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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-11
a. RAIN DRILL.

Fer its regularity seeding WHEAT RYE OATS BARLEY TIMOTHY
SEEDas durability and
has been exced State where it has been
introduced
taken the First Premium at the Ohio State Fair for three
awarddte Silver Pitcher
Also the Illinois Mryland Stale
of which conclusive evidence of its merits.
GEO. B. EDGAR FOL
south Of 3d. Walnut Street. Muscatine Iowa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-11
'That are friends indeed,
Because friends in need"

Don't ask favors, then. Rely upon
your own efforts, 60 ahead, and if
sometimes embarrassed, and a. whole
souled man comes along and offers the
helping hand, do not let a foolish, mis-
taken pride, not Of independence, pre-
vent you from cordially and gratefully
accepting the proffered aid, and be
ready to prove your appreciation Of his
kindness by doing him a good turn the
first opportunity that occurs.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04

yasaed snS Caused much excitement Alrpg .he after
DOCn and eyesIng.
Among the developments made ou;s,de ~ss the pro
ducou Of letter WI iieo BY Gov. VIZ. of sngui. to
W,se urges upon the Democrats of New York tn advc
cb,e the Dstiict system o e!ectlng te ega g., bat
aibg 10 tBst snd III securing deieg s'ioB fzy raol-
IT, hlnSen he earnestly aGy!ss the ee,tun 81 Jubi"
d. .agatn. He discad- the ioea of the domination cf
M ID Dgas ii Ctare e,tou fr.po,p~ro4s aud soe.ts
al Dickinson the lesd-r Of divided faction. Tie
ss.s tat Mayor rod is hi. fneuc but .upposes bis
ads iccs from New-l oTs to be raabie, wh'cn sste1
that Mr. Wood has nfiGcnce ~ tho tuy OF New ,rs
but lone in the STATE large. tie as-srt- hs conf
euce his ability To carry the CbafiesOn COIventiot,
ard to be eiecicd If nominated.
Mr Wood is mnch ilcensed Mt the production Of
this letter, and pTocOur ces IT forgery.
Ii is said that every means beiog used by the
State Committee aud their fr,enGa ~ dstrso and d
vice the Hard-Shel party. Nr. Williams Of But. .'o
is promised the nomination S'a.e Treasurer N te
Of Mr. Nanderpool, rho Is 10 be dropped "id GdeOo
T. Tucker Secretary Cf Ss'e. Mr. Lawrence o.
Queers and Mr. Greco Of Oaondaga are saii TO be
offered nominations ne Secretary vi STATE Mr. Green
declines, and sdheres ~ MIR W Nood.
is cCuGeu,y asserted that the Softs ofi-re1 sr.
Weed Tammauy Hail aI.d the M.yoraty if os would
abandon Ls .toI but that he resouteiy declaed to
Go
Delos De Wolf is stated 10 have gone over to the
Sos Oh the promise Of being the Charleston represen
tative FROM has District.
1t is also asserted, with apparent consistency. that
Mr Dickinson oas been pIoni ed tie New ok Doie-
ga;i0n by the State Ccmait'ee.
Since the adjournment uf the Committee Mr. -" ood
has euphatcally aud publicly avnwcd hs oetern'oa-
ion TO appeal ~ the Democracy vi the ate, ani To
take direct ssue with the Committee against auy cleo
tor Of Ge egates by the State Conveot,oo. lie 6e-
clares that lie fights the battle the p1cpe ed
by The Sofs that the State election snal be confined
,tric.iy to State ISSUES.
Nearly all the Democrats from New-York 90 down
by the night boat.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED ny
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
spscisl Dispa,ch 70 The n Y. Tdbuns.

spsia Dispatch TO The n Y. Tdbuns.
WASHINGTON, "Wednesday, Aug. 3. 1852.
As The Constitution ~ould convey the ides that
Gen. Casss first letter upon the expstria'ion ques
tion ssserted no view or opiuon Of the Governm'n',
II Proper to state that thous ,uds o such letters
have been sent from the State Department, inform
ing nstural'zed citizens who were going abroad OF
their liability to perform military duty II claimed
hy Governments Of countries of @hich they were
natives No other opinion Was obtained at the
Department, nor were letters Of any otaer des;rip
tion written upon the subject Tue ffst letter Of
Gen. Cass that was published was the stereo'yped
reply Of the Department
1t is stated th,t the III IN. John G. Riees Is
changing the Jackson Hall bulldogs so as to make
them suitable for the Congressional printing.
Mr.. Wendell will not have the monopoly OF this
busiLcss much longer.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
FIRES.

FIRE N BRoApwAY.-Last night, about o'clock.
fire broke out in the fauoy store OF Mr. j. W. [.
Anderson No. co. Broadway and thence extended to
the s,cond story This store comprises portion VI
the large building on the southeast corner OF Bread
way. the lower part, or basement, being occupied by
M O,car Florence Is restaurant; the corner fret
floor drug store, the store of Mr. Anderson oeng
separated therefrom by hailEay les1ing up stairs
The upper part OF the bulldog Is occupied by vsious
parties a. oiices, studios, ami lojgIrs rcoms. The
fire originated il the store, but from what has
Dot vet transpired and before the flames could be
tirguished the stock Of Mr.. Anderson wss damaged
TO the amount Of 5000. He IS insured as follows:
Relief Insurance Company, s. Peoples iusur'
apce Company, 4, 600; North River Insurance Com
psny, $500 and Poetic Insurance Company,
$500.
Messrs Sutton & Raynor, dentists, occupying the
seocr floor sustained about $500 damage by fire and
water.
The smoke from the burning fabrcs in Anderson :
store penetrated the entire building and gave rise 10
serious alarm smong the occupants of the upper floors,
mary Of whom made preparations 20 va.ate in the
greatest haste Mr.. FloIeIce sustained considerable
damsge by water but the amount Of his loss Is not
vet known. He is however, fully insured. The
building owred by Mrs. Wrtridge IS damaged to the
amount of s2o0. Said to be fully insured. Capt.
Tun bull with Platoon Of his men was early or the
ground, and preserved admirable order.
FIKE.-The barr, filed with hay and fne horse
AID several outhouses belonging 10 tie hotel on
Chsrles's Island, situated AZ the mouth Of Milford
Hsrbor Conn were totally des royed by fire Mon
day morning last. Supposed u have been caused by
snckug On the premises.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04

| The Inhabitants ~ ''e W Tue ss'a's'
spcc OF The wounded. So Dos % 'oer part
are waiting TO render all .se sne'es as oomfottasl'
es possible.
Coroner Madden of Troy he'5 an isqae't 90 tho
body Of Chmles Plinptcn, winch o.u'scd IN The fol-
owrg verde
That the said Charles Piimpton csnss 70 hu ieath
from hiuTies received BY the failing Of bridge s'a
the Albany, Nermsnt and Canada Railroad, over the
Tomhsriock Creek. while engaged In reg1s~ trsis
of said raroad Maj! Agent; and a. ssid bridge ~As
in rotten ard unsafe iition, the Jaiy believe th
those having charge Of ssii road .horld b. highly
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
American Dental Convention.

NIAGAkA FAILS, WedLesohy, Aug. ., IoJ'.
The Fifth AN usl Convection of the American Den.
tai Association net bere yesterday About 60 me n,
bers are present. The session to cay was occupied
organizing officers for tie ensulfg year, a, fol9".
President l.. w. Rogers of Utica; Vice President,
g. Watt Of Xenia, Ohio; Recording Secretary, Frank
Fuller of Por sDoutb, New Hampshire; Corresponding
Secretary p. p. Lewis of lailahassee, Fiords Tfeas
uIer S. Chase of Augusta, Georgia. Ine Convention
will remain in session TILL Thursday.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
20 she Annotated prpss.

WAsHrsGTos, Wednesday. Aug. 3, 1854.
The receipts into the Treasury for the last three
quarters of tie fscsl year ending on the lst Of July
Gom customs, lands ard miscel .lsOus sources, were
43S $50 900 more than Mr.. C0bbs estimates.
Prysfe dispatches announce the serious illness OF
Senator Davis Of Mississippi
TIE Secretary Of tbs Treasury has len Washington
for a brief WRIT TO his hooie in Georgia.
The Presiden' has called a meeting ct tue CAoinet
today IN consider the dispatches from muistsr Nc.
Iapc in relation TO the treaty with the Constitutional
Government ofMexco II ls reliably ascortaioed that
several mouths ago, tue Mrsmon Government iasted
France and England 10 assume the protectorate Of
MEXICO. but they have gwen response to the pro-
fitiOp.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04

BRUTAL OUIRAGE.-Joel Knapp OF Sutton, went
bis pasture sbou: Monday the s inst; drive
his cows; and while there b. assaulted BY
eissused and wearing masks badly b-aien and s s
and tsihcTsc Mr. Knsp unable % Identity or di.
guh vbo committed tsis violent a-d neno
,h ss.su upn him We told that a.! kusYp had incurred
rersous hostility by Inst, ling .ns sE'inst sons 81 us
i0WIsMe.. Wo.CersG s2y, Aus J.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Curious Phenomenon.

SING SING, n. l., Wtuutsday, Aug' d IoJ''
During the severe thuodsr storm this sterncOn The
electric fluid entered the telegraph Office 10 tnis place.
burst the gas pipe, and iguted the gas, woich set
the building on fire; the flames, however, were soor
extiDeushei. causing but slight can,Ge. II Is sup
posed that there was leak of gas and the electric
spark conducted the fame TO the pipe,
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Boston Weekly Bank Statement

BOsTuN, Tuesdby, aug. :, IoJ5
Csrial Stock SS5 22 4o Due Banks % 'l2 o0
Loans Discts. 81 900 Deposits i6 90
necia....,..,., Circulation 6,60
Due f IN other Banks 6.35l,uVUl
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
un,uraucc on ship Josephine.

BOSTON, Weonesoay Aug. 3. 100.
Ship Josephine, burned at Mauriiius. telonsed to
Joseph Andres Of Salem, ard insured for ~ oVo
in this city, and $40, 900 on heislt
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Arrival of the Circassian.

SACKvILLE, n, r., "Wednesday Aug. 8, Ioo9
We have Just Iecived dispatch eUbraclng the
pews by the Cucassian, which arrived at st. Johns,
n F., on the lst Of August with Galway sdvices of
the I'D ult The dispatch contains nothing later from
England than the evening Of the 23t, AID Is go irey
anticipated by the arrival of the Persia "a, New ork
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Alabama Election.

MOBILE, Tuesday, Aug. ., 1872
james A. Stalwortb, Democrat, has BEEN elected to
Congress in the LIST District by 5000 majority, aud
C,or,on. also Democrat, in the Hid District by up
ward Of 900 majority.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
The COIored Mems Convention.

Boston, "Wednesday, Aug 3, IS3'
The Convention Of COored Men IL this ci niloufhed
sine die about 10 O'Clock last night The speeche' aud
proceedings were not different from previous gather
pes of that kind.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Cricket Match.

TORONTO, "Wednesday Aug. 3, I6I'.
AT the close of this days crcketitg bst~een Cana
d. al the Upifed States rhe figures stand looss
File, Innings-Canada, %; States los. Seconi In
Iii es-Ca ada ii, with no wlckets down.
PLAY will he resumed tomorrow.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
Kentucky Election.

LoUlsvILLE, Wednesday, Aug. 3, I85'.
II is reported that Jefferson County gives Demo
cratic gain Of 600 votes.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04

| Mrs Geosgc d. Grffen Of ibs ciy. Aod thee ot,l
cItp. Whfh ssc iei, zoe car .pkils SIZE scired he
chcren ard spfsng With them 70 the rear eud Of the
cor BY this uesDs she rescded the psri Ct Zoe oAl
which remained CO the bank aud escaped tbersef aoc
ore ctild Ubir iured, while two Of the chlfren we're
city slightly scisscbed
Mr. {. oiey. CONDUCTOR, wife and ch.ld. aad Mrs.
John Cuyl.r, mother Of Mrs. Ccciey.
Mr.. Cooley when be felt the Gar sinking snstched
the child ficm ne mctbers arms, snd proceed TO MS
breast, shielding il With bis arms Er. c. was badly
biuised but had Do limbs troheo He was able, with
help, TO walk to ne'ghboiing hoase. The ch,d Ie-
ceived but q slight scratch on the reck, while rs
mother and grsIduober were beth instantly killed.
Dir. Cooley Is not the regular conductor. he is the
Ger ersl OveHeer Of the rosj and took the yiee Of
the eoItuettr MI G.rdnerl who waa u. hs VIE
snd n otber-lnlaw went op N the Il ala with hrm ioT
Ece. 1t wa sad noe for the family
ISCIDEsrs.
Ar Bsdgey vas sitting on the seat With M,s. Mary
WDsou OF this city. MIR. W. escaped without tire
-lshtest il Jury 10 her dre-s while Mr.. b. was
covered with Tubbaee, and WAS neatly sufo<atsd with
the y s'er from The tender pouring upon bin.
Mrs George NJ G,iEen. as the cars wero sinking,
seized hsI children and dragged them to the rear Of
tie Ger, sId 80 escaped: While Mn. Cooley, wAo was
sitting scar her before sa- movec wa ki led.
LADY, believed to be she sister of Slr Wright, WAS
tcupi bNg with a stick OF timber across her neck.
Those who first saw her Supposed rhe was killed but,
en- reessng her, it was found ths. she wss scarcely
hurt
When Hrs. j. passed nto the secaad car to re,der
assistance 10 the Injured there, che fcund Mrs GrAen
surrounded by her own three children, and wi'h the
babe ot the dead Mrs Cooey in her aTms-srateini al
ber cape snd the escape of her little oues md
sI Us 10 samipiste, comfort to the a,e orphan.
TIE bridge where the accident occurred hs5, sor
sC NE tine past, been deemed Insecure, aud the CDn-
psry two wee Ks ago bao commenced to rebuild IT, and
il would have been rt built in se dsys. The epg
neers drected to move cautiously oves il, and If
the brskep had pron'psiy responded TO the ensi
reers whistle is possible that the terrible caatro
phe would rot have occurred.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26
A CuriOns Fact:

At the time of the explosion on beard
the Great Eastern, a curious fact was MOTTO
ed; those who were most hurt and who
first died seemed the least injured when
they first appeared above deck, and even
were aole to walk aft without assistance.
On this point writer in the London Times
says:
A man blown up by gunpowder is q
mere figure of raw flesh which seldom
moves after the explosion Not so with
men blown up by steam, who, for few
minutes are able to walk about, apparently
unhurt though, in fact, mortally injured
beyond all hope of recovery. This was SD
with one or two, who as they emerged
from below, walked aft with that indescr,-
bable expression in their faces on u re.e,r.
bling intense astonishment; and a certain
faltering of the gait and movements like
one who walks in his sleep. Where not
begrimed by the smoke or ashes, the pc
culiar bright, soft whitcness of the face,
hands or breast. told at once that the skin.
though unbroken, had in fact, been boiled
by the steam. One man walked along
with the movement and look | have en-
deavored to describe, and seemed quite
unconcious that the flesh of his thighs
most probably by the ashes in the far
nace) was burnt in deep holes. To some
one who came to his assistance, he said
quietly: al am all right there are 9th
ers worse than me 90 look after them"
The poor man was the first to dis. He ex-
pired quietly as if falling int5 refreshing
sleep.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26
The Utility Of Refuse Things.

The prussiate of potash is made in large
quantities in Cincinnati, from hoofs, horns
and other refuse of slaughtered grunters
Cow hairs taken from the hides in tan
neries is employed for making plastering
mortar to give it a sort of fibrous quality
Sawdust Is daily sold in our streets tor
sprinklng the floors of markets. 1t is al
so used for packing ice for shipment
The rags sold of worn out shrtins cali
CO drosses and the waste of cotton facto-
ries, are employed TO make the paper upon
which these lines are printed
Old ropes are converted into fine note
paper, and the waste paper itself which Is
picked up i'll the cutters of our streets is
again reconyert.d into broad white sheets,
and thus does duty III revolving stages
The parincs of the skins and hides, and
the ears of COWS, calves and sheep. are
carefully collected and converted into Pc
ter Coopers famous glue made out ut odd
Bushwick"
The finer qualities of gelatine are made
from ivory raspings-the bones and ten
dons Of animals.
Bones converted into charcoal by roast
ing IN retorts are afterwards employed for
purifying the white sugar with which we
swestcn onr coffee.
hN tIlt aIskliI-
Tor satf. coal in making gas. is employed
ing the - erchiif and eudbcar in max
on ak ard the fIrIv vUryrv-r yu~r,t--
Carbouic acid obtained in the distillation
of coal tar is employed with other acids, to
produce beautiful yellow colors on silks and
wool
The shavings OF cedar wood used in
making pencils, are distilled to obtain the
otto of cedar wood.
Brass filings and old brass kettles are
reInelted and employed to make the brass
work OF printing presses and pumps.
Old copper scraps are used IN the con-
struction of splendid bronze chandeliers
for illuminating our churches and the man
sions of the wealthy.
Old horse shoe nails are employed to
make the famous steel and twist barrels Of
fowling pieces
Coal tar is burned and made into lamp
black, used forprinter's ink, common black
paint, and blacking for shoes
The cast off gauze dresses of Partisan
bellies are purchased for a mere song, and
sent to the West India Islands, where they
perform a second duty in decorating the
sable daughters Of the tropics.
Oyster shells are burned in kilns and
afterwards used in making ccments, their
base being pure lime.-.Scie''tifc Amcricr".
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26

SYMPATHY OF THE NERvEs.-When the
nerves, from long habit, have become ac-
c,lstomed to transmit their messages from
distinct parts, and are suddenly cut off
from them, they will retain along their
trunks the sympathetic or sensational ac
tons Thus, a man who has a leg ampu-
tated will feel distinctly along the course
of the trunk Of the nerve sensation from
toes which no longer exist. The mind is
also influenced by this and frequently
this peculiar direct nervous action can on
ly be allayed by that which is negative and
reflex A curious instance occurred with
in my own experience. An Old sailor sui
fercd much from this. He retained his
diseased foot too long, but at last conscn-
ted to an amputation. ! knew him with
only a wooden leg When he had his ncr
vous Mains he always called for hot water,
INTO which he put his wooden stump. IL
told of his folly in supposing that such a
nroceeding could do any good, he would
become enraged, and his parOxism of pain
would increase; but if gratiticd, he took
things easy, and the process actually aP-
reared to do him good, though all must
know there could benO real benefit. Still
here is the effect of mind over natter
Mac York Medical Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26
How Louis Napoleon woocd, but did not
win.

1t may be interesting, says the Home
Journal, to re-publish the following extract
from a conversation with Fcnimore Cooper
in 1855, recorded at the same time by Mr..
Willis, then in Paris
:" | was calling upon Lafayette one day,
(said Mr.. Cooper) and was let in by the
confidential servant, who, it struck me,
showed signs of having something to con-
ceal He said his master was at home,
and, after moments hesitation, made way
for me to go on, as usual, to his private
ROOM but saw there was some embar-
assment. l walked in and found the Gen
eral alone. He received me with the same
cordiality as ever, but inquired with some
eagerness who let me in,and whether ]
met an old acquaintance going out. told
him that his servant had admitted me,
and that there was something peculiar in
the mans manner; but as | had seen no
one else, l knew nothing more.
"Ah,' said the General that fellow, put
him in the side ROOM Sit down, and l
will tell you. Prince Louis Napoleon Bo-
naparte was here two minutes ago"
/ expressed my surprise, of course, for
this was in 33, when it was death for Bo-
naparte to enter France.
sas Yes continued the General, and he
came with proposition He wishes to
marry my granddaughter Clementine,
unite the Republicanists and 1mperialists,
and make himself Emperor, and make my
granddaughter Empress
"'And, if it be not an indecent ques-
tion,' said, what was your answer, my
dear General p
81 told him, said Lafayette, that my
family had the American notion on that
subject and chose husbands for themselves
that there was the young lady-he
might go court her, and if she liked him,
had no objections.
Mr.. Cooper did not tell us (for of course
he did not know how the Prince piled his
wooing nor why he failed. The fair Glenn,
entine, who thus, possibly, lost her chance
of being an Empress, married NJ. de Beau
mont, and now represents her rejected adj
mirer as the French Embassadress at the
Court of Austria. Shortly after this visit
to Lafayette, Mr.. Cooper was in London
and mentioned to the Princess the widow
of the elder brother of the President Of
France) this venture of Prince LOUIS into
the den of the Orleanists. "He is mad J!
| was the only reply
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-11-26

the steam tender to render every assist
ance in guarding the wreck, though q furi-
Gus gale was blowing at the time. The
coast-guard, with . party of the Anglesea
Militia, from Beaumaris, were also at the
scene, to prevent plunder, if such dispo-
sltion had been shown. To the credit of
the Anglesea peasantry, most of whom
could not understand English, the precau-
tions were not required, and the survivors
speak with unmeasured gratitude of the
hearty generosity manifested by the peo-
pie. They saved many lives by grasping
At men as they were thrown ashore, and
for this purpose they had to hold each
others hands; and next took them to
their houses, put them into warm beds,
and gave them the best they could afford
: The Royal Charter was an auxiliary screw
clipper, built Of iron in 1855, and of 2,149
tons register. Her engines were by Messrs
Renn, of Greenwich, and were about 800
horse power. She was originally built as
sailing vessel, by Mr.. Henry Cram, of
Qaeensferry, Cheshire, under specifications |
Tor Mr. Jonathan Grindrod, of Liverpool. |
Before her completion, however, she was |
by Messrx Gibbs, Bright & Co.,
'on, OF Bristol, transformed into q steam
vessel Her length was 800 feet, and !
breadth of beam Al feet inches The
irst attempt to launch her was made on
he 3lst of July, 1855, which proving un-
she was not actually launched
Until the Both of August following. With
egard to her strength, there existed diff
erence of opinion amonst nautical men,
md on her last homeward voyage she is
to have been considerably strain
d. The Royal Charter was valued at
el20,OOo and was insured at Lloyds, Ii
'erpool and Glasgow The London un-
lerwriters are said to have accepted about
10000 insurances upon the vessel She
lad on board $1,000 ounces Of gold which
is thought may be recovered by divers,
nd under this impression insurances have
een effected in few cases Mt $50 per
ent on salvage The event has created
he deepest sensation even in London