Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-18

pipe is now separate from the chimney, which wi
prevent the latter from corrodiug, the principe
cause Of her chimney being blown down in the gale
week or two ago. Farmers and others will nov
be promptly ferried to and from the city at oil
hours Of the day.
ca We call attention to the advertise
ment of Prof. Stearns, in another column. He vii
give grand entertainment Saturday afternoon, fo
the convenience of farmers and others. 1t Ii
unnecessary for us to say anything concerning thu
Prof's performances-they of the first order il
the science of mesmerism. We advise our country
friends to 90 to fremont Hall, Saturday afternoon
OFF 1oR rus NATIONAL CONVENTIONAL
large number of our citizens will take the O'Clock
train, to-day, for Chicago. The half'fare arrange
msnts made by the railroad render the expense o
the trip comparatively triaing, and such an oppor
tuaity for witnessing the proceedings Of Nationa
Convention may not be again offered to ou'
citizens in their lives.-Daily, 18th.
a. BY the following, from the Nsbrasks
City NeSs of the asth ult, it will be that our
old fsllow-citiIen, B. Bartholomew, had just LET,
that place for the Pixies Peak diggings:
BARrHoLonEw's CoxPANY.-A few days since the
train of Mr.. Bartholomew l. Co. started for the
mines, over the great central. or Nebraska City,
route The company consists Of thirty two persons,
using seventy tive oxen to haul their calamities.
MANUFACTURE OF EARrHENwARR. - Fair
port, sometimes called "Jugtown." is becoming
noted for it, potteries. The establishment of G. f.
Lee Bro. turns out three thousand gallons per
month Of the very best earthenware. The enter
prisisg manufacturers find ready sale for their
ware, either in this market or by shipping it down
the river. The quality of their work is such IS to
recommend itself, rs it is not surpassed by any in
the West. We cordially recommend merchants
and others, when supplying themselves with any
thing in their line to order from G. F. Lee
Bro, Fairport, Iowa.
PREPARE FOR THE OENsus-C Count up your
Children. cSttls, Corn, Acrss &c., for the Csnsus
Aus!-Ths year will occur the dsceunial census
Of the United States the first object Of which is the
superintendent of representatives, in Congress.
Every cultivator will be asked for q concise, accu-
rate statement Of land occupied by him, the mum.
Der Of acres, and the amount of each crop raised
during the year ending June. 1859; the milk pro-.
ducts, also, and the amount of beef pork &C., will
be asked for. Also the number of persons, male
and female whites, only, We suppose. will be
recognized under this head), their ages, &C., in
every house. Advanced spinsters middie-aged
bachelors, widows and widowers, will undoubtedly
cordially do their best to enlshten the census man
q to their ages.
REFRESHING INCIDENT. The "boys" of the
sour,,oI office called en- masse at "Reulings" last
Night, to congratulate Adam upon his prolonged
existence. The result was they came away with
very surprising and satisfying sense Of the superb
Gritty Of Reulings ice-cream, cakes, &C., and it is
now audibly whispered about the Office that they
propose taking their ''sweethearts" to the same
place, semi occasionally until after the election of
. Republican President. We hardly know which
to admire the most e. the tact of the ''boys" in
offering this suggestive complimentary call. or the
'.knoving' manner in which Adam received it, and
secured their valuable recommendation of his
saloon. In either light the incident is refreshing
-only little less SO than the ice-cream, and the
s'6c!"
TIE ILLINOIS TRADE. - We believe the
importance Of the trade of the adjoining counties of
eur sister State is not fully appreciated by the
citizens and especially the business men, of Mus
estne. At time when the people of neighboring
cities are making almost superhunan efforts to
revive their business, and those, too, that do not
possess half the natural advantages of Muscatne to
command large trade, it does not behoove US to
be idle spectators of their enterprise. We have
not, like Davenport, city on the opposite of tho
river 70 draw of the trade but, with very slight
effort, may command the business Of large portion
Of at least three counties. An expenditure by the
city of $500 to 900 in the construction OF good
substantial road from tho river to the bluff, would
be an investment of . more profitable character
thap perhaps, could be made in any ether direction
1t this time. We are fully satisfied that it is .
suicidal policy any longer to neglect this important
channel of trade. While we have been depending
upon the proprietors Of the ferry to keep this road
In repair, business which legitimately belongs to
This city has been drawn in other directions We dc
not say this in complaining spirit towards the
ferry proprietors, for they cannot be expected te
keep in repair two miles of road which has never
yet been properly built-t would absorb the profits
Of their business. They are ferrying teams a.
eheaply As they can to make it living business
aud it would be we'll for our city to take into con
sideration the importance of contributing to then
such "material add as will enable them to not onlJ
reduce the price of ferrage, but in other respect
make the ferry popular with our "sucker" friends
1t il the business of our city authorities to see t.
the matter. Will they do it? Or will they adop
contracted policy Of false economy, while ever.
ether river city is making large expenditures t.
secure Illinois trade, and that, too, while nearl
every one has to compete with formidable rivs
on the Illinois shore, The Davenport Gazette call
the attention Of The merchants of that city to tn
Importance of the Buffalo ferry, some ten or fiftee
miles below that place, to her trade, and we fe'
satisfied that the construction of road at this plsc
would bring those who now go 70 Davenport Vi
Buffalo, to Muscatine. A gentleman who reside
only couple Of miles from New Boston renarke
to Us, yesterday, 81 would make this place regs
lar point of trade, if could be assured Of bein
able At all times to get from tho bluff to the river
And that is the case with the great majority Of h
ueiphbors. They prefer to do their trading
Nuscatine-"it they can get there" 1t will &c
tainly be grievous blunder in our citizens If thu
shsll neglect to render our place Of as easy acce
a. those places to which they have been compsllt
reluctantly to 70. Let this reproach no longer re
upon the fair fame of Muscatine but, on the Co
trsry. let our Illinois neighbors be shown that Il
importance of their trade is duly appreciated:
River News.
The river is falling slowly at this place: II
Illneis and Missouri are both reported falling.
The Escels;or says a steamboat, designed for Il
Maquoketa river, was to have left Pittsburg on q
30th ult.
The Wenona came up, Saturday evening, with
portion of the hay from the boat which sunk belt
Keithsburgh. We learn that MI. Workman v
have the boat raised, brought back to this pla
and reloaded. We hope he may be rewarded
his enterprise by remunerative prices at the Sou'
Struck P,1R-Yesterday about noon a SIN
lumber raft struck one of the piers Of the railro
bridge. aud was broken in two. This, We belle,
IL the first strike of either boat or raft this
A loeker.on informs Us that the raft was eyiden
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