Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-09
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ca Peaches from St. Louis are selling

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ca Peaches from st. Louis are selling
here at from g to $3.50 per basket.
FIERY PEoPosALs-Thea advertisement of
the Mayor for sealed proposals to run ferry at
this place will be found in another column.
JOB WORK. Our merchants and business
men will bear in mind that the Journal Office is
prepared to do almost all kinds of job work in good
style on short notice. Give us n trial.
MONSTER APPLE.--A. Farnsworth, ESQ.,,
exhibited to us to-day an apple variety unknown)
weighing nineteen ounces. 1t was raised in the or
chard of Mrs Phoebe Ballard, on the opposite side
of the river DaIy Sd. -.--
o. Our young friend, Rush Clark, has
been nominated by the Republicans as one of the
Representatives from Johnson county. He is tai
ented and mertorious young lawyer. The Repub-
licans Of johnson county now afford to Ego it
with tlco RUScl-es."
Hw The Governors proclamation con.
corning the October election is published by au-
thority in another column. From this document it
will be observed that there are 81 Representative
and Al Senatorial Districts. Twerty -seven vacan-
cies are to be filed in the latter.
NATIONAL FA1R.-We learn that many of
our citizens design visiting this Fair at Chicago
next week. and some farmers of this county will
compete for the liberal premiums offered by the
Chicago Boar of Trade on wheat. Exhibitors, it
will be remembered pay only half fare on the rail
road and articles for exhibition carried free
conditions heretofore published
NEw GooDs. The piles of boxes, &C.,
which obsruct the sidewalks of the business streets
indicate that our merchants are quite generally
receiving new goods We understand that they
have purchased large stocks in anticipation of an
increased Fall and Winter trade, which they will
no doubt realize. In the meantime each one should
remember that the surest way to obtain share o.
patronage is to advertise literally. sfa II A.
eB- The District Court adjourned this
forenoon, after a session of nearly two weeks.
large amount of business transacted, but thu
docket was not cleared. About third of the case.
stand over to the October term. 'l VI
There is but one opinion of Judge Dillon as
presiding officer in Court and that is of praise Hi
is one of the best Judges we ever had.-Daily, Cd
Coop FRUIT. James Weed presented
us yesterday with box ofpears and apples from hi
orchard, which were the most delicious we ever att
in any country. The apples were the variety which
he calls 'Benoni." They are rather small, but o
unsurpass ed richness of flavor. He regards then
as by far the most profitable apple in his orchard
He keeps young trees of this and all the other pop
ular varieties for sale in his nursery.-Daiy, 3d.
FRosT..-There was considerable frost il
this vicinity last night. The atmosphere was quit
cold and some ice was observed in buckets of wa
ter exposed to the open air. 1t is feared the fros
has done damage to the corn crop. Tomat
vines and other tender veg tables were quite gen
orally killed. frost on the first night in septen
Der is an unusual occurrence in this latitude. 1t
at least month earlier than usual.-Daity, Sd.
AURORA BoREALIs.--There was another bril-
liant display of the northern lights last night TIL
streams of light did not ascend the zenith as o
Sunday night, but the whole sky was flushed wit
"a purple hue upon which rays of pale yellow dart
ed in almost every direction, and this effect contir
ued till sunrise. friend of ours who was cup
soon after midnight assures us thathe was enable
air. This exhibition of celestial fireworks is we
worth jumping out of bed to see. Admission free
Daily, 3D.
BAD NJ NEY-Fa1mers, Be,rdre !-Th
Davenport Democrat says that prominent graf
dealer and miller of that city is paying out bills
the international Bank" Canada, for wheat Til
money is utterly worthless, being wildcat of tn
No, 10 ynoI hu
lot of Yankee sharpers, who intend flooding tn
country with it, and then let the holders whistle
Farmers had better bring their grain to Musct
tine where they need not fear having FLORENCE,
e. international" or any other worthless tras
palmed off on them and where at the same tim
they will get higher prices for produce.
TIE WHEAT CROP NOT AS GOOD AS Elk
pEcrED.-The Chicago Press publishes the letter {
Il correspondent stating that in Warren, kno1
McDonough and Fulton counties, ILL.,, the farmer
find upon threshing their wheat that they realiz
only about eight bushels to the acre-about a one
third crop. Another correspondent from Mendot
estimates the average at 10 to ~ bushels per acr
in that section Both condemn the newspapers fo
over estimating the crop and thereby giving rise t
belief of unusual plenty, and as consequence II
duciug low prices. That there is some cause 70
complaint on this score, we must confess
From careful inquiry since the farmers hav
commenced threShng, we satisfied that tn
average yield of wheat in this part of Iowa will nc
exceed 10 bushels per acre. The quality of til
grain however, as be ore stated, is much bette
than usual and the quantity raised will be as larg
if not greater than ever before, as much more wa
sown& sBlya-.sse,H
MEElTED CoMPLIMENr.-Our neighbor, tn
Enquirer, Of this city, speaks of Judge Dillon in tn
following complimentary manner. Coming from al
organ of the opposite political party, it is certan
gratifying proof of the Judges popularity:
Judge Dillon is indeed the model Judge. w
never saw u harder worker on the Bench Not
case goes to the jury but written instructions ar
given conveying all the law points discussed Ihes
instructions are written by the Judge himself wh
the attorneys addressing the jury, and when thu
evidenc, is being presented the Judge takes dow
the material part of the testimony.
! During the recess of Court each day the Judge Il
engaged in getting up digest of Iowa reports;
work almost indispensbly ecssary now that thu
reports comprise so many volumes. We consider
the legal profession of Iowa extremely fortunate i,
having Judge Dillon to prepare this digest.
| We are pleased to learn that the Judge is very
popular with the farmers and mechanics they SCI
in the Judge Woodworking industrious jurist
always pushing ahead and anxious to do justice
between man and man.
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