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New Spring and Summer Goods
IA III
CHAMBERS g. MARSHALL'S
No. 4 Granite HeaRa@c.

ABBEVILLE &. H., S. c.
WE CALL the attention of our numerous
W friends. and the Public GENERALLY, to
our large and varied asscrtncnto Of
Fresh Spring and Summer saooess
The character of which is SO miscellaneous. that
our advertisement could not represent the cx-
tent of our Stock, or the Inducements offered
to purchasers.
We can therefore only solicit The attention
of hnycrs, and say to them that we are pre-
pared to d" them Justice in tl,: various STYLES of
Silks, Barege Robes, Muslin Robes,
DRESS GOODS, EMBR0!DER!Es,
Laees, Hosiery, Ribbons, Naa!illas,
GLNGHILS, L-i II-NS,
Linens, Organdies, French Print,
II Il e o W. rs,
And n Stock, which cannot be cxcelled, OF
Frcn9a English and American
@ va H. Il @C eID ssS O
Our Stock of Silk and Straw Bonncts is
full, Of all qualities.
For Gcntlrmcns' wenr we have received n
large aud well selected Stock Of
Festings, Spring and Summer Cussimnrs.
WHITE AND BROWN LINEN DRILLS,
DUCKS AND IIEAVY LINENS
And " great variety of HATS suitable for
summer wear. ...r
April?, 1871. dotf
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eB- The numcrogssfriends Of Col. T.. j..
ROBERTS respectfully announce him Can-
didafe for Sheriff at the ensuing eleotion.
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Il. II. WARDLAW & SON.
SPRl.NCf STOCK.

80 1i' " -hllfl--l " " oON.
Spring STOCK.
WE Invi" the attention of our Customers
W anil the Public I,cncra!!, TO our S,uinr
supply Of FRENCH English and American DRY
GOODS. which is YER large and embraces tL,
mcr"St and most elegant Goods of the S,nsop
BUYERS are assured that they may gc, nf us. ar.
'iri.s Of The hrs. quality AMI ut low prices.
ta>!, an" prompt paying Customers will be of.
Col j ~ Br"car siiripI Fig'l Euncy Silks:
j.. k'llain tr''>d Il" i,iu.. I. r"u.t Dc Sui silks
llaln am! Printed frr"ch harsycS
thnllcs
Elegant Frcncl, DE Inincs for Spr;nr.
Plain and Printed Iac"nctS ami Or.m!Lies:
French Can,lr;r> and i:riliinntrs:
GlnGiianiS-finr Scotch AMI Common
French, Encls!. and American Prints
t'h:Etz Cold Briilinntc;
lio,nb;'sin Canton Cloth AIpacas &c:
y Fine assortment Of Mourning GonIs
RiblQns and Dress Trimmings Of various STYLES:
Real ihrca l.accs and EdgingsN;
i.!nbr"id Catnh., Swiss Thread & Lisle Edrncs :;
Six Mnniii'as--n variety,
\ large. assortment Of Fi.'l & plainaRibl,ons ::
"!oxSSa v"risd assortment for Ladies' Gents,
Misses and Boys;
Laced an! i;mhr"idercl Collars and Sets;
Embroidered an.l Plnn Linen Ilandk'fs:
halchpne, Steel, Skclinn f. Wro't Camb Skirts.
Rail E"ad t"rscts ;-Il"scrv in great variety !:
Marseillcs and .,llcnIalc Quilts;
Furniture Dimitics and Frimgcs
DnnE'sk Table Cloths and Napkins
liuckatpck and Dalnask Towels
Pillow and Shcctinw Linen
Superior Irish Llnr,is;
MISUNDERSTANDING, Striped and Plaiff;
l'ruwn nn,l Blcacr,l Doflcstics
Black and t"lorch Broad Cloths
Erk, tol.d and Fig g'dDoeskins and Cussi,neres
sup 6'4 DrapDEtcs;
SIX Linen AND Hlnr<tilcs Ecstings
Shirts and Brhwers- s-=.seyeral sorts;
Stocks, Cravats, silk and Linen IIandk'f. -
i"="ther with every article usually kept
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t The 'fTsnas Of ". ". GRIFFIN 4especsL
iulty announce bhn.a,saasl lbla.e sfoR shetif :as
As tls snsu'9g. election !tsas May 4, 1855,
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MASONIC FEM ALEsCoLLESsrs

3yss5sa - CO.EFSRCIsY,il, 81, .C. ,.a.,g.:s,,sttt
ETHE E1ereiseaIh this College viii "a Is.
:ag,ed q the First School Day of .Fehrad,s.
Z or infpgma tion as to Terpsa ogues! ~, ~
yDse 'Ia, :isss eis4! E7so'y5f e ,ss;ssssyyss,l
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST g.. 1857.
Election News

scott 10y the oll'cial coun! 'ne ma
Jo'''y III 'no 1'e" = o0ns'''''''0f'S - "
LEE .o.-lhe majority ior .he new Coh
stitu''on m Lee county SC 1af Is f'soo' AM
VIZ po'"' ~ :, >.
-,
NJ. !. - sa...; ,.;a.;.s. ~ eoo 49,, ;ns
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

.THE DEFALoAr1oN III Olno.-A Columbus
correspondent Of the Cinciannti Gazstty:
says that'the' Treasury investigating ceihsl
mittee have pade thorough everlasting
Of the. Tneqsafer's books, and have prtpared /
q statspent showing that tho Jetalcationj
amounts to S72s,69l.s Breslin, and he alone
is the peculator; the offence of Gibson, 1.-THE.
Republican Treasurer. consisting solely IN
concealing the theft; and he AYERS that his
motives were to protect his own and ,the
States interests. .s....f j;
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
County CcnventfSn next Saturday.

County Ccnvept6n next Saturday.
A call WILDE observed in our paper to~
day fora Convention Of the Republicans of'
this county next Saturday The time is
short, but as the State Convention meets on
the 10Th "Wednesday Of next weekly it cane
not possibly be extended. We hope our
friends in the city will notify those living
in the country if possible, SO that there mass
be general Attendance. Aneleotion dam
paign Of unusual interest IS approaching,
and it oehooves Republicans to thoroughly
organize themselves if they would achieves
victory:
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
Two WOMEN KrLLED-SUlo1pE OF tn

Two WOMEN KrLLED-SJlo1DE OF TnT
MURDERER. The St. Louis Intelagencer con-
tains an. account of the murder oftwo wom-
en- last M'nday evening, and the suicide OF
their murderer. A imne1attoo named 3w1n. II.
Smith. barber on the Antelope, stabbed his
wifysa brigltlcolorea woman and very good
looking, and ais mother-in-laiw, kilii1g them
both. He inflicted upon them . number Of
wounds, tsen' stabbed himself several times
in the region of the heart, fatally woanding
himself, but late at night he was not dead
1t is supposed that Jealousy was the cause
lie was young and fine looking man. He
would give no cause for the act. The sc'
was committed with small dagger. The
corpses laid where he left them when the
reporter visited the place, and the murderer
rolling in gony.,between them. The room
was very neatly furnished, and books, music
&C., gave evidence of some refinement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

CRY OF THE DeAD.-There have been 55, :
676 interinents in Greenwood Cemetery,
near New York, since it was 6rst opened, a
population sufficient to people large city,
and dying in all the varieties of age, sex and
condition oflife common to the living, but
here distinguished in the common level Of
death and the grave.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

i BASKs TnRowx our.-An extra from the
office Of Thonpson's Reporter says the fol-
lowing banks are thrown out, and are not
F W: Merchants Exchange Bank, Bridge
,,ort. Connecticut, City Bank, Cincinnati
Ohio: Sandusky City Bank, Ohio; Union
Bank, Sandusky City, Ohio; Canal Bank,
Cleveland, Ohio. Ss
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

FIRE AT CHICAGO Loss 00o.-eLast
Wednesday afternoon, a fire broke out. at
Chicago, in the middle OF a brick block on
Clark street, opposite the Court House, for
merly four story residences, but which were
undergoing alterations for business houses.
The whole block, 100 feet in length, was
destroyed. he Methodist and Presbyteri-
an Churches were on fire and saved with
great difficulty: The block was owned by
Jas. Larmon, Esq.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

"SQUArTER SOVEREIGNTY. SENATOR Ad-
ans, (Black Dem) Of Mississippi, lately said
i'm public speech that
"i1e had itfrsuai u, tie Psesideat's,swn lips,
that this thing Of sqnatteF sovereignty was
one of the most danlnAble heresies that was
ever brpached in this or any other country,
and that he 1.-THE President) would leave
nothing undone to throttle it.'' + r. !.
So Douglas and Buchanan hove both de;
clared. their aisgpetsat tbs late vat cry Of
the partyf eForthe first two FEARS dfterstlse
passage Of the Kansas Nebraska bill and the
repeal of the Missouri Comprcalise, the plea
Of Popular Soyereigntys'' was the only ar
fgument employed fo- the defence ofthat act.
Now will Gen. Cass repudiate the pet child
of his old age? ! :. ssst.4 st.4
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

81, Poor EScoURAaEMENrzF Fur RoeuEs. -
Texas used to be considered a paradise for
|rogues, hut the, following paragraph from
the,Indianolian Of the 1Ith ult., indicates
that shines amt now as they used to was"
Rumors constantly reach MS. from the up
per country tfiat the Vigilance Compitise
are rakigg tile country fore and aft, end
swinging every horse thief and rap fderer
I they en- find. A gentleman; who came
dowrthe road few days ago, STATES that
he saw dozen bodies suspended to one
tree, and FIVE on another A great many Of
the despei ADDE'S have passed through this
town on theft way to New Orleans-not
considering it healthy for them, to remain
longer.t IF the committee continues, the
cotnlrt' will soon get rid of all the-scoun
drels that have SO long infested her borders.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

The TELEcRAPHIc CADLE.-T TheRreat ocean
telegraphic cable was nearly oil coilsa up.
ready to start, at last accounts. The yes-
sells were expected to sail for Cork on the Isl
Of August.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
VOL. IX---NO. 3.
! TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1857.
~,->-rS 800 ~>-~>-r~~>>>~~-~~>~~N ~~~
VOTE ONTHE NEW CONSTITUTION

VOTE ONTHE NEW CONSTITUTION.
We have reduced to tabular form the
returns thusifar received of the vote on the
New. Constitution in the various counties Of
the State. twill be'sean that the vote .tof
that instrument IS considerably ahead. -.
Some OF the returns are e-ofsseiaa, and all may
be relied ca as pretty nearly cvrrect. We
give the mniorities only
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

. A good joke is told of new member of
the Nebraska Legislature, who jumped up.
as that body were about to take a vote, and
CRED out-"Mr. Speaker, move we vote
rice rersd."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

FlrLY. suss rEaIsMs.-1sus-to kiss. Rel
bHs-to kiiss again. Blunder- -bus-two girl
kissing each other. Omnibus-to kiss ais
tHe rirls in the room. Bus-tsr--a general
lsisssr. y Il blmrf bus, .uaaia-a thousand
kisses inone. :,
ITO Which let us add thata girl thinks y
is Erebus when she hasn't had e'sr.0-oiS
since sun-down. And, with this, we arr
'buss'd fup.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

WAYELLo zoo against it.
Tor the Muscatine Journa'.
THE POST OFFICE ACCOMMODA-
ClCN..a
The attempto of the postmaster, Of Mus
catine to dictate to the people tho
precise extent y which he viii grant them
their just privileges as a government oiiicer
is no# d matter Of public notoriety. Wha
Interpretation can be put upon his course
respecting the gentlemanly and courteous
petition numerously signed by the business
meh Of this cityy praying that they might
have the privilege ef entering the post Office
to obtain their evening mail matter between
II and ec'clock? Did he wish to pass a
compliment Upon their good sense by recir-
5ulatihgit, to gi7e'hora The privilege Of era
sing their names, and making them declare
by Sc doing that they had done him wrong
by asking him to grant privilege whiei tie
public necessities require? Do those who
erased their names at his request, by that
aet. represent the wishes of the mechanics
ana laboring men Of this city? The write,
thinks not.
There can beino reasonable rrcte~c ce urg-
cd for commencing the postmaster for cir
cula'ing the peti lion for this purpose. He
urges that if he grants the request Of the pc.
tition, that the labor OF his assistants ans
his own duties would be Increased in tn,
czicning. rlis Is doubtless, true. If tn
rr1i;c wants require privilege which vii
involve increase af labor, IS it nothis dut,
to procure anothcr assistant 2, lie state
that it is wholly TIL ough his influence tia
-He have an evening mail. For what reasol
did he procure stp to benefit himself !? thi
must be supposed, i be- refuses the publ
the benefit Of the arrang e.scnt ), :.
>: :It;woulI be difficult to estimate tie ttilit
O. aa escning mail to which the people ar
debarrcd reasonable access, or what amou
of praise; shoisld he accorded him for obtain
RIG. It. The business men, snd particularl
mechanics and laboring nen,. EEL tie inaper
tive need Of having access to the mail in tn
evening they courteously asked for it; bu
: hcyt',sere they treated? by having their pc
tition' thrust back in their faces as thoug
tn y had not the good sense to xnow thei
own nece stiles 10y the postmaster havin
asserted as-an advertisement an article wit
ten by I. Woodruff, ESQ.,, protesting again.
hrs course. 1t docs not matter whether th
act was designed as an insult to Mr.. WOOD
ruff, or to the petitioners; or to intrude upo
their notice his determination to treat the
request with contempt lie offers no reaso
pablicly why he viii, not tscomnly with the
REQUEST. Il be cannot be accoramodatins
lie shodld, at least, be decent. He know
f yery we'll that this did not originate in an
disposition to coerce lin into az az u.snreces
J sary duty. If he will pay no attention t
, the expressed wish of the people, the write
hopes he will do him the favor Of having th
srtiiele rsihsert.ed... 4 portion Of the mone
he receives from the public crib will thas (
! expended TO the people, if his Services a,
, not bestowed for their accommodation.
t 49, PETIIIO
49,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

j TIE ssILEiSoIs HEADER - This .is, the
name Of a new machine which appeared at
the Syracuse Exhibition. His represented,
that its performance gave much satisfaction
The machine cuts only the heads Of the
grain, which fall upon an apron, by which
they arecarried over the side into wagon
or box tits propelled by horses from be-
hind, where the driver stands, and guides it
by a tiller attached to single wheel.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

WrxT THEY THINK Of iIlM.-A corr espond-
ent writing from Kansas says there are only
two opinions regarding Walker in the Terri
,f5ry.i7those whoNlo not considerl. him crazy,
t'aink he is drunk! Split the difference, and
calt him crazy one-half the time, and drunk
the other half. .;,,,. -.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

,e~The author of the following lines is
destined to occupy proud position among
our American poets. Who is he?
- wunct luvcd anothet gal
her name it was murrier
s but<betcy deer MY luv f"r n
is 40 times more hier
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

;DsAb lsssDiiib;,g; s,llpfs!-The LATEST style of
shirts in New York IS the s dead Rabbit
Fire article bas & wliitelground, and IS en-.
bel.iShed all over its surface with prints OF
dead rabbits hanging by the heels, done up
iH.vermillion. Mayor Wood should patron
iZo the fashion. - 80 '.p;p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

! !. { 4 Z e Am rMssr. gJskD isS f5ff6wiaRs
t:'' iss's g ks J ]! / /! esisss'
disHity lhs y 'slits ussd thS Dehas
0cratic ne Apers ii this StasS AgAinss tho
new Constitntibn. 1heir insult t6the Intel.
ligence Of the people has been properly re-
buked at the polls bs the adoption .of the
Constitution; r ,,...s - W
To THE WTtI1z MAN.-Do yon wish to see
your children: sit side by sideu with little
darhies in our common schoolsas: Il SO, vote
for the new Constitutions Do Ecu wish to
to pay taxes to support a. mpngrel pauper
population? If so, vote fort the new Consti-
taion. Do you wish to amalgaMats with
Negro bucks and .Wenches? !. IL SO, vote for
tthe new Constitntion. q9ou wish to ill.,
crease the strength Of the Black Republican
party by importing negro voters2 II so,
EYetefor thenew Constitution. Do you wish
to make. iowa q negro State when the SUI
preme Court Of the United States has declar-
ed that 20 colored man can be citizen Of
the Confederacy2 ESQ, vote for the new
Constitution. e,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

PM CuSSixGnAN ExcrrEMENT REFlytp.
Mrs. Cunningham, slnart as SIZE Is, has ut
last been caught ii, 3 trap of her own set
ting. She pretended to give birth to a
child, Of which Dr:: ,byrlsll was alleged lIo to
he the father. The BABY was borrowed NG
the, occasion, and everything was arranged
.or the accouchlnent, when the police enter
"a til, ;,sprivate, chamber and arrested the
Whole party, iir.cluding the would-be moth
er, tile Doctor and purse.
'rhia affair must, we think, dissirate
whatever doubts charitable people were dis
posedsto entertain favorable to the inno-
cencs Of this wretched woman and her ac-
completes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

,CRnssINa RAILROAD TRAcKs.-The Court.
1 Of Appeals, New York ,,lays down as q rule
of lazy that an individual on approaching
railroad track is bound to look if train il
approaching, OF else the railroad company,
cannot be held responsible for 6ccidentss s,.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

80 -.s--.:. :. -EF-7s ~ -.
: UGLY ATTeMPr At Suicide. "a man nam .
ed Collins; confined in the city prison AZ
Cincinnati, attempted to commit suicide - 2
few days ago by Jumping into .a'prlyy xans
"a most unromantiec piece OF business. :. lie
was hauled up alive about an hour after
wards, a much dirtier il not q. wiser man.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

The LATE SENATOR RUsK-The New York
Tribune thus speaks of hints
A painful report reached us yesterday by
telegrah, implying that 1homasJ j. Rusk, Z.
S. Senator from Texas, shot himself ON the
Gath .ult = Mr.. Rush was not ar orator,
speaking briefly and infrequently; in politics
he was a pro-SlaYery Union Democrat; per-
sonally, he was kin = hearted, aniiable, and
would rather have done good than an i'll
turn even to a political adversary. Few
m mbers Of Congress enjoyed wider per-
sonal popularity. He was eminently good
humored, and the very last man we should
have suspected of tendency to suicide. If
he has taken his own life, liquor is the incit-
ing cause Of his destruction.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

Gov. GRIMES AND TnE LYNouERs. Cover.
por Grimes, in q letter TO the editor Of. the
Iowa City Republican, gives as reason why
he has not taken active steps to apprehend
the lynchefs in theis lawless operations IN
this State that he has not been notified off )
cially Of mob violence committed IN any
county except Clinton. He thinks he is not
required to act without such aoti6eatiop.-'
lie says - $50 80. ''.sH: 80 &
In regard &c Size Powesleik case, / have
only to say that have not seen or heard
from a man in that county on the subject.
ard for ought that know, the perpetrators
have already been arrested and pnnisbesl, !:
Whenever the erecutioa.ef ,flse laus OF tie
State Is resisted IN any cotsaty shall d.,
asy utmost to enforce them, ,cithout regard
TO parties or persons but Cannot, ofcourss.
act upon ne,sspqper reports, ornpon any tn
form qtio'' esaaaatsng JfeaA pt!ter than off.
eial $ourcclc. -. IS
It j, not ny. business to regulate the at
fairs pf the counties, or to interfere with any
body u anything in any one Of them, unless
Es eallea dase 50 e Do BY tie county pashofff--
l. * III
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

10 corroborate our assertion that full
vote was notpollel q. this election we t,ote
the fact that at the Presidential election in
November last the total vote east in this
coonss was 2SlS-Fremcnt receiving 1897
buchanan S96, and Fillmore 327. No one
will deny that there has been large in-
crease in the number of voters since that
time, yet al the election OF the Sd inst. but
1853, votes were polled. We feel certain
that from 500 to coo voters in this county
absented themselves from the polls at the
late election. Most of these were in the
''rural districts" where the Republicans have
their strength. They VIII te brough cut at
The October election, when we will show
cur opponents what we edn do.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
r1Y Disooursing Of Jerrold's death, tho
.ondon Atlleneum says. =.


His place in the wits of our time is clear
enough. lie had less fun than Theodore
Hook, less elaborate humor than Sidney
Smith, Iess; euibble :iandj; diaiintness than
Thomas Hood. Bat lie surpassed ali these
in intellectual aash and strsngtil. His wit
was all steel points, and his talk like squad
r,sns. Of l;incefs in evolution. ..Notpne pun
we have heard are to be found in his
writings. His wit stood nearer to poetic
fancy than broad hu'mor. The exquisite con-
ftisiDn..sof Ills. tipsy gentlemen, who, after
scraf,;nes the door for.an h,ur with his1atch
key, leans back and exclains: !: ."Be Jove
some scoundrel has stolen-stolen---t key
hole r. comes as near farce, as any:of his IL
Illustrations. ...fIis, celebrated, definition Of
dogmatis.n as ''puppssm come to 1naturi-
Ety," looks like a happy pun, bat it is some
thing FAR more deep and philosophical.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

A ssNAr1oNAio PARTY.-A Mr.. Film ore, the
candidate Of the Know Nothing order in the
last presidentialrace, received butSiiaht elec-
toral votes. ,lDf tho enc hundgEed and sew
enty.o members elected to the next Con-
gress, the Know Nothings have but tsco.-
This IS what they call .. national party!
+ eWGSh;n0fon Union. So. 49, .fs,.~, ss, y (
5; A Gnos1! Dur tqwpl,hs ss,. been for the last
few days in great .ontnmo oti6asa kOnseqgepca
Of q report that ghost was visible every
evening abaata mile e; ,two sgp3h ef -
town, in the vicinity Of the residence known
as sSweda Peter The report is.s tbat the
Tphantoln has the .aRpssrassea Of q body Of
light abont the sizesof'a . half bushel, and
moves about beirg brighter at interyals.--
Abont twohundred persons were congrs-
gated on Wednesday evening, anxiops. DIT
a sight at the ghost. A thopsahd ,nmors
Eare af1oat about murders, money buried.
strange dreams, &c. If the ghost Is captured
We will issue an extra and inform ons Yead-
ers.-Oquawkd PIaissdedler. .
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1857.

Y 0fficial AbstrHct
0fthe uo'es pollfd IN the different tlonp'hip,
of MIscatins County. IoUa, i-ttlJs election
IpId dpnDSf 3D. 1857
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

Kow TnEy TAKE IT.--The Mornlers take
a novel way to publish among themselves
what the Geistiles say Of them. For in
stance, Gov. Young notified the Saints on
7th of June that i they would like to hear
what was published about them in the States
they would manifest it by assembling in the
Bowery next Sunday. They did SO, and
Young kept two readers busy by turns for
four hours in reading the. whole batch Of
extracts collected in six .months'.s The dose
was taken very pbilosoph judging from
the account in the Deseret News. ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15

LITERAL UsE OF WoRDs.-'' Are those bells
ringing for fire r. inquired Simon of>Tiberi-
as.-'No, indeed" answered T.be;, they've
got plenty of fire, and the bells are now
ringing for water" Contrasting with the
above Is the followingr- Isn't that pretty
baby, Mr.: Brown p Bro,o,,--' Yes, my dear
boy or CIR! z, Young Ecdy- y-'IIe2 a.
belongs TO- the female persuasion, sir.'-This
) same Brown who Upon being complimented
by a lady upon the beauty of his dog, re-
Iplied:-sBeg your pardon. marin, 't9inta dog
its one Of your o,cn ser 2 And the young
Elady mentioned in the foregoing extract was
tile same who when stopped in the road by
| a Spap sil bnll requested passer-by to
drive away that gentleman cow with pow
der.horns on his head -