Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-15

The LUMBER TRADE.-Our lumber dealers
are doing good business this winter. On
Wednesday twenty-four teams from tho
country were loaded at one yard.
~ A gracious revival is progressing at
the Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids, under
the ministerial labors of Rev. A. G. Eber-
hart, formerly Of this place.
BEAT THIS, If YOU CAN.-Mr. Washington
Williams caught at three hauls with sein,
three miles below this city, on the 9th inst,
fifty tons of fish, which were sold and taken
by wagon and sled loads to all sections Of
the country.
A gentleman of this place has sent ship
ment of them to Indiana. The Muscatine
fisheries will soon become famous.
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SUICIDE. Henry Leib, a German, residing
near the German Methodist Church, COM
mitted suicide Friday night by taking poison.
He bought i've cents worth of arsenic at
drug store, saying that he wanted to poison
rats. He took it about O'Clock, and ut 9
o'clock, his family, suspe citing what he had
done, sent for Drs. johnson, Hershe and
Graham, but it was too late to save him. -
He died about IL o'clock. He was perfect
ly conscious for some time before death,
ard said he was tired of living. Sickness
and intemperance, it is supposed, caused
him TO become weary of life. He was a
common laborer, aged about so years, and
had resided in this city some six years
He leaves wife and two children.
A FRAcAs. Last night, while Mr.. King
fighting editor of the Reciew, was descen
ding the stairs from fremont Hall, he was
confronted By DR.. Risley, who promptly
informed him that his object was to obtain
satisfaction for the ISLANDERS published il
his paper, some weeks ago, over the sigma
ture Of olive and Let Live With well
directed blow from his fist the Doctor
knocked Mr.. King down and was proceeding
to give him severe castigation wher
Marsha Dill interlered. Our valiant fight
ing editor, after recovering his equilibrium
made several graceful fourishes with a swort
cane, v hen he subsidized.
We hope the matter will rest here, and
that oar neighbor will profit by the lesson
and cease making his paper the vehicle for
SANDER of private character. SM.
O. Last Friday, DR.. Risley went before
Mayor Meason ard confessed guilty Of a,
assault upon Mr.. King, editor of the Reoiew
lie was fined $50 and costs, amounting il
all to $3.50.
Tyler \. Mason also confessed being al
accessor to the same, and was fined 50 an,
costs.
1t appears that both parties drew weapon
upon coming in collision - Dr. Risley
revolver and Mr.. King a sword cane. The,
were fortunately separated, else fatal conse
quences would most certainly have ensued
MAD Doc ExCIIEHENT-Much alarm exists
in Mercer ana Rock Island counties, III.
oppo"i.e this city, in consequence of hydro
phobia Ga Sunday, the Sd inst, ra;i'
dog appeared on TIE premises of Mr. DUNCAN
who lives few miles from New Boston, ant
bit him severely on the hand, after havin.
bitten some stock, which has since gone mad
Mr.. D. had mad stone applied to th'
wound, and thinks he experienced some
relief, but time alone will determine tn,
question. Other rabid dogs have appeared
during the past two weeks in the region O.
country between New Boston and the moutl
of copper Creek, (about six miles from thi'
city, and many animals have gone mad
Mr. Patterson has lest four cattle and Mr.
Hampton has had fifteen bitten. Even cats
and hogs are affected with the disease. w
hope some precautions viii Re adopted t,
prevent It Fl ON spreading to this side Of The
river.
RETURNED FROM THE SoUTu. - Mr.. G. A
Garrettson, Of this city, returned home
Saturday from New Orleans, where he pur
chased large stock of groceries, which vii
be here in few days.
Mr.. &. has handed US copies of the New
Orleans Delta and Memphis Auallnche, boil
sece, sion organs. The latter appeals. strongly
to the people to vote the secession ticket a
the election which took place last Saturday
1t publishes the bogus letter from Mr.
Lincoln, which first appeared in the Charles
ton Mercury, saying John Brown committee
nooffense against the United States, and adds
that if the people of Tennessee will submit
to his government they twill be recreant to
every noble inspiration of true Southern
heart" This is the old Locofoco dodge to
carry an Observation-Disclosures falschood
and then stick to it. We do not wonder at
the evaporation of the Southern people
under such Misrepresentation.
ELECTION OF POSTMASTER IN MUscAT1NE -
We congratulate John Mahin, ESQ.,, of the
Muscatirc Journal, on the flnttering compli-
ment rendered him by the citizens of Alusca-
tine for Postmaster Of that city His vote
was 303, and his next highest competit or
received 1856. John is safe, and we are glad
of it. We have no doubt but that he will
make faithful and competent public officer
one in whom the citizens OF that city will
never have cause to omplain.-Rock Island
Registrar
Thank you, friend Barnes. We prize
your notice more highly coming as it does
from one whose paper invariably shows good
sense and sound judgment in its editor.
COOP NEws.-The editor of the Desmoines
Register, who recently had an interview
with Mr.. Farnam, while visiting Chicago,
says:
"From Mr.. Farnam, Of the Rock Island
Road, we hear that work will be resumed at
once on the NJ. & NJ. Road, and that it will