Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30

SoxETnMo 70 d RsxExsx.RD.-- That
yesterday, 1.-THE Gath day Of January, 1857 the
river was not only stsi epcn. but there was not .
particle Of ice running b the channel. Excepting
few struggling bits of ice driven T. the shore this
side BY the south wind the river had altogether tho
same appearance a. on . calm june day when gem
tie auatral breese is merely rufaing its surface.
This is decidedly Remarkable winter"
THE WRArMER.-What an inexhaustible
theme for the local, when complaining Of . dearth
of accidents, etc., is the weather. and what espc
cal opportunity it affords just now The pedestri-
An, as he goes grumblingly along, soliloquses
thing after this sort Decidedly conf this;
what nice, soft places pick out for our tread
| and how nicely the mud settles down around our
boots, trying, it would seem, to make itself soca-
bic !" Just one suppcscs he has found . nice,
solid place to step on, down be goes with an unccr
tainty, unless no makes an effort, Of where he will
bring up, and b're possibility Of taking tea with
his friends, the Orienta!s. But joking aside, the
streets Of this city the next thing to Impossible
lduring muddy weather, and We shall have great
cause Of congratulation when the principal streets
! are macadamised, and the embargo removed which
e'"'' N~~ANep
Stiles from appearing on the strests.-Daiiy, 2eth.
TnE WEATHER, after q few days of clouds
and rain, is again clear and warm. In fact, it has
every appearance of May weather. Not a particle
of ice can be seen in the river. Some plants ard
flowers already budding, and if the pleasant
weather continues few days more, they will be in
! bloom. We begin to believe that "the winter of
our discomfort" has passed, and if it were not for
the slim prospect of lemonsdes. &C., during
he isothermal of summer (no ice having
yet been put up,) nobody would regret it.-Daily,
9th.
A CHANaE.-A snow squall was raging
this morning, giving the aspect Of things outdoors
quite different appearance from yesterday. The
air. however, is not yet severely cold, and the river
is still free from cs.--Da;ly, 2sth.
Tue WEATHER is legitimate subject of
remark and criticism by newspaper locals we'll as
bashful lovers, and we touch upon it to-day for
| the fifth time this week. Well the atmosphere is
pleasantly cold and no more. 1t would do very we'll
for a day in the early part of November The wind
prevails from the north, hut the sun shines with
thawing warmth. The river is still clear of ice.-
Daily, 29,h.
PoLIcE MATrERs,--Nayor's Court, Jan.
25th.-Eliza Cormly, on charge of intcxication and
misbshavior, plead not guilty" rs to the charge of
drunkenness, and in extenuation for the remainder
OF the charge put in the fashionable plea of insanity
superinduced BY jealouy. In consideration of the
faithlessnsss of her liege lord the Mayor dismissed
her.
h. SIvE p, al Io11
for the usual charge of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. Sent up to work out tho amount.
Same day, Frederick Scrusar was arragncd for
abusing his wife by beating her. Frederick's blood
shot eyes and general appearance showed that he
was wont to peep into the bottom of u glass, and
left no doubt that this habit had got him into his
present difficulty: His fine was ixsi at IS, and
costa assessed to an amount somewhat larger be
was also sentenced to ten days imprisonment, and
being taller, was allowed the privilege Of spending
the time at work in payment of his fine. 1t is hoped
that while mendng garments, he will seriously re-
hect on the propriety Of mending his erals also.
A vagabond Indian, of the Oneida tribe, has been
perambuating the streets for several days, to the
great annoyance of store and shop-keepers. The
police have admenished him several times as to the
III
the necessity of giving him practical lesson. He
is the same chap, we presume, who visited Buring-
ton lately, and, according to the Hawkeye, carried
on sharp financial practice with letter envelope.
He went about with it in his hand, asking those
whom he met to give him . stamp. Of cours.
nearly every one gave him FIVE cent piece, not
having stamp convenient, With the funds thus
acquired he INDUCED in his civilized propensity Ct
getting "gloriously tight"
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for February has
been received. This is the 4th number. 1t contiu-
ues 20 grew better and better. 1t is decidedly the
best magazine Of the kind-;f not the best of any
kind-n"w published in the country. Among the
lending papers that enrich the present number are
"The Great Failure" "Amours de Voyage" "Au-
,ocrat Of the Breakfast Table, continued, and
"Revisw Of The Kansas D. ficultes." The subsc-ip-
ton price of the "Mon,hy"i is So per annum. Our
subscribers, however, can have it at Two DOLLARS
| per annum, as We have mad, arrangement with
the publishers for clubbing with the journal"
The money-two dolars-can be paid to us. We
will forward the name, and each subscriber can re-
ceive the Magazine to his own address.
EMRRY's JOURNAL OF AGRlcULTURR is the
NAM of an excellent sixteen page Agricultural pa
per. published at No. 904 Lake street, Chicago, Iii
nois, BY Emery Co. We take pleasure in recon-
mending the Journal of Agriculture to the farmers
of Muscatine county. Price 81 year:
1000 BBLs. OF Pork FOR BosroN-Leland
Co., pork packers of this city, shipped day Jan
27th) pr steamer Clara Hnc, one thousand barrels
of pork for Boston. The shipment goes by way of
New Orleans.
| PANslEs IN JANUARY.-Mr. A. w. Morris
brought into our office this morning bunch of
pansies, alias violets, alias "johnny -jump-ups,"
which were found in bloom, yesterday, Jan. 27tb,)
! on the open ground at "Fountain Hill'' Nursery.
Is there anything in the record of the past to cor
respond with this daily, 18th.
Observation-Disclosures Hare has Withdrawn
his name a candidate for the Mayoralty, as he
thinks his private business will demand too much
attention to serve the public in that capacity
Judge Meason is announced for the Office. Can
didates for Aldermen in the First and Third Wards
have already been announced.
| THR TRIBUNE ALMANAc.-We are indebted
to the publishers for copy of this invaluable sta
tistcal annual for 1885, 1t can be had at the book
stores in this city.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are indebted to
our friendt, A. .. Patterson, of the Senate, and
VIM. Lundy, of the House, for legislative documents
~ Hon. Timothy Davis has our thanks
for Congressional documents.
| RIVER NEWS.
NAVIGATION IN JANUARY - Quito Unexpectedly
we resume the depart ment of our paper under the