Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-15

Aavs been appsiatsd - sls up collections for tn
tornado sufferers. Large amounts will no doubt b
raised ansng the farmers.
- We are under obligations to Dr.
Watsrs for late New York, Cincinnati and Chicago
pspsrs. He has just returned from , protracted
visit u the East, and was in Philadslphia los,
Saturday ct the public reception Of the japanese,
which he speaks Of - most magnificent pageant
- Tax.paysrs will do we'll to heed the
notice headed ''Taxes-Last Notice." Mr.. Lucas
viii prsessd aitsr to-day to collect the taxes
- the lev provides in case Of delinquency. BY
attending - the matter now some trouble and
additional sesss may b saved.
1es BAIrlxoas.-Judge Thaysr, Chester
Wssd, g. y. ~heKibbsn, VIM. Mccormick, John
AXE and perhaps enc OK two other citizens Of this
plaes whose names W were unable to obtain, have
gses - the Democratic Csnvsnsion at baltimore,
which i - meet next Monday.
r Msssrs. Green and Block, who were
directed 70 60 out upon the line Of the tornado and
ascertain wAers 70 apply the conti buttons raised
By cur citizens. returned, Wednesday. An inter.
sssing report from them, compiled hastily, will be
found elsewhere. They say the restitution is not Is
great - they were led by the published reports to
hshsvs. .
a. Dr.. Vsnpelt, of Atslissa, writes to
~ denying the statement that he keeps doggery
and sells whisky for medicine labeled ''resdy
relief" He admits keeping alcoholic liquors in his
drug store for medicinal purposes only but claims
hat b. has always been . strong Temperance man
ed bssn he means Of reforming several very base
Azunkarda f
- Our old friend and esteemed fellow.
for shsrt time among the friends Of his earlier
days in his nssivs land, (Nsw Jsrssy writes to "
thAs the people there are very conservative in pol
isics. bot the nsmination Of Lincoln and Hamln Il
sas,staosery 70 most Of the Opposition. He thinks
he chances strongly IN favor Of the election Of
Lincoln aud Hamln. but says Republicans every.
whore must sssrk for it SO W think.
NEW Fnx.-We are pleased to sec our
friend b, Leland again in business, though in
different capacity than formerly. An advertisement
in another place announces that he has entered
iats psssassship with Nr. Bowman in the Agricul-
turai Warehouse opposite eur sfaes. "Lor' has IN
extensive business acquaintance with the farmers ~
this rsgisa, and needs NO Recommendation from ~.
They knew there IL no discount On his wsrd whom
h rsesmmsnds . nsehias. Success to the new
1smt
IMPORTANT 70 HAY AND OorroN G1owERs.
The invention W noticed last week a. . "power
press." for which Dr.. James Weed, Of this place,
had obtained . patent, proves to be . hay press
gotten up on the power press principle. We have
not yet seen the machine. but were shown yesser-
day BY the Doctor two bales of hay pressed by it
one weighing 6l5 and the other ISL pounds.
When it il known that these bales are no larger
than ordinary Ones (about feet long and feet 10
inches wide.) which usually do not exceed 400 lbs.
In weight the superiority Of this press over any
ether in use will DO understood. As 10 well known,
great difficulty has been experienced in shipping
hay. It il too bulky and boats will not take it -
long - they can get anything else. Dr.. Weed
thinks, however, that one Of his presses may be
nsds to pat ton in three bales. when it can be
shipped al..sst - readily ~ wheat. Well pressed
hay also commands better price and il not 20
liable to waste ~ that which il put up loosely
These presses are designed also for balng cotton
and ere much better for that purpose than any now
used in the Southern States 1t is certainly val
liable invention. When we shall have witnessed
the operation of the press, we may have something
more to say about 1t. ~
MORE CoNrIIBvr1oNs.-The liberal sum Of
4ss. IS has been collected in the German Evangsl-
Teal Protestant Church, Edgington Settlement,
Rock Island county. ILL.,, by Rev. CD. F. Obermsn,
for the relief of the sufferers in the late tornado in
To- s~ 81 \ go - 49, l. - ~.
committee in this city. We doubt not that if fur.
thss efforts would b made in the country on both
sides Of the river they would meet With like gen.
ssous response. t
The following eomnunieation from the ladies of
The Episcopal Church explains itself:
AA JAcos BurLsR, Chairman Committee, &C.
w.! The ladies Of the Episcopal "Church Aid
Society,"" At . meeting held Monday June 18th,
1850, passed the following resolution
RsssLcsd. That out Of the proceeds Of our late
Fair, we contribute fifty dollars for the relief Of
those who have suffered from the late tornado in
this State and the State of Illinois.
In accordance with the above resolution, please
mad enclosed check for 80.
MRs. VIZ. LRyrMows1L,
MRs. W. F. BRAMAx
This swells tho amount raised in this city and
vicinity to over thirteen hundred dollars - sum
lan1e than has been contributed BY any other city
except Chicago, where the collection amounts at
present about - 900, and more 10 expected from
he great concert yet to take place.
A SuesssrloH. As the hay crop will
prove short this season, We suggest that our farm
srs put in more Hungarian grass. to supply the
deficiency. It will Do well if sown any time before
TIE middle Of July. Our readers will remember q
statement copied last winter from the american
Agr;sulsuraliss, written BY J. A. Green, Esq , of
this place, giving his experience last year in the
salture Of Hungarian grass. He sowed bushels
ssssd on six acres Of ground, on the 18th Of June
cad raised - tons Of hay. He says:
81 am confident . good crop may be secured
svsry year BY seeding between June 18th aud July
1ssh, there being plenty Of time for it TO mature
after the latter date on rich pulvsrized soil - for
By delaying % the above date, all other seeding is
done, which il great consideration. But the all
important one 10, the land 10 then dry and warm.
aaa the san hot, which the seed to vegetats
~ enes, ! hsve In part wintsrsd horses and colts
On H. the last two winters, and know reason why
b II not - good for stock - timothy"
q The following spirited campaign
Song. which We clip from the Wapello Republican,
was sung, we are told, with great effect by the
Gles Club at the late rati6cat on meeting At that
place. We suspect, the promscuous claim to
spthorship Notwithstanding. that II is from the
facils pen Of the vsrsatile genius who presides
ever the Reps5I;csn-our friend Henry Fulton, Esq.
The song deserves place in the "little book with
he yallsr kivsr,"
HONEST ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Composed and sung BY Professor Johnsing's Wide
Awake Gleo Club In Character.
Am: "DS XaVsr Rsss d Zksas"
Hurrah for honest Lincslni the champion Of thu
Free:
The staudard.bsarsr Of the North against Sham
ocracyl
The day Of jubilee has come - arise ye men o
might,
And strike for Lincoln, Liberty, Free Soil ant
Equal Right!
"a hRAh han