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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

TEN PER CENT. LAW IN OHIo.-The Legis-
lature of Ohio, seven or eight years ago, raised
the legal rate of interest from six to ten per
cent After giving it fair tri-l, the ten per
cents have been condemned by a majority Of
the people. The pressure Of public opinion
has been so great that a bill to repeal the ten
per cent. law, and restore the old six per cent,
passed the House, last week, by the strong
vote of GA ayes against 80 noes. ~y5, ar
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

HERxTloAL AoRMoNs. Brigham Young
has just performed the wholesale slaughter
of cutting off from communion with his
church eight hundred and sixty members
who sympathize with the Gentiles.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

LIVING AT PIxE's' PEAK.-A correspondent
of paper at Council Bluffs gives the follow
ing as the prices current Of provisions at
Pixies Peak: Flour so cents per pound !;
coffee, So; sugar, S5; bacon, 40; salt, 20;
rice, 40; beans, %; molasses, per gallon, 81;
Dhis1u, $S!'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

--@o%----
SKATING WITH THE GIHLs.-A person
who has s'lived and suffered" thinks that
skating with girls' is far ahead of polkas
and cotilions. Bad place tor lovers is the
ice. The lady employs You to adjust the
skate, hold her in the right position, and
stand ready with open arms if she falls
Just stop and think minute. Think Of a
lover fooling away an hour about tie pret-
ty foot that belongs to the pretty eyes peep
ing out from under the warm hood. Think
how ;sice of moonlight night, piping cold,
to race that pretty one far out from the
crowd, with an arm around her waist to
keep her from falling, and the gentle motion
on skates fairly Intoxicating you with hea-
Evenly rapture. Go away with your pa' lor
courting, when the house clock must be
| mutilad, and where the old folks will keep
| both ears open to catch the advance guard
of cupid stolen kiss. Give us the ice,
the bracing air, and the embracing arm to
guard us from danger. AS pipes the cold
outside, so burns the love within. Away
from the noisy crowd, with none but the
moon to look down and smile approval =
who would not do their courtins on tn G
ice? .....
The above is tie poetry Of skating with
the ladies. Here is the prose, by the editor
of tie Poughkee2sie Daily Journal, who
ha, been giving some directions to ladies
attempting to skate:
You will make dash at the ice, and will
| instantly find yourself fiat on your back,
with your heels in the air, and your back
| comb sma> he'd to flinders against the ice.--
Having got one foot under yon, ard nearly
placed the lher in the same position, both
will ssddenly start off like a shot, and you
will be reduced 10 the necessity Of deposit
ing Yourself 'sbump" on the ice, wlrie your
toes will stick up side By side, staring you
in the face in a very comical manner.
You will try again, and in an excess OF
caution t, prevent the skates from sliding
out forward, will cause them to take an op'
poste direction, and as quick as lightning
YOU will find yourself lit on your face
Advancing more cautiously the ~ xt time
you venture out again and regain the mid
die of The ice, When, as you begin to exni'
in your profcience, your feet wt:i commence
to part company gradually, working out
sideways. The agoniz!ng su'pen-e OF such
, moment can only beappreciated by per-
son who has trusted his weight to two saw.
logs in the water, and with one foot upor
each, sees them gradually recede from eaci
other until he drops helpless into the oolt
bath beneath. Yet come down as before
only ssa little more so" and instantly be
come convinced that every bone in You
} body is broken, and that skating is hum
bug
4 After onr lady pupils have gone throusl
with this experience, the result Of thei
rashness, if they will procure the assistance
of gentleman, and push out confidently
} they will do well.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

THE POPULATION OF MExlCo-Thoso who
are in favor of spreading our institutions
over Mexico, who, by-the-by are those who
believe particularly in the superiority of the
white or Caucasian race. shoulI look at the
mixed people we should bring. into he Union
on as citizens, or quasi-citizeus, before push
ing the annexation project to its consumma-
ton. The population of Mexico is consti-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

nw-Senator jeff. Davis is dissatisfied with
the Democracy. He don't know how it hap
pens, but he declared, in the Senate, the other
day, that"a certain portion of the party seem
always to me, some how or other, to get
seduced into the camp of the enemy"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATEs.--The forlorn and
greedy Democracy of Iowa are already agi-
tated about their candidates for State officers
next October They might as well rest easy
and save their time and money for something
more profitable than an attempt to wheedle
the people of this State into the idea that they
had better return to Democratic rule. The
Davenport Democrat says the following per-
sons are talked of by their Democratic friends
with view to nomination for the several
State offices
For Governor, we have heard of the Hon.
G. W. Jones, Hon. A. G. Dodge, Hon. Ben.
NJ. Samuels, of Dubuque, Judge Mason, of
Des Moines, M. L. Fisher, of Clayton, and
several others.
ForLieutenant Governor George Gillaspy,
of Wapello, Col. Babbit, of Pottawattomie, D..
II. Solomon, of Mills, E. W. Eastman, of
Hardin, j. F. Duncombe, of Webster, ID. o.
Finch, James M. Elwood, of Polk, and Judge
Lefingwell, Of Clinton.
For Judges-J. G. Hall, of Des Moines,
Ed Johnston, of Lee, Curtis Bates, of Polk,
Judge Grant, of Scott, Chas. Mason, of Des
Moines, Judge Wilson, of Dubuque.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

SENDING NEWSPAPERS AND PAMPHLETS TO
EURoPE.--Persons who send newspapers aud
pamphlets to Europe, should be careful not
to enclose them in wrappers, as it suIje
them to letter postage, generally so high
that the papers are refused by the persons
to whom they are directed. 4 gentleman,
just returned from Edgland, informs US, says
the Philadelphia Ledger, that he saw bas-
kets of American newspapers and pamph-
lets in ore of the English Post-oifi ,cs which
are thrown ile on this account. Ii the
newspapers are tied around with Il piece
of twine or cord, they will 60 as well as in
a wrapper, and the postage is then the ordi-
nary price for papers. The fact that many
newspapers and amphlets fail to reach per-
sons ia England and France, to whom they
are directed, may be accounted for in this
wAV.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

OLD VlRGINIA.-The Richmond Enquirer,
the old organ of the Democratic party and
the mouth piece of Governor Wise, says that
in order to carry Virginia it will be neces-
sary for the Democracy 'to repudiate the
message of President Buchanan" This is
the last kick at the dead lion.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

TIE Pacific RAHRoAD.-While in the
lower house Of Congress, the select committee
On the Pacific Railroad have determined to
report the Northern route bill Of Mr. Curtis,
of Iowa-without the slightest expectation of
passing it-in the Senate, Mr.. Gwin is
endeavoring to galvanize new life into his
defeated bill, and bring it up again, without
the slightest prospect of meeting with better
fate than it met with before. This measure
is virtually dead for this session.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

The African slave trade and the acqui-
sition of Cuba will become, though they are
not now, the absorbing issues in the South
The large body of conservative Southernmen
have now an influence, but tits on the decline,
and they must be overwhelmed by the clamor
of the demagogues. 7rs
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

A POSTAL PRoposITIoN.-Mr. English, of
Indiana, chairman of the committee of pos
tai affairs in the House, is disposed to en-
cumber the dissemination of intelligence
through the press. He has introduced bill
requiring publishers of newspapers to pay
the same rates of postage on exchange pa
pers as are paid by newspaper subscribers.
The effect of this would be an enhanced tax
on intelligence, inasmuch as publishers
would be obliged to increase the price Of
their publications.. 1t would not affect the
makers Of newspapers, but the consumers Of
them. We do not appreherd that the bill
will pass. 1t went to the committee of the
whole by vote Of GS to Sc.
An EXAMPLE FOR YoUNG MEN.-Ex- Gov
error Andrew johnson, recently elected to
the United States Senate from tennessee,
is a tailor by trade, and learned the rud-
ments of his education from his wife, and at,
such intervals Of time as he could snatch
from his daily labor. lie is scarcely fifty
years Of age, and has worked his way, step
by step, secoud to that Of the presidency,
under great Disadvantages. This is one of
the beauties of our true republican form of
government--the highest office may be at
tanned by the hum5lest citizen, and the ex-
ample of Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, should
encourage every youth in tAe land to hon
orable ambition.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

vinegar held in the mouth, will relieve the
severest toothache in q short time.
q AnoAer.--It is said that roasted onion
beunasupon the wrist, on the pulse, will
sstopssthe ri 1t inveterate toothache in a
Very few n,ihptes. Worth trying. ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

!. low TO PRoNoUNcE THEM.-The follow
ing is said to be the correct pronunciation
Of various geographical names in the South
west, which are frequently mentioned in
tho newspapers ,g-s
Mohave- No -ha-vy. Tejon- hone.
Albuquerque Albu-ker-ky. Tulare- Tu-
larry. San joaquin San wa'k.in. Rio
GraIde-Reeo Grandy. Del Nor,e-Del
Nor-ty. Santa Fe-San-t ..-g
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

ions in Iowa, we will just state that, during
the last season of navigation, nearly 400, 900
bushels wheat were shipped from this port
alone, and during the present winter nearly
$4,000 hogs have been packed at this place.
1t is calculated that the surplus pork crop of
Iowa, this season, will yield to our farmers
nearly two million dollars. A large number
of cattle have also been shipped from Iowa
the past few months, tofeed the people of the
east. How, then, can the writer of the above
veracious epistle say the people of iowa have
mo meat ?"
We never heard of Mr.. Wilson before, and
do not know whether he is myth or a veri-
table son Of the Old Keystone, longing for the
iiesh-pots Of his native Egypt. His appeal is
a pathetic one, and We doubt not the phan-
thropic and generous hearted citizens of Col
umbus City will Immediately make up "a
pony purse" and present it to him, SO that
he may return to his hearts desire.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11
WWe copy from the New York Inde-
pendent the following notice of new railroad

wWe copy from the New York Inde-
pendent the following notice of new railroad
enterprise:
New RAILROAD ENTERPR1sE--All new rail
road projects are not dead. We notice two
enterprises which have taken decided hold
One projected by Gen. Ward, of Pennsylvania
called the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road Company, of which he is President. 1t
runs from Little Valley, on the Erie Railroad,
forty miles from Dunkirk, southwest across
the State of Pennsylvania to Crestline, in
Ohio. This new line is an extension of the
Erie Road from New York. The Atlantic
and Great Western Railroad is being built by
English capital. Mr.. Cunard, the English
engineer, has surveyed the ground, in com
pany with the agent Of the London capitalists,
and returned home last Wednesday, in the
steamer Asia, to render his report. Onc-half
of the line is already graded.
The other project is the American Central
Railroad, to extend from Salem, on the pro-
iected Atlantic and Great Western Road, due
west to New Boston, on the Mississippi,
opposite Iowa, forty miles south of Davenport,
in that State One hundred and twenty miles
out of one hundred and fifty-fv from Salem
to Fort Wayne, Ind, are already graded and
ready for the iron, and some thirty miles of
ties have been delivered At present, this
project, which runs through three States, is
divided between three companies, hereafter to
be amagamated. r. C. Schenck, formerly
Member of Congress, and our EmbassadOr to
Spain, is President of the line in Illinois and
Indiana, and R. G. Pennington is President
of the line in Ohio.
This, taken in connexion with the fact of
the proposition before the Illinois Legisla-
ture to change the terminus of the Air Line
from New Boston to Muscatine, referred to
by US few days since, looks as though
there was reality in the movement, and
that the "American Central Railroad"
would soon be before the people. That
Muscatine is the most practicable and desir-
able point in Iowa for the terminus of the
Great Wide Guage route there is no doubt,
and its projectors have made that discovery
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

TOUCHING SCENE. The Macon Journal
and Messenger says "A short time since,
Miss Mary Ann Gum, aged 16 or II, pup
at the Institute for the blind in this city,
somewhat suddenly deceased. She had re-
Gently embraced religion, and during the
lucid illness, expressed herself willing to
die-indeed anxious to depart and be with
Christi" She gave directions in regard o
her funeral obSequies desired the Rev. Dr..
Boiling to preach her funeral and that the
"Night of the Grave'' and Mt. Vernon"
should be sung by her associates on tie oc-
casion. The funera! scene was one of touch
ing, thrilling interest. Around the cold re-
mains Of the departed We're grouped her
sorrowing, sightless, comp' mons, singing
the favorite requems of one they had never
seen, but had learned to love, and whose
voice was missed from its wonted' place,
aud whose eyes, though never permitted to
look upon the brightness of the earth, were
now unvailed and permitted to gaze with
rapture and delight on the urdilnmed
giories Uf t! e spirit wurd, with the
saints in lilht'-now minglins her Voice
with theirs in the song of redemption. How
awfuly mysterious mu such an event be
to one born blind, and VIII has ueyer 10 k.d
upon the cold, inaaimiase ,rln, the winding
sheet, the coffin, the tomb F! .-. .-..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-11

PENALTY FOR SLAVE TRADING. During
one OF the recent debates in Congress, it
was suggested by Southern man, HAT it
might lave the effect to lessen tie slave
trade ii the penalties relating thereto should
be somewhat modified. at present the pun
ishment for capturing negroes upon the AZ
rican coast and importing them int, the
United States, is death. No one do BITS
that hundreds are SO captured and enslaysls
every year, and that Of the numerous cap
talns and crews of apptr,nt slavers who
have been taken into custody, fair show
were guilty; yet no execution has taken
place since the enactment of the statute.
and probably none ever will. The crew of
the ship Echo were without cavl guilty of
pIracy, according to the letter of tile law,
yet Charleston Grand Jury refused to in
dict them. The Captain of the same craft
IS to be put upon his trial at Key Wet, yet
in all likelihood he will be acquitted The
officers and crew of the ship v anderer have
been undergoing sort of examination or
trial in the Georgia courts, but whatever the
finding may be, not soul of them will
stretch hemp for his crime. 1t avould be
better so to moderate the terms of punish
ment that when the guilty parties are ar.
ralgned, the administrators of justice shall
not be appalled, from the discharge OF tt cir
duty by the extreme measure of the penalty.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

MADAME LOLA MoSTEz was one of the notorie-
ties of London, when the last steamer left Her
discourses on Men and Manners in the United
States the journals there describe as piquant;
but judging by the slight sketches of them
which have reached this country, we should say
they are very Trollopy. Here:is specimen of
some of the kind of things she is pleased to say
of the Yankees:
Fashion. she said, possessed an unlimited con-
troll in England and America, where it extended
to every department of life, even to morality
itself. and to religion sometimes; but she thought
fashion was more powerful at present in the
United States than in England; indeed there
was no portion of the world where its sway was
moro universal or absolute than in the States
Madame declared that nowhere else had she
seen piety and religion so amazingly dependent
upon fashion as in that country.
Guess Lola, when she was here, was not in
the habit much of going among ''piety" or ire
ligion". of any kind; but even If she did, Nc
further guess. her education, habits, and train
ing. did not over well qualify her to be judge
of the article.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

Mr.. PREscorT's sUccEssoR-Prcscott's HistO.
ry of Philip the Second, of which three volumes
have appeared, will be completed by Mr. Kirk,
his amapuensis, to whom the blind historian thus
expresses his obligations in the preface to the
first volume of the work:
"Iu the earlier parts of this preface have
made the acknowledgements due for assistance
have received in the collection of my materials;
and must not now conclude without recording
my obligations Of another kind to two of my
personal friends -lMr. Charles Folsom, the
learned librarian of the Boston Atheneum,
who has repeated the good Offices he had before
rendered me in revising my manuscript for the
iarity with the history and language of modern
Europe has greatly aided me in the prosecution
of my researches, while his sagacious criticism
has done me no less service in the preparation
of these volumes"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

MICHAEL PHELAN, the billiard player who
challenged the world for $4,000, mas met new
competitor, who has accepted the challenge
one George Seereiter ofDetroit, young German.
The New York Correspondent of the Charleston
Mercury says:
"He is certainly novice in making matches.
Noticing Phelan's challenge he sent 81 900 to a
friend in this city, and then.notiied him that it
was placed there ready to be covered In his
letter he said he would plny the game at Detroit,
in six weeks time, and that it was to be the four
ball American game of 1000 points. He thus
dictated all the terms and Conditions. Phelan
in reply, stated that he was perfectly willing to
play game with Seeriter. But, that in making
such "a match, the precedents established in
such cases, should be strictly adhered to. He,
therefore, suggested that Seereiter and himself
should each appoint friend, who should select
third person as stakeholder aud umpire, and
that, to avoid disputes hereafter, the conditions
should be committed to writing. Seereiter, in
making his terms to Phelan, said that he would
allow him 800 to pay his expenses in going
from New York to Detroit, remaining there, &c
Phelan says it must be 81 900. If Seereiter will
come to New York and play, he will readily al
low him $1,000. If the friends of the Detroit
player really mean play as the sporting men
say, great billiard match will take place about
March or April"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

A GREAT MEDICINE FOR FENXLEs!- Hundreds
of stimulants have been invented and sold, pur-
porting 20 be specific in the various diseases
ind arrangements to which the delicate form of
woman renders her subject. The result of all
these stimulants has been to impart Dl0mentGry
detirity to the nervous system, and false vigor
ded by u depression and prostration greater
than before; and the repeated attempts Ofinva-
lids to build themselves up by these fake rene
dies, have finally ended in destroying what little
vital organization was left. But in using Bar
hGUe's Holland BitteTS" you will find no such
disastrous results. 1t is purely vegetable
compound. prepared on strictly scientific princi-
pies, after The manner of the celebrated Holland
Professor, Bprhaye. Under its influence erery
nerve and muscle receives new strength and
vigOr, appetite and sleep return, and finally,
perfect health. See advertisement in another
column
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12
inry againt the accuser.

It is stated in recent issue of the Toledo
(ohiO) Blade, that drove of 5000 geese inten-
ded for the New York market, were seen at
Winchester few days before. The owner had
driven into one car the number of 1900, paying
from 10 to 30 cents each as freight. The cal
culation of the owner was, that the feathers
would pay him for his outlay in raising them
aud getting them to msrket, and that the pro-
ceeds of the carcasses would be clear profit.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

singular trial is going on at Springfield
Mass, based on the fact that % years ago cti-
zen of that county had horse badly disfigured
by some person who escaped detection. Recent
ty. two old residents of that place having quar-
relied, one has charged the other with having
done this mutilation in his presence while both
of them were young men, in 1887. Upon this
the owner of the horse has instituted civil suit
for damages against the person charged with the
offence, and the latter has made complaint for
perjury againt the accuscr.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

A young lad while skating on the Connect
cut river, between Springfield and ChicOpee, and
drawing girl on sled afser him, skated into
an air hole and both went under water. BY
their own presence of mind, and with the assis-
lance of some companions, they were rescued
The little girl kept her mouth shut, as she re-
membered her mother told her people in the
water should, and, although senseless when res.
cued, thus avoided any material i'll effects.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

A new gun has been invented in England and
was recently tested at Sheerness. It's project
ing power completely distances that of any piece
of thirty three degrees it has sent thirty two,
pound shot distance of 1900 yards, or moro
than i've miles. The same range has been at
tained by a o FOUNDER weighing 10 cwt., of
similar construction.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

Tne tobacco crop of the United States for the
year 1855 is put down in the circulars ofthe
large dealers at 100000 hhds., of which $1,000
were grown in Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
souri,. 60, 900 in Virginia, 10000 in Maryland,
and $1,000 in Ohio. The market is now well
supplied, the stocks in the United States and
European ports being 81. 4es hhds. against 3d..
457 last year.