Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

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sencs from the city, attending the State Convsn
Ition, prevented rs from responding to the polit
Invitation Of Nj. Cone TO attend the gas-light On
tertainment At fremont Hall, Tuesday evening"
We had hoped that one 81 our assistants would hsv
attended and prepared an account of IL fox yester
day paper, but III this We were disappointed
Suffice it to say that all who were present speak
the entsrtaihment - grand affair, The hall wa
brilliantly illuminated. Many Of the "fair woinsr
and hfirs mon " of Muscatine were there. Afte
soma time spent in social converse, and nartakin,
q the repast, . portion Of the company dispersed
his the devotees of Terpsichore tarrisd and "trip
ped the light fantastic toe" till . lats--or, NOR
properly speaking, an early hour. j.
+ STATE OF Iowa Us. MARaARnrr TEoRvror
before E. Klein, J. F., Aug. lsth.-The defend
AM, very pretty woman. was arrested for an as
sault upon her .nsighhor, Mrs. Kclly,., The testi
mony went to show that the parties undertook to
tell their private opinion (puboly exprcssed) wha,
their views were ef. the good moral character Of
each other and, il the witnesses could BE- believed
the, certainly uttere ed very naughty words, which
it is not the province Of the reporter to communi.
cate to the reading public. Upon the trial the de-
fandant was fined two dollars and trimming, which
was "bucked up."' - ~ :,
| AxALoAxATIoN - Almost. - On Tuesday
night, white woman; wife of respectable citizen
Of this place. who attempted to desert him, was tax
en- by an enraged crowd back to his house. 1t was
known that she was about to- abscord with gallant
son Of Africa, who is "as black a. sixteen mii-
nights" She had declared her intention to unite
her fortunes with his. He could not be found, and
has probably LET. the city for the benefit Of his
health. rs 3 srov 4 g.
MUscATINB AND GALEsBURa r. Rive are
happy to announce that the survey of this projected
road has been completed. The contract for grading
the route will be let p about sixty days. It is ex-
pected that all the heavy work of grading will be
finished this season. The road can then be o,mplet-
ed next year. -
BARBER ous.-A German barber, who had
been employed in T. O. Motifs shaving saloon, took
unceremonous leave for the South on the packet
last night forgetting to return some money which
belonged to another man, to pay for certain tools
of bis trade which he took with him. His short
memory may yet bring him to the penitentiary.-
Daily, 2oth.' -
MONEY REcovERED.-A man who was
charged with stealing 800 at the Constitution
across the river, was arrested in this city, Monday
by Marshal Unger. As no regular warrant for his
arrest could be issued this side of the river, he
was detained in the Aarhal's custody as fugitive
from justice: Yesterday, he was delivered into the
hands Of Rcbt. AcNally and p Feapyj and taken
over the river again, where he revealed the place
he had concealed the money Tin a slough, and was
accordingly released, upon giving it up.LDaily, 10.
GTMr. Williams, of Muscatine Island,
presented us with fine large watermelon for which
be will please accept the thanks Of call hands,"
with the exception Of the "devil," who was COM
plsining of fit of melon choly Tor colic0 and did
not Participates
A MUsoATINB 1NvRNrIoN-We observe in
the Chicago Press of the goth an extended notice Of
WIN. Bevsrd's "patent rotary automaton single
machine which is successfully in operation in that
city. Mri Eevard vii, be recolected as former
citizen of this place., where he perfected this i'm
portant invention. We are glad to hear of his
continued success, Orders for machines or rights,
FOR for information wi h reference to either mny be
addressed to William Bevard, care OF L. P. Noses,
Chicago, lll.i i =:
AwN1NGs.-Our ,ttention has 1een called
to the manner in which SOME of the awnings obscure
the gas light from The sidewalks. They are too low
for it to shine under them, and the consequence Isl
the sidewalks are developed in darkCess after the
stores are closed. Awnings should te, constructed
30 that they CT. be fold ID up at ng:', else be
made smsn and placed SO high that they will not
obscure tie Fight from the sidewalk.