Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
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FOURTH OF JULY-The citizens of Musca
tine and vicinity arc requested to meet a
tho Court House in this city on Saturla,
evening, the 2lst inst, to take into consid
Grafton the cxpediency of holding a CRANE
celebration in commemoration of our coun
try's independence.
Come one, come all, and let US talk thu
matter over. MANY CITIZENS.
~ The City Council will meet in regular
session en- Saturday evening.
FOapt Campbelrs company now drills
daily in the vicinity of the Court House under
the supervision of Lieut.. Estle.
~ Drury's township. in illinois, oppo.
site this city, went SIX majority in favor Of
the new State Constitution, we learn.
E The well on Eighth street continues
to toll. A lighted candle lowered into the
pit will 20 out when about four feet below
the surface.
CHRRRIhs.-This fruit is now almost ripe,
and indeed some very nice specimens were in
town yesterday, selling at ten cents. Come
on with your fruit, gentlemen.
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q The ferry boat is now running to the
landing opposite this city, the water having
fallen sufficiently to admit of the passage Of
teams from the bluffs to the river.
~ model of Hollins' ram is now on
exhibition on board the steamer Sucker |
State. It is said to be very correct repre- |
sentation Of the original "buck."
VIM. Grovenbury, was taken from the Kate
Cassel and sent home Monday. Not being /
satisfied with his residence it appears he took
French leave. A telegram from his parent to
the Marshal made the thing all right, how
ever.
WoxAN's WRoSas. Some scamp who evil
den tly attended the festivals perpetrates the
following:
"womaus wrongs have been the song,
With radicals both Short and Long,
And all the world IL dubbed benighte'
Because ere this they've not been r. bet.
We say (though We expect blessin 81
-'Ts womau(not her wrongs)that needs rs-drs'''ng
ATRAvELIp HoUsE-There is q house in
this city, the form of which Was fashioned in
Pi,tsbarz. Pa, in 1887. 1t was first taken
to Marion City, No., and erected as hotel.
Marion City being somewhat like Burris City,
the building was taken down and brought to
Nuscatins in 1882 1t has been moved once
since its arrival here, and in early days was
considered one of the best houses in town.
A SE;ssH NEwsPAPER.--We have been
shown copy Of the Memphis Aoalanehs, of
MY 2lst. sent by Adjt. Gable, of the 18th
Iowa. to his friends in this citv. 1t is
printed on half sheet of flimsy paper, but
little better than tissue. Its leading editorial
is on the "Ootton Famine" which it says mo
man now living will see the end Of" Its
editor evidently still thinks cotton is king
BERRY MsAsuRs.-Our berry peddlers are
rather inclined to play sharp on our citizens
in the selling of their fruit. Dry measure,
by yhich it should be sold, holds nearly
quarter more to the quart than the wine
measure, by which it is sold. In Davenport,
the vendors arc compelled to sell by the
former, and .shoula be SO here. Who will
be honest enough to give few more straw
berries for the dime?
BITTEN BY RArLEsNAKE.--Qn Sunday
last, Geo. W. Miller, residing on the oppo-
site side of the river, was bitten in the hand
BY a rattlesnake. DR.. Hershs was called
ana dressed tlo WOuuu, anu VIC pSticut 10 III |
a fair way to recover. The Doctor informs
US that he has had not less than half dozen
such cases in his practice, not one of which
proved fatal. He thinks there is no danger
with snake bites when the proper remedies
are applied in time.
Police uRr.-Rippen Keith, a colored
cook. employed a. the Echelberger House
n this eity, was up Monday charged with
beating Mrs. Dora Bowman, waiter in the
same house. 1t appears from the testimony
that the darkey got rather elevated ard
would not allow anybody to speak to "his-
sself" Mrs. Bowman reproved him rather
SHARPLY xheronpon he slapped her and
threw her upon the floor, beati. g her severe
ly. The Mayor fined Keith $40 and cost,
which he paid.
PREn1UM SrRAwBERRIHs-Want OF time
and space night before last compelled US to
rat short our notice in regard to the straw
rfv exhibition At fremont Fall As we
>, ved / .spre, some fourteen varieties were
- D. II IL has