Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-04
THE JOURNAL

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S1EscH OF CHAPLAIN EvANs.-Notv,th'
standing the rain of last evening, fremont
Hall was crowded to ovsrAowipg to hsar the
speech Of Rev. s. W. Evans, Chaplain Of The
Soth Iowa. His remarks were mostly re-
oitsl of the incidents connected With the CAM
paign Of the s5th in Mississippi accompanied
with observations greatly encouraging to oil
Unionista and in no wise eonsoling to Cop
perheads. Mr.. Evans believes in carrying
on destructive warfare-in visiting the reb-
els with the sword and the torch till they sue
fer peace. He believes they have now ar
rived at this point in Mississippi, and that if
the war is prosecuted on the same plan
throughout the South peace will soon be
conquered.
Abiding briefly to the political canvass in
this State, he declared that Gen. Tuttle was
one Of his best friends, and that he was an
ardent admirer Of his career as q soldier, but
would not vote for him under any considers
tons, so long as he associated with such
enemies Of the Government as Duncombe,
Mason and Bying1on.-Da,ly, 29ih.
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A SHYLocK.-On Saturday last, Mayor Funk
caused to be sold at Sherift's sale the pri-
vate library of G. W. Bonsall. former citizen
of this place, who had unfortunately become
involved and was obliged to let his property
pYoVt ho ho~ I'M ha aNtsc
valuable Bible, with commentary, in two
volumes. in which was the family record of
NJ. Bonsall. Mr.. Brannan, in q generous
spirit common to most men, interrupted the
Sheriff when he offered this work, remarking
that it was q shsme to take from man his
family Bible 10 q Christian community, and
prcpos d to bid it off at nominal price and
present it co its former owner. All present
assented to this noble proposition except
Fink, who hung his hesd sheepishly. Mr..
3 n bid five cents per volume, when
FIX bid Is cents. Another gentleman COM
menced bidding with view to secure the
Bible for Mr.. Bonsall but was overbidden by
Funk till the price got above the intrinsic
value of the Bible, when it was knocked off
to our modern Shylock. He received it, coolly
ssInarking, as he cast a would.be facetious
look es us, that he understood how to sell
city orders" This is the man whom the
Copperheads have honored with the Mayor.
city Of our city. No further comments are
necessary.
THE LITTLE JokEB.-What facetious fel.
low is he who dts the Courier Sioce the
last thunder storm his nerves have been
shocked by the discovery Of phantom-a
hob goblin--that makes its appearance every
Tuesday evening in Buffers block. As we
have never been there to behold this spectral
shadow, We don't know whether it is real or
Imaginary. We say we have never been there,
AM we don't bell We we shall ever 90, and
for this reason:
The Courier man, Of course in q nervous
state, avows the thing is secret-that it is
an order made up of Know Nothings >pd
Wide Awakes." Now, as the President Of the
Dinmicratic" Club has been the head and
front Of Know Nothingism since its introduc-
ton into this county, of course ho belongs to
the order. No man believes that secret order
into which Know Knothings were admitted
could long exist without the rsALx-oDIAS
presence Of the gentleman who aspires to be
Treasurer and Recorder of Muscatne county.
To assert then, that Wide Awakes would be
found in secret society with John H. Wal
lace is preposterous. We know John too
well, and he can't seduce US, who was once a
Wide Awaka, into that room in Buffers block.
No, sir, Mr.. Thayer-you must get up some
thing else-that yarn won't do to entice Wide
Awakes aud Abolitionists into your secret
conclaves. We don't 60 in secret with John
at any tine. Jad ing from Johns associations
at Hare's Hall, we think the Courier
is right in saying "that foreigners are per-
United to take part in the secret societies in
Buffers block. Say, friend Thayer, how do
yon get in?
TIE STATE FAIB.-From q private note
received from DR.. Shaffe:, Secretary Of this
State agricultural Society, we learn that vis-
itors offending the approaching State Fair at
Dubuque, will, by travelling on the Minneso-
ia Packet Co.'s boats, or the JEANNE Whip
pie and Kate Cassel to Davenport, and thence
to Dubuque on the James Means and Bill
Henderson, pay full fare going up and receive
free ticket to return We are gratiied to
make this statement, as a half fare arrange
nent will secure good attendance from the
p along the river.
ICY CUSTOMER james II. Wise, Esq,
returned last Friday from visit to Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, bringing with him six pound
percussion shell, which was thrown into that
place by the rebels, during the late ''masterly
recogniz.nce in force" by Lee. 1t lodged in
bank of earth and did not, therefore, explode.
It is anything but pleasant to contemplate
too intimate acquaintance with. Mr.. Wise
says the rebels also threw shells made Of
heavy stone clay, such as is Manufactured
into jugs, &c Strange assortment of crock.
ery-ware to set before the people Of Carlisle,
truly.
Iowa HORSES AT CHIoAGo.-The Fall meet
ings Of the Chicago Driving Park Association
have opened with great success. For the
Society's purse of $500, the first day (last
Tuasdav) thore uara four entries The race