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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

MArRmoNY AND FRzENDsHR.-lt is
the theory of some Writer'S that "love>,
cannot long survive marriage, except
in the form of N exalted friendship,
and even Madame de Stael, the most
sentimental as we'll as the most intel
lectual Of women, if we may judge from
her ssCorinne," congratulates the hap
nv p.ir whose first romance has settled
into IN reliable friendship. There is a
hcartless sophistry in this opinion.
Sam Slick, who has as much sense as
wit. knocks the brains out of the miser-
ersble fallacy, with the following down,
right stroke Of logic: "The nature Of
mstrimony is one thing, and the nature :, t,
or friendship is another a ta,tar .a l;Les as
likes a short wife: greSS' geS .sn,t 49, tolI IT,. .,
. sllen' asy man likes domestic
once; for he can leave her at home K
nsss the children and make pap, Will.
he is enjoyin' himself to parties, :, 4
man that han't any music in him like
1T in his spouse, and so on. 1t chime
beautiful, for they amt in each other
vay. Now, friendship is the othe
.wav. you must like the same things T.
ike each other and be friends. 4
similarity of tastes, studies, and recre
ations - what thev call congenia
: sosls: . topper for . topper, smoke
for : smoker, q horse-racer for horse 2
racer, . prize-6ghter for prize-hght
er. and 90 ON. Matximony likes con
tr.sts; friendship seeks its own conn
ter2arts.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

NoT TO BIB FoUND.-A man who c,uld
hold an umbrella properly over lady's bon
net, Or put on her CLOAK or shawl with ont
crushing her hair, or be good natured when
he was sick, had his chin cut when he WAS
shaving, Or had to wait ten minutes for his
dinner or breakfast, Or who was ever "re-
fused" by lady.
A bachelor whose carpet did not W ear ont
first in front Of the looking -glass.
"A married man who could give the right
hand OF fellowship to wife's old lover: or
take o hint from the toe of her slipper, under
the table, before company.
A mlliner who could be bribed to make
a bonnet to cover the head.
husbands relative who could speak
good of his wife.
A doctor who had not more patients than
he could attend to.
A school teacher whose interests in his
pupils was not graduated by the standing of
their parents or the length of tlei. purse.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
Republican Defeat in Now York

Republican Defeat I'm New XOrk.
The election in New York last week result
ed in the triumph of the Democratic Stat'
ticket by about lo, 900 majority. Fremont''
majority over Buchanan last fall was SO,l29
This shows a most deplorable change since
that time, but if we take into consideration
the number of votes cast, there is rsaso:: tc
hope New York may yet rank among the Re
publican States when a proper interest is
aroused. The Tribune says the Democratic
vote is about the same as that for Buchanan
last year, while nearly loO, 200 Republicans
abstained from voting and the American
vote is less than one-half that polled by the
same party last year. 1t adds:
ssWe know that the principles Of the Re-
publicans are still cherished by a large ma
iority Of our fellow citizens, and we trust
they will make this manifest on an early oc-
casion. In that faith, we work and wait -
The Chicago Tribune assigns the defeat
of the Republican ticket in>New York to the
following causes:
LIST. To the criminal apathy of Republi-
can strongholds.
6 I'd. 10 the widespread dissatisfaction
of the party in consequence of the legsla-
tion at Albany last winter, by which theta1-
es of 1856 were ut once doubled. The tax
was levied to complete the canals, and it
could not have been avoided by any party in
power. 1t was proper in itself; but polhi-
cally the result is pernicions. The Demo-
Gratis assisted in the levy but repudiated
their action at the polls.
's3d. To the close union between the Bor-
der Ruflian and American parties, by whie,-
the rank and file all voted the Pros Slavery
ticket.
cath. To the universal prevalence Of the
hard times, which the Pro- Slavery orators
turned into fault of the Republican poll
nv -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
THE ELECTiON3.

M, Yo,k.--The Tribune Of the 9th
comedies the State to the Democrats by lO,'
200 to 10000. The Times still claims II
tor the Republicans. Senate probably 1S
Democrats to IA Republicans, with l Amer
lean. House Ga Democrats, So Republican,
and 6 Americans.
Nev yer,ey.--The Democrats have e'ec'
ted six Senators out of the eight. The Leg
islature will stand Is Democrats, 4 Amer''
cans, l Republican, l Fusion. The House
stands Dem. s., Opposition, rs.
W;.ccns;n.-The vote seems to be pretty
close. The Milwaukee Sentinel OF the ott
says the probabilities are in favor OF the
Republican State ticket, and of kepuoi''
can mejority in both branches of the Legs
lature.
Louis;ana-A dispatch from New Orlean
Vt the 4th says the Democratic State t'eke
is elected. Miles and Tayler, anti-sl'de
Democrats, and Eustic, American, are eiec
ted to Congress. The Legislature is Demo
cratic.
Ohio.-The official vote has at last beef
| counted. Chaee (Rep.) has 1903 plurality 10
Governor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
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Information Wanted.

OF Charles A. speer, aged % years, and a
blacksmith by trade, who left this place for
California in the spring of lS54, and in De-
cember or January following enlisted in
San Francisco in Walkers fillibuster expc-
dition to Central America. The last heard
of him was on the 25th of Septembe, 1856,
at whici date in letter to his father he
stated tiat all the members of the company
(Capt Reider's) in which he had enlisted
had been killed except himself and two 9TH
s,s. Any one who can give any information
Of him, whether dead or alive, will greatly
oblige his aged and distressed parents by
addressing Alexander Speer, at Muscatine,
Iowa.
r% The New York Tribune will aid the
cause of humanity by giving the above an
insertion, particularly in its Central Amer
lea and California editions.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
n~ Mauor Who'd. as an

w Mayor Wood, as an electioneering
ruse to attach the poverty stricken masses
of New York to his interests during the cam
vass for his reelection as Mayor, has pro-
posed and recommended that the city author
tiles undertake immense public works entire
" unnecessary, and Of doubtful constitu-
tlonality, in order to furnish provisions for
the masses during the coming winter. As a
matter of course, all the needy, idle and vi
cious rabble collected from all portions of
the habitable globe in the city of New York
were bough ght up BY this scheme, and in crowds
of several thousands promenade the streets
hurraing for Wood and threatening violence
and vengeance to all who oppose him. New
Yort city will be in a dreadful condition
ssis W inter- with piratical politicians filling
'all the Offices, and thieves, begsars and des-
peradoes of every description crowding the
streets, and robbing oil except the special
friends of those in power, with entire impu-
psfv -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
ssTHAr WILL Do.''-ssThat will dc

ssTHAr WILL Do -ssThat will do''
makes your sloven and your slattern.
A man who adopts this motto with re-
gard to dress, does not mind being seen
with dirty shirt and beard Of two
days. growth : while the same fatal de-
vice allows a woman to go about the
house with curl-papers and slip-shod.
"That will do" applied to household
matters, is equally bad, and more an
noying to friends than when applied to
dress. You may expect ill-cooked din
ners in house where the heads adopt
this maxim, to say nothing Of shabby
carpets, want of paint, dirty muslin
curtains, &c. '1That will do'' has
sunk many ship; caused the downfall
Of scafolding holding hundreds of hu-
man beings; occasions at least half Of
the fires that take place, and is the
cause Of most railway disasters.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
p~Tba editor of this pan

~The editor of this paper was yester.
,.ay arrested for contempt Of court in pub
fishing the article of Friday in regard to the
amount of the bail bond imposed upon IF.
Abrahams. An answer denying the author
ity of the Court to make the arrest was put
in. In the evening the case was ably argu-
ed for the respondent by Judge Hall and Mr..
H. w. Starr.
Judge Clagget then, after remarking at
length upon the matter, dismissed Court,
promising to make his decision known at a
future time not stated.
When that decision is made and the degree
and kind of punishment fixed and made
known, this journal will probably have
something to say, and will be very likely to
say il. we-r.frain from remark at this tune
because we do not wish to influence tho de-
cision of the Court.
The case created much interest ana are"
| to the Court House what might De cal1ed
| first class audience. HaaoEeye
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
woxAs,s TrxpER.-Above all thing

WoNAN's TExpER.-Above oil things
~vmvn csatiyate o sweet and anna
oie temper. Its this that makes home
haypy. The Sweet 4ana.>-- = -" VIC
mekes the Howers that gem mans path
way. Man, perplexed and annoyed
with the cares and tolls Of busy day,
noes homes and is soothed to rest by
TN music Of kindly-coined words. It
is yike sunshine lighting the dark and
STONY places in the heart. Let it be
cultissssd: for husband and children
arD tlousand fold the happier for it.
Women should strive to possess a calm,
sweet temper; and if it should so hap
pen that any mans eyes fall upon this,
We would say that lie should pray with
I'll fervency for . better temper than he
hA1, How some women can live with
cro(p, Grabbed, ugly men, all their lives,
andl1tin be 70 much like angels, is to
= Dc Of The '.hidden mysteries. =
Gpt y qtke Age.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

Iowa LAW. Jud~e Clagget has decided
that the mortgager in real estate has the
right to redeem piece Of property that has
been sold under mortgage at any time
within twenty years after said sale, un-
less the court has, by decree, cut of the
equity Of redempt on.
The operation of this construction of the
law, is this "A person holding mortgage
can sell under our statute, but the debtor
can, within the specified time, by paying the
amount of purchase money, with interest
and costs, redeem the property 50 sold unless
the purchaser has obtained decree destroy
ing the right of redemption. :.
This is very important decision, as 1t
gives to persons having property sold, an
opportunity to redeem any property sold,
and on the other hand gives the mortgager
his money. Under this law the purchaser
is simply the trustee of the mortgager to
the time Of bar Of the right Of redemption.
-Keoknk Pcsf.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
low ME- WIS.

The Republican, the only daily pape
at Iowa City has been discontinued partly or
account of meagre support and partly be
cause Mr.. Teesdale, its editor ana publisher
is about to remove to Desnoines to assume
the duties of State printer. The Dtily Re-
ed papers on our exchange list The Weekly
will he continued ~ heretofore. The Re
publican establishment is offered for sale.
The Ghristi,n JNtnes,, in speaking o,
a visit of Bishop Lee, of Iowa, to Farming
ton, Van Buren, county, where he held a
service, the first service Of the Episcopal
Church ever held in tho town, says:
"Farmngton is the place to which the
once Notorious Abner Kneeiand retired upon
his aemo2al from Boston, Massachusetts.
Hero he formed quite colony Of infidels,
aud made vigorous e3torts TO extend his un-
holy principles but now his name is fast
falling into oblivion, and but few of his fol-
lowers survive him: All public infidel
meetings have long since been Abandoned
and scarcely an attempt is now made to up
h Id the wretched system. Mr.. Kneeland's
family still reside on the homestead where
lie died, and still adhere to the principles
which he taught them. The immediate
ighborhood-which he named Salubria,
sbout mile below Pennington; on the Des-
moines river-coDtains several infidel fami-
lies, tie district school of which neighhor-
hood is under the charge of 2 Chrlstian
teacher, who was among the number oon'
irmed at this FIRST Episcopal visitation to
his interesting locality"
EccEssIvs BALI. +. Abrahams, of
Burlington, was convicted at the recent term
If the District Court in Dss oines county,
If leasing his house for improper purposes,
mi 6nod by Judge C!agget &l0c. Upon his
ppearing and offering to appea! to the Su-
'reme Court, Judge Clagget fixed the bail
'ond at FIrry The UsAND DOLLARS The
Ylwkeye denounces the Judge as guilty Of
N extortionary demand in direct violation
f the Constitution, whicE declares that
excessive bail shall not be required"
Abrahans gave the required bail, Gov. !,
irimes, II. W. Starr and other prominent !
itizens going On his bond.
A row OF frame buildings on the levee
t Keokuk was destroyed by fire last week.
,oss $4,000 or Sc 900.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1857.
FLORENCE PAPER AGAIN.

|
In accordance with tho invitation Of tn
Davenport Democrat that Muscatino shoul'
sstalk right out in meeting if she had ''any
thing particular to say' in regard to the Banl
of Florence, We give an additional inciden
to-day of the shameful manner in which SOM
Of our citizens who have been taking Flor
snce have been treated by Florence bankers
On Thursday of the present week mer
chant of this city sent &43 in Florence to
friend in Iowa City to get exchanged fo'
ssother currency'' at the banking house Of
Cook, Sergeant & Downey, in that place
His friend made the attempt, but received
tho following significant note from Mr.
Downey:
"Tell him our bankers are not selling ex-
change, and not exchanging other currency
for Florence unles. 1t conns from some other
point THAN MuscArlNE. II. u. D."
What more striking example of "adding
insult to injury" can there be found than
this3 How did Mr. DoSney know but that
the Muscatine merchant was firm friend OF
the bank of Florence, and had been battling
the opposition to it here during the past
>,onth? The fact that he had taken lot Of
this uaper from his customers was of itself
ptive evidence that such was the case'
And vet iuerely because he was Nuscat'"e
man. these .,odel bankers not only refuse to
redeem their p,,sdges to the public but in :
,u]t him, This il. not an isolated case, how
ever. Every Muscatias merchant VIII, has
been taking this paper, with the expectation
and in some instances assurance) ina. ne
,o,, Id make it available, has been d'sappo'n''
.d WILL even the Iowa City Hepu0''c@"
on,.r doubt the swisdom or proprle'y oi
making war on Florence s''
The idea sooght to be conveyed by Mr.
Dovnev in his ge,.tzemanly note that the
,ank, redeem Florence coming from any
,oint whatever, is fallscicus. They 90 not
10 it, because, doubtless, they cannot. JUS
ice to the people Of Iowa deman1' 'n"' su
,hould own the fact, close up their coocerns'
md no longer attempt to deceive the pew.
nth the idea that their issues are reliaoi
md safe currency.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
How PRESIDENT BUCHANAN RECEIVES T

How PRESIDENT BUCHANAN RECEIVES THE
Lap1Es.-A Washington correspondent OF
the Richmond South says:
"Mr., Buchanan still continues to have
host of lady visitors, and scarcely pretty
woman comes to Washington, but she must
see the bachelor President. His manners
towards his fair visitors show that he is no
gladys man." his graceful commonplace
seems to fail him with them; and have
saan him evidently sorely taxed to lind
few words to say to the fair danes. who will
find their way to his reception room. He is
said to have 5een compelled to Lave recourse r.
to stareotyped phrases, which he invariably
turns to the ladies, as he Sanrs
the gauntlet Of then al moSrs rs,
visit to Washington ?" Answer. A pause,
and then, "Ma7am, would advise you tc
visit the Smithsonian Institute After
which the lady is expected to vamose."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

KANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL CONFESSIONAL
Kansas correspondent of the St. Louis Re-
publican. under date o! Oct. 29th, writes as
follows:
A caucus was he'd last night, and ma
jority OF the members in attendance resolved
to submit the Constitution. when formed, to
vote of the people, with separate clause
for and against slarery. That portion "p-
posed to submission Of the Constitution to
the people, took u,nbrage at the action of
the more conservative portion Of the party,
and declared they would withdraw and leave
the Convention without quorum. Ishould
not be disappointed if this body should fail
to accomplish the object which called it into
being. IL is very apparent that they do not
represent but very small proportion Of the
real population. Less than two thousald
votes were cast for the Delegates, while the
registry of last spring shows nearly ten
Thousand voters. The late election brought
out from 15, 900 to 10000 votes. With this
state Of facts. it is clearly the duty of the
Convention to Ego slow" and trust they
will do so.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

r,rurvnous EXPLOSION AND Loss OF ONE
TuousASp LIVES. have been favored
flaws the Scindan of Aug. 19) with the fol-
owing translation of Persian letter re-
ceived from Joudpore, anent the explosion
of the magazine at that place:
"On the night of the 10th August, he
,ween the hours of twelve and two, heavy
rain fell, accompanied with lloud peais OF
thunder and vivid fashes Of lightning,
i,nparting to everything around ghastly
spectacle terrifying to behold. A few MIN
utes after the scene was repeated with Ten
told violence, and the people were greatly
;n,imidated. In the fort belonging to the
Raiah. which is situated on ahill, construc'
ted of stones of various dimensions ana 81
zes. and containinga passage subterraneous'
the magazine of Rajah had been kept. lhls
was struck with lightning and some thous-
ands Of u,aunds OF powder were .- -pieasd-
The shock was 50 great that the walls o
~, f,-t aud temple and tour pohdeFou'
s..tas were blown up in he air INT" a tnou,
snS ,;ecas d.stray;ng 800 houses and al
a.. I". ,a,,is irving therein. Up to the time
y. writing, the remnants of the inha 1itant
were engaged in removing the dead bodies
| ia under these ruins. 1t was gleanet
faS,1, Kotwal Of the place that upward
81. .ole Thousand had already been taken GU
and that Others were also being removed
| The domestic servants of the Rajah, as wei
as some Sepoys who were kept to guard tn
place. were all killed. Such dreadful oc
currence was never known in Joudpore be
fore. The majority Of the people were des
troyed and otherwise injured. ston
weighing one maund was picked mp q
Soorsanuggar Talad, distant four miles fro'
Joudpore, where the political agent resides
Another large stone tell rs far as SIX niue y
at place called Chowpassaney, where, tai
;np on house, it killed three people. IN
EXPLOSION was SO severe, that for six mile
around the people and houses sustained
sbnck
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

KT The Chicago Tribune says: &c Henry
Ward Beechsr says that the march Of civili-
.at;ons hear1 all on its outer edge. We are
reminded Of this by ,te vote east at the re-
cent elections on ttconfnes of Iowa and
Minnesota: Thrd heut the undiscovered
norton Of Iowa, AN along the outskirts of
Minnesota, where the Iu1aians prevail over
the country, and whisky prevails oyer the
Indians, the Sham Democracy have achiev-
ed signal triumph. A frontier town, made
up Of a hundred Sioux or Blackfeet, and a
dozen white men. whose occupation is to
keep the natives dead drunk, and them
selves moderately so. will not fail to bring
in Democratic majority equal to the emer-
gency, in any important election"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

GTA shrewd countryman was in Gotham
so,ne days ago--gaudy, uncouth and isnno-
cent enough in appearance, but in reality
with his eye-teeth cut. Passing up Chat
ham street, through the Jews quarter, he
was continually encountered with importu-
mites to buy. From almost every store
some one rushed oat, in accordance with the
annoying custom of that street, to seize up
on and try to force him to buy. At last, a
dirty-looking fellow caught him by the arm,
and clamorously urged him to becomes Gus
toner.
"Have you got any shrts9 % inquired the
countryman, with very innocent look
"A splendid assortment. sir; step in, sir.
Every price, sir, and every style, sir. The
cheapest in the street, sir"
''Are they clean2'
"To be sure, sir, step in."
'Chen," resumed the countryman, with
perfect gravity, put one on, for you need
it,
The rage of the chop keeper may be i'm
agined.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

REDUCTION OF WAGEs.-Itwoulds seem use
less for laborers to migrate from one place
to another to obtain higher wages, for the
lack of demand for labor and the reduction
of wages are universal over the country
The Missouri Republican says, the contract
ors on the Iron Mountain Railroad. by the
direction of the Company, we are informed,
have reduced the wages of laborers along
the line of that road, to Is cents per diem.
Hitherto they have received one dollar and
Quarter and one dollar and a half.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14
49, Senator ssHannm.nu H.,

ca Ex Senator &c Hangman Foote,
formerly of Mississippi, but latterly Of CAL
ifornia, whittier he went to get Office, but
didn't succeed, has returned to the former
State to reside lie went to California as
a Know Nothing, and comes back psnitent
" Democrat" and without knowing much
as to what has been going on, on the Attain
tic side Of the Republic within a year or
two, the first thing he does on his return, is
to appeal to all his Know-Nothing brethren
to join the " Democracy" the party of the
South. Poor innocent soul !! that's just what
the Know-Nothings have been doing al
aloag. He 10 behind the times.