Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-25
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FouND - Near Hooh 4 Whitehouses
lumber Office, snail account book, which the
owner may h.v. BY calling at this Office and paying
for this notice. ~ IA cess
~ The planets Venus, Jupiter and
Saturn arc all now visible in the evening, near
each other. in the westera sky. The lowest one is
Venus then Jupiter, then Saturn.
Browns Ferry, across the Cedar river,
on the Iowa City road. 10 now in excellent repair.
and the proprietor, Capt. Eden Brown, assures US
hattie will be found Il al times ready to accom-
modate the travelling public.
MAD Doe Suer. - A Newfoundland dog,
belonging to Mr. BENZ. Hershey, was shot, on
Nuscatins Island, last Sunday. He had been
bitten, nine weeks previously, by dog supposed to
have been mad, and exhibited every symptom OF
hydrophobia. rs. 81 a-ss .ss
Aco,psxr. We learn from Mr.. Brooke,
Of W est Liberty, that lad about Is years Of age
son of Marcus Barclay, of Wapsinonoc township
"a. run over by aloaded wagon, on Monday. and
severely iaiursd His jaw bone was broken in two
places also. his right arm, near the shoulder.
aoRsss A1ssNa. We learn that number
Of farmers in this vicinity have missed their horses
IN mysterious manner recently. 1t is quite prob
able that horss-thi have spirited them away.
Look out for the rascals and if you intend to lock
your stables do 20 before your horses are stolen.
e We return thanks to Messrs> G. G.
Wheldone and 4. Draper. who have been travelling
South and West. for late Missouri papers. These
young gentlemen inform US that they have visited
many Aourishing towns and cities recently, but
none Of them appear to be enjoying better trade
Or progressing more rapidly than Auscatine.
Arrzxpr.D ROBBERY AT WnToN. - An
attempt was made to break into the jewelry store
Of Henry Rorup, in Wilton, Tuesday night. Alarge
crowbar and other implements" intended to effect
an entrance were found alongside the building
the burglars having in al probability been sud-
denly alarmed before accomplishing their object.
We understand that this was the third attempt to
break into the same store. -E
q Rev. Mr.. Liberman made another
powerful argument in vindication Of the laws Of
Moses against the plea that they sanction and fos
ter the institution of slavery, at the Congregational
Church. Wednesday evening. We pity the individual
who, after listening to these discourses from the
lips of Jew, born and reared under those very
institutions whereof he treats and which are most
remarkable for maintaining their original force
through every mutation of time, should persevere
in this unjust allegation. Mr.. Liberman will give
his last lecture in the Congregational Church, this
Friday evesing. E,e,..s,
QuRER FREAKs OF TRADE - We are often |
asouished BY the freaks of trade and the channels
which it seeks. Goals are sometimes, it has been
said, ''csrried to Newcastle;" wheat has been |
shipped from England to the United States and, |
lastly We are informed that the Hawkeye State, on
the 18th, took on board at Davenport destined for
Pittsburgh, 50 tons of iron and nails. We presume
that this state of things only be temporary and
the law of trade will soon regulate such seemingly
unnatural state Of business. We can hardly believe
that Davenport will supply Pittsburgh with iron
and nails or that Pittsburgh will in return ship to
Davenport wheat and corn. Probably the balance |
q trsds was against Davenport for the time being,
and in favor of Pittsburgh.
A CHALLxNaE. by the proceedings Of the
Wide Awake Republican Club of Sweetland town
ship, published below, it will be seen that the young
Republicans of that township challenge the Democ-
racy, young and DID, from all parts of the country
(Nuscatine included), to meet them in discussion
On the End prox. They exhibit a commendable
"pluck," and should have "foemen worthy of their
steel" Cannot the ''irrepressible conflict"
Democracy Of Auscatne send out q delegation of
their young men to accept the challenge! Will not
that gallant ''member of the House of Burgesses,"
who fought 80 bravely in the State campaign,
last Fall, respond.
By-theway, what are our other township clubs |
doing. Let NJ hear from you now and then,
young Wide Awakes.
LscTURss OF Rev. Nh. L1BERxAN The
slavery although a. general thing, disdaining to
occupy the sacked desk, and protesting the utmost
hsrror of mingling religion with politics, hsve of
late years sought to avail themselves of considera
bic advantages from the Bible. They have, with |
mock reverence, opened its lids and entrenched
themselves behind the Mosaic code, as furnishing
divine authority for their favorite institution and
II is to BE- regretted, but few persons qualified to
The task have followed them to their covert and
attempted By force of sound and criticism
dislodge them. There has been too much readiness
to acquissce in the conclusions thus advanced with
reference to the Mosaic dispensation it being held
sufficient 70 appeal the question to the more perfect
dspensatien introduced by the Savior, and render
Cd most Immediately obligatory on the present
generation. For the greater part it yet remains to
be shown thst the whole pro-slavery argument, as
drawn frsn the Old Testament is false and errone-
ous--thst the true spirit and tenor of those laws
end institutions with which the name Of Moses I
stands connected are wofully mistaken when under
stood to sanction and foster organized system Of
oppression. The English student, while appre
bending the inherent antagonism Of the Mosaic |
economy to the principle of hopeless servitude, will,
however, frequently find himself at loss to answer
On objection o. clear difficulty embraced, perhaps,
in single word, which has not been translated with
perfect accuracy. It is, therefore, matter Of no
small grati6oaten that this subject has at length
engaged the attention Of learned Israelite, capa
bic of giving expression to his investigations. to
decide critically upon the import of disputed terms
net only BY his natural acquaintance with the
Hebrew language but, ALSO with the more intimate
historical relations of his nation and it, insti
buttons. To u it appears a. an additional
assurance Of his competency for the task that this
person has been able 70 overcome the towering
prejudices Of faith and education which have shut
out the Jews from that higher plane Of spiritual
life to which the lava of Noses were designed to
Introduce them.
Rev. Mr.. Lberman, converted Israelite, gave
two lectures spons the subject which heads this
notice, At the Congregational Church, in this oty
Sunday last, 10 one Of which we had the pleasure