to intoxicating
liquors. would b. turbulent disordsrly and rotous.
N motion being made to vote by ballot number Of
Vnames were put in nomination, when, John A. Par
Ivn Esqr., receiving the highest number of votes II
Twas resolved that he be unanimously declared the
nominee Of the Convention for the Office OF Mayor.
v w. d. Amcnt, Esqr, the present Treasurer, was
Nominated, when there appearing no opposition he
was declared the nominee for that Office, by accama
ton.
Peter jackson, Esqr, was declared the nominee fol
PWharf.master, in the same manner.
The nominee for Mayor being called on for speech
he briefly responded by stating his qualification for
the nomination. his sense of the approaching increased
necessity for vigilance the part of the Mayor for
reasons stated at the opening Of the meeting that
the Office would be one of marked responsibility, re-
quirhs watchfunsss firmness and activity, and de
handing the assistance of strong police in the ad
ministraton Of its executive duties.
I If elected he would to the best of his ability per.
form his duty, giving cheerfully his time and labor
althonghthere was no pecuniary profit in the office
The nominee for Treasurer was also called on for a
fspeech, but he did not respond and the meeting ad
% .rned
The attention Of Brincy Fienigan and Thos. Fieni-
gan, or any who may be cognizant of their where's
bouts is requested to advertisement in another col
umn.
Barrel Factory.
In the Northern part of this city is barrel factory
(which. when in full operation, employs about forty
hands, and this number Will be required Throughout,
the Summer, at least four months of driving work
will be necessary to fill all the orders now on hand
\although set of machinery driven by steam, av
rage supply of materials sufficient for 200 barrels
per day.
Some special credit is due the present proprietors
from the fact, informed that it is the most
If not the only, successful attempt in the West, to
manufacture slaves and heads by steam. The ma
chinery with the exception Of the saye cutter, was
constructed by Mr. w. L. Young, for a portion Of
which he has taken measures to letters patent
| The business is conducted in the name of Mr.. G. w
Hunt.
/ A brief account Of the process of manufacture may
he interesting.
The timber, which is purchased in saw logs, is frs,
or, tu r,r h, .yno 20
length for slaves and healing; two men perform
| ing with this saw about as much as twelve men
would by the ordinary method The portion for slaves
IS then split into bolts and steamed after which it is
cut and jointcd by machinery. Timber for heading
is split into bolts and sawed on rotary saw then
jointed and circed by machinery. Two men can cut
from six to nine hundred heads per day the erage
being about seven hundred heads.
These materials are transferred from the machinery
room to the shop. where about twenty hands are ell
gagged in putting in the heads and hopping them of
With the materials prepared by the machinery the
average number of barrels finished per day by each
cooper, is fourteen.
OF course ia dangerous to he careless among so
many saws, aud kpiyes 1t is only surprising that
| more accidents have not happened. Last Fall, a
| boy, while scrapng up shavings from under the
"jontcr, thousht.essly placed his hand in position
where two fingers were taken off. Another accident
occurred from tom!oolery and was less excusa-
bic than the carelessness of the child sort of great
batcring is used in splitting the wood into bolts.
A young who was attending this, thought proper
several times to place his head under that and dare it
to come down on him. One day he placed his hand
under it and politely requested it to descend aud be,
fore he had time to withdraw his hand was crashed
to atoms. The accident referred to last week, by
which boy had two of his fingers ga we'd of was by
mistake located in this barrel factory. The unfortu
nate occurrence took place in Dunsmore & Chambers
Bead,tead Factory. We have been requested to make
thi, correction
Our Market.
We quote Wheat from 90c. to 81. Flour from Sc to
81. Pork So 50a$3 Is. Corn 25a3Oc.
REMovEr-Mr J. w. Mitchell has removed from
his former rooms over Messrs Vance & Bros Furni-
ture store, to a room over Messrs. Chas5& VIM. r.
Stones store In his new rooms he has the advantage
Of skylight.
ASSAULT AND BArTERr-Last Monday afternoon
Mr.. jenkins Parnanl, alias "Bones,' (colored) was
brought before the Mayor charge of assault and
battery preferred by Mr.. George Marley, (colored)
It appeared from the evidence adduced from the
colored witnesses, that the antagonistic individuals
were consulting in loud tone of voice in an alley,
when Mr.. Manley raised his foot and Made sudden
angular movement in the direction Of Mr.. Bones -
person. The witness was very exact in his testimony
and therefore refused to testify that Mr. "Bonesn was
actually kicked by Mr.. Marley, but he would state
what he did see, and that much. only. Immediately
subsequent to the kicking, Mr.. Bones" commenced
lively retreat across the street. followed by Mr. Man
ley and it was observed by the witness, that while
thus flying from the enemy, Mr.. "Bones' drew some.
thing from theinside left breast pocket Of his over.
coat and hedit with both hands he were taking
deadly aim at his pursuer. The witness would not
say it was pistol that was pointed at Mr. Manley.
though he would say that when he came up with the
parties he found that both of them had hold of pis
tol which they were trying to take from each other
and which be took from both 1t further appeared in
evidence that when the pursuer had overtaksn the
pursued, he upset him with his fist and inflicted there
after sundry blows upon various portions of his fallen
foes person
a Here then was presented the entirely original case
OF man kicking another, pursuing him when he
wanted to run away, oyertaking him. knocking him
down and threshng him. soundly and then arraigning
the unfortunate belabored before court Of Justice on
charge of assault and battery!
The Judgment of the Mayor was, that the defendant
be discharged and that the accusing witness nav the
costs.
TRIAL FOR ALLEGED ArrExPrED RApE.-Mr. Geo
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