Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-17

TEE MEErlNoo To-MoRRow, to make
arrangements for the Eneampment, 10 an import
ant one, and We hope to see all parts of the county
represented in it. In townships where no delegates
have been appointed, let several Republicans take
it upon themselves to act a. delegates. We doubt
not they will have no difficulty in being admitted to
the Convention.
~ Henry O'Connor, ESQ.,, will address
the Sweetlaud Centre Republican Club, at the
Centre on Saturday of next week, 25th inst, at
o'clock P. n. Everybody is invited to attend.
GT Senator Grimes has accepted ON
invitation to be pre- sent and speak at the proposed
Encampment of the Republican Clubs and Wide
Awake Companies of this county. He is host in
himself Other distinguished speakers have also
been invited and will probably be present
~ 1t is proposed: as feature Of the
forthcoming Encampmeas; to present handsome
banner or flag to tie largest Wide Awake Com
pany organized in Muscatine county outside of the
city. The banner il to be made and presented by
the ladies of this city. subscription for the pur-
pose il already on foot.
nEWe are indebted to Mr.. j. Silverman,
senior of the firm of Silverman 4 Bro, for late
Eastern papers. Mr. 5. returned yesterday from
New York, having purchased, as he informs us,
the largest stock Of clothing. &C., ever brought to
this market They will open out in their new build
ing rs soon as their fresh goods come to hand.
E The Wide Awakes. numbering about
fifty appeared in public last night for the first time
sttired in uniform aud with their torches Their ap-
pearan. unique but handsome, and their
drill They visited the residences of
~ Butler s.o Henry of x voo1n ws.
tsus., and Judge " .nor, spSerh.-Daily, l4th.
s,1sd ou. aud made ''''' y Snv,s- 1,nrprv
NV euA,s W Aasu0v 's, a,I t1.ns warehouse
at West Liberty, W - feet, capable OF contain
ing 20 GOO bushels Of grain. Its cost will be about
$4,000. West Liberty has become an important
grain shipping point.
A SAN PATcHlAN LEAr.-One of the wild
Texan cattle, which was chased Throughout streets
Sunday, leaped over the precipice near the freight
depot, some eighty feet. and broke-not his neck
as might be expected, but-for the PRAIRIE as soon
as he could recover his feet 1t il wonder tns'
he was not instantly killed.
Jupos WOODWARD and his family have
returned to our city, after an absence OF some
months. We learn from the Judge that the state
meut of Chicago paper to the effect that he had
located in that city was premature. He intends
remaining among US. and will continue the practice
of his profession. We are grati6ed to announce
the fact
~ Our city cannot now boast Of brass
band. For several years pastwe had two-ongers
and Huttich's-but the removal of Mr.. Unger to
California last spring caused the breaking up Of the
former. and the removal of Mr. Huttich to Mime
sofa. few days ago, of the latter. We hope an
effort will be made without delay to rsorganlze
band and that it will be properly encouraged and
sustained. We have enough good musicians In the
city, if some one would only take the lead.
WHEAT DESTROYED BY FlRE.-On Wednes'
dav forenoon, MIR. Geo. Lucas, of this county, lost
400 bushels of wheat by fire. The wheat was IN
sack in the field, having been recently tnresneo
out. Tuesday evening, burrows were plowed around
the pile of sacks and the straw outside was set on
fire and burned up. 1t was supposed the nre mao
all gone out, but Wednesday morning breeze SET
in and revived it, causing it to ignite the pile OF
wheat which was consumed.
ssTHE WIDE AwAKE''-We have received
the first number of "7Re Vide Awake," spicy
campaign paper published at Dewitt, Iowa, oy "
C. Bates and P. c. Wright. tits devoted especially
to the interests of Wide Awake Clubs IN this Con-
pressional District, from whom we hope to see II
receive prompt and liberal support. 1t IS published
weekly at 25 cents for the campaign. Will not the
Wide Awakes of Muscatine order o number OF
copies?
RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA. - Jacob
Houser, who went to California from this place In
April last, returned few days ago. he was
accompanied by Jonathan Evey as far as chicago
who will also be here in ashort time They Travelled
two months through California, and finding busi-
ness dull and prospect Of better times, conciud
ed to return and stay here. California appears to
be less attractive just now than it was some time
since.
TaE ASSAULT ON W. N. BYERs AT DENVER
C1rY.-We have received the Rocky Mountain
News of the LIST inst, with Mr.. Byers' account OF
the assault upon him by three ruftians the day pre-
vieus 1t is substantially the same as received by
telegraph. Mr.. b. says his determination Is as
strong as ever before to stand for the right and
condemn the wrong, whether high or low. although
his lite may pay the forfeit of his temerity Geo.
Steele the only one of his assailants who was shot,
is dead.
QUERY. - Is there split in the forlorn
Douglas forces Of our city, This question has
been suggested by seeing tsso Douglas and johnson
banners suspended over second street, one OF
which, at the extreme North, is emblazoned for
"the Union, but the other, at the South, says
Union s.nary time" The arrangement strikes us
as quite appropriate, after all The Southern wing
represented by Johnson, is openly in favor of dis
union in certain contingency, while at the North
Douglas hopes to make capital for himself by SOL
emn attsstatons of devotion to the Mon and false
charges against his politicrl opponents as dis.
unionists.
BLANKS FOB SCHOOL RETURNS, we are
informed, are now in the hands Of the County
Superintendent, and ready for delivery to the
proper school district officers We hope there will
be the proper care used in making these returns,
that they may be full and correct Each township
district and each sub district should see to this
matter. The Presidents should permit no sub
district officer to neg this business, and where
there is no sub-director for sub district, he him.
self should see to making the returns to the Secre-
ta.y. Last year the returns were not made in
every instance as they should have been. Let all
concerned try for fulness and correctness this
time.
~ You complain of q single discrep.
ancy in figures between those we give and those
given by the Gazette, which was the result OF an
oversight in the proof made. The gentlemen who
collect the figures, both in this office and the
Gasette, are perfectly reliable.-Dassnport Dem.
Well, let US try them once more:
The receipts were large, amounting to $3.50 bu
wheat and is bushels corn.-Gazette.
The receipts to day were Of wheat 3s4s bu. Corn
1928 bu.-Democrat.
Both reports pretend to give the receipts Of
wheat and corn at Davenport last Saturday. Is