Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-22

WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL. DEPAkTM EMF.
RE- Stockholders in the Upton Railroad
wllobscrve coll in our advertising columns for the
ninth nstalment Of stock due the LIST OF next month
~Mrs. Emerson, who visited our city
few days ago, lectured in Davenport ON TUESDAY
evening. The papers, in noticing her enort' un'se
in the opinion that she is partially insane.
NEW ~WuxAr.--Ihe first lot of new wheat
for the season brought in yesterday BY Esquire
Rickets, of the opposite side Of the river 1t is
Winter wheat, and looks exceedingly we'll II will
be ground to-day At the Nevada Mill. New Spring
wheat is expected in market by the last Of this week
Duly, lstA. ts -.
NEW KIND OF PRovrNDER.-Tho Columbus
City Enterprise says Mr. Jerry Irish, OF drandview
township, in that county, moved and put up TINS
aeason q lot of the common smart-weed, whicn nc
says is the best food that can be given stock
during the winter season.
n. The GRANVILLE Qll) Bank having
been protested for failing to redeem its notes, has
sued out an injunction to restrain the Auditor from
proceeding to put the institution into liquidation
This looks very much like a 'wild cat dodge. de-
signed to stave off the redemption Of its bills. This
bank has large circulation in this region. but We
advise everybody to touch its bills lightly.
Iowa ANNUAL CoNrERHNoE.-Th This body
of Methodist clergymen meets in this city on the
7th Of September. We hope our citizens will give
the preachers who may be in attendance hospita-
Die welcome. Iowa Conference includes only the
Southern half of the State tho n. N. r. n
from Davenport via Iowa City being the dividing
line. The Western Stage Company has generously
offered to take ministers to and from Conference
over any Of its lines for half fare.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT learn that Mr..
J. L. Woodes, who resides about six miles from
this place, met with singular accident one day
last week. He was at blacksmith shop in Sum
unit vixen a small piece of red bot iron few from
the anvil, striking him the thigh, and penetrate
ing the flesh more than an inch.. Surgical aid was
called but the piece of iron could not be extracted
The wound was made between two arteries, and we
understand is not considered dangerous either to
life or limb.
RETURNED TO TIE GOLD REeIONs. Our
young friend, Robert Sumner, who, as our readers
will remember returned from the gold regions only
few weeks ago. being disappointed in the result OF
his explorations started again to the land OF prom
ise Yesterday He was induced to take this step,
We understand, by his brother-inlaw, Mr.. Byers,
who wrote to him that he made great mistake in
leaving the mines when he did He goes back,
10 are told, fully convinced OF the truth Of the gold
reports We wish him success.
~ Two denizens of Chestnut street got
At laqer-heads on Saturday evening last, and one of
them presented the other With beer glass mot
Riass of beer) in manner more forcibe than polite
Not reshing such - treat" the unhappy recipient
IF. A. Schefer, the peoples" candidate for May
or brought suit for assault and battery against the
individual who rendered the doubtful compliment,
John Huber, aprofessor of the tonsorial art) The
trial came off before Mayor Meason, Monday, and
At the request of the defendant jury was empau.
neled They found verdict against Huber, who
wa. fined Is, with &ls45 taxed as costs.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONFERENCE.-The
Centralcommittee ofthe harmonious Democracy"
of this county have called convention At the curt
House on the 10th Of August, to nominate candi-
dates for county officers, namely: County Judge.
Treasurer and Recorder, Sheriff, two Representa-
,tives, Superintendent of Common Schools, Survey
or, Coroner, and Swamp Land Commissioner.
The "faithful" might as we'll stay at home and
save their time and great wear and tear Of con-
science in the vain attempt to commit this county
1t the ensuing election to the cause Of slavery
propagandism. An inglorious defeat awaits their
ticket, whoever may be placed upon it.
DEArH IRoM Sux-SrRoKE.-We are in
formed that man who was moving on the farm of
Mr. ]. P. Hitchcock, five Of six miles west Of this
city, vas fatally overcome by the heat on Saturday
last. He complained OF feeling unwel while at
work in the fields and was told to 60 to the house,
but seems was unable to do 50, as he was after
wards found struggling in death-throes in the BUSH
.es. Efforts were made to resuscitate him but he
died in few minutes after being discovered He
was German and was Familiarity called "Joe," bis
full name not being known. He had been working
only short time for Mr.. Hitchcock. We are not
informed where he was from or whether he had .
family.
H. LorLAND, E<e.-The new ADVERTISE
ment of this gentleman will be found in to-day's
paper. We are gladto know that he enjoys large
and increasing trade for no man better deserves It,
Uniformly prompt and correct in all his business
looking to the interests Of his patrons
~ we'll as his own, he has given satisfaction to all
with whom he has had dealings. He uses only the
best quality Of material and keeps the best work
men in his employ. All work made by him is war
ranted. Farmers and others needing saddlery or
anything else in his line will do well to give him
call.
Mr.. Loaand is also agent Of the Mutual Life In
surauce Company, of New York, and has obtaiaed
policies of life insurance for many Of first cti
Gems. We commend this Company and its agent
to the public.
An INTELLECTUAL AxAzoN.--Y Yesterday our
wondering citizens were notified by "yaller" hand
bills posted in conspicuous places that some cratic
female would lecture at the Court House in the
evening on-nobody could tell what from the con-
fused and disonted sentences the bill. but they
were assured that the subject was neither Woman's
Rights nor Free Love, and it was also gently limited
that the lecturer preferred her auditory to be com
posed of the lords of creation exclusively. The
moderate sum of Is cents stipulated a. the price
of admission. few curious individuals accord.
irgly repaired to the Court House in the evening,
and were confronted by belligerentlooking spec.
imen of femninity, aanked BY halfdozen tallow
dips and guarded by bulldog. chained to post
and looking a. fierce and defiant as Cerebus. The
lecture. We are told, was . rambling and nonsens-
ical discourse, leaving the impression on the minds
of her hearers that the woman was demented. No
disturbance occurred. We observe by the Burling-
ton Hawksyv that this woman visited that city last
week and that her lecture broke up In row but
she cleared the room BY aourishing . savage-look.
ing pistol over the heads Of the audience She dis.
trihutes . paper called the Lone Star published