Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-14
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i IA TRADE FROM OVER THE RIvER.-The trad
of our merchants from the opposite side of the rive
has greatly incr eased this fall Last Saturday tn
] steamer Muscatine brought over "a teams, and u
to poon to-day she had brought over 42.-Dai. II
OBITUARY.-A letter from the venerabl
Alexander Speer, until recently citizen OF thi
place. states that his wife died at his present abod
Albion, Hardin county. Iowa. on the soth Of las
month, in the 5Sth year of her age. "She died II
the full assurance of blessed Immortality beyon'
the grave as .5.a .ag s.,, .,H...t
| .IowA INSTRUCTOR. We have received
the first number OF this new educational journal
published under the auspices of the Iowa Teachers
Association, by Luse, Lane Co., Davenport.
is we'll gotten up both in manner and matter ane
is credit to our State. 1t is issued monthly ioi
one dollar per annum. Subscriptions must be sent
to C. G. Nestlerode, Upton.
Doors AND SHoEs.-W. H. Stewart calls
attention BY advertisement in today's paper to his
new stock of boots and shoes. 1t will be found
large and complete, and of the very best quality,
and is offered at prices that cannot fail to please
customers 1t should be borne in mind that his
work ON fine and kip boots took the first premium
at the late County Fair. Give him CALI he will
be found one of the best men in the city to deal
with. '''S
!. MARROW EscAPE.-Two men, one OF whom
was Mr.. A. Fry, were at work under an embank-
ment near the Irving House, this morning, when 1t
caved away, and would no doubt have buried them
alive had they not been warned off by Postmaster
Mccormick, who happened just at the time to reach
the spot above them and observe the ground open
ing. 1t was truly a narrow escape, and should
warn all who are similarly employed to be more
cautious. Daily, ah.
Souru MUscArINE-Ou city is "spreading
ITSELF considerably this season. South Muscatlne
comes in with large share of the Improvements.
We notice several new dwelling houses in course OF
erection in that locality. The mammoth cooper
shop of Wells & Coe looms up in magnificent pro-
portions and gives the vicinity business-like air.
South Muscatine being convenient to the river and
the railroad is the best part of the city for manufac
turing establishments.
NUMBER OF VOTERS IN MUscArINE COUNTY.
The number of voters in this county at the pres
ent time cannot fall short of 5000, but we do not
anticipate full vote. The highest vote ever poled
was 2a1s, at the Presidential election of 1856. At
the August election two years ago, for County 9th
GERS, the vote was only 1853 Thayer's majority
over Meason was 8 Lucas over Robb SO, and Cor
dons over Hine II, while Magoon, independent
candidate, received 270 votes for sherif. We give
these figures for our readers TO compare with the
result of the election
NATIVE GRAPES AND WINE.-We have been
favored by Mr.. Horr with sample ofgrapes raised
by him this season in his vineyard few miles
above the city He has now about 1900 vines IN
cultivation and intends putting out more. About
200 vines, three years old, bore this season. and
yielded between five and six bushels Of grapes, from
which Mr.. Horr made about ten gallons of wine.
In few years his vineyard will yield extensively
and he will manufacture considerable wine. He is
satisfied the grape will do well in this country,
though the yield this season was cut off in part by
a severe and unusual hailstorm.
A New EsrABL1slIMENT.-We are pleased
to announce as an evidence of the increasing busl-
ness of our city the establishment OF another
large grocery store-that Of Bishop Il Shammo
wi osc advertisement will be found in to-day s
paper. Mr. Bishop has just located among US, but
he comes highly recommended. We clip the fol-
lowing from a paper published at Galena, ILL.,,
where he resided for the past ten years:
.,d"PEnsoNAL-Mr J. A. Bishop, of this city, for
merly of the grocery firm of Fuller smith Bishop,
and an honorable and successful msrchant lei. win
his family yesterday morningto take up his perma-
nent residence as a merchant in Muscatine, Iowa.
MAY success attend him!"
Our young friend, Samuel Shammo, is too we'll
known here for recommendation from US. We wish
,he new firm success.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH DBNIED-An Outrage.
We learn that at a Democratic meeting at Hum
mers School House, in township76, last night, the
freedom of speech was outraged in manner DIS
graceful to any civilized community. After the
meeting had been addressed by Mr.. Brannan, of
this city, Mr. Kincaid was called out and responded
in few fair and candid remarks, abounding in
home thrusts at the slavocrats but before he had
concluded, some individuals who had imbibed more
of the "spirit' of Democracy than was consistent
with good manners interrupted him with noisy de-
monstrations. Notwithstanding the efforts OF few
honest and well-disposed Democrats present to
quell the disturbance, Mr. Kincaid was not permit
ted to conclude his remarks. The presence OF a
number of ladies' and their evident disapproval OF
the want of courtesy shown to MIR. Kincaid was not
sufficient to keep the meeting in order long enough
for him to speak forth his views. But what better
can we expect of the supporters of party which
wholly denies free speech at the South and attempts
to enforce its principles at the point Of the bayone'
in Kansas ?-Daity, sth.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN Pit will be seer
by notice to contractors in another column thai
the NJ ayor has been authorized to make contrac
for grading Linn street to Eighth. This work vii
cost several thousand dollars, and being one O
those enterprises not absolutely demanded, ough
not. in our opinion, to be undertaken at present.
We thought our new City Fathers" had resolved
to adopt the '1etrenchment and REFORM principle
so much mooted at the last municipal election. Thi
does not look much like it, however. We rejoice
to see improvements progressing but do not believ'
it to be the best policy for the city to undertake
this work with the public finances at their presen
low ebb. .. b.
TFor the Journal
| MR, Ep1roR II see in the Journal, of yesterday
Won ask the question hat does it mean ?" in re
lation to notice to contraci for grading Linz
street. would like to know also what all the fus
and feathers" that were stirred up in this com mu
nifty Just before last municipal election are going
amount to- Is it possible that the distinguish
gentlemen, with their able speaker, are going t
stand quietly by after all their threats of nunctio
at the first shove-full of dirt thrown by any cor
tract from the Council Or will it turn out to b
another link in the chain of evidence eongt to prov
that selfshness or interest is the motive power i
all our show and fuss for the public good? Q.
Meeting at Noidig's School.Hou 9
Sat meeting of citizens of Muscatine county, hel
at Neidigs School House on the evening of Oct
ber 9Th, 1859, c: P. Mathis was called to the Chat
Addresses were made by Hugh ]. Campbell an
John o. Wilson, after which on motion of L.