Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-17
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEpARrM EMF.

expire on the list OF July. We remind them that
our terms are INVARIABLY 81 so IN ADVANCE.
~ The meeting of stockholders in the
Muscatine Branch of the Upton r. r. resulted in
great encouragement to those interested in the
road Another meeting will be held on next Tues
day evening, at the Mayors office. We expect to
show our Upton friends that we are stirring in this
matter. The work is bound to 60 on.
THR STATE CoNvENTloNs.-A Arrangement
have been made, as we learn from private letter,
by the steamers Desmoines and Clara Hne on the
Dcsmoines River for facilitating travel to the capital
during the sitting of the Republican and Democrat
ic Conventions (22d and Esd inst.) Persons leav-
ing here in time to reach Burlington by Monday
morning and taking the cars to Ottumwa will con-
meet with the boats at that place, and arrive at
Desmoines Tuesday evening Let all having an
interest in this matter make note of it. The
boats will remain until the close Of the Conv
FOURTH OF JuLY.-We hope our citizens
will not have forgotten the meeting called for at
the Courthouse this afternoon, and that the object
under contemplation may be attained. We ought
to have celebration-the 4th of July should be
perpetuated, as our fathers made it-"a glorious
and an immortal day"
LET music swell the breeze
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break
The sound prolong!'
Daily, yesterday.
The ISLAND LEvKE.- Considerable alarm
was felt, Tuesday afternoon, for the safety of Mus
catire Island. The high water yielding to the force
of the wind broke across the embankment at sew
sral places and for a time threatened to become
manageable; but by dint of superior effort, the
water was forced within its proper limits. The lull
Of the wind together with intelligence from above
that the water is subsiding encourag1s to believe
that any further danger need not be apprehsnded.
D@- The river-road Immediately above
Chambers Saw MILL we noticed yesterday is over
flowed with water and quite impossible for foot
passengers; nor could team be driven from the
Mill up to the bluffs greatly has the road been
damaged by the present rise of the river. Right
above the bridge a considerable gap has been made
and communication is kept up over but feeble
plank or two, and the slight remaining barrier of
what is left of the road must, if the rise continue
soon yield, also. Why should not some measures
be taken to preserve this pleasant outlet from
city, and to protect it against the action of the
ter: The Railroad Companys plan of piling stone
at the side next the river would meet every require
ment and not cost much money.-DaHy, yesterday
STEALING HORSES BY WuoLEsALE.-On Sun
day night last, as Alderman Kennedy was return
ing to town from the Slough Mill, he met two men
travelling along the road with six horses. 1t has
since turned out that the horses were all stolen
one from the stable of Mr.. VIM. St. John, of this
city, and three from other persons living in near
the city. The rest were taken along the Slough.
1t was At first supposed by the owners of these
horses that they had merely strayed, but the OBJ
servations of Mr.. Kennedy confirm the worst sus-
picions of theft. We hope the property may be
covered and the daring rascals brought to justice
THE CRLEBRAT1oN-The Sunday School
Union Celebration, Wednesday, passed off with un.
wonted eclat. Owing to the dubious prospects in
the morning for fair weather, the procession did
not move until o'clock p. N. The display in the
march dazzling. The little children, arrayed in
pink blue, white and all colors imaginable, We'd in
beauty with the flowers that deck praires -
About the banners, it is impossible for to par
ticuarize, they being, the phrase goes, "too nu
merous to mention Some we're quite expensive,
and all elegant and appropriate. The speeches on
the ground were short, but to the point, and ex-
ceedingly happy. Jno. A. Parvin ran through
short narrative of the history of Sabbath Schools
and the progress of religious sentiment in this
place. Rev. Worthngton and Ufford made brief
and excellent addresses. There was an abundance
Of good eating, and every body, including dele
CATION, came home happier and better for the expe
rience of the day. 1t is estimated that l 900 chill
dren and 400 500 adults were present.
AS politician, we noticed, with some satisfac-
ton one little boy waving flag with ''FRExoSr AND
DAYrox' inscribed upon it. Wonder that the boy
did not catch "Jessy!'I
MORE ABOUT PIXIES PEAK.-From various
sources we gather the following in regard to this
''famous countree-e-e." 1t may be regarded as
reliable as anything published, the Leavenworth
dispatch, containing marrsI-ous gold news, our
second page, to the contrary, notwithstanding:
A paragraph has been going the rounds stating
the extreme richness Of claims owned by Georgia
company. The fact that "speltcr SOLDER has been
found in the washings, and that many pounds of
the vile stuff have been taken from individuals who
were suspected of Sailing such claims as they
wished to dispose Of is taken fair evidence of the
richness of these mines.
Here is another excitement scheme. A lump of
California gold is carried in the pockets of sharpers
who have claims to sell "back in the mountain"
This lump is shown to eager gold-seekers, who buy
such apocryphal claims for the trife of $500 or
$500, but find the gold, at the end of rainbow,
"over the left" And in this manner grew the
goldkss humbug Provisions are cheaper there,
owing to the scarcity of money and the turning
back and selling out of thousands of emgrants, than
here Flour g, or nothing, per barrel, oxen sl2
to $50 yoke, and other things in proportion
Notwithstanding all this, effort is again making
to create a rush in that direction.
Boat RIvALRY.-The time is fast hasten
ing when our people need not 60 abroad in order
to witness the exciting sports of the Regatta. We
expect to have one here grand scale before the
present season closes. The restless energies of
Young America in this quarter are concentrating
upon this subject the gymnasium fandango,
rout or ball have grown stale and insipid in view of
r "a life on the ocean wave,"
the advantages Of the sea breeze and the health
invigorating exercise of sail oars. One magnif
icent row boat is already on our waters and Club
organized and disciplining to man the same,
whose exercises thus far give promise of great
proficiency. This pioneer craft has arous ed whole
some spirit of rivalry and now company has just
called into requsition the services Of young and
talented townsman John Tillard, to construct for
them row boat that shall compete in point of
speed with any that is will be introduced Til
lard, who is elftaught in the mechanic arts, has
now sail boat on the stocks, of large dimensions,
which is highly spoken of by experienced judges,
his skill and success fairly emitting him to the ap
pellation Of "Master Ship-builder and Carpenter"
Other boats and Clubs proposed and indications
are all strongly in support Of the suppostion with