Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-19
LOCAL !, NEWS.

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tW- Several severe frosts occurred last
week. but the crops being out Of its reach no dam.
age was done. The buckwhsat cspp, which was
last year cut off by frost, is frat rate this year.
B@- The fat boat ssNew Orleans" load.
ed with produce, started for New Orleans last Sat-
urday night. Its departure was signaed by the |
discharge Of cannon. g1tg Es Er-esl sel 80
Struck THEIR CoLors. = A few weeks
since four political banners we're suspended over
Second street. They have all disappeared except
the one bearing the names Of "Lincoln and Ham.
linz which floats proudly in front of fremont
Hall. Long may it wave!
FIRST SHIPMENT OF WHEAT FROM MARBNao.
The first car load of wheat from Marengo, the
new terminus Of the N. l. NJ. K. r., was received
at Benefits Mill last Saturday. We anticipate
considerable increase to the trade Of Muscatine by
the extension of the railroad to Marengo.
b@. The Reuisao, instead of taking back
its base Islander on Carl Schurz, as it should have
done lift had any regard for truth. reiterates the
charge. We call the at ention Of its own party
friends to this fact as IN evidence that their organ
/ has no arguments with which to support the
waning fortunes Of Democracy but resorts for that
purpose to the meanest kind Ct falsifying.
I The excursion train from Rock
Island. Friday night was detained about an hour
at Wilton by the engine and tender getting Oft the
track, owing to the negligence of the switch man.
The passenger cars having been left standing on
the main track, the engine was backing up to them
on the Muscatine track, but as the switch had moi
, been reversed it ran of the track, and was with
/ considerable difficulty replaced. as, f..
ssHURRAu FOR DooG. ANS pan Irish
man in this city told a friend of ours few day.
ago that the "Dymocrat partly was going to cleo
boo glas and Doo-gas was going to free all tn
nagers and send 'em of, SO that there would b.
] more work and better wages for Irishmen!" Thi
is the kind of stuff the ignorant but honest labor
ing men are made to believe in order to keep then
q in Democratic harness.
: W The Davenport Democrat takes tn
occasion afforded by typographical erro' to appl
the epithet of 'liar' to us again. Our composite
made US say that the number of Wide Awakes fror
Williamsburgh in attendance at Iowa City was %
y instead of 20. The mistake was corrected befor
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did not therefore consider it worth while allue
8 ed to it IL our next issue. .s.r5-. .r
s e. The new railroad timetable, althoug
u it gives us an additional train to the East and
&c Iowa City, is in most respects disadvantage. Th
4 morning train leaves two hours earlier and tn
e evening train arrives two hours and half late
- consequently mails for the West must be made U
}. the night before and those received cannot be ha
y till the next morning. The arrangement is bad ft
the newspaper men and for those of bushes
mcn having correspondence which it is desirable
# answer by return of mail All this results frol
the intoler able delay of two hours by each train
!. Wilton Junction. For instance, the train leave
~ Iowa City at $40 arrives at Wilton at 45'
= where passengers for Muscatine get off and wa
for the train to run to Davenport and return
g The time for leaving Wilton for Muscatine is Sill
. and time for arriving in this city O'Clock :
whereas passengers leaving Iowa City at 81
= should be here by halcpast s. The same kind {
: operation is performed with the morning train.
other words, it takes two hours longer to reac
Q Muscatine from Iowa City than Davenport, thong
J, the former is nearly twenty miles nearer.
g This is an injury to the business interests of GU
: city which should be taken into consideration. W
, hope our citizens will take some action by whic
:, the Railroad Company may know that we desire
remedy, 1t would be but little additional expens
for the train to run down to this city Will
it is waiting at the Junction. The time is ample
u Cannot the Company be induced to adopt thi
r arrangement? Let our citizens talk about thi
matter and If it is considered necessary let meet
ing be called to discuss it at an early day.