Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-27
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GY-It is our melancholy duty, as jour
nalist, to present to our readers to-day more than
one chapter of horrors. Sec second page.
~ Mr.. John Chambers has our thanks
for late Kansas and Missouri papers, he having
just returned home.
WEATHER Rather cool, with fine, gentle
shower descending at time of writing. We incline
to the opinion that the prophecy concerning the
weather, circulating this spring, intended for
Pixies Peak, ''or some other seaport
not for Muscatine and vicinity.
ca The steamer Des Moines passed up,
this morning, on her first trip to Dubuque. She
is new boat, and Que of the packets composing
the line from Keokuk to Dubuque. The line is now
composed of three boats. viz: The kcokuk, Black
hawk and Dcs Moincs-all first class Steamers
Daily, 25h.
Missouri EMlGRArIoN.-Since Pixies Peak
has about "gonc UNDER" emlgrants appear to be
turning their attention to the fertile valleys of Mis-
souri, As many dozen teams passed through
could find, in all probability, just good homes in
Iowa.
CYThe Court House Square promises
soon to be pleasant place of resort, and already
is n tempting spot to meet friend. have little
loaf, and smoke cigar. Under the watchful care
Of Mr.. Mccormick, the trees which bcautify the
Square are nearly all growing finely, showing that
Mr. McN H., ;,I> Iva; ryop 5,l to- IL,
Improperly.
THIEVES Hicky and McC ormick
two Irishmen living near Wienker 4 Co.'S Furni-
ture Mandatory. were visited Tuesday morning by
Marshal Dill and conducted to the calaboose for
having robbed colored man who has charge of the
Boston House. of some articles Of clothing. The
property was recovered after an effort on the part
Of Mc'Cormick's wife to get the evidence of guilt
out of sight The parties had hearing before
Mayor Meason and, in default OF 800 bail, went to
Jail.
RETURNING FROM PIXIES PEAK.-The "Mus
catine boys that left here some time since under
very discouraging circumstances for Pixies Peak,
are now at (or near ST. Joseph, Mo-, on their way
back. Prospects, it seems, growing less and
less in color and brightness as the party receded
from the Pork regions, they exercised that discre-
ton which is the better part of valor and abandon
ed the idea of pressing forward. We learn these
particulars from private letter written by of
the party to friend in this city. We have no
fault to find with this retrogade movement.
ANOTHER KICK AT THE SAME CARoAss.-
Wesley, son of Wm Boiler, farmer of our county,
has returned home after reaching point on the
Missouri river, near Council Bluffs, en- route fol
Pixies Peak. He confirms the previous accounts
of the retreat of the emgrants. At his turning
point from 20 to 80 teams passed daily, on an aver
age, homeward bound, if indeed there be home
for them. Some 400 teams are encamped at Fl.
kearney, reluctant to continue in the direction Of
the Peak. As high as $50 an ounce was offered for
gold dug there, to satisfy doubts, but none was
forthcoming.
GRAIN COMING TO MARKEr.-There were
several hundred bushels of grain, consisting Of
wheat, corn and oats, came to market yesterday
In train of seven teams there were brought loo
bushels of sheled corn and upwards of $50 bushels
of oats, from Cedar county. From Illinois there
was considerable wheat brought over, and by refer
ence to market report will be that extra
good prices paid, not only for this grain, but
for most articles of country produce. 1t is fact
not to be gainsayed that farmers wU land do) pass
places where the last shot spent
and paper" run out, in coming to "single- bar
relied town. where the "hard" never exhausts
and where the highest cash prices paid for
try produce.
WOur thanks are due to Mr.. McMurry,
of the firm of Ament & McMurry, who has just re.
turned from Leavenworth City, for late Kansas
papers Mr.. M. gives about the usual account Of
that fast city and the country surrounding. The
emigration to Pixies Peak was about over, and the
gold stories were generally voted a humbug in in
telligent circles. With regard to the reports OF
violence done by persons returning in disappoint-
ment from the mines Mr.. NJ. thinks they come
quite within the range of probability. One of our
most respectable citizens has received letter from
his son in which is stated that hundreds of exasper-
ated men are on their way back from the mines,
and that some, towards whom the emigrants had
bitter feelings, had met their deaths violently If
the gold bubble has exploded, and the poor infatu-
ated victims of its delusion are driven back in a
furnishing condition, their indignation towards
those who urged them forward must be fierce in
the extreme.
A Coop "STANDlNa JUMP" gentleman
from Cedar county, having occasion to cross the
river at this place with two-horse team yesterday
afternoon, drove on board the Decalon for that pur-
pese For better security he unhitched his horses
from the front, and tied them by their halters to
the side of the wagon. One of them was fine,
spirited sorrel, four years DID, with head erect and
on the slook- out for breakers" Presently, Capt.
Fisher, being ready to start, gave the customary
whistle, when the sorrel, with the quckness Of
lightning made an awful spring, breaking his hal
ter though it nothing and alighting fair and
square with call four" in the wagonbed, after
which feat he jumped out landing the other side
from where he had been tied The fun of the affair
was the part enacted by the other horse, who was
standing, when we left, with one hind leg appraised
and neck stretched over the wagon-bed, apparently
bordering upon the activity of young horses and
the uncertainty of ones occupying the same ground
for any length Of time.-Daily, Goth.
CRoPs.-We are informed by farmers that
the crops of wheat and oats promise finely Cor the
coming season. Fall wheat, where it was sown,
though winter-killed and drowned out in low spots
yet promises to pay we'll, and under the late favor
able weather presents good and healthy appear
ance. There are many who have but little faith in
this CROP and since the disastrous winters of 1856
and 81, have given up sowing any fall wheat, but
there are still q few, who remember the golden
fields of few years ago, both in this State and in
the East, who SOW in faith, and last year, wher
spring wheat failed and corn was scarce half crop
they had bread and to spare. We speak of what
came under our own observation. We do not
argue, however, that fall wheat can be raised sue
cessfully in sandy loan. A great deal of corn has
been, and is being planted, and farmers seem de-
termined to do their part towards making "good
times in Iowa. Who "helps those who help them
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