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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

PooR OLD MAN MIR. Corcoran, who
expended from $4,000 to $20,O 900 to elect
Buchanan, never crosses the threshold of the
White House; while it IS whispered along
the avenue that John r. Thomas, Of New
Jersey, one of his most faithful adhcrents,
has at last become disgusted with the hollow
heartedness Of the Executive. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press says that no man ear be pointed out
who is sincerely attached to James Buchanan,
either in Washington or elsewhere. At his
own house, in Lancaster, he has scarcely
friend. Hardly Lancaster face is ever seen
at the White House, and none of the men
who are known to have adhered tc the for
times Of the President in those dark days
when he crouched at their feet, begging for
their support. What the condition of affairs
is in Philadelphianccd not be repeated. Even
the people who hold offices under him, while
they may fear, do not admire or esteem him;
and of those who do not hold office, scarcely
one can be found among those who were
proud to be numbered as his friends three
years ago, who does not express sorrow or
indignation at the course he has pursued. In
Washington, the President cannot point to an
honest personal friend. Mcssrs. Bright and
Slidell are supposed to be the nearest to him,
and yet those who know these gentlemen
shrug their shoulders at the slightest sug-
gestion of cordially between them and the
head of the Government. r
New HAMPsHIRE.-Both parties in New
Hampshire have now completed their nomi-
nations, and the campaign is being prosecuted
with vigor The following are the candidates
for Governor and Representatives to Congress:
Rep. Dem.
Gerernor-Ichabed Goodwin, Asa p. Cate.
Con-, 1st-Gilman Martin, y. Marcy.
2d-M. ". Tarpen, j. II. George.
Sd. N :. Edwards, Wm. Burns.
The election kcs place On the second
Tuesday in March.
TmE W WAsuINGroN MoNUMESr.-TheS Society
for the erection of monument to Washington
at the Capital commenced operations more
than tweaty-fize years age. Almge amount
of money was collected and spent, and very
unsighSy structure, with aa inmense amount
of rubbish around, still stands as memorial
of the patriotism-and the folly Of the people,
and now public attention and the public lib
erality is interested in behalf Of the purchase
of Mt. Vernon.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

Buchanan's Administration is Tyler
lied. With numerical Democratic majority
in Congress, it is unable to pass single
measure without Republican votes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

nG- Some fun-loving fellows in New
Castle. Pennsylvania, recently started a So
ciety there which purported to be lodge
nf the sons of Malta. One Of the initiated,
however, exposed the xhnl concern. lie
states that alter being initiated, he signed
what was represented to I've the Cm-ti'u-
tion Of the Order, but which, turned out to
BE- nothing more or less than an order for
u keg "f beer upon one Of the town brew
ere. The club had been indu!ging in lager
At the expense of the new members for ssv-
eral weeks. but since the "blow" they have
fallen through.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

The OPPONENTS OF Democracy IN VIRGINIA.
The Opposition State Convention, held at
Richmond, on Thursday and Friday of last
week, was large gathering, including many
of the ablest men of the State. The speeches
and proceedings were highly interesting. The
following State Ticket was nominated: For
Governor, VIM. L. Goggin, of Bedford county;
For Lieutenant Governor, Hartman P. Wiley,
Monongahela county; For Attorney General,
Walter Preston, Washington county.
This movement in Virginia is regarded as
the beginning of an organized opposition to
Democracy throughout the South for 1860.
1t opens with an assurance of success, il
prudence be practiced
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

HUNGARIAN Hungarian Grass
Seed having lately attracted considerable
attention in our produce market, the follow
ing article, from the February number of
the Valley Farmer, will doubtless be inter-
esting to many Of our readers:
The Hungarian Grass very nearly re-
scmbles the common miflet and requires the
same culture. 1t has gained great notoriety
upon the Western prairies, where it appears
much better adapted than to the ordinary
farm lands Of Kentucky and other States.
1t resists drouth to an extraordinary degree,
and upon the porous prairie soil it threat
ems to almost entirely svpereede timothy
In other States in the Onion, and even in
its native country, the Panicum Germnni-
cum, or Hungarian Grass, is not SO highly
appreciated.
The usual practice in the West, with this
Grass. is to secure both crop Of seed and
q crop of hay atthe same time, and the con-
sequences in both are inferior. When seed
is the object, a less quantity should be sown
to the acre, say eight quarts, either broad
cast, or what is better, drilled in. But for
hay, not less than half bushel Of seed
should be sown to the acre, and even three
pccks would give more and finer hay The
ordinary quantity sown, however, is one
third of bushel; this on good land will
give from 90 to 80 bushels Of seed, and from
2 to 3 tons, aud even more, Of hay to the
acre.
The ground should be rich and we'll pre-
pared. The proper time for sewing is from
the middle of May to the middle of June, but
it may be sown as late as the last of June.
and produce crop Of hay. 1t may be sown
on wheat or rye stubble and will afford gesdl
fall pasturage.
The proper time to cut the mi;let for hay
is when the blade begins to turn yellow. or
when the seed is just passing out Of the
milky state. f allowed tn fully riPcn the
seed, the hay is not SO rich and nutritious,
bat while seed commands the high price it
has since its first Introduction, it is usually
allowed to become too ripe to mako soft.
sweet hay.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

WOULDN'T CoME TO BE PRAYED FoR--The
members of the U. S. Senate don't seem to
relish the idea Of being prayed for by Roman
Catholic priest. In pursuance of the rule
adopted by both Houses of Congress to have
the clergy of Washington alternate as chap
lains at the opening of the days session,
Father Boyle, of the Catholic Church, was
invited by the Vice President to oficiate in
the Senate on Tuesday morning The rev.
erend father prayed to empty seats, none Of
the honorable Senators being in their places
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25


The Spurious GOLD Cork AT NEW YORK.
The process by which the spurious milled
coin is manufactured at New York is quite
ingenious. The coin is placed upon lathe
and made to revolvc. A keen, narrow chisel
is set against the edge; and, as the coin
revolves, the chisel turns out the inside of it,
and penctrates nearly to the centre. The
cavity is then filled up with base metal, the
coin is milled over again, and the edge gal
vanized, showing as perfect specimen of
work in fraud as was ever conceived or
executed. 1t can only be detected by weigh
ing. The mutilated coin weighs some ninc-
teen grains less than good coin, and it is
estimated that each fivedollar piece so mutt
lated is decreased in value to $3,75.
CTThe Chicago and Rock Island r. r.
Co. have completed arrangements with the
Western Stage Company, and are now selling
through tickets from Chicago to Fort Kearney.
on the Platte River, 1s4 miles west of Council
Bluffs, and only 346 miles this side of the
gold fields. By this route, Fort Kearney is
666 miles west Of Chicago, and the travelling
time from four to five days. The distance
from Chicago to Iowa City, 23s miles, is
accomplished by rail in twelve hours. The
price Of first class passenger ticket, including
100 pounds of baggage on railway and so
pounds on stage, from Chicago to Fort
Kearney is $50,25; second class, $46,50.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

Coon Htr.-Simmons, Of Rhode Island,
made good hit in the Senate, the other day,
while the Tariff Bill was under discussion.
He said he had no doubt that Mr.. Buchanan
was sincere in recommending specific duties,
"but the utterancc of that one honest sentl-
mcnt Of his heart had so metamorphosed HIM
that nobody knows him, and, like Acteon, he
is set upon by his own hounds" 1t will DC
rccollccted that Acteon was changed into a
stag. The simile is not perfect, for the Pres
ident was an ..Old Buck" already. y.-Sysacust
Journal
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

REMARKABLE UNANIMITY.-Thc Washing
ton States, paper which PROCESSES to support
Mr.. Buchanan's Administration, speaks some
unpleasant truths about the same, OCCASION
ally. The following declaration of the States,
considering the jealous dcnials lately so
universal among the Democracy, is worth
noticing: H Exerybody-Whig, Democrat,
Free Trader and Protectionist---admits that
the expenditures Of Government are exor-
bitant beyond endurance
~Thc Delaware Journal, a Republican
paper, has taken the place of the Delhi Uens-
oerat bitter Locofoce sheet, which reiterated
the fibs of the Dubuque Herald in regard to
Mr.. Vandexcr The Jmrnol is edited by l..
S. Ashbaugh, ESQ.,, formerly, we believe. Of
Muscatine, and is tilled with sound political
doctrines.
CO The Missouri Legislature has been
greatly exercised about resolutions set
endorsing Douglas, and another endorsing
Buchanan. The Missouri Democracy has
been troubled exceedingly. The Buchanan
resolutions were voted down in the Senate.
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

FRAUDS IN TIE NAVY DEPARTMENTAL
Washington dispatch to the Cincinnati
Gazette, under date of the 14th inst, says:
1t is shown before Sherman's Comm
that, while 800 men were employed It the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, in May last, the num-
bsr was increased to 2, 400 on the evs of the
November election. In Philadelphia, eleven
hundred were empieyed in May, and seven
teen hundred in October. In both there
were instances where the numbers were
reduced after the elections, showing a motive
for the increase. p.
The testimony covers eight hundred pages.
The report will be ready by Wednesday.
Secretary Toucey has been furnished with
copy of all evidence affecting him. The
facts established make out case far worse
than heretofore supposed, and proved the
grossest corruption throughout Nothing
like it has been heretofore disclosed
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

shifts like the pattern of kaleidoscope. Who
ever expected to see sovereigns and cabinets
in such strange positions? The King of
Naples granting amnesties. Louis Napoleon
suspected of liberalism. England upholding
Australian tyranny. Piedmont anxious to
extend the French empire. The Gar turned
an Abolitionist The Grand Turk accused of
being Christian The destinies Of Catholic
empires buttoned up in Jewish pockets. The
Crescent worn as an honor in Notrc Dame.
The Mosque and Seraglio sheltered under the
banner of the Cross Seven years ago, these
would have been such absurdities as lunatic
might dream Of Now they are realities
AIb0nv Journal
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25


GENUINE ENTHusIAsM.-What q chilly
looking place! A back settlement In MI
chigan could hrrdly he more lonely. The
boys may well betake themselves for aIuuse.
ment to the education OF dogs. Was it
here, l wonder, that the Yorkshire boy
lived who had pup, in the training of
which lie took great delights One day, see>
ing his father como into the yard, the young
ster said, "Fa,her, you 60 down on your
hands and knees, and blare like hull, and
see what our pupil do The parent COM
piled, and while he was doing his best to
ro,r like bull, the dog flew at him anil
seized him by the lip. Now the man roar
ed in earnest, and tried to shake ntf h cru-
el tormentor. while tho boy, dancing IN eo.--
tacy, cried, "Bear it, father! bearill It'll BE-
the MAXIM O. the pup!''- Month IL Ysrk.
shiyI
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
The TriaI Of the Thirty-seven

Citizens of L1rain indicted for rescuing and
aiding in the rescue of the alledged slave John
Price, has, at the urgent request of the Prose-
cutting Attorney, been put over TO April 9th.
The adjournment has cost the defence consid-
erable incon- renience, and is much regretted by
them. To say nothing of other considerations,
they do not relish the suspense to which the
delay subjects them. If they are to be punish
ed, they wish to know it, and to be through
with what is before them Meantime they are
perfecting the plan of their defence. Expert
LAWYERS give them cheerful aid, and it will be
singular if they do not go into court with their
case well made.
The Jury which is to try the first case is al
ready struck, and is geographically, and, SO far
as we can learn, politically a singularity.
Gathered from the northern half of Ohio, it ex-
hibits out of the sixteen names on the panel,
only one from the ReSerUe Taken from dis
trict which numbers tens of thousands of anti
slavery men, and which is, by an overwhelming
majority, Republican in politics, it has, so far as
we have ascertained, neither an Abo itiontSt nor
Republican on its last. We will not yet say
that Justice is to be Knocked on the trial. We
will say, however, that the present appearance
is that such will be the fact.
We have not before informed our readers that
the Grand Jury of Lorain county has indicted
the professed owners attorney, Jennings, and
the officials Lowe, Davis and Marshall, who ar
rested Price, for kidnapping The bill of in
dictment was found by the unanimous vote of
jury, two members of which were Democrats.
The penalty for the offence charged, is impris-
onment in the penitentiary for not less than
three years. Lawyers of high standing, to
whom the case has been submitted, say that the
testimony is ample tor the conviction of the in
dicted
We think it probable that, before these penal
and State prosecutions are ended, it will be
definitely ascertained whether Ohio is a free
State or not.-Oberlin EUangeliSt
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
LeRisInfiHe summary.

In the House bills were passed as follows:
Mr. Carlisle's bill to prevent the running at
large of swine
Mr. Seney's bill amendatory of the school
law so as to prohibit the the lIvy of tax for
school house purposes, more than once, without
a vote of the qualified electors of the sub dis
trict.
Mr. Sperry's bill to provide for the election of
township trustees. The present law is chang
ed SO as to elect one each year, instead of
three.
Mr.. Ambier's bill relating to the partition OF
real estate held in common by religious socie-
ties
Senate bill to appropriate the proceeds of the
sale of old arms heretofore collected to the pur-
chase of site and the erection of State Ar
senal thereon.
Mr.. Raymond's bill to prevent and punish
fraud in the use OF false stamps, brands, labels,
or trade marks.
Mr.. Dobmeyer bill for the further organi-
zation and discipline of the militia and volun-
teer militia.
Mr. Blair's bill TO authorize county agricul-
tural societies to sell fair grounds
The bill providing for the election of Road
Supervisors by districts.
A bill by Mr.. Hughes, of Butler, to abolish
the office of Infrmary Director, devolving the
duties of said office upon County Commission
ers, was lost upon its passage.
In the Senate, the following bills were pass
ed: Senate bill making appropriation for the
payment of interest, the payment of portion
of the principal thereof, and the payment of
the expenses of the Board of Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund
To reimburse the deficiency in the Sinking
Fund.
For the relief of Samuel Ketchum, Treasur-
er of Coshocton county.
To prevent the recovery of damages on pro-
tested bills of exchange, and to repeal Section l
of the act for ascertaining the damages on
protested bills of exchange, passed February
Is, 1881.
Further to prevent the taking of usurious in
terest on the part of banks and to prevent the
confession of Judgment on warrants of Attor-
ney in favor of banks.
House bill supplementary to an act to pro-
vide for the org IMITATION of cities and incorpor
ated villages To enable the city council of
cities of the first class TO pass ordinances more
effectually to abate the nuisance of suspected
felons and vagrants.
Providing for juries in trials of offences before
Justices of the Peace in certain cases-,State
journal, 17fh.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
washington Matters.

Sick es has been indicted, Butterworth not
The Cabinet influence it is stated was exerted
against the appointment of Postmaster General
Holt Most of the efforts were concentrated
for Stanton of Pittsburgh, formerly of Ohio,
and Branch of North Carolina.
The Post Ofi-e receipts SO far this year have
fallen off five per cent. from the estimates
The department is saddled with heavy outlays
at the Southwest Contracts for old routes
we're all double in price, and new ones were
made in the same ratio. The expense of the
service in that section had increased from two
to four millions.
The Secretary of State recently submitted to
the Attorney General the question, whether the
Chinese Coolie Trade, as carried on by Ameri.
can ships, comes within the laws for the sup.
preston of the Slave Trade The Attorney
General decides that it does not come within
said laws.
Diplomatic correspondence from Madrid states
that Mr.. Preston viii be received uncondition-
ally. but that any proposition touching Cuba
viii be followed by the government sending him
his passports.
Appleton will resign the Assistant Secreta-
ryship of State this fall Denver, Mcconnell,
Jones, Hughes and others, have either retired
from, or refused office, showing their serious
apprehensions of the foreshadowed fate of the
Administration.
Buchanan and Wendell are both dissatisfied
with the Union, the former because of the odium
attaching to the associates of the latter, and
Wendell because of the heavy drafts made on his
exchequer for its maintenance. Hence efforts
are making for new arrangement; present edi-
tors get thousands year for distraeting the
Democracy
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
Ths ,Iy.,eries EYpIained.

To THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING LEADER
In noticing a few days since, the iaet that the
Savannah Republican" had declared itself in
favor Of the annexation OF Hayti, you remarked
that " the love of the South for the 'eolored in
dividuar is past finding out" As it appears
from this that you are not acquainted with all
the reasons and sources of this ''love,' Qhough
you are doubtless aware that the pocket has
something to do with it, l herewith send you a
copy Of the Augusta, Georgia, constitutional
ist' OF the 4th inst, from which you may, per
haps, learn something on the subject.
You will perceive that the paper contains
communication Zone of series,) entitled "The
Improvement of the People" that is, the free
white people ofthe South; and that it predicates
that improvement upon the introduction of an
unlimited number of nliSSiOnGries in the shape
of sLaoes, from the coast of Africa. Hitherto
the plea (perhaps ought to say the Christian
plea, fol the African Slave trade, has been that
it was the means of bringing its victims under
the influence of civilization and Christianity;
but this view is now abandoned by some of the
new lights OF the South, and it is at last found
out that this country owes all its greatness, and
especially its great men, to the benign influen-
ces which the presence of those victims has ex-
erted in moulding its institutions.
The author of the article in question is DR..
Daniel Lee, also editor of the ''SOnthem Guilt
vator," and a sturdy defender of the African
Slave trade. He evidently entertains a most
exalted opinion of the "elevating" powers of
the ensaved. The political power which the
South has welded in the councils of the nation
for seventy years, he deduces entirely from the
strength impaired to it by the existence of "ne-
gro slavery" All the great men of the Revolu-
ton, and thence down to William II. Seward,
owe their greatness to the great source of all
good-"the purifying and elevating influence of
negro slavery" "All the gold and silver in the
world" says DR.. Lee, cannot perform the func-
ton" [of elevating] ''of one negro child proper
ly reared at the South"
Now, Mr.. Editor, if these claims in behalf of
'honor to whom honor is due' are founded in
truth and Justice, where is the room for mys-
terry! Are not the true springs of that won
drous Glove" made plain to every comprehen-
sion If such facts as these are not calculated
to inspire in the generous breasts of the South
ern people the most profound affection for their
benetaefOrs, it is difficult to imagine what would
But lest be thought to exaggerate my au-
thority, read the paper for yourself: and allow
me to beg that you will hereafter regard moth
ing as past finding out" until you have heard
from Georgia IL JW.
Cleveland, March, 1859.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18
Another suicide in Cincinnati.

Miss America Rice, aged about 20, daughter
Of a widow lady, being disappointed in love
affair, committed suicide on Tuesday by taking
strychnine, sold her by druggists elerk, though
she told him after purchasing it that she in
tended to take it herself On reaching the
street the deserted and unhappy girl swallowed
a portion of the dose, and hurried to the house
of friend. She told what she had done, med
ical aid was procured, but came too late. The
Gazette says:
The unfortunate girl attempted to write let
tel to her lover, but singl line was all that
she was enabled to put on paper Her suffer
ings were of the most painful description, and
her screams, when the fatal drug took full ef-
feet, were hesrt-rending in the extreme, piercing
the ear like wall of the condemned to the bit
terest agony,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18

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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-18

JUSTICE Slow BUT SURE.-Mr. Bingham, III
u. from this district, who returned on Saturday
last 10 Cadiz, via this city, states that special
act PISSED Congress, at its close authorizing the
payment Of between nine and ten thousand dol
lars to Col. Collier, of this city, being the
amount Of principal and interest awarded by
the U. S. Court to Col. Collier, for moneys due
him, and oYerpaid by him TO the Government as
Collector at the port Of San Francisco. This
will be gratifying news to Col. Golfers many
friends here and elsewhere-and doubly so from
the fact that the money was ordered to be paid
by Congress of opposite politics to himself
and without dissenting Voice.-Sfeabenaille
Herald