Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-01-13


~ LOCAL DEPARTMENT. se'
HTwo interesting editorial letters from
he State Capital will be found on the I'd page. L
IN be seen the Legislature was about organizing
~ = We invite attention to the advertise.
mt Of Lansing H. Covell to be found in anothe,
slumn. He has recently opened, and sells cheap
A-ss.se drsv custom! Wilton felix's. notice.
AsALruen rm RAllsoAD TaAck.- w
alluded ysstssday b H. dissolvsnt properties d
salt whe. applied 70 ice. We notice that, in the
vicinity of Chicago, it is used upon the railroad
tracks, to remove ice, and with very Satisfactory
results. Pass round the pepper boz!
~ The "naturM BRIDGE" across tho
Mississippi river, at this point is aordng transit
to large number of teams and foot passengers,
every day. An almost unbroksn caravan has been
crossing and recrossing since an early hour this
morning The trade from the other side must be
quite respectable item at present.
BRoKs THRoUoH.-Tuesday, q team Of
two horses aud sled broke through the ice between
this place and Drury's Landing, but were rescued
without serious damage. The team went down on
a sand bar, where the water was but 4 feet deep,
while close BY lo-foot pole could not touch bot
tom, fact which illustrates the sudden inequalities
of the bed Of the river. ~
Cook / SARaHNr.-Thc financial condition
Of the banking house of Cook Sargent is still left
to conjecture, the promised statement having, for
some inexplicable reason not made its appearance.
Tho Democrat 4 Atscs continues hsmmering upon
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wake an echo in response. This is about all that
has transprsd in relation 70 the failure of the house
since its first announcement e.
ARREsrED Marshal Dill arrested man
named John Bowman formerly employed at
Aasoa's Hotel in this city, On Saturday last, for
attempting to dispose of horse and sleigh which
he had hired at livery stable, in Davenport. Bow
man obtained the team ostensibly to 90 to Blue
Grass, but, upon arriving there, he offered it for
sale. Failing to meet with purchaser, he came
on to this place in pursuit Of that object and fell
prey 70 the vigilance of our Marshall He was lodged
in jail until Monday following. when he was remov-
ed to Davenport, there to render account of his
doings. ass a "
ScRJxxAGI" IN JAIL.-The woman who |
was committed to our County Jail, some time since,
on charge Of malicious mischief in ejecting the
goods Of family from house, during their absence
and occupying it herself, got into difficulty with
Mrs. Schell. the crazy woman, on Monday, which
resulted somewhat disastrously to her. 1t appears
that Mrs. schell is subject to violent paroxysms of
rage, when she is disposed to pitch into whatever
first happens to come to hand meal of victuals
was being lowered on dumb-waiter to the two, in
the corridor, when Mrs. Schell made an attack and
scattered dishes and contents promiscuously over
the floor Her companion resented, and regular
"scratch fight ensued, which was only brought to
an end by the interference of Sheriff Gordon after
the latter was fairly vanquished and relieved of
slight ssperabundance of blood. She very philo-
sophicaily observed afterwards that she never be-
fore believed there was a woman living that could
whip her!
LITERARY INsTlrUTE-Fourth Lecture.--
The fourth lecture of the season was delivered last
evening by E. H. Thayer. Esq. Subject-"The
Yankee Mr.. Thayer, with an evident desire to
praise, takes nevertheless low view of the Yankee
character. His representative Yankee is drawn,
not from observation, but from the carcature of the
Yankee psdlar. The assertion that the Yankee sees
in the beautiful objects of Nature only materials for
making money, however true it may be Of the in
habtants of q comparatively new country, like
Name for example, dees not apply to the whole of
New England. In Massachusetts, and Connecticut
intelligence and talent the standards of rank.
Such term as "poor white trash, =" so common at
the South, is never in New England applied to any
class to denote their poverty. A wealthy man from
the State of New York finds himself in the shade at
New Haven. "Why," he says 81 can buy them all
out, but yet am mere cypher!" Thus, in the
great clock emporium of the world, New Haven,
knowledge snubs wealth. rs.r.
Distinction and influence have their charms for
the Yankee, yet there is large and increasing
class who are conscious of motive but philfn-
thropy whose hearts throb with sympathy for
human suffering wherever it exists. These are
willing to be called fanatics. E<EFs- 81
There are some who believe the Union to have
been made for man, not man for the Union; but
they are few and far between. Mr.. Thayer's Yam
kee'' represents only Of these various classes
Much of the lecture was amusing; the pictures of
the school-master, the Yankee Pedlsr, Thanksgiv-
ing Dinner and the Country Store were we-drawn
and le-like, and seemed to give general satisfac-
ton.
The next free lecture of the course before the
Campbell, Esq, Monday evening, 18TH. Subject
John Broan. A good lecture may be expected.
Daily, 10Th. - $500 resas
Hon. THoa F. MARSHALL. - According to
previous announcement, Mr.. Marshall delivered his
first lecture ON the Life and Times Of Henry |
Clay" in fremont Hall, last evening. A severe
snow Storm which set in about down, prevented
many who desired to attend the lecture from com,
ing out. Notwithstanding the inclsmency Of the
weather, however, there was very good audience
in numbers; in every respect but numbers, it was
superior. ,es4 i.l.-ss sla sa
Tho discourse - Mr.. MS efforts are not mere
lectures was masterpiece; evincing throughout
such thorough knowledge of the political history
of our country as even Mr.. Clay himself, who did
SO much to make history, if alive, might envy. The
narrativs-the simple, thrilling story-of our com
mon country was told with the boldness Of
Kentuckisn, the fairness Of true American states
man and that jealous care with which real student
of history always guards the correctness Of his
statements. In chastsness of STYLE grace of oratory
and genuine eloquence, the effort was worthy OF
Henry Clay in his best days. and that is the highest
compliment we can pay it:-Daily, 11M.
MR. MARsHALL's SECOND LEcrURE.-Mr.
Marshall spoke TO a much larger house than on the
previous night. His lecture rapid but graphic,
ifske dslineaton of the principal political events
in the life and times of Henry Clay, from the Pres
idency of John Quincy dams to Clay's death.
We have never read or listened to 50 clear and
forcble an calculation of the causes and the char
actsr of the two compromises of that period-the
tariff compromise of 1882 and the slavery compro-
r Lcx,o oor1 NJ LAWS
part in the compromise of 1850 SO ably set forth,
and indicated, and cleared of those clouds of mis-.
representation aud slanderous lies with which his
enemies sought to cover the grave of the dead lion.
We wish that we could transcribe, in his burn.
;nr -o.d. NJ Marsholpo dissertation IF tho GRAND