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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

REGULATORS IN CEDAR CoUNTY.-It will
be seen by the following news from Cedar
county, which comes to US by the round
about way of.Chicago, that the ''regulators''
are still about.
happen this year to live in what a great
many suppose the ''Sodom'' of Iowa. Well,
there are some things which are exceptiona
bic. On Thursday our town was visited by
quite number Of Regulators" They were
returning home, had been out ss,carniag' a
number of men, whom they suppossd con
recte d with a ny Of outlaws, thieves
and count erfeiters. There are many of the
leading citizens of the county c'nnected with
them. They plead the inadcqnacy of the
law to protect tn, ri. Where this will end,
do not know. The impression is, in many
places, that an h0nest man is noG safe in
Cedar county l will reverse it, and say that
none but honest men are safe. AS yet,
have not heard Of single instance where a
civil, law abiding citizen has been molested.
Yet, do not, by any means, endorse the
manner in which they would regulate the
country. Besides this, old Cedar is scarcely
second to any other county. he state of
things above named is not the consequence
of natten,on to educational enterprise.-N
W. Christian Adrocate: W. ". B.
Upton, Iowa, March 20, '5S.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
BY AUTHORITY,


I'm act authorizing the construction
Of bridges IN the State Of Lo,va.
SECTION 1. BE 1t enacted By the
General assembly Of the State O,
lo1ca, That when any corporation
company, person or persons shall wish
to construct bridge across any navi-
gable river in this State, said corpora
ton company, person or persons shall
give notice of the same in some news
paper published in the county in which
said bridge is to be constructed, for
four consecutive weeks, or if there is no
such paper published in said county,
then by posting up notices in five con-
spicuous places in said county, one of
which shall be on the door of the house
where the last District court was held.
50. Said notice shall state where
the said bridge is to be built, the name
or names of the owner or owners of the
land on both sides Of said river, when
the bridge is to be erected, the corpo-
ration company, person or persons in
tending to erect the same, and the time
necessary for the completion Of the
structure.
IS. Said notice shall inform the
public that at the next term of the Dis
trict Court in and for the county in
which said bridge is to be built, provi-
ded four weeks intervene from the first
publication Or posting, the said corpo-
ration, company, person or persons will
petition the District Court for authority
to build said bridge.
5 I. Said petition shall be filed with
the clerk Of the District Court at least
ten days before the term at which it is
to be heard and shall contain the names
OF the owner or owners Of the land as
in the notice, the place where the bridge
is to be built, the name of the corpora
ton, company, person or persons de-
signing to build the same, description
of said bridge and a prayer for authori-
ty to proceed.
5. Any person supposing himself
about to be aggrieved, may become a
party to the proceeding on application,
and make defense.
5 8. The court shall render such a
decree as may seem proper under the
circumstances, and the said court shall
fix the rate Of toll: Provided, That no
bridge shall be constructed without
suitable draw, or that shall in any way
interfere with the navigation Of the riv-
err, and Provided, that no rate of toll
shall be established higher than the
highest rates allowed by law to corpo-
rations, Companies, person or persons
una~- legislative charters heretofore
granted for the construction Of bridges
over the navigable waters OF tho sta3o
and Provided, that this section so far
as it provides for a draw, shall not be
held to apply to the Des Moines river
above point Immediately below the
bridge known as SCOTS bridge, in
Polk county, nor to the Iowa river at a
point two miles below the junction Of
the Cedar and Iowa rivers, nor to the
Cedar river above said point, said riv-
ers not being deemed navigable above
said points, nor to the town Of Wapello
n Louisa county, said rivers not being
deemed navigable above said point.
-. Said decree shall fully author
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

ize the construction Of said bridge, the
power being herein conferred on said
court and shall be equal in force and
obligation to Bridge Charters hereto
fore granted by the Legislature.
IS. Said court shall have full pow
er and authority to require Of the petit
toner bond to be executed to the
county in which the proceeding is had,
in such penalty as the court may fix,
conditioned to the payment Of any dam
age that any person may sustain by
reason Of the construction Of said
bridge, which bond shall be filed in the
office Of the Recorder Of the county,
and any person damaged as aforesaid
shall be privileged to institute suit on
the same unless such person shall have
made himself a party to the original
petition and no damage shall have been
decreed or unless SAID damage was sus-
tanned before the notice was given
as aforesaid, and the person damaged
failed to make himself q party to the
original petition.
50. Where the extremities of said
bridge lie in different counties, the pro-
ceedlng may be commenced in either
county, but the same notice shall be
given in both counties, stating where
and when the proceeding will be heard.
5 10. The county Judge may cause
the erection of a bridge over any stream
in the county, Of which he is judge
where said stream is not navigable,
Provided, the expense does not exceed
five hundred dollars, and for that pur-
pose may enter into contract with one or
more persons, which shall be binding
Oh the county.
S11. Where the expense of the
erection of any bridge is greater than
five hundred dollars, the county Judge
may enter into contract with any per-
son or persons for the construction Of
the same, Provided, tina; one hundred
of the qualified voters of the county Pc
tition the county Judge for that pur-
pose; said petition must state the place
Of building such bridge, aud the stream,
and shall be heard at the first regular
term Of the County Court after the
same is filed in the office Of the County
Judge, Provided, ten days have inter
vened. Notice of the time when said
petition shall be heard and the object
shall be posted up in five conspicuous
places in said county one of which
shall be on the door Of the county
court room.
5 II. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with this are hereby repealed.
5 10. This act shall be in force
from and after its publication in the
Iowa Weekly Citizen and Iowa State
Journal.
STEPHEN B. SHELLEDY,
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
ORAN FAVILLE,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 22d, 1858
RALPH P. LOWE,
Office Of Secretary of State. }
Des Moines, March 22d, 1858.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be
a true copy from the original roll on
file in my office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
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.An act jiring punishment for mali
ca0us mischief. .. ......

.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted BIZ the
General assembly Of the State Of
io,0o, That if any person maliciously
lnJure, break, or cause to be broken,
any levec erected to prevent the over
How Of land within this State, such
person so offending shall upon oonvic-
ton be punished by imprisonment in
the Penitentiary not more than Eve
years, or by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars; and Imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding one year.
5 2. This act shall be in force from
and after its publication in tho Iowa
State Journal and Iowa Citizen, pub
lished at Des Moines, Iowa. s1s
STEPHEN B. SHELLEDY, uE
Speaker of the House of Reps,
ORAN FAVILLE,
PRESIDENT of the Senate.
Approved March zo.h, 1858. "a
RALPH +. LOWE.
Office Of Secretary of State, }
Des Moines, March Goth, 1858. {
Thereby certify that the forego ng
is true copy Of the original roll onifle
in my office. ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
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I'm act to regulate the sale O uoclaiaa-
ed goods, IN the possession Of For
aUarding and Commission Mer-
chants, Erpress Companies, and
other common carriers.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted By the
General assembly Of the State Of
Lo1ca, That all goods, wares, merchan
disc or other property which has been
transported by, Or stored with any for
warding and commission merchants, ex-
press companies and other common
carriers, shall be subject to a lien for
the just and lawful charges for the
transportation, advancing and storage
Of the same.
5 2. That if any wares, goods, mer-
chandise, Or other property, shall re-
main for six months in the possession,
uncalled for or unclaimed, Of any for
warding or commission merchants, ex-
press companies, or other common car
rier, with the just and legal charges all
paid thereon, the person or persons
having the same iu charge or possess
sion shall give notice to the marshal Of
the city, if there be marshal, in which
such person may reside, having such
goods in store, charge or possession,
and if there be no marshal then such
notice must be given to the sheriff of
the proper county, which notice must be
in writing, and must state when such
goods, wares, or merchandise were re-
ceived, the marks Or brands by which
such goods are designated if any, and
if not designated by marks or brands,
then by such other desert ption or des-
ignation as may best answer the pur-
pose Of indicating what the goods are,
and to whom consigned, also the char
ges paid upon such goods, accompanied
by the original receipts for such char
ges, and by the bill of lading, also the
other charges, if any, due and unpaid,
which notice must be verified by oath |
or affirmation.
So. The marshal or sheriff, as the
case may be, on receiving such notice,
shall proceed to the place in which the
goods, wares or merchandise contem-
plated in this act, shall be stored and
held in possession, and shall, in the
presence Of the person in whose store
or possession such goods, wares or mer-
chandise may be, examine such goods,
wares or merchandise, examining mi
nutely the contents Of any close pack
age, which may be necessary to be
opened to ascertain the nature Of it's
and such marshal or sheriff
shall then and there make an inventory
or invoice Of such goods; or separate
invoices or inventories when such goods,
wares or merchandise may appear to
belong, or to be consigned to different
persons, each separate invoice or inven-
;ory to contain a description of the
goods consigned or belonging to each
separate individual or firm.
5 4. The marshal sheriff or consta-
ole SO taking and making these inyoi-
'es or inventories shall ady.rt;so ~
goods described in some newspaper VI
general circulation, published in the
place where such goods, wares or mer-
'handlse may be in store, or held in
which advertisement must
tate that the goods, wares or merchan-
use so advertised have remained for
TX months uncalled for and unclaimed
that they are to be sold, specifying
'hen and where-to defray the expense i
incurred upon the payment Of the Ii
relght and the charges due and unpaid
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
NSSyDTha Nav Nnrl. rr;,,oo hos tr;aI bor

sY- The New York Times has tried hard
to find some apology for tie Conference plot
to compel Kansas to take Lecompton or noth-
ing, but comes to this sensible conclusion
There is no room to doubt that the real
object and motive of this provision is to co.
cree the people of Kansas into adopting the
Lecompton Constitution, and this motive is
tlagitiou*, corrupt, and personally as well as
politically discreditable to the authors of the
scheme. 1t is gross invasion of popular
rights thus to attempt to Influence ali election
by furnishing community for voting against
the wishes Of dominant party"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

A New IDEA.-The compromise hatchcd
up by MFR. English, for the admission OF
Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution,
contains tile germ of new and brilliant
idea. 1t is that 10000 people are sufficient
to form a slave State, but that 93,34O are
required to form free State! If the people
of Kansas, says the proposition of Mr.. Eng
lisl, will accept the Lecompton Constitution,
they may come in as State now, with their
10000: if they insist on free Constitution,
they must stay out in the cold until they
have 93,340. That is Democracy!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

CO" a good story is told of Peter Cart
wright, the veteran pioneer Methodist
preacher in the West, and whose autobio-
graphy has been published by tile Harpers,
and sod by thousands throughout the
country:
During his attendance on the Methodist
Conference, which met in one of the eastern
cities a few years since, he put up at one of
the large hotels, and at night was shown his
room, which happened to be quite high up
in the building, a I'd accessible by long
winding stair case. After reaching the room
he halooed in q loud voice, sufficient to arouse
the inmates of the hotel after this manner:
Landlord, l say landlord, bring me a hatch
et," upon the landlord making his appear
ance and inquiring what he wanted with the
Ratchet, "bring lie hatchet," said the
preacher, 81 want to blaze the way SO that
may be able to find my way down when I
want to-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
The Vote ON the LccOmplOn Bill.

| The Vote ON the LccOmptOn Hill.
We publish below the votes in the Senate
and the House upon agreeing to the report
of the conference committee on the English
Lecompton bill.
In THE SnNATE--lcas--McSsrs.A Allen, Bayard,
Benjamin, Biggs, BigLr, Bright, Brown, Clay, Da-
Wis, EvsnS, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwn, Hammond,
! Houston, Hunter, Ircr on, johnson Of Arkansas,
| johnson of Tennessee, Jones, Kennedy, Mallory,
Mason, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian, siidcll, Thompson
of New jersey, Toomb>, Wright and iulec-sl.
| Nnys-Mcssrs Brodvrick, Camcrsn, Chandler,
Coliamcr, Criitcndcn. Dixon, Dooi,tic, Douglas,
Durkec, Fcssenden, Foot, Foster, Hall, t'min,
! Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Trumbul,
Wade and Wilson, g.
Absent or Not Voting--Mcssrs. Bates, Bell, Clark,
Fitch, Henderson, Pearce, Hyid, Sumner, Thompson
of kcntucky--9.
| l, was announced that Mr.. Bell had paired off
with Nr. Pearc,, and Mr. Fitch had paired of will
| Mr.. Sumner.
| Mr.. Hale said that his colleague (Mr Clark) was
detained by sickness, and if he had been able to be
| present he would have voted against the bill.
In THE Observation-Disclosures. ALL, And rson,
Atkins, Avery, Bardsdale, shop, Bo"ock, Bowie,
Bnycc, Branch, Bryan, Burnett, Burns, Caru,kcrs,
Caskic, Clark of Missouri, Clay, Clemens sclinG-
man, Cobb, John Cochranc Of New York, Cock,rill,
Corning, Cox. Craig Of Mo-, Craige Of N. c., Craw-
ford, Curry, Davidson, Dcmsr,. Dowdell, Edmund,
son, Elliot, English, Eustis, Florence, Foley. Car
| Er,ssb ok U,ll az On, fetch u,wtirs uonkius
| Houston, Hughrs, Hnylcr, jackson, jenkins, jew
EFT, Jones Of Tenn, J Clancy Jones of P>nn Owen
jones of Penn, kcitt, Kelly, Kunkcl of Md, La
mar, Landy, Lawrence, Leidy, Letchtr Maelay,
Moor, Niback, P,nilyton' P,vton. pheIps, Phil ;
lips, Powell, Ready, Reagan, kiley, Rutfn, RUSSELL
Sanhd!tc, Scales, Scott, Soaring. seward, shaw Of
n. G Shorter, Sicklcs, Singleton, Smith Of Tenu /,
| Smith of Va, S'allwnrih, stephens, Stephenson,
Wn WIS.," iFpy "I W ma,M'ns W We, f @
Wright of Tenn, and Zollicolf~r--ll2
Nays-M,ssrs. Abbott, Adrain. Andrews, BEN
nett, Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss 3orh am,
! Braytun, Burlington. Burlingamc, Burr oughs,
Cam pbll, Case Chafr,e, Chapman, Clark of Conn,
| lark Of N " CIawSon Clark B Cochrane of N .
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
Our Senators.

"RanG,lph," tho Washington correspon-
dent of the Burlington Hc,okeye, furnishes
the following sketch of Hon. James Harlan,
our talented Senator, which we are sure will
be read with interest by his many friends in
this part of the State:
"Mr. Harlan is apparently forty years of
age, and there is probably no member of the
Senate who remains more in his seat than
he does. He is emphatically working Sem
ator; he d. es not of Ell speak, but when he
does he goes right to the point, aud it is but
sheer justice to say that he always receives
the attention of the Senate. Ile is besides
popular with the galleries, which, on the
occasion of his great speech in the Senate on
Kansas, were only restrained from manifest
ing u boisterous approval of that noble effort
from the fact that if theyhad violated the pro-
prietes of the occasion some Locofoco SEN
,tor would have called for clearing of the
galleries. That speech has made him many
friends, sand repeat what | said to you when
| wrote to you just after its delivery that it
was ono Of the best that has been made since
the commencement of the session. Iowa may
well be proud of him.
The same correspondent thus portrays
Senator Jones. The picture is a very truth.
full one of the "dancing MASTER" who SO long
has been supported at the public crib, with
out benefit to the State he was sent to re-
present:
"Your other Senator Gen. Jones, is as
different from Senator Harlan, as light il from
darkness.
Gen. Jones is a handsome fellow whether
he knows it or not. He dresses in exquisite
style, and when he enters the Senate CHAINS
Der he does it with the air of prince. He
walks directly to his seat, leans over to Sem
ator Pugh, takes hearty laugh with that
gentleman, pulls out his qnizzing glass, CLAN
ces over what papers are on his desk, ar
ranges his jet black hair, and then takes
peep at the ladies in the gallery, aud if he
recognizes them makes them profound
''conge and salaam," after the most approx.
ed Eastern style, throw S his eyes to the other
side Of the gallery to see if there are any of
the fair sex there, and if SO, repeats the same
operation"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

w Hon. Joshua R. Giddings had anotl.-
er fainting fit in the House on Thursday
He was vindicating his vote for the Mont
gomery substitute, became much excited,
and falling back fainting, was carried into
the Speakers rooplwhere hepresen'ly rovi-
we'd. This is the third time that he has fall
en- in the House in fit.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
Tnc Names of the Rccrcan,s.


The Northern men in the House of Repre-
scntatives who voted for the English Le-
compton dodge were all Democrats. They
are thirty-six in number, as follows:
ALL, Dewart, Florence, Giilis, J. G..
Jones, 0. Jones, Landy, Leidy, Phillips,
Reilly and White, of Pennsylvania Coch,
rane, Corning, Hatch. Kelley, Maclay, Rus
sell, Soaring, S ckles and Ward, of New
York; Burns, Cockerill, Cox, Groesbeck,
Hall, Lawrence, Pendleton, of Ohio; Eng
lish, Foley, Gregg, Hughes, Niblack, of In
diana Huyler, Wortendyke, New Jersey:
Bishop, of Connecticut, and Scott, of Cali
fornia.
This is the "roll of infamy"- the list of
the Doughfaces, who, under the name of
"Democracy,' voted to fasten upon free
people q constitution they abhor and repu-
date.
OF the twenty three Northern Douglas
Democrats, who, at the commencement of
the session, pledged themselves to oppose
Lecompton and favor no proposition that will
not submit the constitution to o fair and
direct vote of the people Of Kansas, the fol-
lowing are the deserters-the traitors by
whose votes the English dodge was driven
through the House, viz: Cockerill, Cox,
Groesbeck, fall, Lawrence and Pendleton.
of Ohio; English and Foley, of Indiana, and
Owen Jones, of Pennsylvania.
Every Republican member Of Congress, in
bothsthe Senate and the House, steadily op-
posed the Lecompton iniquity and the Eng
lish Compromise" and on the final vote
gave an emphatic nay. Only twelve of the
entire Northern Democratic delegation in
the House, and only three Democratic Sen
ators, voted against the infamy.
We trust that the people of the Northern
States which have been betrayed, and whose
sentiments have been SO basely misrepre-
scented by the votes of these Democrats, will
rive them the traitors reward.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08


"SoLD."-Our grave and respected friend
Of the Davenport GaSetts-the veteran edi-
tor Of Iowa publishes the following old
and stale s'sell" as sober reality. lie was
sold cheap enough for the times!
FATAL ACCIDENT.-DEATH OF DIsTIN-
GUIsHED VooALIsT.-O On Saturday last, two
young men were up the river some three
miles on hunting excursion, and while
passing through a dense thicket the fowling
piece of one of the young men exploded
lodging the entire contents Of one barre! in
the left side of Mr.. S. Ii. Crane, who in
stantly dropped to the ground and in few
moments expired. After falling. Mr.. G..
gasped few times but did not utter single
articulate word. 1t seems MIR. c was on
the shore Of small lake, engaged as would
appear by his tackle being found with him
in fishing, and happened at the moment
of the explosion to be directly before the
deadly weapon
Mr.. c. was from the South, and was a
splendid vocalist. He was passing through
this section on a professional tour, and had
given several concerts in our neighborhood
which were highly successful, when the
above melancholy accident cut short his
brilliant career. 1t is not known that he
leaves family; he is supposed to have re-
lations in Southern Missouri. If the above
should meet the eye of any friend or relative
of the deceased, they may learn further par
ticulars Of the melancholy occurrence by
addressing the editor of this paper.-Ceda
| Falls Banner, april 9th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

cTThe Germans of Texas are the open
and Jealous advocates Of Free Labor, and
they are already so strong as to leave little
doubt that, whenever new State shall be
formed in Western Texas, it will be Free
State. In Baltimore German paper, called
the Baltimore Decker, opposes slavery, and
even in New Orleans there is the Deutsche
Zeitung, daily journal, which warmly
eommcnds Senator Stewards speech on the
Kansas controversy, and espouses the views
which it presents.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

ERlcssoN's uoT-AIH ENGINE. After a
struggle of 25 years, Capt. Ericsson has
succeeded in bringing his hot air engine into
practical use. Even the Scientific american,
(ajournal, the pretension of which is at least
equal to its scientific knowledge after de-
nouncing it as impracticable for years, has
at length been compelled to admitit success
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08
BsY"The Davenport Gazette says:

sour manufactures are idle and our i'm
portations do not increase"
Whereupon the News, considering the
statement calculated to injurc the city's rep
utation, hastens to correct by saying that a
certain saw-mill is actually in full blast,
employing about thirty hands. We cons
graduate our neighbors on having sawmll
in operation in their midst. 1t is no doubt u
slight relief to the dull times they are enjoy
ing. Down here at Muscatine, if our mills
in operation were reduced to single one,
we should think we had "gone up"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

yGov. Randall, of Wisconsin, has done
the almost incredible thing Of refusing to
accept an extra compensation Of $4,000,
nominally for inspecting certain State insti-
buttons, but really designed to increase his
salary, which is limited by the constitution
to $3.50. The Governor says that while
he needs the money, he cannot violate the
spirit of the constitution to get it, even
though the letter of that instrument be
obeyed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

Ley Gen. Lane has received al offer from
Boston to deliver series of lectures on Kan
sas through the Free S ates, for $50 per
night, for six months. The design was to
take him out Of Kansas during the Senate
rial contest but Jim declined, declaring he
had, just now. more important business.