Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-12

DONATION VIsIT.-In the Muscatine
Journal, we find the following notice,
showing q somewhat curious state Of
affairs in one Of the CD urches Of that
city:
Rev. Thomas NJ. Ind, haping erpend-
ed his sahtry the last year IN paying
Of Tie indebtedness If tie Church, his
friends propose paying him donation
visit at the hoVse Of L. Cary, on the
South Hill. IL r the residence Of Gov.
Grimes, on "Wednesday evening Jan.
18th. All are invited to participate.
DiscUssIos.-The late public dis
cussion between Rev. Messrs. Stout
and Sanford, Universalist and Metho-
dist still continues through the medium
Of the press
RKPrBLIcAS VERSUS DEMocRAT.-
The Dubuque Herald says:
A couple of Milesians appeared be-
fore Judge Love on Thursday with q
view to securing "pspers for one of
them. Among other things, his Honor
asked the one not wishing papers, if his
companion twas attached to RepubE-
can principles 2"
"Divil bit-he's raal Dimmy-
crat ~
"Be -" said Mike to our in.
formant shortly after-"I thought he
meant Black Republican"
The GAME LAw.-The Dubuque
Herald thus speaks regarding the
workings of the Game Law, enacted
by the last legislature:
"a very large amount Of game ship
ped from this cit is sent to New
York city. The Game laws of New
York prevent the purchase or sale of
game on and after January lst. This
circumstance proves q great loss to
game dealers here, for the reason that
they have to stop shipment from
week to ten days l'efore January lst,
in order that no game, by any delay
Or otherwise, may reach there after
that date. This last game season, no
quails of any amount reached this
market until about two weeks before
the time Of stopping shipment arrived
thus seriously affecting both pro-
ducers and buyers in this market.
AlIusion is made to these facts for
the reason that efforts are being made
in the county of New York to procure
an extension Of the game season, and
there are fair prospects that the effort
will meet with success, and thereby
add materially to the business and
profits of game buyers at this point.
Cold AT DuBUouE.-On Monday at
six o'clock, A. NJ, the thermometer
marked nineteen degrees below zero at
Dubuque.
INDEPENDENCE.-The Guardian Of
the 9th inst. gives a list Of the i'm
provements erected at independence,
Buchanan county, during the past
year. The number of buildings put
up or completed, number go; the to-
tai cost S53,375. Inc town possesses
three common and three select schools.
nine religious organizations, although
there are as yet but four churches
built. The Guardian concludes its
article by stating that there are in the
town Z general variety stores, 2 dry
goods and clothing stores, 8 hardware
stores, 3 drug stores, saddlery and
harness stores, 2 banking houses,
tailoring establishments, millinery,
. bakeries, 2 jewelry stores, 8 meat
markets, barber shop, 6 saloons, l
bowling anc 9 billiard saloons, 6 no.
tells, 3 printing offices, 3 carriage and
wagon manufactures, 4 blacksmith
shops, two tin shops, two shoe and
leather stores, two boot and shoe shops,
l pottery, l tanncry, 2 saw mills,
Touring mill, 2 livery stables, den
fists, physicians and Is lawyers" -.
1t would appear from this that the
number of lawyers is unproportionate-
ly large. 1t is evident, however, from
these statistics, that independence is a
thriving place.
TEMPERANCE IN MUscATINE.-A
large number of persons met at Harc's
Hall, on the 7th inst, and organized q
total abstinence society.
TEMPERANCE AT WILToN.--On
Wednesday evening last according to
correspondent OF the Muscatlne
Journal, two thirds of the inhabitants
Of Wilton (Junction) assembled at
Butterield's Hall for the purpose Of
devising measures for the suppression
Of intcmperance. VIM. Luuday was
elected President and E. Bacon, Secre
tary. The following resolutions were
adopted at the close of the meeting:
We, the citizens of Wilton, in meet.
ing assembled, in view of the debasing
influence Of intemperance in our com
munity, Of the increase Of doggeries
and their train Of con-comitant evils,
do resolve
That committee Of ten be appoint
ed to take such initiatory steps as shall
be deemed expeditient towards restrict.
ing the offenders If our Prohibitory
Law, and report the same at an ad-
journed meeting one week at the same
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