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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
Commercial.
WEEKLY REVIEW,

MuscATlNE, Thursday, Feb. 23-P.M.
Roads almost impossible on account of
mud. Business consequently dull and receipts
of produce light We are looking for
speedy breaking up of the ice in the river
and resumption of navigation, which will
materially enliven business. There is an
immense amount Of produce in store here
| awaiting shipment.
Wheat remains firm at former quotations.
There has been decline of 2@3c in the
price of corn, owing to the abundant supply.
We append quotations
Wheat-Spriug, IS to 9Oc. -.... ~
Winter-none in market.
-, Buckwheat 5o@75c. -.
Flour Spring wheat, $4.5O4$5; Fall
do s.; Buckwheat, $3@$3, so per l0Ofbs.
Corn meal, SOC q bushel.
Corn, in the ear, Csc, shelled rs to SOC.
Oats-26@3Oc.
Barley, 35940c.
Rye, 623c.
Beans, 6o@s1.
Potatoes, 2s@3Oc.
Onions, 3O@4oc.
Hay-,tmothy, $500; prairie, 81; Hun
Sarlah, 4o.0O per ton.
Apples-green ST. oo@s1 so, per bu. and
$S,7 70 per barrel l.; dried 1925 per bu.
Eggs, 15c.
Butter, l2!@15c.
Smoked ham, sugar cured, lIal2Ac.
Shoulders. 8a9c ~..
Clear sides, lo@12c ....
Lard 123c. ..... "...,-
Hides green, 53c ; dry flint, 1910.
Timothy seed $l.75@s2 p bu., Hunga-
ran grass seed 75c, clover seed scar.
Lumber, $l0as30 per 1000 feet.
Brown sugar = 5000; crushed 12c
clarified lO3c, refined, white, ll&c.
Molasses = plantation SOC, s. H. 60,
Belcher's 81, kegs $6,OO@S6,5O.
Coffee -l2a13sc.
Nails-ass. ST.
Rice Gle.
Livs Stock. cattle are prompt at So
to 1926 gross.
Furs..otter s2,5o@$s,75; mink, s1@
l,25; wildcat 25@35c; red fox $l(0l,25;
coon 25(95Oc; muskrat 5@lOc.
EXCHANIE. '.
New York sa,l;nr OF nor ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

% For the best stoves, etc., at the loo
est prices, 60 to the NMuscatine Stove Store.
See advertisement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

The CENSUS. Circulars have been issued
by the Department of the Interior to the
United States Marshals relative to the taking
of the Census. They are instructed to pro.
coed Immediately in the preiminaries.-
Each State is to be divided into districts so
that six weeks labor in each can accomplish
the enumeration. The census.takers are
to commence on the LIST of June; thus they
will finish the enume Grafton by the middle
of July.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24

LARCENY PUNISHED WITH DEArH.-Francis
Mitchell, man who has recently been tried
in Charleston, South Carolina, and found
guilty of assisting slave to escape from the
State, has been sentenced to execution on the
I'd of next March. .....
Capital punishment for larceny is now
admitted on all hands to be an evidence of
barbarism, and, in executing this law upon
Mitchell, South Carolina furnishes the best
possible evidence of the demoralizing, brutal
izing influence of the institution for the spread
of which she proposes to dissolve the Union
But by this execution she will open the eyes
of the people, if they are not already open, to
the folly Of establishing in our Territories q
system which requires the usages of barba-
rians to render it secure, and can only subsist
by the revival of bloody code long since
discarded by the civilized world, III " w..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-24
SENATE CHAMBER, Desmoines, }
February 18th. 1860. (

S~AJ ASeA1 ASoVs
FRIEND JOURNAL: - The most amusing
scene of the present session was witnessed by
a large crowd, in the hall of the House, on
Thursday evening. Many persons absented
themselves on the strength of report that
either Clagget, or Bennett, or both, were to
consume the entire evening in long-winded
effsrts. 1t was generally understood that
they were to let of their super-abundant
supply of political gas. The hour arrived.
Speaker Edwards called Ed. Wright to the
Chair. 1t was found that, for want of
quorum, the House could not resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole. A call of the
House was ordered, and at length bare
quorum was obtained. Gov. Baker, in the
Chair, read the resolution referring certain
portions Of the Inaugural to Committee on
Federal Relations, With instructions. A
motion was made to adopt, and over and far
above the voice of Clagget came laundering
"Aye," followed by low-toned emo" The
Clerk proceeded to read the Inaugural. Mr..
Bowdoin moyed to refer that portion relating
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erty of said Simpson, Gelpcke & Co.
The said S., G. u Co. will complete their
road from Anamosa to Marion and thence
to the Cedar river, about six miles above
Cedar Rapids, where they will build a
town, so as to catch the trade Of the Upper
Cedar Valley.
Having these roads completed, one will at
oncs see that they can then control the trade
west and north, and carry it to Chicago by
the way of Dubuque, or by the way of Tip
ton and Davenport, and in either case as cheap
as any other road can carry it. 1t will be
seen bv this that it will give Dubuque
great influence over the trade and business
OF all Northern Iowa, and build it up to be
great city, which will bring up its bonds
to par which are now held by this firm
The enterprise to them is great one, and
by carrying it out it will be one eminently
profitable to them, and give them the control
of all the business and trade of that part of
Iowa.
When these lines of road are completed
they will undoubtedly pay better profits
than any other road in the State. The
great n. 7. Central, with all its immense
cent. of it all is ''local business" Now
ILLS DuUuquo duu ACOhuh IOdO VIA uuN0 Ill
the north and south trade of the whole east.
ern part of the State, and all from Minneso-
ia and St. Louis trade to pass over and it
will be seen that if such road can be con-
troled and operated by Dubuque interest
it will build up that city and command the
trade of all Iowa.
Simpson, Gelpcke & 20. promise to put
a corps of engineers on ne link from An
amosa to Flournoy Immediately, and to
have the whole line from Dubuque to Mus.
eatine in operation by meat winter. Du-
buque, Muscatine, Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant and
all other towns along this line are deeply
Interested in this road, and this arrangement
cannot fail to be put in operation very soon.
The men promising to aid us here have the
ability to do so. They control the capital
which is kept for no other purpose but to
,u!d railroads with. They propose to Or
,anize the road from Tourney to Anamosa,
md call it the Dubuque and Keokuk Rail-
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Rsy~ The Breckenridge Convention Of
New York met at Syracuse few days
since, and after passing auti-fusion reso-
lutious, nominated Jas. 7. Brady for Gov
ernor, H. K. Viele for Lieut.. Governor,
John NJ. Jaycock for Canal Commission
er, and Robt W. Allen for State Prison
Inspector. Brady is worthy flag bearer
for his party-he orce said "the rural
people of New York do not know enough
to cross Broadway without getting run
over by an omnibus"
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Miscellaneous News Etems.

DOUGLAS stated at the clambake
which he attended last week that he chad
more fondness for Northern clans than
Southern niggers." The "niggers -
should rejoice.
THE several candidates may be coup
led as follows: Lincoln and Liberty
Hamlin and Humanity, Douglas and Dev.
iltry, Johuson and Jockeyism, Breckin-
ridge aud Brutality, Lane and Loaferism,
Bell and Bib, Everett and Error
A CARGO of slaves landed by an Amer.
lean barque, were recently sold by public
auction in the streets of Trinidad, Cuba,
with the full knowledge Of the authori-
ties. The Governor received $4,000
hush money fer permitting them to land.
GIVE WILL SUBDUE YoU."-This
was the menace which Douglas, few
years ago. when he stood in the United
States Senate, backed bv the united Dem
ocratic force, proclaimed, with mien aud
voice of insulting triumph. We are not
subdued yet; but how is it with him ?
THE Iowa State Reporter, for twenty
years the leading Democratic paper Of
Iowa, has voluntarily hauled down the
Douglas and johnson flag, and avowed
its determination to support the Repub.
hcan candidates and labor in the dissem
lnation Of Republican principles.
THE oldest Presidential candidate this
year is John Bell, whose age is So the
youngest John G. Breckenridge, 80. The
average of the ages OF these two extrem-
lists is 5l-just the age of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN. who will be the next President
OF these United States.
TIE New York World, in presenting
a detailed estimate of the Presidential
election, gives Lincoln l65 electoral votes,
or l3 more than is necessary to choice.
lt thinks that Breckenridge will have 48
and Bell AZ votes. Among the doubtful
States it reckons Texas as between Hous-
ton and Breckinridge Georgia and Lou
lsiana between Bell and Breekiaridge ;
Oregon between Breckenridge and Lin
colc; Illinois between Lincoln and Doug
las.
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Hag So far as we have been able to

HY@ So far as we have been able to
learn during the past week, the county
ticket nominated on the I'd inst, meets
the appreciation Of Republicans in every
section of the county. Indeed, the peo-
pie seem to be very generally well pleased
with the selections. Independent can.
didates are not SO plenty this year at this
time as they usually have been, which
we regard as an evidence of the satisfac-
tion of the people with the ticket. The
only grumbling we have heard is confined
to this village, and is the offspring of per.
sonal disappointment rather than dissat-
with the ticket.
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striction above. .mentioned-the ungra-
eious threat made by the HatchmaH in
the following paragraph, to the contrary,
Notwithstanding:
"The Lewistown Gazette may probably
think that its candidate can get along well
enough without the votes of this county. If
it entertains such an idea, and will not nom
mate candidate in the usual manner, it will
have to do without the MD of the people in
this county, as they believe in party discip-
line, and will vote for no candidate unless he
is nominated in the regular way"
The Watchman ought to be satisfied
with the "party discipline " which 1t ex-
perienced in the Representative election
of last year, when it was rebuked by the
people for striking down good and
worthy member-whose election would
have been certain-in order to accommo-
date a false issue and its one term mania.
1t thus secured the democrats two more
members In the House than there would
have been had the. THe party QiSclp-
line " been observed by returning Messrs.
Mehaffey and Fearon.
But, as the further discussion of this
subject is now unnecessary, and we pre-
sume can result in no particular benefit
to the party or its principles, we will here
drop the subject for the present, at least
at the same time assuring our cotem.
porary that we have 10 desire but for the
harmony and success of our party and its
principles in this Congressional district,
and believe that these will be best pro
NOTED by the denomination and reGlec
ton of the Hon. James T. Hale.
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Special 1i0tites.

THE BLOOD is THE LIFE.-No more s
TIE poor sufferers in our country langj
their constitution racked and torn by sr
and dangerous mineral medicines the! Y
come to the fountain of health, found IL 81
pie herbs and roots from natures StorehOE1
THE MOUNTAIN HERB PILLS, Of innOtd
mountain plants composed, will reach a.
stop their distress, and cause the blood
newed and cleansed, to carry through 7
body the elements of health building up =
broken constitution, and carrying llie aa
health, where but for them would have o''
the wreck of hope-the feeble moan OF slua
ing, at last ended by the cold hand Of deaa
Do not let prejudice overcome your 0fIa
reason do not look upon these Pills as 0'
like others do not let your despair, after u!
ing everything else, prevent you from Uyll
these. The blood must be pure, and 'l'
sickness is impossible. What great ~
yet simple truth is this ! it appeals to
common sense of all it is the great key.ScI
of the healing art. JUDS0N'S MOUAiA
HERB PILLS will purify and cleanse "
sure as the sun will rise tomorrow
Judson's Mountain Herb Pills are sofa
all Medicine Dealers.
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Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, as the telegraph
has already informed US, was unanimous
" nominated for Congress on the 18th,
bv the Republicans of the Thirteenth
District of Ohio. Mr.. Sherman made a
speeeh acknowledging the honor conferred
upon him. Regarding the result of the
contest for Spcakership of the House of
Representatives, and his withdrawal from
the contest, he said that it was happy
moment to him when he could contribute
to the triumph Of the Republican party
by the voluntary surrender of distinc-
ton Of which any man might be proud.
lie knew that some Of them, and many
Republican members of Congress, thought
he did wrong in Withdrawing his name,
but he thought differently, and now he
knew he did right. No man is of sufi-
cient Importance to stand for a moment
in the way of the success of great cause
like that of the Republican Party. 1t
was doubtful if the experiment would
prove successful, for some who promised
faltercd. 1t was the decisive vote Uf Il
gallant son Of Maryland-a man Of cul-
ture, ability and hono;-a man he would
not exchange for all the cringing Demo
Gratis that misrepresent the Northern
States. 1t was the vote of HENRY WIN
TER DAVIS that decided the struggle.
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ONE of the authors Of Mr.. Lincoln's
biography relates an interesting instance
of the latter's political sagacity. He had
trlumphantly answered that set of inter
rogatories which Mr. Douglas calculated
would crush him, and in return had made
up his mind that his antagonist should
be presented with collection. His plan
was to compel him, by public interroga-
tior, to repudiate the Dred Scott deei-
sion or the doctrine of unfriendly legis-
htion in the Territories Before the dis.
eussion commenced at Freeport, Mr.. Lin
eoln Informed his friends Of his intention
tion. They unanimously counseled him
30 abandon his purpose; for, said they,
/" if you put that question to him, be will
perceive thai an answer giving practical
force and effect TO the Dred Scott decision
IN the Territories inevitably loses him
the battle, and be will therefore reply by
affirming the decision as an abstract prin-
cipal, but denying its practical applica-
tion." But, said Mr. Lincoln, - if he
does that he can never be President"
His friends replied THAT is not your
lookout-you are after the Senatorship."
" No, gentleman" said he, " + am killing
larger g0nlei The battle Of 1860 is
worth a hundred Of this !" From the
day that Mr.. Douglas promulgated this
doctrine 81 unfriendlY legislation to
ssge hImeelf 10 Illinois, be was doomed
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THE FEMALE ORGANIZATION IS oi''
as trail as that Of tender flower. Man! |.
the sex enter into marriage relations Ti'nOJl
being able to undergo the labors and iISn.
maternity. 10 this country thousands Oh yOus
and beautiful women are sacrlhcea t,G' o'a
year from this cause alone. HoStetters .II. '.,
brated Stomach Bitters will save many o. y,
class from an untimely grave. This mel'-., W.,
has been used with great benefit by lninsr. ~.
numbers of people throughout the repuDIf,'' ..f.'
and the proprietors have received gFa'"..
concentrations from all sections oi the 'v., w.,
try. The Btters will be found to Dc w..
pleasant to the taste, even as beverage, II.
prompt and powerful in its effect as n,a
cine. 1t infuses new vitality into the HaII w.,
and strengthens the whole system, 50 ~
women who use it are enabled to 60 tDlO.s, =,
with labors which would, without IT, &C :, ~
tain to PROSTATE them. Sold by all drugs
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THE EDINBURGH Quarterly REVIEW, No.
227,- American edition, Vol, LII. No. l.
July, 1860. L. Scott & Co., 70 Fulton-st.,
New York, re-pubishers. Price So Il year.
CONTENTS. on the proba-
bic Fall in the Value of Gold Diaries
and Correspondence OF George Rose !;
D'HaussonvlIle's Union of France and
Lorraine; Sir R. Murchisons latest Geo
logical Discoveries; The Patrimony of
St. Peter DR.. Yaughan's Revolutions of
English History; Mrs. Grote's Memoir
of AIRY Schcffer; Prince Dolgoroukow on
Russia and Serf Emancipation; Cores,
pondence Of Humboldt and Yarnhagen
Won Ebse; VI. Thiers' Seventeenth Vol.
ume; Cardinal Mails Edition of the Va
tican Codex; Secret Voting and Parlia-
mentarv Reform.
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G1- The Missouri election has resulted
gloriously as far as heard from, and though
a Douglas democrat is probably elected
Governor, the strength of the Opposition
has been made SO manifest that the most
fastidious bunker grieves in his boots for
the glory of bis party. The greatest vic
tory for the Opposition, however, is found
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Blair Elected for Both Ter
The Entire RcpuJHcos Ticket
amphant.

The Entire RepuJlicaa Ticket II
amphant.
The J{iss0u1i Democrat (Repubia
of the 9th says
We were premature, it appesn
conceding the election of Barrett fort
short term. BY official count there
over two hundred Republican it'd
which were polled for Il. Blair for
gress, which he has not received eli
for so far, and which give him maa
over Barret of fifty or sixty votes"
1t also says:
The majority of about l 400 for
Blair, Oh the long term, has, in all p
ability, carried the whole Repub'
ticket. There has been a great dea
scratching, but not enough, we think
beat a single man on our ticket"
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THE loudest locofoco yelDs,,
" Politics and the Pulpit" p,s A.
dumb concerning the public in,si @
of Archbishop Hughes in fave.
Douglas. If the Rev. Hem, |
Beecher had made similar cemas.
for the purpose of controlling a D.
tial nomination, the whole n..t "
have set up howl SO loud as n :.
all over the country. "
FREEDOM IN DELAwARE-r.
stated that the census returns r,a.
ware, covering about half the So.
a population of 1880, agaipm J,
ten years ago. There is, it is a,
decrease of slave population " y
county. In 1890, the slaves in nj
numbered 8,SS7, in an aggregate y !.
0q6. In 1850, the slaves numhs,..
2,290, in an aggregate of 9l.5s
census of 1860 will show a ponnla.,
about $4,000, with probably pot
than 1900 slaves.
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M>RE Oh EXCITEMENT.-Op MI
nesday evening, after we had struck 4
part Of this weeks issue, a very ezeit|
report reached US from Chase and Add
we'll on John M'Clintock's farm sS
eleven miles below this. The drillen
reported to US by i. n. Tibbals Of h
who was at the well end saw the n
had been for sJme six hours on one n
Of extremely hard rock, and when /.
broke through into a crevice out Of vii
there rushed quantity of oil fully co.
to that from Williams well.
Two or three men dipped off at
rate Of ten barrels an hour, and still.
oil gained on them. Reports have s.
come saying there is a flow of Is ban
per hour
". +. Burdick, of Stockton, n. Y.s
firms the above statement, and adds d
he was himself present when the drill
tered the vein.- TFtusUiHe Gazette,
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WHAT BECAME OF THE MrY,,,
From such observations as were to
imperfect at the best, Professor RAJ
of the West Point Military Ad,,]
has come to such conclusions as ~
cumstances of the case admitted !.
regard to the height, velocity and !.
nation Of the remarkable meteor ;,
passed through our horizon on The \
ultimo. He thinks it could not /
been less than from sixty to seyeD,, =,
above us j.; that its velocity, in reis,,
to the earth's centre, was at least !,
teen miles a second, its diameter At i
half a mile, and finally, that it mug
passed out of the earth's atmosDbe,
pursue modified path around the
and to return again, perhaps, at som.
ture day.-N Y. Ere. Post, llA.
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man in all the South. and the I" battle of
1860" was WOE for the Republicans,
though Mr. Lincoln of course could not
know that he was to be their gallant
leader.
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rious news in another place, from the St
Louis Democrat The triumph is all the
more glorious because it is frown upon
the ballot-stufing Slave-ocracy-and St.
Louis stands to day half century in ad
vance of New York City in respect to the
cause Of free labor and free ballot.
RG- A grand Republican meeting was
held at Springfield, Illinois, (the home Of
Honest Abe,) on the 8.h inst, at which
there were some 10000 people present,
from all sections Of the State, say
40 0,000-but the Douglasites concede the
first named figures. They also admit that
it was the greatest political carnival ever
witnessed in Illinois. The occasion was
the dedication Of the great Wigwam just
erected there. A meeting was held at
the Fair Ground, at which Is, 900 persons
were present-tLe procession, as it passed
Mr.. Lincolu's residence, numbered 5000
by actual count, and occupied two hours
in passing. Abe Lincoln appeared on the
ground in a carriage, when he was siezed
upon by the crowd, pulled out of his car
riage, carried to the stand, and forced to
make a speech. We give it herewith ; 1t
is model for brevity and extemporane-
Gus grace, and the democratic candidates,
who are securing the East and the South
with two-hour electioneering speeches,
could adopt the lesson it teaches, with
profit to their party and themselves.
Here is the speech entire:
1" Hy Ftlior- Citizens I have appeared
among YOU on this occasion with no intention
of making speech 1t has been my purpose,
since | have been placed in my present posi-
ton, to make no speeches. This assemblage
having been drawn together at the place of
my residence, it appeared to be the wish of
those constituting the vast assembly, to see
me. As it is certainly my wish to see all of
you, appear upon the ground here at this
time only for the purpose of seeing you and
enabling you to see me. | confess with graft
itude that did not suppose that my appear
ance among you would create the tumult
which now witness. am profoundly CRATE
iuI for this manifestation Of your feelings. |
am gratiiied, because it is a tribute which can
be paid to no man. 1t is a testimony which
four years hence you will pay to the next man
who is the representative of the truth on the
questions which now agitate the public mind
Cheers. 1t is an evidence that ycu will
fight for ihis cause then, as you now fight for
it, and even stronger than you now fight,
though l may be dead and gone. Cheers. ]
most profoundly and sincerely thank you.
Having said this much, let me now add that
you will hear the public discussions by others
of our friends. who are here for the purpose
of addressing you, and let me be silent" In
mense applause-
Mr. Lincoln retired from the grounds amidst
the widest enthusiasm, being seized upon and
carried hithCr and thither by the immense
crowd, which filled the grounds to oycrdowing.
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letter from T.. a Mackey, Esq

1t affords US much pleasure to lay the
following very gentlemanly letter before
our readers, and in doing so, we assure
Mr., Mackey that any injustice we may
have done him by reference to his name
in connection with the Congressional
nomination, was uninteutional, we being
mlslead by the position of the Watchman
into misinterpretation of the card of
"an old line whig" We make this
acknowledgment all the more eheerfully,
because of the manly position of Mr..
Mackey, and the compliment he so justly
pays to the Hon. Jas. I. Hale, in whom
the people of this district have unwaver.
ing confidence, and against whose private
and political integrity no charge can be
sustained: