Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-27

drill, on FRIDAY evening, July 9th, at fremont
Hall. Every member will please be present.
Per order. JAS B. TELLER, Capt.
CO Watermelons have been in market
several days past the best retailing at 25c EACH In
few weeks they will go begging at i've cents.
The JA1L-There are now eleven inmates
Of the County Jail. Their number appears to be
steadily on the increase.
R< A steam whistle has been attached
to Chambers Mill, for calling the laborers to
work. Its shrll notes are heard at 81, IL, l, and
again at 81 each day.
WILD FRurr.-Grapes from the bottoms
across the river are becoming quite plentiful, and
sell at one dollar per bushel. A few lots Of black
berries have been brought in, but we understand
that they not plentiful in the country as last
season.
NJ We are informed that Mr.. John
Haldeman, of Wapsinonoc township, is feeding
thousand hogs for market next winter. When he
commenced feeding them this spring he had ten
thousand bushels of corn. Tolerably extensive
hog business for one man!
INFORMATION WANTED of Debora Ann
near Muscatne. Any person knowing his or her
whereabouts, would confer favor on her mother,
Nancy Miller, by giving her information at Column
bus City. Louisa county, Iowa.
THRRsHING MACHINES IN DEMAND. - We
have noticed quite a number Of farmers in town
this week after threshing machines, some OF whom
had to return without them, as none Of the kind
they wanted are now on hand here. The agents
are expecting large lot in a few days, however,
when they hope to be able to meet the demand.
MoKR NOCTURNAL VlsIrA TIoNs. - The
residence of Mr.. Bowers was entered on Monday
night, by back window, but the family were
awakened and the burglar made his escape without
taking anything Several other citizens report
having seen suspicious characters prowling about
their premises at night.
~ John Ernst and N. Kehler were be-
fore Mayor Meason on Monday charged with keep
ing disorderly houses Sunday evenings, to the an
noyance of residents the corner of Seventh
and Mulberry streets. They tried to make it ap-
pear that the visitors to their beer saloons were
only engaged in their Sunday evening devotions in
the manner of church-going people, but the dodge
would mt win. The former was fined IS and the
latter 8, with costs. Knhler refused to pay and
was Tuesday imprisoned in Jail.
~ The original cost of the magnificent
carriage now comprised in the livery stock of MIR.
skinkle was $780, exclusive of freight 1t was
manufactured at New Haven, Ct, for Gen. Geo. B.
Sargent, Of Davenport, late Florence Banker. The
carriage is undoubtedly the finest vehicle in the
State, if not west of the Mississippi The harness
used with it cost originally $3.50. The horses and
entire outfit were once owned in Davenport and are
by far better than any now in that city. 1t would
appear from this fact that Muscatine is absorbing
her old rival up the river.
DIRECT RAILROAD CONNECTION EAsT.-Mr.
Schensk of Ohio, President Of the Great American
Central Railway" has recently paid visit to the
line Of the road in Illinois, and, we observe by
exchanges, is making arrangements for the iron to
complete it from Galva, Henry county, ILL.,, to New
Boston, on the Mississippi. We hope the effort
will be successful, for when that road is built we
can have the much needed direct Eastern connec-
ton BY constructing short line of road to connect,
with it from point opposite this city.
CORRECTION Lorber, the young
man who started the machinery in motion by which
o
stated in paper of Saturday, has called US
and requests US to say that it was not by design
that it was done and, further, that he and Hazen
have always been and are yet good friends. We
are happy to BE- able to correct the false report
current the streets that the injury to Hazen was
the result of feeling towards him by his fellow
laborers in the MILL and also to;state that lno such
ill-feeling exists.
YOUNG AMERICA BROADCAST SEEDING
MAeumE.-We see VIM. A. Brownell has obtained
the right 70 make and sell in Muscatine and Cedar
counties this 81 to farmers - invaluable machine,
which we described in our last issue. From its
simplicity, effectiveness and low price (the price
being only ten dollars), it must come into general
use. Mr.. b. invites farmers from the above-named
counties to call at his store, opposite Masons
Hotel, and examine it. and also the best straw and
root cutter in the market, for which he is agent.
NOVEL INVENTION. - We were shown
yesterday simple yet useful thing in the shape of
steam governor valve. 1t was patented by w.
Chambers, of Muscatine, Iowa, May LIST, 1860, who
is now putting them on engines wherever required.
He has put one for Mr. W. Trow, City Mills,
one for essrs. Inskeep Co., and one for Messrs.
Belser 4 Co.. in this city, all of which are giving
entire satisfaction. 1t will stop the engine at any
required time. The patentee can be found for a
few days at the Madison Hotel. where he will be
glad to see any one desiring to examine purchase
this new governor valve. We recommend all to
try it, the paentee guarantees entire satisfaction
or no pay.-Aadison (Zud.) Courier. 18Th.
A New KIND OF MILITARY tactics. If
Major Constable, who visited our city in April
last, is not an accomplished Jeremy Diddler," be
has an odd way of doing business. While here he
pretended to possess ample pecuniary means, with
bank deposits at Burlington and Iowa City, but on
the score of present urgent necessities borrowed
various small sums from acquaintance, including
ten dollars from his landlord whom he left without
payig cent, promising to return shortly and
make cd right. He also obtained some clothing
from one of our fashionable tailors, leaving bal
ance of $l2 unpaid and ordering $3.50 worth of fine
goods which have since been obtained from the
East and made up. 1t will be remembered that he
protessed to have been Major in the English
army and to have seen service In India, the theme
of his lectures being the English in India. This
representation most likely true, but in financial
matters the Majors word has suffered woful dis
count. One of his victims to the tune of $40 in
borrowed money informs US that he has written to
the Major several times about "that little matter"
and received only one letter in reply, which in
no wise satisfactory. He was last heard of in
Dubuque, on the Goth inst, on which day he left
for this city, borrowing money from an acquaint-
ance to pay his way. As he has not yet arrived,
We have good reason to believe that he has taken
nnal leave of these parts. The public elsewhere
should be on their guard and it would be well for
the protection of the unsuspecting that the press
should circulate these facts. The Major is fine
scholar and good speaker and writer. He repre-
sented himself to be connected with the London
Times, which is now denied, though it is fact
that he has been contributor to Dickens AU the
Pound VA understand that his family in