Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-09-21
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therefore declined.
MuscArrNE Posr OFrlcE.-The number OF
letters mailed at this office. Monday, was 400
being, ~ Mr.. Williams informs Us. the largest
number mailed in one day since he has had pos
session of the office.
SsAsoNABLE MlLLlN.RY. = The attention
Of the ladies is directed to Mrs. Whites new
advertisement. She is now opening new and
fashionable assortment Of goods in her line. Give
her . call. ... z-..
ACCIDENT AND DEArH. Henry Bloomer.
German of this vicinity. died on Sunday, from
hurt received yrfalling from wagon load Of lum.
Der, on Wednesday evening. 18th. He had been a
citizen of this county for over twenty years.
RAILRoAnCELxBRATIo understand
that it is the present intention of the NJ. NJ. r. R..
Co. to open the Road to Marengo on Friday, the
2sth inst, with an excursion and celebration, in
which citizens of Davenport. Muscatins and Iowa
City will be invited to participate.
~ A company of nearly $50 Of our cit
izens, including over fifty Wide Awakes, went to
the Washington Republican Mass Meeting yester-
day morning, IN an extra train. The company was
net as large as expected, many who wished to 60
having been detained by their business engage
ments. -
~ We call attention to the advertise
meut of the Erie Sewing Machine Company, in this
paper. The Company must be doing fine bust
ness we judge, for their advertisements appear in
nearly all our exchanges, and often do we see the
company and their machines complimented by the
press. a
~ We understand that the last meeting
OF the Douglas Club, which was attended by q
bakers dozen of the faithful and few lookers-on,
was somewhat interesting affair. The principal
speaker went into elaborate statistics to prove
slavery morally and politically right. That's where
we expected to find them when they displayed
their true colors.
REVIVAL AT Columns ClrY.-We learn
from A. Gamble, Esq of Columbus City, that an
extraordinary revival has been pro crossing for two
weeks past in the Christian or Campbellite Church
at that place, under the minis.ration of Rev. Mr.
Low, of Davenport. Up to Monday evening there
had been sixty six accessions to the Church.
TsLzaRAPH ExTENsloN.-Mr E. D. L.
Sweet, Superintendent of the Illinois and Missis-
sippi Telegraph line, has proposed to extend
it to Iowa City, if the citizens of that place
will raise 1890. We learn from the Pres that
they will most likely do it. In that event our line
from Davenport will probably be taken up and put
on the railroad track, and an effort will also be
summation greatly desired.
CHURCH DRDIcAr1oN.-The new church OF
the Evangelical Association, corner of Sycamore
and Fifth streets, will be dedicated next Sabbath
to Divine Worship. Religious services at loa
o'clock in the morning conducted by Rev. S Dick
oner, of Lisbon, and a sermon at 81 O'Clock in the
afternoon by Rev. F. W. Evans, of the Methodist
Church. The morning service will be in German
and the afternoon in English. The public is invited
to attend.
This church is frame building, As by 80 feet,
erected At cost of from $500 to $500 The mem.
bership numbers IS or 20; Rev. Jacob KEEPER,
pastor. The Society has been but recently organ.
lied in this city. They are sometimes known as
the Albright Methodists.
BOLD ArTsMPT.-We learn from William
Edmonds, who resides in the Third Ward, that on
last Thursday morning, Jim Pomeroy, notorious
character, came into his house and went up to the
bed in which he was sleeping. Some words passed
between them, when Pomeroy took hold of Ed
monds, tearing his clothes His wife being alarm
ed ran between them, when Pomeroy made several
attempts to stab Edmonds with dirk, but was
speedily put out of the house by the two. when he
drew bis murderous instrument on little girl, who
plead for her life He then left and has not since
been seen. A warrant was Immediately issued for
his arrest, and in hopes that he would be found
the circumstance was not made public at the time
There was an old feud between Edmonds and POM
eroy, the former having wounded the latter in the
jaw in an encounter year or two SINCE
The MANUFACTURE OF FLOUR. - The two
large Touring Mills in this city, which have been
idle part of the time during three years past have
been kept constantly running since harvest and are
likely to be kept going throughout the entire sea-
son. This is as it should be Our mills are among
the best in the country and should be constantly
employed.
1t has always appeared to as an anomaly in trade
that thousands of bushels of wheat should be ship
ped from this market while mills were idle be-
cause they had no wheat to grind. The simple
reason has been that the wheat in raw commanded
better price abroad than the same quantity OF
WQe0t
into -four. The reason of this rs near as we can
ascertain was the unjust discrimination made by
the inspectors in st. Louis and other markets in
favor of their home manufactured -four. Country
-four, as all not manufactured at home is denomi-
mated, was graded lower and sold for considerably
less than other kinds. Now, however, country
made -four appears to be again coming into proper
appreciation, and our milers are enabled to com
pete with shippers in the market as wheat buyers.
SORGHUM SYRUP. We have been shown
during the week two excellent specimens of syrup
manufactured from Chinese sugar cane. One was
made by Mr.. Harris, who is At present stopping in
this city and has for sale the newly-invented
sEvaporators" for the manufacture of this syrup
This invention was exhibited at our County Far,
and was pronounced by those who examined it az
an important facility in making syrup.
The other specimen of syrup was shown to US BY
Henry Miles, of this vicinity. 1t was made on the
common boiler, and is rather the incest and best
Favored we have yet tasted. We regard it as good
as the best New Orleans molasses. gsssAs
We learn that the quantity of cane raised the
present season in this region is much greater thar
ever before. The only difficulty appears to be tn
lack of sufficient number Of mills to work it up.
Our farmers should bear in mind that very lib
eral premiums are offered BY the State Agricul
tural Society on the production of sorghum. The!
are: A diploma and s25 for the best Eve pounds
sugar Manufactured frcm either variety Of thi
plant; q diploma and SIS for the best pint Q
syrup, and SO for second best do-the sugar to b
fair sample Of bulk Of not less than Is pounds
and the syrup Of mot less than 10 gallons. In al
cases the competitors shall make ahidavit Of thi
fses, and furnish full. detailed and satisfactor
account Of the process Of manufacture. Entries 70
these premiums may b made up to the time Of th
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