Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-20
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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2AzSf 80 LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
~ The Wide Awake Republican OH

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sac . LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
q The Wide Awake Republican Olot
of Sweetlandwill meet at the Centre next oasuF
day nightweek, July 2sth, at o'clock
SoARos. - The demand for fresh butter
and new potatoes has been much greater than the
supply in this market for several days past. VIII
our readers in the country send us supply
TIE CENsus.-Mr. Turner, who is now
taking the u 8. census Of the city has desired us
to request all rsAl estate owners to make out lists
of the same and leave them at their residences Sc
that they may b obtained in their absence. This
will greatly facilitate his work and all parties
unnecessary annoyance
O. Brandt" fine New Fouudland
dog belonging to Dr.. Reeder, formerly the prop
erty of Chas. W. Draper,) was treated to 'dog
button" yesterday by some unknown person, and
in spite of all efforts to save the noble animals
life he died 1t is singular that whenever any body
undertakes the philanthropic work of killing off the
canine population by poison, the most valuable
dogs are the first and only victims, while worthless
ours are suffered to run about unmolested.
i 81 The solar eclipse came off according
to appointment Wednesday morning, beginning
about s O'Clock and closing at s. Clouds hid the
sun from view portion of the time, but when not
thus obscured the eclipse plainly visible with
smoked glass aud some could discern it with the
naked eye. At Z o'clock about twsthrds of the
sun was eclipsed giving it the appearance when
seen through q smoked glass of the moon in its
last quarter. There was perceptible darkness Of
the earth, and the eclipse might have passed unob-
served in this part of the mundane sphere had it
not been predicted. 81
ALADY's OPINION. An intelligent lady,
formerly resident of this place but now Of Spring
field, ILL.,, was on visit to friend in this city,
yesterday, when she remarked that she diped with
Mr.. Lincoln's family on the day hs received news
of his nomination for the Presidency. She says
her sympathes have always been with the Demo-
cratic party, but she heartily wishes the success Of
Mr.. Lincoln, believing him to be one Of the best
men Lying. Such is the tribute of praise bestowed
upon our noble standard bearer by all who have
the honor of his acquaintance. That he is an
honest man-"the noblest work of God'-hls worst
political enemies do not pretend to deny.
at our Office small punches of spring wheat, fall
wheat rye and oats raised on his farm near the
city this season. We selected a stalk from each
bunch, without especial pains to obtain the largest
and found that head of fall wheat measured
inches in length, spring wheat 81 inches, oats Is
inches and rye inches The grains of each variety
werelarge and unusually welldeveloped, indicating
that this seasons crop is has been represented
the best raised within the past five years. Mr..
Gilbert's success in raising fall wheat should
encourage others to engage in its cultivation more
extensively. .-..-
TIE Hay Boat CHALLRNaB.-The loss BY
Rapids is not as great as at first supposed. About
hundred sacks Of corn are damaged, but the bal
auce Ct the cargo will be taken out uninjured The
boat did not sink Immediately striking the rocks
but portion of her side torn away by effort
to pull her of, which caused her to spring leak.
Her stern now lies in 81 feet water and she is so
situated across the channel as to be a serious OBJ
struction to the passage of boats. The Key City
was detained twenty hours on this account last
Saturday. The Challenge will be total loss. We
understood that she is insured in St. Louis. The
loss on the cargo is fully covered by insurance in
this city
MORE TROUBLE WITH THE HAY Boat
CHALIEsGE.-The Gate City of Monday says:
barge loaded heavily with hay from the ark
which is lodged on the Rapids. sunk last Saturday
near the shore some distance above the packet
depot. The upper tier Of bales was taken off unin-
jured. The owner is unfortunate.
TEE GOOSE Boar AND CIRCUS A large
81 Al. IT.
noon to see Tom Watson, the Circus clown, take
ride on the water in his tub drawn by four geese.
The geese, harnessed to the tub were conveyed in
skif nearly up to the ferry landing, where they
were put into the water and when Watson was
fairly ensconced in his novel craft they proceeded
down stream but little faster than the current,
landing at barge below the steamboat levee. The
feat was we'll performed and elected shouts of
applause.
The afternoon and evening performances of the
circus were well attended, and ALL we believe,
were satisfied with the exhibition.
An OUTRAGE. - The burglars who have
been operating for some time in this city have
taken at last to looking after pecuniary condi-
ton. How any one could have become possessed
with the idea that we had money is somewhat
strange. But certain it is that on Tuesday night
we we're mysteriously relieved while asleep in our
dormitory of roll of FIVE 81 bank bills and some
silver change, besides two-dollar bill on the
Belleville Bank tIll) which we had been compelled
to carry for upwards of two years on account Of o
popular suspicion that it was not genuine. The
money was taken from our pocket book, which was
left with its other contents undsturbed in our
pantaloons. The robbery must have been commit
ted before the close of the circus performance,
at that time other occupants of the house returned
and locked door which had been left partly open
by us on retiring We are at a loss for language
to express our feelings of indignation at the mis-.
creant who perpetrated this outrage upon our
purse just at time when it had been inflated more
than for long, long time. To steal from an editor
is gross outrage and an indignity upon the poor.
We hope the enterprising burglars of city will
be more circumspect in their future operations.
~ 1t is understood that the wheat
market will open this year at Is cents per bushel.
We would have our grain buyers take notice that
the purchasers of Muscatine and other points have
heretofore made it point to start grain at very
high figure higher really than they can even sell
at and then sound this fact abroad in order to
start grain in that direction. But very soon the
price comes down to the leyel and the farmers are
duped. honesty and fair dealing is the best policy
for the season.-DQp. Dem.
The above insult to our BUSINESS men is charac.
teristic of the low flung sheet from which is cop
led It is scarcely necessary for to say that our
grain buyers always pay prices favorable to the
producers as they can afford, and as they possess
facilities superior to those of Davenport prices here
are usually from to cents higher on the bushel
than in Davenport We would recommend the
Democrat to take its closing injunction to itself
hereafter when it is about to charge the business
: men of other places with unfair dealing.
What tho Country Felix's Say.
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