Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
The meeting of the auti-Lecompton

W The meeting of the anti Lecompton
Democracy, called to take place Il. the Court House
last night was postponed 'tsl further notice." ms
We were informed by hand bills issued by the Cen
trsi Committee yesterday. A curious public has
peen lnquring why it post poned, but of course
We can only conjecture the reason. 1t has been
suggested that tie leaders of he party have become
fearful that the meeting will compcatc matters
if it is held previous to the city election. The
most plausible reason, however, seems 10 be that
they lack the stamina, or back bone" to commit
themselves Mt this critica, juEcture. The question
whether Buchanan or Douglas will prevail is still!
in doubt 1t is expected to come up in Congress
again this wstk, and in few days the opposing
forces viii be arraycd and shall know which has
gained strength during the temporary cessation of
hostilities. Our Muscatine Locotoco leaders are
wise. They want to throw up their caps for tn.
sid. that wins, and they are not going to be so
hasty about it as to get the wrong side. Like
the lrishman who was about to die, they don't
know whose hands they will fall into, and there
fore don't want to make ensmies of their future
masters. Vivc la dcmaso CUES daily, 25th
ALrMAN's loE HoUsE.-We visited yester-
day he large ice house of Henry Altman, EsQ., a.
the upper end of the city, and witnessed the i'm
proved facility with which he is storing away this
summer luxury. The house is situated so conven-
lent to the river that the ice is drawn up slide by
pully and deposited inside of the building without
the extra expense of handling and hauling usually
incurred in putting it up. The pully is worked 10y
horse power. The ice desired to be aiken from the
river is first marked IF or grooved in blocks %
inches square, by an ice pillow drawn by horse II
is then sawed or cut asunder and drawn up the
slide into the house. The dimensions Of the build
ing 40 by SO feet. Il Will contain about ten
hundred tons of ice. Mr.. Altman will put up about
eight hundred tons, which is more than has ever
been stored IN this establishment during any pre-
eeding season. The ice is in very good condition,
though not as thick as usual.-Dai!y, Goth.
THE FERRY.-Capt. Fisher started the
"Decalion" on her regular trips this morning
There is but little ice in the channel of the river,
and it is quite thin, but the shore ice very heavy.
An opening has been made through it from the
ferry landing this side. On the opposite side,
the boat lands against the ice, several hundred
yards from the shore. The ice is strcng enough for
the heaviest loaded teams to pass il.-Daily,
25th.
RIVER LINE.-The Rock Island argus
states that Capt Dodge will run, on the opening of
navigation, the Ben Campbell and Tishomingo, be-
tween that place and Keokuk. The Ben Campbell
has been newly modelled and refttod, and Will APP
pear bright and sparkling the Father of Wa
ters' in the spring.
DEFINE youR POSlTJoNS Am old citizan
requests US to call upon the candidates for the
Mayoralty to give their views on the propriety of
building market house. 1t is also suggested hat
each give his opinion whether We should have
c LIBERATION Of next Fourth Of July!
SLEIGHING AT AN END-the snow is fast
melting, and the delightful sleighirg time is
doubtedly over for this season.