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

= ). SPIRITUAL G CoNvENr1oS.-There was an in
tessting meeting of spiritualists held YES
terlay at Winfield, Long Island. There
were from three to four thousand persons
present. Considerable speaking took place !;
several mediums were under influence, and
tile spirit of an Indian moved one of the
spectators to some extraordinary evolutions
/. The Southern Commercial Convention as
! se,nbled at Knoxville on the l1tb, adopted
resolutions calling upon the Government to
withdraw the squad on from the coast Of At
rica and to, fortify the harbors Of Mobile
and P,,rt Royal, South Carolina. Re, olu-
tions endorsing Dudley Mann's scheme, ad-
vocating Governlhent patronage for South
krn steamers. and recalling tile fishing boun'
Y les, were offered aud referred. r &
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

: THE FUrUsE What q land of promise 10 !,
the Future In it We all have rich posses.
sions, the coming enjoyment of which alohS
makes life endurable.,! The past has proved
weary way the present is full of thorns,
but the bright future has recompense for sn.
Who would give up the chances and changes
.it.conceals in it's misty depths? WeMay be
poor and sick, broken down and deserted,
without friends and without homH but 70
! long as home remains we will not 4eshaiipf
the Future. The poor debtor .Was. quite
ready to swear that he had not 1--WE dollars in
the world, but hesitated when asked p SAY
that he should never possess that amount
He might die millionaira-rwhokn knQysi-
Aye, who knows, for who. has 'eter found
that fair lan.1 of the Future, With aIi its rich
possessions and it's heavenly peaoel And
yet the entrance to it opens in the Present.
We hold the clue in our hapdAa and = needs
no Eriadre to reveal its lahyrinthian secrets.
What the Present forms The. Future will 70
veal,.. If we would reap rich harvests tn
coming time we must SOW the seed to-day.
1t is madness to continue il. our old courses
of procrastination, of. idleneis and vice, and
still h ope for happiness in tho Future
That W hich we sow We shall reap. The
Future is the product Of the Present-to
great ex tent we may make ii what We WILL
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

TIE GIAseow Poison TRAeEDY.-The N
Y. HeroL, publishes full account. OF the
trial of Miss Madeleine Smith, the young
lady of Glasgow, Scotland, charged with the the
murder of her lover, Pierre Emile L'Ange-
lier, q Frenchman. ~
It seems that the two we're engaged,
but that Miss Madeleine yielded to the
attentions Of . eich merchant Of Glasgow
and wished to get rid of LGAngeller. 10
accomplish this, she increased her attentions
to him. invited him to visit hsr at un> eason-
able hours, and during some of these visits
offered him chocolate and ether food, OF
which ke partook Shortly after one OF his
visits he was taken i'll and gied in few
hours, A post mortem examination i at showed 50
tie presence of large quantities Of arsenic in
his stomach. Such was the case made out
by sie prosecution. The 'nry' however
held that the charge Of murder was mot
proven" and Miss Smith was acquitted. IL
was reported that she was ABOUT to sail for
this country, but later accounts say she has
committed suicide. q, F.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST ls, 1857.
State Fair.

T. taf.t I, esate Soir' 'E
Office of tho STATE Agricultural Soctssy,
.Y Muscatine, August 18th. 1857.
At 6 meeting of the citizens of Musoatine,
convcaed foS the purpose of making arrange
ments Tor the accommodation q visitors at
the approaching State Fair, LA. Green
was called to the chair and Psss- Jackson
appointed secretary. e..
The following preambls and Sesolutions
were introduced, discussed and unanimous.
ly adopted: Z,
IS Whersas, At the last State Fair held III
this city, many complaints were made by the
visitors Of e1orbitant hotel charges. and
probably not without just grounds, there.
fore ! ]: =
Eesolved, That the local committes aopcin.
ted BY the Directors at the last January
meeting be instructed to procure from each
hotel keeper written agreement as to what
his per diem charge will be during the ap.
proachihg Fair And that those agreements
be published in the Agricultural papers Of
the State. And also list OF the hotels
that will not agree to any fixed rates, there
by giving NOTICE to the public Of what hous.
es they may depend upon for reasonable
Resoyved, That suitable man be emplo i:
ed to canvass the city and prepare list 81
all houscholders who will enter lain visitors
during the Fair; and to put s.id lis. in snch
convenient shape that it csll be u,ed readily
upon the arrival of visitors. -
Resolred, That as c!sizens Of Muscatine,
we Will 90 all In our power to meet tie ex-
p!ectatons OF the Directory Of the State So
clesy in entertaining its officers and COM
mittees during their stay, free of charge,
and render their Visit as pleasant as the hur-
ry and crowd of such an occasion will ad-
nit s1@
:, Resolvei, That we would recommend to
the Seer etary Of the State Society to have a
list Of all the hotels agreeingito certain pri-
ces and these not agreeing, printed in large
fosters and put up in public places about
the city prior to, and during the exhibition
Resolced, That as two dollars per day is
the highest rate that any of our hotels charge
in our opinion that is sufficient compensa.
tion on the occasion of the Fair, (unless an
unusual amount Of room is occupied, aDd
that any amount over that price is taking
an unjust advantage Of the public necessi ~
and should not be countenahced OF tolers-
ted. ..""t-
Resolved, That the local committee be
recommended to take measures to secure
some suitablei parties to open for the occa-
sion, several large eating houses at 40 cents
per IN cal, and sleeping Accommodations at
so cents, and that due care Bic exercised to
render it comfortable in every department,
and that such establishments be duly adver-
tised Persons wishing to embark in this
enterprise will please apply to the local COM
mittee. ua.4.2
Resolved, That all newspapers in the
State favorable to the the Society be redues-
ted to pptlish the proceedings 81 this meet
ing.
On motion adjourned,
PETER JACKSON, J. A. GBEEN,
Sec'y. Chm.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

LIrE-Lite is no speculative venture with
those who feel its valuesand luties. Il has
a deeper purpose, and its, path becomes dis
tinct and easy in proportion as it Is earnest
ly and faithfully pursued. The rudsst OF
the most refined pursuit, if adapted to the
wants and capacities of the pprsuer, has .
truth, a beauty. and satisfaction. All
ships on the ocean are not steamerssor pack
cts, but all freight bearers fitted 10 their
tasks, and the smallest shallbp molly ful6lls
its mission, while it. pushes on togards its
destined port, nor shifts its courss because
Target crafts career TO other, points of the
COMPASS. Let man right himself on tho
Oceen of Time. Let him learn whether he
is.by nature shallop or aSship; a coaster
or an ocean, crosser; and then, freightins
himself according to his capacity and tho
market he should seek, fling his sail to the
breeze, riding with wind and ,tide, If they go
on his course. but beating reeolutely against
them if they crossed his path. aavs we'll
chosen and defined purpose, and pursue It
faithfully, trusting in God, and all will be
.well Vi; II i =
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WESTERN LANDS. In Iowa there is scarce
ly any land for private entry. at tpresent. lo
the Usage, Fort Dodge and sio1x City Dis
tricts,, with the exception of eouie poor lands
there is scarcely an acre left. in the Fort
Dodge District large quantity of poor lane
has been entered. -at-"sHE
In Wisconsin the lands were Withdrawn
from market for the purpose of allowing the
railways to make their grants, and they have
aot yet been retarned.
In Minnesota Territory tlrs lands are near
ly..ll withdrawn from mark'at on account OF
rai,road grants. In the Saltwater ard Sauk
rapids Districts, however, there are a few
40 acre tracts left. a.t e.
In Kansas and Nabraska the lands are nj
in market. They are, however, subject t(
pre- emption. @
During the past fonr months the entries
oflan;is have been mostly confined to The
State Of Missouri.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

CAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EeEa.-Atthe Den
tai Convention recently in session in Bos-
ton, some of the dentists asserted ! That the
main, if not the, sole, cahse of defective
teeth vas the use of saleratus and; cream OF
tartar in the manufacture Of bread and Dr..
Bake. fully agreed with the facts which II
stated and gave the result Of some expert
ments which he had made by soaking sounld ana
teeth in the solution of saseratus. The teeth
were + ;destroyedin fourteen days. Mr.. S ,,aul-
ding, of St. Loais, did not believe chat alksli
injursd teeth, but acknowledged that salera-
tus did. Saleratus, in his opinion, was not
an alkali. DR.. KendricL of New Orleans
considered the great means Of keeping teeth
healthy was to keep them clean.
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orthe 'Muscatine Journal :;

Mr.. EDITOR: We are about to rejoice in a
bountiful supply Of Gas to illuminate CUR
stores, and some Of our streets anddwellings,
for which hope we arc duly thankful. But
my object in writing this n1h,unication is
to draw attention to something which in my
humble opinion we do not possess, aud mona
will deny its Importance, refer to 'nant
of efficiency in carrying out the grand aim
and ohjectef city Government; for instance
please glance at the condition of the side
walks along Second street, much Of which
has neTer had a semblance of walk, and
wkere such structurgs do exist they haae
been laid without regard to uniformity Of
construction, apd many portions are in q
sadly dilapidated condition, as .is,the case in
the vicinity of;of s'Pappcose Crsek."v Why,
sir, it is most horrible nuisance, and the
city is liable for all'irjuries resulting from
such gross carelessness.. Now, sir, is there
no remedy for this evil :, Who is to blame !?
Is it that sTe do not pay taxes enough or
isit for want of efficiency in our City Gov
efament? Why don't the Hon. Mayor see
that the ordinances are enforced in regard to
sidewalks at least along our principal streets.
All that is required for chat end is simple
ss6at" of our Hon. City Authorities, or else
our city Charter is worthless. Letthe prop-
er person look to it and see that those hol-
low places under the walks (9) are filed With
earth up to the established graaee:,;: or, in
other words, have the work properly done
notice that some Of the Eablic lamp posts
have been uprooted hy TIE floods and others
are in danger of aHiznilar fate. Now, sir,
this may be entirely: obFiated in future by
due regard to tie construction of perma-
nant sidewalks. ! hope the Council will
adopt the precaution of having permanent
structures of that kind before establishing
any more lamp-posts. This would be per-
feetly reasonable and would meet ready
compliance. Now, sir, does not the dignity
to which we pretend as a city, demand some
more evidences of thrift than has been ex-
hibited of late2 Iardently hope our city
may be put in a more inviting condition be.
fore the time for holding tbsState Fair shall
have arrived. Imay in o futsre communi-
cation take up and endcavor to discuss the
matter of Drainage and. Sewerage. For the
present have said enough, and perhaps toe
much. Yours,
agv. a1 !. tsOuIp NUxc. pr
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

eDThe city council of Leayenwcsth pr
fuses TO pay Governor Walkers liquc. bill
it seems that when he first arrived IN Kan
sas, he was rendered the free kospitalties of
the city, and was Invited to address the citi-
zel2s; but Instead Of doing tAis, went to buy
i'r.oo son,e 32lo worth of brandy and cham
pajen, aud had it distributed among the
people. This bill the liquor dealer now pre-
sents to tie city council. who refuse to pay
it, because as they state in baying the liquor
referred to and having it charged to the city,
Gov. Walker grossly abused the courtesy
that had been extended to him.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

NEBRAsKA.-The election for delegates TO
Congress from this Territory has undoubtedly
resulted in the reelection Of Bird B. Chap
man by plurality Of SO or 40 votes. The
candidates were Fenner Ferguson, Chief
Justice of the Territory ! Bird B. Chapman,
late Delegate; B P. Rankin, o. S. Marshal,
and Gen. Holmon Thayer, private citizen.
Judge Ferguson was resident Of Bellevue
all the others reside at Omaha. Gen.
Thayer is Republican-the other three
Dewocrats, The issues which divided the
Territory related chiefly to the location Of
she Territorial Capital. snz
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22
BY JOHN MAHIN,
For the journal. .
10 .. Fli' EOr =
FarewellI


r.s-osis Farewelll -,fI,,
Dear friends, farewell The parting hour
y Draws nigh with weary pain,
Lest nolmofe each kindly race
On earth may greet again.
hut we'll know tho better land
win give me back this friendly band
How shall I tell you all goodbye,
And wave my last adieu, "a! SOL
And know that in that distant land
There will be none like you'll! :.
Nv heart grows foolish at the thongns'
Ard an its bossted strength is 'nouEhs.
All, we'll! 'tis parting here below
To meet again in heaven
If We but keep the blessed hope
That Christ to US hath givsn
And may We oil blood-washed band
Be- gathered to the better Land.
Yet, one request I ask of you
!, At hour Of holy prayer
A blessing for the absent plead
And ask His guiding care
While life fills out itp heightened chain
OF hope, and Joy, and grief and PAIN
But now farewell! The starting tear
Will dim my ling ring gaze, ...
And this hours sadness cling 10 me
Through ali life's coming days.
Until We take the greeting hand,
SAFE home, in that fair better Lana. :.
NANNErrK.
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~
= SprinkliKgs OF News

A constable in Cleveland, having sn at
tacIment for $l25yon Mabe's menagerie,
undertook to leyy'on an elephant one day
last week. Unfortunately the elephant did
not recSprocate that attachment, and the en-
terprising official had to lower his ambition
to SON mething more movable than the ami
nal in question, or run,a smart risk of being
thrown through the sideHet building.
USED Up.-The lIewv York Courier says,
'!All our intelligence from the Southern cleo
tions tend to show that the Democracy has
made clean sweep. Know Nothingism is
squeezed lemon, aud may be thrown away.
Out of the ffty-nine Senators during the
last Congress (there being vacancies from zn-
diana, Missouri and California; no less than
five have already passed away, viz !: Messrs
Clayton, of Delaware; Bell, Of New Hamp-
shire: Adams, Of Mississippi Butler, of S
Carolina, aud Rusk, of Texas, This record
is without a parallel in the history of our
country. =
EcKEL.-The N. Y. Times says that Eckel
about whom SO much interest gathered du-
ring the opening scenes oftfe Burdell trag
edy, is now pursuing his. ordinary business
and seemingly taxing little irterestin the last
developements il this extraordinary case =
But his friends feel assured that every suspi-
cion Of bis completely in the murder is clear;
ed avs T by the recent disclosures, The dar
ring fraud of the desperate woman witk
whosa name and crime he has been associc-
.sd, has turned speculation in anew chan-.sl
IN search of accessories to,the foul deed. I.
Il. Y. Herald, l4th. .,.. ~:
Hon franklin Dexter, of Boston, died o.
the l4th inst. gt y
The troops and civil officers for Utah are
not expected to reach that Territory until
about the FIRST of November. i
,P. T. Barnum returned to this country By
the Europa, which arrived at Boston On the
l3th. He left Boston immediately for Fair
field, Conn. .y'1 f.ssf$y
Dan Rice was attacked by his trained
gAinoceros, at Buffalo, recently. The en-
fsaged aiEiimaI ssfforned'' FIN, and threw hin
Is feet. Dan. was seriously injured.
| :. Mr.. Martin Perkins, of Dover, N. Fl.
made a wager of $50 en- the 18th ult. that he
could haul wagon weighing $50 pounds
with a;1nan in it weighing 100 pounds, two
miles inside Of Is minutes Heaccomplish-
ed the feat in 22 minutes, thus winning by
three minutes ~ sa,B{ III =.
President Buchanan is passing the presen
! few days at Bedford Springs, and enjoys hi
briet holidays exceedingly.
The first FIRE engine ever used in the Unit
ed States was tuilt in London in 1859 and i
still in working order at Bethlehem, Pa,
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w- A curious case of conspiracy to de-

w A curious case of conspiracy to de-
frand is row on frial in Philadelphia, in
which'ohe of the defendants, Anna Meista,
is proved to have preached the world was
about to be destroyed, and that only 10000,
by her .ipseumen .atity5 conld be saved, ana
that sIi. wss the sister Of oar SAVIOR. Sew
eral witnesses testified that she gave feast.
The table was filed with wines and all the
fruits of the season that Anna was dressed
in white, with stars upon her head. That she
there represented to her disciples that so she
must appear before God.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

4 FINE FERRY BoAr.-There. is a ferry
boat now building at Vansant's boat yard in
this city, which isinterdel to run at Musca-
tine, and which the builders intend shall
rival in.appearance the boat built this sea-
son tor the Rock Island ferry company at
New Albany, Ind. :,They say that Just as
good ferry boats cen be built here as any
where else, aud they interd this shall be a
specimen. We have mo doubt they will sue.
coed in their highest expectations. i. The
wood work Of the boat will be put up by
Yansant, and the engines BY g. Q. Webber
& Co. and everything about Ter will 10 OF
Rock Island manufacture. Success to the
enterprise. Rock Is,dad Adu.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST is, 1857.


ss Encourage Home Manufactures. },
A hint to the citizens of this place is drop,
ped by our correspondent Destiny. to-day
which is timely and appropriate. Ne re-
fer to his remarks on tina encouragement Of
manufacturing establishments in this city.
Without manufactures no place will have
substantial growth, and unless the citizens
of place sustain and encourage them they
will not be established. wehave heretofore
alluded 1.-The wrong policy which has been
pursued by many Of our business men in
sending abroad for what they could get
Just as well and with much less trouble at
hons. eN FA 81 cav 3 -rTaT
I; Muscatine already possesses some well
conducted manufacturing establishments, but
needs more. We have heard Of some new
ones about to be established if they are
properly encouraged. Now we wish to i'm
press upon tbs mind Of every individual in
terested in Che welfare of the city, that it is
his duty to encourage by all possible means
every undertaking of this kind. Although
our commercial advantages are superior to
those'of rival cities, we will fell behind Them
lnlt IS we initiate their example in eHoour-
aging manufactures. One mechanic cr op-
erative contributes more to the retail trade
of a city than farmer in its vicinity: One
manufacturing establishment cor tributes
more to the prosperity Of place than
dozen stores. The retail trade Of this city
has been considerably curtailed the last few
years by the establishment of small stosss
on the lines Of our different railroads. We
want manufacturing establishments, with
their hundreds of mechanics and operatives
to build up, our retail trade. The wholesale
trade will then take care of itself.
With The unrivalled advantages of trans
portatior to various parts of the country by
rail and water from this city, no other place
in the State offers better inducements to
manufacturers. The raw material Of most
all kinds can be obtained chsap,y here, and
abundance of stone coal can be had il the
vicinity.
I We invite manufacturers to come among
Is and see for themselves.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

BEAUTIFUL AND APfRoPR1ATE is agreed
that the first message by the, ,submarine:tele-
graph, across the the Atlantic, shall pass be-
tween the President of the United States
and the Queen Of Great Britain-the words.
the opening sentence in the Gloria in Excel
SIS: "Glory lie to God on high, and Oh
earth peace, good will towards men.'
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REPORTED FOR TIE JOURNAL By soa r. P.

OH1o.-The Republican State Convention
met at Columbus on the 18th inst, and NOM
mated the following State ticket:
For Governor P. Chase.
E ForLieutenant Governor Moses B. Walk
er.
For Secretary Of State "A. P. Russell.
For Treasurer-A. P. Stone. a.
For Judge of Supreme Court Milton SUIT
iiFe.., - ~. go, NJ. .5'-5
For Member Of Board Of Public Works..
Jacob Blickensdsrfer. -. =. ~. ~.
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tn, pporrsTAsr WosLp IN .CoNFEaEScE

THtp PRorEsTANr WoRLp IN. CONFERENCE.
A Convention, composed Of represents
,ivcs from all parts OF the. world, embracing
all Denominations Of Protestant Christians,
ha. Been called, under the auspices Of the
I..Eyangelical Alliances" and, by invitation
Of tie King of Prussia, will meet in. Berlin,
Prussia. in September next. A large dele
cation from the United States will be pres
ent.s Reports on the state Of Professionalism
;n.different countries are TO- be made, and
general interchange Of sentiment enjoyed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

MURDER IN CHIoAGo.-A Miss Lawson, of
Uhllicothe, Illinois, was murdered in Chica-
GO last week, by abortionists. She was ta-
ken by her seducer, a. man named Temple,
in whose family she had lived as an adopted
daughter, to Chicago. A Dr. Swanzey, who
accompanied them, accomplished the Pnr-
pose that caused her death. Both have been
arrested, atid are in fair wsy to serve the
State, as they deserve in the Penitentiary.
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4 young and beautiful but poor widow
was about to marry q rich old wldoTer.-
Her friends wished to know why sne wan.
ed to marry him. She replied: "For pure
love; love, the ground (meaning the groano,
probsblyl on which he walks, and the very
honse in wliich he lives" There is pla-
so&lic love for you There Is. none OF your
tehool airl romance ID that.
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TIE WARMEsr DAY.--Last Friday was the
warmest day of the season on the eastern
seaboard. At Baltimore at noon the.ther-
mometer stood at 81 in the shade, and at
Boston it was 90. At Augusta, Ga, it was
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.Itis said that the rose of Florida, the
moss beautiful OF flowers, emits no fragrance;
the bird Of Paradise, the most beautiful of
birds, gives no song; fhe cypress Of Greece,
the finest of trees, yields no fruit; dandies,
shiniest Of men, have no sense; and ball
room bellies, the loveliest creatures in the
world, are very often ditto-and a little
lnnra l -. .-ls.-.-- - y. -----t.