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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20

The GREATEST DUEL ON RECORD
An old Mississippian furnishes the fol-
lowing to the Woodville (Miss.) Re-
publican
''The famous duel in which forty or
more gentlemen were engaged, in 1928,
is still remembered in Natchez. Col.
Jim Bowie, the famous fighter, and in
ventor of the knife which bears his name,
Used to spend great deal of his time
in Natchez. He was challenged by a
gentleman of Alexandria, Louisiana,
whose friends to tho number of twenty
or more, accompanied him to Natchez,
to see fair play, knowing that Bowie
was desperate\man, and had his own
friends about him. All parties went
upon the field. The combatants took
their places, in the centre, separated
from their friends in the rear far
enough not to endanger them with Their
balls. Behold the battle array thus:
Twenty armed Louisianians fifty
yards behind their champion, and his
seconds and surgeon opposite them,
as far behind Bowie, his seconds and
surgeon, twenty armed Mississippians.
Behold the heights of Natchez thronged
with spectators, and a steamboat in the
river rounded to, its decks black with
passengers, watching with deep inter-
est the scene. The plan of fight was
to exchange shots twice with pistols
and to close with knives, Bowie being
! armed with his owa terrible weapon
At the first fire both parties escaped
. unhurt. At the second the Louisianiar
was too quick, and took advantage O.
Bowie, who waited for the word. A
this Bowie's second cried "foul play!'
and shot the Louisianian dead. Tn
: second Of the latter instantly killed tn
, slayer Of his principal - Bowie drov
. his knife into this man. The surgeon
! now crossed blades, while with loud bat
8 tie cries, came on the two parties o
friends, the light of battle in their eyes
: In q moment the whole number wer
: engaged in fearful conflict. Dirks
= pistols and knives were used with fata
j, effect, until one party drove the othe
;, party from the field. I do not kno,
It how many were killed and wounded il
e all, but it was dreadful Slaughter
: Bowie fought like lion, but fell Gov
y cred with wounds. For months he lin
n gered in the Mansion House before
e fully recovered"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
To the Farmers of Iowa and
Western Illinois

THE undersigned having opened Agricultural
i Ware Rooms on Front Street. near STEMS Ho-
tel, in the city Of Muscatine. prepared to furn-
all kinds of labor saving machines for agrroultu-
"a! purposes for which produce of all kinds will
be..tsken in exchange.
The subscribers will be found at Stems Hs&sl
for the present, where all orders will be receives
and promptly attended to.
BUMBERGER, dRISWoLD 4 co.
MufcatiIe, Feb. ], 1901 &.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20

MICROSCOPIC VIRw OF INsEcTs.-
The wings of insects are very inter-
esting OBJECTS, both to look at unassis-
ted, and with the microscope. The
wings Of the house-Ay are found to be
covered with minute stiff short hairs ;
the black net work of lines that we see
in them are elastic horny tubes, over
which the membrane is stretched like
the silk of an umbrella over its ribs
Bees have a very curious mode of
strengthening their flight, in the shape
Of hooks and corresponding doublings
on the edges of their wings, so that
when they are flying, these are kept
expanded by even extra aids to the
elastic ribs and frightened membrane.
Who would have thought of bee hook
ing and cycling himself out in that
manner - |
All sorts Of theories have held ground
successfully, respecting the feet Of flies.
First, they were suckers, and they
walked by means of atmospheric pres
sure then they were graphing irons,
and they hook themselves to microsco-
pic inequalities by means Of invisible
hooks then they were glue-pots, and
exhuded a natural gum, which gummed
the insect at every step; now, we be-
lieve, they are assumed to be all three;
claws, or spines, to hook !; pads, or
cushions, to preserve them from abra-
sion (these pads were the original
suckers ); hairlets as sucking disks,
that exhude certain moisture all
these hypothesis are found to be true,
as always happens in cases when truth
unrolls itself in sections.
The scales on the wings Of insects
are world in themselves. The little
bristle tail which leaves thick dust on
your finger, though never 50 lightly,
leaves in that dust mass of metallic
scales Of all shapes. Oval, heart shap-
ed, round, elliptic, long and narrow,
shovel-shaped, they lie under the mi
croscope like collection Of fairy toys
all made out of gems.
The sugar-louse has oval or shovel
shaped scales, set on to a stalk and
arranged like fan ; the FIVE plume,
moth Of the summer meadows has them
willox-leaved in shape, sometimes sin
ely pointed, but generally notched with
two, three, or four notches !; the six
spot burnet moth has them lustrous but |
opaque ; the blue butterd y, shaped like
) battle dore the buff-tipped moth has
arge scales like a fan ; the magnif-
'ent emperor has them triangular, while
'ome have them fringed, some pear
haped, and others corrugated, but all
overlapping each other, Or tiled. The
diamond beetle is the most splendid
:ellow of the lot. He has a row Of pre-
;ious stones in his fat transparent
cales that irradiate the whole field with
heir cleaning glory. Those precious
tones are set on to broad bands of
lack velvet, velvet and jewels altern-
ting in stripes in the most regal and
manner. Few objects are
o beautiful as the scales of the dia-
aond beetle, with their royal richness
nd burning glory.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
r. r. Misty.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
n and Solicitor in Chansery, Muscatine, Iowa.
Will act as agent in buying and selling lands
and paying taxes. Particular attention paid to
tia examination of titles to convsyancing, notaria
business, DC. Is Commissioner for the State Of
Penn ~ lvania. Office, Masonic Ball.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
IRVING HOUSE,

~ G.. MATHIS, PROPRIETOR. Corner Fourth
~. and Mulberry streets, fronting Court House
Square. Good stablng In connection with ths
House. [novls--w1y.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
STATEME EMIT

OF the GIRARD FIRE AND MARINE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, of Philadelphia, made ia com |
plianoe with the law Of the State Of lows, to |
January ! 1861.
Capital sivcA (sll paid up) 100000 90
ASSETS.
Cash on hand and ia hands Of agents $40, 1882 80
Real estate unineumbered 800 80
Bosds and mortgages owned by the Co. s5.ol5 ~
Bill, r.cs.y ,ble, payable on demand,
i rcr isn't. intere.t 10000 90
SECURITIES DO longing to tbs company,
estimated at their market value,
as follows:
100 sha,es city PhiIad'a bank stocks 5,425 90
IA shares 81 ate Penna X. X. stocks 5 562 so
Z cer,. city Phiad'a per cent. loan 2 500 90
9 do lei. K. r. CO. bondt TC0 ~
! l do Penn. 4 Lehigh zinc &C. BIDS 100 W
I Ct shares of blk of Warrington, &C. l,34o %
-'' c,mr.nv $3.50 %
l cert. n Penn. r. r. 60. bord $50 %
10 shares +. l. NJ. Land Association 1000 90
! 10 shaies Magnetic Telegraph CO. SIX l:30o OC
ur.io.r.d 500 %
Is snar,s Washington manufact'g CO. G75O Oh
lsys 1927 Os
Interest due and unpaid $40 0C
d. accrued but not due 6s5 OF
Premiums due and unpaid 2703 II
81 shares F. & M. t'kst'k (mars. val.) s,452e(
81 do Lthigh scrip, do do 1850 OF
% do Camden l. Amboy X. 4. Co.
market value) 2,7C6 OF
$4,000 Jupction r. II. co. bonds, market
! value 1900 o.
msrket value 1900 0,
, $4,000 Lehigh ziEc co. BIDS, mark val. 1880 o.
Mining, Manufacturing, Navigation
Railroad, and other Co.'S stocks,
boads and securities ia, 294 q
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
r. G. WALTER,

.1Ztorney and Counselor at Lag.
DROMPT attention given to collections, exam.
/ iaation of titles, sonveyancing, payment Of
taxes. DC. Auscatine, Iowa, Office over State
Bank. [Jan. II, 1860 daw1y1
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
S A p q n l + l e r
OR
A97AA@EuEf~Ea :, e7E@ q EE&,
CUMIERs HfSIsIEib g.YE.
READY FAMILY SOAF-MAKER.

A ineis p, nsible article in wy family, where
"A W, with their ord nary kitchen grease com.
bired with the Sapon,fer, they Gan IN Ike all the
soap they use-hsrd, soft or ianey. 1t Will make
hard water SOFT and will clean Tyre 10 perfection
nothing equals it for cleaning and securing.
Put up in air-tight iron tnxes of | b. each.
whi:h will make, with to 5 ib.. common grease.
from Is 70 rs gallons elegant soft soap, or to II
fb.. hard.
1t has now been several y.ars .incs this iuyalu-
ab'o article was first introduced to the public, and
the estimation in which it is held, wherever known
and tried, and the Immense demand tor it from all
quarters, are conclusive prcufs IF 'ts real merit.
and value as family article.
Beware OF limitations!
The success Of osr article, like that of all dis.
coveries CT true merit and value, has induced
unprincipled parties TO initiate il. We therefore
CAUTION THE PUBLIC agans, worthless C0UN
TERFEliS AID to takerOn hut the genuine, orig
NAL and patentcd article, featured only by tho
PENNSYLVANIA SALT
MISUNDERSTANDING Company.
Or East Taren. um, Allegheny Co., p. Office and
Depot, No. 396 Penn St. above the Canal Bridge,
Pittsbut gil, Pa, who also manufacture Of standard
quality, Caustic s oda for Soap Max ers, Soda Asb
krfned Soda Ash, Sal Soda, Chloride of Calcium.
Copperas, Manganese, Nitric Acid, Soda Saletatua
Bleaching Powde., Muriatic Acid, Sulphuric Acid.
Aqua Forts, Chloroforn. Extra Refined snow
white Table, Dairy and Packing Salt, warranted
entirely pure and dry put up in various st yles and
packages. The only pure salt in the country.
Fer sale by all stors-keepers in the nited Statea
1000 cases Saponifer, genuine, for sale at manu-.
facturers' prices, in lots to suit purchasers, BY
PIKE 4 KELLOGG,
mch27 -daw1y St. Louis, No.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
Go1EG WITH rHE GIRIs

trance into society may be said to take
place Immediately after boyhood has
passed away, yet multitude take the
initiative before their boards are pre-
seutable. 1t is great trial, either at
tender or tough age. For an over
grown boy to 60 to door, knowing
we'll that thee are dozen girls inside,
and knock or ring with an absolute
certainty that in two minutes all eyes
will be upon him, is severe test of
courage. 10 60 before these girls and
make tour Of the room without STEP
ping on their toes, and sit down and
dispose Of his hands without putting
them in his pockets, is an achievement
which few boys can boast. If boy
can 60 so far as to measure off ten yards
of tape with one of the girls, and cut
it short at each end, he may stand a
chance to pass pleasant evening, but
let him net latter himself that all the
trials of the evening are over.
There comes, at last, the breaking
up. The dear girls don their hoods,
and put on their shawls, and look so
saucy and mischievous, so unimpressi
bic and independent, as if they didn't
wish anybody to 60 home with them
Then comes the pinch, and the boy who
has the most pluck goes to the prettiest
girl in the room, and his tongue cling
ing to the roof of his mouth, and crook
ing out his elbow, stammers out the
words "Shall I see you home 20 She
touches her finger to his arm, and they
walk home, feeling as awkward as two
goslings. As soon as she is within her
own door, he struts home, and really
thinks he has been and went and gone
and done it. Sleep comes to him at
last, with dreams Of Rachel and calico,
and he wakes in the morning and finds
the door Of life open to him, and the
pigs squcaling for their breakfast.
GIRLS, DON'T DO TIN "Adv.ce to
Young Women" occurs the following:
''There is practice quite prevalent
among young ladies of the present
day, which we are old-fashioped enough
to consider very improper. We allude
to giving daguerrcotypes of themselves
to young men who are merely acquain-
tances. We consider it indicate in the
highest degree. We are astonished
that any young girl should sell herself
so cheap as this. With an accepted
over it is Of course all right. Even in
his case the Likeness should be return
ID, if the engagement should by any
Misunderstanding cease. If this little
paragraph should meet the eye of any
,irl about to give her daguerreotype to /
my gentleman acquaintance, let her
now that the remarks made by young
nen when together, concerning what is
'erhaps on her part but piece of ig-
lorance or imprudence, would, if she
card them, cause her cheeks te Grim
on with shame and anger. Were it
sister of ours,' we have often said,
18th flashing eye-were it sister of
urs But that not being the case, we
i've this advice to anybody's sister
no needs it, most anxiously desiring l
ut she should at all times preserve
er dignity and self-respect." 6
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
LIST OF LETTERS.

REMAINING in the Post Office, at Musca7
tine, lows, April 18th, 1860.
Persons calling for al yertised letters are
requested to give the date of the list.
On and after Nov. lst, the Post Office
will be open ON Sundays, from 8 to 8 A.
GENTS LIST.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20
l. o G A L EW s .

~-r,, =. ~ - @\-"N>0~>>-~-<>-~-
ca The lines 'by schyol girl Of four.
teen are credtable to one Of her age but lack the
harmony OF expression requisite to good poetry.
Study the rules Of prosody diligently and try again.
OFF FOB CHARLRsroS. - Judge Thayer,
one OF the delegates from Iowa to the National
Democratic Convention, departed, Saturday. for
Charleston, oia Washington aud Baltimore.
EW he number of letters mni!ed from
the Post Oih,e for three quarters past is follows
Quarter ending Oct. l, 1859, aO,sc5
Jan 1860, 2s,27G
Apl. l, 23,259
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20

minister.
The latter was just narrating the fact
when I entered the room. In the course
Of his remarks, he drew handkerchief
from his pocket and this action jerk
ed out something which fell on the floor.
Looking down | discovered the same
knife which had seen in the possess
ion of the old man, having the same
initial upon it. The minister hastily
picked it up, and then turned towards
me. I pretended to have observed
nothing. He seemed somewhat salts
fed, and resumed his narrative.
Now, for the first time, the idea
struck me that the old man in the stage
coach-the minister-and the object Of
my pursuit was before me. did not,
however, communicate my suspicious
to any one, as the time had not yet ar
rived, but intended that he should not
escape me. That night two other
boarders were robbed. The proprietor
began to be alarmed; in the presence
Of US all, he said he was certain the
guilty party was some one in the house.
With assumed indignation I exclaimed:
81 am willing, and insist upon being
,earshed ana hope for their own vin-
lication, those present will submit to
he same" II
All agreed tc this, for the satisfac-
ion Of the proprietor; but though every .
ne, the minister included, was search !
d, nothing was found. l then propos- &
d that each one of the boarders should i
1atch TO, night until the robberies /
sased and, knowing the influence of s
n example, offered to stand guard for r
,e night myself. w
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-20

~ "CASH" or "SHORT TIME -
VIII OLEsALE CUSTOMERS will ind Il
greatly to their advantage to examine onr
stock before purchasing in Chicago or st.
Louis. ~ o''
Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-20
Repeal Them.

Twelve States of the Union, to Wit
Maine, New Hampshire Vermont, Massacha-
setts Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis
consin and Iowa, have had on their statute
books for some time past, laws nuilifyng or
obstructing the Fugitive slave Law. The
more reasonable portion Of the Southern peo-
pie, the controlling majority in fact at the
ballot-box, are anxious to compromise the
present difficulties between the North and
South, and they suggest to the States above
named the immediate repeal Of their statutes
obstructing the Congressional Act for the
rendition Of slaves. This being done, the
South, they think, will be satisfied. No
doubt such a proceeding on the part of the
Northern States would satisfy nearly all the
Southern States and secure the peace Of the
country South Carolina probably would
not be satisfied with anything, nor would the
Yancey party that joins with her. Their
object is the re-opening Of the slave trade
and, knowing that it can never be done in
side the Union, they propose to effect it out
side. South Carolina and the Yancey treas
on.plotters, therefore, need not be consulted.
If they are not satisfied with what pleases
the other Southern States let them reman
dissatisfied or help themselves as best they
can.
The repeal of the antifugitive Slave Acts
of the Northern States is something that the
Southern States have right to ask as a mat
| ter of justice. The Northern States have no
right to refuse it, for the Fugitive Slave Law
is based upon plain provision of the Con-
stituton of the United States.
True, we should not be in favor of a disso.
luton, even if the States in question refused
to repeal their laws, because we believe that
the Federal Government could execute the
Fugitive Slave Act, notwithstanding State
obstructons, if it chose to put forth its
strength, and we would not object to seeing
such States as Maine and Vermont taught
little lesson by strong Federal Administra-
ton in the matter of their contemplate nul-
lifcation efforts They talk about their
moral feelings being outraged by the Fugi.
tive Slave Act. What have their moral feel
iugs to do with the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, or the Constitution with their
moral feelings? The Costituton is the STU
preme law of the land the acts of States to
the contrary notwithstanding, and we pre-
sumo their moral feelings are not much finer
after all than those of many who are perfect
| ly well content to submit to the Constitution.
There is no higher law than the Constitu-
tion, politically speaking, and the acts of
good citizens will be bound within the lin
its of that instrument.
As matter of right and justice, and, if for
no other purpose, for the sake of restoring
peace to the country, it is to be hoped that
the offending States will recede from their
position. If they do not, they deserve to be
execrated.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-20
The Clouds.

What shall we write about? The wealth
er? Well as we look out through the win
dow of our sanetum, the sky is cloudy and
full of rain. 1t looks very much like every
other cloudy day that has preceded it. Yet,
we will venture to say that it is not the ex-
act counterpart of any other day that ever
existed Among the ten thousand shapes
that those moving, restless vapors assume,
there is not one that is precisely like any
that you or anybody else has ever seen be-
fore. Changing continually, rolling in
the wrath of an embodied storm; now dis
solving in rain; now enwreathing the brows
of yonder mountains; now trailing dark and
sullen along the foot hills now gorgeous
with the flashes of the setting sun; now
growing into shape, like a mighty beacon
tower with the moon shining in its top, like
a keepers light, and the drifting vapors roll
ling at its base like surging sea now
heeking the outspread canopy with a varie-
gated sameness, till the heaven becomes a
vast dome of dappled marble; now rolled
into huge mountains, volcanic islands in the
ETHEREAL sea, with the lightnings leaping, ike
Etna flames, from their bosoms-"Mount Et.
mas in the eloudland grim )" there is nothing
but change, change continually.
well, what of all this?" you say. Moth
ing ia particular, dear madam, but as we
have often heard you talk about nothing in
particular, you ought to allow us, once in
while, the same privilege. We think we are
rewarded sometimes with the approving
light of those soft eyes of yours, as you read
some accidentally good thing in the Demo
crat, and we can therefore the better bear
your irown in the present instance.
AS for you, sir who declare this stuff all
nonsense could you appreciate it, if it was
anything better?
Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-20

RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUsrIcE TANEY-
Correspondence to the Alta, dated st. Louis
December 1st, says:
We learn by telegraph TO the New York
papers (it was not important enough to send
to the West,) that Chief Justice Taney had
resigned-or done the same thing-announc.
cd officially his intention TO resign as soon as
the nomination Of successor is agreed upon.
1t has long been expected that the great aye
OF the Chief Justice would induce him to re-
sign before the close of Mr. Buchanan's term.
rather than take the chances of living thro
Mr. Llncoln's term, as his demise then would
give Mr.. Lincoln chance to fill the vacancy.
There was strong disposition to question
the accuracy of the information at first but
1t appears by several dispatches from Wash
lngton that the news first came out by be-
trayal of Cabinet confidence-a serious affair.
Indeed, 1t was so doubtful, that the following
was telegraphed all over the country, under
the date named:
w AsHINGToN, Nov. 9-There has been no
othclal notification concerning the reported
resignation of Chief Justice Tanev. As fras
can be learned, there is certainly no such in
formation at the Attorney Generals office"
Subsequent developments. however. con-
hrm the truth of the first report. 1t appear:
that there is some question as to Judge Black.
confirmation though he is the most promi-
nently named for the place Douglas, it i,
supposed, will oppose him.
Another point against Judge Black is the
fact that Pennsylvania has already Judge
on the Supreme Bench.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-20

OBJECTIONS TO AN INCREASE OF Salary
Ministers in our day rarely object to an In
crease of salary, but we find in an exchange
a capital story of an old Connecticut pastor
who declined it for very substantial reasons.
Ills country parish raised his salary from
three hundred to four hundred dollars. The
good man objected for three reasons :
First said he, because you can't afford TO
give more than three hundred" Second
because my preaching isn't worth more than
that Third, because have to collect m '
salary which, heretofore, has been the hard
est part OF my iabors among you. III have
10 collect an additional hundred, it will kill