Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-16
WEEKLY JOURNAL
f.O(sAL DEPARTM EMIT,
rAuMEna, NorIcEl

rAUMERs, NoTICEl
a. the annual meeting If the Muscstine Ceaaty
Agricultural Society, the 9Th lust, i. Was re-
solved that the Directors for each Township DO re-
questsa 10 call The farmers together in their re-
spsstsvs townships to organize Farmers Clubs.
Notice is hereby given, that a meeting Of the
farmers Of Bloomington township will be held at
che Court House, on Saturday, 10 h, at , o'cloch.
We would urge the farmers to attend, as there is
important business to attend to.
SUEL FOSTER,
ANDERSON CHAMBERS.
jan. llth, 1858:
Jupor TuAYRR's LsorUnE.-1he fifth leo
txrs Of the charity was delivered last evening
hv Judge Thaver, on the subject Of True Heroism.
introducue his subject by giving the heroic injsnc
tion of the Spartan matron to her son, who cona-
plained that his swerd was too short-nanely, that
he should "sdd step to it"-ths lecturer Observes
tina. the herosu Of which be Was about to speak
was not the herosm Of the sword but Of the heart.
he then instanced nunsroas examples from history
Of the heroisn ct mind independent Of physical
force. The Pertains brought over more hcroism in
the Mayao~ev than they left behind them. said the
speaker. He thought this the brightest illustration
OF his s.bses ON record. II occurred to - that in
tAis iusta,es he asuibed 10 hEesm what was In ~
Atty a.s 70 Ara faith in God. end strong rsai-
$780, a. hs mower 10 deliver FROM the most formida-
bis dangers. Nis ether illustsAtions were sii' We
Relieve to the point. In The Of his remarks.
h issiaassd that he BELIEVED che history OF many
heroes was uuwritten--and, like the aowers spoken
ot b. the poet, they were
"a d -'Ssrs - s,ssA sasssa.' --
though they might not
-''vasss tAsas swsssasa % ~ dsssss saa.'
for the most trivial act Of kindness hes good inha-
suee, q Il shown BY in the example Of the great
Writ, who wss redeemed from dsgrsdsd dissipation
By the benevolenes Of lady friend, who, Observing
hin inssasbly drunk in gutter, descended from
her carriage and covered his face with her handkef
chief fron the view Of the jeerins throng % the
street. The Thought that oHn bsing at least cared
for him, gave Writ sufficient resolution to with
ssand tho temptation Of strong drink, and enabled
hin to attain that distinguished end envable posi-
tion which he occupied in this nation. True hero
ism, the speaker sontended, was exhibited in the
everyday walks Of life - we'll ~ in those great
OF state and station which the historian
deems worthy # record.
Bat our spaos forbids q further review. The lee
turs w. throughout instructive and entertaining
sad Vas delivered in foreibls and pleasing manner
The audience was quite small. We are sorry to zee
. waning interest in these lectures. We believe
they are fully u instructive those delivered last
winter BY lecturers from abroad. and We think for
the honor and reputation Of our city, we'll to
return merited eomplinsnt to those gentlemen
Who have kindly consented to give No course OF
home lesEarss, that they should Be we'll attended,
Daily, stA
TWe are assured by some Of our mer-
chants Who have been using Floreace in their bust
ness Transactions that they have never offered it to
farmers for their produce - good money. They
have invariably offered to pay more, nominaly, per
bushel Of wheat in Florence than In good money
leaving it at the farmers option take it or let it
alone Very little of this trash is to be seen here
now however, its place having been taken by safe
and reliable currency.
AssIvAL OF THE New FKRRY BoAf.-The
ferry best "Dccalon came calamity into the fsrr,
landing about noon, yesterday, crushing her way
through the ice if it Was obstruction whstsver.
Her shriil whistle-being the frst steam whistle
that has been heard from the river since the 7lst Of
last month--brought crowds of our citizens to the
wharf "to see what was up. The boat looked rather
odd With both her chimneys lying on her deck-they
having been unfortunately knocked down by her
running into soms trees while wedding the night
previous. She is, however, large and substantial
boat, with sufficient carrying capacity for the trade
1t this point. If the weather continues as mid rs
it 10 at prcscnt Mr.. Fisher will have the chimneys
nut m and commence running the boat regularly.
H, designs changing her name to Musca,ine, which,
y. think, will be more euphonious and appropriate.
Tn. name sD csiion" is deriv d from the Latin
word "iecem," (ten,) and was applied to this b"at
in allusion to the company Of ten capitalists who
laid A the city between which and Keokuk she was
to run as . ferry.-Dsiiy, llth.
Hoes CoxlNa.-A special train went out
10 Columbus City yesterday, and returned With
twenty car loads of live hogs-l7oo head in all
which are tobe Slaughtered and packed in this city.
-Daily, 18th. ,...,.
Tas WsArHxR 10 still mild, with strong
southern wind prevailing to-day. Such continue
Gus period OF mild weather in mdwinter has not be-
fore occurred in the memory Of the oldest nhabtant
Tss ice 10 running in the river, but not sufficiently
strs.s 70 prevent the ferry boat from plying, which
will commence its trips so-morrow.-Dai'y, l2sh.
Nsw PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. w orkmen
are now engaged in putting in the seats and hitting
ap the main room in this splendid cdfce, which is
sSp<1 10 Be ready TOT use BY the LIST Of May next
We toes icey Of the in: erior Of the church yes
terdsy, setre surprised at the elegant and costly
style II 6nsh displayed. The ceiling and walls are
succeed in she mast beautiful style Of the art, with
ernamsntal designs wrought on the former. This
room 10 81 feet vide by IS feet long. and will con-
tsin 100 seats-whish, allowing Is inches to each
person, will accommodate IN audience of 500. The
pissterng Of this room alone cost $3.50. The win
deus (of which there are Eve On side, cash - feet
in heisht) are To- be filled with stained glass. The
cost Of this will be about thousand dollars: The
height Il the ceiling is - feet from the door. The
rson il 70 BE- heated By furnace and illuminated
with sas--a ehandelisr with twelve burners hanging
II the centre. with lights q each side and also At
the pslpis. The organ loft and choir gallery il
erected inmediatey in the rear Of the pulpit. The
AasixSsnsnts throughout are On the sams nodsl ~
those of Dr.. Alexander's Church in New Yoil -
The outside dimsosions Of the edihcs arc
feet Tho window sills, caps and buttressss are Of
stone. There are sixty Of these stone buttresses.
There are in The basement Of the building Sabbath
School room, prayer meeting room, library, &C. Al
tesetl, this church ID, W believe, the sa est and
costiiest building Of the kind in the State 1t il
estinated to cost whea Anished, not including the
grounds, 81, 80 o. $9e,eos:
MAYoR's CouRr-Jdxs. 18th.-P. Brown,
who had been INDUCING in an undue portion Of
"bfown stout," or some other equally invigoratins
beverages, was arraigned before the Mayor on the