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VI. IIIitAiu2S Baby.

That hrst baby was u great institution
as sCon as he came into this breathing
world, as the late w. Shakespeare has it,
he took command in our house Every
thing was subservent to him. The baby
was the balance wheel that regulated every
thing. lie regulated the temperature, he
regulated the food, he regulated the serv-
ants, he regulated me. For the first SIX
months oil that prescous existence he had
me up on an average SIX times q night
M. B.IihIns,' says my wife, " bring that
hight here, do ; the baby looks strangely;
I'm so afraid it will have fit" OF course
the lamp was brought, ami O course the ba-
10y lay sucking las fist Ike little white
bear, ae he was. Mr.. B.fhins," said my
wife, " | think | feel draught of air; wish
you would get up and see D.! the window is
not open Z lttle, because baby might get
sick" Nothing was the matter with the
window, a knew very well. Mr. Dlf-
XIII ;. says my wife inst as | was going 10
sleep again, &" that amp, as you have p.ac-
cd II, Shines directly IN baby eyes-strange
tuaL you have TO more cou>iLer&tiOn.' !
arranged the ligL; anI went to bed again
Just a. ! was dropping to sleep again, ''Mr.
Bifhius, sad my wife, "d.d you thlnk to
buy that bro:na to-day for the baby:' MY
deas,' said /, .y.j, yea 90 ne tine injustice
to believe that | could overlook a matter 50
essential to the comfort ofthat InestImabIc
cAua:' Sls apolog.sed very handsomely,
Ou; made her anxiety the scape goat for
ravs ..er, aad Wiln4t-t saying word more
20 he- addressed myself to sleep. Ar.
Euiau-,' sad my g.i-. Shaa.ng me. lyon
must no, suose 50, you vii wake tn. baby"
jest so-J-~t ST., said /, half asleep, think
ra I .r.a. ~ -.r. r.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
PLEASE LOOK AT TIlISi
Carriage Repository.
OTTA Va. VLLNOLE.

The AYord Carriage Manufacturing Company have
just rerlcnEeG their stock OF Carriages and EuEgies
from their I0nttctOr "a CO1tscttca which makes
a large fine assortment Of Barouch-s RockaWa
Livery and Business BagEies, with Elliptic Spring and
concord style, also Siding Seat Bugges, Light spring
Wagons with two seats, &c ali made OF CydH 'cttcut
timber by the best mechanics, and in the most dGrb =
manner-ail warranted which We are selling at very
low prices, To old customers wish TO express
our thanks for their liberal patron x, and TO assure all
that atend to crit the nhdence Cf the Public
We have shop attached to Repository ior doing
al! kinds Of Carriage 'rplrI al short notice ana Ia
the best manner sore On Main street.
Ottawa J-ly 3, l,5-. II. ". JONES, AJs7t.
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Sorrows grow less and less every time
thev are told, Just like the age Of a womsE.
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a license to marry Is often wanted when
II can't be had, but poor one is better than
none when man is il 4 Eurry-namely the
following:
Ia the early days Of Texan independence
and youth, an eccentric genius, still living
and reigning was clerk of one Of the west
ern counties. The village was quite seclu,
ded in the prares, and the Squire pastured
his cows on the broad acres around, bring
ing them home at night, and letting them
60 to grass in the morning. He kept n bell
on one OF them t. aid him in finding them :;
but one morning as he was letting them
loose, lie perceived that the clapper Of the
bell was lost cut, and being unable to fad
it, lie made a substitute by making fast in
tn bel his Office key. Not til he reached
his office did It occur to him that he should
want the key, bat now finding himself
locked out, he bctoUi; himself 10 other mat
ters, proposing to recover the key at night
About noon u rough-and-ready young Tex
a >, dressed IN bnchsajn, came riding into
town, iuQu!ring for the clerk, scared him
up, and asked for marriage license.
Sorry can't accommodate you to-day,
but is no 20"
"WAy not? Tn going to be sP,iccd to-
night. and | must have 1t whether or no" "
- Bat the fact IS, SAID the clerk, my
office j. locked up, and my COW is gone away
with the kew"
The ow:-wAat does the COW want
with the key
So the old fellow told the whole story.
and the two SGT Of for the prairie to find
the cattle and get the Ky. BOT the more
they looked the less theJ !ouaI, and finally
had to give it up. ! bright thought struck
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This line fills up the colann.
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EtREES.


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ssg,PSSy MARBLE GA1EEs.
= lie undersigned having purchased tie shop ad SOCK
or ,---u E Ful.y where le int, nds carry the
nusress on more extensive scale. lie has on and ana
always receipt OF the hest quality o Amercan' ia
I'm j Es,filn Marble for Head S;ones Tomb stones
Monuments Nantes. Furniture, &C. As he has some o.
the best worSueIr ia tle western coultty, ne ices
- 80 low prices he teris assured tilat
he viii sve ~ those Ii with their support
X r. 0ri-rs from distance earnestly solicited, and
,,r,,,,, IN, .,t.r5-,l TO- JAMES WILLS.
Ottawa AIsryi. : 1856.
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7EaEy SE'ec a1z5s' WA z1IA a. !
n LE- ~ zr ,,tc q, far o'oo,s east cf ts StfS- ls
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BUSINESS CARDS.

y. = EIl!SEJT.,
l-5,s C.l3nf,.-ss. oaF Igs.,-1Hre E~o-,sr.
Office with VI L - C-4l-1l. E=g., Bank Of Of
ta~a uy29
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Z. = g stt ~
ing stables, if they can only save the expense
the repairs would cost. But this. ii. moi
farming and it is to be hoped that those
who are now settling il this State viii intro
duce better system. Itshould be their object
to make good farms and build up homes with
all the good old fixtures about them to rem
der rural life inviting. And after the emil
grant has become q resident Of the State,
when his home is made comfortable, with
the conveniences of a country farm. house
when his broad acres are wrapt beneath the
load OF q ripening harvest, and when a
golden treasure-the reward Of his labors-
is pouring in upon him. let him still pursue
his honorable calling, neither turning from
tito the right nor to the left. When seasons
Of prosperity are abroad, when money is
circulating in every hand, and every pocket
is full, let him beware Of being drawn aside
from his quiet and calm pursuits into spec
ulations, that when tho day Of adversity
comes, may ruin him forever. If he must
invest money, let it be in his own pursuits !;
not in stocks, or banks, or town lots, but in
we'll titled lands, that are sure to return
legal interest. Let him stick to his farm,
get some books and read them, keep clear of
debt, if possible, and if he is not happy in
this selection, he never will be in any. +.
f''' r 7. r. M.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

WILL KANSAS ACCEPT LrooMrroN3 Every
paper in the Territory, SO far as yet appears
treats the English swindle with derison and
indignation. Amopg them are the Leaven.
wortl, Times, Leavenworth Ledger, Law.
renee Republican, Lawrence Heraldof Free.
dom, and Qnindaro CAindopan. All speak
in similar strain, choosing q Territorial
government to the end of time, rather than
have anything to do with Lecompton. The
people are undoubtedly with them. g
, The Cincinnati Gazette las advices that
everybody rejects the proposition with
scorn. Hany Administration party is here
after trumped up to give it support, it will
he too Insignificant to deserve mention, un-
less reinforced from over the Missouri bor-
der, and backed up by federal aid in repeat
ing the Oxford and Delaware Crossing man
ifestations." 49, 4s5{
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AgTerribIe Stornn.g

The storm of wind and rain last Thurs.
day was terrific aud destructive throughout
portions Of Illinois, At Oquawka, two mills
were ruined and ten houses unr0ofed. Dam
fage about $4,000. No lives lost. 23#s4
At; Ga!esburgh, the engine house Of the
Railroad Company and two churches just
completed, were blown down, and o number
of dwelling houses 1weresnnroofed. Three
cars standing on the track were blown of
and turned upside down The amount OF
the damage at Galesburg is estimated at
SAC, 900. No lives lost. ~ -
AT Galva, a large two-story dwelling house
was rem 1ered complete ruin; portion Of
Mr.. Babcock 8 dwelling was also blown
down., Nearly all the out. houses ii the vii
lage were upset The wind carried large
boxes, lumber, barrels, de-, into the air az
if they were paper. A large church was
moved from its foundation about foot.-
The storm ragged hardest between 6 and z
O'Clock. ss s8 .a. b
and while in progress, the railroad engine
house caught fire and was consumed, together
with the locomotive Rocket
At Peoria, fifteen or twenty houses were
unroofed, every church spire in the city
blown down three caIalrboats loaded with
lumber sunk, and the steamer Olin, with
twenty-ope passengers on board, made a
complete wreck, her cabin being blown en-
tirely away. A child on the steamer was
drowned, which is the only loss Of life re-
corded The beautiful College building up
on the bluff was utterly demolished, and
whole trains Of cars blown from the track.
at Lexington, on the line Of the st. Louis,
Alton and Chicago, r. R., nearly every house
in the village was blown down or unroofed.
The passenger train from St. Louis was blown
from the track and cars tipped over, but,
with the exception of a few slight flesh
wounds, the passengers were uninjured. =
Before the train capsized all the car win
dows, on the windwsrd side, were blown
out, the engineer and fireman were both
bio wn from tlIe engine, and q brakesman
was also blown off one of the cars. The en-
gins alone remained on the track. =.a
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r The body of a man murdered by the gar
rOte was found in a cellar in st. Louis, the
other day, which was identified as the corpse
of Hugh Downie, of Centerville, HI He
was in St Louis with drove of horses, and
was evidently murdered for his money, but
there is thus far no clue to lead to the de-
lection of his nj ardercrs.t s,s
{ A Boy HANGING HIMSELF TO FgieHrsN his
PARENTS. LIN Middlcsex, Yates county, n.
Y, on Wednesday afternoon, John r Fran
SEQ, aged about Is years, went out into a
shed attached to his fathers barn, and sus.
pended himself by the neck with rope. He
told some little children who were with him
to run into the house, as he was going to
hang himself, and from this it is supposed
that he did not intend to commit suicide,
but expected some one to come and release
him. a@Aetl ts 's# eea
The AcQUlTTAL OF BERNARD.-Th trial of
DR.. Bernard, in England, accused Of COM
plicity in the late attempt to murder the
Emperor Napoleon, has resulted in verdict
of acquittal. Bernard furnished the explo-
ding bombs which were used by the conspi-
rators, but there was no evidence to show
that he was aware of the purpose for which
the fear Of offending Napoleon and pfecl pi-
tating war with France might weigh against
the accused but the jury scorned toilet such
considerations influence them,
Beef is cheaper in New York now than
it has been at this season for the last five
years. 518sa,,,.s. .s5 .sts x
- Clement Hurley, convicted at George
town, Delaware, for the murder of his wife,
has been sentenced 20 be hung on the 18th
of June. ~ te.5 ts,.e7t sa5 80.
Serious looking rascals are going about
New York, begging money to pay the ex-
penses Of the revival meetings; the ilnposture
has been quite successful. ~
PREFERs DEArH.- Loefners sthe CINCINNATI
murderer, whose sentence has been colpmnt-
ed to imprisonment ior life, is greatly dis
at the change. asza 1fsi etg9
LOST FAITH IN FATR--The sudden rotun-
dity of the Emperor of the French is said,
by those in the secret, to be caused byshis
wearing a coat of steel mail under his ordi- ;
nary dress. 5s 9s'sas sfssi 3s,s2
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. hUfscATINE, IOWA. sA AFDRDAY, MAY ~, 1853


~ The Philadelphia PFsss says that The
only way to prevent Tie next Honss u Rep.
resentatives from telling into the hands ol
the Republicans. is 5ss'for every Democsasic
Convention ito repudiats the fatal Kansal
policy. . ,.,'s.5, 80 j -. -
The Washington SsGr, charges the editor
of the Press with an intent, to construct 70
new party" and points its paragraph not
very consistently, BY saying: In a week
after the next Pennsy lvania election, Mr..
ForneJ will be as thoroughly and avowed:y
identified with the Republicans as David
Wilmot is at this moment. - l-sss'@ ss
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THE VIrAL PoNT.-The vital point
i about the size Of the head Of pin.
It's ) little spot formed Of the gray
substance Of the nerves. The vital spot
is sitaated 81 the point Of junction be-
iSReen the cerebal marrow and the spi-
nal marrow. The psychologist Lorry,
igsaid Il have been the FIRST observer
6f this point, probably because he was
tie earliest observer who has secorded
his obseryations in books. Sudden
death, from what has been popularly
called breaking the neck, seems, how
eyer, to have induced medical men,
from very remote times, to suspect the
existence Of some such point.
Rough men have often inflicted sud
den death upon children BY lifting then
up By the head. Gagged birds, in esca.
ping from their cages. sometimes dasi
their beeks against the glass Of win.
doNs, and kill themselves instantly, b.
breaking their lecks' gf ssoarts Isl
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sr xrsfr CARROLL.


OH y galler ever the bills away, ;l,,.e
WAse he suni frat ray 10 dawning-
Ia kreet q his coming, the orbof day.
'Eoaab abssntifal bright May morning f
d tseash Tie fresA air, - It sweeps oer the plai
Whils soas- bird are wsrbliug 90 merry zS
Liquid taste Of those pleasures again and again
a.AnA nexer, no never, grow weary
-. To watch the suns ray,
o. the ylistering spray,
while darcins Ger pearl-drops Of sparkling dew
..g And quivsss swhiaes ~
Ess With its heautiful smile,- Qf Nf
Like tAesmils Of loved ones, tender and true. !,
Ohs ayisnes on = bright May morning,
s when stature In merriest mood, 7aG at
IA beauty snd grace is adorning tasE-.5
Nee homo in The dim old wood -..
Ts Watch with what fairy.like fingers ~
Fash bow she hath decked with green leaves;
whers the sunlight 50 lovingly fingers,
And pictures Of rare beauty weaves.
And the whispering air, Ssf
Anid nOwrets fair, "ias
asam {, awaken musical chime; ssss
-,f4 And softly it swells w.
From the delicate bells, III.
Like melody sweet from far-of cline.
Muscatine, May 18th, 1858.
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Mr.. PUcH AND THE President. The tele-
graph gives more information relating to the
trouble between Senator Pugh and the Pres
Iident. The difficulty is said to be irrecon-
cilable. The President does not seem to
regard the sacrifice made. of themselves for
his sake by the Ohio Lecompton men. He
is sly old FOX. But he will be in more
than one tight pinch yet, before his term ia
out. = he Washington correspondent of the
New York Post says that the Presidents dis
pleasure at Pugh arises from his (P.'s) op-
position to the Deficiency BILL Cincinnati
Commercial. Il .s 1
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folded IN tiny leaflets, ~
Unrevealcdt to mortal eyes, rs X
Many flower, m6st sweet and graceful,
In its modest beauty lies; 4'' -
&. waiting bat the charming sanshine,s s
And the geatly falling dew, .a.
To spe its matchless beauties
TSithe worlds admiring view.s
And the child-its hidden gracss,.
Lake the but with folded leaves, =
Eiuser but for smiles and sunshine
Which friendly face can give,
Ere they burst the clasping petals
Ere the human bud expsnds, Z is.5a
And reveal the wondrous favors
Given BY Eternal hands.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

TIE KANSAS ELECTIONS. Tuesday, the
18th Of this month, is fixed as the time for
the vote by the people Of Kansas on the
Leavenworth Constitution. We expecs to
hear of its adoption. .5,3s
The time to vote on the English dodge has
not yet been fixed. The day is to be desig-
mated by a Board Of FIVE Buchanan officials,
who will, Of courses, select such an one as
will suit the Presidents purposes. AS there
is no hope Of carrying it except by sealing
out Government emissaries, money and votes,
itmay be some little time yet before the day
is named. ysfs5 ftz fst ,tSs
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aace1G.crroNs or .Yourw.

1sOb dear to memory we're those hours
= when every pathway led to flowers
When sticks of peppermint possessed
4 sceptre's power to sway the br east,
And heaven Wss round us while We fed
o. rich, anbeosial gingerbread"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Tue DIrFE2sNcE. - Neither California,
Delaware nor Florida have at the census of
1850, population equal to that required Of
Kansas as a condition of admission, pfovid-
ed she presists in demanding the right to
make her own. Constitution. Why the DIFF
ference! Does anybody believe 1t would
have been proposed, or thought Of, II Kan
sas were q pro-slavery iors e democratic
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LIST OF LETTERS

REMAINING in the Post Office, at Musca.
tine, Iowa, May 18th, 1858. a
Persons calling for advertised letters are
requested to give the date of the list.
On aud after Nov. 1st. the Post Office
will be open on Sundays, from to A. NJ.
& q sFa 4S 7 GENTS. LIST. t
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LIN Es Q


.d.fnsticn ef "a ,cord Lope in 4 die
Sesy' ~ 3
= 80 LADY GshALOiNk'
1oa VIII not nnd It there; e
Love cannot aweli IN sucn place.
II sskss nome more fair.
Trae, did attempt to tell ~n
8'E'F ~ written wordss what was contlEhed a'
.st;is ln loves delicious spell 2
xs.
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i' rs terms 4. clear A. dav. sfEl ss'.
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n. .....,..
70 sy.. - n"vn ~ "mele e'se ~ seek 4
49,. TN. s.cret from n bird. e- 'F5
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81 aa
Fssss 0S,ne rS u,ure dayI..re long, nope
-as rh.. si.nc.! .,.t, :, ,ohe M o's"' 'J'
va5s r. 4 s"'>ss - @0'' '. = '"ee' Il. -rs
i.
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wh9, ,h;nIe -" s nf n,..s,,1. H 20
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Two ounces Of tinker Of inbaadl asssez
Two pounds cotton battens. % 3. ~
! Won pound of good brown su6aer.
/ cT A cheerful face fs naarlv 3. 49,, e..
sick man tl,inL La I. dv;n. -, a.. ~ Mske
sarv is to look half dead r,n-s.Is ~
despair are as. catch;na a. s'n.,.a.. .. ol'e. .na
plaints AIwars andaeva. - - :. -, -. 4.
especially IN sck roorn anJ ~ oJl sIAsu.nss
wy...l -. . = - y ~. - - wy.
+heGt We 49, W. - unoeIs.a!o' lsays an exchangeJ
m"sad as .ae,e - a'ah !. tnis county who has
uoseu so oiten, that whenever covered
wa Wagon ta, comes 90 near, ms chickens all march
s.ouy - 3eos 70 .'eo ana carried to the next
F1 60, r ..f,.3..
Eg nuuuirn says ii'as once upon time .
I:.a ~ I0oh eApec,e0 company, Of her own
s'a1 s;aa, ano was " loss now 70 entertain her
''1Lus. H"n ~. .s.t3 4. Ii ass
| aS. aS, mistress said
| Zoe, you must make an apology
uoou holo! In'ssas, now can make iil--
so: no eeeS' no butter, nor nothing to make
~ "i'ns
| "A Coop WlTNRss.-"Dil the defenlanN
knock The plaintiff down with malice pre-
| pense Z"
|
lat:iron."
You misunderstood me. INV friend. w.n&
to know whether be attacked him with m
evil intent" ' q
| AOh, no, sir; it was outeidethe teetsu
"No, no; wish you to tell mo whether
the attack was at all preconcerted afFhir.''
'No, sir; it was not free concert affs;r:
it was circus." ~
New REolpEs.- 70 XII, B.a6uc. s ,r...a
on them. z,i II =, :, -, : = 80. se' =
10 Destroy Rat. --eatc,, .h.,, -. 49,.
and aatten their heads in in ths 49,. Sae
soneezer = " e'sl-S"
To Dr;p. E;e. ant AZ u. u.. -.
your lnolasses barrel and mr. nreservss !. ~ ~
back ward. in fie snn ps's' - :" '''s
To KIN Coekrogc6., -;at . ,.;. of -.
boots. then catch vonr cocLrdact.s r".t = .ss u
them in barrel and dance ' p1s
II Shake Carne.s.Mf,"lIact al, 81. ,..r.
dogs in your neiahborbood n ~ hscL III r..S ,.,s
and worry them with torn cat. "a % Ths, hE.ri E
in the carpet 70 them-thev,I .l.Ls - q I'5s a.
you. '''.-''.. = .S'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Know NorHINGIsM. a feature worthy Of
note ID the bin got up by English, and en-.
dorsed by the Administration party in Coa-'
gress, is it's intentional exclusion Of all for-
eigners who have not obtained their natu-
ralization papers, from any voice in the de-.
-cision upon che Constitution under which
they arestu live. The Shetet0foee has
been to allow oil ac'ual settlerssA vote upon
the Constitution Of the terriGvries when first
submitted. Our naturalized citizens viii
soon find out who are their friends. a-ss5ais
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

~ ADyoURNMENr or fCsNoREss. ~ The. --latest
from Washington says !; s II il aaderstoet
between, the President and the Democrats
leaders that Congress shall not adjourn unit
IfhA 18th of Jdiie.,, ~ ~ .sss
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IOWA NEWS.

\ OrrUMwA.- Republicans achieved {
victoryat the late municipal election Their
entire ticket Mayor, Marshal, Recorder
Treasurer and Assessor, six Of the Aldermen
and the Board of School Ofdcers-wa.
elected. q
NORTH WESTERN Iowa. DR.. Farmer, sur
geon of the Iowa forces detailed to protec
the settlement at Spirit Lake, has recently
returned to Des Moines, and in a communi
cation to the State Journal, states, that thu
portion of Iowa lying west of the east branch
Of the Des Moines river and north Of the
correction line, enclosing an area Of almost
Is, 900 square miles, is watered by numerous
wood-enyironed lakes, abounding in fish
has q deep, durable, soil; is ,strewn with
boplders Of purphyritic granite; contains a
good deal of hydrated oxide Of, iron; and
will doubtless lack dense settlement or
account Of the scarcity Of timber and coal.
gDRowNED.--Isaac Garret, boy IL or8l4
branch Of Skunk river, at Hays mill, Keo-
knk county, on the 9Th inst. He was car.
ried over the dam in q canoe, and while at
tempting to swim out, sunk to the bot tom
His body was net found till the next day.
The Dubuque Times announces th rex
duels as being on tile tapis IN that city be.
tween prominent leaders Of the harmonious
Democracy. y go.
!. MARION 4 CiTY.-The citizens of Marion
Linn county, voted on the 9th inst. to take
upon their place the honors Of city. s,..
81 BuRL,seroN.--.Tbe .Old Settlers'' Of Bur-
lington have resolved to bold celebration
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Dear Sir:-rse been herein dat yous been
maken some abbrevations bout my karicter
de order night. Now is yen de man Of hon
er to glib me an offset to dis perambulatea,
reportf If You is, I challenge you to msee
me any whar's just about dis time, wild pi6.
tol and ball wild powder. and den at dis pef.
tienlar time we'll hab q most grebious mestih
twixt me and you,
q Your most lubbin and humble sarvanf..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Z OTruMwA. The Republicans achieved a
victoryat the late municipal election Their
entire ticket Mayor, Marshal, Recorder,
Treasurer and Assessor, six Of the Aldermen
and the Board of School Officers was
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-22

Aa2ressd to tks gentleman pho looked for q
de6nition ef tie word Love, in a die