Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-11
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Qua WssIaHN RAiLHoAD.--We have been
frequently asked what were the prospects Of the
extension of the Muscatine division of the n. 4 u
r. R. to Oskaloosa, but not being in possession Of
any information on the subject have been Of course
unable to give satisfactory replies. It ID well
known that the reason the Company has not com
piled with its bargain with the people Of Mahaska
county to commence work last spring was its ina-
bility to obtain the means, in consequence Of the
continued stringency of the money market. Re-
cently, however, q loan Of q million and quarter
dollars has been negotiated, and work has been
energetically resumed on. the Iowa City division,
which the Company is compelled to rush forward
as fast as possible in order to secure their land
grant, The editor of the Oskaloosa Herald lately
had an interview with Hon. J. B. Grinnell. who b
generally wen posted in the plans Of the Company,
from whom he obtained the following information
regarding the prospects Of division Of the road
MI Farnam had been confined to his room in
New York with sickness for six weeks but 10 now
we'll and pushing things forward with his usual
energy. Mr.. G. states that he understands from
Mr. Farnam that the intention Of the NJ. N. Con-
pany Is to comply with their agreement with this
ounty and though but little work may be done on
the Oskaloosa branch this winter large force viii
be placed on it early in the spring, and will he
pushed rapidly forward to completion 500
INpoRrANr DECISION. - The Supreme Court
has reversed the finding Of the District Court in
the case of II. q. Angle 4 Co of Cedar Rapids ~.
the NJ. H. NJ. Railroad. This was quite an import
ant suit, involving slO,0Oo- the amount claimed for
% boxes bales and barrels of goods, which the
defendants were to transport from Guscatine to
Iowa City, at which place they were stored in the
warehouse of Thompson & Co., and were DESTROYED
by fire. The former trial resulted in favor of the
Railroad Company. The Supreme Court reversed
the decision, holding that a receipt given BY .
Railroad Company for goods delivered to them for
| transportation, describing the goods as marked
and numberedin the margin, !" without further des
gnation of the place to which they are to be trans
ported, and in which the marks, as given in the
margin, consist of the name of the consignee, fol-
lowed by that of town, is pri,n0 tacis contract
to transport the goods to the place thus designated
| in the margin. But it is competent for the Compa
ny to show, in order to explain the contract that
the town to which the goods are directed is beyond
the terminus of the road and that it is not then
usage to transport goods destined for such town
further than their road extends.
| To PREVENT PoTATo RoT.--W g find in one oil
our exchanges new and simple remedy for arrest.
ing and preventing rot in potatoes, which is well
worth a trial. The writer, an experienced agricsl
turalist. was induced some six years ago to apply
lime to potatoes that were partly rotten, and it i'm
mediately arrested the decay. Since then he has
made it a common practice to apply slaked lime 10
his potatoes as he takes them up. He puts thin
layer of lime upon the floor where the potatoes are
to be laid and sprinkes some of it over them about
every ten inches as they are put down; and be
asserts that he has not had a rotten potato since
He thinks, also, that potatoes are rendered better
by the action of the lime. Considering the cleans
ing and healing properties of lime, there is much
about this plan tina: makes its success extremely
plausible. Give it trial, farmers. g % b.
eT A book of Indian legends, entitled
''The Birch Canoe, by Bending Willow" is now
preparing for the press under the care of Mrs. D
f. Curtiss and Mrs Alvin Adams. of Boston. The
book is compiled from series of papers entitled
Willow Scenes" written by ladv for many years
until recently resident Of this city having come
here when Iowa was but Wilderness and who
hopes by its sale to obtain means to seek restora
ton Of her health. We have reason to believe the
book will prove highly entertaining and instructive
and we hope for the sake Of its fair author that il
will meet with general sale. 1t will be out about
the LIST o. January. t.'hl GO
PRAIRIE FIREs.-- The dry weather hal
caused the usual prairie fires at this season of ths
year to be more destructive than usual. A gentle
man who was in Iowa City night before last inforni
us that man came in from the country for assist
ance to extnguish fire then raging in that vicin
ity, which had destroyed several small houses and
was threatening general destruction Of FENCES and
stacks. strong wind was prevailing, which made
it very difficult to stay the progress of the devour
ing element-Dailg, 5A. : Fsa}7 H'H