Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-09-21
LOCAL N E w S .

CoopERs WANTED. 4 Coo want the
services of at least twenty five coopers at their
barrel mandatory, forthwith.
6 FlRsT WARD ALDRRMAN.-Wm. G. Brew
ster. Esq, was elected by the Council at its meeting
on Saturday evening, to fill the vacancy in that
body from the First Ward.
a. Judge Hastings, Of California, for
merly of this place, was passenger on the Great
Eastern, on her return trip from New York to
Liverpool, in August.
NoTEwokTHY.-During the two days of
unusual political excitement just passed in this city
we saw only two men who appeared to be under the
influence of strong drink, and they were shouting
for Douglas-and what is more, they were the only
individuals we saw hurrahing for the Little Giant.
DAILY. 14M.
~ It is said that s'straws show which
way the wind blows" Here is one +: A friend
tells us that few days ago he overheard mother
reproving her little boy for shouting for Lincoln
She told Lin he ought to hurrah for Douglas
"Why, mother" said he, as if to excuse himself
.'aU the boys hurrah for Lincoln!"
GRApRs.-Mr. j. S. Virgins presented us
few days ago with several punches of "Wiggins
Canadian Grapes" which were rather the nices
specimens of that fruit we have tasted this season
We presume this is a new variety ofthe grape here
abouts. 1t ought to be more generally cultivated
a. A copy of the Portsmouth co..
Dailv Tribune has been handed to us by Mr.. Il
Beard. The Tribune supported Fillmore in 1856,
but is now doing good work for Lincoln. We me
Mr.. Mcfarland, its editor, on the Editorial Excur
sion, last spring, and found him gentleman OF tn
true type. Success to him
DExocRATIc NoMlNATIoN.-At tho Demo
cratic County Convention, last Saturday, Il. I
Wallace, of the firm of Block h Co., received q
votes of the SO cast for candidate for Jerk of tn
District Court. "Bob" is clever, good fellow
There is but little doubt of his election clerk
the Salt river packet on which the Democracy O
Muscatine county are to take passage this Fall.
A CHALLENaE.-Th Republican Contra
| Committee of this county has received challeng
from Hon. j. J. Lndley, E. Il and Everett Elector
Of Davenport, to debate with any Republican til
Com mittee may bring forward We hardly kno'
what the gentlemen will have to debate upon. Tn
Bell men claim to stand by the Union, the Const
tuition and the Laws. So do We and so do, in fac
ali parties. The Bell party ignores all live que'
tions; we see nothing about it, therefore, to tax
hold Of as the subject of discussion, unless we g
to the speeches and public acts of MIR. Bell, whic
are unequivocally pro-slavery. If these are to
admitted as legitimate subjects to handle, we doul
not our Bell friends can be grati6ed in the desire
have discussion.
DEMOCRATIC Arguments. - AS tho Wast
ington Wide Awakes were taking the cars IL
home, Thursday night, some miscreunts conceale
behind wagon on Front street threw number
eggs into the crowd Of course no Republican,
, any could be found mean enough, would have q
object in doing so scurvy an act /; hence we take
that this method of indicating the rights of Squa
tiers Chose who squat behind objects in the dark
well as those vino settle in the Terrtories) W,
adopted by the Democrats or their bosom friend
the Belleveretts. The act was contemptibly mea
and, as we are pleased to know, is condemned
respectable men of all parties. We regret for tt
credit of Muscatine that our visitors were treatt
with such gross disrespect
Ew Henry 0 Conner addressed tt
Republicans OF Clinton on Saturday evenin
Those in attendance pronounced it tie best poll
ical speech they have heard during the prese
campaign. MIR. o. Conner is beyond question Il
ablest political speaker in the West and we regr
that the duties Of his office prevent him devotlr
his attention exclusively to advocating the electit
OF Lincoln and Hamiin.-Delcat we .arGke.