Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-30

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL, EMF.
Busy. Our streets were thronged with
teams from the country Wednesday, but in conse
quence Of the low price Of grain they brought in
comparatively little produce. Live turkeys seemed
to be the principal commodity. They appeared
to Ego off, quite brskly for thanksgiving purposes
SLAuoHrERING oas.--Leland & 70. kill
ed on Saturday last 600 hogs. Among the number
were 800 head, brought in by Mr. Haldoman. OF
this county. which averaged $50 lbs. each.
Leland l. Co. expect to receive 800 more hogs
to-day.
Dr.. KANE's ARCTIC EXPEDITION. We are
pleased to learn that the magnificent panorama Of
this memorable and remarkable scientific expedi-
ton, recently exhibited in this city, will be shown
again two or three nights next week, at fremont
Hall. Due notice will be given of the exhibition.
Nxw GROCERY SroRE.--The advertisement
of John McGreer, who has opened a grocery and
provision store in c. Drurys old stand, on Walnut
street, will be found in another column. He has
good stock on hand and designs keeping full
assortment at all times.
G We notice by the money article Of
the New York Tribune, of the Path, that exchange
on New York at Philadelphia is selling at from
to per cent. at Baltimore 5 per cent, and
advancing By this it would seem that the West
is not the only place where exchange on New Y ork
is high.
c. A private dispatch from St. Louis,
Wednesday, announced that all the banks IN that
city except the Exchange Bank had suspended
specie pay ment. This, it is thought, Will afford
relief to the banks. it will enable the banks TO
accommodate business men with the means to buy
produce.
The RIVER continues filled with floating
ice. Yesterday II covered hst-boat, apparently
occupied by family emigrating down the river,
passed down amidst the running ice. Its occupants
will doubtless find Jordan hard road to travel
before they get through.
The only crossing of the river now is done with
skitfs which are propelled through the ice with
grea, difficulty. Yesterday party Of eight came
over in this manner, one of whom broke through
the .'shore ice on this side over which they were
obliged to walk. He was rescued with no other |
damage than a cold bath.-Daiiy, eth.
GO The sudden close of navigation dis
appointed many steamboatmen and shippers In
their arrangements. There are now several hun |
dred sacks OF grain on our levee and two barges at
the wharf loaded with produce for St. Louis which
it was hoped would have been at their destination
ere this time. number of steamboats, on the
way down were obliged to put into winter quar-
tiers quite Unexpectedly, with full cargoes.
We learn from the Davenport papers that the
Lacrosse got aground on the rocks on the Upper
Rapids and had portion of her hull crushed in by
the ice. In order to lighter her up 1000 sacks of
wheat, so sacks of potatoes and so sacks of flour
were thrown overheard, after which she was taken
into winter quarters at Leclaire
~ We are under obligations to Messrs.
Crosby, Nichols Lee & Co., of Boston. for some OF
their valuable works and new juvenile books, laid
upon our table by R. NJ. Burnett, who has full
list of their books fo7 sale. Prominent among
these are their new and very fine edition of the
works of Chas. Lamb, in yos.; Adventures of
Grigsby Adams, Religions of the Hindoos, &c.
Their juvenile books are elegantly got up and must
please the little ones.
By-the.way, MIR. Burnett is filling up his shelves
to the Holiday trade.
nag "Our Summer House, is the title of
an interesting book laid on our table by Mr.. Bur
nett The work sketches instructively and simply
the wonders of reptile and insect existence, the
changes of trees, rocks, rivers, clouds and winds,
and is admirably adapted to lead the young to the
use of their own eyes, hearts and hands In fields
of usefulness.
s.Older than Adam is another work, distinct in
itself but continuation of the theme of the above,
which has also been presented to u.s. 1t is just
the kind of book that should be placed in the hands
of young readers to whet their appetite for knowl
edge. Both these books published by Brown
g. Taggard, Boston, and are for sale by R. n. Bur-
nett Muscatine.
Brown Taggard are also publishing very
superior edition of the works of Lord Bacon which
are scld by subscription. Mr.. Burnett is the agent
for this city.
McRs ILLINOIS BANKS DIsCREDlTED. -
Yesterday the bankers of this city, the authority
of dispatch from Chicago, threw out the issues OF
the GRANVILLE and Southern Illinois Banks The
list of discredited Illinois banks now stands as
follows:
American Exchange Bank.
Corn Exchange Bank,
National Bank,
State Bank, at shawneetown,
Bank of Aurora,
Bank of Raleigh,
Bank of the Commonwealth,
GRANVILLE Bank,
Southern Illinois Bank, at GRANVILLE.
Most of our merchants continue to receive the
issues of these banks for goods the same as the
other Illinois banks. Chicago bankers buy them
at 50 cents The Democrat, of that city, ADVISES !
its readers to hold to their deprecated currency,
as undoubtedly within ten days material change
in the value of their securities will take place.
RETURNED FROM TRIP TO EURoPE.-John
Stengelie, formerly of the firm of Binz Stengee,
returned from visit to his friends in Europe last
Saturday night. He left American shores in June
last. in company with his wife, passed through
Paris and down the Rhine to Frankfort, and thence
TO Nuremberg where his mother resides. From
thence he went to Switzerland, where he spent
most of his time. He returns more than ever I'M
pressed with the superiority of his adopted coun-
Try, aud says he could not be induced on any con-
sderstion to live aga:n 10 his Fatherland. The
past season was very unpropitous for crops in
Switzerland Wheat was a fair crop, but potatoes
froZe In the ground ana grapes were oesuoyeo Wy
FROST Snow fell in the middle of October - much
earlier than usual. Provisions are scarce, and
meat was selling in Switzerland at Is krsutfers per
lb.-about 223 cents in our currency.
Mr. 3. embarked at Hamburg, on his return,
Nov. LIST, and made the passage in ten days to New
Yok. He was accompanied by nine persons from
the old country, who have taken up their abode in
this city.
THE KANSAS JUDGE.-The Judge Williams,
who, in his letter to Gov. Stewart, of Missouri,
detailing the terrible onslaught of Capt. Montgom-
cry in which he the Judge had to fly for his life,