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$50 RawARD.

1--WE NTY FIVE Dollars will be paid for
L the PrOduetIoB Of TIC RS y $ OlrIi fran the
Sugar House Ward. and twenty i've dollars viii
he paid for the apprehension of the thief, The
horse l. yellow, with waite face. and Roman
0ose, black nauc and tail. and no slOSs on;
branded Z Y on nsar thigh. 2tI E. r. YouNG
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NOnTII TTlE EmrITsE IIsOLIs.

yTIilEMhacrsgnsd, haxiHg pefmanenfly iocalfs'
Il in LOGAN. The county city - Carl
County taxes plFanfre VI assuring the Pablie
.t9et Coz lheafutate hf VII ksep esnsiantly ap
hard ., General Assortment 81 n
III IsH. q II III M DIS q.
sficA be VII sell low for any sd ~ kinds az
.prAd6s6s i III. y 3.
Z sIsO0TS aud SII0 ESs nsde 20 order.
+ T3iiis fet LUMBER isruished II short hatice.
4 Produce taken Tor 6itws have 10 sell !. 49,
Rensn,beFihs Rrodncs Store
ATT s. NJ. BLAIR
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Mrs. BENTLEY aud Mrs. CURTIS hst-
iyl opened Day Schnoi, Il the residence VI
The FORMER, IN The l7ih Ward.
fERMs PER outRTER;
Reallpr AID SPELLING 50 90
WRITING, Arithmetic, English Gram
+ mar ard GeogSaphy 90
: 2-u 200 ~ .'..tal:l! .3s ~ is!a as. y
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weather IL England, and harvest pros
poets were regarded as more favorable.
Partial showers, however, continued 10
fall particularly ii the sonth, mud On the
night Of the 18th August heavy rains
again fell IL AL parts
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n WILL, nav Twenty FIvs Dollars Reward
i IcT nav s,sTe MULE. which ! LOST on M
9Oth o. Duly LAST, m Kay,s Ward, branded wiz
double Y on tfs right ahsalder snd bps slsss
other bands. some not reeoliecied. The - n
mule \ heavy made, msdium helenli enfrles IN
neck 4 E,ile how'd and ears falher stFalelilS
ANY person Delivering The siid male 70 WIZ
JennffSs. VII. Tsceivs the fewsrds j beItss
:bs mule 70 be IN or about Seusiops seitlrTgIs,
g.It 7F'''Is''.i s. IN. blair.
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NOTICE.

IIHE SCHOOL In the Comm ssion Store,
l. south al the TahsTnaeie, viii commence
lie Third Q carter ON MeHdAy, oot. H. Terms:
SIel.ng nd ResdiGg, So wriins, ArithueliS,
! Eng. GTam-, Geo, Fsphy, &c; 81,
ia II. l. poRKMCs.
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M0nMoS IsllSp PE ACHES. "a. a. .CbafF,
of Mormon Island las raised III his Or
.chard, this year, some Of he largest
peaches yet brought to- this city.
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1870 1870 n Ire curious stone recently dis
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(NAME Iaip my Enclosure on the I7tb last,
~ large red macy Grsckls-tacel COW.
The oSLer il requested TO Gar,, prove plo'
petty and Psy charge. -
q q JOHN s fYLES, ~ b WafI. (:
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brain flyer as reportedl, fApiGNs r., dGugh.
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Bdr Iene-T Tie Word Of the Holy
Lord.
Kdsh Kdshin The Holy OF Holes.
Thurth Ieuc- The Law of the Lord.
NH Artz The King 81 the Earth
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Mar:rIrl..:::.

+ TX this ciiy,so,f the % nj ortoiier, by Elder
Joset;b R,,ot6 Nj, VS. lEgiHb Iatre GbclteR.
ham; England, and MIS- MGrltpS BAuar+, hate
al Monmouth, Englaifd. .'-'2t.. n :.
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The steamer AngIo.Saxon arrived at
Quebec, or Sept 20, bringing the follow
ing news N Il. .sa
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. The FrcneIi army Is still .cicataped q
BeyrOut. Sosnpen lIistuE6ances hal tl'k
seir3spliice. The arrival Of prisoners 81
Coastantipople had excited the pola,taeei
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LII appears from tho Fetarils Cf tie 10
cent elestioa that tbs voting population
.0f l,afsoG county Is 4 55iti22
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26
IOWA NEWS.

How THEY ao.-Four German Democrats
at Dubuque, after hearing Douglas speech,
at that city, retired in disgust, and joined
the Wide Awakes.
Three men hailing from Galesburgh,
ILL.,, were arrested at Burlington, on the
18th inst, for passing counterfeit $a's on
the Kokomo Bank, Wisconsin.
- One of the Congregational pastors OF
Iowa was a passenger on board the Galway
steamer "Connaught" recently burnt-Rev.
William Saiter, of Burlington.
SUICIDE. - Peter Anderson, a swede, re-
siding near Rome, Henry county, committed
suicide on the 18th inst, leaving wife and
two children.
Three lads ia Wspello county have re-
Gently had their hands torn off in sugar mills.
Another boy at Kirkville, same county, was
killed by being caught in a mill.
MAN KnLKD.-On Friday night, 5th inst,
man named John Farrell, from Carryowen,
jackson county, was kicked by his mare at
Mr.. Henneberry's stable in Dubuque, from
the effects of which he died the next day.
FATAL ACCIDENTS. Mrs. Susan Moore
wife OF Chas. Moore, Jagged SO years, of Daven'
port, fell down stairs on the 18th inst, ane
died from her injuries nine hours afterwards
"A little daughter of Mr.. Hugh Brady, o
the same city, fell from loaded wagon, OF
the 10Th inst, and one of the wheels passed
over her breast, causing her death in abou
an hour.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

YOUNG LADIES, Cur THIS OUT AND
PIN IT IN YOUR BoNNETs. -s'No young
woman ought to feel herself qualified
to become wife until she understands
how to do with her husbands money.
The management of household is not
thing to be properly and safely in
trusted to hireling hands. A servant
is broken reed for tie head of fam
lily to lean upon. There are thousand
little ways in which money must be
expended, in which real shrewdness
and enterprise are requisite in order to
use it to tt e best advantage; and there
are a thousand other ways Of saving
money, open only to those who have
studied Alright the art Of economy. The
Turkish proycrb has it, that prudent
woman is mine of jewels, and, like
many other oriental sayings, this is
beautiful for the truth it embodies. A
wasteful housekeeper not only actually
robs those for whom she undertakes to
manage, Of the comforts it is her duty
to provide for them, but keeps her hus-
band over head and ears in debt, and
makes the domestic life Of poor man
a continual series Of experiments in
shining it from one day to the next;
in keeping the stomach full though the
purse be empty"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26
THANKSGIVING Day.

PROCLAMATION By THE GOVERNOR.
A we'll established and most commendable
custom requires that shall designate day
to be observed by the people of this State,
as day ct Thanksgiving to God for his great
mercies to US as people.
We are in the enjoyment not only OF the
blessings of liberty, safety and peace, COM
mon to all the people of our country, but
while many of them are suffering the prlva-
tions of parched fields and blighted harvest,
our Own State is filled with abundance, and
our granaries groan with fullness.
1t is therefore peculiarly incumbent upon
us, in our prosperity, to;remember Him who
has thus blessed US, aud not to forget those
OF our brethren who have not been SO highly
favored.
Moved by these considerations, I do here
by appoint Thursday the Goth day of Novem-
Der next, as a day to be observed by the
people of Iowa, as day of Thanksgiving to
Almighty God for the great mercies vouch-
safed by Him TO US, and of humble and earn
est prayer for the continuance of those
mercies to US and to our posterity-and do
earnestly recommend that on that day our
people abstain from all secular business, and
devote the day to the service of Him, whose
favor is the only sure support aud bulwark
Of States and Nations. ~
Done at DesMoines, this 18th day OF Octo
Der, A. D. 1860, by the Governor.
49,, SAMUEL, J. KIRkWOOD.
t~~) ELIJAH SELLS, Sec'y of State.
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The UNBURIED DEAD OF SYeIA.

The UNBURIED DEAD OF SYRIA
Our Syrian correspondent writes that
more than ten thousand hnman bodies
still lie upon the side of Mt. Hermon,
in full view from the Sea Of Galilee
and the Mediterranean, upon the Plains
Of Sidon, the ancient Phenicia, black
ening in the sun, and their blood still
cries out to heaven for vengeance. 1t
is an Oriental custom to leave the MUIR
dered dead unburied until justice has
been satisfied, and although in Syria
the effect Of the climate upon dead
body requires its burial within twenty
four hours Of the departure Of the
spirit from its earthly tenement, these
bodies have remained unburied and in
a complete state Of preservation! In
the court yards Of the palaces, in the
barracks, wherever the Christian has
fallen, there lies the body now, still
awaiting the vengeance Of Heaven up
on the oppressors and the slayers Of
the Christians Of Mt. Lebanon. -B0s-
ton Traveller.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

The DOUGLAS AND BELL Troupe. - The
following theatre bill is going the rounds Of
the Southern press;
Daily performance at Know Nothing Hall,
of the grand melo.drama of Rule or Ruin ;
principal character Lord Selfish) by Mr..
Douglas, Mr.. Bells benefit.
Ground and lofty tumbling by Messrs.
Foote, Clemens, Soule ard johnson.
Comic Songs, Git out Niggers! aud Niggers
Don't Bodder Me, by Messrs. Bell and Doug.
las.
After which the side-splitting interlude of
You Tickle Me and I'll Tickle you. The
whole to conclude with the Celebrated Fight
of the Kilkenny Cats.
After which, on the first Tuesday in No.
vember, there will be grand stampede by
the whole troupe to the tune Every Man
for Himself, Devil take the Hindmost.
Being positively their last appearance on
any stage.
Admittauce, two coon skins Children
halt price. 1o' .sa- .H---v- 80
N. B.-Niggers free!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

A HEEo.-John B. Cough, the eel
ebrated temperance lecturer who has
returned to the United States from q
visit to his native England, and who is
announced to speak at Cooper Institute
on next Monday evening, related in
one Of his recent speeches the following
anecdote:
John Maynard was we'll known in
the Lake district as God fearing,
honest, intelligent pilot. He was a
pilot on a steamer from Detroit to Buff
falo one summer afternoon. At that
time, those steamers seldom carried
boats. Smoke was seen ascending
from below, and the captain called out,
"Simpson, 60 down and see what that
smoke is" Simpson came up with
his face pale as ashes, and said-"Cap-
tain, the ship is on fre!!' Then, "Fire |!
fire! fire! fire on shipboard !" All
hands were called up. Buckets Of wa
ter were dashed on the fire but in vain.
There were large quantities Of rosin
and tar on board, and it was useless to
attempt to save the ship. The passen-
gers rushed forward and enquired of
the pilot, elbow far are we from Buff
falo?" "Seven miles" Chow long
before we reach it % "Three- quar-
ters Of an hour, at our present rate of
steam.'' els there any danger %
Changer here-sec the smoke bursting
out! go forward, if you would save
your l!ves!" Passengers and crew,
men, women and children, crowded the
forward part Of the ship. John May
nard stood at the helm. The flames
burst forth in a sheet Of fire; clouds
Of smoke arose; tho captain cried out
through his trumpet--"John May
nard ~ "Aye, aye, sir" ''How does
she head ?" "South- east by-east SIR"
"Head her south east and run her on
Shore" Nearer, near, yet nearer she
approached the shore. Again the cap
tain cried out, "John aiaynard !" The
response came fee5ly, "Aye, aye, sir!'
Scan you hold on FIVE minutes longer,
john :" ''By Gods help I will % l'he
old mans hair was scorched from the
scalp; one hanl disabled, his knee
upon the stanchion, and his te; tn set,
with his other hand upon the wheel, he
stood firm as rock. He beached the
ship-every man, woman and child was
saved, as John Maynard dropped and
his spirit took its flight to his God
Sensation.
He sacrificed his life to save the
lives Of others. It's worth a greater
effort to save a man from moral ruin
to save child from drunkenness than
from fire.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26
News Paragraphs.


The White Mountains are covered with
snow.
Diamonds have been found recently in
Australia. 81
Iron pavemeRts are pronounced decided
success at St. Louis. t.- e =
There are four Joneses elected to the next
Legislature of Indiana
Artcmus Ward is Mr.. Brown, local editor
of the Cleveland Plaindealsr.
With the exc >ption of Queen Isabella OF
Spain, no Bourbon now reigns in Europe
Cattle afflicted with pleuro.pneumonia are
are still being slaughtered in Massachusetts.
The Cincinnati Gazette says Douglas visit
to Ohio is good for 5000 Republican votes.
One thousand men are employed in the
United States in the manufacture of sewing
machiGes. - ., O..
A young man in Taunton, Mass, last
week ran halt mile in mini and 40
seconds. -s eg 9
A merchant in Philadelphia was recently
tined S. for tearing lady's crinoline with d
box in front of his store.
Potatoe rot is doing considerable damage
IN the vicinity vi DuHalo, ~, L. COu1o Atli
mers have lost their whole crop.
The people of Kansas are appealing for
assistance to keep them from starving In
Marshall county, It'll said, there is absolutely
nothing to eat.
The Portland, Me-, Wide Awakes have a
unique cap, it being in the shape of an axe
head, so that when it is on, the man himself
is the helve. -.r -rr
Blondin continues performing daredevil
feats upon his rope. Recently, at jones'
Wood, N. Y, he traverssd 800 feet of rope
with chains dangling from his limbs, and
baskets fastened to his feet.
The Albany and Vermont Railroad is the
first instance in which railroad has been
abandoned, and the rails removed. The
removal was going Or at the rate of o mil
day, when stopped by injunction.
- young lady named Ann Ravell was
burned to death at St. Louis on the 14th
inst Her dress, which was much expanded
with hoops, caught fire while she was warm.
ing herself on the hearth, after returning
from church,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26
Fires i'm Philadelphia.

PHILpELPHIA, Oct ~.
The Franklin buildings, five stories high,
in the rear of Franklin Hall, on Sixth street,
below Arch, were burnt this morning They
were occupied by Duncan White, bookbinder,
whose loss is 81 $500; VIM. S. Young, job
printer, among whose stock the forms of sew
eral weekly and monthly papers were de-
stroyed. including the Presbyterian Quar-
terly Reriew and Monthly Instructor loss
uneS,imated; and Smith Il Peters, stereo-
type printers-loss $1,000. The building
was owned by Hulling Il Cowperthwait.-
Total loss $4,000, covered by insurance.
The fire was the result of an accident.
PHILApELPHIA, Oct. 90.
Scofelds wooden yarn factory, on Willow
street, was burned last night Loss $50, 900.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

A THOUGHT FOR YOUNG MEN.-More
may be learned by devoting few mo-
ments daily to reading than is COM
monty supposed. Five pages may be
read in fifteen minutes, at which rate
one may perusc 26 volumes, 1900
pages each, in year. Always have
volume near you, which you may catch
up at such odd minutes as are your own.
It is incredible, until trial has been
made, how much real knowledge may
be acquired.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

MR.. EDITOR:
Having just completed my annu-
al Report of the State of the Public Schools
in this county, Ihave, at the request ola large
number of our citizens, and in accordance
with my own views of propriety, made out for
publication in our local papers, an abstract
from the same for the inspection Of tax payers
and friends of education in the county of
Muscatine. So
My Report is, I think, pretty nearly cor.
rect. Special pains have been taken to have
it right. But there are doubtless some errors
and some omissions. feel under great obi
cations to those school officers who have aided
me in this matter, and bear testimony to a
general disposition among them to do their
respective duties faithfully. A little more
experience and system on their part will en-
able them to meet, hereafter, both the letter
and spirit Of the law. Sometimes, persons
are placed in school Offices who have no time
to spend in the dischargeof the duties Of
those. offices, and sometimes persons are
found in those places who are not qualified
to fill them. 1t rests with the people to effect
changes in such cases, though am happy to
say, as far as can judge, but few seem to be
needed, in these respects, in this county
Generally the gentlemen acting in the capac-
tiles of Presidents, Sub-Directors, Treasurers
and Secretaries have done all that could be
expected of them and both officers and PEG.
pie seem determined to make Muscatine city
and county creditable for their public
schools.
We have many excellent teachers, also, to
whom much credit is due for the ability and
devotion which they have manifested in the
school room. But few counties can boast Of
better.
The following is the enumeration of chill
dren between the ages of five and twenty.ons
for the years
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

A BURNING NG.-About twenty
five years ago an attempt was made,
near Wheeling, Va, to find salt
spring, and boring took place to the
ceplh' Of nearly 1000 feet, but without
success. Quite recently some person
hearing a rumbling noise about the
spring, threw a piece Of lighted paper
into it, when a red flame instantly ap.
peared, and continued to burn until
extinguished by wind or rail-. There
is no appearance Of oil about the place,
nor does the fame at all resemble that
of coal gas.