Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-02
MUNICIPAL, PoLlrlcs.- The Convention at

| tAc SouAt AAoubc inot eNeou8, W uVuAiuosO Deh
ocratic candidate for Mayor, was largely attended
The friends of the several candidates rallied thsi
forces for desperate struggle. After calling Gen
J. G. Gordon to the Chair and appointing D. s
Biles Secretary, nominations for Mayor wer
declared in order. VIM. Mccormick nominate
John &. Slime, John Il. Turner nominated DR.. I
P. Johnson, s. M. McKbben nominated Hiral
Matthews, and voice in the audience that we di
not recognize nominated Nicholas Kehler, Of th
Boston House. Marx Block and John r. Nisl
were also named but declined. A motion was the
made to proceed to ballot, when speaker VIII
seemed to understand the character of the asssmbl
proposed method to prevent illegal voting, whic
was adopted. The first ballot stood a. follows:
D. p. johnson los
John u. Slime ~
Hiram Matthews IL
I. N. Isett
As a majority of all the votes cast were requires
to elect, there was no choice. A second ballot wa
then taken, with the following result:
johnson IA
| Slime l0l
DR.. johnson was declared duly chosen, when
motion to adjourn was put in hot haste and carried
before the macontsnts had an opportunity t,
explode.
Well, the Democracy have gone through tn,
| formula of a regular convention and have now the
candidate, but what will it amount to The peopl,
will vote for the best man. after all. The Who'll,
thing is a farce, gotten up by few aspirants fol
office, whose merits net sufficient to carry
| them through, and who expected to secure party
| aid in order to accomplish their ambitious pur
poses. We know scores of Democrats who openly
declare they will not support the nomination.
Daily, 1st.
RIVER ITEMS. - The steamer Clara Hine
Capt. Patten, arrived at point six miles below the
city, yesterday, where she found gorge of ice too
strong for her to go through. Ier passengers and
| freight were brought up by land conveyance, and
she turned back for Aontrose The gorge will
probably break up to-day.
The John Bell, Capt. Bell, direct from st. Louis,
will probably be the first boat at our landing.
The river continues rising, though it is probably
owing to the gorge Of ice below.
4o'elock, p. 1.-THE Clara Hins has just sound
cd her whistle and Is rounding the point below.
She has been the first arrival for three seasons
past in succession.-Daily, 1st.
A@- The Davenport Democrat states that
Messrs. Prudence l. Roby, of Buffalo township,
propose to establish steam ferry between Buffalo,
on the Iowa side, and Andausia, on the Illinois
side, for the purpose of divertng the trade Of the
Edgington settlement from Auscatins to Davenport.
A subscription paper to aid them in the enterprise
is being presented to the business men Of Davsn-
port. We imagine that after all the trouble Of the
Davsnporters about this matter the people of Edg-
ngton will trade at the place where they can do the
best, which is Muscatine.
TIE HAY BUSINESS ON LARGE SCALE
kessrs. Neidig & BURNER, of this city, have been
purchasing hay quite extensively for some time
past. They have now stored in the old church
building on Mulberry street about sixteen hundred
tons of the choicest timothy hay and expect to in
crease the amount to two thousand tons. We
understand that they design building hat-boats to
carry it to the New Orleans market, it is difficult
to ship such bulky freight by steamboat. We hope
the enterprise will prove profitable one.
TIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. - The new
school law by which it is deemed illegal to elect
new school officers at the usual time in March, does
not affect districts formed in cities, they are
governed by the provisions Of a different law. We
are requested by Mr.. Woodheuse, County Super
utendent, to make this statement as many have
inquired whether the election proclaimed to be
held in this city on the 18th inst, by advertise
ment in our paper, will be according to law.
W We learn that, notwithstanding the
rain, the donation meeting in Oakdale Chapel, on
the 22d, largely attended, and passed of to the
of all T., <ho >hc Of NJ
Remington, who was prevented from attending on
account Of the weather, addresses were made by V.
Chambers, Esq, Hon. J. A. Parvin and Others
The donations were quite liberal.
w The ferry boats s:Decalion' and
''Muscatine' narrowly escaped injury when the ice
labor, not emitting the Sabbath, their owners had
just succeeded in getting them into secure harbor
below the ferry landing when the ice started. If
they had remained in the place where they were
frozen up they would no doubt have been CON-
pletey wrecked. ......-.
w Our young friend Fred. Tape has
again taken charge of the popular grocery store on
the corner of Second and Chestnut streets. He has
an excele stock, and will sell on the most favor
able terms.
OAK GROVE LITERARY INSTITUTE. - The
lecture on 'Naturs," delivered before this society,"
last Saturday evening, by Thomas Beham, ESQ.,,
was one of solid and practical utility A. the lee
turer stated in the opening of his discourse, his
subject was one Of too great magnitude to be
treated extensively upon in one evening; but
during the short time occupied in his remarks Mr.
fuly convinced his hearers that he understood his
theme thoroughly. He seemed to forward the idea
that the vast intrcacies of Nature did not require
any laborious study great abilities to divine her
ways but that she explained herself; and he laid
it down as the duty Of every man to make himself
acquainted with her laws and regulations. What
ever Mr.. Bsham may think of the amount of effsrt
required to fathom and appreciate the many works
and beauties of his noble subject his clear reason
ings and logical deductions were certainly stamped
with deep thought and great power.
The lecture ON next Saturday evening will be
delivered by Hugh J. Campbell, ESQ., subject,
"John Brown" The character of the address and
the we'll known success of the author will certainly
bring out a full house.
MAKKlED,
At the Oakdale parsonage, Feb 2Sd, 1860, by Rev.
J. H. McCutcheon, Mr.. CHRISTIAN ALDINaER and
Miss RACHAEL A. STRATroN - all of Sweetland
township.
By Rev. r W. H. Brent, Feb. 23d. 1860, Mr..
William MopFoYD and Miss SUSAN E. RIDER.