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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

We observe that most newspaper publish
ers are adopting the strict advance pay sys-
tenn, and some of them who have tried it
long enough to know how it works say that
it is just the thing We think seriously of
trying it also. During the hard times,
we have been lenient with our patrons, giy-
ing them ample time to discharge their OBJ
legations to us. But we find that unless they
use little more exertion to do so, our ex-
penses for the year will sadly overbalance
our receipts. ~ .,
The lst of July-a time of general set
Elements near at hand. We, therefore,
notify such of our patrons as are in arrears,
either on subscription or for job work. that
we shall expect them to make settlement at
that time No longer indulgence aciH be
granted to those who are in arrears for more
than year. We are aware that times arc
hard, and We will not deal harshly with any
one. Those who haven't the money to pay
are requested to call on us, or consult with
us by letter if living at distance. Wewill
devise some means by which they can pay.
Our object is to have settlement of some
kind, If they have neither money nor pro
duce with which to pay us, the sooner they
notify us of the fact and request us to stop
the paper which costs as money to send
to them, the better and more honorable will
it be. s.' '..Es-.'
We shall make out bills on the lst of Ju-
" and send them to those who are longest
in arrears and all who receive such bills,
are hereby as ured that this notice is can
didly, earnestly and emphatically addressed
RI them
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

LIFTING HOUSES IN CnIoAGo.--One of the
chief curiosities at work i'll Chicago now is
the raising Of entire~brick blocks to a level
with the new street grades. Innumerable
small! screws are used. The row of build
ings is disjonted from its connections ; stout
joist, sustained by powerful screws, are
placed in each doorway, and every possible
precaution taken to insure perfect safety
The labor progresses with great rap;dity
when once fairly under way, and it is really
remarkable sight to witness an immense
brick block, with all its customary occu-
pants, goods, &C.. rising steadily into the
air while sense Of entire security prevades
every one who dwes or does business there.
The success which has Signally crowned the
experiments here, wil-teud mach to improve
our city's appearance, and tine buildings
which now squat du,npily down seven feet
below the street, can be elevated to be-
coming level with the greatest easc.-Chi-
cage Tribune. '.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
THE MARKETS.

~ New YORK, June Is.
Flour l0c better with fair demand.
S4,2Ig' 525 for common 10 choice extra.
Wheat higher spring 87@0Oc;
Milwaukee Club 92994c rye 66<968c.
Barley 5o96Oc. Corn scarce and irmer--
69(973 for mixed western. Mess pork
i l6aSl7. Lard l09llc.
s,Erfaa-. ST.. LOUIS June Is
70 Wheat and corn less active. Flour in
moderate request at $3.50 for superfse
and $5,25gt5.75 for double extra.
Spring wheat 72c, spring and club 100
78c, fall 85987ac, red I'll 95997ac.
white fall 81. Yellow corn Zoe, choice
white Soc Oats 46950. .t'h3'
Cu1cAso, June ia.
Flour in active deman at 81, 50<@$3,.
60 for medium extra. Wheat-stan2ard
spring 62a97lc, extra 73c. firm with On
upward tending. Corn 46(955c. Oats
304@3lc. Rye 5C@51c. Barley 36Ac.
Mess pork $l6. Lard l0ac. Butter
7@l2ac. Eggs 8984c. Potatoes zoo
Soc. Green apples $79fs per Dbl
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

DAMASCUS. Damascus is the Oldest
city in the world. Tyre and Sidon have
crumbled on the shore; Baalbee is ruin;
Palmyra is buried in the sands Of the de-
sert /; Ninevah and Babylon have disap
pearcd from the Tigris and Euphrates
Damascus remains what it was before
the days of Abraham--a center Of
trade and travel-an island Of verdure
in the desert a predestindted capi--
tai" With martial and sacred associa--
tons extending through more thantffir-
ty centuries. TWAS smear DamaSeus"
that Saul Of Tarsus saw "the light
from Heaven, abote the brightness of
the sum- the " street which is called@|
Strait in which it was said che byay--
eth'' still runs through the city. The
caravan comes and goes as it did q
thousand years ago; there are still the
sheik, the ass. and the water wheel ;
the merchants of the Euphrates and Of
the Mediterranean still "occupy'athese
"with the multitude Of their wares"
The city which Mahomet surveyed
from neighboring height, and was
afraid to enter, because g it is given to-
man to have but one Paradise, and, for.
his part, he was resolved not to have
his in this world" is, to this day, what
Julien called it, "the eye of the East"
as it was in the time of Isaiah, "the
head of SYRIA
From Damascus came the Damson,
our blue plum, and the delicious april
cot of Portugal, called Damasco, dam
silk with vines and oo;TFeHfef iiaat itseena and
on smooth, bright ground; the dam
ask rose, introduced into England in
the time of Henry VIII the Damascus
blade, so famous the world over for its
keen edge and elasticity, the secret of
whose manufacture was lost when Tam
erlane carried off the artists into Persia,
and that beautiful art Of inlaying wood
and steel with silver and gold, aakind
of Mosaic engraving and sculpture
united, called Damaskeening.-with
which boxes and bureaus, and swords
and guns are ornamented. "a. .sr
1t is still city Of flowers and,bright
waters the streams from Lebanon"
the i" rivers Of Damascus" the "rivcr
of gold" still murmur and sparkle in
wilderness Of "Syrian gardens. -
Boston Journal. ..............l
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

How LADIES AVOID TELLING THEIR
AaE.-Two literary ladies were lately
witnesses in a trial. One of them upon
hearing the usual questions asked,
=, What is your name?" and "How
old are you!'' turned to her compan-
ion and said, Il do not like to tell my
age; not that have any objection to
its being known, but I don't want it
published in all the newspapers. p
g Well, % said the witty Mrs. S., 81
will tell you how you can avoid it
You have heard the objections to all
hearsay evidence; tell them you don't
remember when You were born, and all
you know of it is by hearsay.'' The
ruse took, and the question was not
pressed. ,s4 -a
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
uUSCATINE MARKET.

Business has been quite lively during the
week, the weather having been more favor.
able On Tuesday Wheat took start, and
as high as So cents was paid for several lots .
The ruling figures were SIS and Soc. The.
advance in the price was caused by IN ad--
vance in St. Louis, but on Thursday dis
patch was received from that city stating
that decline Of ten cents on the bushel
had taken place, owing to the more favora-
BILE prospects for the presen: years crop Of
grain. "A decline of or 5 cents was also
reported in Chicago, whereupon prices here
resumed their former level-5O to 50 cents,
More wheat has arrived here during this
week than for four weeks past, notwith.
standing farmers are improving the fne
weather in getting in the balance of their
corn. ..'''-4 'f Al
. Corn and Oats are in good demand at 80
cents per bushel. 80
The river has been steadily falling during
the week, and will probably not rise any
higher this season. Freights cheap aTsw
In groceries, our market Is we'll supplied
and cash buyers can do as well here as at
Chicago or St. Louis. asu ars Ea.sst
Market vegetables and few esrly garden
fruits quite plenty. .~'' "1' '..I -
We append our usual quotations:
Wheat, spring, 50a52c. ~ eSniI
~" winter, Coo (nominal) ,d' 'ao
Flour $3,50a$4,0O. ;2.n fpsaAl =.
Corn, in the ear, Soc. sad ssT.aps5
Oats, 30e. afv $50
Beans, 50ca6Oc a5 ~. 81 Aa
Potatoes, l5a2Oc. y-I .u rs7,5l
Green apples, $la$l.50 per bushel
Eggs, 7c. ii .-.aoa
Butter, l0a12 Lee. ano sTr EsE., as
Smoked ham, sugar cured, l0c.
Shoulders, Sc eSsta
Clear sides, &c .a -al ay4f .
Lard, Sal0c. ID it H. ID. r.sr
Hides, green, 4e; dry flint 1Oal0 1-2e.
Lumber, l5a$3O per 1000 feet. ia
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

FAITH, 1lope, CHARITY. = The Masonic
Fraternity of the State OF New York have
been divided. each section having "Grand
Lodge" This split grew out of difficulties
which originated in lS49 A late session
of the two Grand Lodges committee of
conference agreed upon basis of settlement
of difficulties and the two Lodges were merg-
ed in one. The ceremonies on the occasion
Of this determination were quite imposing
1t was agreed that bygones should be by
cones, all sentences of expulsion were re-
scinded, past differences were not to be al
luded to, and the Masonic Fraternity in New
York is now again united.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

q CONDITION OF GEN. LANE.-Advces state
that the surgeon had told Gen. Lane that
amputation of his leg is necessary. but that
he refuses to submit to the operation. The
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
writing from Lawrence, June 5th, says:
"The legal investigation of the case was
postponed, yesterday, on account of the
wound of Gen. Lane, which rendered it
impossible for him to attend His condition
is becoming serious. The ball struck the
feshy part of the leg, near the knea-was
turned aside by the bone, and passed up in
to the thigh, where it is now lodged"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

The REvIvAL.-In regard to the progress
of the religious movement, the New York
Observer of the 10th inst. says:
The work of grace which we have chron
icled from week to week is still progressing
We hear from some places that it has receiv-
ed a. new impulse, while in other parts of
the country it is just commencing. We are
led more and mere to admire this as mani :
testify, and beyond all cavil, GODS work.
The same intelligence reaches us from every
direction that it is carried on with no other
than the ordinary means of grace, and that
human efforts are followed with a blessing
in such way as to encouraged Christians to
greater activity and faithfulness, and at the
same time to bring all the glory to God.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

C1yTTle emancip ationists of Missouri are
bringing out their candidates for an active
canvass in the several Compression districts,
and in some of them with very hop full pros
poets of success. Col. j. NJ. Richardson, of
Richmond, late Secretary of State, IL on the
stump, in the 9Th district, against John S.
Phelps, Democrats James B. Gardenhre,
lately elected Mayor of Jvtf.r.on City on the
emancipation issue, is the candidate against
Woodson, American and Democrat, in the
9Th district; Judge Albert Jackson has be-
come the candidate in the 7th (Caruthers)
district against NOEL; and Harry Branch
has taken up the banner OF free labor in the
very home of Atchison, Stringfellow and
border ruffianism, the 4th District. In the
ST. Louis district, Judge Gamble has declined
the American nomination, and the Americans
and Democrats are united rpon j. 4. Bar.
rett, in the forlorn hope of being able to
defeat Frank Blair, IT,, the present free
labor representative.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

ID UNCOMMON AQUATIC Vls1roRs.-About six
o'clock, yesterday morning, two very large
black bears were seen riding down the Mis-
sissippi river, past St. Louis on alog. Where
they came from, how they got on the log,
where they were going, and what they
thought Of the stage of navigation this sea-
son, we are unapprised. They seemed to be
in too great hurry to stop.-St. Louis Re
publican 1oth, 81
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

CLOSED BY ATTAcnMENT.-On Saturday
last one of our business men, holding some
$500 of the issue of the Bank of Tekama,
made demand for the redemption Of the
same at the headquarters Of the Bank, at Te-
kama. Payment having been refused writ
of attachment was issued, and the property
of the Bank consisting of small frame
building, safe and desk. taken posses
sion of by the Sheriff. 1t is instructive to
remark that The safe contained ""nary red."'
- Omaha Tines.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
--s~s-

ga Dreams may be defined as the
visible visions to which we are awake
in our sleep; the life Of death; the
sights seen by the blind the sounds
heard by the deaf; the language of the
dumb the sensations of the insensible,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

@-lf any sanguine Republican has enter
tanned the hope that the Democratic leaders
of this State would become so disguised with
Democracy and Lecompton as to wish for an
utilization with the Republican party, that
hope must now be given up. The Demo-
cratic papers all over Iowa are filled with the
foulest abuse of the Republican party, and
they now join in extolling the administration
of Buchanan, and in advocating harmony
on the Lecompton question. - Dubuque
Times. ,.3 @tFiI 5--. m Il = ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

DEMOCRATIC AsPlRANTs.--The Dubuque
Express and Herald gives the names of Lin
coin Clark, Stephen Hampstead, D. S. Will
son, Ben NJ. Samuels, D. a. Mahoney, all of
Dubuque, James Grant of Davenport, and
". +. Leffngwell, of Lyons, as aspirants for
nomination for Congress before the Demo-
cratic Convention of this district, which is
to be held at Davenport on the 14th of July.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

CO The Iowa Banking Law is to be voted
upon, on the 2Sth of this month, by the peo-
pie. 1t inaugurates system copied from
ours and that of Ohio establishing a State
Bank and branches, IL e Ohio, and requiring
all circulation to be secured by Stocks, as in
this State. If adopted, it will undoubtedly
add much to the stability of the currency of
Iowa.-At6any { AZ. W Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

BADLY SNUBEED.-The "Nati onal Demo-
crats'' of ST. Louis, at their county conven-
ton few days since, nominated james Is.
Eads, Esq, among other candidates for the
Legislature He seems to have been ia
yoritc with them, being man Of good sen e
and popular withal, and they hoped to gain
much strength for their ticket by having
him on it Judge Of their chagrin when he
respectfully dcclined' and repudiated their
doctrines. His letter concludes thus:
81 have always considered the institution
of slavery in Missouri matter which con-
cerned tile citizens Of this State alone, and
have denied the right of any person, party
or power, outside Of our own borders, to
mcddlc with it in any way, shape or manner
whatever. i AT the same time, feel
earnestly Impressed with the Importance Of
relieving our State OF an evil which be-
lieve to be cra,nping the energies of our peo-
pie and retarding the growth of the Com
monweal,h, by checking the tide of capital
and immigration which our wonderful re-
sources would otherwise secure.
Believing the Convention was not aware
of my entertaining the views thus briefly
set forth, deem it my duty to decline the
nomination."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

ETHAN ALIENS REMAINS DISCOVERED
TIE Springfield (Ma>s. Republican says that
the long-souglt remains OF Ethan Allen have
been found-the doubts, are forever put at
rest. In more thoroughly removing the
earth at the place of burial in Burlington
cemetery, Tuesday forenoon. for laying the
bones were found right beneath the place of
the old tombstone. They were boxed up
and re inferred beneath the foundation of
the new monument. ..,...ass@ so,a
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
MYsrrR1ous DIsAppEArANoF AZ Drn1r1rH

MYSTERIOUS D!sAPPEARANoE At DUNLEITH,
Lip. II Kennedy and Master Kennedy,
young men residing in Bridgewater, indsor
county, Vt:, left home on Monday morning
June 7th, to visit brother residing in Iowa.
back of McGrcgor. They arrived at Dun.
leith on Wednesday evening, about O'Clock,
and Immediately took passage on the Grev
Eagle for McGregor. The Oldest of the
brothers, p. II Kennedy, observed that a
sick man who Was on board the cars. and
who was an entire stranger to him, had left
a couple of bottles Of medicine on the cars,
and volunteered to go and get it, and left
the boat for that purpose. On going to the
cars he learned The medicine had been re-
moved to the Express office. He went to the
Express Office, got the medicine, and i'm me-
diately started for the boat, after which
nothing was seen of him. Some of the pas
sengers on board the Grey Eagle say that
they heard a splash in the river at the upper
end of the packet house, somewhat like as if
a human body had been thrown into the
water, but this excited no suspicion at the
time. The brother of the missing man Sc
cured the services of officers, and the river
was dragged, and on Saturday morning the
body was found, about fifteen feet from the
shore opposite the Railroad Freight Depot
of the Illinois Central Railroad and about
fifty or sixty yards from the place where he
was supposed to have been thrown in or to
have walked overheard 1t is matter of
some doubt whether the deceased came to
his death by violence or by accident. 1t is
possible that some of the gang of despera-
does and villains who harbor at Dunleith
and infest the vicinity foully murdered and
robbed him. He had some 60 or 70 dollars
in money with him, and a hunting cased sill
yer watch. ........ .......- .-......,.
We CLEAN the above particulars from the
Dubuque Herald. - .,sgr.. s.....
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KMLED.-A pas
senger train was badly smashed on the Great
Western Qllinois) Railroad, near Tplona, on
the 10th inst, by the washing out Of cul-
vert. The fireman and engineer were in
stantly killed. No other lives were lost,
though we presume Others were injured.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

! 4WoNAN's RlGHTs.-A prop osition to amend
the Constitution of Connecticut, so as to
extend the right Of suffrage to women, re.
ceived 50 votes in the Connecticut House of
representatives. It was defeated by IS ma
jority. aa,3 as3ses ! ss,5 .e.ll..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

The WOMEN OF kANsAs.-lhe Missouri
Ruffians must get rid of the women Of Kansas
before they can expect to reduce that Terri
tory to Slavery. At the sacking OF Lawrence
the women showed themselves to be of the
real descendants Of the stock Of the Revolu-
ton. The late exploits Of Mrs. Reed, Mrs.
Colpctzer and Mrs. IIarrigrove in yoking up
the oxen and following after the murderers
of their husbands prove them to be real
help-meets. We also notice that a llrs. Nc
Daniel drove two horse team from Fort
Scoss,tn Lawrence, having a girl of six years
as her only companion, and her GRAND being
to get arms with which to defend the settlers
against Hamilton and his men. She is an
Illinois woman. and undertook the mission
TO procure arms, thinking she would be less
likely of detection than man.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
The Presidential SuCCcsstOm.

The New York Herald, which for year
or so past has furnished the Democratic
papers great encouragement, has finally
despaired of the fortunes Of Mr.. Buchanan
and of the Democratic party. In recent
article upon the Presidential succession, the
Herald reviews the past, and shows that the
Democratic party has succeeded in electins
their candidate on several occasions by the
division of their opponents, and that at the
last election Mr.. Buchanan was the only
man that could have been elected, and even
he could not have been, except through the
division of the opposition. Bennett says:
The last Presidential election, from the
divisions of the popular vote, established
the conviction in the public mind that not
only a majority, but an overwhelming
majority of the people of the United States
are opposed to the Democratic party. We
have heretofore shown that since the year
1886 the Democratic has been minority
party, and that its successes IN 1874, 1867
and 1856 resulted not from its own inherent
strength, but from the discussions and divis-
ions and conflicting factions OF the OPPOSE
ton. We have shown that Mr.. Buchanan
the only Democratic candidate that could
have carried the day in lS56--w thus
slipped in between two conflicting opposition
factions, which, if united, would have
defeated him by popular majority OF
nearly four hundred thousand votes.
Again he concludes: -as -
And so it is while the Dem ocracy in Con-
gress, upon sectional and factious issues and
upon their petty squabbles over the spolls,
have become demoraiized and disorganzed
to an extent never known before, the pros
pect of the union and the triumph of the
oppos.>;en- in 1860 is CORRESPONDENCE
increased. In tnle~>nnecton the late fnan-
cial revulsion, among its nu,u,,l conse-
quences, is just bringing to the surface II
political issue upon the money question,
which, if skillfully used by the opposition,
may give them in 1860 victory as decisive
as tnat of 1910. ....-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

FIRE AT Rock IsLAND.- Union Block-one
of the finest business blocks at Rock Island
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.
Loss 500, 900. The fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary.. The business men
burned out were John Spangler, liquor and
vinegar dealer; Henry Dart, grocer D. J.
Lewis, wine and liquor dealer; and Gilmore
3 Holt, saloon keepers. The loss was par
tally covered by insurance. H. es. 7s.,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19
THE BANK ELECTION.
MONDAY, JUNE 28th, 1858.

The form of ballot to be used is, "For the
Generol Banking Lao" or, "Against The
General Banking Lar :" "For the State
Bank Of Iowa," or, "Against the State
Rank Of IOrd."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

POLITICS IN nnnun r'vu VI n
tribune has come to the conclusion from
''the experience of the last twenty years,
that it is moral impossibility to have n
good municipal rule under the sway of any
political party. Either the citizens who
mainly pay the taxes must come together
and resolve to unite without distinction of
party in the support of honest, capable men
for responsible places in the municipality,
or they must submit to be ruled by specula-
tors and sharpers leagued with miscreants
and ruf6ans. There is just this choice open
to them"
The Tribune goes on to say, that nothwith.
standing none of the great cities, Chicago
alone excepted, has been ruled by the Re-
publican party, it yet adheres to the opin-
ion, that in large cities, municipal affairs
should be divorced from politics. 1t con-
tends that this is the only way we can avoid
the reign of Vigilance Committees on the
one hand, and Of the ballot box suffers on
the other. r...-
The New York Times favors the abolition
of the principle of universal suffrage in
municipal affairs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-19

LocoFocolsM 1MPRoylNG.-In the first year
nj Andrew Jackson's administration the ex-
sIeBses Of the National Government amounted
10 about one dollar per head for the entire
population Of the United States. Now,
during the hrst year Of Buchanan's adnins-
tration it has cost over three dollars head
~ 81 average for each inhabitant of the
8 United States. Tins it is fairly demonstra-
\. "a that Locofocoisln improves. costing each
y man, woman and child on an average more
4 than three times as much in 1858 as it die in