Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04

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WokrnLsss McNEY. -Refase, all Georgia
bank notes. The Ca,elnor ef that State publishes
a proclamation, naming over several banks the
notes of which Will not be received for State pur
poses. The Minnesota money is also decidedly un-
safe. So q
QUrcx FRRlGHrs FROM Nxw ORLsxNs.
VsSretsson & Wiley received yesterday Is hogs
of sugar, 40 barrels of molasscs and 100 sacks
Of coffee, just eleven days on the way from New
Orleans! They came by river to Cairo, and thence
by railroad, via Lasae, over the l. C. and r.
roads. For mdwinter, this is bringing freight in
quick time from New Orleans to Muscatine.
3D.
NEWSPAPER AT COLUMBUS CIry.-Mr. j.
NJ. Edwards, formerly of the independent Mt Fort
Madison, is making arrangements to start paper
at Columbus City, Louisa County, to be called the
Enterprise Mr. Edwards is practical printer
and q good writer. We are satisfied that he will
make the Enterprise creditable to the growing
interests of Columbus City and Louisa county. We
hope he will receive liberal support. The first
number of the paper will be issued about the 18th
inst. 1t is to be Republican in politics.
CANDLEMAs.-To-day (Feb. 2d) is Candle.
MAS festival of the Roman Catholic Church, cele-
brated in honor of the publication of the Virgin
Mary, so called from the great number Of lights
used on the occasion. ....#r
This is also ground hog day"-when, according
to popular belief the ground hog comes out Of his
hole and if he his shadow, returns again for
period of six weeks somnoency on account of the
inclement weather which he prognostcates from
the circumstance As this has been a cloudy day,
and the ground hog could not therefore see his
shadow, We may expect an early spring.
OLD CLOTHES PARTY. attendance at
the old clothes party in fremont Hall, last evening
was not as large Us at q similar entertainment on
the 9th of December, 1857. There were compare
lively few costumes. Unger's Band enlvened the
occasion with their delightful music. The receipts
at the door, which to be devoted to the relief of
the poor, were just seventy dollars. .
The devotees Of Terpsichore wound up the affair
with dance, which would have been we'll enough
if it had been previously understood that such was
to be the case We object to foisting exercises up
on any entertainment whatever in which all cannot
conscientiously take PARTIALLY, 2sM uH.
That PUzzLE-A correspondent who at
tempted to unravel the jug puzzle in our paper a
day or two ago, gives the following result:
"Take the gallon jug-pour the gallon jug in
to the gallon jug-take the gallon jug-pour the
5 gallon jug-jug the gallon-gallon the jugs
no-take off two-eh? Now Eve got it. Take the
gallon jug-pour into the gallon jug-then fill
the gallon Jug and that leaves gallons gal
lons-but-but what to be did with the gallons
yet in the gallon jug? 60 .......
"Mr Editor, am bordering the verge of dis
traction, and unless you solve that puzzle for
may find myself in straight jacket or wicker cage
next in order. DExIJoHN."
NEW ARRANGENENr.-Our young friend,
James P. Ketcham, has purchased the boot and
shoe establishment of Thos. Harbach, and will con-
tinue the business at the present stand next door
to Burnetts bookstore. He will make additions to
the stock and keep it at all times full and complete.
We wish the new proprietor of the establishment
the success which his business capacity and energy
merit
Mr.. Harbach, we are pleased to learn, will remain
in the city, and continue the produce business,
which he has been carrying on in connection with
his other business during several months past
TIE GOLD FEvER.-A correspondent in
quires: as not the gold fever spreading most too
fast to be healthy. Will not great many who 60
to the reported gold region wish themselves home,
H.. xr,on wo10 Wn,,1I
not be better for few to 60 and report back, and,
if favorable let the rest come? If there is not cold
water thrown the subject soon, there will be as
great stampede there in 1s49 to California,
and they do not know what they are going for. 1t
is better for few to get bitten than SO many"
These suggestions are well-timed. 1t is plain
that many are acting rashy in making sacrifices to
20 to the so-called gold regions.
IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATION. y We
were shown this morning tumor taken from the
left mammary gland of gentleman from Cedar
Falls Iowa. 1t was true scrrhus, Cancer which
made its appearance some two years ago. The
gentleman came to this city to consult DIR. Reeder
concerning the propriety of removing the tumor.-
The Doctor performed the soperation in his office
yesterday, assistedsby Drss Thompson and Coover,
removing the tumsr, which, With its appendages,
weighed about half pound Thepatient was under
the influence of chloroform At the time, ard
no pain The operation was performed in = skill.
full manner, and to the entire satisfaction Of the
patient and his friends. II reelected credit upon
the well-known surgical ability and merits of our
Oldest resident physician, Dr. Reeder.-Dai1y, 1st.
To CoRREsPosDHNrs. % Mildred sends
US an effusion without her real name, contrary to
the oft-repeated rule of publishers. II seems
to have been intended for poetry, though it lacks
all the essential elements of poesy. Mildred
should not venture to ride the winged horse. Pc
gasus, if this is fair sample other equestrianism:
Perhaps she is young, however, and may improve
on future efforts
Correspondents are invited to write forour paper,
aud in all cases to give their real names. We do
not require the name for publication, but as an evil
dence of good faith the part of the writer who is
assured that it will be kept strictly confidential In
case communication is rejected, if the writer
desires the reasons to be given, we will state them
as candidly and courteously as we are able, either
through the paper or by letter through the post
Office. - .r- ID. .-.S..-s
~The twelfth regular lecture of the
course before the Muscatne Literary Institute was
delivered last Monday evening, by Geo. W. Van
Horne, Esq. Subject-"Charles Dickens"
Appreciation is a talent The lecturer possesses
il. He enters with his whole soul into the spirit of
his author, and presents to us the man complete.
wit, philosopher, and Christian. wit, as
anpears by the exclamation with which his writings
are greeted all over the world-a philosopher, by
that he has stripped the kernel Of Christianity Of
its DISCUSSES and brought to light the living princ
ple, "Love to God and man" Ia Christian, mas
uaeh as he has made this principle apparently his
own motive for action protesting to adaire4it
showing love to God in his active efforts to enght
en- prejudice and reform abuses among men. The
lecturer would dwell upon the exceences of Charles
hloua;si,oa. - =. - =.