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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

/ .
9.'"Professor'''a Lowe bossts that he cleared
s. 900 BY his Atlantic balloon humbug. ~
AT st. Louis, on the morning Of Dec. 7th,
at O'Clock, the mercury reached 20 below
zero. w Ali" t21Lc ~ or: b2.E9. 'f ,a@o
vessel recently arrived in England, from
Sebast"pol, with cargo of two hundred and
thirty seven tons of human bones. . sds II
A son of the editor of the. Norfolk (Va.)
Argus, aged IL years. was found murdered
in a room of the National Hotel, in that
place, recent y. lie had deep stab in the
neck. Ne clue was had to the murderer. o-t
A great mathematical genius, named aol-
land, q native OF Monroe county, KY, is
exhibiting himself in St. Louis. lie is a
dull looking fellow, but can tell you in a
minute how many seconds there are in any
given number of yeers. q .s 10 2stl,.
The Kentucky Lunatis Asylum has had
2,344 patients since it was opened in 1924:
Of this number 1853 have been discharged
cured. The Governor recommends the Leg
islature 10 pass d law forbidding marriage
between cousins. a--oJ - Ila 9y r.
On the 9Th inst ex- President Van Buren,
passed his 77th year. He lives in quiet re-
~'iSile"o ~ AAAuuo' n'oA3 very SeIuOm away
from home, and coveting no attentions Of
any kind. He is said to b. writing memoir
of his times, and a curious book it will be.
The New York Courier and Enquirer cal
culates the marine losses for the month of
November at $l2,000,O00. Of this, four
millions is supposed to have been lost in
vessels, and eight millions in cargoes. This
is a most disasterous return for a single
month. .. ...r- ~--a,. b.. .s:, sr
The Columbus CO., Statesman says that
three oxen, weigh NJ 5000 lbs, each, were
sh pped recently from Madison county, in
that State, for New York They were raised
on the farm OF Mr.. John Bryant, of Fayette
coun y, and are probably the larg st 8, eci-
me- Of Ohio cattle ever shipped from the
State.
The Telegraph Line is now completed, and
in o,er,ti6n to Malioy's Station, on the
But,ertield Overland Mail Route. This STA
tion is on The Ozark mountains, eighteen
miles north Of Springfield. Mo-, and two
hundred and eiahty mlies from St. Louis.
The opera, or If tho line here will receive
di- patches up to the evening of the second
day ate er the departure OF the mail from st.
Louis, and send them forward, either direct
to parties in California. or he will send
them ts the Eastern end of the telegraph
line, on the o. her side, which is now finished
upward of 200 miles this way from San
Francisco, and they will be telegraphed
from that pint to their destination.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
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p.e,a,s thy heart was manly, though withal, voE
The manner of thine action gave US gall - rs
Though not approving, yet-we cannot iro"A row -,
uncn INV solemn doings, Ola John Brown.
R.c.u.e thy talk was something more than orea'u-
R.cau.e for leye. thou diedst bitter death
We cannot slur thee with the black renown
Which others heap upon thee, Old John Brown
Because, though much mistaken, simple good ,,,
v.. that 10 ard which thy brave intentions sioed'
wa S.nno. swell the cry which sword, and gown q
Huriat thy hosry folly. Old John Brown 4iao9s
Because, in pure forgetfulness Of seif2 s-' sal'D
Thou soueht'st 10 Better sAaekled human psii+-t
Tol;ft IL 10 its feet whenit was down. :ysDael
We cannot call thee bastard, Old John Brown. .s
psc.ns. ne ses in thee. .divinsr Gre s'oe hsHot
Than might e'er trampled out in blood and m'fe'
Wecsnuot Say thou shalt not bear crown Bye
Upon thy kingly forehead, Old John Brown, -
Thoaah on, thy memory rests cloud OF blame
The worse than weakness Of . foolish game eG
Vet there's no Lethe that can ever drown {
Thy freight Of golden virtues, Old John Brown.
To the far light of better coming years q
There stands record, blurred with scaldng tears
It bears name borne by no feeble clown-..
Worth something for its meaning "oLpeJoHS
BRowN." ,sss~s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

REPuRI1cANIsM THE REMEDY FOR THE
SLAVERY AGlTATIoN. large slave owner
and cotton planter at the South writes to the
N. Y. Courier and Enquirer that the spirit
of disunion is found solely among those who
are kept in ignorance by their leaders, whose
political existence depends upon slavery agi-
tation The remedy he proposes for slavery
agitation sounds oddly in contrast with the
outcries coming from the politicians Of the
same section, but it is based on sound sense
and correct philosophy, and, ifthe Republicans
take the administration of the government in
1860, we expect to see it verified. He says
II am more than ever convinced of the
truth of what told you last Summer, viz :
that very large majority, think four -filths,
of the Southern people never desired the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and that
quite as large a proportion Of them do not
wish to see the institution Of slavery extended
into free territory. What they do desire is
to see this slavery excitement brought to an
end. It had its, origin in the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, and / agree with you
that it will never cease until the Republican
party gets possession of the government, md
proves by its acts that it is conservative, and
will abide by the Constitution, and respect
alike the rights of every section of the Union
Do this, and you will kill slavery excitement
and, with it the. present party leaders Of the
south, who, live by slavery agitation 5.r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

NEW ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN.-A new expe-
dition is organizing, with the probability of
success, for the purpose of exploring the ex-
IRENE northern regions far enough to as
certain tile facts with reference to the
,reat circumpolar basin. 1t is to sail under
auspices OF DR.. Hayes, surgeon under Kane.
Mr.. Grinnell, Prof. Bache and others have
undertaken to promote the success of the
expedition. $4,000 is the sum needed for
the purpose. Prof. Baehe is especially in
yerested in the further magnetic observations
which are proposed to be made in that re-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

A New NATIONAL QUEsrIoN.-It is said
that Virginia intends to make application to
Congress to liquidate the expenses of the late
Harper's Ferry affair. This will be new
phase of the slave question-another attempt
to nationali4 slavery. If Congress refuses
to pay the expenses of the grand military
display made on this occasion, we need not be
surprised to hear of Wise marching to Wash
iington and seizing the National Treasury!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
The Attempted Escape of Cook
and COppic. ..

A dispatch from Charles,own of the 10Th
gives the following particulars of this affair:
: The senti,el statiored near the Jail re-
ported that quarter past eight O'Clock he
observeda a man on the jill wall, whom he
challenged, md receiving no answer fred at
him., The head of another man was also
seen above the wall, but he retreated as
soon as the first one had been fired at. The
qnan on top of the wall seemed ut first de-
,terlnined to persist, and was about making
an attempt to jump down, when the senti
mel declared bis intention of impaling him
I'm his bayppet. He then retreated INFO the
JAIL yard with, Coppic, and both gave them
elves npswitheut resistance. Cook after
wards remarked, that if he could have got
over and throltled the gaurd, he would
have made lris escape. /, o,t gg454sf .,..r
lT The, Shenandoah mountains are within
ten minuteS, run Of .tbe1ail, and had lie es-
eaped to them, with his thorough knowledge
of them. his. arrest would have been diff
cult, especially as but few of the military
could have followed irim. during the night.
They had succeeded, after two weeks labor
whenever alone and at night, when their
bed clothing muff1ed the sounds of saw,
n cutting through m their iron shackles, 90
|that thew could have put them off at any
moment they should have their work CON
pleted. They had also made sort of CHS
81 ont Of an old bed screw, with which they
had succeeded, as opportunity would offer,
liu rem owing plaster from the wall, and then
ibrick after brick until space suf1icien,
}or; them to pass througt was opened,
ali al except exec tie removal Of the outer
lbtcks., The part.of theswan they :separat-
fSd was in th1 rear of the bed on which they
tslbpt and thebed being pushed against the
vail completely hid their work from view.
/ The bricks they took ont were concealed in
,ttle, drum Of stove, ana;the dirt and plast
/ OF removed ~, the course Of their work was
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
VOL ,.XI-NO.ssa25.ss
IOWA NEWS:

| sH.e -.ff,ssss s AOWA ~ "Ssasr III hiaH AZ
The Chicago, Iowa and Nsbraskaa Rail.
road Co., has Just pnt on the road e an9tl a9l
new passenger car manufactured 1T their
| =, $50 FiE4-21o HE-1 tRSlg zoo eds
shop in Clinton. ID - Torlsgag nj 40 VIA 4
| Paul Thiessen, who was convicted -
the Scott County District Court, last 1ann.
ary, for mr.asnslaughter has been pardo9nnsed one ~
Governor Lowe. .I'aas .gIZgH N "a
| If the ratio of representation should
be fixed at 10000. under the census Of 1860
Iowa will be entitled to Eve United States
Representatives instead of two y =. -
| Sixty. eight thousand four hundred and
fifty-one bushels ofawheat were slapped
from Cedar Rap dslsia the Chicago, Iowa
and Nebraska Railroad during the months
eHoM1o1DE. = In Hale township Jones
county, William Johnson struck Alex. Laird
with club, from the effects of which he died
a waek ago last Monday. johnson has
been bound over to the next term Of the
District Court. - t@a y g, - 7,; .sa,1z2'%s1 ~
There have been certified to the State
Of Iowa, under the act of Congress making
grants to Railroads therein, the following
amounts of land: u.sy vs.r.- a. ,erTs
For the Dubuque road, 1,147,48l OF
Iowa Air Line road, lob "I 629,972 50
NJ. & NJ. road, 352,71l Is
-Grisweid College at Davenport, form
erly known as '.Iowa College," was duly
organized on the 7th inst, and will be
opened Immediately fer the reception Of
Students 1t is named in honor of the late
Rev.. Alexander Griswold, D.. D., second
presiding Bishop Of the Episcopal Church in
the Q. s. The College is under Episcopalian
auspices. ........- sEy C.. ,.-s,,t. as;5css 20
An important Railroad suit was lately
decided in Jefferson county, in which the i
Burlington and Missouri River R. r. Co.
were plaintiffs, to recover money subscribed D.
as stock. There were about $4,000 in
volved in tie suit, the Company have insti Z,
tutec proceedings to recover stock subscribed
to the Railroad, but which was withheld on y
the plea that the depo grounds at Fairfield
were not located according TO- agreement.-
The decision was against the Railroad Com. .
pany. y . h - ilt5szt ,sgaafy G'..-sy ITO
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
A FACT w ORTIZ NOTING. Washingt

A FACT WORTH NOTING The Washington
correspondent of that old and reliable Journal
the New York Courier and Enquirer, notes
it as "a significant fact that the Democratic
side of the House has no applause for Union
sentiments, but whenever expression is given
to determination to dissolve the Union if a
Republican President is elected, or the South
is further encroached upon, there is great
clapping Of hands"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

The "IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT" IN South
CARoL1NA.-South Carolina recognizes the
''irrepressible conflict" about which so much
has been said. In the preamble to a set ol
secession resolutions lately introduced in the
Legislature of that State, it is expressly
avowed that there is san nirrepressible conflict
between the North and South. What say
the National Democratic organs to the South
Carolina endorsement of Stewards words
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
The Davenport Failures.

SUSPENSION OF GooK& SARGENT. = Our
citizens were mot more surprised than
grieved en- yesterday morning to obseryssss e
doors Of the we'll known banking {a opening
Cook & Sargent crossed aE. nS Up Upeds dnnss
bnsiness hoi,ryy and a ht.sard upon the auo.
annon n cino their ~apension. IT seems tnas
on, Ihe-yrsvious evening they. received !,
dispatch from the branch honse OF DixweA
a Sargent mt Boston announc1ng their 1sus-
pension and advising similar actionI upon
the part OF the house here. Without know
ing the cause of the course pursued by the
branch at Boston the Messrs. Cook imme-
diately resolved until further word was re-
eeivcd to suspend operations here and
promptly did so. Itis altogether probable
that had this course been deferred little
longer there would have been no necessity
for the act. So soon as their affairs become
somewhat settled the firm will issue card
explaining matters in connection with their
suspension in the meantime we are au-
thorized to inform the public that they are
abundaully able to meet all their liabilities.
Ii possible, we presume they will discrlmi-
nate in favor of their depositors and pay the
more needy first. We truly hope soon to
see this old and much esteemed house again
in active business.
The Messrs. Cook receive much sympathy
in their financial troubles and more partic
ularly is that feeling shown towards MIR.
E. Cook, and by none more than by the old
settlers OF this county, who have known him
since twelve years ago he commenced busl-
ness in small one story frame building ON
the site now occupied by their present bank
ing house Remembering the privatiens he
endured in common with them, his strug-
giles from year to year to make his banking
house the leading one in the State and his
ever upright mode of dealing, they deeply
sympathize with him in his pecuniary en-
barrassments and, with US, trust they may be
only temporary. We are requested a this
connection to state that Mr.. f. Cook has
resigned his Office as Director Of the Davs
eDport State bank.
We would add to thu foregoing that the
suspension of Messrs. Cook & Sargent has
caused great many rumors to be set ahoat
in regard to the financial condition OF other
houses, but we hope public opinion will be
withheld until the true condition OF things
be ascertained.- Gazette, l7th.
ANOTHER FAILURE. We are panied to
chronicle another failure, this morning-that
of the firms of Burrows & Prettyman, Bur-
rows, Prettyman Dalzell, and j. M. d.
Burrows. The Sheriff levied upon the entire
property of these firms contained in their
stores, as we'll as the mill of Mr.. John NJ. u.
Burrows This failure, we fear, will have
more disastrous effect upon our county than
that of Cook & Sargent B. & P. are deeply
interested with the farmers of the county, and
they will be the worst sufferers. We do not
know to what extent they are involved, but
presume that their large assets will liquidate
their Indebtedness, if they be allowed time to
convert them into available means.-DemO-
crnf. 17fh ----- -. r-------- -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
Exec ution of Cook and COppic.

--
The bodies Of the two negro pri soners
having been brought back to the Jail at about
a quarter pas IL this P NJ, notice was Civ
en- 70 Cook and Coppic that their turn was
approachipg-only one hour more being al
lowed them tte, @,.
The military movements similar to those
at the first execution were repeated, and
wagon with two more oofins was standing at
the door of the Jail at 124 O'Clock:
The same military escort was in readiness.
Meantime the closing religious ceremonies
were progressing in the cell. sa
Since the failure of the attempt of Cook
and Coppic to escape, their assumed com
posure and apparent resignation had given
way, and they now looked at the reality of
their fate with the full conviction of its aw-
fnl certainty, They were sad and rather qui.
81, but Joined with fervor in the religious
ceremonies. Sc. E.e- isas- 5a
When called upon by the Sheriff, they
stood calm and quietly whilst their arms
were being pinioned, and, after bidding
farewell to the guards of the jail were help
ed into the wagon and took seats on their
cofins. Their appearance was rather that of
hopeless despair than of resignation, and
they seemed to take but little notice Of any
thing as the procession moved on to the field
of death. 49,
The wagon reached the scaffold at 13 min
utes before O'Clock. and the prisoners as
cended with a. determined irmness scarcely.
surpassed by that Of Capt. Brown. Aprayer
was offered up BY one of the clergymen The
ropes were.adjussed, the caps drawn over
their heads, and. both were launched into
eternity in seven minutes after they ascend
ed the gallows. They both exhibited the
most unainching frmness, saying nothing
with the exception of bidding farewell to the
minister and sheriff
After the rope was adjusted about Cooks
neck. he exclaimed, "Be quick Us quick rs
possible" which was repeated by Coppic.
After hanging about thirty minutes both
bodies were taken down aud placed in black
walnut cofins prepared for them. That of
Cook was placed in poplar box, labelled
and directed as fellows s'Ashbel P. Will
ard and Robt. Crowley, 104 William street,
New York, care Adams Express" The
cpfin of Coppic was placed in a similar box,
to be forwarded to his mother in Iowa.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23
u -, Mo-, .~Iscssr

y 4 - < + X
How TO KEEP MEN AT HOlfE.-Ex-
perience is . dear Ahd often . sad
school, : as asexempli6ed in. thu. Following
remarks, furnished bJs correspondent
Of an exchange paper. Hear; him for
his cause, and drop tear OF pity. be
ssTheiS Lould be fewer 1retched
msriisees, fewer dissipated, degraded
men. If women were taught to feel the
angel duty which desolyes @ them, to
keep the wandering steps Of those wEc
are temple l so ruch ore than they, IN
the paths Of virtue and peace-to make
them feel that in the busy work Is.
noise and confusion - that at home
there is order and repose - that their
s.eyes look brighter" wheAthey come
that the smile Of welse9 fer ready
tosrecsixs shesp DOCKS
are ever reaa ~ Sto min
lister to the hnS6al 81 ~ 50 they
would find anus est thee 0me,
nor strive to seek it @ ma
not alone to the higher socl-
ETY. should this be Ter s9.d oe =,
: lesson instilled i1t Is all
hii9gth md low, rich ]oc!I ever e.
heart- -brVken wives, NsSping addScou-
ind. Would stand waiting at the doors
of pabiic housss, to lead the unsteady
st4tt III fheir drunken husbands home,
ifahak home had room as cheerful, 2
fresas bright, . welcome as ready and
cordial as at the tap-room they fre-
quent. Duty has seldom SO strong .
hold on men as on women they can-
not, will not, for duty's sake, remain
ina dull 9tedious or illmanagcd, quar-
rehome home, but leave tito seek else
where 1othe comfort and Amusement
which fails them there; and when riot
and ievslry have done their work, the
wives and sisters, who have done 80 Ut:
tie to (. make them otherwise, are pitisd
for their bad husbands and brothers. =
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

aW The New York Times Of Wednesday
says it is assured by its Washington CORES
pondent that .'all hope of an early organization
is now abandoned, and that many doubt
whether Congress will be in constitutional
condition to transact business, either this
Winter, or any time hereafter" ...9 y &
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

W There is likely to be plenty Of Terri
torial business before the present Congress.
State and Territorial Governments will be
asked for by Kansas, Nebraska, Arizona
Dacotah, Jefferson, Nevada, Neosho, Southern
california, and perhaps Northern Michigan.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

/ .DouGLAs REpENrANr.-,Douglass IS IS ,teee'l becom;
ing frightened and penitent, and IS endeavor,
Eing, it is said, to act the aserrowing prod'gaii
toward the President: tits more than DOUBT
/ full whether the latter will receive MN
Douglas conduct disgusts the majority OF hs
friends. q SIT 30 no;ir iai sd can
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

TnE FUNERAL OF JOHN Brown. - This
solemn event ,ook place at the family resi-
dence Nor,h Ella, New York, on Thurs
day Dec 9th! Tie body was taken on the
.rev'ons Monday to North Eba, from New
York, under the charge OF Mrs. John Brown,
ACCOMPANIED by Wendell Phillips, of Boston,
and j. Miller McKim, of Philadelphia. All
alo, p;,he road testimonials Of respect were
offered to the party, landlords refusing to
receive compensation out of regard to the
deceased, who appears TO have been greatly
est, emod in the localities where he once
Travelled.
lie procession to the grave was headed
by dozen colored persons, singing "Blow
We the trumpet. blow !" favnr:te hymn OF
tue deceased, with which lie used to sing
his children to sleep. The coffin was borne
from the house by six young men, and fol-
owed hy about $50 mourning friends and
neigAbors nt the family. Addresses were
made by Mr. McKlm and Wendell Phil
hps. After the work Of filing the grave
was finished, Mrs. Brown and her rel
atiyes slowly wended heir way back to the
house, but the greut bulk of The crowd re-
nained gazing on the mound for an hour or
20 af er al was over. .5s n 80 10 4z.Ys,
| The following are the lnscrlptlOnS 1ur-
nshed by John Brown for himself and sons:
70 Be INSCRIBED on THE OLD FAMILY MONUMENT Al
T. 45G ;aaco NonrH ELBA 9-.d afr:9a gai'se
Oliver Brown, born -, 1889, was killed at
usrper's Ferry, Va, Nov.17 1859.
| Walter Brown, borsa = :, 1855. was wounded at
Iinrpcr's Ferry, Va. Nov. II, and died Nov.1a
i 1859. i'm ,.:si.,,,.-,, -, ,i
t. (My wife can fIl urtho blank Hat es as above.)
d John Brown, horn NAV 9, 1900. was exsSdtsd al
+ CharlestowpyVa,a Dce. 2atS59. jUirteq 7i3sao
i NEW GRADES OF, SPRING WHEAT. .-Th1
4 ilfollowing restitution has recently beel
\ dopted by the Chicago B,ard Of Trade d
a Eesolced, That on ard after the lst day Q
| lJat uafis, 1860, no spring wheat shall pas
,dasINo l. that weig less than So lbs to th
measured bushel 3 none shall pass as No.
thai weighs less than Sc TBS. to the measur
81 ed bdshef, and none shall pass as rejecte
that weighs less than As lbs. to the measure
A. 1au -hel; and the Inspect 'rs und er the diree
attion Of the Inspection Committee shall b
( 6tinstructed to reject any grain for any oths
cause (particular.y y waen it is evident IT ,hs
..d.been mixed for, the purpose, Of deception
! even lift comes up to the required standal
) Of weight. i5# = .eet
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

~ Atchison county, Kansas, heretoforea a
Democratic stronghold, at the late election
gave 100 Republican majority. ..,'5%ii-2
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

AN AMERICAN C1KoUs IN ENsIAND. -.
Howes,f Cushing g. Co.'S American Circus
has just concluded q most successful tour
trough the Uuited Kingdom The per-.
formers left New York in 1887, and since
hat time they have exhibited in every town
# any consequence in England, ireland,
Scotland and Wales Mr. Joseph Pentlands
one of. the promipent. performers Of the
company, has returned to the United States.
Messrs. Howes 4 Cushing are in London,
making arrangements for an ampitheater on
the American PLAN 10 aa&1 s--se saiaGgsr
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-23

WThe Washington correspondent OF ths
Chicago Journal ,says:adE = .bnaod<i5as
/ The fact is, no man can be in Washington
twenty four hours without being satisfied taat 70
Douglas is ''dcad cock in. the pit'-that, as
/ the fellow said about Shakespeare, she is
played euilt.n 3a aoi5nsgng0 ircsisoqIQ oh1