Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-05
Total.

Total, 1896
The population of the town of West Liberty, in
Wapsinonoc township, is 40. No other town out
side of the city was returned.
The population of this county in 1856 was - 66s.
In 1859 it was 577s. Increase in ten years, 1928
az We have been guilty of an unpar-
donable offense against our contemporary on Iowa
Avenue in improving and enlarging our paper. He
came out yesterday in several ungrammatical and
illtempered articles against US, the burden of his
complaint being that we had received three new
advertisements and consequently enlarged the
JOURNAL! He says he believes in the saying that
'patience sometimes ceases to be virtue," (who
said il? and is determined henceforth to pitch
into US! Why. Because We have improved our
paper. No other reason is assigned, though he
says we have made charges against him both
publicly and privately, if sustained, to send him
to Fort Madison. Poor nan! How his conscience
troubles him! Our readers know what We have
said of him publicly. We challenge him to show
that we ever attempted to injure him privately.
Come, neighbor, don't feel so bad Pluck up
courage and enlarge your paper also. If you don't
want to 'double up" advertisements, you can get
plenty of newspaper and magazine prospectuses
and patent medicine advertisements for nothing.
a. A few weeks since, the members of
the Oak Grove Literary Institute gave notice that
at their next meeting they would debate the ques-
tion '.Reso,ved, That the doctrine of Nor. Inter-
vention, as taught and practiced by Stephen A.
Douglas, is at variance with true popular sover-
eighty" On the evening announced, a couple of
the school-house orators of the ''unterrified" in
this city came out, expecting to astonish the
natives with their irresistible arguments. Owing
to some difficulty in the organization, the debate,
at the request of the above. mentioned gentlemen,
was postponed for one week. At the. time agreed
upon for the debate positively to come of, large
audience gathered to listen to squatter sovereignty
as expounded by these valiant champions of "My
Great Principle" But, 10 and behold! they failed
to appear. Another night was appointed for their
express accommodation - still they did not come
Will not these friends of Douglas 60 out and debate
that question; or are they afraid of getting used
up by the native orators of that region, who are
anxious to hear on what night it will suit their
convenience to be present?
ca The following vote was taken on the
Wednesday. 1t may serve as soEe indication of
the prevailing political sentiments among those
who are attending the State Fair:
Lincoln 1872
Douglas IS
Bell 20
Breckenridge 10
Non-committal 16
New TIMETABLE - Too Trains Day-
vUa hox <~h1 .-:n hn
adopted by the Railroad Company next week, by
which we will have two trains day to the East.
The morning train will leave at els and the after
noon train at about the present time, o'clock The
day train from Chicago will arrive here at .
o'clock in the evening.
There will be only one train 10 Washington and
one to Marengo each day. The day Express from
Chicago is to ext g nd only to Iowa City and Mus
catine.
ed to w. G. Williams for one of these vegetable
novelties. 1t is used for making pies in the same
manner apples, and is spoken highly OF by some,
though we can't say that we fancy it-probably
because we did not know how to prepare it for the
table.
MEXICAN PoTAroEs.-We are indebted to
Mr.. j. Ady, of this county, for sample of new
potato, which he calls the Mexican. 1t grows to q
large and heightened size, and cooks in less time
than any other potatoes. We think it will be found
trial to be the best variety of the potato extant
PoLlTIcAL DIscUss1oN.-A discussion will
take place this friday evening, at the Slough
School House, about six miles below the city,
ho%u,o n,u opI Woa 0ff hot Ion
on the political issues ofthe day.
LOST Near "Low Hill,' on the Cedar
Bridge road, heavy laret.colored sack overcoat.
The finder will confer favor by leaving it at this
office.
MUscAT1NE County AT THE STATE FAR
The special reporter Of the Davenport Ga
sette makes mention Of the following exhibit.
ors from this county at the State Fair
From Muscatine county, we noticed DR..
Jas. Weed, with fourteen head of fine Dew.
upon his farm, and the model of hay press;
Vincent Chambers, with five head Of Dur.
hams; E. T. s. ssSchenck, with mammoth OK,
weighing $500, and an imported Spanish
Jack; Samuel c. Harvey, with his celebrat.
ed racking horse Mrs. William Lefingwell,
with preserves, pickles, jellies, catsups, cakes
and butter Mr.. Hunt with his 'buggy pillow"
grand sine qua non for lazy plowman !;
and last, but not least, Mr.. Joseph A. Green,
with his celebrated trotting horse "Young
Bashaw" and sorrel mare, "Wasp," which
were exhibited at our County Fair. VIM.
Haldeman, of West Liberty, with q fine herd
of Durhams and the Thoroughbred bull,
Emperor.