Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-20

THE JOURNAL.
LOCAL FiN'r.
TOWNSHIP CONVENTION.
The Republicans of Bloomington Township are re.
queed meet in aventon the Court House, In tine
City Of Muse stine Saturday. the 2st day OF Septem
ber D. 1861, at o'clock, NJ, for the purpose Of
nominating suitable candidates AL the following
One Member Of tho Board of supsrvisors.
One Township Assessor
Three Township Trustees
One Township Clerk.
And the transaction such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
By order of the Bloomington Tp., Repub Com.
Muscxtine, Sept. IL. 1851
NorIcE.-We are requested to state that
after to day, no new scholar will be ad-
mitted into the public schools of this city for
the present quarter, unless it can be substan-
tiated that SAID scholar was sick during the
first two weeks of the term. ..
-A~ot--
PERsoSAL.-We were pleased to meet yes
tcrday L. D. Farmer, ESQ, Of Sioux City, q
former resident Of our town. He is visiting
his numerous friends here for few days.
MAYORS CoURT-Charles Hine. for steal
ing two looking glasses, the property Of s. e..
& P. Stein, from the levee, over year since,
was fined SIS. He went to Jail in default of
payment.
RopBERY-We learn that watch and some
money, in all about $40, was stolen from
Capt. Lundy, at the Pennsylvania House, in
Davenport, last Saturday night No clue to
the robbery.
SUCCESSFUL FRUIT RAIsING.-Mr. I. B. Es-
sex, four miles from this city, in Rock lslard
county, ILL.,, has 1000 bearing apple trees.
He has trees of four years growth which will
produce two bushels Of apples to the tree this
year.
RENDERED AN ApPoINrMENr.-llenryO 'Con-
nor, Esq, of this city, has been rendered the
appointment Of Adjutant or Major of the list
Cavalry Regiment He has not yet accepted,
but may do SO if he can arrange his business
so as to leave.
DOMESTIC CoFFEE-We were shown yes
terday, specimen of domestic coffee, which
is being raised by several farmers in this Vi
entity. 1t is said by those who have tried it.
to be nearly equal to the imported article for
the universal breakfast beverage.
On TIE TRACK.-A letter was received in
in this city yesterday, from Harry Reece, Esq,
who is in search of the stolen team of W orsham
& Bryant, dated at McGrcgor, Sept 18th,
which says he has positive knowledge of the
whereabouts of the thief and team. We sin
cerely hope he will recover the team and catch
the rascal who stole it.
BITTEN BY MAD Doc "A little girl. about
Eve years old, daughter of Mr.. Nicholas
Knhler, residing on Mulberry sire t, was
bitten in the face, Wednesday, by log sup
posed to be mad, The dog had been in the
posse sion of Mr.. Koehler for some time, and
showed no indications of rabidn ess prior to
his attack upon tho daughter of his master.
The brute has since been shot.
DEMOCRATIC CoNvENrlcN.-The Democratic
County Convention Wednesday afternoon
passed off very quietly and was SHINY at
tended. The following is list Of the nomi-
nations: Senator, E. H. Thayer; Repre-
sentativcs, Freeman Alger and Louis Mcgrew;
County Judge, VIM. Lefinswell; Treasurer
and Recorder, Ell. Hoch Sheriff, VIM.
Gordon; Surveyor, Samuel AXE; Drainage
Commissioner, Valentine O. Woods.
DEATH OF A SoLDIER-John Wiley, of the
First Iowa, died at Rolla, lat week. He ex-
pressed wish before his death that Capt.
Cummins, of Muscatine, Iowa, should be in
formed of his death.-St. Louis Dem.
The deceased was left sick on the march
from Springfield to Rolla, and was thought to
have been dead when his company returned
home. He formerly resided at Columbus
City.
ELECTION IN CAPT. CoMProN's COMPANY
At the election Tuesday morning in Captain
Compton's company, the following gentlemen
received the highest number of votes: Captain,
C. E. Compton; 1st Lieut. Christian Melting
err; I'd Lieut.. A. B. Wilds After the result
of the balloting had become known, Henry
OConnor, Esq, made speech. 1t was de-
livered in his usual happy style, and was re-
ceived with great applause by the boys.
ORDERED TO LEAvE.-One of our most
prominent and patriotic citizens received an
anonymous communication, last Monday,
warning him to leave town within three days
This being the last day of grace, we are some
what anxious to see how the affair will turn
out. If the note was written in earnest and
any person or persons have any idea of carry
ing the threat into execution, we say to them,
let that job out, as they will undoubtedly
come out second best.-Daily 17th.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A quarrelsome volun-
teer in Capt. Compton's company, named D.
D. Oldridge, was given deserved drubbine
by the clerk of the Eichelberger House Tues.
day, for noisy and disreputable conduct
around the hotel. The ill-mannered fellow
appeared to have no regard for the presence
of ladies', but used the most profane and in
decent language in their presence, and want
ed to fight with every man who expostulated
with him. 1.-The usually conducts himself as