Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-09

6w The County Teachers Association
will meet at the Second Ward School House, mex
Saturday, 10th inst, at o'clock Pm
aE One hundred beef cattle were brought
over on the ferry boat, Friday, to be slaughtered
at Leland l. Co.'s. They were frem about Sturgeon
Bay, in Mercer county, Ill. .. al G.
{ MORE Bro PorAroRs.--G. w. Schooley
weighed on pair of Fairbanks scales. at Funs's
grocery, a few days ago, twenty four potatoes
weighing si1yt,co pounds.
TAX SAIEs.-The lands delinquent for
County taxes, which were not sold last week, will
the sale stands adjourned. r...s-.-
: EA lynx has been seen several times
recently in the s'Wapsy" timber, near West Lib.
erty in this county. Its cries at night are repre-
sentee Us piercing and frightful. Some attempts
have been made to capture 'the varmlnt" but as
yet without success.
CHRISTIAN Rowe, who accidentally killed
himself with gun, at Atalissa in this county last
week, was an old settler of Iowa. He removed from
Steuben county, N Y, in 1886, and settled in Scott
county. He was IS years of age, and universally
respected where known. He was father-in-law of
Hon. John P. Cook, of Davenport, at which place
his funeral took place, attended by large con-
course of citizens.
Miss GlLBERr's CAREER" - This is the
title of new book just issued by Charles Scri bner
e124 Grand street, N. Y. 1t is IN American story
BY j. G. Holland, the sensible and practical author
Of "The Titcomb Letters, and other highly popu-
10 writ in
the authors most entertaining style, and has its
moral. 1t is for sale at Burnett's bookstore, in
this city.
q 1t appears not to be generally known
that Shannon, the counterfeiter, who escaped from
our Jail over a year ago, is serving out SEN
tence of ten years in the penitentiary at Fort
Madison. He was arrested at Mt. Pleasant, year
ugo, under another name, for passing counterfeit
money. He broke Jail and, in attempting to
escape, shot the She. III in the hand. He was soon
after sentenced to the penitentiary, where he is
now engaged in the useful occupation of making
hickory chairs. ...-
HoNR PApERs.-Stick to your home news
paper, says an exchange. No matter 1t you are
moor !: remember none so poor as the ignorant,
except it be the depraved, and they too often go
together Keep your home paper, though it be
not SO large or imposing as some city weekly, out
remember it is the advertiser of your nelghbor-
hood and daily business, and tells you what IS
poius on around you instead of thousand miles
away If it is not printed on as nice paper as the
weeklies and as good as you wish to have it, pay
the subscription promptly, and rely upon it the
natural pride of the publisher will prompt him to
improve it as fast as possible.
NEw GooDs.-Mr. BridgT an, of the firm
of Weed, Bridgman & Kent, has recently returned
{ from the East, where has been laying in heavy
assortment of Fall and Winter goods for his house,
part of which is already at hand. The long expe-
rience and welknown taste of Mr.. Bridgman in
such matters is guarantee that the stock will be
found suitable to the wants of the trade Every
thing needed in the dry goods or grocery line will
be found at this store, and at prices as reasonable
as anywhere in the West.
u We direct attention to the new advertisement OF
W., B. Il K.
Row.-Sunday evening at O'Clock, Chest
nut street was the scene of disgraceful row. As
near as we can ascertain the particulars, two color
ed boys, named Garner and Norris. were walking
past party of Irishmen, when some contemptuous
remarks were made by the latter, to which the
colored boys responded by similar remarks. They
were then set upon by the Irishmen, but ran off,
after showing some resistance, and one, we are
told. drew pistol on his assaants, Just at this
time, Joha Minor, colored barber happened to pass
and was attacked by three or four of the party who
struck him number of times over the head and
shoulders but without serious injury. Thus the
difficulty terminated without bloodshed. The at,
tack on Minor, who is one of the most quiet and
orderly colored men of the place, was altogether
unprovoked. The affair should be legally investi-
gated and the guilty parties punished.
SrR1ous CHARGE.--Dr, G. w. Fulliam
was arrested yesterday. on complaint of VIM.
Gordon, Sheriff, charged with conspiring to burn
his (Gordon's new dwelling house in the outskirts
of the CITY, The defendant gave security for his
appearance at o'clock to day, when his trial is to
take place before justice Smith.
The charge is based upon the testimony of one
VIM Calhoun, who says the Doctor offered him
fifty dollars to set fire to the building. The Doctor
declares that the whole affair is plot of his enc
mics. The truth will no doubt be revealed by the
examination to-day.-Daity, Sd.
ACQUITTED. DR.. Fulliam, charged with
conspiring to burn Sheriff Gordons residence, was
acquitted before Justice Smith, on Saturday last
No one appeared to prosecute the charge.
AssAuLT.--Wm. Calhoun, keeper of a
saloon on the Iowa City road, was examined
before Justice Smith, yesterday, on charge Of
assaultine German named Gottbreicht. 1t appears
that Calhoun became intoxicated at his own house
I, Thursday night, when his wife took sundry muir
y derous weapons from his pockets while he was
1 asleep and concealed them. On awakening he was
about to punish his wife for refusing to give then
up, when Gottbreicht, who was present, interfered
Calhoun struck him twice in the face. Gottbreich
struck back once, and was then pursuehby Calhoun
with bowie knife to .neighboring. house. Th'
Judgment of the Court on Calhoun was withheld til
O another charge, brought against him by Mr.
Koetng, for threatening his life, is Investigated
The examination will take place to-day.-Daily Sd
Held TO BA1L.-Wm. Calhoun was helt
10 bail, by Justice Smith, on Saturday last, in tn
sum of 500, for threatening the life of Martil
Keting. sU s-
G~ The Hudson IN. Y Daily Star says
Having SO long been acquainted with Dr. Herrick
and having heard so much of his Sugar -Coate
Pills and Kid Strengthening Plasters, induced u
to visit the Doctors office and mandatory. Th
thought occurred to u.s. who takes all the pills an
wears all the plasters made at this establishment
We found the Doctor experimenting his vas
laboratory, which is annually sending out five mi
lions Of boxes of pills and two thirds this numbe
s of kid plasters They are shipped to all parts c
the world, and command sale unprecedented j
the annals OF medicine. DR.. Herrick formerl
practiced medicine in the town Of Chatham, in thi
county. His sterling worth as a man, his untirin
devotion to his profession, made him much sough
after; and when he concluded to abandon gener,
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