Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-16

Stein Hill rent council room, $3.50.
McKeough, contract Second street $4,000. 4.
p. Ryan, contract Locust street, $4,000.
CITY Engineer, services rs city engineer $1,000.
c. H. Comfy, fees district court, Nealley.vs City,
$1,000.
VIM: Fessler, police services, SIS 90:
J.J. Hoops work on streets, $500.
speer, repairing hog pound, $l,5o..
Journal Office, printing, $l1, so,
Council adjourned to meet again on Saturday
evening, July 18th.
A NATIVE AMERICAN IrEM.-As we were
down town" the other evening, on the lookout for
something to make a note of, We were suddenly
brought to a halt by perceivipg, coming towards
u., and only few steps off, a genuine Native
American-none of your Know-Nothng Americans,
half of whose fathers and mothers were born in
the "old country" and whose tongues have not
ebtsined the mastery of the pure Anglo-saxoa d'a-
lsct As yet but real native, with hair as black
a. the ravens wing prominent cheek bones, and
all the other features of the cred man OF the for
est" His ancestors have roamed for centuries in
the North American forest, and he could certainly
claim to be Native American without arrogances
He was dressed in Indian style-a blanket drawn
closely around him leggings, fancifuly ornament
ed his ears profusely decked with beads, and other
unique ornaments on his faca and head. de had
with him his bow and arrow and tomahawk also,
. knapsack slung across his shoulders, in which he
sarres-it may be-his fine clothes !; we're not GER
tain He is one of party of three Pawnees, who
arc on their way to the border. They are very ex-
pert with the bow and arrow, and in shooting at
dimes which wereSput by the curious. must have
ID several dollars. They eamped on Muscatine
Island Saturday evening, not being willing to con-
form themselve, to the customs of civilization by
putting up in the city.
The Indians above referred to called at It.
Halls Daguerrean Gallery, and had the- likenesses
taken, where they may be seen as natural as life.
Mr.. II. MS an arts, has superior in the West.
WnEAr.-If there is any one who doubts
that an enormous quantity of wheat is brought to
this market from the surrounding counties, he
ear .asily satisfy himself of the fact by ebserv-
ing closely the number of wagons coming in on the
main thoroughfares. We counted twenty by
tho Telegraph road, Tuesday evening, and were
told that more tn an that number had passed q few
minutes before. These all frem one section of
country, and many more came III at different times
during the day from the same direction. Judging
from this, and the fact that quite as much arrives
from other directions, believe we are safe in say
ing that more wheat is brought to Muscatine, and
better price paid for it here than at any point on
the river in this State This city has an establish
ed reputation for paying good prices in good money
for wheat, and this induces farmers to bring it here
in preference to other markets,
Of
10 cereals were never known to be in this
country than at present. Our wheat crop is un-
doubtndy seriously injured by it, while the oat crsp
il thought to be almost entirely destroyed. 1t is
something unusual, we believe, for oats to be in
jured by rust: We are told that in some places
even grass is struck with rust. The prospect for
farmers is rather gloomy, still we hope that the re-
ports of ravages by rust and blight will prov to be
less disastrous than represented:
TALL GaAss.-Who Can Beat it?-Mr.
Conner brought into our Office to-day stalk of tim
othy which measured six feet and three-quarter
inches in height. He found it in the field Of Mr.
Marker, several miles north Of this place. He also
brought us from another Geld bunch of timothy
heads, each head measuring about II inches in
$ length. he thinks the stalks in the field would
average five feet. Who can beat it
r. The Rev. DR.. Plummer of the A le
sheny Theological Seminary 70. S. Prcsbyteran)
ut Pittsburgh, will assist at the dedication of the
Presbyterian Church in this city. Hell expect
ed to preach, we believe, Friday and Saturday
evenings and on Sunday. Dr. Plummer, as our read
ers all know, is one of the most eminent divines in
America, both writer and pulpit orator. He
Unknown through his writings wherever the church
exists, in America and in Europe. r.
RUNAwAY.-A team attached to a wagon,
from the country, became frightened, on Chestnut
street, near Second, Tuesday, and started down the
street at full speed. The wagon came in collision
with buggy, breaking the shafts and q wheel of
the latter to pieces, and otherwise damaging it
The horses finally stopped, we believe, without
ssny ipjary resulting to the persons driving.
AocIDHNT.-We learn that man was seri-
susly injured, ut Farport. OH the 5th, by falling
cut Of wagon. A man and boy were in the wagon
Tho boy driving. he drove ever log, and in do
Ing q, both Of them were thrown from the wagon
10 The grounds wheel passing over the neck OF
the man. The boy received no injury. We have
Rot learned whether the injury proved fatal, but
YFesume not.
NEEDS REF sIRINa.-A correspondent re-
asests " fscaH the attent ,on Of the proper author
lilies to ths dsgncefnf condition OF the side walk
]. n fzoRt q The Boston House. The pavement was
torn up sometime ago by the 6ood. and the spot Is
nor dssgrseabls one 70 pedestrians, especially in
~ weather. We hope it will Be repaired as speed
iiy as possible.
Picnic. The scholars, officers and pat
rons of the Baptist Sunday School, had picnic
yesterday in Hoops grove. They marched from the
Church in procession headed by fingers brass band.
The dinner on he ground IL said to have been excel
lent and the affair altogether happy one.
FIRK.-A small log dwelling house occu-
pied by an Irish family whose name we could not
ascertain, about eight miles from this place on the
Iowa City road, vas destroyed by fire Sunday
night last The conaagration originated about nine
O'Clock while the family was absent. It was un-
doubtly the work Of an incendiary, as no fire was
left in the house when the family left. smoke
: house adjoining and all the furniture of the
family we're also consumed. The premises belong to
Joseph Cook of this city. No insurance.
gaa RIvEs NEws-The river continues to fall
slowly but is still IN good nayigable condition.
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