Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-06
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTME EMF.

a the Chicago and Rock Island Company hav
declared dividend of per cent, payable April 10
Stockholders in the M. i N. r. X. Co. are not, VI
, presume, included in this dividend.
r INCREASE OF TRAvRL.-The hotel register,
show q very material increase in travel during thu
past fe " weeks. The railroad passenger bushes,
is also much better than it has been since the hare
times began These facts indicate that better timsi
are dawning.
Some Eoas.-Mr. David Morgan, Of this
county, presented US yesterday with dozen hen
eggs which weighed in the aggregate precisely two
pounds. Two OF the largest weighed a quarter Of a
pound each u! The old Shanghais that laid these
eggs did something worth cackling about
FIRST ARRIVAL FROM PlrrsBURaH.-The
steamer Chenango. which arrived Tuesday, direct
from Pittsburgh, brought heavy stock of goods
for VIM. w. de Heus, Of the Getty Drug Store
including large assortment of white lead from the
celebrated establishment of b. A. Fahnestock Co.
~ The numerous friends and customers
of Adam Ogilvie will be pleased to learn by the
announcement in our paper to-day that he has
received his spring and summer stock of dry goods
groceries, ready-made clothing, hats caps, &c I,
which he offers on the lowest terms for cash or
produce. Give him an early call.
KEoKUK AND Mr.. PLEASANT RAILROAD
"GoNR UP."-The Mt Pleasant Aescs says: at
will be remembered that time during last fall
the Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and Muscatine Railroad
formed connection with TT. Madison since that
time it has dragged out a sickly existence and, at
the present time, the whole concern is'advertised
for sale by the U. s. Marshal"
OBlTUARY.-Col. Thomas B. johnson,
well known citizen of this State died at Desmoines
on Monday last, of lung fever. He was many
years ago citizen of this place, but has been
residing for some years in Cass county. He held
the office of U. s. Marshal of Iowa Territory from
! s41 to 1912, under resident Harrison. His age
at the time of his death was about so years.
WIFE WHIPP1NG.-A man named George
Kline, whose residence is the mouth of Mad
creek, was arraigned before the Mayor Wednes
day, for beating bis wife on several occasions He
was fined SIS, which he was unable to pay, and
was consequently "sent up for thirty days. Served
him right. The brutal fellow was married only
about two months since.
AN INDIAN REL1c-We were she an yes
terday an Indian tomahawk, by \. Watson, of
West Liberty, which his father Maj. Samuel Wat
son, Of the Ohio Militia, during the War of 1912,
found on the plains Of sandusky, while marching
to the relief Fl. Meigs, in command Of the militia
of Knox and Richland counties. This tomahawk
is of English manufacture, and once had the Eng
lish crown stamped on it; but this emblem of
royalty is obliterated by rust
PORTION OF Brick WALL BLOWN Down.
During the severe gale Wednesday afternoon about
twenty feet of the front wall of the boiler house ad
joining Benefits Mill was blown down. 1t fell
outward upon the pavement, fortunately injuring
nobody. Several men were at work in the building
at the time, who we're scared nearly out of their
WITS supposng the huge chimney was tumbling
down upon them. 1t is wonder that other build
ings in the city were not damaged by the terrific
gusts of wind which prevailed throughout the entire
day.
A Coop JoKE.-The suspicious movements
of strange man on the railroad bridge, a day or
two ago, caused Superintendent Reed to inquire
about his business. The strange gentleman inform
ed him that he was resident of Muscatine, and
learning that the bridge had to be taken down, he
came to make bid the old iron He said he
was willing to give one thousand dollars for the
same. When informed that the time for taking
down the bridge had been indefinitely postponed,
the GENTLEMAN from Muscatine' appeared much
appointed.-Dauenport Gazette.
LEMr u SELLs.-Familiar as household
words and synonymous with fair dealing and good
bargains are the names at the head of this para
0f al ol;ob1a nd
deservedly popular mercantile houses of this city,
it would be supereregaton for US to recommend
them to the patronage of the public. 1t is only
necessary for to say that their spring purchases
of ladies' dress goods, cloths, cassmeres. and the
thousands of other articles which make up gen.
era stock of goods, have been received and opened
and are now on sale. Their capacious and beautiful
store rooms in Union Block are filled to the third
floor The stock now on hand is one of the largest
and handsomest ever brought to the city, especially
in the ladies' dress goods department. Let all in
need of goods of any description give them call
| They are also prepared to wholesale dry goods on
terms much better for the retail dealer than pur-
chasing his goods in Chicago or St. Louis.
| New ROUTE TO ST. LoUIs'-The Rapids
obstruction on the Mississippi is dverting consid-
cradle travel and freight from the Upper Mississippi
nv wav Of the Illinois river. We learn from the
Rocl island Rso;,tsr that an arranoement has been
made nv the G AR.IR.R to ticket passengers
70 81 Lous. ain railroad to Peoria and thence bv
da;lv line of steamers. Fare through to St. Louis.
~ including bertbs and meals on steamers Wheat
has also been shipped from Davenport and Rock
Island by this route. The Burlington Ha,skeye
states that passengers for st. Louis from that city
frequently 20 by way of Peoria, and it announces
81. f.ro 70 ha on,v a IN which ue nras,ue 10 .bo
'ne i",e W w o.' ~,''' "H' -, We pe's - VIC
steamboat rare from feorla. lne Gu LOUIS Ne''s OF
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