Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-20
MHenrx Altman. ..ir. . occu,,

n@ Henry Altman, s.jr," occupies nearly
three columns of the "Enquircr to vent his ehaerr
! because he did not obtain the appointment from
Cav. Lowe as Swamp Laxd Agent. He accuses the
Governor Of vacillation and Of falsfying his word
The Dssmoines Citizen cntraliets authoritatively
4 the assertion that Gov. Lowe promised Mr.. Aftman
the appointment. Indeed t is self -cont radicting
1t is not at all probable that the Governor wosd
h've promisol to confer an important office upon
one OF his bitter political cn"miss when among
his friends could BE- found those equally as compe-
tent and much more deserving. II was the height
81 presumption in Mr.. Altman to ask it. The plea
that it was matter which politics did not concern
10 very pretty one, but would not bc admitted II
| the position Of parties reversed The apology
Of Mr.. Altman for thus obtruding himself fur re-
sp inside office because he had already been appnnc I'd
the asent Of number Of counties, is also very
graceful one, but docs not in the least mitigate his
presumption. We should Ike to know the name.
of the Republicans whom Mr.. A. says urged Chi
claims" for the eflice. We vent ure to say that mo-,
ssngle one Of them knew anything Of his pclitica:
history. He could not have obta an endorsement
from Muscatine Republican. We have no disposis
ticn to deal harshly with Mr.. Altran. He is a
young man whom We highly esteem aside from his
politics. We will venture to suggest that for the
present he had better sublue his aspirations for Of
dcs, and conclude to starry in Jericho until his
tcsrd grows
$0-ws understand that the Sheriff Of Desmoines
county visited our city, this week, having in his
possession State Warrant for the arrest of a gen.
tleman q by the name of Munson-said Munson
being charged with the crime Of seduction. He is
Met hadst preacher, and has been the ruling spirit
in quite animated revival which has been going
on during the winter in the School House on the
bluff road. some three miles from this city. The
villain has absconded, leaving wife and two chill
dren. Comments unnecessary. We OILY hope he
will be arrested and that punishment melted out to
him he SO richly deserves,
The above statement in the enquirer is, rs we
learn from inquiry, incorrect and unjust in several
particulars Mr.. NJ. left before the sheriff arrived
here and his friends confidently believe that he has
gone t. obtain the evidences of his innocence. They
further believe that the prosecution against him is
malicious: He is not at present regular minister
of the N. L. church, but has been teaching school
the present winter. We hope public opinion will
be suspended until an investigation will establish
the facts in the case If he is guilty, We join our
neighbor of the enquirer in wishing that he will
of the "Encuirer" will do we'll in future to wait
for the facts before he brandt man as a villain
In this instance he only exhibits his characteristic
disposition to cast odan upon religious societies in
general and the Methodist Church in particular.
LONG TRAIN OF PRoDUcE.-Our friend G.
N Collins informs US that during fourth ride
from this city to Upton, last Wednesday he counted
liz teams, loaded with wheat and pork, coming to
Muscatne. Mr.. G. remarked to US that he thought
public statement of this fact might be consoling
to our anxious neighbors of Davenport, who have so
frequently expressed the opinion (the wish being
father to the though that there was no business at
Muscatine. 1t would seem that their shinplaster
dodge doesn't win in the long run.
LARGE HoGs.-A lot of 400 hogs were
slaughtered one day this week, at Leland 4 Co.'s
pork house, which averaged in weight $50 lbs. We
saw dressed hog in o carload from Columbus City,
marked 507 lbs.