Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL. DEPARTING EMF.

w We are indebted to Hons. WIN. I
Seward, James Harlan and Isaac l. Stevens IL
public documents.
az The great army of emigrants marc'
ing Pixies backward appears to be increasing ever
day. We noticed five or six teams crossing I'll
river at this place to-day, which, we understand
were from Rock Island, being company gotten u
by DR.. Brackett-Dsily, 18th.
KEoKuK. Mr.. PLEASANT AND MUscATIN
RAILROAD NOT "GoNs UP."-The Gate city deAie
that the keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Muscatin
is doing better business than any other in tn
State, and has lately bought another locomotiv
and large addition to its rolling stock, which ar
expected to arrive in u few days.
RAILROAD DIGNIrARIEs.-Our city was Wis
tied yesterday by J. +. Tracy, Superintendent, W.
81. john, Ticket Agent, and A. Kimball, Master Q
Transportation of the G.. 4 X. l. and NJ. N
Railroads, in company with Mr.. jarvis, OF tn
Michigan Southern r. r. They came on specia
train, and stopped but few minutes. We presume
the object of this visit merely to look at th'
road. They returned at u o'clock I'm. having
paid visit also to Washington.
A MACHINE Suop.-Mr. Berdine's adver'
tissment will be found in todsy's paper. lie mas
recently located among us and opened machine
shop in the building occupied by Ament John'
son. opposite the Court House. This is an enter
prise long needed at this place. 1t should be lib
erally encouraged Mr. B. has had long experience
in the business and having good facilities Is pre-
nared to execute all work in his line promptly and
in the very best manner.
An OLD BooK.-We have been shown by
Mr.. p. Walton, of this place, book OF eighty
six pages printed in Boston in the year l.lo-Just
one hundred and fifty years ago. We are OF the
opinion that this is the Oldest book in America
nrinted on this side of the Atlantic. Its contents
nrs two sermons, one by Increase Mather and
the other by Cotton Mathsr, both celebrated
diyiues. The printing is of course, according to
the old style, in which the letter resembles an j.
Mr.. Walton informs us that this relic has been
preserved as an heir loom in his family from time
immemoria to him.
RuSAwAY AND AocIDENT.-We learn from
from Mr. Parham that as he was returning to his
home on the Island, Monday evening, he met
gentleman in buggy, whose horse became ir'snt-
.ued by the Huttering of Mrs. Ps veil ana ran on
The buggy was upset and broken to pieces, out as
the gentleman had the lines wrapped around his
hands he was dragged considerable distance. MT
p turnsd back and had the injured man conveyed to
tho nearest house. He was badly hurt, but 1t is
b.ned not seriously. He was understood to say
that he i. a Methodist minister, from Grandview,
on his way to some Conference. His horse had not
been found up to last evening lSth'
FR1eHrru1 RUNAwAY.-On Monday eve
ming. as the wife of II. Il. Hiue, Esq. was riding
in a buggy on Eighth street, the horse became
frightened and ran off. Mrs. H., with remarkable
presence of mind remained in her seat, and though
she had small child in her arms managed to keep
the horse in the road, and when she arrived oppo-
site the residence of Mr.. Hoops turned him into
an open yard, where the buggy was upset. put
fortunately without serious consequences. hrs IL.
was somewhat bruised but the child escaped without
the slightest injury. The runaway was over very
dangerous road, along steep hillside It'll almost
a miracle that the occupants of the buggy escaped
with their lives.
A Rsa,S1sc sNoE.-The reference made by
Mr.. Lovejoy, in Congress, to the murder OF MS
brother at Alton in 1887 has recalled TO our NINA
the fact known to but few Of our citizens That the
remaining materials of the Observer office were
brought to this place by John Russell in lS4o' and
were used in the publication OF the Bioom'ngSo"
HsraM We have yet in our office several very OLD
fonts of job type once used in the Observer once,
and until quite recently had also the wofa
"Observer" ON a metal plate, which was used to
print the heading of Lovejoy's paper. This inter
esting relic was boxed up with lot OF old type
some wears ago. and sent off to foundry to be
recast into new type contrary to intention, as
We intended to preserve it as sad memento ofthe
time when free press mobbed and its pro-
prietor murdered in the free State of Illinois,
SOMETHING New -Greeley's Patent Pan
falcons and Braces-J. c. Barrus having purchased
the sole right to these novel inventions IN this CITY,
is now prepared to manufacture and sell them at
his tailoring establishment No, l54 Second street
The first is an ingenious. elastic adaptation to pan
falcons, giving them vastly more easy and elegant
set than can otherwise be attained, while they afford
the wearer at the same time the most unbounded
facilities for locomotion and exercises requiring an
expansion of broadcloth room. The braces are
altogether the most simple and comfortable contriv-
ance for supporting garments which has yet
appeared, and may be worn by either sex with
equal advantage. Both Of these appliances have
been thoroughly tested in the Eastern cities, and
pronounced indispensable for comfort and durabil'
ity. Sample pantaloons will be ready early next
week. The public will do we'll to call and examine
before purchasing elsewhere.
Mr.. Barrus is now making up a splendid stock of
spring goods: His new advertisement will appear
next week.
VlGlLASoE CoMMlrTERs.-We have received
a communication from Concord, Louisa county
signed ''W b. complaining of the tyranny and
Injustice of the vigilance committees found in all
thanmall towns of that region. The writer says ne
lived in this country "when the howl OF wild beasts
and the war-whoop of the Indian were to be heard,
but they did strike such terror to the hearts OF
the inhabitants as the sly footsteps of vigilance
committees whistling their shrll signals at every
street corner and peepng into every private dwell
ing house at midnight" He says they are not
content to wait till man commits crime OF his
own accord but they "drug him with liquor till his
reason is dethrored then set the best talent of the
place to make him commit an unlawful act, and
when be falls into the snare incarcerate him in jail
1Of D Term Oh tWO IAUutuS, aI VIZ ga PehoS Va WV
county" He thinks vigilance committees accom-
plish good when properly conducted, but when
made the terror and annoyance of quiet unsuspect
ing and upright people are nuisances.
If this is the condition of affairs there is certainly
room for improvement.
TIE NJ. g. N. Il. r. AND DAVENPORT.
Davenport Democrat is again complaining of the
management of the M. & n. r. R., and threatens
that if change is not soon made more favorable t.
the interests of that place the citizens Of Davenpor
will use their best energies for the removal of thu
railroad bridge. We extract portion Of it
article:
"Thus it appears that, instead Of benefit to ou
city, the NJ. 4 N. Railroad is likely to prove
curse 1t is, in fact. feeder to Chicago, and
leech to Davenport. Our city is nothing but a mer
way STATEN. and we have no sure thing that tn
managers will not reduce her still lower-to jag
statio;s Great things were expected Of the bridge
railroads from all quarters of the State would cen