Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
WEEKLY JOURNAL
LOC.>1. DEPARTMENT..

An Hour AMONG TIE PORK IlUUsEs.-
Yesterday afternoon We visited the extensive pork
packing establishments in the lower part Of the
city. At s. o. Buffers found Operations already
commenced, upwards Of 500 hogs having been saugh-
tered since Monday morning. W. learned, however,,
,ha. these to BE- packed and ship to St. Louis
this week and that the regular scasout operations
will not commence until three r four weeks yet.
Mr.. Butler, who was present when We called
kindly showed us through his immense establish
ment. II we should attempt to describe it this ar
tcle would ,xcced the limit we have intended for it..
Suffice it to say he has faeiltics for Strengthening
and packing upwards of 900 hogs per day. The
average time after porker utters his last squeal
until his carcass is dressed and hanging hooks is
THREE MINUTES! Before he has had taneso compose
his thoughts for the TRYING scene he finds his bacon
ALREADY saved. Among the new and improved fn
ciltic. of this establishment large watts or tubs
for rem iering the lard by steam process also, a
pipe leading to room into which steam may be
communicated to thaw hogs that are frozen. A
pump driven by steam power will convey water to
any part of the establis hmcnt desired. Altogether
it ono If the largest and best arranged establish
ments in the State. With it's several sheds to con-
tain coperage, salt, &C., it presents as imposing an
appearance some towns in tho w;st which rejoice
in the sobriquet of ''city."
A short distance below is the .laughtcrng and
packing establishment of Leland TO. Mr.. Chas.
l. Farmer, the acting partner 81 the firm in this
city, informed Us that the had not yet com
menced with them. They we're expecting, however,
the delivery Of lot of hogs by the 18th Of the pres
cnt month on a contract made some time ago. This
establishment has also ample facilities to Dc
tensive business this season.
On account of the unsettled condition Of The mar.
kot everywhere, the probabilities are that the pork
packing business will not open this
year as usual. Prices rale low and holders are not
disposed to sell yet without an advance. The hog
crop 81 this region is much larger than last year
Buyers unwilling at present to contract for
longer delivery than during the present month.
There have been sales by which to determine what
the price really is, but from the talk OF buyers We
.hal not place it above 81 per cwt This is ms high
a. has been paid by packers At any other point in
this State this season. to our knowledge ,4th
TIE SwINpIISa sCAsE"-MoRK DEVELOP
xsxrs Postmaster Mccormick exhibited to us
yesterday letter which he received from Mr.. Whit
ney, Postmaster at Buffalo Prairie, Rock Island
county, ILL.,. nclosing another letter received some
time since from. I. L. Case, the Jail bird in this
city. In his letter Case requested = list of
postoicss in the United Stacs-for the purpose, no
doubt, of facilitating the little epistolary 6nan
cerng for which he is now in duranc'. The Fol
lowing is copy Of the letter:
M. WaIrSEY.-fwish to obta list of the
Post Offices for SOME year between lSaS and 1852
am not much particular which One-for which l
am willing to pay high as two dollars. If You
have a COPY or know who has and would like to
dispose Of it at that price you would confer favor
by addressing me about it.
Truly yours,
Rock Island Ang. rs, 1851.
We learn from Postmaster Mccormick that be.
tween sixty and seventy letters, supposed to contain
money, have been received up to this date for
"Hotchkis. / Seymour" and the cry is ''stll they
come"
GREAT FALL OF WHEAr-Nor IN PRICE
sur INTO A CELLAR-At about 5 o'clock last even
ing, the rear portion of the second floor Of &. W.
Terry Co... store, in Hatch, Humphreys / Cos
Block, gave way and fell with terrible crash, car
rying the first Aoorwith it int the cellar. The fail
was occasioned by the great weight Of wheat placed
on the second floor. About $500 bushels in sacks
was stored there. The workmen had just been
loading wheat into the room from the back
door, aud one Of them standing in the door way
when the door went down: The suction Of air was
strong to take OF his hat, and it buried
amoug the sacks. Truly fortunate escape! The
walls of the building were un'njured.-Dniy, 3ls;.
FLoUR.-We acknowledge the receipt from
uun Of A
of nour manufactured from fall wheat which We
unhe.itatingly pronounce the best we ever saw
Bread made from it is white as a snow flake.
There is trouble in making the -four 'raise."
All housekeepers appreciate this quality in aour.
Mr.. Hunt is also manufact urng good article Of
buckwh -four.
The WHAET.-Mr. Bennett, contractor
for grading and paving the wharf, has strong tdrc
of men on the work under charge Of J. B. DEAN
The upper end Of the wharf is now paved, aud We
presume the entire work will BE- completed this sea-
son if the weather continues favorable According
to the contract the paved portion Of the wharf is to
extend only eighty feet from low water mark. The
entire wharf should be macadamized, and then it
would be of the finest and best above st. Louis.
A PLEASANT PLACE TO Buy GooDs is P.
r. Bohn's under Odd Fellow s Hall. He has as usu-
81 4 large stock of goods suitable to the season,
which are marked at prices to suit the times. The
ladies are particularly invited to give him call.
On DIr.-That duel is on the tapis in
our Usually quiet city-provdeda challenge is ac-
cepted. Who says there is chivary at the North?
THE DISTRICT COURT adjourned on the Goth
after two weeks session, without getting entirely
through the docket. About forty cases have been
deferred to the next term.
POLICE AEFAIRs.-Unusual good order
prevails in the city. Not case has been docketed
on the Mayors record fora week. devotee of Bac
ehus was, however, last evening locked up in the
new ealaboosc in the rear Of the Mayors Office to
sleep OF the fumes Of his repeated potations and to
wake up this morning wiser aad better man
perhaps.-Daily, Sd.
ADvEKrIsE.-Dull times are perhaps the
very best for advertsers. What little trade il go
ing on they get, and whilst others are grumbing
they pay their debts, and with the newspaper as q;
life preserver, swim the top Of the water, whist
others sinking all arouad. Advertise literally,
and you will hardly smell the hard times.
MAcNANlxoUs.-We arc told that man
living on the Island found pocket book few day
ago containing three hundred dollars, ~hch he re-
turned to tho owner, who magnanimously rewarded
him with DINE! Such unLounded gratitude and
generosity should be COMMUNICATED by monument
erected by three-cent subscriptions.
ssrRR SCHOOL AasrER ABROAD" AGAIN.
The following unique notice was found posted up
At the Court House. As the unfortunate writer
may be too poor O. to pay for it's Insertion in Al
n wspaper, we copy it VERBATIM EFT LIERArcA!
I have lost my Ok since four Weeks ego, his
Colour is dark red, wi white stripe along over
his back, his horns bend down q little and at he
end. turn toward each other he is well fed and thick
and stout Constructed I pray that, any enc who
knows Of him geves sertanty whcre1he is tc
be found may geve Notice to c. D. Cloud Lowyer at
Muscatine
one Dollar Reward