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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

BJe AN elk can run mile and q
half in two minutes an antelope a
mile in minute, and the wild mule of
Tartary has a speed even greater than
that.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
DEMONSTRATORS SALE.

DY virtue Of order of the Probate Court of Mus.
ID catine county Stste of Iowa, will offer for sale at
Public Auction at the Court House door in the city OF
Muscatne, on
Saturday, March 23d, 1851,
the following described tracts Of land belonging to th
estate of A. D. Keudrick, dec i, to-wit:
W%nwLs SIC 16, tip u, r2w-8O acres,
Zuw Il sec 8, tp II r 2 w-SO acres,
Mex sec IL, tip u r 2 w-1G0 acres,
All in Muscatine county aforesaid.
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock NJ.
TERMS OF SALE-One half the purchase money
down, ouefourth in six, and one-fourth IN twelve
months Deferred payments to he secured ny mortgage
SAkAH KENDRICK, ID,
February 20. 1to1-vI1 Administratstx,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

JUsrJoE's CouRT.-A couple of men named
VIM. Pittsenberger and Rudolph uof
meister, were arraigned before Justice Davis
Thursday, charged with assaulting with in
tent to kill DR.. G. w. Fulliam. Pittsenber-
ger was discharged, there being no evidence
to convict him. 1t was shown that Hoff
meis;er had drawn q knife on Fulliam, for
which bit OF pleasantly the Justice bound
him over, in the sum Of 500, to appear at
the next term of the District Court
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

A COVERED WELL-NEw PLAN.-
An Illinois correspondent of the Rural
New Yorker, has a we'll, perfectly
closed against any befoulment from
without, which he describes as fol-
lows -
"My we'll is like ordinary wells, only
it is arched over with stone at the height
Of FIVE feet from the bottom. The
pump, which Is of iron, passes down
through the top Of this arch, and the
we'll is filled to the surface with the
Earth thrown oat in digging. My well
Is % feet deep, and cost with the pump
$50. Stoned to the surface it would
have cost $50, but the great advantage
consists in having pure water at all
seasons of the year. The valves are
four feet from the surface, and LEAD
pipe conducts the water from tho leak
back into the we'll. l intend to make
a room four feet square under tho plat
form, SO as to repair the valves if nee
essary The pipe leading into th'
we'll is inch and quarter gas pipe
aaa any suction pump can be attached
at the top"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

eBThe word ''azote'' signifies life
depriver, and nitrogen gas has taken
tho name from the circumstances that
no animal that breathes can live in it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

CO The Chicago Tribune states that MIR.
i'racy was not committed to Jail at Roches-
Or, n. Y, but twas arrested on the 9
q clock p NJ. train, and detained at the
osborn House over night. In the morning
,e was promptly bailed by Messrs. Sibley 4
Snrapue"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

AHEAD OF OUR Tine. The Review of the
9Th inst had dispatch dated "Paris,
arch l3th'-news only two days old from
% banks of the classic Seine Just think
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

MtRE than one thousand years ago,
the Chinese built suspension bri 'ges OF
more than four hundred feet span.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

Tux BIGAMY CasE.-Jobe Rusch, whose
case We noticed last week, was examined be
fore Justice Davis, Friday, and discharged
for want Of evidence. lie was married
about a year since to the widow Baldwin,
having, it is said, a wife at the same time in
Ohio.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

CO Two frail daughters Of Eve were
arrested, on Saturday last, on charge Of
keeping o house of ill-tame on Seventh
street. They We're brought before Mayor
Meason, but took a change of venue to
Justice Davis Court, who discharged them
for want of evidence We understand tina,
they have left the city.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

~Ammunition for "tea-6ght."
Gunpowder and Canister.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
STATE OF Iowa.
7 SIS.
Muscatine County,,

STATE OF IOWA. CO
Muscatine County,)
To Join Goldsmith, Sir:
NOU are hereby notified that before Thu: sday,
/ the 25th day of February. A d. le6l, there will be
file in The office VI the Clerk Of the District Court
aud for said County, a petition of W;ihemina G.ld-
SMITH, claiming Of Sou divorce from the Bonds Ut Mat.
1imony, account Of such thurman treatment from
you endanger her life, and also claiming the cnsto-
dy of the child the issue of your marriage Now unless
you appear thereto and defend fore the day
the of said Court (which wi IL he begun
and holden at Muscatine in said County, the First
Monday in May, 1851 default will be entered against
you and u decree granted AS prayed for
CLOUD YANHORNE,
Solicitors for Plaintiff
March I'd, 'G1.w5w prs fee S..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
LIME! LIME =!

r HAVE on hand and will ccutiuue to receive f.,m
i time to time FRESH LINE Of Superior qualitv.
Also Plxst~ring Hair, Cement, all kinds Of Bricss.-
cludng Bricks moulded expressly for wells n Srick
will sell ut kiln prices Office st Harlan i":-.send's
on 81 street, Lsquare above ferry landing.
WM. 8. RICHIE.
Muscatine, March 18th, ls6l-dawtf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

NAVIGATION OF TUE Iowa. The little
Gamer Menominee assembled the Iowa to
.apello on Sunday last, and returned with
,nsiderable freight. The Republican says
ere is yet plenty of freight at that point
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
THE JOURNAL
LOCAL DEPARTME EMF.

PoTAroKs FOR THE SOUTH. - Mr.. G. ID.
sevenson started for New Orleans few
/ ,ys ago, with about 1900 bushels of pota-
,es. We wish him prosperous voyage.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
For the journal.]
New Plan for q Covered Well.

Mr.. EDITOR: - The following little para
graph appears to me to be worth much to
your numerous country readers, and useful
in time also to every one who wishes to dig
a .oeU or to repair their old one SO as to
keep out the children, the rats, and the dirt;
also to keep out the surface water in wet
time, which spoils SO many wells, and to
keep the water cool in summer. Unjust be
cheaper than to wall up to the top for well
twenty, thirty, or forty feet deep. If the
ground is sandy, it should be curbed in
digging; then build the little cement cistern
inside the curbing, in the bottom Of the well,
about three feet across and five feet high
Place good-sized stone in the bottom, to
set the gas pipe on. think it would be an
excellent plan for the stone pumps l see fol-
sale abou. town. Truly, as my friend of the
Patent Office said, what is new seed or Q
new idea worth
SUFI Foster
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
Vulcanized Rubber Base,

for the small of Fifty Dollars: With the expert
ence we have had in this kind of work, feel war.
ranted in mendg it to patrons superior,
in oil respects to silver plate, and in many to god par
ticular'y in Que item-price
All other Dental Work done at Office, 1873 Second
street. near Green Stones Bank, usual and war
ranted. HALL kuLP, Dentists.
February 10, 1S6l-tf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

To PREVENT SHIPPERS IN HANS
In q com nunication to the Cotton
Planter, MIR. w. Melville says:
'There is, according to my expert
ence, nothing easier than to avoid
the skipper and all worms and bugs
that usually infcst and destroy bacon
1t is simply to keep your smoke-house
dark, and the moth that deposits the
the egg will never enter it.
For the past twenty-five years
| have attended to this J.; and never
have had my bacon troubled with any
insect. l have now hanging in my
smoke house, hams one, two and three
years old, and the oldest are as free
from i:sects as when first Lung up
[ am net aware Of other causes for the
exception Of my bacon from insects
but simply the fact that my smoke
house is always dark.
Before adopting this plan had tried
many experiments, but alwas either
without success or with injury to the
aavor of my bacon. l smoke with
green hickory this is important, as
the favor Of bacon is often utterly dc.
stroyed by smoking it with improper
wood.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
STATE OF IOFA,)
Muscatine County,)

STATE OF IoWA' CO
Muscatine County,
To George Jackson, Sir:
NOU are hereby notified that there is file in
i the office of the Clerk of the District Court, in
and for said County, petition of Mary Ann jackson,
claiming of you divorce from the Bonds of Matrimony
account of such inhuman treatment from you
endanger her life and also claiming that she may be
allowed to assume her former name viz: Mary Ann
Hne Now unless you appear thereto and defend before
of the second day Of the term Of said Court
(Which term will be begun and holden Muscatine in
ca id County, the First Monday in May. A. b. 1861
default will he entered against you, and decree gran
ted as prayed for. ..
CLOUD s VAN HORNE,
Solicitors for Plaintiff
March Cd, '61 -w5w prs fee IS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
NOTICE.

"E call the attention Of Farmers to or spIend.S
w lot Of CORN 81 ELLERS now on Esnu consist.
ing OF various patterns both Hand aud Horse Powc-
We are also in receipt Of large assortm- offh.
best improved p OWS in All Of the above pro.
pose TO sell On the most liberal terms
BOWMAN & L0ELAND.
Muscatine, March 18th, 1861. WIN.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

OvERcRowDED DWELLINGS IN New
YoRK.-From the report of Mr.. Hol-
liday to the Sanitary Association We
CLEAN these illustrative figures New
York, in 1856, contained 535, OPT in
habitants in nineteen Of its wards, d.
vlded into IL, 1888 families. For the
accommodation IF these there were &c.
O8S dwellings, averaging about three
families to dwelling. 1t was also
found that while "a ,465 of these dwell
ings shelter but So ,213 families, the
remaining 13, g. 4 houses have to cover
16,62O families-an average Of nearly
six families to each house.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

10 AVOID A CoLD.-Change the
stockings two or three times day, if
they become wet from pcrspiration.-
Avoid cold draughts Of air upon any
part Of the body; or unequal temper
ature from any cause, such as evapor-
alton Of moisture from wet clothes on
portion Of the person. The clothing
wet all over, is less productive of colds
than when partly wet. You might
jump naked into a snow bank and not
take cold, but receive serious injury
from immcrsing only hand or foot
in the snow, while the rest Of the body
is warm. Unequal temperature upon
different parts Of the body, disturbs the
circulation Of the blood and produces
a cold. The best precautlon, howev-
er, is to keep the system vigorous by
temperance, by generous diet Of d.
gestible food, with plenty Of sleep.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

D1IIos's DIGEST . BURNETT
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA, CO

March Sth, lsG1-w5w prs fec $3.50.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-14

WILLIAMS PATENT PORTABLE FOLD.
ING MOSQUITO HOUSES
Patented May 81, 1s59by T S. WILLIAMS, of Mississippi
The NTosnnifo Houses

The Mosquito Houses
RE made any length or height desirable. They are
IN light and portable, and eau be placed ri a window
any other part Of the ROOM ont onthe piazza
the open ggegpd. When the house is natin use it
be folded back entirely out heEay by meaps qfacord
aud pallar which Is so simple arfangedth eI.ld can
easily fold the largest size.
The Portable Folding Mosquito House
Can be unfoded over the cottage or French bedsead
lounge writing desk sewing table, &C. and in it dozen
persons sit stand security from the annoyance
of mosquitoes any other winged insect.
The Folding Mosquito Bars
Are made for BEDS pallets, cribs, cradles &C. and fold
without the of the cord and pulley For the trundle
bed they the most convenient bars in Like the
crib aud cradle bars they portable and fold pal
lets, the bedsteads elsewhere and without the
use of posts on any occasion
The Crib and Cradle Bars
Arc invaluable. The child be pl&Gsd pallet in
crib cradle in the coolest and most comfortable place
in the house, out of doors, and the small Bar can be
placed the child with than other Bar
ever invented. The amount of servant time saved in
one weekqFa nsingstks sAg amounts TO than the
price of the Bar he Bar is simple and durablv con-
strueted, a,d viii last longer than a lifetime.
The public invited to call and for themselves
at the manutactory Corner of Magazine and Josephine
Streets or at Il. I. WELLS Coal Oil and Lamp store
corner of Carondelet and Poydras streets New Orleans
~ Country and State Rights for sale on application
as above
$25 Reward will be paid for information that will
lead to the conviction of any person or persons I'M
lawfully making or causing to be made any ofthese
Patent Bars.
The Patentee is native of the South and as such
he expects Southerners to patranise his invention in
preference 10 those having less merit which are inpor
ted frcm tbs north. T. s. WILLIAMS Co
New Orleans; juno IL, 1851
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7. IT. NNIIINV I'm,
ERICH AMT 4 AILO

MILAN STREET Three Doors below the Commercial Hotel
IA HAVING just returned from New Orleans, with a
"A choice selection of goods consisting in part OF
EI cloths blaeI bIue brownand othertancy &C Ors,
fine French black doeskn, together with fancy caSs!-
mercs of tie latest styles vesngs plain and fancy cut
velvet with variety Of sks and cassneres fancy and
plain which he is prepared to manuacture at the short
est notice the and in the
fashionable Having had experience in 1.-THE prlu-
cipa cities in the Union he feels himself competent to
please the most fastidous Soliciting continuance Of
favor of his old patrons he desires them to call and
anime his stock Hsterms moderate and exclusively
CASH.
- y work done gmacan4iad 10 at or no sale movie
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4 RlhORY and FOUNDRY
COMPANY.

TO CITIZENS STATES AMERICA.
NNE ARE ON THE EVE ofwhat may prove long and
w bloody war The best citizens of our country are
to opposed in battle by the hrclinghQrdes qhc north
he gctory generally with those who best drilled
and armed with the most approved weapons. Our
mics kye means at hand for constructing the most
destructive weapons owar 0u- country in this respect
is almost destitute Our supplies from foreign countries
have been cut off The present stores must be
hausted It's absolutely necessary therefore, provide
al early day aganEt all contingencies. All prcliml
nary preparations have been made to commence immc
diaeiy large scale, the manufacture of all mple
mcntS and munitions of that need Southern
freedom Our government will look to private enterprise
to supply its wants Those who have gone forth to fight
the battles Of their country, demand Of us that they
should be left without the most improved means of
defence against their enemies Our best interests call
for the immediate commencement Of this important
work. Capital is wanted, and we confidently appeal
to the patriotic feelings Of the people of the Confederate
States to aid us in carrying out this enterprise. AS
investment there z 20 better opportunity at present Of
ferins. fu6M AS +. MCNEIL, Acting Super dent,
81 o00,Coe
Ten Thousand shares of 500 Each.
The manufactures of this Company will consist of
FOE SEA COAST GARRisoI, sEIGE, FIELD AND
NAVY USE
Small Arms
RIFLES, MUSK ELS, PISTOLS, SWORDS AND BAY
ONETS
Laboratory Stores
GUN GAPS, FUSES, PRUNING TUBES, PORT FIRES.
Pr0iectiIes
SHOTS, SHELLS, BALLS, ROCKETS, Ere.
GUN POWDER, MILITARY STORES
As soon rs $50 oe@is subscribed the Company will be
regularly organised aud work commenced Immediately
part of the machinery which will be necessary has al
ready been ordered and in course of construction.
Books for subscription will be opened in all Of the prin
cpa cities and towns of the Confederate States the
LIST June.
Insamcnts on shares Will not be called for until the
Company is regularly organised june19t
DICKINSONS SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
READY PROOF PRESS.
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Sunerintendent of Public Education.

We are authorised 10 announce Prof. w. II. \. MA
GRUDER, as a candidate for tht office Of SuPERIN-
rENDESr CT Public EDUCATION, at the ensuing Novem-
Der election July I.
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lINSOS'S SOUTHERN C0NFEDERACY
READY PROOF PRESS.
PATENTED JUNE /, 1861.
TO COUNTRY PUBLISHERS

EEsE want of cheap proofpress has long beeafct BY
Il publishers of country papers and small job Offices
The undersigned knowing this from experience las in
vented press Of this sort similar to Hoe Co., and
offers to the craft as the cheapest in the market In
stead of sod,castron cylinder it is made Of sheet iron
and filed being decided improvement it gives elias
ITCHY the cylinder The of ordinary press
$50, while this cost only $50.
TERMS CAST Boxing g extra
Printers know the effects of taking proofs on te hand
press The process being not only slow, but Injurious
boo the press and the type. This press obviaes all
these disadvantages 1t might also be used to print
small biiis
It IS maocbght for transportation, weighing got over
n MS, The ted being made Of seasoned inch Flak Il
room.
Printers sising Shreveport arc requested TO can and
see the press Address
iprl5l ] DICKINSON. Shreveport. Ia
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Open, SHEET IRON, TINW ARE, Etc,
DenLer in STOVES and Stove Pine.

! 4 : q
/ COPPER, SHEET IRON, TINWARE, Etc.
Dealer in Stoves and Stove Pipe.
| MAKES every description of Copper work, including
w Stills, Of from 20 to 1000 gallons and Sheet Iron
work and Tinware etc BaclEF+thing and general job
bing and Repairing in the metallic line attended He.
keep good assortment Of TTNWARE on hand, which
soercd at very low prices both BY wholesale and retail
Charles Bvrne would also that he keeps constant
" good supply and assortment of the best dcscrip-
ton Of both Heating and Cooking Stove be fouad
elsewhere, ncdescrptt9E Of which KNTRELf OF HIS own
MANUFACTURE the BY RNE SlDE +, would cook for from
50 persons 32o u te l9y gop according to
size there beng seven sizes
This description OF Stove is extraordinary for simple
ity, strength, cOmpacuess and convenience Of being
moved from place to place without liabilities to njurc,
also for durability NoSovc excel ii for baking fry
ing boiling brOilng its capacous oven has appar-
aus easily managed and not liable to get ont of order
that when properly used of all descriptions
well fish, vegetables, fruit pastry and bread ETC.
which may be Pit III it. at the time be baked or
properly speaking roasted, in the best possible
ncr and to be dry and crisped the surface cooked
before open fire and each article retaiungs par
ticular flavor all the damp sweat and fumes arising from
the different articles undergoing the process of cooking
being carried entirely off the moment they arise 1t
also be made TO have the power to consume nearly all It's
smoke has besides draft regulator govern the
fire '.The Byrne St0ve'' will either suit for wood or
coal and besides has the aGaGag OF admitting o5 dnoh
er stove being attached htched it, which be
done with very little trouble, and without any alteration
or charge in its form or construction When put ogeh
or, the two form splendid Range and are worked
with only ope fire. that tthC first. The additional
stove serving in conjunction with the first to do all de-
The furnace reb0X being lined all round with hea
Wy sepcatc cast iron guard plates and scperae heavy
CRATE bars should they get warped burned from the
constant action of the fire can all or of them be
ncwed BY tie maker tThO etans all the original pat
terms at very trltFg expense which Will render the
stove good TEeSo guard plates have very sell
dom be renewed before the expiration of years,
and from that ny tothree yeats andhc sheet iron
part if the foregoing Is attended to- will easily last from
eight to ten years This steve is in on steam
ships steamboats,, IN hotels boarding houses and many
plantations, where large numbers be cook ed for
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PELICAN CHEMICAL WORKS,
Front Notre Dame and Fulton Streets. New OrIeans

STEAM FACTORY OF OILS, CHEMICALS AND
SOAPS, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
the systematic arrangement, completeness a1d sci
entc profcienty and practical skill an2 experience
which presdes over their manufactured department as
well nthe decided advantages which aeir locality af
fords them for laying in their stock of raw material
nomically these works confidently claimed to have
No SUPERIOR in the country
Our meHehants have, therefore, no la ger any occasion
to send r orders TO the north for SOAP liable to the
accidents ed delay and occasional advances in the rates
OF freight, pcdent to marine transportation, thereby in
duelng thenecessy of keeping heavy stocks Of the com
modify onshand as they supply themselves with
lust as good an article just as cheap, and in just
such Quantities only, if they choose, will meet the
weekly denehds oftheir business from RELIABLE HoyF
INSTITUTION. PELICAN CHEMICAL WORKS
New Orleans MAY 90 1851
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We are authorised TO announce THOMAS 2. SIMP-
Sun Us candidate for the office of SHERlFF at the
ensuing election in November. July "a
We are authorised to announce IT. T. J. ASTON
as candidate for the Office of SH3HtFF at the ensuing
election in November july 2i*
We are authorised to announce iSRA EL w. PICK
PM candidate fGr SHERIFF at khG ensuing election
IN November next July l7*
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BY authority of the State Of Louisiana
III :. ~. p

FIKE AND RIVER INSURANCE..
Home Insurance Company of New York.
Capital One Million Caats Assets Sl5oo,o0o
j. J. KLINE, AGENT.
HAVING been appointed agent of this well known
Z and reliable company, am prepared to offer the
citizens Of Shreveport and vicinity protection against
loss by Fire or the dangers of River Navigation,
at as low rates as is CONSTANT with sound security
Policies issued without delay and all losses settled
this agency afordng all the advantages ola local
pany. J. j. KLINE, agent.
Office at the Branch Citizens Bank.
References White, Smith & Baldwin, Walters & FL
der Ckfders Beard, c. r. Griswod, Esq, b. NJ. John
son, Esq, Shreveport Cyrus ale, jr, w. K. c. r.
Fosdick, New Orleans. octl0-Gm
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# Merchandise Der Steamboats,.

.." Bnckue|s-Dr. 4 Clement; A W
.,.z...., . Marshall; II Marshall Sanad. SL4ith; A
/ Hay II Ware; w G Schluter; Gca. Roller.