Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-29
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LOCAL N E VS..
MINNESOTA CuRRENcY.-Our citizens will
probably soon find plenty of the issues of the new
Minnesota banks ahoat. But it is doubtful curren-
cy and had better be let alone. 1t is received with
suspicion at Chicago and is liable to be thrown out
any day.
TRUE.-The Louisville Journal says that
"dul times are the very best for advert sers. The
little that is going on they get, and whilst
others grumbling. they pay their way; and with
their newspaper for a life pressrver they swim on
top of the water while others are sinking around
them"
GTA singular mishap befel lady in
front of Union Block this forenoon. 4 cow. chased
by large dog, in her endeavors to escape, ran on
thepavemcnt and against the lady, who was knocked
down BY the force of the collision but fortunately
not seriously injured Cows, We believe, are law
full institutions in the city, and crinolne must
GooD TEMPLARs.-The Society of this
Order organized in this city some mouths ago,
known as Sloan Lodge No. 26, has recently leased
and fitted up in good style hall in the upper story
ofthe State Bank building The Lodge now num-
bers over one hundred members On the last night
of meeting twenty four new members were initiated
give way on emergencies of this kind-Daily, 25th.
Salaries OF SCHOOL TRAcHERs.-By the
official report of Hon. N. L. Fisher, late Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, made to the Board of
Education, Dec. 9th, 1853, itappears that the high
est average wages per month paid to male teachers
in Iowa is in Muscatine county, $3s,75; the lowest
in Greene county, $500; the highest paid female
teachers, $25, 90 in Crawford and Monona counties;
the lowest, $500, in Worth county.
EXPLOITATION OF IoE.-We stated some
day last week that the firm of II. Altman Bro, in
this city, shipped barges in tow of steamer Jenny
Lind, eighty tons of ice for ST. Louis. The quantity
as we since learned, much greater, no less than
900 tons having been sent by them to that destina
ton. A firm at Rock Island, ILL.,, shipped at the
same time 100 tons of ice for ST. Louis. There is
no doubt but this article of commerce will prove
very acceptable to the people of that latitude.
FROM KANsAs.-Our fellow citizen, S. M.
McKibben returned from Leavenworth this morn
ing, at which place he spent about week dispos-
ing of lot of lumber which he took out with him.
He says there is tremendous rush through Kansas
for the gold q regions but he has little faith in the
probability that they will realize their golden antic-
ipations. He saw none of the gold said to have
been brought back to Leavenworth from the mines.
In short, he looks upon the whole subject as
Mayors CoURT. David Desmond, a
native of the "Gem O. the Say" was arraigned on
charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, he
having been guilty of going into private house
and alarming the inmates while he was intoxicated.
Marshall Dill found him lying on the doorstep of
the house, in bssful Inconsistencies of all sublu
nary things. He declared before the Mayor, how
ever that he was not drunk and was only seeking
place to stop when the man of the house knocked
him down without any provocation-''at ALL at all"
Davids story received at considerable discount,
and he was fined dollar, with costs taxed at
but having "nary red' he left his silver "turnup'
as pledge to pay the amount.
LADIES INsULrED.-Two respectable y young
ladies, who are employed in a millinery establish
ment in this city, were followed on the street last
evening by some unknown man, who rudely seized
one of them by the arm, when near the corner of
Second and Chestnut streets The frightened
young ladies took refuge in Reuling's confsction
cry StOTey Auu ouF Sdiloht youHS iiieuu, AhoS' ~
Daugherty, as soon as he learned the cause of the
difficulty, went out and collared man whom he
supposed to be the offender, but who strenuousy
denied it and plead to be spared the threatened
punishment. Whether he was the guilty one could
not be determined, and he was accordingly released.
man who would thus insult ladies on the streets
deserves just such severe drubbing as this indi
vidual narrowly escaped.-Daily. 22a.
@The wisdom and justice of the new
feature in the Constitution recently adopted in this
State, by which the testimony of coored persons is
admitted in Courts of justice, has been illus
trated on several occasions during the present
term of the District Court in this city. In case,
our old and wellknown colored fellow -townsman,
T. C. Motts whose word is esteemed as good as
any other mans by all who know him, was the
principal witness, and we told that his testmo-
ny had more weight than any one else called upon
the stand. In short nobody disputes the propriety
of this very important change in the Constitution,
although our Democratic opponents were Mortified
and exhausted their vocabuaries in expressing in
dignation and disgust when it was proposed. The
credibility of witness should not depend upon the
color of his skin, and all laws which make such
distinction are but relics of the dark ages.
FOUND DRowNED.-The body of man
was found in the edge of the river, short distance
below the Ground house, on Muscatine Island last
Saturday, and buried by Coroner Parvin after an
inquest had been held according to law. The name
of the deceased could not be ascertaincd, though
he had a small account book in which was some
writing in pencil but which cannot be read till it
dries. He was apparently IS or 40 years of age,
rather meanly dressed, and had about $50, nearly
all in specie, about his person. There was also
found in his possession copy of the Kansas Herald
of March 1st also several other papers and cards,
including ticket for deck passage on the steamer
Chippewa to Dubuque, which may lead to his iden-
sifcation. He was probably drowned several weeks
ago by falling overheard from steamboat His
burial expenses were taken from the money found
with the body, and the remainder is left with the
County Judge to be given to his relatives if they
are ever ascertaned.
A "STIRR1Na SoENE."-1t was our melan-
choly privilege to witness, Sunday, on our return
from attending to Sabbath duties, one of the most
pants-rcnding incidents we have ever noticed Some
one seeking pleasure in ride on horseback, ap-
peared to have come across most unruy piece of
horse-Aesh. When rider wanted to 60, horse didn't
when rider wanted to move smoothly along, horse
didn't again. At the suggestion Of bystander,
who was, probably, anxious to see run in the
corporation, the animal was given rein, and he
Numbered down Mulberry and Second streets in
style to do ajockey's heart good. We are inclined
to the opinion that said horse can make more leaps
within the shortest space Of time and distance and
1~caa come down on "all-four' harder, than any
osAe ~Sse in town. We recommend him to love-
suck equity individuals and dyspeptics. If
We were bas- man we would 60 any amount of
money on the ocb-tailed nag''-'specially if his
head was turned in the direction of his stable
So says our reporter.
tT The mcrchants of Muscatine adver-
tise ]iherallx at linton and otha. ,,laaaa , H..