Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-09
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MIL 1oR SAIz.-The Summit mill prop
arty is advertised for sale in another column.
e. The grammar lesson on this page
is claimed to be entirely new. The author invites
The attention Of critics to it, and assures Us he il
able to defend the position he takes in the rule
laid down by him.
a. We are indebted TO Mr.. I. F. SAMSON,
who recently returned to his home in this county,
for q copy Of the Rocky Aovntais Gold Reporter
a paper about the size Of foolscap sheet. The
Reporter is published at Mountain City, in the
heart of the gold region, and was the first paper
printed in the mountains, for which the publisher,
Thomas Gibson, received bonus Of $500 from the
citizens.
RETURNED FROM CALEDONIA and
William Parvin, sons of VIM. Parvn, ST., of this
county, returned Saturday from California after an
absence Of five or six years. They are in good
health and spirits. They made quick trip, having
left San Francisco on the 5th of October. They
resided while in California in Trinity county, and
report that they saw none of the former residents
of this place in the land of gold, except Geo, N.
and VIM. Collins, who are at Marysville.
Rock ISLAND BRIDGE. - The Davenport
Gazette says that the Rock Island Bridge Company
are strengthening their structure over the Missis
sippi At that point by fixing four wire cables of
about two inches upon each side of the bridge. 1t
says "they are to BE- fastened to string pieces on
top of the bridge directly over the place. running
down to and beneath the bottom string Of floor tim
bers. With this attachment it will be almost i'm
possible to cause the bridge to yield by any weight
that can be put upon it."
| SHOCKING AFFAIR AT WAPRLLo.-We learn
| from the Latsligsncer that Mrs. Bell, an insane
woman, was accidentally burned to death at Wap-
clio, on Monday of last week. She had been left
alone for short time in the house where she was
guarded, and is supposed to have gone So near the
fire that her clothes caught, after which she laid
down and ignited the bed-clothes, also. When
found she was lying dead near the door, having
apparently attempted to escape. The Iatslligsnce'
does not inform US whether the building bnrned
down or not. ... ..
ca Tho enterprisisg members of the Oal
Grove Lyceum, situated some two miles west O
Muscatne, have established series of free lectures
to be delivered before that institution every Satur
day night The first lecture of the course was gveI
on last Saturday evening, by Mr.. 8. L. Wade, o
this city, to large and approaching audience
upon Literary Attachments" If we must judg,
the merits of discourse by the attention of thu
hearers, Mr.. Waide's effort was certainly decided
success.
The next lecture will be delivered by Hugh J
Campbell, Esq, of this place, on next Saturday
evening. Subject zone out of Many"
i Close OF Observation-Disclosures ma.
now be considered closed for the season. The las
boat at the wharf was the Clara Hne, on the after
noon of the LIST, bound from Rock Island for Mont
rose The Clara was also the first boat up (Feb
24th)-th Alpha and Omega of navigation in thes
waters for 1859.
The last boat down for the season of 1858 was tn
Envoy, on the 9th of December. On the 2sth Of tn
same month, the weather having moderated, tn
Chippewa arrived from below and proceeded t
Rock Island where she laid up.
The ice did not close in the river last season till tn
9TH of January. 1t usually closes about the latte
part of December.
The LATE FALL SBAsoN AND THE CoND1TIol
OF THises IN THE CouNrRY.-The season just passe
has been very favorable for gathering the corn GRO
in Iowa. The crop is on the whole quite good
Some fields were injured by the September frost
but the farmers are using that portion of the GRO
for feeding their stock while they are bringing t
market and cribbng up large quantities of good
! 81, hoo
and pork, will greatly, if not altogether, reeassh
country from debt. The number of stock hogs il
the country is much greater than last year, an
promises lar &c hog crop next year.
Though money is scarce at present, we think tn
condition of the country is not at all discouragng
Persevering industry and continued economy vii
soon relieve the country of its incubus of debt.
ACCIDENT. - Josey Beard, aged about
years, son of MIR. John Beard, accidentally brok
his leg yesterday, while climbing over fence.
appears that his clothes caught in some manner Of
the fence, and in attempting to extricate himself h
fell to the ground, fracturing of his legs belov
the knee. The limb has been set, and the paten
little sufferer is in fair way for speedy recovery
Aaotaer.-Mr E.sGrandall, of Upton, also aeci
dentally broke his leg yesterday afternoon. He ha
loaded his wagon with lumber, and while descend
ing the hill in the rear of the School House in Dis
trict No. the tongue of the wagon got loose from
the neck yoke As he was getting out to fix it hi
foot slipped between the fore wheel and the bed o
the wagon, and he fell forward, his weight cominI
on his entangled leg and wrenching it off. He la.
some time before assistance came. when he wa
taken to the Irving House, where surgical aid wa
called and he is now doing as well as could be ex
pected under the circumstances.-Daily,3 3D..