Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-29

the o00ltlooel interest ana val00 OF the paper Ol
account Of the publication Of dispatches Il
remunsrate u for the cost of telegraphint
at least. Our dispatches will be the same Is pub
lshsd in the Davenport papers. containing sum
mary Of the previous days news, with the Nev
York markets. N-4~s
We hope to extend the circulation Of the DAILY
in the towns of Wilton, Moscow, Atalissa, Yves
Liberty, 0nonwa, drandview, wapello, Columbus
City, Washington, &C., where We can serve oul
patrons with the news twenty -four hours in advance
Of the Chicago papers. Will our friends at these
places exert themselves little in our behalf!
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THI EoulTH. - Preparations are being
made in nearly all the surrounding towns and in
many nsiehborhoods Of this county to celebrate
the eth Of July, but We hear of no demonstrations
in contemplation in this city, save the investment
ofs few dimes in fireworks.
~ We publish to-day letter from one
Of our Douglas friends from this city in attendance
upon the Baltimore Convention, II gives some
additional items of interest concerning the Conveu.
ton, though nothing later than heretofore pub.
iishsd. 80 ~ -
FrRs WoxKs.--Luks Cockshoot 4 Son, Of
Wilton township, are manufacturing all kinds o.
IRE works, which We can recommend - of good
quality and sure to Ego off, when their merits are
known. He keeps depot for their sale at the drug
store Of Graham Brothers in this city
TIE FIFTH GENERATION. - A few DAYS
since small party Of relatives started from this
city on visit to Ohio, among which were an aged
lady: and her great great-grandchild, or q repre-
sentative Of the fifth generation. 1t il not usual
that We find such extremes in the family circle.
DoN'r KNOW WHERE TO FIND HIS Party
One Of the "unterrided." who always votes the
"Dimmysrat ticket and no questions asked, was
Intercepted the other day to what he calls him
self now "Faith, J" said he, ''Pm still Dimmycrat,
but don't know where the party is" That's the fix
of many others since the Democratic party has
exploded and "gone up" ts5-a
T1ProN RAI1BoAD.-Ar respectable number
of our buiness men responded to the call for q
meeting last Saturday evening to consult concern
ing the best means to adopt to complete the Upton
Railroad. After considerable discussion commit
tee, consisting Of j. Scott Richman, Geo. G. Stone
and 8. G. Hill, was appointed to report plan Of
operations at a meeting to be held next Saturday
week, July 7th) We may have something more
to say about this enterprise before that time.
RETURNED FROM BALTlxoRE.-Judge Thayer
and 8. n. McKibben, Esq, returned yesterday
from the Baltimore Convention. We observe by
the Davenport papers that the Judge made q
speech at . Douglas ratification meeting in that
city on Tuesday evening. The amount of money
stolen from him at Baltimore was $34 instead of
&c., was stated yesterday. It was taken from his
bedroom at the Fountain Inn while he was Sleep
ing. Judge Douglass, of Benton county, Iowa, lost
SIS at the same time, and another gentleman from
Illinois still larger anount.-DGily, 2sth.
H1sroRY or TIE NuscAr1NE TELxaRAPHRRY.
The telegraph line was constructed to this place
during the summer of ls4s, and the first dispatch
was received the Esd of August in that year. The
line then extended BY way of Burlington, Keokuk
and Quincy to St. Louis. It was afterwards con-
structed to Rock Island, which was for several
years the Northern terminus of the line: Daven-
port had no office at that time, as no stock was
subscribed BY her citizens in the enterprise, as
those Of every other place through which the line
passed had done. About three years afterwards,
owing to the difficulty and great cost of keeping up
the cable scross the river at Kepkuk the line South
of this place was abandoned and connection was
made BY way Of Rock Island to Chicago. Burling
ton afterwards formed connection with Chicago on
the line of her railroad but Keouk remains to this
day without the telegraph. At one time it was
abandoned at this place, and had it not been for
the public spirit of Mr.. Bennett who has been the
resident Director of the line since it was estab-
lished, we should have been now without the bene
tits Of the telegraph. The Company was disposed
to wind up the line between Davenport and this
place a. they had done between here and Burling-
ton, but Mr.. Bennett induced them to try it awhile
longer and contributed from his own pocket
towards keeping it in repair. It il at present.
however, in rather rickety condition, any of the
poles having decayed and the wire resting in some
places ON fences. We are informed that the line
will sosn be renewed This would have been done
sooner, but the Directors have been waiting on the
Railroad Company, who sometime since promised
as soon a. they able to assist in tsng up the
line from its present position and placn it along
their track and at the same time extending it to
Iowa City: As the Railroad Company DOES not yet
show . disposition to undertake the work, We
understand it will be done by the Telegraph Com
pany on its own responsibility.
We hope the line will be repaired speedily anal be
kept in good order. 1t is a great convenience to
our citizens and could scarcely be dispensed with
at this time. Justice demands that we should 50 y
In this connection one word in commentator of til e
present operator, Mr.. Geo. II. Bliss. He is quite
syoung man, but thoroughly understands his busi-
ness. he receives dispatches altogether by sound.
but seldom if ever makes mistake. Oar dis
patches during the Baltimore Convention were
more nearly correct than any we have see pub
lished west Of Chicago. We can recommend Mr..
Bliss as careful and correct operator to all who
may have business with him.
a. We know some among our readers
who will appreciate the following gem, which We
take from Aarpsr's Weekly, with an inquiry pre-
faced for the name of the author. There are some
of our readers who have cultivated quite extern.
sive and loving familiarity with the lore of poesy-
can they not tell uss "he sweet melody of the
sentiment and rythm, breathss softly but clearly
over the heart, like . sad hymn sung at sunset on
across the water.
THE TWO VILLAGES. 49,
Over the river on the hill
Lieth village white and still;
All around it the forest trees -
Shiver and whisper in the breeze;
Over it sailing shadows go
Ut soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet
Grow in the middle of every street.
Over the river under the hill AK 81
Another village lieth still; ,sl
There zee in the cloudy night
TwinklAg stars of household light, s-e1