Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-12

in Convention in Wilton, on Wednesday evening
Oct. 18th, for the purpose Of nominating candidate
for township offices. REPUBLICAN.
CO Judge Woodward will address tn
Republican Club at Ononwa on Friday evening {
this week. MIR. sprague, of Wapello is expecte
to be present to reply. @
"a Judge Woodward will review tn
bred Scott Decision at Miller's School House, o
invited to attend.
CO Judge Woodward will speak a
Grandview on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst.
upon the political topics of the day. Turn out
men of all parties, and hear him.
New MILLlNRRY:-Wo direct attention Il
the new advertisement Of s. l.. Wade, who ha
just received a new and elegant assortment of Fal
and winter millinery. Call early.
The telegraph reports 1000 OF SO,
900 people at Iowa City to see the Little Clan
Tuesday. We don't believe there was anything
like that number. Not to exceed q thousand wen
in on the train from Davenport and Muscatine. W.
ed about 5000.
New GooDs.-We notice that the old and
popular store Of A. Oglvie is being supplied with
q large and elegant assortment of seasonable
goods. Purchasers will please take notice. Mr.
O.'s new advertisement may be looked for in few
days.
MUsCATINE STILL AHEAD. - The largest
squash exhibited at the recent State Fair weighed
$50 lbs. The squash exhibited by Alex. Clark, OF
this place, at the State Fair, four years ago,
weighed 1877 lbs. 1t was raised in his potato patch
on the billy ground adjacent to the city. We have
never heard of q larger squash.
NOVEL SHIPMENT. K Geo. F. Funok and
Peter Fengel are loading at this place fat boat
with potatoes, onions, cabbages, beans, live chick
ems and turkeys, together with small lot of corn
and other articles of produce in all about 1875 TONS
The cargo is intended for the New Orleans market.
The boat will be set aAoat some time this week.
DANGEROUS CouNrERFE1r.-Well.ex executed
SOS the Merchants Bank of st Louis
are in circulation. They are perfect tac siniLie
Of the genuine and well calculated to deceive. We
hear that sixty dollars of these counterfeits were
offered at Isett 4 Brewsters Bank yesterday
morning, the holder having received them from a
stranger in pay for horse.
B6 Mr.. Kasson was honored with large
and attentive audience in fremont Hall last night
His speech waS courteous and gentlemanly in tone
yet strongly argumentaive, carrying conviction to
all unprejudiced minds. The lateness of the hour
prevents from giving it only this brief notice.
We were pleased to notice quite number of la
dies in the assembly. The Wide Awakes turned
out fifty strong-Daily, 9th.
HUGE PoTAToEs. - Mr.. j. Ady, Of this
county, brought into our Office one day this week
eight potatoes of the California variety which
weighed II lbs This rather beats the lot of
Peach Blows" brought to us by Mr.. Stevenson,
asst year, 81 of which weighed just 81 lbs. Mr..
Ady informs us that he planted bushel and half
If seed and raised 60 bushels of potatoes, notwith
standing he feared in the early part of the season
hat they would not come up, and many of them
lid fail to do so. He thinks the California potato
IS the most productive and profitable potato that
can be raised in this country. Mr.. Ady will fur
,ish the seed of this potato to all who may wish to
purchase.
~ The excursion train arrived from
Iowa City at o'clock this morning. The excur-
sionists appeared to be in high spirits, but soon
as they heard the election news they suddenly put
out their torches and quietly hurried to their sew
eral abodes, probably for meditation.
We learn that Douglas spoke about two hours.
His voice was so hoarse that very few could hear
what be said. A prominent Democrat remarked to
Us that if he was in Douglas place he would let
out his speechfying by the job. He wonld not have
gone to Iowa City if he had not expected to hear
better than he did.
Now, boys, for Rock Island! Let US hear what
Summer and Lovejoy have to say about the news
from Pennsylvania and Indiana.-Daiky, 10th.
DELINQUENT TAX SALE-The sale of prop
ery for delinquent taxes advertised by the County
Treasurer and Recorder to take place on the LIST of
October was not fully consummated at that time.
Some property was sold, and the sale of the
balance was postponed till Friday, the I'd day of No
vember. Delinquents, in the meantime, have an
opportunity to come forward and pay up. They
should bear in mind that if they suffer their prop
erty to go to sale penalty Of 80 per cent is at
added, and the purchaser is allowed 10 per cent
per annum ifthe property is afterwards redeemed
The new law is much more stringent against delin
III ents than the old law The holder of tax title
is not required, as heretofore, to show the right
uness and Formally of his title. After three years.
past redemption. 1t behooves delin-
quents, therefore. to 'toe the mark"
ADVANTAGES OF A MUsoATINE STEAMBOAT
FOR The ST. LOUIS TRADs.-The produce buyers Of
Muscatine greatly need steamboat, owned and
by themselves to carry their freight to
the St. Louis market. They have more than
enough business to keep boat constantly employ
ed. The advantages of such a boat are patent to
every one acquainted with the facilities for ship.
ping the past two or three years. During the sea-
son just closing the Northern line packets have had
almost unlimited sway. They run from st. Paul to
St Louis, and of course when they can get freight
at the upper ports they take it in preference to
freight to be had below, as they get more for
upper freight and can carry it nearly as cheaply
(having to make the trip anyhow as freight from
Muscatine. The consequence is that our merchants
come in last if they come in at ALL and throughout
the busiest season, when it is most important that
freight should 60 forward promptly, they often
unable to make any shipments, all boats being
loaded at points above before they get here
Another disadvantage they labor under is the
ability and the disposition Of the Northern Line to
advance freights and keep them up at exorbitant
rates. Only last week the freight on wheat was
advanced 23c, though rise of nearly two feet had
Just taken place in the river. 1t is feature in
steamboat economy which our shippers are unable
to understand why freights should rise with rise
in the river! 1t seems most reasonable that the
reverse should be the case. But these things will
happen as long as single line of boats has the
monopoly of business.
We understand that an experienced and popular
steamboat captain, of Pittsburgh, who has unit
recently been running in this trade, is willing t.
60 into joint stock company of our citizens fol
the purchase or construction of boat adapted t.
the freight aud passenger business between thi