Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-29
WEEKLY JOURNAL.

WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL. DEPARTM ENT.
~ We are indebted to Senator Harlan
for the tenth volume Of the Pacific Railroad Sur
vsys.
MORE NEw WHEAr.-Seventy bushels Of
new Spring wheat were received at the Nevada Mill
Tuesday, from Muscatine Island, and brought u
cents per bushsl
DuLI--The streets have presented an
unusually dull appearance for some days past.
Farmers are too busily engaged harvesting to come
to the city. The market for grain remains inactive
BLAcKBxRRlEs are just making their ap.
bsarance in market, aud retail at 123 cents pei
Quart. This delicious fruit grows wild, and is said
to be unusually abundant this year.
YOU'VE AMERICA MILL.-Capt. Cummins
10 putting new machinery in this mill, which will
give it moro capacity than formerly. The mill will
be again in running order in about two weeks.
DESCRIPTION OF MUscArlNE CoUNrY.-The
Dubuque Herald of this week contains wcll-writ-
ten description Of this County, by Judge Thayer.
We shall cndeavor to find room for part if not all
of the article in a subsequent issue.
PIscAroRIAL.-The disciples of Izaak Wal
ton are having fine times just now. Fish ofth best
quality are abundant in the river and ''bite" saw
agsly. Fishing parties are all the rage, and they
seem to be generally successful
~ What has become OF all the circusses
1t is some hat remarkable that none of these refined
summer amusements have visited US this season.
The juveniles are no doubt anxious to see menag-
erie or ''cir curious"
~A CAXP MsErINo is announced to
commence on the 18th Of next month, on the camp.
ground six miles from this city, the Iowa City
road 1t is to be held by the Methodists Of the city
and surrounding country.
For rHR GOLD REaIoNs-Two Of our cisi-
zens, Thos. Beham and II. G. Smith, started for
Pixies Peak last week, but were obliged to return
from Iowa City in consequence Of Mr.. Beham being
attacked with bilious fever. Mr.. Smith has since
stated alope BY water.
O. Among the new buildings in course
of construction in the city is a warehouse by Gen.
J. G. Gordon, in the rear of his store. 1t is to be
built of stone aud brick, and will be of the most
commo1jous aud convenient warehouses in the
city.
the WEATHER.-A remarkable change has
taken place in the weather during the last ten days.
From vergng on loo degs., the thermometer has
sunk to 600. To-day, winter clothing is necessary
to comfort. Such weather, however, is favorable
to farmers who are harvesting, though the corn
sueds more warmth and a rain.
NEW BUSINESS HousE.--The work of lay.
ing the foundation of new brick business house
on Second street, near H. W. Moore's stove store,
: was commenced this morning. Its dimensions are
t0be 90 by go feet, three stories above the grade
and two in the basement. The building is to be
erected by Silverman Bro, the enterprising
clothing merchants, and will be occupied by them
ENFORCEMENT OF THE GAME LAws-At a
meeting of sportsmen in Davenport last week, the
following preamble and resolution were adopted
Whereas, We deem it of importance for the pre-.
servstiOu of game in this State, that game laws
should be srenuouslv enforced-now therefore be il
Resolued, That committee of five be appointed
by the Chair, whose special business it shall be to
complaint against all persons violating the same
the expenses of said committee to be paid by this
club.
We hope some such action will be taken by the
sportsmen Of Muscatine.
BuReLARY.-1he gun:shop of Molis 4 Co.
was broken into last night by burglars, lit being
the tth time within the last three years.) 1t seems
that they at first attempted to gain entrance by pry
ing open the back door, but it securely bar
red and bolted, they did not succeed. The front
door strongly locked, but not proof against
the crow-bars Of the scoundrels. They did not
seed, however, in getting much of value, as the
most costly articles of fine cutlery, pistols, &c.,
we're locked up in the safe. 4 few old pistols and
! spy glass only are missing
G. W. Willmering's shoe-shop, next door below
the gun.shop, was also broken into by the same
burglars. doubt, who were more successful in this
instance in getting booty. They carried off,
cording to Mr.. Willmering's reckoning, eighteen
pairs of fine boots, worth about eighty dollars.
Several pairs of coarse boots were left as toxins of
their iberality.
Our citizens should now be ON the alert for these
scoundrels. They seem to have determined upon
arming themselves at Molis 4 Co.'s expense for
another house-breaking campaign. Our advice to
ell who fear this kind of nocturnal vistatons is to
provide shooting iron," and if you catch one of
these scoundrels in your premises don't fail to give
him such salute he deserves, if his life is
periled thereby. The protection Of your property
and life demands that the most summary means Of
selfdefense should be alphabetically, 9th.
THE FERRY AND THE ROAD OPPOSITE THE
CIrY.-The present owners of the Decalion have
force ofmen employed in repairing the road through
the bottom the opposite side of the river in or
der that the ferry may land there instead of running
to Drury's as ut present But the job is no small
one. The late high water has left the road in bad
condition. and it will require the expenditure of
several thousand dellars to make good and per-
manent highway to accommodate the trade and
travel coming from ''Suckerdom' to this city. The
City Council has yet refused to grant the
Of the Decalion lease of the ferry privilege and
they consequently have but little nducement to 90
to the expense Of making the necessary repairs 1t
is proposed to make big party, somewhat after
the style of clog rollings" and "raisings" of pion-
Ger times, fox the purpose of putting the road in
proper repair. One or two hundred men, with a
dozen or two teams, could accomplish in single
day much as the force at present employed could
in Eve or six weeks. We are authorized to say that
if this plan meets with general favor day will be
set for he party" and all needful refreshments be
provided on the ground We understand that the
farmers on the opposite side of the river will join
in heartily, and it is hoped that the merchants and
business men Of this city will each "send band
or contribute towards securing the early completion
of the work. Every day the road remains in its
present impossible condition We are losing trade
from the opposite side of the river It is therefore