Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19
WEEKLY JOURNAL
L<1CAL DEPARTMENT.

MAseat tine County Agricultural So
SscarrAny's OFFICE,
Muscatine. Dc. 10th, 1857.
1hA memhers OF this society will please take no.
oGee, on the FIRSr WEDNESDAY, of JANUARY mex [,
at O'Clock p. NJ, at which time officers for the
year viii be chosen, and all other business which
my be presented will be attended to- ~,
Hcc'y Mus. Co. Ay1 Society.
E 2r'r -
Tns WeAraER continues remarkably mild
and pleasant for the season. bslmy south wind
prevails, and the atmosphere has much the appear
anoe Of "Iudixn Summer The river 10 almost
'slear of ise.-Daily, J4sh.
WEATHER, BUSINESS, &c.-The weather
IL more like that We might expect on the 10th
If April than on the 10th of December. The hasy
atmosphere and haf-clouded sky bctoken more rain.
The streets and roads are already cushioned with
maud fufieisnt to make pedestrianism disagreeablc,
and to place an embargo on travelling with loaded
vehicles. As consequence, comparatively few
teams are seen from the country, and businev is
extremely dull. The river has smooth aud placid
an appearance ON June evening. Boats might
run without any obstacles, but owing, We presume,
the uncertainty of the weather. very few Of them
venture 10 leave their winter quarters-Daily, l6.
Nh. RroHxAN's LEoTuRE.-The lecture of
J. Scott Richman, ESQ, at fremont Hall, last eve
ming, was, anticipated, thoroughly practical
one. The subject vas "Individual and National
Wealth., We shall not attempt extended re-
view Of tho lecture, feel inability to do it
Justice The lecturers remarks imprsssing the duty
Of nations we'll individuals to live within their
income were peculiarly appropriate to the present
time. He showed clearly and conclusively the
cause ct the existing financial pressure to be vio
lation OF the axiom above intimated. Our national
imports have exceeded exports 81, 900 coo an
nua!ly during the past twelve years. Individual
enterprises and business of nearly all kinds have
been conducted on fictitious capital; credit, like
india rubber, has been stretche to its utmost ten
aion, and experiencing the effects Of it's
contraction. The lecturer recommended the sncour-
agement of Manufactures in this country a. means
OF preventing the aggregate value Of our imports
from ex,sediag our exports, and deprecated that
false pride which places higher estimate ar
siels manufactured in foreign country than on one
equally - good made in this country, and which
sonpsls some Of our manufacturers to label their
fabrics - foreign goods before they can find sale
for thcm.-Daily, 18th.
ADARNo WoLT DlsPATcHEp.-A CORES
pondsns (whose example in furnishing us the par
tieulars of noteworthy occurrences in his neighbor
hood We hope will be initiated by others) writes
follows, under date Of the l1th inst: "Earl, this
uaorains, the people on Mr. Summers farm, TN CEDAR
river bottom, (Muscatiue county,. were awakened
by wolves bowling around and lighting with the
hos.. Mr.. Summers oldest got up and scared
them away with a shot from his rife. Coon, how
ever, one Of them returned and chased a small dog
we have to the door. Robert shot at the wolf, but
missed. After he was gone zgaiu went to bed.
but before great while, We had to jump up again,
for . wolf was at the hogs once more. Ire dog was
barking furiousiy at him, and We got to the door
We saw him chasing the dog towards us. he came
within THREE steps of the door and stopped in a
crouching attitude. Robert fired at him and hit
him in the left shoulder. He run about two hun
dred steps and dropped dead.-JosErH HANSON"
ROBERTS, THE HORSE TMEr.-Hiram T
Roberts, who was banged by the "Reguiators" III
Jones county, on the 4th inst, the same indi
vidual who brought three horses to the stable of tn
Boston House, in this city, some months ago, an'
suddenly decsmped without the horses when he wa
suspected Of hsving stolen them. Il will be recol
lected that he afierwarisSvt for the horses, an
invented very piaulabs9 fTTssfo account for tn
manner in which he obi aimed I'M, saying tina. h
ieft because he feared the excicna ent was grca
against horse thieves that he would be hanged be
fore having time to establish his innocence. H
was TO doubt accomplished scoundrel.
Vow, ~w,rrv Cxrv C1~rp-Gst,
saxes are now dna-z~r---xtheir i--..s. In thi
way II will be withdrawn from circulation, as il
AS: &C. be again paid out when received for taxes
We fear that as the scrip is now at par, many per
sons will pay their taxes With other money, ant
leave 90 much Of it in circulation that it will de
preciate before the commencement of the next fsca
year. We are not particularly friendly to an,
shinplaster currency, and believe that even ~ goo
9 . specimen of the kind our city scrip should
made to terminate its existence Is soon as possible
SnNsIBLE.-A farmer a few days since re
marked to u that he had determined to sell hi
wheat at the present low price and pay his deb,
to the merchants, notwithstanding his neighbors
vsed him not to do He considered that as he ha
been favored by the merchants in the past and
uish favors from them in the future, it was br
IN their time of need. If every farmer would cou
20 this sensible conclusion there would very soon
aperceptible relief from the financial pressure whie
al business men are now 50 sorely feeling. We con
mend this example to ether farmers, not only fro
the reason just stated, but because we believe the
will realise much if not more by selling their pr
duoe now - they will if they hold on to it ii
spring.
Mayors Couxr Dec. 14th. Charlie
Stock, on charge of assault and battery upon b
own wife, was held to hail in the sum Of four huI
dred dollars to appear and answer the charge, q
the next term Of the District Court. In default
bail. he.was committed.
CoAnlfrEp IN DEFAULT OF BAlI.-Mayo
Stein sputting the obstreperous devotees of Bacchu
Of our city through course Of treatment which v
hope will hsve beneficial effect. On Monday v
noticed the commitment Of Charles 6teck on charg
Of abusing bic wife and disturbing the peace Will
intoxicated, his bail being 6xed At $500. Yesterda
Marshal Unssr brought similar offender befo.
the court, who was also required to give three hun,
dred dollars bail to appear at the term of ,s
District Court, Tut failing to do SO, he was commit
ted. His name is Henry Miiler-Baily, 18th.
FATAL AcoaDENr.-On Thursday of last
week, Mr.. Curtis, residing Bryant's neighbohood
about six miles north Of this city, was shocsingy
injured by the explosion of the cylinder Of athrash
ing machine His skull was fractured at fhe fore
head, and his face horribly mutilsted. Dr.. John b
Coover, Of this city, rendered ali the surgical aid
possible in the case, but the unfortunate man ded
on Sunday night. We learn, that the accident was
accasopsd by running the machine too fast without