Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-01-27
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~ Travellers stopping at West Liberty,
in this county, will find excellent accommodations
at the Bowlsby House, kept by Mr.. S. w. Sedge'
wick We speak from pleasurable experience.
ACCIDENT. - A German of this place,
whose name we have been unable to learn, had his
leg broken, day last week, on the other side Of
the river, by the limb of tree falling on it.
RErURNED.-O Our young friend, David T
Miller, formerly of the firm of Moore & Miller,
returned from California a few days ago in good
health and spirits. We learn that he intends
returning.
A WAGON loaded to the brim with fine
fresh fish, principally bass and pike appeared in
our streets yesterday, from Muscatne Slough. They
sold cheap and freely, yet at prices which paid the
enterprising fish-monger. Davenport Gozette.
IcE.-Dealers in this summer luxury have
been laying an unusual quantity in this season,
A single firm, Messrs. Altman 4 Bro, have housed
1000 tons of ice, all of which was accomplished, by
the aid of their improved cutter, in 10 days Other
dealers have also secured an abundant supply.
81 An error, changing the sense and
rhyme, occurred in the Lines the Death Of
Efe," in last weeks issue. In the last line of the
sixth stanza, which reads, "The constancy of ie,"
it should have been "The constancy of loce." The
mistake was the compositor's.
raT Taxpayers will observe by the
Council proceedings that the City Collector has
been instructed to enforce the collection of unpaid
taxes. The delinquent list will be made out in a
few days for publication Those who have neglected
to pay must attend to it if they wish to save
costs.
EcLlPsEs.-The Almanacs tell US that we
are to have four eclipses this year-two of the sun
and two of the moon. We would add fifth-that
of Stephen A. Douglas. The last is remarkable for
the total obscurty in which it will involve thai
luminary-an obscurity from which it can never
hope to be relieved.
AN EXCELLENT LIGHT.--We have heretofore
called attention to the virtues of kerosene as an
illuminating agent. Mr. Dillaway, in an advertise
ment elsewhere demonstrates some of its advan-
tages and notifies the public that he has it for SALE
In view of the accidents occurring almost every day
by explosive fluids, it is time kerosene should take
the place of "murder light We advise all who
have never used kerosene to try it now. ...,
MORE SPURIOUS CURRENCY. WOulu
think that the Hartford lind } Exchange Bank fur.
nished mean enough currency, but deeper depth
is supplied by the altering process, by means Of
which some of these notes are made to resemble
and pass current for The Exchange Bank of Fond
du Lac, Wis. of Messrs. Darling g. Co. Some of
these bills have already had pretty extensive
circulation. Look out for the Hartford Exchange
Bank andits alterations-one being worth just about
as much as the other. led ma q
TIMELY ADVICE. - We have valuable
bit of advice to offer the ''boy' supposed to be
living in this town who expects to be President in
A. D. 1890: Refuse all instruction concerning the
points of the compass, shut your eyes before SUNSET
and don't open them in the morning till long after
sunrise since it will be absolutely necessary that
you should 'know no North, nos South, no East, no
West!" Follow this advice and you are bound to
win. No charge, but, in case you succeed, foreign
mission we should not feel at liberty to declined
GRAMMAR LESSON. Tho Following COM
from Grandview, explains itself: ..sa
Mr.. EDITOR I'm your paper of Dec. 9Th, 3. G.
Martin gave US a lesson in grammar. viii he be
so kind as to tell us what to do with the following
sentence: zr2n. "a "a 5Is ~ T. 7
"The prosperity of nations, the happiness of
depends upon selfculture." q,
Should the verb be singular or plural? Some of
us think it should be singular, while others think
By answering in the journal of next
week, he will greatly oblige. You've FRasBlE.
OAK GROVE LYcEUM. - The school house
It Oak Grove was crowded to its utmost capacity
The occasion of the lecture of Geo. w. Van Horne,
Esq. upon s'The stone-mason of Cromarty and his
Quarry" on last Saturday evening When the
first took the stand the audience appeared
% be restless and uneasy in conse quence Of the
extreme heat which pervaded the densely- packed
room, but as he proceeded in his discourse they
became quiet, and paid the most fsttering atten-
ion to the remarks of the speaker, which, as the
ecture has been read before Muscatine auditory,
t is needless to say was well merited; and the
lyceum, to show their high appreciation OF this
fort, unanimously extended an invitation 70 Mr..
Van Horne to deliver his lecture on "Charles
Dickens before them, on next Saturday evening,
vhich invitation was accepted We hope none OF T
he residents Of the vicinity Of Oak Grove will miss
his opportunity of hearing this dissertation on the
ife and works Of the ceiebrated English author.
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