Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
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WEEKLY JOURNAL
Lv5asAL DEPARTMENT.
rlr.ca,inc County Agricultural So
SEcRErARY's OFFICE,
Muscatine, D.c. 10Th, 1897.
The members of this society will please take no.
tics that the annual meeting VIII be he'd AT my
att O'clock P. NJ, at which time officers Tor the
wear will be chosen, aud all other business which
may be presented will be att ended TO
J. II. WALLACE,
Ssc'y Mus. Co. AsI Society.
.sed 81 in this city without
any noteworthy vev The usual quantity of
gunpowder was expended in discharging fire crack
srs and firearms of larger calibre, and We presume
the usual quantity of liquid death consumed by
those mistaken mortals who supposethe appropriate
manner to celebrate the day is to stupefy their
senses and debase their moral characters. Religious
services were held at several Of the churches which
were we believe, we'll attended. In the afternoon,
Unger's brass band passed along Second and Water
streets in the NJ ,son Hotel bus, stopping at inter-
walls to favor .hs public with ga symphony of sweet
sounds.''
CHRISTMAS FEsTlvAL.-The Sunday School
of the German Methodist Church gave an exhibition
on Christmas Eve, which passed off happily and sat
isfactcriy to all concerned. The exercises consisted
of declamatons by the little boys and girls coRnec
ted with the school, intersperscd with singing by
the whole company. We could not ''fors,ay' she
words .of those who acclaimed, but most of them
''wcnt through the motions" to admiration, and the
singing was decidedly good. This school numbers
about SO scholars and is superintendent by Mr. Het-
finger. Rev. John NJ. Winkler the worthy and
devoted pastor of the church, spoke few words in
English to the visitors, assuring them that his fosk,
having come from different parts Of Germany, with
different habits and customs, found more difficulty
in uniting and harmouizng in anything they under
teok than was experienced by those who have been
reared together in the same country. He answered
the obj .ction frequently urged against schools in
this country in the German language-namely, that
it prevented them from becoming Americanized-by
giving it as the result of his own experience and
observation that as the German learns to read his
Bible, his allegiance to the Pope becomes weak and
his attachment to his adopted country grows strong
At the conclusion of this exhibition, the children
were treated to apples and sornucopias nlled with
candies and nuts, which part of the entertainment
they seemed to enjoy hugely. A revolving "Christ
tree" illustrating the action of the shepherds
who watched their Aocks by night was placed i'll
full view of the audience and caused little Won
der at its curious construction and motive power
(the heat from burning candes.)
ANOTHER friend furnishes the following,
which explains itseif
By invitation, We attended Juvenile c LIBERATION
ut the German Church If R,v. Mr.. Oh srman, on
Sycamore street. on Car,stmas Eve. An address
was delivered by the Pastor, which very nj
and appropriate after *nIeh there sIna.i ng h,
the children. under h. leadership of Mr. Obernan,
accompanied BY a fae. .1d on. Then the liric
folks were permitted TO partakc of bountlful sup
ply of cake, candies, dc, furnished by their KIND
minister Chrlstnas present, when they diSpcrs
to their homes to await the arrival of old Santa
Claus, with his welcome gifts. Chris mas trrr''
of evergreen, clabnrateiy d5cora cd and ituninated
loaded down ,sith al: sorts of candles. nntS, &c.
formed prominent feature of tn occasion.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT. The train due from
Wilton at 40 last night did na' arrive TIL about
4 o'clock this morning, in consequent OF AN acci-
dent to the train which left Davenport last erc,nng
As this train crossing Duck creek (about three
miles from Davenpor) the bridge gave way, precip-
itating the engine and baggage into the stream
The former the John A. Dix was buried almost
from sight in the mud and water. The passenger
car remained the track and no one in it was in
jured. The engineer and fireman were still missing
after search of two hours. 1t was supposed they
buried under the engine. There were three
persons in the baggage car, but they escaped without
injury. ~.
These particulars brought to Wilton last
night, by men in handcar which arrived from
the scene of the disaster. -
LATER.-34 o'c.ock.-The cars have just arrived
from Wilton, connecting with train which left
the scene of the accident at o'clock. The re-
port above given is confirmed. Rev. w. T. Camp
bell, who was passenger the train that met
with the accident, informs that the body of the
engineer had been recovered and it thought the
body of the fireman would be got out to-day
There were about sixty passengers the train, but
all escaped without injury, although the first pas
sengtr car carsened and was IN imminent danger.
The water about 20 feet deep where the locomo-
tive plunged into it. The locomotive is total
loss. The baggage car struck against two logs ly
ing across the stream, which providentially saved
it from falliH into the abyss and also checked the
passenger cars. The name of the engineer was
Morgan. He resided in Davenport, and left wife
and child. The name of the fireman was Barney. |
He VISA aged %, and without family.-Daly, 10Th.
ALARM OF FIRE.-A rather amusing alarm
of fire was raised at the German Methodist Church,
on Cedar street, Thursday evening. The church
was filled almost to sutfocation with people, and
when the door was opened while they retiring,
the rarifed air rushed out, aud coming in contact
with the cool air, produced kind Of steam, which |
curled over the roof like huge volumes of smeke It
was not until an alarm raised and ladders pro-
cured by which an entrance effected into the |
garnet and fire discovered that the true cause of
the phenomenon was susp. cted.-Daily, 26th ult.
RECEIPTS OF PRoDUcE.-The following
were the .ssceipts of whea and hogs in this city
yesterday, DC 3oth.)
cat, by wagon, 400 bushels.
hogs, by R R. 900
..a pref fair eho~ins Tor one day in dull
-.rmers should bear in mind shat our pro-
ddce GERS pay good prices in good money.
THE Cans are making but one trip per
day, in consequences of the break in the road at
Duck creek. they leave for Wilton at about 8
O'Clock in the morning, and return at P. M. We
-piiderstand that large force is employed on the
fridge Duck k, and that will be re-
paired so thar he trains can resume their regular
trips on Monday next.