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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
ADVERTISEMENT

To The CoNGREGA1I NAL CHURCH OF MUs,ATINB
-Ds.r Brethren No outstanding the District
Court Of Muscatinr has decided tho suit yor
brought against me the second inns to your r. buk'
ana dshon,r, still hold cat to you that VII
ply the old assessment claim of some 5000 t. you
will vet give me cfeditable let er to the Presby
terian Church, and copfess the enormous sih you
committed in sending me the FOLLOWING singu al
and unusual letter: st
Tie REGArIoNAL CHURCH OF MUscATIsR TO
THE PIX sBYTeRIAN CnURcu :-BrethreA This csr-
titles ut ,Brnth.r Az,t Farnsworen, up 10 ABOUT
the Goth of January, ives a member IN regular
standing in this Church; sine, which time b. nae
absented himself from our meetings and worship.
put as no steps Tor his discipline have ye' bean
taken, and he now requosts letter OF disinission
ar d reccomme dation to you, the Church have
voted the same, When received by you his partic-
uiar relation to US will be considered at an end
Wishing you GRACE, mercy and peace, am
YOURS in behalf Of the Church. a&
Signed, ABB. MaBiNs, Cierf.
April Gath, 1858.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
ma The author Of "Daily Eeauty, >

@The author Of "Daily Eeauty,"
in the last Atlantic Monthly, speaking
Of matrimonial shows, says: 4
s'Any woman will break her neck to
see tive people, for whom she does not
care hair pin, stand up, one in white
and the other in black, and humble s
few words that she knows by heart, and
then take position at the end Of room,
and have 'soelety' parade up to them
by solemn little corporals with white
fayors, and then file off to the rear for
rations Of Perigord pie and champagne.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
INDIAN So MINER.

Thore IS time, Just when the frost
Prepares to pave old Winters way,
When autumn in . feverie ios-,
Ire mellow day time dreams away;
When Summer coues, in musing mind,
) Ta giz. once more on hill and deli, y
To mark how many shcaves they bind,
y. And see If they are rip: ned we'll. ~
With b.lmy breath she whispers low &
y The dying flowers look up and give Z
Their sw ,etest incens, ere they 90,
4 For Ter who made their beauties live.
She on, srs meath the wood land 5 shade,
- ,nerszcphyrs lift her lingering leaf,
!, And bar it gently where are laid - go. -
80, The loved and Lost ones of its grief.
tAtlast old Autumn. rising, lakes So :
80, His .scepter and his throne; y -s.'. !.
With boistercus hand the tree he shak'
n sInleut in gathering all his own. ="
a. Sweet summer. sigai ng, flies the plain,
-. And waiting Winte-, gaunt and grim
Sees miser Autumn hoard his grain,
"a And smi 'es to think it's all for him.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

in the, to q lawyer, best part IF q good
or,bad case, perception of a, snug
fee, they were determined MOTTO give
it up, but vent 70 work in earnest to
bring about o reunion Of the now am !
|AienI and long Host couple, for lost.
they really were to, each other This
was easily affected, aslboth parties had
never married again, although both
supposed each other long since dead.
lItseems that soon after the enlistment
lof Mr.. Crull, Mrs. Crull finding it
(diffcult to support herself and her two
1small children, one babe, removed
| to another part Of the State, and there
hearing that her husband was killed,
4 made no further efforts to learn Of him.
land he, after his discharge, returned
to the town where he formerly resided,
and was there told that his wife and
children had moved away and since
4 died.sVa Believing himself alone in The
!, world, he left forever his old residence
\ and associates and took up his abode
in Jefferson County, N. Y, where hi
has since resided, ever cherishing IL
fond remembrance his now, to him, for
ever lost family. After years Of hare
/ toll, and successful effort, and MARI
! age Of her only daughter, Mrs. T Crall
. in company with her son and son. IN
|law, moved to this State and settled il
Wapello, Louisa Co., where she ha
t. since resided in the family of ne
y daughter. :, 2''
,ttT A few days since Mr.. Crull arrive
p in Wapello, eager to see her, whom h
t had mourned as dead, and once agai
his children. But what
e change forty seven years had; brougt
{ about Himself and wife then young
d now old, his children, whom he onl
d recollected as mere play things, no1
j, looking almost as old as himself. An
d. when broughtinto each others presenc
i, the old man looked in vain for som
n familiar mark or tone to distinguish ii
= early partner of his bosom, whose-sa
le cred memory half a century had faile
). to extinguish. A formal introductlo
Il was needed to acquaint those VII
!? should have spent their lives togethe
RI Times e6acing fingers had pressed le'
1t heavily upon the old man, and the di
y eyes Of his wife could family discel
!, some traces of the .manly bearing =
him she wed long years ago. Burllns
u tom HaaUkeye.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

Some time during the month Of Feb
ruary last, Messrs. Shepard & Overton
Attorneys at Law in this city, were
applied to by son of Mrs. Crull, O
Louisa county in this State, to, if pos
sible, obtain for her dowery in certain
lands, supposed to be part Of the Mil.
itary Tract in the State Of Illinois
This tract Of land, the reader will rec.
ollect, embraces part Of the western
part Of that state, and was set apart by
the U. S., as part compensation to the
soldiers Of the war Of 1872. That hel
husband was soldier in that war,
having enlisted in the army while on a
visit Of business to the city Of Phila.
delphia, his residence being a few miles
out of the city, and in the State of
Pennsylvania. Since his enlistment
Mrs. Crull has heard nothing from him,
except mere rumor that he was killed
in an engagement with the enemy, near
Lake Champlain, and as Mrs. Crull
had never married again, she would,
as widow, be entitled to at least a
dowery in any lands her husband might
be entitled to as such soldier. Messrs.
S. & O. Immediately set to work to
find the land to which her right Of
dowery would attach. After q long
and thorough search among govern
ment, State and county records, they
ascertained that the land in question
was situated in Hancock county, Him
OILS, and that it had been entered with a
land warrant by Mr.. Crull himself in
the year 1913; thus plainly showing
that he was not killed, asreported, and
that perhaps he might still be alive
They consequently set about fading the
lost man. This, as may be imagined,
was no small task. The government.
records at Washington showed that he
had served his country faithfully during
the war, and at its close had been hon-.
orably discharged. A land warrant
had been issued to and located by him,
as before stated that during the same
year he sold his certificate Of entry to
q man living in the northern part Of the
State Of New York. But no further
trace Of him could they make out
from government or county records, as
his wife nor any other Of his acquain-
tances had ever heard from him fur
Their than the records showed it seem
ed pretty clear that he was not alive.
But his death was not sufficiently es-
for their purpose. Messrs.
s. & O. addressed letters to their nu-
merous correspondents in the States Of
New York and Vermont, near where
Crull;s company would be likely 10
nave been stationed during the war,
making inquiries for him. Among the
many answers received by them, was
,ne from Irwin w. Near, ESQ.,, Of
Clayton, Jefferson Co., N. Y, contain
ng q letter from the long lost man,
Eating that he was yet alive and in
,ocd health, and was surprised and
learly overcome with joy to learn that
lis wife and children were still alive.
This settled the question Of the dow
:, as well as the receiving by Messrs.
!. & o., the fees for obtaining il, for1
lrs. Crull. Although disappointedfl
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

GolNG SOUTH. The burglars who reccr tly
committed number of daring depredations in this
city appear to be to getting into the custody
of Marshal Dill or Sheriff Gordon, and are vending
their way to more genial cline. The keokuk
Gate city records number of daring burglaries in
that place, no doubt by the same gang The dwell
incs of Gov Lowe, Mr. Eaton and MIR. Kilbourne,
and the store of Mr. Copelin were entered by night
the thieves carrying OFF several small amounts of
money, with some clothing and provisions. Gov.
Lowe was awakened and pursued one of the Williams,
Int could not catch him. Mr.. kilbourne also OBJ
served the thief enter his bedroom, seize his watch
and pantaloons and decamp Mr.. X. gave chase,
barefoot and in his night-clothes, and ran some
distance but the thief was too nimble on foot for
him. The pantaoons were afterwards found but
about s27 in money was missing. The Gate City
SAYS number of suspicious characters passed down
in skiif on Sunday last, with lot of stolen prop
erty everal officers went in pursuit.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

REUNION OF MAN AND WIFE AFTER SEPARATION
OF OVER FoRTY-SEvEN YEARS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

In SCOTS novel, sold Mortality
the character Of "John Balfour Of Bur
ley," so strongly depicted, is fair pro-
totype Of that Of John Brown. Be-
lieving himself chosen instrun ent in
Gods providence for great and spe-
cial work called to that work by spe-
cial interposition driven to phrenzy by
the strong hand Of the oppressor hiding
in wilds and Businesses from pursuit ;
buoyed up on the other hand by the in
sane idea which pervaded his mind ;
earnest and wild. Such was John Bal
four as drawn by Walter Scott Such,
in the main feature of his character,
is John Brown of Kansas. Possessed
by fanaticism which has overthrown
his mental balance, it rendered him, as
to the class Of subjects engaging his
attention for years, a monomaniac.
In this opinion, neither hastily form
ed nor lightly uttered, we believe the
good sense Of most thinking pc pie,
North and South, will ultimately con-
cur. His epitaph may not be written
now; his errors or decisions are too fresh
and conspicuous let those who che ose
stone him as murderer or traitor. We
have no earthly doubt, the man is, and
for months has been lunatic on that
subject; not, in contemplation Of law
or reason, criminal.
OF John Brown, let us say this in
conclusion the rather, because he is
now under odiun, as all insurgent and
a raitor. Whatever his decisions were,
no Drawer or truer S irit lives on Gods
earth NO more sterling and genuine
,iece of manhood exists than he. To
him, more than to any one hundred
men in the country, is the fact to be
attributed, that Kansas is free State
To-day !; let not that be forgotten in
our estimate of the man, bis motives
and his life.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
~ ssYes, my dear. think on the day
that you ascend I will marry Sarah In

., '.s;Yes, my dear. i think on the day
that you ascend I will marry Sarah In
grant," edtsassaas1 ID
"What! that good for. nothing, silly, j
empty-headed old maid, the mother of
my children! WHAT, -s.ssa s' 81 AU)
"Well, my dear, it seems to be the
best I can do! I don't want to leave
my business to 60 counting, and she,
win have me, I knows I,s5sG
q ono doubt! Oh you great brutal,
.hateful-''. n5mi y s'aassls sst) as'sS
t"Stop, my dear, don't Az into afu-,
ry. We will try to spend our last week
in happiness. Oh, BY the way, I've y, 2
proposition to make" .es9.sa ~:
i.ssGo on, sir! Don't spare me!'as {
"Ah yes that is the very thing | wish
to do. I know your mind is entirely
engrossed with your ascension, and
wish to spare you the care Of the house
Suppose you invite Sarah here to-mor-
row, to spend the week!'' sIv :
sWhat?' Z, =.
ssThen I can arrange our matrimo
NAL preparations in the evening, while
you are at Lecturer * sss {
assWhat?' c.5 asl-a ...' atiT& 80.
, .ssAnd you can leave the house inhe
! charge all day. That will give yo'
\ plenty Of time togo out, and she cal
lioorn tho w,us ohout the housa0
J essWhat?" aSaSst - . sssses
, ...And, my dear, one little favor. l
I may be the last ! shall ever ask. Sta,
at home one or two days, won't you
e and show her round, where you kee
" things and 50 on, 50 that she won
have any trouble Of keeping order at
a ter you 90. You will do this to oblig
u me, won't you?" l-a q :.
e Mrs. Peters, for an answer, role
up the ascension robe into q ball an
J fred it at Joe. The cotton, scissors
work basket and table cloth followe
e this missile in such rapid succession
that he was unable even to fly. The
), Maria's rage found vent in words. !,
" $50! You and Sarah! That's tn
P reason you whistled when you came
% You will be very glad to have me te
!, you to go and marry her, won't yos
e No doubt Of it! Bnt. you shan't hay
l. the chance! You shan't have tn;
= qualification! will stay, if it is onl
e to spite you! I won't 60! tell 20,
c MIR. Peters, I won't go!"
"But, my dear, you must 60 it yo
u are come for?' s 8-fl
"Iwon't go!' s.sg g g &C.
a 'sBut consider, my dear!''
..el 81 won't co." r
II ssBut what will Sarah Think" al
"Sarah! Don't dare to, mentio
J Sarah to me again! I!-I!-I!-
le am fairly choking" and the little w
g man threw herself into a chair, in a
~ of Mysteries. "a = &.
rs Next morning Mr.. Peters met FRI
Of in the street. #& = -
'p] "Well, old boy, how gees it,"
Il. . erred" was the reply, 81 am II
}! happiest man in the world! l have
< gained my wife and domestic peac
and got rid Of a busy, tattling old mai
who, under the pretence of loving n
wife, was everlastingly interfering
- all our household arrangements"
81 sThen Mrs. Peters will not ascend!
ono. If Sarah is to be my secol
at wife, and step-mother to my chlldre
Mrs. Peters has concluded that s.
- won't go!''
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
w AGONS, PLOWS
BuSSieS and Carriages.

~ HAVING purchasedc$RL
N.Y. T. D. o hn n - 8zEa8s2Ee
- 49, stock of
BUGGlES, CARRIAGES 4 MATERIALS
We are now preparing, with com etent workmen
to de all kinds of york in the above line, both in
new " ork and repairing.
Wealso have on hand full assortment Of Lum-
Der Wagons of our own manufacture, which We are
selling at very low prices Also, COED lot Of
Flows at low figures.
All kinds of Jobbing and Repairing done at short
notice and at prices in keeping with the times.
Thankful for past favors, we hope by close atten
tion to business, to N crit and receive continu
anco Of the same.
july12-dawtf AMENT l. McMURRY.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

'In the first place, -Coppic is not an orphan, as
his mother lives not over seven miles from ahis
place. In the second place, he has always been con-
sidered here as respectable and fine young man !;
aad in regard to going to Kansas at the beginning
of troubles there, il is also u mistake. | don't
think he was ever with Brown while he was rum
ming off slaves from Missouri He is a native of
Salem, Ohio, and that is the only statement made
by said correspondent that there is any tru h in.
He is relation of mine but he is of respe table
family, and knowing the circumstances myself, l
think it nothing more than justice to refute the
charges made against him as tar as know them to
be wrong" -f
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

EDWIN CoPPlo. W. Lowrey writes from
West Liberty, in this county, to the Chicago Press
and Tribune that the statements OF correspondent
of the n. 7. Tribune from Salem q concerning
this young man are incorrect, except In one partic
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

The CHIN1oUY MISSION in alluding to some fur
Their importunute begging of this 'missioa,' (Which
we are informed is in illinois,) New York paper.
which had been desired to call attention to these
repeated and again renewed claims says Mon
seur Tonson has come again We think it rather
strange if there shoud be in neighbor state IN
northern Illinois Il ankakee is. We believe. the
locus IN qu0-a community of such unfortunates as
these 'Cnniquy mission people are so often and SO
pathetcally described to be. s.aff
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L O.C AL NEW s..


posed Of his saddle and harness mandatory to Il.
S. Compton, who will continue the business, with
Thos Melville in charge OF the mechanical depart
ment. . "a - tf"sss a E'fs5uH 4sHs'@S6
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.--Dr. Joel Hough-
ton was admitted to the practice of law at the term
OF the District Court just closed We believe it Is
not bis intention to relinquish his medical practice
for the law at present. - see "a 5sasis :,
'7T.laT EI.ista = cel b. N2s ta8 III gel II =
: sGsy among tho list OF patents announced
as issued from the u 5. Patent Office for the week
ending Nov. lstis the following: 80 4
.Ws H.. Bitter, of Muscatine, Iowa, for improved
arrangement OF devices ir shingle machines .a.s
CuANGE OF TIME.--We learn that a change
of the railroad timetable is to take effect on Mon
day next, but have received no official notification
of the fact, The timetable Of last winter, we un'
derstand, is to be resumed by which the mail train
will arrive from the East at II O'clock instead OF
| $50, as at present No more than one train per
day is to be rum and the time Of departure for the
will East be unchanged. ,+s8aslrYs 50 ds
| CT Dr. Houghman, Of Nashville, Tenn,
the skifu oculist and aurst, is in the city, as
VIII be seen by his advertisement in another col
umn. In his treatment of all chronic diseases, both
of males and females, the Doctor has practiced in
years. He brings the highest testimonials Of his
skill All those afflicted should not fail to call as
soon as possible. 500 \.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-07-27
Delusion Smith of Oregon.

Another great light Of the Democracy
has been snuffed ont. United States Sen
ator Delazon Smith, better known for near
II twenty years as ''Delusion' Smith,
whose term expired last March, intended to
be reelected by the Oregon legislature, but
though the party had forty-thrcc out of the
fifty members, and though Delusicn obtain
ed the caucus nomination by % TO q, his
opponents. joining the Republicans, preyen-
ted a joint convention.
There was a little scene between Senator
Hale and Delusion last winter, which is too
good to be LOST, and which we have never
seen reported. Senator Hale vas opposing
an appropriation for Indian war expenses
to Oregon. and mentioned that a gentleman
from Washington territory had heard it re-
marked there that money WIS scarce and
times hard, and that they would never be
better until they got up an Indian war, and
the federal government disbursed some cash.
Delus;on, whose little body gives nc more
indication Of his enormous brazen voice
than a frog S, rose in great wrath, de-
MED tie truth Of the story, and demanded
the name of MIR. Hale 8 informcnt. Mr..
Hale demurcd. and was unwilling to I'M
barrass the unknown gentleman; but"
said he, suppose We call him Jones, or
Smith, or something Of that sort"
Delusion-..Mr. President. that il an
evasion. The Senator knows that Smith
Is no name.
Mr.. Halc-(With solemn anxiety
Mr.. President: can this be true? Is
Smith no name at all? Is it possible
that VIC have been laboring under a delusiou
al this w~hile?"-Harttord Press, July u.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-07-27
What a Millionaire Pays for his Board
and Clothes.

John Jacob Astor used to say, that all
he GOT for taking care of his immense
property was his board and clothes. One
of the solids in our own city fares no
better, and yet he counts his wealth by
millions. Mr.. LOngworth gets his clothes
and board only-and nearly every man has
the same-and yet he paid into the county
treasury last year. in the way of taxes,
the sum of s36.570 sc. Rather expen-
sire board and clothing.
The extent of Mr.. Longworth's property
may be judged by the number Of pieces
of real estate which he owns in this city
alone. In looking over the tax duplicates,
yesterday. We found hat he was assessed
upon three hundred and sixty-six pieces
Of property, in his own name, within the
city limits, and that he paid the taxes up
on forty six other lots which have been
leased. Four hundred and twelve houses
and lots, and vacant lots, in all
The total value of this property now
can hardly be estimated. Six years ago,
in 1858, when the last valuation Of real
estate was made for assessment purposes,
the 500 lots footed up an aggregate of
Sl,34S,73O! \ portion of the lots have
doubled in price since their last valuation,
and others have advanced two hundred per
cent. in value. Many have doubtless re-
manned at about the same figures as in
1858. His present residence on Fike St,
4" Belmont Place" is put down on the tax
roll at SIS7, 300.
In addition to his property inside the
corporation, he OWNS a considerable amount
the city limits. His personal prop
crty is taxed at sI53.340. To look after
all these houses and lands-to watch the
titles and pay the taxes-to. receive the
rents and the thousand grievances of dis
satisfied tenants-furnishes labor sufic-
lent, and hard labor, too, for even an en-
~Jerseyman. Our western Million
aire certainly earns his bread and clothes.
Cincinnati Gazette.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-07-27
A Touching Incident.

At the Masonic Festival in Medina, on
June 9th, there was a banquet in the
evening. Among those present was Ossian
+. Dodge. who, of course. was called on to
SIM. The some he selected was the Snow
Storm" written by Seba Smith. Mr..
Dodge. before singing the song, narrated the
incident to which it related. In the year
1921, Mrs. Blake, with her husband and
child, were crossing the Green Mountains
during a snow storm, and lost their way.
When discovered by some persons in search
OF them, Mrs. Blake was frozen to death,
and Mr.. Blake almost unconscious. Near
the dead body of Mrs. Blake was a little
hillock Of snow, on removing which was
found a bundle, which. when unwrapped,
was found to contain the babe, alive and
well. wrapped in the clothing the mother
had taken from her own person. When
taken up. the child looked into the face of
its rescuer and smiled.
During the SINGING of the piece, a gen.
tleman and lady in the audience were deep
ly affected. and wept copiously. The ma
jority of the audience sympathized with
the couple. and wept also. The gentleman
was the Hon. H. G.. Blake, son Of her who
had persisted in the snow. and the brother
Of the babe, and the lady was his wife
CIec. ReraM.