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Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-15

DEAD.-Redden, who was stabbed in q
quarrel over cards at Whisky Diggings, Sier
! "a county, by man named Mclean. on the
Sth inst, is dead. So we learn by private
letter.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-15

A TRP TO HONEY LAKE-By all means
read the communication thus headed in 70
days paper You win hnd it more than or
dinarily interesting
Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-15

From WAsnoE-Mr. VIM. Roberts arrived
in Nevada last week from the Washoe conn
try. He came by the Placervile route and
was five days in getting through. He in.
forms the Nevada Democrat that the snow
was four or FIVE feet deep at Virginia City
that the weather was very cold, and many
of the inhabitants had left for Carson CITY
and other places. Mining operations had
been pretty much suspended A grand rush
from California to Washoe Territory is ex-
pected in the spring.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
RY.GONE YEARS.

AS~A -
We 1--we to meet with an old acqua ,n.ance-
It bears Us ba * to -gous years,
When our pursuits brought no repent lance
When We knew not ca, tn as a vale of tears.
Err W. lad tasted the cupof orrow,
Or of the dark ned futur1 dream'd-
When we hal no fears for the coming morrow
The world to US was al it se,Ei'd.
A siGh-a toar, for time ha, changed us
Has frosted over our glossy hair;
Bat yet We feel he has not estrans'd us-
Our frieud--our early FREUD is there.
lie may have kcn'd through classic pages,
Far down tho vista, to OF zen time
Met in the councils with honerd sages,
Both in our own ami other climos.
H. may have toiled for wealth or splendor,
uave laid up treasures for years to come
Would he nst exchange his COSTLY spiendor
Fur the qliet scenes Of his carly home?
lie may have pass cd lonely pilgrim
In penury, in toll ami tear;
We heed it not, we are flvSrd Children
The happy playmates Of other years.
", dwell onoe moro in our fathers cottage,
The "dear departed all are There
Our graudsire, smiling in his dotags--
Here's the helpful mai that rock d our orale,
Mother that call'd as round the board,
And the holy book on the little table,
Where father reads about the Lord.
Oh our dear, indulgent parents, :
We knew not then the calls that pressed
Foil worn, did you labor for us
Were you SO weary, and we 60 blest!
All time hs taught us many alesson
All your kindness failed ~ tsash;
Has cured our hearts of mary. passion
All your wisdom could not reach.
Blu, we turn again to tn s,snes beeor, u.s.
The fields aud pastures w!ic 70 1t wo rUascd;
The same old trees are waving FER US
Here are the birds m tho lambs We lov'd.
In the old school room We find our place.
Our hcnor'd teacher In the chair
0, the shining ringlsts-the smiling faces
Tn. happy h<srts that fea! no care
Down by the stream, at the hour Of recess.
Where tho sparkling waters lave,
We share our meal With the little fishes
That sport along thu limpid wave.
Happy days, how we'll remembered
Days of innocence and peace
But do We mourn that these are numbered
Have We not greater joys than these!
Now from our childish sports ret urning,
Young men and maidens, tall and fair
Let us go again to the hall of learning,
And share in scenes that arc passing there.
Here science stands, her laws revealing
Nobler emulations rise; t.t
With higher hopes and holier feeling,
We taste the well.springs Of the wise.
Oh, might we live but one day over,
And choose that day our hearts to please;
Should We not leave both friend and lover,
And spend the hours In scenes like these?
Mistake US not, there is no regretting-
A tear may tall, but We feel no pain
Our heaven ward journey we're not forgetting,
We would not pass those sounds again.
But We love to read in social council,
While cur time-sands downward roll
Those lasting lines Of the graphic pencil,
In the archives of the soul.
And q, We tasted, in pleasing visions,
The young delights Of our early prime;
So We sail forward, on joyful pnions,
Towards our evenings closing time
lBYLA.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
- The Davenpors Ds,eocye,;. al.,..d

- The Davenport Dsaocsatis alsrnsd
because the price Of wheat il higher in Auscatiss
than in that magnificent way-station This has al.
ways been the case, but the Rip Van Wrinkle Of the
Democrat appears to have just awakened up to the
fact Hear him sound word" Of warning:
IA Wosp.-We notice that the grain BUYERS Of
. sister city opened market for new wheat by
paying seventy Eve cents bushel. It is we'll known
that the figure was higher than the state Of the mar
ket elsewhere would warrant, but does it REQUIRE
eyes strong enough to look through milestone to
see what it is done for It may be well to look AZ
ter this matter little"
| We agreee with the Democrat in one thing at
least. It "may be well to look after this matter Z
little" The farmers are looking after it by bring
ing their wheat to this market in preference to
taking it to Davenport Is they have found by ex-
perence that they ;nvara6ly get better prices and
better pay here than in Davenport.
RESISTING the RoAD-TAx.-We are sorry
TO learn that some Of the "outsiders" property.
holders within the new City limits) refuse to pay
the tax levied by the City authorities for road pur-
poses They claim that the decision Of the Supreme
Court declaring the legality Of assessing taxes in
the new limits for municipal purposes also applies
to the road.tax. The City having been converted
into separate road district, the Street Commits.
sioner has expended considerable money in then
limits, expecting to receive the road-tax of the
outsiders" We understand that the City author.
tiles will institute legal action to compel the pay.
ment of this tax.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
July 21st, 1859.

{" Cousin Katy " is invited to give
our readers another discourse as soon
as it may suit her convenience. The
mantle of /" Cousin Jennie - has un-
doubtedly fallen upon her shoulders.
BY which she may divide the sluggish
waters of these dull times, and not
kanly interest but instruct our readers.
Pet Us hear from her again, by all
means.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
For the journal. !

MuscArrSE, Aug list, 1889.
MR. MAHrS:-It has been suggested to me to
allow myself to be announced candidate for the
Office Of County Judge. feel much obliged to those
Of declining it. At the close Of this year shall
turn to the Bar, and it must be my first aim to
acquire business to support my family. The prac
tice Of aw must be my chief object, and there is
practical though Legal, difficulty in doing that
while holding the office of County Judge. Were it
not for this, should be grateful if could obtain
it. but as it is it is better not to aim at it. While
saying this, wish to express my thanks to those
who have thus kindly thought Of me in reference to
time when shall want business
Yours, truly, W. G. WOODWARD.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05

For the journal. |

Not for the CRITICS .scrut inxing eye,
Nor hope &c roach the lofty tone;
But that these lines may wake mn answering sigh
From kindred hearts that vibrato with my Own.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05

LIST OF LETTERS
REMAINING in the Post Office, at Musoa
tine, Iowa, August LIST, 1855.
Persons calling for advertised letters are
requested to give the date of the list.
On and after Nov. LIST. the Post Office
will be open on Sundays, from to 9 A. NJ.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05

Z
Of the circus - a great falling off in
flesh from the knee downward and from
the elbows toward the fingers.
INTERVAL BETWEEN MEALs.-As a
general rule. from five to six hours
should elapse between meals, but this,
of course, must vary according to cir
cumstances and depend upon appetite.
Persons engaged in business frequently
do themselves much mischief by disre-
garding its monltions amid the hustle
and excitement Of trade. After time,
it is true, the appetite subsidies, but
the necessity Of food is not thereby re-
moved. It is no unusual thing for a
merchant to breakfast at seven o'clock,
or eight, and dine at three or four.
without having during all this time
eaten anything. This long fasting is
injurious, and the subsequent full
meals it induces, still more SO. In such
cases 'snacks' should always be taken.
CURIOUS FAcT.-A man measures
more within twenty and thirty minutes
after rising in the morning, than at any
other period of the day; the muscles
being then relaxed An army Officer
states that he has seen men who we're
rejected the previous day, walk into
the orderly room Of his regiment, hot
and steaming from their beds, near
the barracks, get measured, and pass
ed as being Of the proper height. He
explains The cause of this, by stating
that the system is more relaxed at that
time.-United States Gazette.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
The cities in the west packing over 10000

Thus, VIC find but sixteen cities in the
entire west that have packed over $4,000
hogs, and three of them are in Iowa. We
find Muscatine stands eighth, and VIC shall be
much disappointedif she does not stand fourth
next year. We have very little doubt that,
with our increased facilities for reaching the
interior, Muscatine will next year pack 10000
hogs, and that will place her at least next to
the four great cities of the west.
No city has increased her business in this
department SO rapidly, except Alton, and her
increase, by reference to the figures, has been
at the expense of st. Louis. We have not
intruded upon any territory that does not
properly belong to US, as the figures of our
neighbors who pretend to do anything in this
line will show. Neither will it be necessary
to intrude upon them, next year, in order to
run our numbers up to 10000. The Oska-
loosa and Cedar Valley Roads will do all that
without any special effort on our part This
is the place designed by both nature and art
to control the larger portion of the business of
Iowa, and just as truly as water seeks its
level, so truly will the business of the greater
portion of the State be done through Mus
catine.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
2.lSS,O15
2,llS, tl7

Calculating that the crop of the past Is ten
per cent. lighter than that of the preceding
season --aud it is fully that-we fad the
comparison will stand thus:
1873, 2,lSS,OIJ
1858 9. 2,l7.,ll
Which.leaves deficiency of 1927, without
making any provision for the increased
demand of population and business.
1t will be observed that in '5.'S, Iowa
was the sixth State in the a!nount producsd;
she now stands fifth, having exchanged places
with Missouri
Mr.. Wallace informs US he is preparing
table for the Report of the State agricultural
Society, about to be published, that will show
what number of hogs, dead and alive, have
been carried from the State by Railroad. This
will be a very interesting item to add to the
$4,000 packed in the State, anlwc shall not
be surprised if that table goes very near
making our aggregate up to 100000. If all
points that have packed more or less had
reported, we feel confident it would have
reached that much.
1t is fair to estimate the value Of these hogs
at nine dollars per head, which makes
$1,SO0,OOo to this add SOC, 900 for cooperage
and money expended in collecting and hand
ling these hogs, and we have the snug sum of
100000 Of foreign capital, principally, paid
for the hog crop of Iowa alone, the past season.
This money has, and will, probably, change
hands, On an average, four times before it
finds its way back to where it came from,
and ciH hms pay eight millions Of debts!
And much better way it is to relieve the
people of Iowa than by loaning the credit of
the State to some rascally railroads for that
'saiiRfeiin.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
Sec'y.

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO SUB-DlRECTOR.
At meeting of the legal voters of SUBJ
district number -, of - township,
held at -, in said sub district, at -,
on the - day of --, A. d. 1S-, pursu-
ant to legal notice, -- was duly
elected Director for said sub district for the
term of one year.
Signed, --, Prcs't.
Attest, -, Secretary
NorE.-A similar form may be used by
District Boards of Directors for each officer
elected.
TO save trouble and inconvenience, would
suggest that the Secretary of each District
Township certify, either to the County Judge
or myself, the names of the District officers,
as soon after the election as practicable.
WIN. +. BRANNAN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
The New School Law.

The new School Law passed by the Board
of Education, at its recent session, has already
been spread before the public, through the
different newspapers of the State. AS it has|
not as yet been presented in form favorable
for preservation or reference, have thought
it not amiss to call attention to some of its|
provisions of more immediate importance. It'd
provides for the election of President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer, on the
second Monday of March. The Secretary is
required to give ten days previous notice, by
posting written notices in five different con-
spicuous places in the District Township, onc'
of which shall be at or near the last place od
meeting; also, by furnishing copy of the]
written notice to the teachers of such district
schools as may be in session, to be read in thd
presence Of the scholars. The notice ought
in all cases, to specify the hour of meeting
The President and Secretary, If on the spot al
the hour of meeting, are to conduct thu
election. If absent, then the meeting car
appoint substitutes.
The election for director of the sub district
is to be held the Saturday succeeding tho
other election. Five days notice of Thu
election is to be given by the local director, ii
three different places in his sub-district, b,
posting written notices. If there be no loa(
director, it is made the duty of the Disc
Secretary to give the notice. The meeting
when assembled, to select President and Sed|
rotary, who arc to act as judges of the election
All the powers vested in the electors by tt
void act of the Legislature are reserved
them in this, with the important addition 9
provisions for the payment of any debts ,ca
tracted for school-houses or school hous
purposes.
The following forln of notice will answer
the regular meeting of the District TOWNSHIP
Notice is hereby given to the qualified
electors of the District Township of -
in the county of Muscatine, and State of Iowa
that the regular annual meeting of said Dis
trict Township will be held on the seconl
Monday of March next, at - O'Clock, y NJ !
at here insert place of meeting at which
time and place an election for officers to- wit ::
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer-w be held, and such other busil
ness transacted as the meeting can properly
consider. ---, Secretary.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

WILL IT PAY ?-Sonc people think it
would be grand speculation to purchase
Cuba. Let us see. Suppose the United
States coull get it for the lowest sum men
tioned-one hundred and twenty five millions
of dollars. The share that Iowa would pay
as her due proportion of the purchase money
would amount to four millions Of dollars.
Now, we ask, could not the State of Iowa
invest four millions of dollars more proftably
and with far less risk of additional expense :?
The benefits of peaceable possession of the
island would be hardly appreciable to the
people of our State, but the risk of an
expensive war, of which We should have to
shoulder our share of the cost and the suffer
ing, render the speculation one Of mere mad
ness.-Gate City.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

GyA At the late meeting of the Board Of
Trustees Of the State University, the following
resolution was passed:
Rssolred, That VIC request each County
in this State to recommend
two persons, in his county, Of the requisite
qualification for admission to the Normal
Department of this University, and that the
Professor of that Department be instructed to
admit such persons in preference to any others,
and that persons so recommended shall be
admitted without any entrance fec.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
oregon Admitted as q State,

The House of Representatives, on Saturday,
by vote Of III to 1913, passed the bill admit
ting Oregon into the Union as a State The
bill had previously passed the Senate, and all
that now remains for Oregon to be recognized
as full-hcdsei STATE is the signature Of the
President, which will no doubt be readily
given.
This Oregon State bill passed tn, Senate on
the 18th Of My, 1858, the vote standing SO
for to lG as,inst, only six Republicans voting
in tn, neg tive; and had .hc bill come to
vote in the House at that time, We doubt
not that but few Republicans would have
opposed it.
But few weeks subsequently, the Dcmoc-
racy III Congress passed what is known as the
English Kansas bill, requiring population of
5000 to qualify Territory for admission as
State This give rise to Il new issue, and
the Republicans, with few exceptions, very
consistently opposed the admission of Oregon
with population of only 10000, while Kan
sas was refused because she had not $4,000.
The reason of this unjust discrimination on
the part of these modern popular sover-
eighty" Democrats was that Kansas, if
admitted, would add two Republican Senators
and a Republican representative to Congress,
while Oregon would add like number of
! Demo cratic members. Slavery was the issue,
and because Kansas refused it, she was denied
admission into the confedcracy on the same
terms offered to Oregon.
But Oregon is at last admitted, and we
welcome her as the Miriy-ihird member OF
the Union Her Senators eject are Joseph
Lane and pclazon Smith--thc latter formerly
Il resident of this State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

TIE HOMESTEAD BILL.-Hon. NJ. II. Nichols,
of Ohio, the only Republican Member of the
House of Representatives who voted against
the Homestead bill, cast his vote with the
enemies Of the Act, i'll order that he might be
able to move a reconsideration in case it
should he lost. 1t was not pleasant Office
to perform, for the explanation of his vote
cannot, of course, go wherever the division
list will be published; but it is crcditable to
the Republican party that it did not furnish a
single enemy to the bill in the House. Will
Western men keep this fact in minde
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

HIGHER CONGRESSIONAL PAY.-The Hon.
Mr.. Keitt, Of S. G., lately, in debate, set forth
his solemn opinion that members of Congress
ought to be paid more literally. If we want
the best talcntin Congress, says Keitt, We must
enhance the price we offer for it. Judging
from the facts, he is right There was time,
for instance, when members of Congress were
paid So day, and then South Carolina was
represented by persons like John Z. Calhoun,
Langdon ,Chevcs, George McDuffie, Hugh s.
Legarc, Joei>R. Poinsett, William c. Preston,
and Isaac E. Holmes. Now, that, as in the
present session, members are paid more than
S30a day, she is able to secure Kcitt What
enormous intellectual giants she would send
to Washington, if they could get $50 or SIS
a day as the reward for their greatness and
their labors!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

SENSIBLE MOVEMENT. - The free colored
people of the District of Columbia are crcu-
lating petition to Congress, praying for the
establishment of a colony of their class upon
some Of the sparscly settled southern portions
Of our own continent, where they may BE-
under the protection of the government of
their native country, and have its fostering
care, &c.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

PARAGuAY.-Advices from Paraguay to the
29th of November state that the American
question will have pacific termination if the
American demands are not intolerable. 1t is
said that the U. S. squadron will have nothing
IL,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
LIST OF LETTERS

REMAINING in the Post Office, at Musca.
tine, iowa, February 18th, 1855.
Persons calling for advertised letters are
requested to give the date of the list.
On and after Nov. 1st. the Post Office
will be open on Sundays, from 8 to 9 A. N.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

Dan Rice, the clown, now at Niblo's The
atre, gets salary of 5000 per week, and
with his family lives in style at the st.
Nicholas Hotel
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

Pew RENTING DEFENDED. -Rev. II. W.
Beccher defends the system of renting pcws
some cavilling having been excited by the
large sums paid for pews in his church, the
effect of which is to exclude the poor from
attendance He contends that the secular
business Of the church is purely commercial
matter, and that no system of disposing of the
pews can be adopted except at public auction.
If the rich thereby have the best chance, he
says they need more preaching to than the
poor, according to the scripture passage, cit
is easier for camel to go through the eye of
q necdle,o &c.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

cV The New York Inaependen. says, if it
were publishing failures, as formerly, it would
have to report James Buchanan & Co. sus-
pended--too largely engaged in outside
operation, fillibustcring, &c.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

~ We understand the Wilton and Upton
Railroad is to be put through and be in opcr-
alton the coming summer. This, we trust,
will be the case, as it will be most valuable
acluis. ton to the trade of our city. Our
merchants will reap large per centasc of the
benefits to be derived from that nk-Dau-
export Democrat.
We rejoice that there is one enterprise at
least in which the cities of Muscatinc and
Davenport take an interest in common, and
on which they may unite their energies
Their efforts have been heretofore diverted too
much to rival projects, intended to benefit one
to the injury of the other. But we submit to
the candid and disintercsted reader whether
it is fair for Davenport to remain idle while
Muscatinc is alone pushing forward this road ?
If the merchants of that city arc to "reap a
large per centaSc of the benefits to be derived
from that link" why don't they lend US a
helping hand? There are a few more shares
of stock in the company yet to be taken, and
we cordially invite our Davenport friends to
call down and subscribe. This will insure
the completion of the road at an early day
and hasten those ''bcncfitS" to be derived by
the merchants of the Bridge City" thererrom
Let our friends of the Democrat present this
proposition to the people of Davenport, and
use their powerful influence towards inducing
them to take hold of the enterprise as they
ought. Just at this time-when the proposed
Cedar Valley R. r. from Davenport by way
of Whcatland is given up as dead beyond
Observation-Disclosures is manifestly propriety as
well as justice in Davenport uniting will
Muscatine to build the Upton Railroad
especially as it is to be "a most valuabl,
acquisition to the trade" of the former place
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18

The st. Paul Pioneer d Eemocrot says
that work has been resumed on the Cedar
Valley r. r. in Minnesota.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-18
NOTICE OF SUD-DIsTRICT MEETING.

NOTICE OF SUD-DIsTRICT MEETING.
Notice is hereby given, to the voters of
sub district number -, township
election for Director in said sub-district will
be held at the school house in said b-district,
at - o'clock, A. NJ, on the - day f.,