Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31
WEEKLY JOURNAL
LOCAL DEPARTMENT..
A DUN.


A DUN.
Most of our patrons know already from our past
pulicy how We dislike dunning. We have seldom
occupied space in paper with appeals to delin-
aucnts to pay up, and therefore, when we now urge
ihsm to do SO, they mny infer that We are IN EARN
fsr. We need money to meet the current expenses
of our business. All who owe us on subscription
either for the past or present year may consid' r
them.elvrs personally addressed. 1t is to YoU that
we are talking. Don't put us n till you sell your
wheat pork if you have that little trihe of dol
lar and half, two dollars three dollars, in your
pocket, but pay it to us at once.
We will wait upon many who are in arrears rs
soon as possible but we don't wish them to wait for
ms if they arc ready to pay. Men are sometimes
offended when We ask them for due, aud Others
who neglect paying advance terms for the Weekly
and are charged two dollars object to it and tell us
they were ready to pay at any time if We had asked
them, The amount due us from each subscriber is
"a small that they ought to pay it promptly when
due without subecting to the trouble Of calling
on them.
I. L. CAsE.-The Rock Island Adrtr!iser
thus introduces our account of the arrest in this
city Of the above named individual for being con-
.csrnsd in the "Hotchkiss 4 Seymour" swim lie;
"A Rock ISLANDER IN TROUBLE AT MUscAT1NE.
The following account of the arrest and impris-
onment of Mr.. Isaac l.. Case, Of the NV York Da-
Kuerrsan gallery Of our city, copy from the Mus
eatine Journal. Mr.. Case has been in business as u
daguerrean in this city for some tw" or three years
past, hut living in very quiet, unob rusve way,
~ that he did not become very generally known to
our citizens. His new aspect as given below, will
he interesting, however, to those who do know
him."
By an article copied in another column from the
Davenport "Gaxette" it will be seen that this hnan-
cier is pretty hard CASE, notwithstanding his APP
parently meek and uuobtrusve disposition. We
suggest that there will probably be lack OF evil
deuce to convict him on the charge for which he is
now in drrance, some one should be ready to nab
him for his former swindes if he is acquitted. 1t
would be great injustice to community for such
scoundrel to go UNPUBLISHED.
PROGRESS OF THE SwINDLE.-We are in
formed BY Postmaster Mccormick that letters are
still arriving in great numbers for "Hotchkiss
SEYMOUR" the fictitious law firm, from their nu-
nsrous clients in Hooserdom. We saw letter re-
ceived by the Postmaster from John Woehler, Of
Hope, Ind, requesting him to return hi: letter sent
to Hotel kiss Seymour, he had ascertained that
they had sent similar message to another man in
the same county. Ia this instance the land that
had been w;lled was located in Kent county. Mich.
and The fee for legal services was Fixed at $500
Another letter to the postmaster from james Caper
Of Crawforisvile, Ind, is of similar import, stat
ing that Dr.. Fl,rer, of Alamo, in the same county
had also received letter from uotchkiss x S:y-
mour.
In the meantim, Isaac L. Case. the "cat's-paw'
(?) Of Hotehki.s Il Seymour, is left to his own re-
SECTIONS in our jel-feeing, as we learn, very bad
about the scrape into which he finds himself-Dai-
ly, 2lth.
The BlGGEsr!-L. D. Pelton, of this vi
Unity, brought into office yesterday turn'p
which weighed TEN POUNDS 1t was raised from the
seed of a variety called cred Oregon which Mr..
p obtained from Oregon. He Informs us that he
rases 40 bushels to the acre each turnp averaging
i've pounds in weight! Ho will have seed for SAFE
next year.-Daily, Oath.
ApvERr1s1NG.-Th following remarks OF
a ,otemporary applicable to certain business
men Of this city: "Some men advertise for short
tine after they commence business, and think that
i.suficient others intermit advertising after they
have established fourishing business by its aid
This il a mistake. From the moment house cease
to ADVERTISE however large its reputation and stand
ing, II begins 70 decline. The changes so rapid
Ia this country the public mind is constantly occu-
pied BY new applicants for its favor and its atten-
tons that to b. out of the papers, where everybody
sas,-a--.- -'---sth hing is to b, forgotten
Tus Daily Morning Enquirer re-appear'
al hi. morning, and the publisher, Mr. b'es' prom
ia, to continue it if sufficiently patronzed. we
wish him success ,pecuniarly The party that claims
,,o,;,;.., .seendency in both the city and county
oupht certainly to sustain its own paper.-Da'ly'
sstb.
D.sr,rurIoN AND DEAvH.-At the invita-
lion of friend this morning steppea "s'oe iron'
The busy thoroughfare and were ushercs INTO poor
IL furnished apartment where death with most
rim and pri.iy visage" had added Another NOR al
IN nj, countless victims. No anxios wa'chcrs VIII"
ts,..dimmed eyes were present. fpt even tine com
mon su.tom Of placing the eorPy 'lo" '''s
board Mad been observed, but itfema'heu' snas'i'
and pale, in the same position tue oed Is "nei
the last deo,h-struggle left fvtra' hours
We were told that the dece,sA Vas pennies anu
what il worse friendless. de Gang to TINS CITY
few weeks ago, sick. and Found afheitei-oniy
shelter, not homc-ipthe mousse t'hnao'teu ny
Irish, where he died The County Judge had is
ssed an order for his intermcnt as sPauPer. How
fcreibly were we reminded by the cfnmst"ncce OF
that inimitshle pnetical production fnt'tled Inc
Pauper's Funeral!"
Bury him there.
~ ~ n.i1x
SruBBoRNNsss ILLUsrRATED.-A crowd on
tie leyee last night wa, greatly amued at the at
tempts Of the deck hands the steamer Edwin
Manning to get mule on board thei- boat. He
couldn't be coaxed or driven. A rope living been
attached around his girth by which the hans endtav-
ored to pull him aboard he seemed for time as if he
was about to pull the boat ashore. Finally, how
eyer after Aoundorng from the stage int the water
adosen times, he was forciby persuaded take pas
sage by being thrown down and made t. progress
along the staging with his tail where his had ought
to have been and his eyes casting longinglsok up
on the shore. which he seemed SO 10th to love.
CHANGE OF RAILROAD TlME.-Hcreatter, as
will be seen by the railroad timetable the
train going east will depart ten minutes earle than
heretofore and arrive As minutes later. The norm
ing train will also arrive 25 minutes later, I'D the
train for Fredonia will depart 30 minutes latc4
TIE DIsrIIcr Court. There are noSiin
ne District Court several suits against the cit for
damages on account of grading the Streets JH
Ireeland, Of the Muscstine Hotel, has, We @rn
sued for $500 damages account of the ,}sty
8" bis house by tho grading Of Mulberry street 4
This case has not yet come up before the Court. h
the Of Philip Smith, who sued for one thousAd
dollars on account Of having injured hims.lf "
falling down an embankmedt left exposed, the jsiy
rendered verdict for the defence.
In the case of Yankee Robinson" the Snowman
against J. A. Mills, the jury rendered verdict o
ONE csxr in favor of the plaintiff. The suit wa
for the value Of horse which had been left whe,
sick in the care of Mr.. Mills, and which died.
LADIES, BENEVOLENT SooIErr.-We hav,