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Men, women and children in PROFESSIONS;
families from an parts Of The STATE the SICK,
the blind The halt are being am~broyPedby
the famous Tyler a Co, opposite Odd Fellows
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Nav foRK, January Q.-ue steamer I1oa
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Resoluod, That our President Be authorized "a
correspond with The Hon William A. Graham,
Ex-GoFeTnor of North Carolina, inviting him
10 favor us with an address al our next far,
and % assure him o. de high grahhcation u
would afford our Society and our felloW-cltizeHs
at large, Il he VIII comply VITA the above re
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How MANUFAcrUEE-Are you Southern
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tVassallo & Peekis pictures are truly won
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star Gallery, No 262 Main street.
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

CHARMS FOR THE GENTRY.-An enterpri-
sing jeweller in Washington has found, and
cut up that brick which Montgomery, of
Pennsylvania, SHE'D at the leg of English,
of Indiana, into the most bewitchng
"charms," !" to adorn the watch chains of the
sporting fraternity, and gentlemen of Gre
fined taste'' in general Another, not to be
outdone IN metropolitan taste and skill, has
har English's silver-headed cane picked up,
hroupbti:c and carved into beautiful rings
fo, Christmas presents. .z~rss.e. .-. b. 20.
sav~rba !, dvantages Ct the new Senate
chsmbar at Washington are thus summed
up observe the order: First, ',o H., ,ba
are exc uded from the floor. oecohu' A'
Hall with its surroundings, inviScs 20 tne
dispatch Of business. Lust, but not lcast'
there is q dple accommodat on in the galler-
les for spectators point in which the old
chamber was utterly deficient. The orna-
ment Of the Hall is much more subdued tha
that Of the House the prevalent, coiors be-
ing drab and gold" 80. 60
AN AWFUL WORK BEFORE HIM. The editor
OF the National Dem0c,at, ANEW adminis-
tration paper started at cleveland, Gays his
design is TO- purify the Democratic party
HE 'ssEEp" IT HIMsEiF.-Old Uncle An-
thopy, a venerable darkey, who belonged to
"a planter in Iepnessee, died 3 few years
ago, al. a very advanced age. He was born
in Virginia, and reccolected q great many
incidents which took place during the Revo-
lutionary War, and, like most veterans was
never tired Of talking about what he hat
witnessed. On one occsssien he was de.
failing tlis appearance Of the "Britishers,'''
aud what Ire ilad seen in the '.Old Revolu,
! tion," whe his listeners, very much enter.
tanned, said, s.And~I suppose Uncle An
! thony. ali this came Under your own OBJ
servstion I" s.NY sif." -ssid the old man
lsit did not, for ssed II ihysek, ,"is ''ass 2
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
AnamOsa Branch of the Upton
rsf H9t re r. n s" Egg

The proceedings of the Railroad Convention
held at Rome, Jones county, on the 18th inst.
will be found in this issue of our paper. The
Convention was largely attended, and the
very best feeling prevailed. The enterprise
is now fairly on foot, and we think will, be
vigorously prosecuted to completion. As a
link in the great north and south railway line
between Dubuque and St. Louis, its impor-
lance is not easily oyer-rated. Touching the
interests of Muscatine, we have reason to con-
gratulate our citizens on the prospect of its
speedy completion, as it will insure to us the
rich trade of Jones county against any rival
market. ~
The proposed route Of this road, ola Rome,
is singularly adapted to the purpose. From
Flournoy to Rome, the country is level
prairie, requiring no expensive grading. From
the last named point to Anamosa, the valley
of the Wapsipinicon affords an unbroken
grade, with only slight curvature. The
contemplated route is almost an airline from
Nournoy to Anamosa, running from north to
south parallel with section lines, thus avoiding
much waste Of land by dividing sections into
inconvenient and unequal tracts. From per-
sonal reconnaissance, oursparty in attendance
at the convention are satisfied that the road
can be built at cost much less per mile than
the Muscatine Branch. In fact. it ought not
to ooet oyar 90 OnO nor milo
Muscatine was represented in the Conven-
ton by Messrs. j. A. Green, j. B. Dougherty,
J. S. Hatch, A. Kennedy, II. S. Compton, 0.
P. Waters and John Mahin. About twenty
of the prominent citizens of Anamosa were
absent from home, attending the trial Of their
late Postmaster, for robhAing the mail, which
was progressing at Dubuque. Our delegation
went to Anamosa the day before
the Convention, and by their presence inspired
a very fair delegation with their duty to go to
Rome, else we fear Anamosa would haye been
slimly represented. As it was, however, a
number of "good men and true'' were enlisted
in the work who might otherwise have stood
aloof from il. The convention was, on the
whole, the most harmonious and determined
in its action of any we ever attended
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

; SINcuLAR FREAK OF SulolDE.-ChristO
pher S,eisburger was found hanging in the
woods near St. Louis on the 1st, suspended
by handkerchief. He committed self -mur-
der for love, and carried out the singular
freak Of making his dead body Christmas
gift to his beloved. A manuscript in German
wss found ON his person, the translation of
which reads 90 follows: ,aai so.L..-..o
To Mania H.. Issnd you my Christ
mas Gift-thst is, M, dead body. Now 1
again sscriGce myself for you. Yon will no
longer tnd me in yopr way In relation 10
marriage, | do not despise, do not curse you
for. above-there ve shsll Meet each other
again, nsysr to bs sepassted. FAREWELL b
heppyI 1ysg nsssxzas ~. Se sszsss 49,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

The EXPECTED DUEL.-The news from
Washington is to the effect ths, Brigadier
Jones is "spoiling" for . fight. But Mr..
Jones will have to wait. The truthfof this
matter is, that the principals in this quarrel
are oldBuck and Douglas. Slidell and Jones
are not principals-they are liege-men. and
bound to serve their master-in this case
selected to do their personal fighting. Mr..
d uglas of course can decline fighting with
the vaSsals; and under the same law BY
which old Buck substitutes champion for
himself, he can do the same. We suggest
that he select Morrissey to fight Slidell, and
the Benicia Boy to encounter the Iowa Brig
adier-they being the sspeers' of these two
il ustrious Senator'S Chicago Times E
QTThe following is the Jackson Missi,-
sippien's welcome of Judge Douglas to the
South: - aE:.., s. s's @ f77
e'Covered with the odium of such detest,
able heresies- stained with the dishonor of
q treachery without parallel in the polit
ion, history Of the country-fresh from the
warm emr,- Of Seward and Greedy and
Giddinrs-thi, man has dared to present
himself in. the South, to look her sons and
daughters intshe face. ana TO ask their hos
pitality." 3aad saz aa a7es.gat.s' -
m WEALTH or THE PopE.-N is said that rii;;cc
Pope RECEIVES out Of his State some 81, ,OO0,-
600 year OF this, % ,O00. 600 20 to his
private affairs; $a,l92, 600 to pay interest; ;
o. ,70O, 600 to support the army and police /;
$6OO, 900 TO maintain the prisons, and $24,-
900 to schools. Other expenses in the same
proportion. The yearly deficiency is 81, :
100000. The clergy own 81 ,000,0 Of
real estate, besides holding oil the fat Offices,
The State debt is. 81, ,000. 200. =. ~,, =
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
Pof the Journsl.
The Poor.

Nix. EDITOR II read in the Journal 0.
last Saturday An anonymous communica' ion
about charity in Muscatine, which does not
reflect much credit on our city. The as.
sertion that "little or nothing has yet been
done the present season to alleviate the
wants ind sufferings of the poor Of our
city," is rather sweeping assumption and
has no good foundation. To one Of our
people who has chance to know the truth
and inform himself better on the subject,
the article alluded to will leave no other
impression than that the correspondent. was
misiDformed-but the stranger in whose
hands it might fall will certainly have
poor opinion of our people and consider ~
as hard.hearted and pitiless community,
1t is true we are Eot SO we'll provided with
benevolent societies as some Of our sister
towns; nor is it necessary that We should
be, for misery in our midst is comparatively
much smaller than elsewhere, but due re-
spect for truth forbids Us to say that nothing
or little is done in the way of charity. We
have in Muscatine the st. Matthias Benev..
olent Society, whose object is the relief Of j
the poor of Muscatine, irrespective Of creed
and gentlemen has been appointed to visit
tuC pOOI 0uu ooCoi tniu GiCll ouGb, 8uQ xUE
from suffering their proteges to starve, they
have supplied them so far with even some
Of the Inquiries of lite. There may be some
diffdent and honest poor whom perhaps
they have not been able to discover yst
only let them know about it and the hand
of charity shall be extended to then,.4 s..
As to the "lsdy" of the 'fP. s." who 10
said to have starved to death, it ia q mess
on dit. Hyou enquire into the case, ycu
may find out some other cause for her death
than starvations Nobody needs to stasvs
when they can BE- 90 sasily relieved. How.
ever, IS TO the forming Of new -benevolsnt
heartily coincide with the views
Of the anonymous correspondent. There is
ample room for charitable institutions, and
let our citizensa aorganizt thsm 1t once; but
it is and will always be bad policy. in osdsF
to arouse sympathy and public charity, To-
oversboot the mark and make ourselves
worse than we are. TRUTH.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
MATT. PARRoTT,
JOHN MAIiIN,

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-A writer in the
Baltimore Patriot demonstrates that the
failure of the Atlantic Cable results from the
extension and distortion Of the spiral wires
caused by variable strains in paying it out
of the ship, in some cases amounting to three
Thousand pounds. He insists that a straight
wire is far better and quite as cheap, and is,
in fact, the only form Of construction for o
cable which shall resist the tension OF great
ocean depths. .. e.g=-s- .ss-zs .E -..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

I WISCONSIN, Banks IN. LlaUIpATioN.-The
Bank Comptroller Of Wisconsin has given
notice that the State Security Bank at Gem
exon, and the Merchants Bank, Madison,
have relinquished business and deposited
sufficient sum Of money to redeem their out
standing circulation. Bills of the former
will be redeemed at the State Bar k of Mad
ison bills of the latter, at the Bank Of the
CAPITAL. Madison. -Ez
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

Ak AeED WALrzRR AT Christmas eve
party, given at Mr.. STAINS, few miles in
the country, an old lady, ninety-seven years
of age. took the floor and waltzed round the
room, until her partner, . young man Of
twenty. five, was completely exhausted and
had to sit down. The phrase eco it while
you're youn-, for when you're old yol
can't, }" is thus proved false - il is insle-
,esnt,- Wheeling IntelligsaesF. ass slsses !
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21

The St. Louis Democrat publishes full
list of the steamboat disasters on the west.
ern rivers during the year 1868, together
with the loss of life and property. The
following is the summing ap:
Steamboats, sunk AZ
do burned ~
= do explosions ~rE s, y
Estimated number of lives lost by
these disasters 259
Estimated aggregate value of prop.
as erty lost by the same 81 ,924 900
An average to each boat of about $4,000
The sinking of the forty seven steamboats,
was the result of the following causes:
Encountering snags, logs, sswyers and
Hidden obstructions and causes not
learned ts ea IL
Collision with bank of river 2
Collision with the Rock Island bridge 2
Collision with boat
Foundered 2
Gale of wind l
Ice ........
Running on bar ..-. !
Running on wreck l
Accidents occurred in the following riv-
eFs, viz:
Lower Mississippi 30
Ohio river 10
Upper Mississippi 10
Missouri river 8
Cumberland river
Red river
Wabash river
Arkansas river
Tennessee river
Des Aeines
Illinois None
During the year some fundseds of minor
accidents occurred, Of which we have made
no note, as they would occupy too much
SPACE. The minor accidents were mostly
encounters with snags, which b oke the
buRs, and admitted water enough to damage
the cargoes, bat the boats were prevented
from sinking by the active exertions OF
officers and crews. The amount OF damage
by such acc dents, during 1858, would foot
up about another million OF dollars.
If correct list of the deck hands and
deck passengers of steamboats,, lost over
board accidentally, on the Mississippi alone
tor one year, could be produced, It would
astound our readers. The number lost in
that way this year, independent OF the two
hundred and fifty nine lost by accidents to
the steamboats, themselves, is not less, per.
ihaps, than one thousand. We know of one
little boat from which as many as i've or
six persons fell overheard and were drown-
ed, in the space of Is many months.
We have learned during cur daily inter
course with men navigating all the Western
streams that the number of accidents to
steamboats, could be reduced fifty or seventy
five per cent, by the expenditure of COM
paratively small sum in the removal OF OBJ
structions to navigation.
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Mr.. EDiroR:-I have been requested By
the "Laiies' Benevolent Soc:sty0 20 cali
attention to the fact that little or nothing
has yet been done the present season to
alleviate the wants and snAsrines Of the
poor Of our city, and to endsavor to excite
some interest in the mindsof our citizAns
on this subject. @ $50 h@f
Inasmuch a. We do not daily sss the mise.
~ and dsstitution that exist in our midst,
we are prone to discredit their existence,
or at least We forget that we have those
among Us who need the common .necessaries
of life, and pass on our way thoughtless and
unheeding. esss 80 -
When we reflect that charity is part Of
the Christian religion, that it is even greater
than faith or hope, it is rather On anomaly
that ina city whore churches and church.
members abound. the poor should suffer for
want of attention. Yet this is literally true
the poor do suffer, and we have not dis.
charged our duty towards them. The win
ter 10 half gone, and what have We done q
Almost nothing So engrossed are we In
business and pleasure, so taken up in lock.
ing after our own comfort and a9Rrandze
ment, that we seem to have neither time ner
inclination to clothe the naked and feed ,hs
hungry. Some seem to be entirely obliyious
Of the fact that We have any poor to take
care of others -.. -. @
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To find some reason why the poor dssafy
Their miserios -

plainest duty of civilized beings and Chris
tIans, and We ought to be ashamed of our,
selves. We have no excuse scarce one
reader of this article can honestly say that
ne is unable to do anything for the unfor-
tunate poorI We all knew and feel our duty
to those upon whom the cold hand Of mis-
fortune is laid, and yet we do not discharge
that duty. We strive in a thousand WAYS
to excuse ourselves and humbug our con.
sciences. s''
Our responsibility is none the less be-
cause no lectures or old-elothes parties have
been gotten up to coax us into the path Of
duty. We know that we have Soci,ty
duly organized, Q noble band of ladies', aux-
lous to be almOners of our bounty. Then why
in the name of humanity do we not put into
their hands the means to carry comfort to the
weary and unfortunate, and Joy and glad
ness to the despairing and destitute! We NAV
fatter ourselves that we are good citizens
and better saints, but while we neglect these
elementary principles in civilization and
Christianity, we are little better than the
heather, and are unworthy to be the reciI.
tents OF the unfailing mercies with Which a
kind Providence has surrounded our path.
way. a -. g
Inasmuch as several plans have been pro.
posed to combine this du,y with amusement,
will here suggest one which if energeti-
cally carried out will, in my judgment, add
considerably to the poor-fund. Let the La
6ies Benevolent Society organize sSocial
Circle" (don't be frightened-I don't mean
anything spiYitual) somewhat similar TO
thei 'Dime Societies" which have always
been SO entertaining and successful, and let
this circle hold social meetings at some put
lie hall as often as may be deemed expedient.
At their meetings the entertainments may
consist of readings, conversation, music &c.
and every one attending will be expected as
he enters to put into the han,!s of the Treasu.
rer twenty-fi cents. Having gwen some
thing in good cause let him pass in AMI
enjoy himself, Tor herself as the case may by
to the extent of his or her capacity. All
should be welcomed to these gatherings and
all should contribute, and if the right spirit
prevails pleasant hour may be spent and
much good accomplished. Thus would duty.
instruction and amusement be combined,
and l believe good results would follow. But
whether this plan, or any other. or none be
adopted, let us not forget the blessing which
attaiDs to those who consider the poor, for
''The Lord will deliver them in times Of
trouble" r ~
P. s. Since writing the foregoing lsys
learned that within few days past al old
lady was found destitute of wood or any,
thing to eat; supply of both was sent to her:
and upon second visit she was louud dead,
without anything in the house to supply her
daily wants. 1t is presumable that she
Literally starved to death! Do we live in a
Christian land, where wealth and plenty
abound7 Oh ye! who gather around COM
Portable firesides, who are blessed with s'in.
raiment" and flare sumptuonsly every day"
ponder this subject we'll and then obey the
generous promptings Of your heart! g.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-21
Steamboat Disasters On the West
erM Rivers. H--

The St. Louis Democrat publishes full
list of the steamboat disasters on the west
srn rivers during the year 1858, together
with the loss of life and property. The
following is the summing ap:
Steamboats, sunk AZ
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-10
:. OOt
Shortest from Baltimore to Parkersburg on the
Ohio River, 200 miles below Pittsburg the
UOsC OF JUsI OF utI
to B. O.. to n. Y. C. Difference.
1856. S20l ,669 SO S76S 5SS 81 S566 gl3 50
ISL. 202, 665 Is S47, S53 ID 63S. 1877 90
1S5S...... 10Y $50 04 766 903 81 500 352.73
s57S $50 IS s2,8S3, 1922 81, so4 454 5


Average difference per annum s60l 4SI ST.
In consequence of the inexhaustbe supplies of
bituminous coal, at almost nominal prices, and of
the most desirable character for generation of steam
upon a large portion of the road the Baltimore
and Ohio Company has a permanent advantage
over that Company, in this great economy which
has proved to average an amount exceeding $780,
600 per year-a sum equivalent to dividends of
per cent. on the capital stock of this Company.
During the month of April, Notwithstanding the
low rates of transportation forced upon the railway
interests by the New York Central Company, the
net profits of this road were satisfactory the work
ing expenses being but AZ per cent. The results
for the past month still more remarkable and
interesting.
All the power of that great corporation, which
for many years so largely dictated and controlled
the railway policy of the country, has been WELD
ed adversely for the interests of thislcompany and
the fruion is alarge reduction in its revenues
bined with immense losses through low rates arrang
ed by its authority and dictaton, whilst decided
increase of the revenues of the Main Stem of the
road has been realised, as well slight aggre-
gate increase of the entire of the Company
beyond the same month last year.
Combined with this extraordinary exhibition OF
and Ohio Road is the fact, that, with all disadvan-
tages, the working expenses for the month have
proved but Al 76-l00 per cent.
The public has practically approved the policy of
the Company in reference to the reasonable and
safe speed of passenger trains. Thus, whilst the
New York Central has adopted speed deemed by
this Company reckless, dangerous and costly, in
connexion with which most serious results have oc-
ccurred involving in that road loss of life and limb
this Company has maintained speed of 25 miles
an hour without accidents, making regular con-
nections and fully preserving its business at large
advantages also in economy in running.
The developments therefore exhibit the ability of
this Company to maintain its platform of protec-
ton OF all the great interests conded to its charge,
the commercial and geographical rights of Balti-
more, and its dividend earning capacity for its
stockholders.
As the policy has met the cordial sanction and
support of the community, its shareholders and the
Board, the Executive deems it proper to announce
his continued determination to enforce and main
tain the just advantage and rights of the city of
Baltimore and of the Company.