Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-02

ANOTHER SUPPLEMsNT.--Our Weekly
! the current week is accompanied by seve
column supplementary sheet. The press OF int
esting and important reading matter upon o.
columns necesstates the issue of this extra.
course our readers will not grumble at the ext
amount Of reading matter in the Weekly.
a. Henry Conner, Esq, will speak .
the town Hall, in West Liberty, tomorrow (satu
day. evening.
WITHDRAWN Mr.. Singleton G. Weaver
nominated by the Union party for County Clerl
has withdrawn. His card of withdrawal will apes
in the next number of the Messenger.
NEW VoTERs.-Up to Wednesday evening
l73 foreigners had been naturalized in our Count
Court. The Court will continue grinding 'el
out'' till Tomorrow evening.
DELINoUENT TAX SALE. - The remainde
delinquent are offered for sale to-day, BY tn
Treasurer and Collector Mr.. Lucas. Some goo'
bargains may be expected.
HURT BY FALL. - We regret to learI
that w. Ii. Miller, residing the Slough, suffered
the fracture Of two ribs, by falling from the ridge
pole of a root house upon the sharp edge Of ,
plank, en- Tuesday of last week.
SORGHUM SUGAR have been presented
by Mr.. Henry Miles, of this vicinity, with sample
of sugar made by him from the Chiuese sugar cane
1t looks as we'll as the best New Orleans sugar, ant
is fully as good to the taste.
New GROCERY SToRE.-Our young friend,
G. +. Goddard, is opening grocery and provision
store in the vacant room one door above Garrettson
& Wiey's. Charley will keep first-class estab.
lishment, and will sell on the most reasonable
terms. Give him call.
LAST RALLY BEFORE THE ELEcTIoN.-The
Wide Awakes have resolved to have general
parade on Monday night next, when the last meet
ing of the campaign will be held. All the othe,
Wide Awake Companies of the county are invited
to participate. Messrs. O'Connor, Butler and
others have been Inv ted to speak on the occasion.
GREAT TRor.-We have received "com-
plimentary" to attend trot on the Davenport
track, next Saturday, between "Prairie Boy" and
"Black Bird" for $4,000 heats of five miles, best
two in three, to harness. The trot will commence
at O'Clock P. N. The railroad will carry visitors
at halffare from Muscatine aud return.
Two speakers held forth to rather
slim audiences last nght-D. +. Miller in fremont
Hall and Col. Heath in the Court House. The for
mer, though he claims to be Republican, is the
candidate of a few Democrats for Supreme Judge,
and the latter represents the Breckenridge wing of
Democracy. Both are entitled TO commisseration.
Daily, slst
Mr.. SUEL FosTER.-We call the attention
of our citizens to the meeting tomorrow (satur-
day. night, at fremont Hall. MIR. Foster is one of
our oldest citizeus, and possesses the confidence
and esteem of naturalized citizens especially,
and is besides conversant with the State and
National politics to q greater degree than most
other men.
p0-Our readers are reminded that Parker
Pillsbury; the eminent anti slavery lecturer, will
speak in this city next Wednesday night. Mr.. P,
we understand, denounces the Republicans,
because they do not come ur to his standard In
opposition to slavery. He is, however, no doubt
earnest and honest in his convictions and deserves
candid hearing from everybody.
QuAns are abundant and easily caught.
Last Sunday evening about a dozen came in a
flock from the opposite side of the river and had
just strength enough to reach the levee, where
most of them were captured by party of merciess
men and boys. Some Of the little innocent crea-
lures saved their lives by hiding under the piles OF
freight till sufficiently rested to fly away.
WANTED TO KNow-What Douglas Dem
ocrat sent messenger up to the Court House to
Col. Heath's meeting, Tuesday night, to the Irish
Democrats there, telling them that they were
| wanted down street. Wonder did they want them
| to 20 and swell Dan. Miller's crowd? New game
this, calling Irish Democrats away from regular
| Democratic meeting to listen to an old Know
Nothing
| CAUGHT AT Ir.-About IL O'Clock Saturday
night, a German was caught stealing boxes from
alongside c. b. Williams store. He had rollet
one away and was taking another, when Mr.. Will
liams, who had been awakened, caught him in tn
act. He offered to pay for the box and begged no
to be exposed, saying it 'would pc more as fit
tollars shame.'' He was accordingly released, an
it is hoped he will be guilty of the like agar
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT: - We learn from
Mr.. Dunn, editor of the Messenger, who returne
from Atalissa in this county, last evening, that MI
O. Rowe, an aged and much respected citizen Q
that place, accidentally killed himself, yesterda
forenoon, with gun, which he had just tax dow
to shoot chicken. The sad affair had cast q
gloom over all the inhabitants of the place-DDils
s0th.
BIG PoTAToEs. Mr.. John Leatb, of Ceda
county, recently exhibited before the Sugar Cree
Farmers Club, eight potatoes weighing "a lb'
The largest weighed 81 lbs, another lbs, thir
Al lbs. and fourth lbs They were of Ion
white varlety-no name for them.
Mr.. J. H. Leach exhibited at the same time eigt
potatoes weighing 80 lbs. 10 OF. The large'
weighed 5 lbs. IA ounces. Two others weighed
) lbs. 6 OF. each.
i An EDlrsR IN JAn.-On Monday evenin
we paid visit voluntarily to the county Jail, an
were shown through the establishment by Sheri
Gordon. We found the number of inmates to
thirteen (two having been discharged during tt
> day,) Seven of this number are insane They al
truly objects of commisseraton, though the Sher
and his estimable lady neglect nothing in the
power that can ameliorate their unhappy condition
Some OF them are at Times suDjecs W SuSn 'A"ie
: fits of insanity that they have to be confined
their cells but they most of the time sufficient
tractable to be left at large the hail. During o.
4 stay Sheriff Gordon locked them up in their cell
: as is his custom every night. Only one of ther
the Young insane man Fritz, lately put in, MAJ
any objection, but he finally submitted without Il
use of force. He appears to be fast recoverin
The Sheriff seems to have perfect control over I
the prisoners. He rules them by kindness, new
having, except on one or two occasions, resorte
Ito punishment.