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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26
A Fusion Farce.

The attempted fusion of the Breckinridge,
Bell and Douglas parties, at Davenport, on
Thursday, was lamentable farce. There
were no delegates worth naming outside OF
Scott county, and very few from Scott. Col.
Davenport, of Leclaire, presided. A commit
tee of three on resolutions, consisting OF one
from each of the parties named, was appoint
ed. The Breckinridge man and the Bell man,
(he latter Mr.. Lindley, Bell elector,) brought
in majority report, recommending to the
Executive Committee of the Douglas and
Breckinridge parties and the Bell-Everett
party, the propriety of agreeing on Union
Ticket in the State of Iowa, composed Of
two Douglas, one Breckiuridge and one Bell
man." The Douglas member of the COM
mittee made minority report against
fusion. After much discussion, the majority
report was adopted by close vote. A COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Dow, Lindley.
Parker, Forrest and Clark, was then appoint
ed to carry out tho object of the majority
report.
Thus the matter will probably end. We
are only sorry that the fusion was not effect
ed. It would have increased Linc~ln's
majority in the State to 10000, as Judge
Lefiogwell declared in the Convention,
when making a speech in opposition to the
majority report. We know hundreds of men
of all three parties who would never vote o
ticket of the kind, which calls upon them
to sacrifice their principles. Some of them
openly declared, yesterday morning, when q
report was prevalent that fusion had been
made, that they would sooner vote for Lin
coin than such ticket.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

W-In his Dubuque speech, Mr.. Douglas
paid his respects to the election news from
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. He &C
counted for the defeat of the Know-N Nothing
Douglas Fusion by saying that the Breckin-
ridge men voted for the Republican candidates.
That explanation of the discontinue OF his
partizans, even if it were true, which it is not,
cannot be very satisfactory or comforting to
either himself or his followers. If the Breck-
inridge party hold the balance Of power in the
"doubtful States," as he thus comedies, surely
the fate Of Douglasism is sealed. All the aid
the Little Giant will get from the Breckin-
ridgers, on the 9th of November, he can poke
under his little finger nail. - Chicago Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

THR ALLEGED FRAUDS IN PnlLADELPH1A.-
The Douglas organs are making great ado
over alleged frauds in Philadelphia, by which
they say Lehman, the Douglas candidate for
Congress, was cheated out of his election by
tho judges, who awarded the certificate to
Butler, the Republican candidate.
This whole story is evidently gotten up
for buncombe, by which to break the force
of their defeat. If the judges were not them
selves Democrats, the accusation OF the
''organs" might be of some weight.
The charge of fraud comes with i'll grace
from the party of Douglas, who are at this
moment scheming to colonize the doubtful
districts'' of Illinois with illegal voters, to
defeat the Republicans in the Lc yislature.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

PARsoN BEwLEY Hume AT LAsr.-The St..
Louis Neaos is informed that Parscn Bewiey,
after escaping from Texas to Missouri, was
arrested in the Southern part of Missouri,
carried back, tried and hung at Fort Worth.
His only crime was that he was Methodist
preacher, and believed John Wesley's asser-
ton that "Slavery is the sum of ali villainies.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

WHAr's TO HAPPEN.-A Mr.. Lincoln, of
Illinois, familiarly known as "Old Abe, +"
aged 81, highth six feet fonr, by profession
is to be our next President
The thing seems pretty sure. Since the
Pennsylvania election, everybody comedies
it. It becomes q matter Of some Importance,
therefore, to see Whist Is likely to happen in
consequence of it.-N ?. Times,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

The New YoRKERs AND THE PRINCE. -
The New Workers who proposed to show the
whole world how Give prince should be
entertained, have made failure of it. The
grand triumphal march up Broadway, where
two hundred thousand people had a; sembled
to see the Prince, was blunderingly delayed,
until it became dark, and the populace could,
not tell which was the Prince and which the
Mayor. The excursion about town was rather
a bore, and ruffian insulted and tried to
strike the royal guest. The ball was to have
been the great affair Of the age, but the floor
broke down, and when, sometime after mid.
night, the dancing commenced, it was in the
midst of great confusion, and inside a railing
Then when the Prince attempted to partake
of supper, the room was Crowded to suffo-
cation" and there was nothing resembling
comfort to be had. So much for metropoli-
tan hospitalities.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

APPEAL FOR The WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Mrs. King, President of the Ladies' WASH
ington National Monument Society, has
published an appeal for contributions on
election day in aid of the Monument enter
prise. She Suggests that boxes be provided
at all the polls, and that each voter deposit
his mite therein. On the day after the cleo
ton, the persons SO receiving the amounts
contributed are requested to transmit the
same by draft, or in postage stamps, to Mrs.
Anna NJ. Cosby. Secretary Of the Society, at
Washington, who will acknowledge the
receipt. s~ %.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

~The recent vote in Allegheny county,
Pa, giving 1000 Republican majority
shows Mr.. johnson what the working men
there think OF his insolent speech, that
"Northern mechanics are white slaves,'
who are marched up to the ballot-box at the
bidding, and under the direction, of their
m m Of
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

A New SENSATION. - There is q widely
prevalent rumor in Washington, says the
Worlds correspondent, to the effect that
successful efforts are being made for the
withdrawal of both Douglas and Breckin-
ridge from the field, and the concentration Of
the liberated Democratic vote on Bell, or
some other independent candidate.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

p@Hon. B. b. Hill, the leading Bell and
Everett man in Georgia, recently made q
speech, in which he advocated Bell, ON the
ground that he Bell), being in favor Of
slavery extension, was of course in favor Of
protecting it in the Territories. p"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

CALIFORNIA "CERTA1N FOR LINCOLN. ."-The
St. Louis Democrat has the following from
William Rabe, Secretary Of the California
State Republican Central Committee, by the
last overland mail, and dated San Francisco,
October 4th
"Returns from the various county organiz-
ations and clubs, to this Office, show Re-
publican strength i'll this State of thirty ight
thousand FIVE hundred votes. If the news
from the October elections in the East should
prove to be such as we hope for and expect,
this Sta.e is certain for Lincoln. On this
you may rely"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

W Under the pretenoe of common
nationality, tie Douglas and Bell men are
fusing all over the Union, to throw the elec-
tion of President into Congress, where they
have but vote apiece. Is American nation
ality reduced to such intolerable stupidity
as thai 2
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

s.MY PRINCIPLE. Mr.. Douglas may well
emphasize "my principle" for if We are to
Judge from the election returns, it is nobodys
else principle.-Detroit Tribune.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

DT Mr. Yancey thinks the election of
Honest ABE will be sure to build up the
Republican party in the Southern 'Ssatea
That 10 exactly our idea.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

TIE.-There is tie in the vote of Martin
county, Indiana, for members Of the Legisla-
ture Clark, Democrat, and Butler, Repub-
lican, each received 626 votes. '=aN'- d.. a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

w New York has voted alternately for
the Democratic and Opposition candidates
for the past twenty years, viz: For Van
Buren in 1886, Gen. Harrison in 1910, Polk
in 1874, Taylor in lS4S, Pierce in 1862, and
Fremont in 1856,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-26

PS. The "ratter" is all right.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
Family Grocery

In town, and I intend to be in future, as always
been in the past, the first in the market with
every novelty of the season. l receiving goods
every week from the Cast, thereby always keeping my
Stock
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28

A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. writing 10
his sister, under the date of Rockford,
Nov Gath. [. W. Brown, Of the Hascoa-
san CHIEF, thus refers to their cold home
stead. " in Chenango
The pendulum which God set swing
ing, whatever our bodily strifes may be,
beats off the year, as regular as the SUM-
Forty-one years back, as per the strokes
on the bell, and this same November sun
smiled. like the gold of Goo, through the
windows Of the old homestead, and upon
the head whose locks are verging into an
iron gray As the 'old house at home
drifts in On the deep tide of sweetly re-
membered things, and stands as it stood
but yesterday, seemingly, VIC can hardly
realize that the craft there launched has
drltted tarty-one years away! That hearth
was hidden away among the rugged hills
of the Chenango;' orr home is now by
the Rock a land then deep in the wilder
ness. The sun which smiled upon the rug
ged scenery of the homestead, is now ebb-
ing like flood of crimson and gold among
the roofs and spires and groves of this beau
one years more will take us. not westward
to the Pacific, but out upon that shoreless
sea, the music of whose eternal anthem no
man hath heard. And upon that sea, thank
God, we hope to hail the feet whose an
ohors were lifted here when the hours were
the darkest.
"-Speaking of the hearth among the
hills of Chenango. The old homestead
has passed away, but the hearthstone, worn
smooth by our childisb feet. Emma and BY
those of them who 'loved us. is with US.
and from it the cabin smoke is curling up
to be woven into the blue sky of our adop-
ted State. Other little feet are now mar
ching over it. they not dreaming in their
mirth, that when We planted it, it went IN
TO its place sanctifed by a baptism of
tears,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
WATERFOWL REPUBLICAN.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER, IS, 1850.
How Mr. Trotter Lost his Clothes.

From the New York euing Post.
You have very heavy bundle, sir,
sa a man with spcctacles in the Sixth
Avenue cars. The speaker was an elderly
gentlman, in a wig lie lad Grape on his
hat and benevolent expression on his
countenancc, which beamed behind his
spectacles III a way that atoned for the
somewhat rusty look of his coat, from
which the nap had been brushed long ago.
The tone of voice was kindly and winning.
The person addressed was lad evident
y not long away from the rural districts,
who had just got in at Canal street "Oh,
no, said the boy, lit is not as heavy as it
looks; it is only a suit Of clothes -
There was an almost imporceptible twin
kle behind the spectaeles, but it was gone
IN moment and the lad did not see it
The benevolent gentleman took a sudden
interest in the lad, and soon managed to
get into conversation with him. The boy
at last told him where lie came from in the
country, the name of the merchant tailor,
Mr.. Sears, who had recently employed
him as an errand boy, how much pay he
received. and how he proposed to s. end
his wages The benevolent man also no.
ticed, when the boy rose up to pay his
fare, that the large bundle was marked
Solomon Trotter, No - THenty-fath St :"
At Twenty fifth street the boy got out
The man with spectacles got out at twen-
ty-sixth street. Not long after the boy
returned to the same corner without the
bundle, and when a downtown car came
along he got into it and rode away.
The man in spectaeles two hours after
wards turned round the corner into 25th
st., and sauntered leisurely along, casting
benevolent glances on every side. At
No. = he stopped moment aud rang a
bell. A servant girl answered it.
"A boy left SUIT of clothes here short
time ago for Mr. Trotter, he said tell
Mrs. Trotter that Mr. Shears, from whom
they came. is here and wants it. The
wrong one has been sent
Mrs. Trotter came down stairs to see
about it. She had no idea of being ia
ken in by thieves.
THAT is the bundle, madam" said he !;
sit belongs to another customer, who is in
great haste to get it, as he is going out of
the city, and Mr.. Trot;cr's suit is not quite
ready. Our foreman put in the wrong
name by mistake, and have called on my
way back from dinner to get it. Weshall
send Mr.. Trotter's suit this evening"
The lady looked at the mourning weed,
looked at the wig, looked at the spectaeles,
looked at the beamiag expression behind
them, and all doubts as to the honesty Of
her visitor vanished. She gave him the bun
die, at thesame time enjoining him to send
her husbands garments early. as he was tc
60 80 party that evening. After he had
gone, Mrs. Erotter began to suspect that
she bad made mistake, and looking out
of the window oanght glimpse of the
.spectseles and bundle just turning the cor
ner at rapid rate Of speed. A detective
policeman Is quite anxious to meet with an
elderly gentleman with a wig and specta-
cles, Grape on his hat. a rusty coat. and a
BENEVOLENT expressions of countenanee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
Circuit Court. Jefferson County,

Summons. For Relief. (Com. not served.)
Benjamin B. Morris, plaintiff, against Lyman E.
Boomer and Alanson Boomer defendants.
The State Of Wisconsin, to the ADORE named Defend
ants:
You are hereby Summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action which fled in the Of
fee of the Clerk of the Circuit Court County of JEFF
terson aforesaid, at the village of Jefferson, in sci
County, and to copy of your to the said
complaint the subscribers at their Office in the city
OF WATERFOWL, in said county, within twenty days
after the service of this summons you exclusive of
the day OF such service and if you fail the
SAID complaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff in
this action will apply to the Court the relief
manded in the complaint
GILL, BARBER &c FRIBERT Plaintiffs Atty's
Dated Nov. Goth, 1860. (noy 3O) 25w6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
CIRCUIT COURT. COUNTY OF JEFFERSON,

Elijah r. Adams sole administrator of the estate
of Calvin W. Bouon, deceased plaintiff, against Mark
Bouton, Ellen Bouton Harriet Ii Bellows Jared Bou-
ton and Theodore Prentice, defer dants.
Summons for relief. Complaint served.
rJ1he State of Wisconsin, to the above named defen-
l. dants you are hereby summoned and required to
answer the conn plant in this action of which copy
is herewith served upon you, and to copy of
your the subscribers at their Office in the
city of Watertown, jefferson County, Wisconsin, with
in ninety days after the service of this summons
you, exclusive of the day service and you
fail to the said complaint within the time afore
sad the plaintiff in this action will apply the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint
Dated November 10th, A. D. 1860,
EN0S d HALL, Plaintiffs Atty's.
The said complaint filed in the Office of the
CLERK of the Circuit Court of said county of Jefferson
in the village of Jefferson, in said county OF jefferson,
in the State of Wisconsin, the 18th day of December
A. D. 1860 ENOS & HALL,
(dec21)2Sw6 Plf's Atty's.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
RW ACCUSE =aa
VI eGiCaI DiSDenSary !!
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Established for the relief efHs misguided and i'm.
prudent rotary Of false pleasure, acho finding that he
has iR6fbed the seeds Of certain loatS0Be disease is
from ill., timed Of shame, dete,red from apply
ing to phySictG hoSe knOledge and ecpe5ience can
alone befriend hin. IN has distress.
Persons calling see no one but the Doctor
Office No. 10 Wieting Hall Block, up Stairs
Opposite (yvest} the Syracuse House,
Syracuse, n. Y.
TIE FOUNDERS OF THIS CELEBRATED INSTI-
tuition, offers the most certain, speedy and effectua
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28

COFFEES of very description offered cheap
W. NILLERD Coles Block
A LII Wool Merino at
II PETERsoS's
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
jefferson County Circuit Court.

Henry B Gallup, Plaintiff, against Stephen P Day,
Many q. Day, Isaac L. Hunt, Joseph Mcknight vii
liam Mcknight, Robert Haney, John pebow, Henry
) Nazro, John Nazro, and David r. barton.
by VIRTUE and in pursuance of Judgment of
- foreclosure and sale, rendered by the said court
the above entitled action shall expose for sale and
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Law ONCE of EnoS Hall: in the Fourth Ward of the
City of WATERFOWL in the said County of jefferson,
on the 10Th day OF December A. D. 1850, ten O'Clock
IN the forenoon of that day. the following described
mortgaged premises, much thereof as may be
NECESSARY to raise the amount of said judgment with
interest, costs End expenses of sale, wit Lots
numbered three and four, (3Gc4) in Block numbered
seventyseTen, 90 in the First Ward of the said City
OF Watertown. SAMUEL BAIRD, Referee.
ENOS HALL. Plfs Attys.
Dated Sept Goth 1860 16wl3Sep2S
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
Cures GuarQnteed.

These applications be easily made. and any one
can make thems, without the knowledge of his
most intimate friend No emissions occur after the first
application, and they no pain.
There are persons Who indulgein the fond vet IRA
tional belief that nature capable of resumng with
out assistance, her lost power. To such only say
that the time which is wasted in this delay is precious
and retrevable and only tend 10 perpetuate the
habits OF HOPELESS inbecty and render mpotency per-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28

-Bloomfeld precinct, Scott county, Il
linois. is strong Democratic place There
are about seven Democrats and three Re
publieans. The judges in the precinct, at
the late election. were all Democrats.
Two Democratic clerks were appointed,
and neither of them could write Two
more were appointed, and they too we're
unable to write. At this juneture of af-
fairs, Jim Brown. leading Democrat,
known as Timber Jim went shouting
through the crowd, i" Is there airy Repub-
sican here?" His Democratic friends de-
sired 20 know what he wanted of Repub-
iIean, Why, said Jim, ''d-n it all. I
want to find somebody that can ,srite. so
that We can so OF with the election !"
A preacher whose text led him 70
speak Of the prophet Jonah. among other
things said; am of opinion Jonah was
an old man. neither smoking nor chewing.
from the faet that the fish retained him SO
long in bis stomach. If the 6sh had swal-
lowed the house we are worshipping in, he
would no doubt have yomited himself to
death"
A few years ago cargo of ice was i'm
ported into England from Norway. Not hay
ing such an article en- the custom house
schedules, application was made to the
treaznry and to the board of trade. and
after some little delay, it was decided that
the ice should be entered as dry goods"
but the ws,ole cargo had melted before the
loubs vas cleared up
"A young ensign of regiment station
~ NOT far fro,n Manchester, residing in |
odglnga. the sitting room of which was
-erY small. was visited by one Of his friends
s,o on taking lesye said. well Charles,
nd how much longer do yon mean to stop
\ this nut sheli?'' to which ne Witty re-
led, Until I become ks'7'es.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28

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er expect to DC cared by taking medicine without
these apphe tons which are perfectly ha mless in
nj
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
JEFFERSON COUNTY COURT-In Probate

In the matter of he guardianship of the minor heirs
of Samuel K. Stiles deceased.
IN reading and fling the petition of Ann Bently,
" guardian OF said minors praying for license to
sell the real estate of said wards and it appearing
this court from such petition that would be for the
benefit of said minors that said real should be
sold 1t is ordered that of kin said wards
and all persons interested in said estate appear before
this court at the Court House in the village and
County OF Jefferson, on Monday, the 2lst day OF JAN
uary next at IL O'Clock A. NJ then and there to show
cause why license should not be granted for the sale
of such estate according to the prayer of said petit
ton. And it is further ordered that copy of this
order be published, at least three successive
prior to said day of hearing, in the :Watertown Re
publican public newspaper circulating in said
County.
Dated December 18th, 1860. By the Court.
(dec2D2Sw3 SAMUEL BAIRD, County Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
AliGGRllaaRuu5.
A Good Husband.

When you sec a young man modest and
retiring in his manners, who cares less
about dress than lis moral character, de-
pend upon it, ladies, he will make an ex-
celleut husband. If you get the one who
is kind and attentive to his mother, aztec
tionatc to his sister, Industrious in his hab-
its and economical in his business, rest as
sured you have found one Of whom YOU
never will be ashamed. The ball is
NJ place to fiud a husband, the fashionable
assembly is no place, it is in the retirement
of home, the place of business, where YOU
can study character and disposition, and
where the best is not put on for effect OF
display. Many a young m sadly
misses it who is carried away By a bripb,
look and splendid dress. The man tRat
makes the most polite bow and is mos
graceful in his manners, is not always th,
most suitable person for a husband. Lool
at the heart, study the character and lear,
1he disposition.