Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
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s. M. NcNurr, Esq, associate editor Of
he Dubuque Hwald, wasin the city last week. he
vas visiting relatives in this county. Nc il always
Welcome hereabouts.
IMMIRsIoN.- female convert, member
# the United Brethren Church, was baptised by
immersion in the river, near the foot of Mulberry
treet, Sunday afternoon.
9 A WIFE. WHIpPER.-Henry Miller, q resi-.
lent of the Third Ward, was srraigned before
Mayor Meason. Friday, for beating and choking
,is wife - pastlme he is said to indulge in fire.
,uently when into icated. He was fined $780, and
being unable to pay was sent up for thirty days.
GV Tho Davenport Democrat endeavors
10 BE- facetious over our notice Of the carriage
recently purchased by Mr.. SkinkIe, aud says it is
The old cast of equippagc Of citizen of that place.
II neglects to mention that when he cast it of he
made "a virtue Of necessity" and that the act was
egalized by the Sheriff taking part in it.
SAW Tns MKT PRRsIDENr.-Mr. VIM. Fl.
Miller, of this vicinity, returned last week. from
visit to Springfield, Ill, where he had the pleasure
Of an introduction to Mr.. Lincoln. He says he
found Mr. L. very affable and disposed to converse
with him, Notwithstanding the numerous calls
received by him daily.
w A friend, writing to US from Mas.
sillon, u, under date of July 2sd, says: "Politics
are waking up slowly in this section. The Democ-
racy are openly for Breckenridge and secretly for
Douglas, but what will it avail thems Poor fel-
lows! they are all ticketed and labeled for Salt
River. The crops are tolsrable; fine growing
weather; fruit plenty" 1901
% VIM. g. Kennedy, one of the First
Ward Aldermen, has taken French leave Of his
numerous creditors in this city, and gone to St.
Louis, as we understand. He departed on the
Luzerne, last week, having previously sent of his
family and household goods clandestinely. He was
engaged in selling goods, but having had no CAPT
tai to begin with, and being rather reckless, soon
found himself hopelessly involved. We presume
the City Council will declare his seat vacant and
elect his successor.
How THE WHEAT CRoP Hobs OFT. - A
farmer of this vicinity, who has just threshed a
field Of wheat, informs us that he expected it to
yield IL bushels to the acre, instead Of which he
realized l5 Another expected Is and got 20. A
third, who raised crop of fall wheat, sold the
whole lot for 100 bushels, utupon measurement it
turned out 1875. 1t appears that the grain larger
and heavier than usual, and the yield is generally
better than expected. This is truly happy dis.
appointment.
BuRsoN's BINDER. - This ingenious and
valuable machine is on exhibition at Mason
Dc, 80 18th
daily. The binder is not driven by gearing from a
reaper but is operated by hand. twill bind fifteen
sheaves per minute, aud any ono may operate il
and securely bind the grain as fast cut by any
reaping machine Its weight is trifing, but it is
as durable as the iron and steel of which it is COM
posed. The patentee assures US that it will save
twice its cost every harvest. The machine was
patented on the Goth of last June. Rights for sell
ing the machine are offered for sale.
CO A correspondent signing himself
young Muscatne,'' who animadverts upon the
Enquirer OF this city for its 'careessness" and
discredtable appearance generally, will excuse us
for not inserting his communication. We agree
with him in the belief that the tone of the Repub
lean press generally is more refined than that Of
the Democratic, whc:. must be because the motives
of Republicans are purer and their convictions
more honest. He says: 81 do not write this
because am Republican-though shall be one
if l live long eaough for am not yet old enough
QS) to be one - though l trust | have truly
Republican heart; and am wide Awake" in
one sense-I am wide awake to the fact that three
tou,ths of the rising generation will be Republic
ans" .4-
W a private letter from Muscatine
county states that almost the entire German vote
of the county will be given for Douglas. AS our
readers are well aware, it has hitherto been given
to the Republican Observation-Disclosures Herald.
A regard for truth compels US to give the above
statement contradiction. In the first place it is
not true that the German vote of this county, or
any considerable portion of it, has heretofore been
given TO the Republican ticket. Our German
friends here are behind their brethren of other
parts of the country in that respect Until quite
recently only small band of them were Republic
ans, but their number has multiplied tenfold, and
we cun assure the Herald that the German Repub-
lcan vote of Muscatine county will be larger this
fal! than ever before.
HOPEFUL. Everybody appears to be in
good spirits in view of the excellent crops of the
present season. Merchants, mechanics and profess
sonal men share with farmers in the universal re-
joicing. Times have been hard with and money is
yet tight, but confidently expect general easing
up in the next three months. The experience Of
the past five years has demonstrated that while we
cannot expect our beautiful State to be exempted
from those reverses consequent upon failure of
crops throughout the country, coupled with wild
speculation its resources are reliable and its pros
periy certain. There never was better time
han the present for immigrants to settle among
IS. Land is cheaper, market and educational
ABILITIES better. and our people wiser, We hope
han five years ago. We think Iowa Is just now
Entering upon decade of more rapid progress
han she has ever yet experienced. Come on,
hen, all who wish to grow up with her. You can
ind in her soil more gold than will be dug in the
'ike's Peak mines.
OUR ILLINOIS TRADE. - The citizens of
Rock Island making strenuous efforts to secure
he trade Of the lower part of that county, which
las been coming to this city since our ferry diff
ulties have been settled and there has been no
clay in crossing the river here. We observe by
he Register that the project of constructing road
Trough Turkey Hollow has been adopted by a
1ceting of citizens The estimated cost is s., $780,
hitch is to be aised by private subscription. Tue
expenditure of that amount in the manner proposed |
hardly have the desired effect. The covete
-ade is more convenient 10 Muscatine, and as bet
IF bargains can be had here than in Rock Island
is bound to come to this market. Capt. Fisher
,forms US that trade from the opposite side of
lie river is constantly increasing. One day this
eek, farmer WIZ had meyer been in our city |
efole came here to trade from distance of
yenty five miles in Illinois. He expressed sur.
rise to find the city large and well stocked with
oods, and said he would do all his trading here
fter at this place.
JUS R ECEIV ED,