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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MAJoRrry IN M1cuyc

FIFTEEN THOUSAND MAJORITY IN M1curcAN
The election returns from Michigan are of
the most iattering character, s:nd indicate
Republican majority of fifteen ttou.and.
The Detroit Advertiser, in view of the result,
remarks:
The Republicans have effectually wiped out
the reprSach cast upon it by portion of the
republican party for the diminished majority
they gave last fall, and have significantly
rebaked the insulting sneers with which the
result was greeted by the doughface organs.
The subservient demagogues will probably be
more sparing of their taunts hereafter.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

ANOTHER "HIGHER LAw."-Judge Rose
welt, of New York, with equal clearness and
candor, in his charge to the jury on the trial
of Stephens, said: 1--WE have the highest
authority for saying all that man hath will
he give for his life" Holy Writ informs us
that Satan answered the Lord and said, skin
for skin-yea, all that man hath oiH he
gioe for his life. job "a. If this doctrine
prevails, and Satan is accepted as "the high
est authority in Courts of Justice, serious
complications must result.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

KASsAs.-There is no doubt that the peo.
pie of Kansas voted, on the 2sth ult., to call
a new Constitutional Convention. The cleo
ton of delegates will occur on the eth of June.
the convention will meet at Wyandotte City,
on the 9Th Of July, and the people will vote
on the constitution on the 4th of October. If
adopted, the election of State officers and
Legislature will occur on the 9Th December.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

CO Another stupendous case of fraud
against the Government has been developed
in an examination before U. S. Commissioner
Belts, at New York. 1t appears that, in the
construction of wagon road between Ell
Paso, in Texas, and Fort Yuma, in California,
one James B. Leach was employed by the
government as Superintendent; and that he,
in his turn, employed j. Churchill Woods to
assist him in making out his accounts; and
the government, in settling up the affair,
found itself with vouchers covering up an
expenditure of 100000. tits claimed, upon
the examination of these vouchers, that many
of them arc wholly forged, some of them in
part so, by being falsely filled up; and the
answer made, when inquiries are pressed in
the matter, is that these false vouchers are
made to cover actual expenditures, when it
was inconvenient or impossible to get true
vouchers. The examination, thus far, has
been confined to four of the vouchers, for
comparatively small amounts, in all some
$1,000; on all of which the U. S. Commits
sioner held Woods for trial. 1t is said that
he will be sent to Ell Paso for that purpose.
He is held in the sum of $40, 600, and the U.
S. Marshal has him in custody.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

TIE HARMONIOUS DExocRAcY.-The Knox
vile Standard (Democratic) is out in VIC
lent two-eolumn article upon Jarius E. Neal,
Democratic Senator from Marion county.
Jarius is accused Of plundering and thieving
from the county and State, and Of many other
dishonorable things.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
REPUBLICAN WoRKs, - The Republica

REPUBLICAN WoRKs. - The Republican
party proves its faith by its works. When it
processes to believe in principle or measure
of policy, it exemplifies its profession by an
honest, earnest endeavor to carry out its pro-
LESSONS. Last year, the Republican party of
Iowa said that the aggregate amount of State
tax should be lessened, and it Immediately
cut off about one fourth of the amount And
we venture the prediction that the amount
will be still farther reduced this year. We
make the prediction with full confidence that
it will be verified; for we know that, when
the Republican party undertakes reform, it
will complete it. 1t may do for the Demo-
cratic party to profess one thing and practice
another; but the Republican party knows no
such rule. When the latter party talks about
economy, it means just what it says, and sets
to work on the spot to lessen the aggregate
amount of money demanded of the people to
carry on the government. The Democratic
party always acts in the opposite direction.
When it talks about economy, then you may
begin to look out for an increase in the public
expenditures. Fairfield Ledger.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

COMING BAcK.-Messrs. Uhl, Fowler and
williamson, who started for Pixies Peak,
some two months since, and reached some
point about two hundred miles the other side
of st. Joseph, are coming back, having lost
all confidence in the plausibility of finding
gold in that region.--Diron (IH) Adv., 9Th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

Is DRUNKENNEss CRIxE ?-The Massa-
chusetts Senate has before it bill abolishing
all laws Furnishing drunkenness as q crime,
and substituting treatment for it as dis
easc
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

MAL-CLAp SHIPS OF WAB.-The British
Government is about constructing two OF
the largest class Line-of-Battle ships, with
steel-clad sides-every slab of metal bel ng
Al inches thick. There are two vessels of
tue same class now being constructed, for
the French navy at TouIon. Uncle John
used to boast of the 'aoooden walls of old
England" but now he is beginning to think
that iron sides are better than those Of oak.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
WIT AND HUMOR.

| Ezvr 1t has been ascertalned that the man
who "held on to the last" was shoe
maker.
~A booty fellow was observed the
other day driving 'porker,' holding on to
his tail, and when asked what he was doing
replied that he was studying ge biography.
~ A man out West who had brother
hung wrote to his friends ia the East that
his "brother on recent occasion adressed
large public meeting, and inst as he finish
ed, the platform on which he stood gave
way and he fell and broke his neck.'
AsTRoNoMIcAL.-Al little girl, showing her
little cousin, "a boy about four years of age,)
a star, said 'That star you see up there
is bigger than this world" Says he: mo
it amt" eyes it Isl" "Then " by don't it.
keep the rain Off" said he.
w A gentleman somewhat distin-
gcished for the use of choice language found
fault with his pudding, as having too much
''caloric" in it, which the landlady took in
high dudgeon, declaring that she never
used the article indeed, there never was
any in the house
~ Elder Munger, speak ing of the time
when he was boy, says it was the custom
of school children as you passed school
house, to make bow. But in these latter
days, as you pass school-house, you must
keep your eye pealed. or you will get q
snow ball or brick-bat at the side of your
head.
p@ A Western poet has been doing up
the life of Andrew Jackson in an epic, of an
indefinite number of cantos. He has al
ready conceived and executed the closing
lines, which he gives to the press in advance
of the peroration
"~hen You ~, Zee the eyes glisten, then, my men,
Were the last dying words of A. jackson.
Esquire.
A FATAL1sr-A Western paper publishes
the following IL knew an old man who
believed that what was to be would be-
He lived in a coun try infested by very saw
age Indians. He always took his gun with
him when he went out, but this time he
found that some of his family had taken it.
AS he would not 60 without it, his friends
tantalized him by saying there was 20 dan.
ger of the Indians; that he would not die
till his time come any how. Yes says the
old fellow, but suppose was to meet an
Indian and his time was come, it wouldn't
do not to have my gum"
A LESSON FOR ROUGH 1T.
is lamentable fact that some people have
roughness of manner about them which
neither education, boot-blacking, nor rotten
stone, however vigorously applied, can ever
polish out of them. One of this sort opens
the doos of warm room, with rush, and
bellows:
"Do you know which is Thompson's
room 20
81 d." was the mild answer.
"Well, which is it2'' growled the interro-
gator.
'Permit me to ask" said the other, fare,
you armed ?"
"No!-why inquire p
81 thought, sir, by your peremptory man.
ner, that you intended to have either sat-
isfactory answer or my life"
n r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

The SlcKLEs CAsE.--The trial Of Sickles
for the killing of Key, at Washington, con-
tinucs to excite much interest. We have the
New York papers of Saturday morning, which
contain full reports of Fridays proceedings.
The prosecution called as witnesses, that day,
Coroner Woodward, Eugene Pendleton, Dr..
Coolidge and Charles II. Wilder, the only
object and accomplishment Of whose testimony
was to prove the killing of Key by Sickles.
These witnesses being examined, the prose-
cution stated that their part of the testimony
was closed, whereupon the Court adjourned
till next day, when the defence opened their
side of the case.
The examination of the medical men
created considerable interest. They say that
only one of the wounds was mortal. The
pistol shown in Court as the one picked up
! on the ground at the time of the tragedy
could not be identified as belonging to Mr..
Sickles, it being what is called Deringer.
Two shots were fred, that are accounted for,
and the ball taken from the body of Mr.. Key
did not fit the pistol produced. The general
impression at Washington seemed to be that
the prosecution had failed to make out their
case. Mr.. Butterworth was not called by the
prosecution.
Doubt is expressed as to the admission OF
justificatory evidence, and long argument
is anticipated ON that point. Ifnot admitted,
the trial may end this week, but if admitted,
it will continue some days longer. There is
a strong probability that Sickles will be
acquitted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

HoNoRs TO THE FIRST LocoMorIvs.-The
locomotive engine built by Mr.. Stevenson
in 1925, the first ever constructed, has been
placed on pedestal in the town OF Darling
ton, England, in front Of the station Of t.
Stockton and Darlington Railroad. This
engine was, of course, in its day considered
miraculous achievement. Its first trip
was from Shildon to Stock ton, distance
of twenty miles, which it accomplished in
about fi7e hours. 1t weighs only eight
tons, while engines nowadays weigh twen-
tu.fua
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

1.-THE FRANKLIN RECORD" This is the
title Of a new paper coming to US from Hamp-
ton, Franklin county, in the northwestern
part of this State. 1t processes to be inde-
pendent in politics, and is conducted with
much ability. Jones & Bowman, editors.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

~ Our readers will remember, Mr..
BRowNELL, at the Muscatins Stove sto1e, 10
selling stoves from three to .Jsue dol4rs low
er than any house in the city. He v srrants
his goods. See advertisement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

WINTER IN GEoRGIA.-A dispatch from
Augusta, Ga, dated April 7sh, says: IA SO
we're frost in this vicinity is blighting the
growing vegetation. Ice has been formed
in some parts" Considering the extreme
southern latitude whence this intelligence
comes, it is certainly very remarkable.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

A RELIC OF THE DARK AcKs.-By the pro-
ceedings Of the Sickles trial it appears that,
unless man is worth $500, he is disqualified
from setting on jury at Washington.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

y A little girl was asked bv her mother
why she did not kiss her uncle, who had
just returned from abroad in very Esau-
ish condition "Why, mamma" said che,
innocently, II didn't see any place"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
For the Journal
For the journal.
Letter from N Nebraska 49,
ing to the Gold Seekers.

OMAHA, April Sd, 1859.
DEAR JOURNAL: Perhaps it would not be
altogether uninteresting to your readers to
hear something of the prices of provisions
here. Good smoked hams '(for the Pixies
Peak boyS are selling at 123c y H., shoulders
1Oc, clear sides l24c. A good article of -four
can be bought for $4@$4.5O. So 1t is about
as cheap to outfit here as at the Mississippi
river, saving the hauling Now, am not
interested in the welfare of this town, (having
lately come here,) and it is just a. / put It
doom. There are men coming in here from
all the States. A great many frsm Wisconsin
passed through here, most Of them on foot or
with hand-carts. l have seen several trains
cross the Missouri. Perhaps you have heard
that trains cannot get across Loup Fork at
Columbus; two good ferries are running there
now, and all the teams that had laid up there
(on account of it being so high, and no ferry,)
have got over, and are now at Fort Kearney,
1856 miles from this place. learn that when
this large train started from Columbus, there
were 70 wagons. A very nice company!
0uAu,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

The ROUTE TO Pixies PEAK-In circular
issued by the citizens of independence, Mo-,
and published in Eastern newspapers, setting
forth the superior advantages of that town as
the starting point for the gold diggings, the
several routes are thus described:
There are but two routes to Pixies Peak,
properly claiming the notice of emigrants.
The one is the Salt Lake City route, diverging
at or near Fort Kearney, and following the
course of the South Fork of Platte River, and
the other the Santa Fe route, passing by the
Big Bend Of the Arkansas to Bent's Fort,
thence direct to the mouth of Cherry Greek
Another supposed route is by Fort Riley,
thence between the Republican and Smoky
Hill Forks of Kansas River. By reference to
the map, this last mentioned route would
appear most direct; but the route is entirely
impracticable, no road has yet been made
there, and its only claim is the splicing of
unfrequented roads to other points, The
character of the country of that route is rough
and uneven, traversed by numerous prairie
streams, as also the necessity of crossing a
belt from sixty to eighty miles in width,
where no water has yet been found. The
Northern or Platte River route may do toler-
ably well in dry season, but in wet season
for three hundred miles up the valley it is
dead pull through mud and mire, being low,
wet country. Such a season as we have had,
we would pronounce this route, as transit
route for loaded vehicles, almost impracticable
particularly for early emigration. The (more
Southern) Santa Fe route is undoubtedly the
best, being one of the finest natural roads on
the continent, an almost unbroken ridge from
the Missouri border to Bent's Fort, crossed
by but few streams, and these presenting no
particular obstacles, and abundantly supplied
with water and pasturage. By the establish
ment of mail stations on this route, every
protection is afforded the emigrant for four
hundred miles to the Arkansas. This was
the great route taken by California emigrants
in 1S49. By this route, emigrants avoid the
crossing of the Arkansas River and Rattone
Mountains,
The distance from Independence to Pixies
Peak is given as $40 miles.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

PROTECTION AGAINST COUNTERFEIT|. A
new plan has been devised and patented, for
preventing the alteration of the denomina
ton of bank bills. The impressions or char
acters of the paper are made to correspond
with the denomination Of the note. Thus
one dollar notes have third portion of the
paper appropriated to the dollar mark two
dollar notes, one-half; those of three dollars
two thirds, and those of five dollars, three
fourths. 1t looks as if this would BE- effect
ual for the purpose it is designed to meet,
the prevention of raising bill from low
to higher denomination.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

Gross OFFICIAL OUTRAGE.--We learn from
the Iowa City papers that \. B. Stillwell has
been removed from the Post Oilice at that
place, and Samuel Workman appointed in his
stead Both papers condemn the change,
and the Reporter (Democratic) is unexpect
edly severe in its denunciations of those by
whom it was accomplished. 1t appears that
Mr.. Stillwell has been Postmaster only about
year, during which he has spent much time
and considerable money from his own pocket
to add to the conveniences Of the office. He
is highly esteemed, and altogether above
reproach, both in his public and private char
acter. Doubtless, however, his faith in the
"powers that be" at Washington is not strong
enough for tenure to the Office Of Postmaster.
Prescription is the order Of the day while
"Democracy' rules. The people of Iowa
City are rather verdant, if they suppose
President Buchanan is opposed to pay any
regard to their wishes in this matter. SO the
Reporter man should bottle his wrath till he
can use it more effectively. All his talk
about resenting the insult is futile. Great is
democracy" and Buchanan is its prophet |!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

The Ice BoAr.-Of course, the account
which was published some time ago of the
experimental trip Of WARDS Ice boat, cop
led from La Crosse paper, was hoax.
But the St. Paul Minnesotaan of the LIST
inst, publishes the following report of a
real trip made by the new craft. 1t is not
probable that the account was intended for
an "April fools"
ave have only time to repeat word or
two Of the remarkable trip, from the Cap
tan's account, 1t seems that after having
made one or two little experiments on the
ice at the foot of tile Lake (Pepin), Captain
Wizard put on all steam, and at high rate
of speed, glided over the CLASSY surface of
the Lake like magic. So great is the speed
and momentum attainable, that the boat
actually leaped over one or two gaps in the
ice, and glided over weak places with such
rapidity that it did not give way. Only
once did the boat sbreak through causing
but momentary delay, as by its appliances,
it soon regained its proper element. Having
arrived at the end of the Lake, instead Of the
usual propelling power, stern Wheel was
attached, thus transforming this singular
conveyance into small, but quite effective
steamboat, as such in fact i: resembles, a
little distance off. Its speed is quite good,
as it made about the same time az the Time
and Tide. Capt. Wizard and his passengers
(of whom there were several, y think they
made about thirty miles an hour on the ice,
thus setting the question of adaptability and
speed at rest. In fact, the ice-boat has been
a success, and Capt. W. feels justly proud
of it. 1t certainly opens new era of vim
ter travelling in the Northwest.
The ice.boat will return to-day, in order
to make the most Of the ice in the Lake so
long as it lasts. 1t will run in connec ton
with the Time and Tide, and the Packet
below"
The above, going the rounds of our ex-
changes, is also a hoax. We must hear from
that craft under some other date.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

TIE REVOLUTION IN CHILI-SH cKlNc
OUrRAaEs. correspondent Of the Pnila-
delphia Pennsyloanian. writing from Val
paraiso, gives soiHe interesting particulars
Of the Progress of the revolutionary out
break III Chilli. On the Sd of January a
b".:,tle was fought at Conception, resulting
ia the success of the Go vernment troops,
after about 500 had been killed and woun-
ded on both sides. Two other battles SUBJ
sequently took place, in one of which Cat
San Felippe) 600 were killed and woun-
ded, Of this engagement the writer re-
marks.
''it ia said that the officer in command
of the government troops, in order to excite
his men, stated that if they were victorious
they would be granted three hours to plum
der and do just as they pleased with persons
and things within their reach. As soon as
the enemy were driven from the city, the
plumber and outrage commenced. All the
business houses, stores and private residen-
ces were forcibly entered aud robbed. Not
only were the dwellings of respectable citi-
Gems robbed and damaged, but the fema lie
inmates were insulted, and in some inst an
ces, were brutality outraged. The nunnery
doors were forced open, and deeds of the
most revolving and disgrscefnl chara cter
perpetrated,
At Caldera, 80 pound shot, fired from
government war-steamer, passed through
the house of the United States vi q Consul ,
greatly damaging the House and furniture"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15

ABSCoNDhD'- justice VI LIE peace at
Davenport, named Wilhelm Schirach, has
absconded with several thousand dollars
belonging to pers":,s by whom he had been
entrusted to make collections. He is a
native OF Holst!en, about 46 years OF age,
and a bachelor.
WINNRsHIEK COUNTY. Decoreh Co.
zette announces the suicide, by poison. g,
Parmelia Stewart, a girl of about sixteen
who lived in the family of WIN. Leach. She
was from Wllkesbe.rre, Pa.--The popula-
ton of Winnesl::,ek county is about $4,000,
an increase IF 5000 in two years.
-Alvah NJ. Firman, music teacher at
! Marion, has been bound over in the sum OF
$500 to answer charge of rape committed
upon Mary Riddle, while attending Ger
man ball at Cedar Rapids, on the night OF
March LIST. The Mt. Vernon Neass says
Firlnan is ''pretty man." with a captlva-
ting mustache, and wears fine ''clos&ss
The Davenport Democrat says That city
is paying heavy tax to Pixies PAX. 1t
says ''Almost every day do We shake the
parting hand of some of eur best and most
promising young men, who, allured by the
reports Of g Id at Pixies Peak, are starting
out for that land Of promise. For their
sakes we trust that it il not all promise. -
The class of men that are leaving our city
for the mines is such as compose the bone
and sinew of our COMMUNICATIVE young
men. We are sorry to see them leave US"
WASHINGTON CouNTY.-The District Court
assembled last Monday, Judge Stone pref
ding. The docket (says the Prsss) exhibits
l8l civil and % criminal cases.--A man
calling himself S. N. Ellsroth or Ellsrood
stopped ut the American House in Washing
ton some days ago pretending to represent
. pillow factory At Marion, Ind, which was
abuut to establish branch in Washington.
After ''cutting it fine" in this manner for
several days, he absconded, leaving one OF
two small bills unpaid, among which was
that at the hotel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-08-06
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