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Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-17
HE'S COMING.

He's coming, the blushing roses
Whisper Il low to me,
And the starlight hastens with il,
Over the twilight sea.
An tremblins the zephyrs tell me,
On light wings burrying past,
And my own heart quickly beating,
Coming, coming, at last.
The soft-hpped waves Of the ocean,
Gathering al my feet,
Breeze borne from the coral islands,
Murmur the secret sweet.
There's not dew-steeped blossom,
Or glistening orange tree,
But turneth its leaves glee-laden
To breathe this joy to me.
Listl that is the sound Of rowing
Stealing along the air.
must gather around my temples
This weight Of braided hair;
And trust TO the growing darkness,
And evening shadows dim,
To hide with their wings the traces
or tears / have shed for him.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-17

Brown is a married man. A few days
since he thought of taking a trip TO Paris
One of his friends meeting HIM in the street
Inquired
well, Brown, my boy, when are you oif?'
Tomorrow"
"Do you take your wife with you?"
"No, il is voyage Of pleasure"
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-17

A brow austere, a retrospective eye,
A frequent shrug of the SOS humcri,"
A nod significant, stately giant,
A Blus'tring manner, and tone Of weight,
A smile sarcastic, an expressive stare;
Adopt all these as time and place will bear
Then rest assur'd that those Of little sense
Will set you down--a man of consequence.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
CHAs. H. WILSON, Secretary.

FROM MINNEsoTA.-IHe Constitution"
Conference a Failure We learn from the
St. Paul Times of the 95th, that the Joint
Committee appointed by the two conventions
to arrange FIR the submission of but one
Constitution to the people, "went up'' or
the day previous. Gov. Gorman on behalf
of the Border Ruflians submitted two resolu.
t;ons-one insisting that the joint Constitu.
ton should be signed by II. II. Sibley, Pres
ident of the Democratic seceders, as Presi-
ident of the Convention, and that his name
should be followed by the signatures of all
the members of both Conventions, (ha!f
breeds included) except certain members of
the Republican Convention. The other res
olution declared that the clause extending
the right Of suffrage to colored persons
should not be submitted to the people. On
the presentation of the first resolution dis
agreement was arrived at Immediately, and
German insisting that the Republicans
should thus stultify their whole previous
action, the latter declared the conference at
an end. The resolution was doubtless in
tended as an insult. The Border Ruffans
will perhaps in this way succeed in keeping
Minnesota out of the Union-pcrhaps not.
Tribune.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

EFFECT OF ENANcIPAr1oN.-Ever sign in
Missouri is cheering to the heart of all true
friends of freedom and progression. Since
it was settled that slavery must give way to
free labor, thousands are rushing to Missou-
ri, which is one of the most splendid states
in the nation. People are there looking for
land, from Maine, Massachusetts,, New York,
Pennsylvania, Iowa and Illinois, with a
sprinkling from Virginia and Kentucky.
There were entered at the Springfield Of
fee in the months of May and June, 376, ,034
acres which exceeds the amount of sales fo1
the whole of the two preceding years, and
at this time the entries amount to about
5000 per day. At Milan and Fayette the
sales during the spring have been about
100000. At jackson the sales are about
1000 acres per day. In the Palmyra Dis
trict there are only about $4,000 acres un,
sold, consequently entries are limited, fol-
the lands unsold are not very desirable. In
the Plattsburg District the desirable lands
are nearly all entered.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

The BURDELL E>TATE.--The heirs of Dr..
Burdell have agreed npon VIM. Burdell and
Geo. d. Bulin as the parties to whom they
will apply to have letters of administration
upon the estate of DR.. Burdell WIN. Bur
dell is brother of the deceased and resides
in Ohio. Mr.. Bulin is brother-n-aw of
Dr. Burdell and resides in this city. These
parties will file the proper securities in day
or two. The heirs have continued in pos
session of the real estate ever since the Doc
tors decease. Measures willssbe speedily Ia
ken to have it partitioned among the heirs
Whatever claim Mrs. Cunningham may
put in for right of dover cannot prevent any
partition or sale of the real estate. In case
of her putting in a claim, any disposition
OF the estate or any portion of it must, how
| ever, be made suhiec to the final decision
upon this claim. The recent decision of the
Surrogate affects the personal estate only :;
whatever there is appertaining to this por-
ton of the estate that has not already been
disposed Of will be sold in few days.
Authoritative information now states his
entire estate, real and personal, as worth
about $4,000 OF this $4,000 was real es.
tate, and $1,000 personal property. The
personal consisted of stock in the Artisans
Bank, of this city, and his dental apparatus,
books, furniture &c, at No. 81 Bond street.
The real estate embraces Nos. and 81 Bond
street, and some land and building in Her.
kimer Con-. N. Times, 26th.
One of the brothers of the late DR.. Bur-
dell is q citizen of Burris, Louisa County,
Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

ALEssoN TO SCoLDINa MoTHER.-A lit
tie girl who had witnessed the perplexity of
her mother on certain occasion when her
foftitude gave way under severe trial, said:
Mother, does God ever fret or scold?'
The query was 80 abrupt and startling that
It arrested the mothers attention almost
with q shock.
sWhy, Lizzie, what makes you ask that
question 2
why, God is good-you know you used
to call him the Good Man, when was lit
tle-and l should like to know if he ever
scolded.'
No, child, no.
"well, am glad he don't; for scolding
always makes Inc teel so tad, even ifit is not
me in fault. don't think could love God
much if he ever scolded:'
The mother felt rebuked before her sim
pie child. Never had she heard so forcible
q lecture on the evils Of scoltling. The
words of Lizzie sank deep in her heart and
she turned away from the innocent face Of
her little one to hide the tears that gathered
in her eyes. Children are quick observers;
and Lizzie seeing the effect Of her words
hastened to inquire: ......
why do you cry, mother. Was it naughty
for me to ask so many questions 2
No, love, it was all right. was only
thinking how bad had been to scold so
much when my girl could hear and be
troubled by it.
%, no, mamma, you are not bad; you are
agood mamma; only wish there were not
50 many bad things to make you fret and
talk like you did just now. 1t makes me
feel away from you so far, as if could n o
come near yoa, as can when you smile and
are kind; and o, sometimes fear shall be
put Of so far never can get back again
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
For the Journal.
American Meeting.
Pursuant to notice, an American Count
Meeting WAS held in the { Inurt House ON 60 4

Pursuant to notice, an American Count,
Meeting was held in the Court House on Sat.
urday, August 29th, and organized by call
ing 5. o. Butler to the Chair, and appoint.
ing Chas. H. Wilson Secretary. The obiec
o. the meeting being stated to be that OF
appointing delegates to the State Convention
OF the Amer can party at Iowa City, Sep
tember "a, and placing in nomination can.
didates for Senator and Representatives
"A motion to proceed to the appoint
ment of delegates, carried; whereupor
}. ii. Wallace, 5. o. Butler, Richard Cadle
Geo. D. Magoon, DR.. Geo. Reedcr, Chas. IL
Wilson, L. L. Goolsberry, Wm.M McNaughtcl
and E. L. S. Schenck, were appQioted
On motion, nominations for State Semi
tor were made, and ID. g. McCloud wds
unanimously nominated. VIM. NJ Nc
Naughten, of Wilton township, was unani
imously nominated as candidate for Repre-
sentative.
The delegates were empowered by the Con-
vention, to act jointly with the delegates
from Cedar county, in the nomination of :.
candidate for floating Representative.
On motion, j. Fl. Wallace, j. Z. B. Mar
tin, and f. L. S. Sohenck, were appointed
County Central Committee.
The Secretary was instructed to notify the
nominees of their nomination.
Motion that the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Enquirer and Jour-
nal, carried. Adjourned.
S. o. BUTLER, Chairman.
CHAS. ii. WILSON, Secretary.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
MONDAY, AUGUST 81, 1857.
The American Nominations.

By the proceedings of the American Con
vention last Saturday published elsewhere,
it will be seen that d. G. McClcud, our late
Sheriff, has been nominated for Senator, and
MIR McNaughten, of Wilton, for Representa-
tive. The zeal and perseverance of our
American friends is certainly commendable
1t is inexplicable to US what object they have
in view in bringing out candidates at
every election with not the ghost of chance
of electing them. Men combining both pop
ularity and all the requisite qualifications
have been put upon the track for Office by
them but in no instance yet have they re-
ceived more than three or four hundred votes
in the whole county. Is IT expected there
will be a different result this time? The
personal popularity of the candidates will
avail nothing. Very few men are going to
throw away their votes on a neutral or etfete
issue. We venture to say that if the part
the Americans of this county play in the ap-
proaching canvass will differ in its results
from those at former elections it will be only
in making their weakness more apparent
They would exhibit more wisdom not to en-
ter the political arena at ALL However, it
does not concern us how many candidates
they bring out or how little the end of the
horn at which they are to come out. The
contest will be between the Republican and
Democratic nominees, and our American
friends will not receive opposition enough to
make the canvass interesting to them.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

LlFE..-Man looks upon life as he looks
upon woman-there is no living with them,
and he can't live without them. He will
run after them, and rather than be held he
will lose his coat-t characteristics them
for love, and for leading him into trouble
So with life. He partakes of its pleasures,
and then curses it for its pains; gathers bo-
quets of bliss, and when their blossoms have
ta.led he finds himself in the possession of a
bunch Of briers, which is all owing to u little
incident that occurred in paradise when man
was as green Us a tobacco worm and as un-
suspicious as tree toad in thunderstorm.
lie was told to incre ease aud multiply, and
=" accordingly increased his cares and curses,
and multiplied his miseries, and peopled the
world with parcel # candidates for perdi-
ti0n, and am one Of them.-Do,c. Jr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1857.
Deserved but Unexpected Tribute
to Judge Lowe.

, 1 Deserved but Unexpected Tribute
to Judge Lowe.
We observe from the Mt Pleasant Jour-
nal that Rev. Henry Clay Dean, the some
what well known and eccentric Methodist
divine, figured conspicuously at county
meeting of the sham Democracy of Henry
| at that place, a few days ago Judge Clag-
gett, of Lee, was also present, and h and
Rev. Dean were both called out. The fol-
lowing substance of their remarks shows
how those democrats who supported the Con-
stitution are regarded by one of the speak
ers, and what an exalted opinion both have
for Judge Lowe, the Republican nominee
for Governor. n tribute Of this character,
coming from political opponents, is a suff-
cient answer to every assault made upon
him:
Mr.. Dean regarded the adoption Of the
new Constitution as Republican triumph
he intimatcd pretty plainly that he should
continue to hold as enemies of the Demo-
cratic party, all who voted for it, and that
he would reject as IL standard bearer Of his
party any one who was disposed to favor
that miserable fabrication. He said en-
phatically that if he was compelled to vote
for II friend of this Republican bantling, he
preferred to take him from the Republican
party, &C., and in that case he knew of no
man in the State more worthy of the honor
than Judge Lowe. He paid warm and
glowing tribute to the many virtues Of the
Republican candidate; in short, he pronoun-
ced the nomination not only one eminently
fit to be made, but one that would be gerry
hard to beat. In this respect he gave elo-
quent utterance to the sentiments of all pres
ent
Judge Claggett was called for, but he de-
clined making political speech, though
he made some very appropriate and happy
remarks, in the course Of which he endors-
ed the high opinion which Mr.. Dean had
expressed of Judge Lowe; indeed, he por-
trayed him as almost too good, and quite
too kind hearted !; man for Governor.
These compliments were evidently sim
cere, for they were uttered with heart thrill
ing earnestness by men who have long and
intimately known Judge Lowe. They may,
therefore, be regarded as the spontaneous
homage Of the human heart to exalted virtue
and true nobility of character.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
SpriMklimgs Of News.

A steamboat pilot named John Jackson
from Port Byron, Illinois, was killed on th'
evening of the 2lst inst. at St. Paul. 1t ap'
pears that he had been drinking in saloon
and was unable to pay for his liquor, where
upon the saloon keeper and others beat anc
kicked him, so that he died soon after. Sew
eral persons have been arrested.
The National Hotel at Washington, which
has been ruined by the late epidemic, 1t is
stated is to be remodsled and converted into
a theatre. There is no theatre in Washing
ton at present.
TIE destitution among booksellers is be-
coming alarming. A large portion of them
ore giving notice of "Nothing to wear," and
some of them ''nothing to do"
A seamst.ess in York, Pa, partook SO free
" of ice cream one day last week, that she
died in few hours, raving with delirium.
Iron ships of given capacity are lighter
than wooden ships. Liverpool ship-owners
find the freight value OF an iron shin at
100 tons, to India and back, to be Sc, $50
greater than that of a wooden ship.
J.B. Danforth, of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed Purser in The Navy, vice Dobbin re-
signed. Danforth is editor of a scurrilous
sheet published at Rock Island, and, as in
duty bound, the Administration has given
him this post for his services in that capac-
ity.
The Bank of Sackett's Harbor has been
thrown out at Chicago.
The Indianapolis Journal learns that the
cholera is making sad work among the hogs
in various portions of the State The mast
crop in that State this year is immense. In
Shelbyville, Indiana, the disease has broken
ont with the utmost virulence, and dozens,
if MT scores, are dying every day.
1t is intimated, in late speech by Gov.
German, that Senator Douglass will make
his future home in Minnesota. He has about
run his race in Illinois, and his removal
would elicit no tears from the people of that
State.
The last trip of the American steamer Van
derbilt has beaten the fastest time ever made
BY the famous British steamer Persia by 80
minutes. The trip wa. made in exactly niue
days and one hour. She left New York Aug,
2, and arrived at Liverpool Aug. IL. The
Persa's reported best passage is days, II
hours and 80 minutes. The shortest Gays
run was 800 miles, the largest $50. John
Bull will have to look to his laurels-Jona-
than is after him.
The Capitol Building, at Omaha, N. T.,
was partially blown down on the Goth inst.
On the evening of the Goth inst, a four
story building, occupied by Charles Bod
MN, tobacconist, Cincinnati, fell with tre
mendous crash, under the pressure Of 500
barrels of Whisky, which had been stored in
the second and third stories by Calvin
Fletcher. The walls fell against three other
buildings; the entire side Of one was forced
in, and the others more or less damaged by
the falling walls. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Foreign Sugars have experienceda decline
in the New York market, and it is to be
hoped that the disposition of the people of
this country will soon be sweetened by the
news of general decline in price in all the
markets.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

Chinese explosives, for which NO useful SER
vice greater than producing noise on the
celebration OF the 4th of July has heretofore
been discovered, have at last been applied
to practical account. In some OF the New
England States caterpillars are destroyed
with them. The way is to place one in the
end of split pole, thrust it into the nest
and knock them into flinders. 1t will take,
sometimes, two or three crackers to destroy
large nest, though for small collections q
single explosion is sufficient. The boys
don't consider this work. but 60 at i with
gusto-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
IOWA NEWS.

BURLINGTON AND Missouri RIVER RAIL
ROAD. This road is now running to Rome,
on the west side of the Skunk River. The
distance from Burlington is sc miles.
WAR ON THE Does.-Mad dogs have lately
appeared in the vicinity of Keokuk and bit
ten several persons and much stock. The
inhabitants of Keokuk have commenced a
destructive and indiscriminate slaughter OF
the canine species. The Gate City says
about eighty were. killed on the forenoon OF
the 9th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

CB-The officers of the Grand Know
Nothing Council of Kentucky, attempted to
dodge the payment of $3.50 for the grand
seal of the order, on the plea that SAM
had died insolvent. The court, however,
overruled this, and gave verdict ot 1898
against the unfortunate grands."
CATIIEDRAL..-Th new Cathedral building
at Dubuque, erecting under the auspices of
Bishop Smythe, is designed to seat 14OO per-
sons. The high altar is of fine I,alian Mar
BILE, costing $4,000 and was presented by
Bishop Loras.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
~A steam plow. called by its invent

WA steam plow, called by its inventor
the Pick-Axer,' ia pi"cheuse) has been
successfully used in France. The invention
is in the possession of company with q
capital of about 100000. The work is
done, as the name imports, by series of
revolving or descending mattocks or pick
axes. The machine is locomotive, which
carries itself over the soil, and upturns it to
the depth of from six to eight inches. 1t
has no semblance to pillow, and French
journals describing it say that it does its
work better than any machine hitherto con-
structed for plowing purposes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
rT The Davenport Democrat, with al

o. The Davenport Democrat, with an
effrontery ''scarce1y ever equalled and never
excelled," is out with twaddling accusa-
tion against Gov. Grimes of figuring to get
it, and failing to secure the nomination for
Governor at the late Republican Conven-
ton! The editor Of the Democrat knew, as
all we'll informed men in the State knew,
even so long ago a. the sitting of the Con-
stitutional Convention, that he wished te be
rid of the Governorship, and at his request
his term of Office was cut short one year by
the new Constitution The matter is of very
little consequence, and We only mention it to
show upon what small provocation the
Buchanan papers will lie. We advise the
Temocrat to employ its inventive powers
upon some matters that will pay better
Burlinqton HaukeYe.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

RIoH BURLEsQuE.-To fully understand
the pitch of the following burlesque. it is
necessary to remind our readers of the dis
pute of the authorship of a satire, entitled
Nothing to WEAR" which is going the
rounds of the newspapers. 1t is hinted that
this dispute was raised to attract public at
tentiOn to the production, for the purpose of
etfecting its sole. A young daughter of Mr..
Peck. an Episcopal clergyman, of New
York, claims the greater portion OF the poem
as her own and states that she lost the man.
uscript, while Mr.. VIM. Butler AYERS the
poem to be exclusively his own. The fol-
lowing is creditable to the Hartford Press ::
MORE LITERARY TRouBLE.-The authorship
of the leader, g. Nothing to Drink" in the
last number OF the Roarer," paper pub
lished in this city at semi-intervals, is now
claimed by the daughter of the wife of the
son Of a brother of Justice of the Peace down
the river: She asserts that she wrote the
first half of the article on two sheets of pa.
per, and the last fourteen lines on u white
oak chip. 1t originated from her suffering
from thirst in the woods last summer while
on a blackberry expedition. She lost it in q
few days after, in the crowd around the
ticket wagon OF circus. The change from
the original is 'sLet's all drink" in the place
of "Give me pure water!'' as she wrote it:
Those who wish to see this sensation article
had better purchase few copies of the
" Roarer' at four cents each.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
Muscatine, Aug. 31st, 1857.

LOOKING GU1LTY.--The Boston Post well
remarks, that nothing can be more absurd
than the idea that ''looAing guilty. proves
guilt. An honest man charged with crime
is much more likelv to blush at the accusa-
ton than the real offender, who is generally
prepared for the event, ard has his face
made for the occasion. The very thought
of being suspected ofanything criminal will
make the blood come to an honest mans
cheek in nine cases out of ten. The most
''guilty looking" person we ever saw was a
man arrested for stesling horse-whicll
turned out to be his own propertyI
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

THE RECENT BANK FAnUREs.-Itis is under
stood that a number of the banks recently
reported as failed have been redeemed in
New York through John Thompson, and
were thrown ut by the Banks in consequence
of his suspension; not from any known in
security Of the Banks themselves, but from
the immediate unconvertibility of the notes.
We would not recommend holders of these
notes to sacrifice on them without hearing
further.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

TEMPERATURE OF THE EAErn.-By expert
ments made during the last year by Prof.
Smythe, at Edinburg, with series Of earth
therm ometers, imbeded in the earth at vary
ing depths, it was proved that there was q
gradually increasing heat of one degree Fa-
hrenheit for every 40 feet Of depth so that
at less than two and half miles, water
wonld be at boiling heat; and ut less than
100 miles in depth, all things must be in a
state of fusion.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05

RAILROAD Acc1DENr.-The Chicago mail
due Thursday evening did not arrive till yes
er"ssng ofna Of 6s ST. St Gees G s A Ine
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad. The Rock
Island train run INTO the Burlington train
! Thursday, causing smash up. Both trains
were running slow, and no lives were lost.
This crossing is near Chicago. The same
afternoon frightful casualty took place on
the Galena Il Chicago Union Railroad, 26
miles from the city. Two trains cam4in COL
lision. Mr.. Sargent, engineer of the train
was killed, and gentleman and lady very
seriously injured. Gdz. 9th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
L1cnrs AND SHADOWS OF PoL1r1cAL LIFE

On last Saturday Judge Conrad of Phila-
delphia, sentenced a man, named Rump, to
prison for two years and eight months, for
the perpetration of frauds by which james
Buchanan was elected to the Presidency last
fall. Mr. Buchanan now occupies the White
House at Washington, and Kump is domi-
ciled in cell at Moyamensing.