Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-01

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were blown down by the gale Tuesday, We have
heard Of no other damage in the city or vicinity.
FALSE RapoRr. We understand that q
report 10 prevalent in the country that two fatal
cases of cholera have occurred recently in the city
There is no truth whatever in the report.
MORE RAIN WANTED. = According to the
meteorological observations of Mr.. Parvin, the
quantity Of rain ct this place for the past two months
does not exceed Il inches. Tho ground il yet dry,
aud the crops need more rain. 1
WRsr LIBERTY MrLL.-This mill, owned
BY Keith 4 Russell, il now in good running order
and 10 doing an extensive business. It is located
in the midst Of the finest agricultural region of
Auscatius county.
s'VARIsTY Is the SPIoR OF LlTE."-Some
Of our readers have complained recently that our
paper has contained too much political reading
We give them to-day, by way Of variety, the account
of the great horse-race the Long Island course
the 18th inst. Those least who up to "horse
talk will be interested in it As many Of our eit
xens are interested in such matters and have
expressed desire 70 see full account Of the race
we hope the general reader will excuse Us for
allowing it to occupy 90 much space in our paper
to-day.
"WAPMs. The gallant Republicans Of
Wapsinonoc township are moving in earnest. A
correspondent, who transmits to u the proceedings
found in another column Of meeting to organize a
Republican Club at West Liberty, remarks: Ave
had very respectable turnout and some consider
able show of enthusiasm for "Honest Old Abe ,
and think We will be able to roll up heavier
Republican majority from old "Wapsie" next fall
than We have ever done. Every one appears to be
pleased with the nominations of the Conventions
both State and National" That's the talk
MALICIOUS OR WANroN M1scHlRF.-We
learn from DR.. A. n. Van Pelt, Of Atalissa, that
last Sunday night some persons unknown to him
assaulted his drug store with brickbats, breaking
out one Of the windows, sash and al, and smashing
all the bottles and jars four Shelves being the
most valuable portion of his stock. His loss can
not be replaced for less than $3.50 He is unable to
account for tho assault As he knows Of no one
whose ennity towards him would prompt the com.
mission of such an outrage. We hope the guilty
parties, whoever they are, will be detected and
punished as they deserve.
DAMAGES AGAINST THE NJ. 4 NJ. R. r. Go.
roR R1GHr o. WAY. - Monday, in the District
Court, the case of Rachael Fish vs.. the n. l. n. r.
r. Co. was decided in favor of the plaintiff, and
damages awarded in the sum of $425. This suit
was instituted because the Railroad Company
refused to pay for the right of way over Mrs.
Fish's ground on Muscatine Island, about acres.
Mrs. Fish is the same old lady who some time
since, as we then noticed in our paper, having
become impatient on account of the refusal Of the
Railroad Company to pay her, built fence over
the track and seated herself it when the train
came along, commanding the conductor to proceed
no further. There is no doubt but the Railroad
Company has dealt unjustly with her, and that the
decision of the Court is righteous one.
e. o. q. Dorwin, resident of this
place. next Of Iowa City and lately of Washington,
this State, has gone to the famous Washoe mines.
He passed through Council Bluffs with his company
. few days since. The AonpareA says he has a
''large interest" to look after at Washoe.
A letter from Mr.. Daniel Long, one of the party
of Vance Knot, who left here several weeks ago
for Pixies Peak informs US that they arrived at the
Bluffs May ed all in good health. The cattle, says
the writer, "are in fine order the roads have been
splendid thus far, and the weather could not have
been much better. 1t was little cold sometimes
but that all the better for the cattle" We hope
the party may meet with the same good luck for
the rest Of the journey, and when settled at the
Peak.
EREArux. In our report of Rev. Mr..
Liberman's lectures on 1.-THE Bible and Slavery"
found on first page, by an inexcusable oversight
we have made him say, in his first lecture, that
law (Lev. XIV. ss) expressly prohibited making
servants Of Israelites." We should have added,
Servants in the sense abovs used'-namely, in Elk.
xxi. 2, where the term Servant is in the original
precisely the same as that Of "bond servant" in the
prohibitory law referred to. The Hebrew term is
"eysd," and stands in contradistnetion to "sochr,
another term expressive of the condition of servi
tude. This distinction then already pointed out
by the lecturer, and kept constantly in view
throughout his argument The definition of these
terms, given by him, will be found in our third
article under the same general head.
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