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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
News Paragraphs.


UNrRECEDENTED LONGEVITY. The jack
sonvile (F1a.) Republican records the death
of Mrs. Winnie Lasster, IN the 2Slh ult.,
aged l3O years. he was a native of South
Carol na, and was married in the colony n,:-
ny years before the revolution.
Twenty one Thousand dollars were paid by
Government for printing the bred Scott de-
cision. a practical printer at Washington
says he could do the job for s., 500, and make
money at that. But that is the way things
are done by an economical Democratic Ad-
ministratioa.
A letter from Kansas says: "With one
exception, every person who acted as del
egate to the Calhoun Convention has left
the Territory"
THE ''BABY.'- Gardiner Furness, who
figured so extensively in the Caroline Wood.
man case, was recently suea for tailor's
bill in New York, anu plead the statute Of
limitations.
John Mitchell. the Irish 'patriot,' has
turned Know Nothing. In his Southern,
Citizen he is at present engaged in denoun-
cling the naturalza ion laws, and tears that
unless they are repealed, "the United States
is in danger of being made the alms-hou G
retugitum peetorium and renal colony Of
the world
A young lady in Weare, N. H., improved
the OCCASION of Valentines Day by sendire
an insulting epistle to rival female friend
Next day the mother of the offended damse
waylaid the offender and beat her unmerci
fully with broomstck.
Gen. VIM. T. Haskell, OF Tennessee, ha
again become deranged, and is now confined
in the lunatic asylum at Hopkinville, Ky.
The difficuItie between Spain and Mexic,
have b:en peacefully adjusted. Tie Span
i>h fieot is under orders for home.
James Harris, tobacconist, was murder
ed by one Of his slaves at New Providence
Tenn, Oh the night of the I9tl. A mol
hung the negro the next day.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

MARR1AeEs.-Let people pirate as
they will, the woman was never born
vet who would not cheerfully and proud
" give herself and her whole destiny
into a worthy hand, at the right time,
and under fitting circumstances that
is, when her whole heart and conscience
accompanied and sancti6ed the gift.
But marriage ought always to be a
question, not of necessity, but choice.
Every girl ought to be taught that a
hasty, loyeless union stamps upon her
almost as foul dishonor as one of those
connections which omit the legal cere-
mony altogether and that, however
pale, dreary and toilsome a single life
may be, unhappy married life must be
ten fold worse-an ever-haunting temp
tation, an incurable regret, tormen
from which there is no escape but death
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

GorNa TO A BETTER G CoUNTRY.-The
Christian does not turn his back upon
the fine things of this country because
he has no natural capacity to enjoy
them, no taste for them but because
the Holy Spirit has shown him greater
snd better things. lie wants flowers
that will never fade, he wants something
that man can take with him to another
world. He is like man who has had
notice to quit his house, and having Sc
cured new one, he is no more anxious
to repair, much less to embellish and
beautify the old one ; his thoughts are
upon the removal. If you hear him
converse, it is upon the house to which
he is going. Thither he sends his
goods and thus he declares plainly
what he was seeking better country
-CtneH.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
LEGISLATIVE.

We learn from the Desmoines Citizen of
the goth that the Senate has passed the State
Bank Bill through the Committee of the
Whole, nearly in the shape'it was reported
by the Bank Committee. The House is ma
king rapid progress in Committee of the
Whole, in consideration of the General
Banking Law. The same body has, by de
cided majority, adopted bill substituting
a Board of County Commissioners, for thu
County Judge system. An appropriation
for 100000 for the Lunatic Asylum, has
passed the Senate. The committee has re
ported, in the same body, a liberal appro
priation for the State University.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

RAILROAD TO TlproN-The Upton i'd.
uertiser is urging the citizens of that place
to action in the project of constructing a
railroad from Anamosa through that place
to Muscatine by way Of Wilton. 1t says:
If this north and south road is built, it
would not do away with the necessity for an
east and west one; so there is NO reason
why any one should oppose it, but there are
why all should take hold.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

Iowa UNIvERsITY.-The faculty Of the
Iowa University have addressed memorial
to the Legislature, asking al appropriation
of $4,000 for fitting up, for the use Of the
University, the Capitol building az Iowa
City, and for the erection of suitable
building tor the accommodation of students
from u r. ad, in order to relieve them of the
onerous charges made on board, lodging,
SC. A portion of this appropriation they
propose to use tor the purchase of the neces-
airy apparatus, libraries and cabinets for i'm
parting instruction in science, &C.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
p@ The Washington Union reads Go,
Wise out IF the Democratic Party!


~Having in my youth notions of severe
piety. (says celebrated Persian writer,)
used t" rise in the night to watch, pray, and
real the Koran. One night when was en-
gagged in these exercises, my father. man
of practical virtue, awoke while was read
ing. "Behold," said to him, "o'h,r clil>
drcn are lost in irreligious slumber, while
alone wake to praise God" ''Son OF my
soul" said he, "it is better to sleep, than t.
wake to remark the faults Of your brethren" +"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1854

N. & NJ. r. R.--A recent number of the
Council Bluffs Bugle states that the Direc.
to prosecute to eampletivn the road from
Muscatine to Oskaloosa, to form a junction
with the keokuk and Des Moincs Valley
road. 1t states further, that this change in
the policy of the company has been induced
by the counties of Poweshiek and Jasper re-
fu>iug to vote loans in aid of the work. If
this information of the Bugle is correct, the
prospects of the speedy completion of our
portion of this road are very flattcring.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

GREAT PISTOL MArcH.-Mr. John Travis
has just concluded the terms of novel pls
tol match with Samuel 4. Sydam, OF New
York, which are as follows:
Travis bets Sydam one thousand dollars
that he will ind boy who will stand at
the distance of ten PAGES and place an or
ange not to exceed two and-a-half inches IN
diameter in each hand, and one upon h,'
head, which Travis will shoot from their
| respective localities. no object to intervene
between the boy and the oranges. 1t Trav'
| is fails to find the boy who will stand, OF
fails to hit the oranges in three shots, OF
any shot touches the boy, he loses the bet
| The match to be shot in Louisville, june
| 18th, 1868.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

REWARD FOR CRIMINALS. "A bill for tbs
detection OF thieves, robbers and burglars
has been read and referred 10y the Senate OF
this State. 1t authorizes the County Judge
to offer a reward, end issue Herewith q
warrant, three copies of which shall be
lodged with the Sheriff, who may have the
reward upon arrest; or airy other citizen
may arres, offenders, and be a witness fol
conviction. This bill is strongly urged by
petilionssfrom Cedar, Linn and Jones coun-
ties-'he theatre Of operations by the Greg
ulaturS.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
PREVALENCE OF MTDDIE NAMES

PREVALENCE OF MIDDLE NAMES
OF two hundred and eleven students in
Williams College, Massachusetts, 1877
have middle names. The Junior class
including so students: 47 Of the num-
Der have middle names. It is estima-
ted that about eighty per cent Of the
lads Of native parentage in the schools
of Massachusetts have middle names.
The foreign population rarely indulge
their children in more than single
name besides the family surname
Boston Tr1nscript: -. -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

THE MINNt sofa LII. GovERNoR.-The Min
nesctian has the following relating to him:
We are rejoiced to learn that the Presl'
dent of the Senate is improving, both III
manners and morals. 1t is said that yeSter-
d y during one of his seasons Of confusion
he relieved himself thus "Gentlemens OF
this ere sinit One at time! Don't
crowd this ole hoss too fast Ye hadn't
urter t, expect this ere Cheer to settle more
than six pints at ons't! If yer dn yo'r still
barking up the wrong sapiin 1t cant oe
du y
The Senators laughed, and the cold hoss'
settled back in the harness as composedly a
If nothing had happened.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
With n Bottle Of Cider

Old friend. accept this bottle
Your mouth then open wider,
First to i'm bibe, then to cXclaim,
By George! what glorious cider.
Perhaps some fair young damsel,
Whose looks have ne'er belied her,
Will not object to take swig,
When you are down b,-cider.
And if she thus indulges,
You may have to guide her;
But she Will say it's owing to
The stuff which is in.-cidcr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

I met girl the other day,
Some twelve years old OF 60,
The image Of n nymph loved
Some twenty years ago
The blush;ng check, the sparkling eye,
The hair If raven flow
Al. how they set my heart a-bla1e
Some twenty years ago.
spoke-hsr answers did not m uch
OF wit OF wisdom show
But thus the lovely Mary talked
Some twenty years ago.
What could . shallow heart like this
NY heart in tumNlt throw!
must have been little green
Some twenty years ago.
met the lovely Mary since
Her charms have vanished though
Her Wit and wisdom arc--the same
A. twenty years ago!
/ looked upon her faded check,
Unlit my feelings glow;
And thank her that she scorned my love
Some twenty years ago
Fond boy who now wouldst gladly die
To please some simperlng miss
Who knsws what thou wilt think Of her
Some twenty years from this
(Home Journal
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

w"Mcther. mayn't l have the big bible
in your ro m?"
'Yes, my son, and am glad to see you
desirous OF perus Ag that book. What do
You most want to see in 1t ~
81 only want to see whether | can smash
f1ies in il, like Bill Smith doee at school"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
-~~
AvARICB.

Three hungry travellers found bag of gold;
One ran into the town where bread was sold
He thought, will poison the bread buy,
And seiss the treasure when my comrades die.
But they, too, thought, when back his feet hav
hied,
VI will destroy kim and the gold divide.
They killed him, and partaking of the bread,
In 4 few moments all were lying dead.
O world behold what thy goods have done!
Thy gold has poisoned two and murdered one.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

To TIE DEAF.-Artitical ear drums are
now made of fine silver wire, with a disc of
India rubber or gutta percha between
They are placed in the ear and worn with.
out Inconvenience, and it is said the effect
! is magical.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

Coon Hit - In the House of Representa-
tives, on the 2d inst, Mr. Grimes, of the Sth
district, offered general bill, to award pre-
miums for the scalpS of wolves and wildcats.
and moved its passage; whcreupon, Mr..
Orummond arose and suggested that lie bill
be so amended as not to include the Presi-
dents or Directors OF any Nebraska Banks,
who might be living at this time within the
limits of this State
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

Rock ISIAND.-The papers of the twin
cities OF Davenport and Rock Island, are
urging the citizens of those towns to tax.
measures for the location of a Military De-
pot and National Ar.nory, for the North
west, on the beautiful Island in the MssiSs-
ippi, that lies between the two cities. and
which is the property of the government. =
The idea is a good one. Tie Illinois and
Iowa Senators and Representatives are bout
to be petitioned to urge the matter upon
Congress.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
"REGULAToRs" IN CLINTON UNTY.-The
Clinton Herald of the l3 h saws:

Clinton Herald OF the ID n SAYS:
"We learn that the so-styed "Vigilance
Co'nlnittee' are again in notun in the
western portion "i the county-ab"ut three
hundred strong-the cause for which we un-
derstand to be the punishment of parties
who assisted in the arrest of John Uendrick-
son some weeks since. 1t appears that on
the 18th ult. John Hendrickson was taken
before Justice Butler, of De Witt, on the
charge OF murder it being alleged that he
was one of the ''vigilance committee" who
aided in the hanging of Bennett Warren. 1t
appeared that Hendrickson had been first
Al alrested and taken before Mahlon Thorn, a
justice ia Olive township. Thorn ordered
him to be brought before the nearest and
most accessible magistrate, and the officers
brought him to De Witt. Hendricksun re-
sides in Liberty township. Justice Butler
after hearing W. T, Graham, Esq, OF this
city, il behalf OF the prisoner, decided that
he had no jurisdiction, as he was not the
nearest or most accessible justice. The oih
GERS then took Hendrickson before Ju>tic,
Cove, of De Witt, with the same papers, and
while the Justice was considering the objec-
tons made to his jurisdiction, the complain
ant, who is a son of the late Mr.. Warren
appeared and gave notice that they had con.
cluded to dispense with further proceeding,
before that justice. The prisoner was thsr
taken away by the officers, but Mr.. Bake,
applied to the District Judge for a writ o.
habeas corpus, which was granted, and {
hearing had on the same evening. The lille.
gality and irregularity of the proceeding
we're presented for the consideration OF Judg,
Bennett, who discharged the prisoner. Bu
the prisoner had not left the room before h,
was again arrested. The counsel for III,
prisoner demanded immediate trial, whicl
was granted. The prisoner, however, ma il
bis escape before reaching Justice Butler
Office, and has not been heard of since"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

SpuRaEoN's SUM AND SUBSTANCE OF
THE GospEL.-Spurgcon, the popular
pulpit orator who on the occasion Of
the recent national feast, preached to a
congregation Of 24,O00 persons in the
CRYSTAL Palace, London, thus defines
the Gospel:
If any man here should be in doubt
on account Of Ignorance, let me, as
plainly as I can state the Gospel. !
believe it to be wrappedup in one word
.-Substitution. I have always con-
sidered, with Luther and Calvin, that
the sum and substance Of the Gospel
lies in that Substitution Christ stand
ing instead Of man. If understand
the Gospel, it is this: deserve to be
lost and ruined, the only reason why
should not be damned is this: that
Christ was punished in my stead, and
there is no need to erecute sentence
t,cice for sin. Christ took the cup in
both his hands, and
cat one tremendous draught Of love
He drank damnation dry"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

THE CRACK OF THE Wu1p.-1he signs o.
detection are increasing in Virginia. Gov
ernor Wise, in his anti Lecompton l. beion,
it seems, has already one follower in the
Virginia Congressional delegation, whom
the Richmond South lectures in this planta-
tion style:
''is MILLsoN MAD? There l. rumor that
the Hon. John s. Millson inclines t., go over
to the Black Republicans on the admission
OF Kansas. The representative from Nor
folk is proverbially crotchety and i'm
practicable, but we doubt if he contenplates
committing suicide Nevertheless we ad-
wise the Democracy of Norfolk district to
keep an eye upon their eccentric representa-
tive. If he exhibit any positive symptom of
lunacy, he may be subjected to the strait
Jacket of popular instructions, and so BE re-
strained from damaging himself or the Com
monwealth."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1858.

~~~S>-o~~N>~O~
CONGRESS-. Both Houses of Congress ad-
journed on Friday last till to- day TUESDAY, }
in order to afford members an opportu-
nifty to celebrate Washington's birthday. A
large number of members, together with
Secretaries Brown, Cobb, Floyd and Thomp-
son, were to participate in the Inauguration
Of the statue of Washington at Richmond.
BOLD DECLARATION OF WAR. Daven-
port Democrat continues to expose daily the
Vaccinations of the 'swild catters'' of that
place to swindls the people of Iowa with
their worthless ''promises to pay" In its
issue OF yesterday We find the following bold
declaration Of war:
THE CURRENCY WAR.
The war on wild cat currency and wild
cat institutions has commenced in earnest.
Oar flag is NAILED to the mast head, and on
its broad folds are inscribed the following
words: ono QUARTER ASKED--NONE
GRANTED"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

SouTHEY's OPINION ON WOMEN AND
MARRIAGE. - Robert Southey, in a
chapter on "Marriage," delivers him
self as follows ga man may be cheer
full and contented in celibacy, but do
not think he can ever be happy !; it is
an unnatural state, and the best feel
ings of his nature are not called into
action. The risks of marriages are
far greater on the woman's side; wo-
men have so little the power Of choice,
that it is not perhaps fair to say that
they are less likely to choose we'll than
We are but am persuaded that they
are more frequently deceived in the at
tachments which they form, and their
opinions concerning men are much less
accurate than mems opinions Of their
sex. Now, if lady were to reproach
me for having said this, l should reply
that it was only another mode Of saying
there are more good wives in the world
than there are good husbands, which
verify believe. know nothing which
q good and sensible man is so certain
to find, if he looks for it, as good
wife.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

W"A horrible case of spontaneous COM
bustion is reported as having recently occur
red at Cairo, Ill. A man nam d Faxon, suf.
fering under delirium tremens, entered a
saloon and called for glass of brandy. In
mediately after drinking it, his breath came
in contact with a lighted match in the hand
Of bystaDder, and instantly took fire and
burned for nearly two minutes, when death
ended his torture. The agonizing screams
of the wretched man are described as having
been horrible IN the extreme.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27

The Philadelphia Press publishes a
highly interesting narrative Of Lieut..
Beale's Wagon-Road Expedition from
Fort Defiance to the Colorado river, in
which the writer notices some of the
objects Of note on the route. Crossing
the Rio Frio, the expedition passed
through
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27


Or, Mr.. SHORTER SURE you HADN'T Or
TER. Mr.. Shorter, member Of Congress from
the balmy State of Alabama, yesterday made
a rabid fire eating speech in favor Of Kansas
with the Lecompton Constitution. He de-
clared that the South was prepared for
''united" resistance if Congr IS 'ejects Kan-
sas ON account of Slavery; didn't care snap
whether the result BE- civil war or not poked
up Douglas for deSertng the Democratic
party: and unbosoned himself of any
amount of bIackguardism and ruifianly slang
aga nst Northern institutions, Northern cler-
gyman and the Puritan religion.
The Southern politicians, as general
Thing, come far short of chlva'r"uS man
hood, but this spris from Alabama comes
Shorter than any we have Yet he rd Nf. He
is full-grown knave-Chic. Jour-, 18Th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-27
JOURNAL.
Twsnty Years Ago.

I met girl the other day,
Some twelve years old OF go,
The image Of nymph l loved
Solnv twenty years ago
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-17

SENATOR BRIGHT GETS 5000 ACRES OF
LAND FOR -. The correspondent of the
Burlington Hawkeye, writing from the
Land Office at Council Bluffs, after speak
ing of the great rush for land on the open
ing of the Office, says:
During the second week after the Office
had opened, an order was received from
Mr.. Commissioner Hendricks, at Washing
ton, to locate six thousand (6.OOOl acres III
the name of the Hon. Jesse ID. Bright oil
Indiana. OF course the order was complied
with, out of regular Office hours, and thus
the honorable Senator got n nice slice o
the public land at a single haul, while TIN
rest of us had to take our turn at the mil
as the wheel rolled round. Wonder if th'
peculiar position which Senator Bright oc'
cupies towards the administration had any
thing to do with this new piece OF part!
| favolitism! Was it any part OF the prie'
paid for his support of the Lecompton Con
| stitution,
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-17

0T The acquital Of Bolton, the slave
dealer, for the murder Of Nc MILAN,
which was effected by perjury and a
packed jury. e1cites the strongest indis-
nation at Memphis. The Enquirer says:
We think it time that the execution
of the law should be p!ace1 in other
hands, when such palpable treachery as
this is carried on in the face of all laws,
both human and divine. Thus again is
another instance of the taking Of human
life. in cold blood, justified by a jury of
twelve men calling themselves honest.
What good citizen can feel himself pro-
tected by the laws of his State, when the
carrying them cut is done as it has been
in this instance?
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-17

GFBy the time table recently adopt
ed by a convention Of directors from the
Tennessee and Virginia Railroads, held at
Memphis, passengers over these roads
from Memphis will reach Richmond, Va.
in two days and ten hours, and New
York in three days and eighteen hours
which will divert large amount O
travel from the old route by the Ohio
river. We fear we shall see but few o
our Tennessee friends on this route
hereafter.
The Evansville daily journal., 1858-04-17
Senator Bright's Democracy.

Senator Bright's doctrine that "thc whole
principle of the submission of constitutions
to a direct vote of the people, is not only
subversive of the great cardinal idea upon
which our government is based, but is also,
in itself, vicious and destructive to all proper
legislation" seems to hare been little re-
garded by any party. in any locality, for the
last quarter of a century. The fact is dis
tlnctly stated by Mr.. Montgomery of Penn
sylvanIa, in his speech in the House OF Rep
resentatives on the Kansas bill, and cannot
be denied, that there 10 not single State
nO,0 in this Uuion, whose constitution, either
rs an original or amended instrument, has
not been submitted to a vote of the people.
Every American citizen is now living under
an organic act which has derived its vital
power directly from vote of the people at
the ballot box. What commentary is this
upon the exploded and intensely federal no.
tions of Senator Bright! We are sorry FOL
his own sake, that he has perpetrated such q
libel upon the spirit of the age in which We
live.-NdtioRdl Democrat.