Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16


Township Clerk, two Constables, and one TOWNSHIP
Assessor. j 10 hoped that there will be n ful
attendance. Let us put our hands to the car an
shoyo tho whole train to . triumphant victory Il
the coming contest. Per oSder Of tho r1oTn.ad
L.n.,wAsHBURN, Secy. fsssa@2
HH The editor of the journal departed
for Chicago Wednesday nshe afternoon trais.l H
left us some copy, authorized US torecaiye advance
pay on subscriptions and promised to return some
time before the close of the week. ~ -
~ The United Brethren camp. meeting
broke up some time Wednesday night, after an 10
teresting and profitable season Of religious effort
FousD by o. gentleman Of this city-s
nste for sxty. -four dollars dated Moscow, Nov. ~
1865, aud payable twelve months after date. III.
owner can have the same by identifying il and
paying for this notice.
Coon SUGGESTION suggestion of q
correspondent in to-days paper to the mechanics O
this city and county ought to be adopted aut
promptly acted upon. Wehcpe to See every brancl
trade represented in the procession to the County
Fair Let our mechanics consult together and re
solve to turn out in appropriate manner on thu
occasion.
G. An interesting episode occurred at the
meeting Tuesday. while the audience were await
ing in anxious suspense the arrival Of Gen. Dodge
Mr. Kirkwood was conducted into the presence Of
the ladies' and introduced to them. His marked
suavity Of manner made an impression in his favo,
with his fair auditors that contributed little to
his subsequent triumph.
A Coon JoKI.-After the discussion OF
the Court House, yesterday, an lrishman who had
listened to it asked friend Of ours which it was
that spoke frst-the "Black Republican" or "Diu,-
ocrat" Our friend, seizing the opportunity to quiz
one VIII 20 always goes it blind for the Democratic
ticket, replied that it was the ''Back Republican"
who first spoke. "And SO thought" replied Pat
-'he's regular BLACKBOARD, but the other is fine
mon!" The best part of this joke is its truth
wThe officers of the County Agricultu-
ral Society are crowded with business relative to
the coming Fair. Entries of horses, cattle mechan
ical contrivanees, vegetables needle
work. &C. are constantly being made. In the two
last named departments competition promises to
be unusually good, and ladies will please make an
early report to the Secretary of what they propose
Wv" SeS'A
distributed in premiums and every effort made to do
justice and render satisfaction to exhibitors. Re-
member the procession and picnic dinner.
A GENTLE HINr.-We have been consider
ably beseged of late with communications of q
political character emanating from Democratic
sources and intended to bolster up the waning for
tunes of certain aspirants to Office, which we are
L. hnao uUhf IN nj
the exclusion of anything sssrything else. We
protest against this unwarrantable imposition upon
good.nsture by our personal friends, and wish to
remind them very respectfully that we are not now
engaged in publishing a Democratic Campaign
Paper Gentlemen, if you feel an itching to help
yourselves and abuse other people, you will obige
US by setting neghbor Biles in motion on his pro-
posed Daily. Out with the ''spondulix!"
The Democrats convened Tuesday eve.
ming in front of John G. stine's building Second
street, to listen to harangue by Col. schade, Of
Burlington and endeavor to retrieve the reverses OF
the afternoon. The meeting was presided over BY
Squire Crandall and Alderman Funk. The remarks
in English with which the dapper Colonel opened
were prematurely choked off by one of the presi
ding officers, who signied his preference for pure
German. Yielding to the request the Col launch
ed forth in that language in fine style, whereupon
the Squire, muttering indignation, withdrew This
disrespectful conduct on the part of Democrat so
disconnected the ehvalrous Schade that he resumed
in English, and soon after ingloriously fickered out
He was followed BY the potorious Tomiinson, whose
believing We did not consider Of sufficient conse-
quence to listen TO- ta'''.as r.
~ Tho speaking, Tuesday, was conducted
as follows: Dodge occupied the floor for one hour
and a-half, after which Kirkwood spoke for nesrly
two hours and Dodge for half an hour in rejoinder.
The scamper of friend and foe began Immediately
after the expiration of Dodge's half hour. At this
unhappy juncture attempt to rally the forces was
made by Mr. Patterson with but Indifferent success.
He had been called upon, in the course of Mr.:
Kirkwood's remarks relative to State expenditures
to certify to the character of J. W. Cattel State
Auditor. "Pat' did SO in a handsome manner but
in order to entice the audience to little respectful
delay he added some playful observations rejecting
upon the authenticity of the late statistical report
of State taxation, which did infinite credit to our
accomplished Senator as an inveterate wag, and in
some respects redeemed the dull witticisms of the
General"
A YOKE OF OXEN PROBABLY SToLEN.-Mr.
A. Kennedy, living about four miles from this city,
on the Davenport road, has q yoke of oxen in his
keeping which he supposes were stolen. They were
left at his house by verdant young man, who stop
ped there at the early hour of five o'clock on Mon
day morning last to inquire his way. He told Mr..
Kennedy that he had come from "out West"
though he was then travelling in a western direc-
tou and said be intended to sell the cattle at Iowa
City and return by the cars to his former home in
Indiana. From his contradictory story, MIR. K. at
once suspected him to be guilty of stealing the
en- and he accordingly pretended that he was desi-
rous of purchasing them. The young man at first
asked $3.50 but finally agreed to take 800 in gold
Che didn't want paper money! for the yoke. After
they we're driven into the yard, Mr. K. told him his
suspicious and also his determination to keep the
oxen till it should be proven that they were not
stolen The young man, seeing that he was getting
into tight place, Immediately put out and has not
been heard of since. He was very ordinary-look-
ing man. about rs years of age, and seemed to lack
the necessary "gumption' to carry on thieving
successfully Mr.. K will shortly advertise the OK.
en-, and it is hoped the owner will be able to find
them. They appear to have been driven a consid-
cradle distance.
Kellglous.
The Conference of the United Brethren Church,
held ut Lisbon this State recently at the request
of the United Brethren denomination of Cincinnati,
Ohie, transferred Rev. c. HErzLER to that station
where he succeeds very eminent and aged minister.
He was formerly engaged in ministerial labors in
the Miami (Ohio) Conference, from which he wal
transferred to this State Mr. Hetzler has filled the
station in this city two years. and leaves many warn
friends indeed, all who became acquainted will
him during his residence here were compelled tt
3 admire and respect him for his purity Of life ant
truly Christian walk and conversation During thu