Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
!. increase In tile Price Of Newspapers.
! The New York correspondent Of the

Increase In tIic Price or Newspapers.
The New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Eaqui,er says:e19A sisi3
The coming New Year is likely to
witness revolution in the he'lnewspapel
| business here as regards prices, &c.
The venerable Journal of Commerce no.
titles itss patrons that it's rate of SUBJ
scription Ehenceforthi will be SIS per
annum. This is a big jump up, but nc
more so than is actually necessitated by
the high prices of all kinds of printing
materials, manual labor, editorial serv-
lices, &c. Two of the other morning
papers, it is said, will increase their
price from five to six cents each. -
This increase in the price of papers is
dictated by imperative necessity. Still
1t is an increase not as great as has taken
lplace in other branches Of business
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/ sis ep i1S1avery and the Blble., ~
The following debate occurred in the
recent Constitutional Convention ol
Maryland: 81 ~ aa ..fs. rg-gaI .ye
Mr.. Berry, OF, Prince George's-Now
propose to Show from the Bible that
slavery is of divine origin. Will the
gentleman be astonished ? IA voice,
YES. The first reference l shall make
is to the 14th chapter of Genesis, the
14th, 18th and 10th verses. believe my
friend from Cecil (Mr. Scott is fond OF
has read it to little purpose: ana.
And when Abram heard that his brother was
taken captive, he armed his trained servants,
born in his own house, three hundred an,!
eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
"And he divided himself against them, he
and his servants, by night, and smote them md
pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left
"lAnd he brought back all the goods, and ..also
brought again his brother Lot, and his goods,
and the women also, and the people" ~
Mr.. Seott-That shows the propriety
of arming slaves. Laughter.l lla0 ~
| Mr.. Berry-Ihey Were fighting for
their households, and in support oftheir
institutions, led by their master. Ahram
possessed servants which he marshalled
against his enemies. et 1t4 &as ~
Mr.. Scott--Just what Abraham is
doing against our enemies. Renewed
laughter.] sn ro t...r 1ots g
| Mr.. Berry, now refer to the 10th
chapter of Genesis 1qisa .-.ro s.f.af. O..
And Sarai, Abrams wife, bore him no chill
dfen, and she had a handmade, an Egy yptian II,
whose name was Hagar. -
ANA Saral Salu unto ADram: Behold now
the Lord hath retained me from bearing; pray
thee, go in unto my maid, it may be that may
obtain children by her. And Abram hearlSened
TO the voice of Sarai." l.3
Mr.. Scott did not knowyou claimed
Bible authority for that practice. fGreat
| laughter.] ''t fl"
Mr.. Berry continued reading from the
Bible to show the result of Abrams fol-
lowing Sarai's advice, and the divine
sanction of his conduct, a blessing
being pronounced upon his seed by an
angel of the Lord, when he was again
interrupted by Mr.. Scott, who asked
permission to say something. Mr.. b.
already worried and fearing further dis
comflture, refused to be catechised, and
| took refuge in cant, saying: 49,
"I am astonished, Mr.. President, that
whilst the Holy Scriptures are being
read here, there should be so much lev
ity. l am astonished that the gentle
men should not have more respect for
themselves--for you rs the presiding Of
ticer of this bOdy-for the Bible and its
holy teachings, than to make anything
read from it subject of merriment."
THE AFFAIR IN ILLINoIs.-A gentle
man who visited the house of Mr..
Brooks yesterday, where the robbers
were shot, informs us of two or three
particulars that vary somewhat from
our statement of the matter in our yes
terday mornings issue. 1t seems the
moment Mr.. Brooks opened the door
they crowded into the house, and threat
ened him with instant death unless he
gave them his money. That he might
be sure they were really in earnest, and
were indeed robbers, he expostulated
with them and seemed inclined to treat
the matter lightly, but they replied by
cooking their revolvers and renewing
their threats On this Mr.. 3. informed
| them that his money was in room
above, and bade them follow him. They
all passed into the hall, he springing up
the stairs ahead, and as he reached the
landing gave low cough, the signal
agreed upon. On either side OF the hall
were two rooms in which were fourteen
men armed with double-barreled guns
loaded with buck-shot. Upon the sig
nal being given the doors were opened
and thrusting out their pieces, fired but
as we are informed without effect
Nothing daunted, the trio returned the
fire, wounding three OF their assailants.
But the next volley that flew down the
stairs placed two Of the villains hors dl
combat, but the third managed to get
out of the house, and Notwithstanding
he had been accommodated with two
charges in his abdomen, ran some three
hundred yards before he fell. When
found he begged most piteously for his
life, and critical examination of his
wounds having been made, it is now
thought he will survive his injuries
| AS we stated yesterday, one was shot
| through the heart and instantly killed,
and the third through the head. The
latter survived until last night, when
he died at Oquawka Junction, whittier
| he had been removed. = Burlington
Haaokeye, 23d. ,e,i.. .s..
Execution Of Bounty Jumpers.
| ra INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %.