Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-06
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

the city instead Of running to Drury Aanoi"s'
e~a "A comet is said t. be family vls'bi
TO the naked eye at point very near the norm r'
western horizon.
Tv,curR,' In, Tirurs. - The attention
school teachers and others interested Is directeo
the notice Of Tesc ers' Institute commencing a
West Liberty next Monday
CuAMBERs' MILL. This fHe large estab
,sbment is W in full blast, saving from lS'oo'
to $4,000 feet Of lumber per day. The mill is a
preseut more thronged with work than it has beer
fer three years past L.l.-
GRxsN Al Plies. = Mr.. I. B. Essex, OF tht
opposite side of the river, brought to market
Monday. small lot Of ripe apples raised this season
in his orchard. They were the Yellow June variety
ami we've Of very good size and quality.
DsArH Of T. MEAsoN WILLIAMs.-lptorm'
alton has been rereived by private letter In thu
city that T. Meason Williams, eldest son OF judge
Williams. of Kansas, formerly citizen OF TINS
place. died at Wy sndos in that Territory recently
~ Mr.. John AXE, WIN with others OF
our citizens attended the Baltimore Convention
returned, Tuesday, having stopped awhile on his
the crops looking much better IN Iowa 'nAn LII
either Pennsylvania or Ohio
ABoRIelNEs - Two Musquakee lndlsns,
from lama county. have been providing about the
CITY for several days past gushing beer and whisky
whenever they could induce an! body to give 1t to
them. We hope our citizens will not encourage
them in the indulgence Of this civilized vice.
PLENTY OF RAIN - Every aftern Don for
almost week past, except yesterday. We have
been visited with copious showers of rain. A ter
rifle storm of thunder and lightning ragged for
about AN hour Sunday evening and rain fell almost
constantly during the night. The ground must be
thoroughly drenched by this time.-Daity, Sd.
SrRuoK By LIGHTNING. residences
of John Beaham and Willis Davis, in the upper
part of the city, were struck by lightni during
the thunder storm of unday evening No damage
was done except knocking few bricks OF Chin
news and tearing up portions of the roofing
We understand that tree was struck IN the
vicinity of DR.. Horizons, about two miles from the
city, and two cows killed.
MARROW EscAPs. We learn from the
Wapello Latehigencsr that James Fay, citizen OF
that place in attempting to cross the Mussatlne
Slough, few days since, which was very full from
the recent rise in the Mississippi, drowned his
horse and narrowly escaped the loss of his own life
After being thrown from his horse, he succeeded in
reaching tree where he remained until his calls
brought some one to his assistance BY WHOM. he
was escued from danger.
ANOTHER PRISONER FROM WASHINGTON
County Sheriff Easton, OF Washington county.
brought to county Jail for safe keeping. on
: Nj nday, young man named isaac Wilson. who Is
charged With horse-steal ny in that county. He
borroUea the horse on the prairie when his owner
was not present. but fate would have it the first
house he rode up to the owners who had him
arrested forthwith. His bail is fixed at $500
- At the p MI. meeting II The stock
lrlders Of the kcokuk, Mt leasant and Muscatue
Railroad Company, held in Nj. Pleasant on the
Goth ut. Aessrs l.aursn Dewey, John Lash, q.
!; Mcdowell Robert ilson and teuben lien OF
Mt Pleasant; Charles Parsons D. W. kilbourue,
William Patterson }. NJ. belly and Smith Hamill.
Of kevkuk and RUFUS Stewart Of West Point.
were elected directors OF said Company for the
ensuing year.
>ILvnkMAN & Bios New Business lloUsE.
The new brick business h.use erected last fall
by : lverman i Bro is about ready for occu
pane We understand that they will remove
their stock of clothing and furnishing goods into it
in few days. This building is very handsome
and substantial Improvement The first story Is
% feet in length and the upper stories 81 feet The
shelving. &c, is the neatest and most convenient
work Of the kind in the city.
A CANNoN.-The enterprising and public.
spirited members of the "Young Mems Republican
Working Club have now cannon for the cam
pagn, which is intended to be kept in the city for
service on all public occasions. 1t is three
FOUNDER, having a Il inch bore, and is handsomely
mounted. 1t is altogether of Muscatne manutac
ture, having been cast at the foundry Of J. Klein
fielder 4 20 national salute will be fired with it
this morning by George Terry.-Da.ly, 4A.
FOUND DEAD. The b ,dy IF an old man
was found near the residence of D. p. Ames, in
Pike township. in this county, on Friday morning
last Upon inquest before P. s. Cone, Justice
OF the Peace, it appeared that the deceased's name
was harles Carter. He had been living for some
time in that vicinity, but was formerly from Bucks
county Pa aud was Sc years of age. The jury
gave as their verdict that he died in fit He had
been subject to fits from the time he was seven
years of age. We are indebted to Esquire Cone
for these facts
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, CHARr.-We have
received from the publishers, II. II. Lloyd Co.,
New York, copy Of this chart, containing like
nesses Of the Republican candidates for President
and Vice.. resident and of all the Presidents OF the
United tates also, a map of the United states,
the Republican platform and vast amount OF in-
terestng and valuable statistics such as the area
and population of the several States, each vote for
President since 1895, &c, &c. The price OF the
publication is not given, but it can no doubt be had
at the bookstores.
CK"r PRosPAors, &c. Geo. b. Denison,
ESQ, who returned on Saturday from trip through
johnson. Linn. Buchanan, Blackhawk, Bremen,
Floyd. Mitchell, Howard. Chickxssw, Winneshiek,
Allamakee Clayton and some eight other counties
IN the northwestern part of this sate, reports the
prospects for large crop universal throughout al
tina, part OF the tate, with single excepuon-oats
in several localities is bighted but not extensively
The wheat raised in the northern part OF the STATE
is of bsster quality. brings better price aud is
moro certain crop Than with US, but corn does not
as general thing, do as we'll. Last year the corr
CROP was nearly destroyed by the early irosts i,
the r H.
People in the region through which MIR. u. ha
travelled complain vi hard times and the scarcity q
money. 1h,re seems TO be less money in c:rcuia
ton III the interior than at any time since tn
revulslou OF 81. Many Of the people are very muc
Dissatisfied, especial, in the small towns, and ar
leaving in search oi better times elsewhere. Bus
ness in Museatire is in more prosperous an
healthy condition than i'll almost amy other town i
the late. NJ. b. thinks NO one ueed leave Muse,
tine thinking that h. can better his condition !
Iowa. 81 II }&15 bt@
There is not another town in Iowa where III
seuoo fund is in as good condition, aud where sh
teachers receive as liberal aud prompt pay. a.
,, In MANY nlaceS they are year