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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20
The LAST CUBAN EXPEpITION.-Abo q

The LAST CUBAN ExPEDIrroN.-About the
latter part of March last, thirty five men, all
told, mostly Cnbans, left New York for Cuba,
in the brig African. The point of their desti-
nation was Nuevas Grandes, and the object of
their enterprise was to stake the Island"
When the brig got fairly to sea, however, the
valiant fillibusters became conscious of the
stupendous absurdity of an attempt by thirty
five obscure men to take an island inhabited
by 100000 human beings, and defended by
10000 Spanish troops, and concluded to steer
for Hayti. They landed at Port-au-P Prince,
on the 18th Of April, where their arms were
taken from them, and they themselves turned
loose to beg or starvc. Soon after their
arrival at Port-au- Prince, the Spanish Consul
there dispatched intelligence Of the event to
the Captain General of Cuba; and it is prob
able that, when we next hear from Hayti, we
shall learn that the Captain General has sent
man-of-war to stake" the unfortunate fill
busters and transport them to Cuba for trial.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20
Letter from Senator Harlan.

Hon. James Harlan has written letter IN
response to the interrogatories addressed to
our representatives in Congress by certain
German residents of Dubuque, Scott and
Desmoines counties, concerning our natural
ization laws, and especially the Massachusetts
proposition to extend the probation of foregn-
born voters. Mr.. Harlan occupies the same
position on this question as ex Gov. Grimes,
whose letter we have already published. We
are sorry we have not room for Mr.. Harlan's
letter entire as we find it in the Burlington
Hawheye of the llth inst. 1t is an able
exposition of Republican principles and
policy. The following is the closing portion:
For past triumphs the Republican party
has been greatly indebted to the well directed
efforts of many thousands of our adopted
citizens, and especially to those from the
States of Germany. The German Republicans
have been and must continue to be an effect
i've element in its organization. We should
regard their wishes and they should regard
ours; we should ascertain on what platform
we can all stand as brothers, and shoulder to
shoulder fight the common enemy. Hereto
fore, we have had harmony in our ranks;
neither natives nor adopted citizens have
demanded anything outside of the national
platform. We ought not now to change the
issues, and attempt at the very moment of
victory to reorganize our grand army of
patriots Of native and foreign BIRTH Why
run the risk of decimating its battalions, and
weakening the attacking column, by an
attempt to modify the naturalization laws
by attempting to make the time of probation
either longer or shorter2 They have remained
unchanged in this respect for more than fifty
years; why not let them rest? They may
be imperfect, it is true-for what that is
merely human is not imperfect? But as a
Republican, their faithful execution is all that
am disposed to demand. And in this, native
as well as naturaized citizens have common
interest.
For these reasons, I am compelled, as a
Republican,, to say, in reply to your first
interrogatory, that | am not an advocate for
any material change in the naturalization
laws; to the second, do not approve any
discrimination whatever against the rights of
naturalized citizens; to the third, that
would not, if were a citizen Of Massachu-
sets, advocate the adoption of the proposed
amendment to her constitution.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES HARLAN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20
WIT AND HUmOR

GV"Sall," said young man to damsel
who had red hair, keep away from me or
you will set me atire." ''No danger of that"
was the answer, ''you are too green to burn"
BI" "La, ma, here's hsagle." Ma, (re-
proachtully)-"A heagle! Oh! you higno-
rant ga. W., it's howl" Keeper of the
menagerie-s'Axes parding, mum, T is All
'swk."
tsASays an astronomer to bright.ey ed
girl, when talking of railboss, "Did you
ever see lunar bow, Miss?" "I have seen
beaux by moonlight, if that's what you
mean," was the rejoinder."
An Irishman dropped a letter in to tho
post Office the other day with the following
memorandum on the corner for the beneft
OF all lndolent pOstmasters, il to whose
hands it might fall d: please hasten the de-
lay of tI.is."
U To See wasp-waisted laly, In ring.
lets and an abundance of f ,unces, sail to
the head of the table, AMI with voice as
angel Q as tenor tiLte, call to the waiter tor
plate of cold pork and beans, is the mott
trying romance one can encounter.
CY"Patrick, hereafter you are to com.
mence work at five in the morning and leave
it at seven in the afternoon.'' 'Sure, sir,
wouldn't it be better to begin it at siven in
the morning, and leave at five in the alter
poon 2"
SURE ENoUG BABY.-A mother prom
isec her little daughter new doll baby
A. the lady passed ont OF the door, the
darghter ran after her crying, "Ma, oh ma
| d mt want doll babJ Pm tired Of dol
ba'ies; bling me little sure enough baby"
~ We notice that steamboat on the
Missouri river is commanded by Capt. Bob.
Lousey. The name is some what suggestive,
but we think it has its advantages. When
other boats are compelled t. lay by on ac-
count of low water, Capt. Bob. will no doubt
still be able to scratch ahead.
~ Smith writes to Jones, to say that
hs has sple did dinners ont west-"Ram,
lamb, sheep and mutton every day."
"Ah," remarked Jones to Smith, 81 sup
pose, then, that when he rams down the
lamb. he can only cast sleeps eyes at the
mutton"
CT In certain benighted part of the
county may be set n on the outside Of an
humble cottage, the following inscription
in large gilt l. tiers: "a Seminary for young
ladi s." This was Pei haps too abtruse for
the villagers, q. Immediately underneath 10
written in rude characters, "Notey beEe
also gals skool."
ELOQUENT OPposlr1oN.-A Missouri legis-
lator, who was opposed to the project of .
new ,uDty, "cams down" on the locality
after the following fashion: "The soil is 80
poor that it would not grow penny-r0yal.
Sir, you might NOW the county with ra-
zor and rake it with fine tooth comb, and
you wouldn't get enough fodder to feed .
sick grass-hopper through the winter. Sir,
they plant corn with crow-bars, and hold
the sheep by he hnd-Iegs while they nibble
the grass in the cracks of the cliffs"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

CR1rTENDES ON TIE REPUBLICAN NoMINA.
T1oN.-There is more practical sense in the
following brief remark of Mr.. Crittenden than
in all the thousand columns of editorial that
we have seen indited upon the subject to
which it relates. The Washington CORES
pondent of tho Ohio State Journal says:
Some sycophant within our ranks proposed
to Crittcnden the idea that the Republicans
should take him up and make him their can
didate He replied: 81 could not carry a
single Southern State as your candidate, and
how many could you carry North with me for
your candidate? The party would sink me
in slave State, and would sink the party
in the free States. No, Sir! 1t is not your
policy to take up Southern slaveholderP'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

NUNS THE WoRD.-Tt is semi-offi cially
stated that Douglas is to be taken back to the
bosom Of the Democracy, on the basis of
Senator Green's proposition to drop all dis
cussion upon Intervention and non-interven-
ton, as non-essential, and the withdrawal of
all opposition to the admission of Kansas,
whether as free or slave State, in the next
Congress. These bases of accommodation
arc accepted by the Administration, and the
breach between the factions of tho Democracy
is regarded as healed
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20


A STRANGE CoNcErr.-The insane often
entertain the most ludicrous ideas of their
own condition. There is man in an asy-
lum in neighborins State, who became in
sane in consequence of a failure in business.
He explains tile reason Of his Incarceration
as follows:
81 am here because Of mere mistake in
business. l was engaged during the win'er
in making musquitoe wings, which l ex-
pee ed to sell in the summer. | had ten
thousand of them on hand when the season
opened, but unfortunately, hsd forgotten
two make them in pairs. They were all
left hand wings, and consequently lost the
sale of them and was compelled to suspend
payment" He relates the story with a
gravity and earnes:ness whicl, testifies to
the sincerity OF his own belief in the ex.
planaiiOn.-B0st N Journal
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

A PAINFUL ScENE.-Mr. Pennebaker, one
of the persons rescued from the St. Nicholas.
in making statement, draws the following
painful scene:
II then got down on my knees and crawl
ed through the wreck about distance of
twhnty feet, where l found the Captain
with both legs fast under a portion of the
roof about thirty feet wide, that had fallen
on him; he asked me to pull him out; |
struggled to release him but could not. Mr..
Reed and one of the strikers came to my
assistance we tried our united strength
but could do nothing, the fire got so hot
that the pilot, Mr.. Reed, was forced to leave
to prevent being burned to death he climb
ed over the roof and escaped. The striker
and l remained, and after repeated attempts
got one of the Captains legs entirely clear,
and the other one free with the exception
of the ankle. He conversed with US all
the time, and asked us not to leave him.
Finding that we could not otherwise release
him, he impored US to cut his leg off. We
would have proceeded to such an extremity
to save his life, but could find nothing to do
it with. We told him we could stay no
longer; he remarked, well | must burn up
them The flames advancing drove us
away. l heard him give three heart
rending scre ans, and all was over.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

No HoPR FOR PRINTERS. - When Dr.
Franklin's mother-in-law first discovered
thas the young nan had hankering after
her daughter, that good old lady said she
did no. know about giving her daughter to
a printer; there were already two printing
offices in the United States, and she wasn't
sure the country would support them. 1t
was plain young Franklin would depend
for his support on the profits of third, and
this was rather of doubtful chance. Il
objection was urged to would be-son-in
law when there were but two printing Off
c.s in the United Stat s, how can a printer
hope to get wife now, when the present
census shows tie number to be 5,067.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

- The New Albany (nd.) Ledger, in
noticing the violence with which the Louis
vile Courier, the home organ of Mr.. Guthrie,
demands the enactment by Congress of a
slave-code for the Territories, says very truly:
There are great many Democrats in Indi-
ana who feel kindly disposed towards the
Hon. James Guthrie as candidate for the
Presidency, but if the Louisville Courier
expresses the views of that gentlemen on the
subject of Congressional Intervention in favor
of slavery in the Territories, there is not one
in hundred who would touch him with a
forty-foOt pole.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. - II. Price, of
Davenport, is mentioned by an Iowa CORES
pondent of the Chicago Tribune, in connection
with the office of Governor.
Hon. N. Rusch, of the same county, whose
labofs in the Senate have made him so favor
ably known, is spoken of for 1t. Governor.
w. Penn Clarke, of Iowa City, Jacob But
Ter, of Muscatine, and c. C. Nourse, of this
city, have been alluded to favorably in con-
nection with the Supreme Bench of the State.
Judge Stockton, of Burlington, and Judge
Woodward, of Muscatine. have given no init
nation of disposition to retire from the
position they have occupied with so much
that their names will be before the Republican
Convention.
Hon. John Edwards, of Charlton, Lucas
county, member of the late Constitutional
Convention and of the last House of Repre-
sentatives, and present editor of the Io,ca
Patriot, has been urged by his friends in
various parts of the State to allow his name to
90 before the Republican Convention in con-
nection with the office of 1t. Governor. He
has asscnted to the call, and his name may be
enrolled with the company of sterling Rcpub-
licans who have already been mentioned in
our columns. Mr.. E. has been so frequently
mentioned by the press, and is so well known
throughout the State, it is not necessary that
we should say word of his fitness and worth.
1t will not be expected by our friends, who
may be thought Of in connection with the
various important Offices to be filled next fall
that we we will do more than present their
names, as they may be furnished to us by
letter, and through the columns of our cotem-
poraries. We may have our personal prefer
ences, but in the nature of things we are
allowed much less margin in their expression
than is accorded to contemporaries away from
the Capital. We have the glorious privilege
of doing what we can to secure at the ballot
box an approval of the verdict of the State
| Convention; and we shall endeavor to be up
to time when the hour of action comes
Desmoines Citizen.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

wWiliam Smith o. Brien, in speech to
a number of his countrymen who gave him a
public welcome in Detroit, told them, among
other things, that
''IIc found that all the hard work was done
by the Irish, and in the South, where he
thought he should find but few Of his coun-
trymen as laborers the climate was so
warm-there were great many; but it gave
him pain that all over the country he found
many of the Irish, who earn from one dollar
and half to two dollars per day, who spent
it all for whisky, and intimated that such of
them would be better off in their native land,
earning shilling per day, and where the
whisky is better"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

W Mrs. Partington says, that just be-
fore the last war with Eug land, s'circum-
stances were seen around the moon nightly,
shooting stars perambu|ated the earth, the
desk of the sun was covered with black spots
If ink, and comments swept the horizon
with their operic tails. Everybody said it
prof. gated war, and sure enough it did
come. Its costiveness was felt throughout
the land, but the bravery of General jackson
expiated the American citizens, and foreign
dominees soon became bye-word."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

SrCKLEs IN PURSUIT OF PEAoE.-The New
York correspondent Of the Charleston Ney
says: "Daniel E. ,Siekles, on di:, (who ii
back from Washington1is to sail for Europ,
about the middle or last of June, there tt
spend few months in quiet repose, ant
recuperate his present shattered politica
energies. The report that he is about t.
sue for a divorce, is, to employ can
phrase, call bosh." Daniel and Teresa viii
live together at some future day as harmo
niously as though nothing had happened
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20
ST. LOUIS MARKET-NAY 18th.

Receipts, 9,155 sacks corn; COS sacks
oats 6,0l7 sacks wheat; 147 bbls. whisky.
Markets excited. Sales were as follows =
About 10000 bbls. -four at an advance of
SOC per barrel. Superfns selling at $6,7o
selling at sl,2o@l,35, red winter at 81 80
@$1,70, and white at ST., ,72f. Corn steady
at 92@S9c. Oats 50-65c, and 69@72c
fer old crop. 5000 bbls. mess pork sold at
$16,00@$l6,50. Lard lie. Potatoes 65@
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

SUDDEN DEATH FROM FRIGnr.-O On Monday
evening, April 25th, at Marblehead, Mass,
as Mrs Paine, wife of Francis Paine, was
filing fluid lamp, the fluid suddenly igni-
ted. and paralyzed with sudden flight, she
instantly dropped dead on the floor.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

.Y7Speaking of the adoption of the two
years amendment in Massachusetts,, through
the combined efforts Of Americans and Dem
ocrats, the Detroit Tribune appropriately
remarks:
One fact stands forth for the satisfaction of
that influential class of our fellow citizens,
at whose political status this odious amend
ment strikes, and that is this that eoery
State in tile Union controlled By the Repu6-
Hcans either BY its press, its leading public
men, or its State Central Committee, has
counselled Kassachusetts not to take this
action, and protested against it. The
Republican party of the great Northwest can
be inoculated with no such proscriptive
heresy. Michigan again washes her hands
of it. She is for political equality, and no
proscriptive dogmas, as she has ever been.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

CYThe Hon. Geo. G. Wright, of Keosau-
qua, declines denomination as candidate for
the Judgeshlp of the Supreme Court, and
signifies Ills intention to remove to Desmoincs,
for the purpose of practising his profession as
a LAWYER
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

Posr OFFICE THEFTs-The Chicago Times
continues to make the most pointed charges
of robbery of the mails against the employees
of the Chicago Post Office. 1t is asserted
that great number of Canadian letters have
been robbed. The Chicago Times says:
Some months ago, the Canadian government
undertook to trace, if possible, the constant
and frequent robberies of letters from those
Provinces to Chicago and the West, but
without avail. Application was at last made
to parties in this country skilled in discover
ing matters of that kind, and the report was
made that ninety nine out of every hundred
letters robbed between Canada and the north
western Mississippi were robbed in the
Chicago Post Office. We believe, but we do
not know the fact, that the matter was COM
planned of to the Department at Washington,
but as the Danites had promised the eleven
votes in the Charleston Convention to the
late Postmaster General, no action was ever
ever taken
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

DoDGE.-An editorial correspondent of the
New York Evening Post, writing from Rome
under date of April 7th, says that Gen.
Augustus Caesar Dodge, late Minister to
Spain, arrived in that city on the 9Th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

DIVISION OF CALIFoRNIA.-A project has
for a long while been on foot for the division
of California, so as to make a slave State out
of the newly erected portion. The overland
mail which arrived at St. Louis on the 7th
inst, brought the intelligence that bill had
passed both houses of the California Legis-
lature, forming the six lower counties of the
State into new Territory, and had been
submitted to the Governor for his approval.
If two pro-slavery Senators can only be
worked into Congress from the new Territory,
it Will be of very little consequence how
insignificant 1t may be in size or population.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

MULTIPLICATION IN ADvANCE.-In a recent
speech made by John Letcher, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Virginia, he made
use of the following language:
"Should it be the pleasure of the people of
this State to elevate me to the office of Gov
ernor-of which there is not the slightest
doubt--if at any time collision should arise
between the Federal and State authorities,
growing out of any question of vital import
ance to us, or any disposition on the part of
the Government to interfere with the institu-
ton of slavery, or to trample upon the rights
and honor of the State of Virginia, and the
Federal authorities should resort to force,
should be prepared, with the aid of the people,
to resist to the very last any attempt of Fed.
eral troops to cross the borders of our State" :"
IfaNorthern candidate for Governor should
proclaim such doctrines, the nearest United
States Marshal would dream nightly until the
election of seeing Gubernatorial rebel dang
ling high in air, and himself the executioner.
And he would do what he could to give reality
to his visions.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

SINGULAR CASE IN THE SEVENTEENTH WARD
"A DYING MAN BRoUGIr BACK TO LIFE.-
One of those singular occurrences which
sometimes harpen apparently tor no other
purpose than to show how much persons are
the sport of circumstance took place some
time ago in the Sew, n eenth Ward. a man
who had b Ell suffering for number Of
weeks from violent illness, anal whoso dis
solution was mo.nentar'ly expected, was
terminated to such an extent that he recov
cred merely by a shrek on the part of his
wife. His eyes had become CLASSY and fix
ed, his jaw had fallen, the extIemilies had
become cold, and the pulse had ceased to
beat, when Just at the moment that peculiar
unearthly rattle was heard in the throat,
which is the signal of The departure of the
soul from the body, his wife gave a heart
piercing scream, called his name aud fain
ting into the arms OF her friends. The dy-
ing man turned his head d said, "Oh,
Jane, why did you not let me die 20 From
that moment he became better, and is now in
excellent health. Such accidents as these
only show what slender thread that mys-
terious something hangs which we call life
A wound fsom the point of pin may cause
death, and, as we have seen, the utterance
of single word may save life. Truly, our
philosophy does not even dream Of all that
is.- Cincinnati Press.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

TENNESSEE. - The Memphis Enquire,
expresses the common belief that the Oppo-
sition will gain two members Of Congress
from the western division of Tennessee.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

Hon. JAS. HARLAN.-The Republicans of
the whole State will learn with pleasure that
Senator Harlan designs to address them
during the coming political campaign, at rs
many points as he can conveniently visit.
He is an effective speaker, and will do good
service during the campaign.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

TAKING IT CooL.-A delinquent husband
is thus advertised in Chautauque county,
New York, by his loving spouse:
Losr, STRAYED OR SToLEN.-An individ ual
whom, in an unguarded moment of loneli-
ness, | was thoughtless enough to adopt as
my husband. He is a good looking and fee
Bile individual, knowing enough, however, to
go in when it rains, unless some good look
ing girl offers her umbrella. Answers to
the name of John. Was last seen in COM
pany with Julia Harris, walking, hiss arm
around her waist, up the plank road, look
ing more like fool, if possible, than ever.
Any body that will catch the poor fellow,
and bring him carefully back, so that may
chastse him for running away, will be asked
to stay for tea, by HENRIETTA A. SMITH.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-20

James B. Clay, having been nominated
for reelection to Congress from the Lexington
District of Kentucky, declines the nomination,
and writes letter, in which he takes occasion
to upbraid the old Kentucky Wings for
deserting his father in 1s4S, and causing his
defeat in the National Convention of that
year. The conscience of the son seems to be
troubled by his association with the enemies
of his father.