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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
News Parngraplls.

Solomon Pangburn, Of Rising Sun, Ind,
is 1875 years old He was born in New
York when it was town Of five or six hun
dred inhabitants, in IT'S.
Ebenezer Mower, of Worcester, Mass, was
initiated as Mason in 1874, and has there
fore been Mason nearly 67 years. He is
over one hundred years Of age.
Patrick Bryson and his wife, aged. about
"a years, died within two days of each 9th
er, recently. at Washia gton, Pa, and were
buried at the same time. They had lived
together as man and wife 66 years..
Algeria is now connected with France by
the electric cable laid down between that
colony, the Balearic Isles and Spain. The
laying of the electric cable between Mar.
settles and Algeirs is to be completed towards
the end Of the present year.
Gov. Conway, of Arkansas, says nothing
about Federal relations in his message tc
the Legislature, or even alludes to the gene
raj government at all, He had exhausted
himself in his proclamation month before,
| that the Prince of Wales visit was all 9
contrived plan on the part of England te
win the affections Of the North, and so break
up the Union.
Five persons were drowned by a trair
being precipitated into Lehigh sriver, al
Beaver Creek Dam, on the goth ult., by the
breaking of a rail. Their names were Mrs
Farrow and sister, of Beaver Meadow, twt
Misses Smith, of Mauch Chunk, and Rober
Nichols-the latter conductor of the train
1t was very remarkable that any of the pas
sengers were saved, as the water was TWEEN
ty feet deep, and the cars sunk soon. l
was only through the exertions of the hands
on the train, who broke through the roof o
the car, that they were rescued.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

WEARING RUBBER SHoEs.-The ten
dency Of India rubber shoes is to make
the feet cold, and in such proportion
endanger the health hence, they are
useful only in walking, when the ground
is muddy or slushy with melting snow
in these cases they are invaluable, and
there is no equal substitute. Two
rules should be observed, whenever it is
possible when rubbers are on the feet,
persons should keep moving, and re-
move them on entering the house, if it
is intended to remain over a few
minutes. If the rubbers have. been on
the feet several hours, both shoes and
stockings are necessarily damp by the
condensation and confinement Of the
perspiration, therefore all shall be re-
moved, and the naked foot held to the
fire until warm and dry in every part ;
if then pair Of dry stockings are put
on and pair Of VAIN and loose slip
pers, or shoes, there will be feeling
of comfort for the remainder Of the
day, which will more than compensate
fo- the trouble taken, to say nothing of
the ailments averted. But it must not
be forgotten that as India rubber shoes
are ippervious to water from without,
and ought to be worn in muddy wealth
err, and only then while the wearer IS in
motion, so leather shoes, rendered I'M
pervious to water, by backing or by
any other means, should be like India
rubber, used temporarily, and when
walking in mud or slush. For common
purposes, the old fashioned leather
boots and shoes are the best, if kept
we'll blackened, with several renewals
Of dry socks during the day, if the feet
perspire profusely. AS cold and damp
feet are the avenues Of death to multi
tudes every year, a systematic atten-
ton to the above suggestions would
save many a valuable life.-HaN's
Journal of Health.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

GooD.-There are many kinds of "good. ;,
To the trading community, any man who
can pay his debts is ''goodL" A moral per.
son is undoubtedly "good;" but then, a yerv
immoral one is often esteemed "pood faf.
low" With commercial people goodness
consists in money; with the ''fancy' in
muscle. In short, everywhere, and with all
sort Of folks, 'good" expresses simply what
Is much liked or desired. A traveller on the
coast OF Africa, writes that native said to
MI cycling his abundant apparel--of which
the negro had none-"Yon verv eooff man
you got plenty Of shirtr r.
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Convicted of Murder.

BUsT0N, Dec. 8.
James Harley, who killed VIM. Tough
brey, while the latter was arresting him
for o burglary committed month since, was
found, to-day, guilty ofmurder in the second
degree. At the close of the testimony
Chief Justice Bigelow ruled that if the iury
find that the purpose of killing was first en-.
tertained by the prisoner, during the struggle
with Loughbrey, they cannot find him guilty
of murder in the first degree, under the
statute there, although they also find that
Harley knew Loughbrey to be an officer and
was seeking to arrest him.. Harley is quite
young, but known as desperate thief and
burglar.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

WINTER SCENE. - The following verses,
which might pass for emanations from the
pen of the old English poets say of the
reign of Elizabeth-were written by James
Smith, author of the ''Rejected Addresses. y
Every line is picture:
The mill-whecl's frozen in the stream,
The church is deoked with holly;
istletoe hangs from the kitchen beam,
10 fright away melancholy.
Icicles olink in the milkmaid's pail,
Younkers skate on the pool below;
Blaokbirds perch on the golden rail
And bark, how the cold winds blow!
There goes the squire, to shoot at snipe,
Here runs Dick to fetch log; [pipe
You'd swear bis breath was the smoke of
In the frosty morning fog.
Hodge is breaking the ice for the kline,
Old and young cough as they go;
The round red sun forgets to shine,
And bark, how the cold winds blow!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
THE LAST CALL.

THOSE of my customers who have been prom
/ ising for tho lat two or thfea yerrs to paw
after harvest, warn that 'he harvest is past nHd
tho summer ended ''ani that their SOUS as well as
their credit are in Jeopardy, unless they adhere
more closely te the truth ard be more ruac:gal to
the truth. Those having accounts of long stand.
ing on 'ny books must settle them up 10 Some
shape during tie month Of December 1850. D2n't
delay--save cost. GEORGE PERRY
.nut3G vim
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U. s.. Treasury i'm Bad Condition
IA Crisis In Secession at Hand.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
The adjournment of the House to-day,
pending the request of Mr.. Hawkins, of
Fla, to be excused from service on the Sc
lect committee, was carried by the conserv-
alive vote. Had the House remained in SEES.
sion longer, there would proably have been
other similar requests from Southern mem.
bers.
New YORK, Dec. 7.
The Heralds Washington correspondence
says. after the House adjourned, 50 severe
were Southern men upon Mr.. Wilson that a
bloody conflict came near being the result of
conversation in one of the hotels, in which
Mr.. Wilson was charged with being cd
id Black Republican,
Until the House settles the question of ex-
| cusing Mr.. Hawkins from serving upon the
committee, the chairman, Mr.. Corwin, will
NOT call them together.
The report to-day is that Riggs & Go. and
Others who contracted for tue last Ten Mil
lion Loan have advanced about six million
dollars and now refuse TO pay any more, on
the ground that South Carolina, q member
of one of the contracting firms, repudiates
her proportionate part of the bargain.
New YORK, Dec 7.
Tho Times Washington correspondent
says the clerks in the Departments from
South Carolina have decided all to resign
on the 18th.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, was refused his
pay at the Treasury, yesterday, but upon
threatening TO have the draft protested, was
paid the whole amount.
Secretary Cobb is not to be found. Par
tics holding large claims against Govern
ment offer to take pay in government stocks
or securities, but are refused.
The revenue this week is several hundred
thousand dollars less than last week.
Mr.. Stephens, of Ga, has written letter
to friend here urging calmness and delay
in the secession movement, deprecating it
and urging reconciliation and continuance
Of the Union.
MIR. Bonham, of $. c., declined to appear
on the committee on Military Affairs to-
day and will resign his position the first Of
next week 80 he declared to-day.
MIR. Etheridge declared that peaeeable
secession is utterly impossible and out of
the question, which substantiates Senator
Hale's position.
Senator lverson was severely reproved to-
day by Orittsnden, Douglas, Hunter and
Humphrey Marshall, for his ill advised
speech of yesterday.
The announcement Of southern merchants
that they will not repudiate their debts. is
having good Gnsncia! effect here, and acts
favorably for them.
The Democratic Senator'S have not gone
into caucns to select their usual course, and
it is doubtful whether they can command
q majority ut present in the Senate.
1t is understood that several members
will refuse to recognize Mr.. Douglas as
m, ,nber of the caucus
The appeal of Mr.. John Cochrane, te-day.
to Mr. Hawkins, of Florida, not to decline
to serve on the committee of thirty-three |
produced a deep impression 1t was a burst
Of thrilling eloquence, and the applause in
the galieries a,tested the sincerity with
which the people here cherish the love Of
The Union.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
The story Of Ambition.

When Jones was sixteen he was bent
On one day being President.
Al twenty-five, ones thought that he
Content a. District Judge would be.
At thirty, he was much elated
When Mayor Of Frogtown nominated.
But bootless all the nomination
His rival, Tonpkins, graced the station
ct forty-tive, his dreams had fled
Hope and ambition both were dead.
When from his tolls he found release,
He died-a Justice of the Peace.
Oh, youthful heart, so high and bold,
That is thy brief, sad story told
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
''THE GOD TIME IS COMING ,,
Good Crops, Good Prices

properly on q T2se :!
E S;asH My farm Of eighty acres is new all in CT,
iii| tivatlon except fifteen acre. Of very thrifty
I'LL young timber. never saw and never
expsoe 60 SIZE another grove so bcsniiufan thrift
ty. There are forty-ive acres Of ftstra,e prair;a
corn land and twenty aorea Of new y broken wheat
land, that have been cleared in ths timber So here
you have prairie, grove good ater exser sye stock
range, new frame house, good well, stables, &c.
II Is near market, II miles north Of Ononwa sta
ton. It will be SOLD at great BARGAIN 10 the nn..
chaser. Apply to MI. GATES,
or. JOHN o WILSON. fremont Hall.
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Muscatine.

The Dubuque Herald, in the course Of
little sparring with the Davenport Gazette,
publishes the following:
GARBLlNa.-The Davenport Gazette very
unfairly, we think, publishes portion OF a
late article of ours on Dubuque, thereby pro-
ducing very unfavorable impression and
result totally different from the facts. Does
the Gazette believe that lying about one city
will build up another? If so, our neighbor
has ali the mendacity but none OF the logic
which we have ascribed to him. There is
room enough on the Mississippi for both Du-
buuue and Davenport--neither is IN the others
way: hence, we are at q loss to perceive the
force of this persistent Misrepresentation IN
dulged in by Davenport papers in reference
to Dubuque. Dubuque has no rivalry towards
Dayenport-we are o tub standing on our
own bottom; and, were Davenport to grow
to fifty times its present dimensions, 1t would
not affect us particle. We have our North
srn and interior trade-we have, better than
all. our lead mines, and none Of these can, by
any amount of garbling, Justification and
blowing, ever fall to Davenport.
Davenport has rival and a formidable one
It is one that, if it can be crushed by news
paper articles, should be wiped out as speedily
as possible. 1t is now packing ten hogs to
Davenport one-the same in beef; its grain
receipts are overrunning those Of the Bridge
CITY, it sells more lumber, it suffered less
during the panic, and is now walking towards
Davenport with a step that will overhaul the
latter and pass it within ten years. Situated
at the extreme west end of the great bend OF
the Mississippi, i. has treble the back country
dependent upon it that Davenport has, it has
good railroad communications, and is already
leaping ahead on the track of Progress like a
Young athlete. We refer to Muscatine.
We have no quarrel with Davenport; and,
if Davenport thinks a newspaper war of any
account, let her walk into Muscatine. There's
need of it-none here. We are not in the
least Jealous Of any river city; if we were,
we should certainly be-not of Davenport
but of Muscatine.
This is sensible and truthful language. We
have the fullest confidence that, in less than
ten years, Muscatine will be far in advance of
any other city in Central or Southern Iowa.
She is now the fourth city in the State in
point of population, and transacts more bust
ness than some Boosting Of greater number
of inhabitants. The future of Muscatine is
full of promise-our position on the river,
and our railroads, when all completed, will
give US command of an extent of trade pos
sessed by no other city in the State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
From virginia.

.- s1OHMVND1 DcC. y.
Secretary Floyd writes to the Enquirer,
holding the right of secession, but he would
not exercise it until every means had been used
to preserve the Union. He favors State
Convention.
At the banquet, last night, strong speeches
were made in favor of the Union, ana generally
favoring Convention of the border States
Mr.. Bolts opposed the right of secession, and
advocated force, if the object could not be
upheld without This view was opposed by
two speakers.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
[Rsroarsp ExPRxssLY FoR THE JouRNAL.]
c~~~N~~-~-~-~~
The xxxvIth Congress.
WARRINGTON. Dec G.

The XXxvlth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
Il SENATE.-After prayer and the reading of
of the journal, Mr.. Latham presented the
memorial Of the Chamber of Commerce Of
San Francisco praying for the establishment
Of daily Overland Mail. Laid over for the
present
Mr.. Lathams memorial provides for car
rying the entire letter mail by the Pony Elk
press, and the residue of the mail to be d.
vided between Mr.. Butterfeld and the daily
route, to run through San Jose and Placer
vile. The statistics exhibited show its
Mr.. Hall moved that when the Senate
adjourned to-day it be till Monday.
Mr.. Powell, according to notice given yes
terday, introduced a resolution that so much
Of the Presidents message as relates to the
present agitated and distracted condition Of
the country and the grievances of the slave
holding and non-slave holding Sta'es, be re-
ferred to special committee of thirteen
members, and that said committee be in
structed to enquire whether any additional
legislation than already within the sphere
of Federal authority and duty will be neces-
sary for the protection and surety of the
property Of the United States, and if SO, to
report by bill and that the said committee
be also instructed to consider and report
whether it is deemed expedient to propose
an amendment or amendments to the Con.
stitution of the United States 80 as to insure
prompt and full protection to the rights and
property of every State and Territory and
insure the equality of the States and insure
the equal rights of the citizens aforesaid
under the Federal Constitution. Laid ovel
for the present
Mr.. Bigler moved to adjourn. Carried
and the Senate adjourned at 1915.
HousE.--Mr. Morris, of Ill., said it oplc
be remembered that on Tuesday he songh
} to introduce resolution concerning thu
perpetuity of the American Union. Since
then he had been called upon by various
} members and requested to again present it
He therefore gave notice that he would d.
80 on Monday.
Mr.. Vallandingham, from the special com
mi.tee appointed at the former session OF
the Senate bill abolishing the Thanking priv
ilege, made report and proposed certai!
,, amendments.
Mr.. Cobb, from the committee on publ
lands, reported bill to construe the word
minimum price of the public lands"
. Mr. Branch had asked that such bill
: would be withheld for the present, in orde
that Congress might consider measure Q
more public importance.
It Mr.. Cobb replied that he would for tina
! purpose Withdraw what he had offered an
Q everything he had left in the shape of bills
d but until some conclusive measure was of
feed he would in other respects perform hi
Y duty.
{ Mr. Branch made no reflection on tn
e government.
: Mr.. Cobb did not so understand yor
Ia Mr.. Cobb wished to know from Branc
what was the meaning Of minimum"
r. John Cochrane arose to point of order
8 Minimum is Latin word, and the bushes
y of Congress is required to be conducted i
\ the English language Laughter
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14
PREPARING PouLrRY FOR Market

y PREPARING POULTRY FOR MARKEr.-
Never kill bird unless it is fat.
Never cut off the head of a turkey or
goose, but hang them by the heels
where they cannot bruise themselves in
the death struggle, and stick them with
. small knife and bleed them to death.
Ducks and common fowls, if decapita-
ted, should be held or tied and hung up
to bleed to death. Never kill your
birds will full crops, you will lose more
than yon gain in weight. Never stran-
gle them, 80 as to leave the blood in.
The best plan is to tie all kinds of birds
to line drawn from post to post, OF
tree to tree, and stick them just in the
forward end of the neck. You may
pick all sorts of birds dry, if you don't
tear the skin, but you must scald them
afterwards by dipping them suddenly
in and out Of boiling water. DOM
scald the legs too much, whether YOU
pick first or afterwards. Be careful
Of that. You must pick them clean
and this after scalding makes them lool
plump and good. Never draw bird
1t is worth while to pay freight on in
testines, because meat cannot be KEEP
sweet long after they are drawn ant
the air admitted inside Of the body
1t is the practice of some of the bes
poultrymen, after the birds are plucked
to plunge them suddenly into boiling
water, and then Immediately into coll
water. This gives them a clean
plump appearance, and makes then
look fat if they are in decently GOO
condition when killed. Nothing, how
ever, can make poor bird look well
while i'll dressing will make tho bes
bird look poor. Lay the birds upo
clean boards, in q cold room, till per
fectly cool, but not frozen ; as at a
times, but especially when there is
probability Of damp, close weather
great care must be taken that the ami
NAL heat is out Of them and then pac
in boxes with clean rye and oat stra
4 so that they must not touch each Other
about three or four hundred pounds i
in box flied full E; mark the content
on a paper inside, and on the lid out
side, and direct it to your commissio
merchant plainly, and send it by ez
n press, and the invoice by mail.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

The year 1861 will be the first of the
660th Olympiad. There will be an annular
eclipse of the sun on the 18th of January.
another on the 9Th of July, and a total
eclipse on the Slst OF December. There will
also be partial eclipse Of the moon on the
18th of December.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

BEEoHER ON SECESSION. - In his last
Thanksgiving sermon Beecher illustrated
South Carolina secession thus Il seeded
once myself from my fathers house.
wouldn't say my catechism, and so went ard
sat out doors but when night came on, and
saw the people inside eating their supper
and enjoying themselves, was glad enough
to return, say my catechism, and get my
supper. And South Carolina will soon get
enough of Secession, and be glad enough to
come back and say her catechism, though
every article in it was Liberty"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

ELECTION STATISTICS OF IowA.-1n ls4S.
Iowa cast 23,l77 votes. of which Cass, for
President, received Il, O93, and Taylor !, ,Os4.
In 1852, the vote of the State was 35,253 -
Scott received 1886; Pierce, l7,763; Hale.
l,604. Total vote in 1856, SO 1904, of which
fremont received, 43, 954 buchanan &c. 40:
Fillmore 9,lS0. In 1857, the vote stood
SO, 1876, developing a decrease Of 81, 100 COM
pared with the vote Of the previous year
This state Of affairs is accounted for by the
general neglect of the voters to attend the
polls. In the contest for Governor in 1857
Lowe received 80, las votes, Samuels, 27 992
In the canvass of 1858, there were cast
for Secretary of State 94.823 votes, of which
Sells received 49,os5, and Douglass 45,74s
This shows gain over the vote of 1856 of
$500, and over 1857 of 36,69S.
In 1859, the total vote was lO9,7l5. of
which Kirkwood for Governor received S.
4o4, and Dodge 53.31l.
This year (l860) the popular vote of Iowa
reaches in round numbers 1913, 900, giving an
increase of 5000 over the vote of last wear.
1t shows also gain of $4,000 over the
Presidential vote of l856.--Uesmoines Reo-
lster.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

WThe New Orleans Delta, talking of
Louisiana going out of the Union, says -
"ohe will then stand erect in all the dignity
ofreasserted independence, and all the glory
of recovered sovereignty" This, from
Louisiana, is tropically sweet. We bought
her from France, and paid Napoleon for her.
When Was the day Of the sovereign indie
pendence of louisiana
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$500 REWARD!

&OS0 WILL be given for any reliable infor-
W1OO nation which will lead to the dot ectioa
and srreat Of the person VINO poisoned epsn II
horses in my stable, d out three years eco. viii
also give $3.50 for information which viii lead tn
inc detection and crest Of the person ho s Of INV
pIack colt. "Topsy," in my pastaRe, On Sunday Of
JOSEPH CRANE.
Lake townahip, Nov. %, 1850. nov 11-Vst
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EW Mr.. skinkle has recovered the horses

CO Mr.. Skinkle has recovered the horses
taken Oft by Kench, the panorama man, and sold
in Burlington. The purchaser, suspectng some
thing wrong, gave Kench his note, not negotiable,
which he sold for five dollars and cleared out.
p. 5. By the following from the Burlington
Haacseyeit will be that Kench has go: himself
"into the papers" down that way:
BAD SELL. - A person named Kench, who was
connected with the Kane Panorama, arrived in
town on Monday, with span of handsome horses
Davenport He said that the panorama was about
to make second visit to Burlington, and adver-
tised it for three nights exhibition. He sold the
horses to livery man in town, taking an unnego.
the Marshal called on the gentleman, and found
him missing. 1t turns out that the horses were
hired from livery stable in Muscatine, and, we
are informed, that the managers of the panorama
have no idea of giving another exhibition in Bur.
lipgtOn.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

NAsHVILLE, Dec. 8.
The Governor of Tennessee calls an extra
session of the Legislature on the 7th of Jan.
uary, to consider the condition of the conn
try.
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W. 6. WOODWARD

JAS resumed the practieesof Law in Muscatine.
IL and will give his entire attention to brsiness
to. Office over Isett 4 BrewsteEs Bank.
MuscatiAe, Aug. 20, 1860-w1y
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The Boy MA1L-RoBBER. - The train-boy
detected in robbing the mails on the O., B.
l. Q. r R. has been committed for trial in
default of 5000 bail. The name Hudson
it seems, is an alias his real name is John
Campbell. He is the son of Alexander
Campbell. very worthy and esteem ed
Scotchman-a retired olergyman-res idinq
at Newport, St. Clair county, Michigan. q