Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-05
wHaKLY JoGRNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTING NT.


LOCAL EMIT.
q A portion Of the clothing and good
stolen from the two tailor shops broken into las
week have been recovered. They were disposed
of ct Farport by the thief who made tracks ward
Her Majesty's possessions.
AUCTION Houss. = We learn from Mr.
Keller that il 10 his design to reopen an auction
and commission house in this city in Q few days
An establishment of the kind Is much needed, and
We doubt not will ''pay."
a. Charley Nourss, our candidate for
Attorney General, addressed fair audience in
fremont Hall last evening. press OF work pre-
vented Us from hearing him through, but We doubt
not all were we'll pleased with his remarks. He is
good speaker and is doing effective service
Daily, 4th.
N Laborers and mechanics find plenty
70 do now. One year ago most of them were beg
ging for employment, on almost any terms. Now
it is difficult to find one to do small job, all being
regularly employed. This great change has been
wrought by only one season of good crops.
a. Tho fourth Wide Awake Company in
Muscstine county was ORGANISED at Centre Grove,
last Saturday evening. The Company starts out
with about twenty members. John W. Jayne. Esq ,
was elected Captain. MIR. Campbell, Of this city
was present aud addressed the meeting.
G. 1t is announced that cx.Mayor Slime
has deserted Breckenridge and come out for
Douglas. Some months ago he published over his
own signature in this paper Q communication
affirming the doctrine that the Constitution carries
slavery eyery~here. We have seen no recsntation
of that declaration; hence we take it that he has
been assured that Douglas occupies the same
ground, else he could not consistently support
him.
REDUCTION OF TAXATION citizens
generally will be gratifed to know that there has
been q material reduction in the rate Of taxation
for city purposes. The levy this year is only one
half DER cent. For several years past it has been
ous DER cent - the full limit of the charter. The
of the present year is also less than last
which makes the reduction still more, or nearly
equal to three quarters the amount paid by each
taxpayer last year. The total assessment for 1850
10 q, 1880: for 1859 it was $2,7Ss.6s7.
TIE C1rY COUNCIL transacted but little
business at the meeting Saturday evening. Mr..
Brewster. elected Alderman to fill the vacancy in
the First: Ward caused by the abscondng of W. g.
Kennedy, was sworn and took his seat. The tax
lew for 1850 was fixed at ! Of per cent being a
reduction of one-half on last years assessment.
The following bills were allowed:
a.. I;.h. Germany for August. $l2O,75
Bsrv;n Witness fees 1850
r. Hawley, work on streets, lzs'oo
Goop.-The Scott County Park Associa-
ton (oresnixed for the improvement of the breed
of horses in this country held meeting on satur-
day last, and unanimously passed series OF reso-
lutions to the effect that in their opinion ''Young
Bashaw," owned by Mr. Green, Of this city, was
fairly entitled to the premium of $50 for best stall
lion of all ages and also the premium of $25 for
best time in harness. As mark of esteem and
appreciation of Mr.. Green personally they also
resolved to present him with piece of silver
plate.
STATE AND COUNTY TAx-The Board of
Equalization of Muscatine county, consisting ofthe
Judge, Treasurer and Surveyor, met on the oath
ult. and made the tax levy for 1860, as follows:
Total vain real and personal property So. 1855
State tax, II mills on the dollar sl5o,9s
County tax IL ID" 9,5O9,M
Railroad do 81 =" rs II, 943,10
School do / 5.433, IS
Total tax, $So,So6,T.
Last year the tax was mills on the dollar-val-
uation IS, 52s 1882, total tax $442s5,o56. In 1856
the tax was 3-4 mills on the dollar - valuation
$6,06s, 900, total tax $40, 9s0.6s.
a. We were pleased yesterday to vel
come home VIM. B. Keller, Esq, who has been
travelling through Southern Illinois, Missouri,
Kentucky and Tennessee since June last. We
observe by the complimentary notices in the papers
that Mr.. K. has been meeting with much favor in
his avocation as auctioneer, and that he made him
self immensely popular-as he deserves to be. He
informs US that Douglas stands no show whatever
in that direction. In Missouri the Bell and Brock
inridge parties are fast absorbing Douglas forces,
with the chances strongly in favor Of the former
carrying the State. Kentucky and Tennessee are
sure for Bell. In Southern Illinois "Old Abe' is
gaining ground fast. His accessions there ensure
him the State.
The "H1cKoRY SPReurs," to the number
of 100, boys included, were out Monday night. We
noticed in the procession Judge Thayer, R. 7.
Wallace and other dignitaries of the "silk stock
ing" order-called out, no doubt, by the threaten
ened revolt unless they should show willingness
to mingle with the 'bone and sinew" of the party.
They looked, while plodding through the mud, as
though they thought "Jordan was hard road to
travel"
We were not present during the speaking at the
Court House, but understand that A. Chambers,
Esq, Judge Thayer and R. T. Wallace, Esq, ia
vored the audience with speeches. The first gen.
tleman was severe on the Journal, and the last ap
piled the epithet "Black Republican" to his politi
cal opponents with more than his usual unction.-
The incident mentioned in our paper q few days
ago was denounced Is lie, All we have to say is
that the circumstance was strictly true and we are
prepared to prove 1t.
O, CONSISTENCY !-One of the speakers at
the Douglas meeting Monday evening, who affected
great regard for the hard working men in the
assembly, not long ago declared himself in favor
of the odious doctrine of requiring men to possess
q certain amount of property before being allowed
to vote. He tried hard to make them believe that
the JOURNAL had spoken unexpectedly Of them
because they we're poor laborers We belong to
that class ourself, and hold to the doctrine that
there is no aristocracy except that of merit. The
man who is honest and industrious, whatever may
be his pecuniary circumstances, has our respect,
without regard to his nativity political or reig
Gus belief. We do not think it requisite that he
should possess q certain amount Of property before
being qualified to vote, and are more willing to
trust the liberties of the nation with the free and
educated though poor workingmen than with those
who imagine that their worldly possessions qualify
them to be rulers.
ALLEGED BURGLAR ca GIT. - At about
l o'clock Tuesday morning, Christian Ludia,
baker on Mulberry street, was aroused by some
trying to open his front door. He went to the
window and seeing man at the door, Immediately
opened 1t and gave pursuit. When he had run some
so or 80 PAGES, the man turned about and fred
Sistol hut without effect. India who WAS in his