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

majority.
APPROPRIATE TRsrIMoSIAL-A beautiful
silver cup, appropriately inscribed, has been pre-
.entsd by citizens of Newburyport, Mass, to Mr.
Dan. F. Bryant, of this city, for his heroic conduc
in rsscuing tho life Of their former felow-ctizen
Mr.. John T. Brown. The cup arrived by express
on Monday last, aud was shown to us yesterday by
DrsWakers. At his drug store. Accompanying i
was the following note:
"Will Mr. Bryant please accept the package,witl
this, as \ testimonial from the friends OF Mr. J
T. Brown. Nswburyport, June, 1855"
The following is the inscription the cup, which
is from the establishment of Ball, Black h Co.
DANIEL BRYANT,
from the friends of
IT. Brown,
Is testimonial of gratitude for
rsscuing him from the flames,
May 18th, 1885,"
Our friend Bryant is deserving Of this magnif
cent and appropriate testimonial, notwithstanding
he nodestly svers that he "did nothing more than
any other mau would do under like circumstances
TAs friends of Mr.. Brown in New England are as
ssred that bis friends here heartily respond to This
token Of gratitude SO timely and suitably bestowed
by them.
The JAlL.-Sheriff Gordon has had the
doors Of four cells in the Jail SO secured by add
tional bars that it will be impossible for prisoner
- escape As Shannon did-by thrusting his hand
through the bars and picking the lock with mai
Of piece of wire. Some such precauion should have
been taken when the Jail was built, or at least i'm
aedatcly after the first prisoner escaped by unlock
Ing the dssg of his cell. Shannon is the second
nan Yhosssenped in this manner) Sheriff Gordon
will pay $209 reward for the arrest of Shannon, and
he feels confident that if he gets him once more in
his possession be will keep him till legally re-
leased.
There are now only three prisoners in the jail
two-of whom Mr.. and Mrs. Schell) are not crimi-
nails but confined on account Of insanity, there be
ing other suitable place to keep them. The third
is Michael Bonfeld, who was sentenced ninety days
for stabbing Thomas Lamb. His term will expire
the 10Th inst. ~ -' 81 %.
NATIVE FLowERs.-Mr. j. P. Walton has
shown us specimen of flower plant found on his
farm on the Island. It is not described in any
work botany, but evidently belongs to the spent
about two feet high, dozen so coming from one
root, and each stock bearing IS or 100 flowers. The
flowers are not fragrant, but quite snowy and OF
violet color Some If our citizens have transplant
ed them into their gardens, in which they make a
beautiful ornament. Mr.. Walton keeps plants for
sale at his residence on Eighth street.
New RAILROAD ARRANGEMENT.-Ana ar
sh,sh acu o6. hy no Rock
kland and the Mississippi and Missouri Railroads,
" which they are to be managed as one road, under
the superintendent of Mr.. J. F. Tracy, Esq, Mr..
Day retiring from the Office Of supcrint endent of the
NJ. l. NJ. R X. AS the matter now stands, the two
roads are under one President, and the same board
Of managers. II 81 80. .-
Our WESTERN r. R.-The track between
this city and Iowa River is impossible for the cars
in several places. Il is covered by land slides at
place. in "Whisky Hollow" and two or three bridges
are gone. Beyond Onouwa, portion Of the track
asome rods in stance-ties, rails and all-was swept
of by the flood. 1t will take several days to make
the necessary repairs, and in the meantime our
friends out that way will have to exercise little
saore patience in testing how it goes to be cut off
from railroad communication with the rest of the
vorld.-Daily, I4th. 81
FROM NEBRAsKA.-We had the pleasure
this morning of receiving visit from our friend
WIN. N. Byerf, Esq, of Omaha, N. T. He will re-
main week visiting his friends in this vicin-
ity. He informs that times are hard in the
'.Far West" There is considerable immigration,
but money is scarce, aud the country is overrun
with mechanics and laborers seeking employment.
Mr.. B. is engaged in the land agency business at
Omaha and appears to be satisfied that that city is
TO be the metropolis Of Nebraska.-Daily, 18th.
Pro Bono PUBL1oo. - Postmaster Nc
Cormick and Mr.. Drury have filed up the ugly gap
il the street opposite Cedar Block, at their own ex
pense. Their example is worthy of imitation by
others, in view Of the many gullics washed out by
the late rains frequcntcd horoughfares, and also
Of the fact that the Street Commissioner has more
If such work than he can attend to just now.
Man CREEK BHlDcE.-The red bridge
over Mad creek, the telegraph road, is anchored
n.ains' a tree about hundred yards below its
proper position. 1t was stopped tn re on voyage
southwark during the late freshet. 1t ought to be
foaed back to its old place before the water falls,
otherwise it will havesto be torn to pieces. W.n
the proper authorities see to it?
Bus1NEss.-A train of twenty teams, all
with wheat, came in from the north yesterday. A
number of other trains Of ten and dozen teams
s~ese~esieed coming in from different directions,
Hikswise1with wheat. The change in the weather
4ast ected visible change in business, and pros
pecfs are tolcrable fair for a resumption Of the
usual activity Daily, 18th.
MAD Doc. Yesterday morning little
black nscc, apparently suffering from hydrophobia,
Fan Though several streets of the city, and bit
3a1 x@uh1bcrsof other dogs and several cows and
@g. Me WAS followed by crowd Of men who
finally succeeded in killing him. We have heard
. 1 several instances Of hydrophobn in the city and
sficipty recently. Great caution should be obsery-
ed, and it would not he nexpedi.nt, perhaps, to de-
.oaale wa8spf determinations against al! CANNES
7oqpd raAsfps It large. H'h.
.FnEsR &. N Track TO Iowa RIVERA
large forceis employed day and night in repairing
<thsdamsge dopeby the recent rains to the railroad
strsak botjl place and c slumbus City. This
portion II stAe road seems to have been worse in
syarsd than by Other. Conductor Root informs US
Sshsr it will not bsip rapnng order b fore the mid
die of next week.
BIC CA1rlsfl. Mr.. G. D. Miller, who re-
tdcs just opposite this city, caught>a catfish last
week which weighed $50 pounds. He says another
msistes still larger-son,e ten feet in length-got
onlls hook but Strengthened Is and escaped.
MnsAr LOOKING Ur-Fifty- eight cents
per bushel was paid for wheat in this market yes
IT, boj; bo nd
the arrival of grain was quite brsk.-Daily, 10th.
s,@EEs We, caught one of our merchants this
smornipg filing a Who'll. salc order for dealer at
Montexuma, in roweshiek county. Business seems
to be ressxipg.+Daily, 18TH aa
btssBulxEss-L like. - We counted a dozen
wheat teams in front Of Office at one time, this
mo!ning.-=laiiy, 18th. w &