Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-26
RailroaH Mntters-A sucrestton,

couuL VI eAiStlnS financial diMcultlcs. Inis roa0
will not, therefore, BE- completed to Washington
this season. This is great disappointment not
only to the people of Washington, and surrounding
country but to the business men of this city.
1t is suggested however, that if we could get the
road completed beyond Iowa river, Ito Columbus
City station, for instance,) Muscatine would obtain
the trade IF large extent of country to which the
river, if the road remains at its present terminus
will be barrier. This is a matter of great ,rnpor.
tance to the business men and citizens Of this place.
We are informed that $4,000 will complete the
road to Columbus City station. Now We propose
that public meeting be call,d and that this amount
be raised without delay The $40, 900 are not to be
gwen to the Company as bonus, but to be tax en-
as stock There are various plans proposed, by any
one of which We think this amount of money can
be raised without much difficulty, even in these hard
times. Let meeting !be held as soon US possible
| to consider this matter.
4 FoR THE STATE FAIR.-The Railroad
ICempeny has given notice that during the week of
the state Fair, trains will leave Fredona at $50
Io'clock each morning for Muscatne, and leave this
Ieity at o'clock each evening on return. This will
be great accommodation to persons visiting the
Fair from Columbus City and vicinity! Excursion
tickets at half fare be purchased at the stations
Passengers neglec ting to procure tickets will be
charged full fare on the cars.
SoRGHo MpLAsEss.- are indebted to
Mr.. VIM. Hoyt, of the Island, for q bottle of mo-
lasses made from Chinese Sugar Cane. 1t is very
agreeable to the palate. having instead of the biting
| IF FRI n sl;,
taste of corn We think will be preferred by most
| people to New Orleans molasses. The process of
making it is easy and simple. The sacchafne juice
is pressed from the stalks in mill made for the
p"rpuse. Ff,ees stalks will make one gallon of the
juice or saccharine water, six gallons of which will
make one gallon Of thick syrup. The boiling is
very easily performed, the stalks when dry furnish
ing fuel sufficient to boil the syrup. We predict
that the sugar cane will become one of the staple
products Of this country.
The FAIR-The attendance at the Fair
yesterday was rather meagre. We paid q hasty
visit to the grounds in the afternoon, and found
rather less interest and fewer articles exhibition
than at the last County Fair. Nearly everybody
seems to be holding off for the State Fair.
The announcement we made yesterday that the
ears would be running from the city to tie grounds
to day W as premature. An effort made to eff
feet such arrangement, but it could be done.
We understand that all the spare rolling stock of
| he company is in on the Rock Island road for
the accommodation of visitors to the Illinois State
Fair, in progress at Peoria this week.-Daly, 23d
p4-A chap appeared on the Fair Grounds
and also on the streets yesterday, with hat
that seems to all ntents and purposes to have gone
10 seed. Its crown rises up in all the magnificent
proportions of Chinese pagoda and is tied down
apparently to prevent further growth. The indi-
vidual seems proud Of his ornament. He certainly
deserves credit for furnishing So much amusement
| to the little boys at his own expense. 80, what
| nat !"-Daily, sd.
MAYcR's CoURr-Sept. 19.-The follow
ne cases were for drunkenness and dsordery oon-
iuct: Charles Baaulen, fined s.; Robert Jones, 50
Dennis Hart, So. The two first named were con-
emned to work the streets, and the latter "fork-
ID over.'
WRErcHEDNEss.-Th police this morning
COX 10 Jail woman who gave her name Hecht,
and who says che came from Illinois City. She has
been laying drunk the past three days in the upper
story Of house Second street, with two half fam
he'd children of tender age, whose cries attracted
attention to her wretched condition.. We UNDER
stand that she will be sent to the poor house.-Dai
| ly, 2Ith.
! MEXICAN CATTLE.-Adrove of AGO cattle
| from Texas passed thr. ugh this city yesterday. =
They were in excellent condition, and We under
5 and are to be driven to Chicago for the beef mar.
lket. Several native Mexcans in the party Of
drovers. They seemed to have their cattle thor
oughly trained to understand their orders. small
lot of mustangs, or Mexican horses were also in the
company.-Daily, Oath.
The LICENSE ORDINANCE passed by the
City Council at its last session requires hundred
dollars for six mohi his license and two hundred dol
lars for one year.
i RAILROAD MEETiNa.-A call will be oh.
served in our paper for railroad meeting at Couln
b City next Wednesday. We are not advised b
the inject Of the meeting, but presume it is for tn
purpose of awakening interest in that locality il
the Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Muscstne Railroad
WOLVES ABoUr.-We understand that thu
woods in the vicinity of this city are numerousl.
infested with wolves; which not only "make nigh
hdeous" with their hcwling but paying thei
respects to chicken ceops and pig pens. We MUS
have another &, and circular wolf hunt.
NEEDS REPA1R.-As a matter conduciv.
of the public morals as well convenience thu
street comm ss,"n,r should Fill up those ugly hole,
at the railroad DEPOT in front Of the Ogivie House
! We have observed that strangers arriving oh tn
night train invariably fall into them, ard dis nat
ural consequence Use prufdns language. 6uet
things ought not to be.
, RIVER NEWS
The river 1T this point is rising rapidly; With :
rise Of four or five feet reported above: 1t iS nov
nearly two feet higher than at the time Of our last
report:
sr. LOUIS FREiGHTs.-Up 30 c. hts, down Is cents
for bulk freight. The steamer Red Wing took OF
cargo of wheat for St Louis at this place, yestef
day, for ten cents per bus bel. The freight has
heretofore been twelve and half cents. Passage tt
St. Louise to $7.76in cabin, and ESQ to % on
deck.
TO AGUE SUFFERERS!
!. CovEtr's BEBEERINE MIXTURE is the best Agu'
remedy in the world. 1t not only breaks the Chill
but it eradicates every vestge Of the disease from
the system. Hundreds who have used it join will
one in declaring it almost nfallible. Procrf
bottle Of it-take it according to the directions
and you may rely on being cured. For sale here bj
all Druggists and by the rroprietors.