Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-14
New BurLprNos.-The new block of build.

| ings opposite fremont Hall, erected by Messrs.
Dougherty and Deshler, is now up, the brick work
having been completed yesterday. This block
comprises two business houses. each so feet deep
| by, 90 in width and three stories high. These
buildings have handsome appearance, and IRE
conveniently arranged for store rooms. ]. J.
Hopes, builder. The iron pillars, window ss,
caps, &C., were made at the foundry Of Kleinfelder
Co., in this city, and are as good ~ any work of
the kind that has been brought from ubroad Mr.
expects to take possession Of his portion
q he block by thn13rst Of December.
The brio german q Bro.'s new build
ing is aleel dimensions are 90 by 20
feet - fies. Tue front is sur
moune9Q st beautiful corn ishss to
DE eo ron work in the building
|waa sdes eiufelder 1 Co. s. G, Hill
builder.
TuE FERRY. have already noticed
the fact that owing to disagreement between Capt.
Fisher and the owners of the Decalion that boat
was withdrawn some time since and that Nus
catne has been again put in as q ferry - The
machinery and boilers Of this boat have been re.
Gently repaired and she is now pronounced to be in
frstrate order in every respect. 1t has been de-
monstrated that notwithstanding she appears to be
much smaller than the Dscaon she can carry more
teams at once and make more trips in day Yes
terday she brought tpelrs teams at once with
out difficulty. What is more, under her present
management she appears to give general satisfac-
tons We hear of no complaints about delay in
crossing or of exorbitant charges. The recent re-
markable increase ofthe number of farmers visiting
this market from Illinois is proof that our ferry is
now conducted in IN acceptable manner. e tsN
o. We learn from Capt. Fisher that he has already
made arrangements to improve the capacity Of the
Muscatine and erect Il passenger cabin on her the
coming winter. Success to him
Our REPRESENTATIVES. apprehen-
hension was felt this morning that the Republicans
had lost one of the Representatives in tn county.
Such is not the case, however, if the returns we
have received are correct. According to the re-
ported and estimated majorites in the various
townships, Messrs. shipman and Price are about
80 ahead of Mr.. Chambers who leads his colleague,
MI. HUT, about Is votes. The Republican candi-
dates ran nearly even in the aggregate vote, Mr..
Shipman being votes ahead of Mr.. Price, accord |
ing to our count. We think there is no reason to
doubt the election of both.
Mr.. Kirkwood's majority in the county is between
80 and 100.
GRAM ARRIVING BY THE CARs.-A ship |
mont of $50 bushels ofwheat and 80 bushels of oats
was received in this market yesterday from T. w.
Boise, of Clifton station. The freight on this
shipment was 5 cents per Observation-Disclosures % miles
while the owner might have sent it all the way to
miles for IL cents. In our opinion
that's rather an unfair discrimination by the Rail
road Company against Muscatine.
FIGHrs OF BLAcKBIRDs.-At this season
of the year thousands of blackbirds may be seen
making tremendous noise by their cacklng in an
tcipaton, probably, of breakfast in the corn6elds
on the pralries. 1t is said that they return every
evening to roost in the timber on the opposite side
of the river.
CO Our West Liberty correspondent,
81. L - is assured that the distinguished Demo
cratic orator of the house of Buryesses," about
whom he anxiously inquiries, found his way safely
to this city and duly discharged his duty to the
Democratic party on election day.
~ Our readers are requested to excuse
the lack of variety in paper The election is yet
the all-absorbing topic and we devote much of our
space to the publication of returns
rGV Two of the Louisa county cattle
thieves, Estep and Carpenter, are in Jail at this
place. The third, Gaily, who was wounded in their
light, remains in durance at his home in Wapello.
RELIGIOUS NoTIoE The District Stewards,
If Muscatine District, will meet at the NJ. E.
Church, in Muscatine, on Friday 2sth inst at
o'clock, p N. E. w. TwlNlNG, P. E.
WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.-We clip the fol-
owing paragraph from ar. exchange. It's as appli.
cable to other ATTITUDES to the place where it frs
appeared, and we would suggest that our subscrib-
ers, who are troubled with borrowing neighbors,
will read it in their hearing:
We like to see man refuse to take his local pa |
pers, and all the time sponge on his neighbor for |
the reading of his. We like to hear man complain,
when you ask him to subscribe for his home paper,
that he takes more papers now than he can read,
and then go around and borrow his neighbours
home paper to read, or loaf upon him until he has
gathered all the news out of it. We like to hear
man run down his home paper as not worth taking,
and every now and then go. or send to the editor,
for some favors in the editorial line. We like to
see merchant or mechanic refuse to advertise in
his home paper ana strive 10 get snare OF the
trade the paper brings to the place by advancing its
interests, as all good papers do. But above ali
like of your rich, misery men, who can't
pay one dollar and fifty cents year for a newspa-
per, but can always manage to be about in time to
read the paper at the expense of friend who is
not worth the tenth part Of what he is 1t looks
economical and thrifty.
River News.
The river has been again falling at this place and
is now about at stand, being nearly at the same
stage as before the recent rise.
ARRAY ON THE FANNY HARRIs.-The Keokuk
Gate city, of the It'll, says:
On Wednesday last, while the steamer Fanny
Harris was lying at the Montrose wharf, quarrel
sprang up between the crew and some other per-
sons In the midst of the ARRAY which created u
great excitement. the mate of the Fanny Harris |
discharged pistol, which took effect upon the
hand Of citizen of Montrose. The mate was ar |
rested, or gave himself up for trial. and was held
to answer In bonds of $500. He gave bond and |
went his way.
Nah RIED,
T., Moso,,< Hotal in this citv on the 10Th inst