Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

A FISH Irrx.-Mr. Buesemer, OF st. Louis,
b.. made several shipments of fresh fish from this
place to st. Louis. He packs them in hogsheads
layers of sawdust and ice This Is certainly
: novel enterprise. We had supposed that f1sh
could not be exported down the river with proht,
but it appears that We were mistaken. The hsh
shipped by Mr.. B. are caught with seins in Musca-
tine Slough. They are variety OF the hnest
quality Of pike, bass and sunfsh, with an occasnal
nerch and pickerel. He buys them by the wagon
load. at the rate of about cents per pound.
U. G. R. RIVE understand that the
"Uudereround Railroad through this county has
been doing large business lately in conveying
s.property" from Missouri to Canada. The late
dsnosiion of Missourians to sell their slaves and
.snd them South has somehow had the effect to give
this species ofproperty legs, and number OF them
are using the same to good advantage for the pur-
pose of putting themselves beyond the reach OF Y.
8. Marshals and other bulldogs. Two hkeiy ne
sroes arrived at this place Tuesday evening ana
we're provided with "material aid" by number OF
their own color to speed them on their way to the
land of promise
Opssou1rs OF Rev. PETER MAaEE.-The
remains of Rev. Peter Magne, former pastor Of the
Catholic Church at this place, were brought from
Richmond, Washington county, last evening" ana
inferred with appropriate ceremonies in the church
ward at II o'clock this forenoon. The sad fate OF
this unfortunate young man will be remembered Dy
uoost of our readers He was drowned last July
while attempting to cross swollen stream IN
Washington county, on his way TO MI. fieasans
The deceased was native of France, where MS
mother still resides A beautiful stone monument,
costing $780, marks his last resting tribute
n The high esteem and love entertained for him by
hispseple in this city.-Daily, Esd.
= ABOUT HOOPS. -We observed q young miss
this morning attempting to carry bucket Of water
while wearing an enormous circumference Of hoops
Il was difficult feat, and was not accomplished
without a considerable display of test Speaking
of hoops, reminds us that we were informed few
DAYS ago Of an old-fogy School director in this
county 80 much opposed to the institution OF hoops
that he declares if the girls who attend school
don't quit wearing them he will tear them off him
self We shouldn't like to insure his hair remain
inr on his head minute if he attempts the like I!
Hoous are bound to expand, and there d no use
opposing them. A few days ago the depaty Sheriff
attempted TO seize some property belonging to the
husband Of one Of those behooped divinities, who
walloped him with hoop-pole over the head in an
upmerciful manner. Whoop, hurrah for the hoops
THrLryEs on MusoAr1NE IsLAND.-An
.r,,lieation has been made TO Judge Dillon for an
Injunction TO restrain the further construction Of
the lsvee ON the Island. We learn that the appli-
cation is made by parties who are dissatisfied with
the location Of the levee. They wish it TO be made
along the river bank all the way, instead OF turn
i,r to the .ssand Mound" 80 that when the author
itios Of Louisa county continue it through theil
,m;ts all the land on the Island viii be protected
from iuundation. By the plan now adopted the
lave. DIVORCES to the ''sand Mound" and while i
protects ill the land lying in this county leaves tina
below exposed. We understand that our county
.uthor;t;e. were induced to locate the leves - a
present because there is no probability that it vii
lsecusinued through, Louisa county for numbe
ofysars. AnafRdavit signed BY over fifty re1ldent
ofths Island has been forwarded to Judge Dillon
setting forth that the present location - the bee
4As could be made under the circumstances
P.a. Since the above paragraph wss IN type, v
learn that i not true as stated that ~ the LAM
in this county 10 protected BY the proposed levee
One or two tracts lie outside, and though they hav
bses taxed for levee purpose win receive no pre-
tessiea shstsyer fon the leves.as sseaxssss . 4
&Sts ~ ~ srgusd before Judge Dillon, I
Davenport, sos Wsdnesdsy sftsrnoon. BY 5sop
b.0ss, attorney fos pplainants. md lpdge Thay
n ~ ~ ds6spss. Judss Dillen took the matte
under sdyisenest for few days.