Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-26


formed that discussion of the sectarian question
which the answers to his "few questions woult
provoke would be In bad taste in secular newspa
per, without being CT benefit to any body. Such
discussion should be confined to theological schools
and not INDUCED in even there unless the dispu
aants can keep their temper and have charity to-
wards those who believe differently when such rea
.souahle ground for difference of opinion exists
the subject referred to.
We are frequently in rece;p pit of anonymous com
snunicatlons, notwithst landing our repeated decla
rations that contributions for our columns should
bc accompanied by the real names of the authors.
All such are stuck in the stove or thrown uncere-
ANONYMOUSLY among waste paper. The real name is
mot wanted for publication, bu' as guarantee OF
good faith on the part of the writer.
Tue FOURTH. hear of arrangements
being made in several neghborhoods Of this county
to celebrate the approaching anniversary Of oui
National Independence. In Sweetland township
FIVE Sabbath schools are to unite and hold cele-
sbration on the premises of Marshall Farnsworth
Mr.. G. s. Leport has been chosen as orator on the
occasion. The citizens of Goshen and Pike town
ships are to celebrate the day Esquire Salisbury
premises. They have invited Judge Thayer to de-
liver an Grafton, and We understand he has agreed
to do so. Both these celebrations to take place
on Saturday, the Sd.
"THE TIxEs" IN OUR CrTY.-We have
travelled not a little this spring and summer, botf
by water and by railroad, and have also had othe,
opportunities to learn something of the financial
and business condition CT other cities and commu
mites besides the one in which We reside. Our opn
ion is that we have no reason to complain. We ven
ture to say that in other city in this State
has there been less number Of failures in proper
tion to the number of business houses as in Musca
tine. The credit of our merchants stands better In
the East than those of any neighboring city. ouI
mills and manufactures have been kept going most
of the time while those of our neighbors have to-
tally suspended. Our mechanics and laboring men
find something to do while majority Of those in
neighborng cities begging employment or bread
More produce has been shipped from this place this
spring and summer than frsm any rival Market
Our railroad facilities are extending, and we may
expect an increase Of our trade soon. Building is
progressing rapidly could be expected in these
times, and everything financially and commercially
wears fourshing and substantial appearance.
Our citizens have reason for congratulation on
this suspicious state of affairs.
LIGHTNING were four or five as
severe thunder caps Thursday afternoon as we ever
heard. The lightning danced jig on the telegraph
wire on Water and Oak streets, and split at least a
dozen posts in its "frolic play" servant girl in
the family of J. B. Dougberty, Esq, was paralyzed
by one of the strokes, and for some time it was
thought she was killed. She was ironing in the
dining room, with open door fronting the tele-
graph line about I25 feet from the wire. The stroke
Frustrated her, and stiled her pulse about half an
hour, notwithstanding cold water and other restor
atives were freely applied. Mrs. Dougherty was
also shocked by the stroke, but received serious
injury Two ladies seated at the window of anoth-
er dwelling Water street, and several other per-
sons near the telegraph line, also received severe
shocks at the same time. Mr.. Messick states that
he saw two Opaque balls, about the size Of man g
clnchcd fist, fall Immediately under the telegraph
line in from. of his store, and when two or three
feet from the ground they exploded with sharp
and distinct reports. Some of the apparatus In the
telegraph Office melted by the heat Of the cleo
tricity with which the wire seemed to be sur
charged:
TIE FOURTH IN SwEETLAND TOWNSHIP.
We have been requested to publish the following
order of exercises at n celebration of the Declara-
ton Of Independence to be held at Marshal! Farms
worth's Grove, on Saturday, the 3D. OF July, in
which the following Sunday Schools will participate
Rainbow Mount Grove, Me!pine, swect]and Valley,
Sweetland Centre, and Oak Dale. The LIST order of
exercise is prayer by Rev. J.W. sulivan-2d, sing
ing by the choir-3d, reading of Declaration, by
w.. T. Leport-4th, singing by the choir-5th, ora
,ion by c. s. Leport-6th, singing by eachschool-
7tb, dinner-s;h, toasts, speeches and singing by
the schools. Chief Marshal, c. ". Sullivan assist
ant, Joshua Leonard.
WHARF.-The arrivals of wheat wagons
have been quite numerous to-day. Second street
has been thronged. At almost every hour we could
count dozen or more teams immediately in from;
of our Office. Prices of wheat remain firm at 50 to
So cents per bushel.
We estimate the quantity of wheat brought IN
from the country yesterday at 5000, and the guam
tity to-day will be still larger. There is much
more grain in the country yet to come to market
than usual ct this of the year.-Daily, I'D.
INDECENT BEHAVIOR. ill-bred boys
and young men who are in the habit OF bat hing IN
the evenings Immediately in front of residences on
Water street, and using loud and indecent language
TO the annoyance of peaceaee and orderly cilizen s.
arc informed that unless they desist the law against
such of.n will be strictly enforced. Bathing Is
heathful and necessary exercise at this season of
the year, but there appropriate places for
it than the foot of Oak and Orange streets We see
no reason, however, why profanity and obscenlty
cannot be altogether dispensed with on such coca
sions.
~ The steamers James Raymond and
Banjo arrived this forenoon with Spauding Il
Rogers troupe of monkey and dog circus performers
and other curiosites. The caliopc, steam piano,
attracted little attention. 1t was heard distinct
Iy in oil parts of the city. As we write it is dis
coursing the melody popularity known as "the gal
left behind me-" and although at the distance of
several squares the music sounds though it came
from a piano in the next room to our sanctum. The
calliope is decidedly wonderful "institution ~
Daily, 23d.
nay A gentleman residing on the Tiptou
road (mo-e generally known as the .sett road) in
forms us that from O'Clock yesterday morning to
q O'Clock in the afternoon, one hundred and six
wagons load,d with wheat passed his house coming
dntothe city. Considering that there are fveother
thofoughfares leading the city, which are equally
ne much Travelled idea may be formed from this
enumeration of the nlmber Of wheat wagons in
the city yesterday .-Daiy, 23d.
~ Col. Woods monkey and dog circus,
which visited us Wednesday, we'll patronized at
the night entertainment The different exhibitions
were so ;ngcniously distributed in the two boats
yAh3 In tent on the levee that those who were
Uba,,n. % see the hull show" had to she'll out a
x,i.r Thu s,,,... css, the dNarf, &C.. were great
esriosities, but to our nor,-a> the Jog e. e..
tameness in eight different ways VS. 'he sfea'
E The meeting called at the UEuf'
House Thursday night TO get up celebration Of the
Fourth was failare, as anticipated. Quite a
nuuaber Of boys were present, who eyinced com