Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-08-05
Agricultural Society.

it may concern that meeting of the Directors of this
Society is called Saturday, 18th inst at 10 o'clock
at Wallace & Breadpg's store. This meeting is nee
cssarily very important one, as the time OF holding
the Fair to be determined the list of premiums to
be perfected, and judges on each class of articles ID
| be chosen.
The Secretary informs that the amount Of funds
requisite is not yet made up and in looking over the
list we know tant If friends ia the country are
only haJ as liberal the town folks, complaint can
not be made after the Directors come in from thei,
townships and report their in procuring mem
bers to this Ito us) new and aimpotant enterprise
CRY CouNclL-Oounc met Tuesday. August I'd
The following resolution, motion of Mr.. Block was
adopted. Resolved, That the Marshal be instructed
to execute all the Ordinances now in force regard 10
licenses health and all the other Ordinances relating
to the peace and health of this city, The following
resolution, on motion of Mr. ST. John was also adopt
ed Resolved, That the Street Comm- sioner be in
structed to complete the grading Of Second Street
from Chestnut to Iowa Avenue, and Iowa Avenue from
Front to Second said streets to be brought to the es
tabsed grade, including the sidewalks of the same
all to be done soon rs the means at his command
will admit" After other business, Council adj.
iourned to meet on the 18th inst
/DELIRIUM TREMESs-We regret to record the death
IF Alex. McCieary, an old citizen who died last Sun.
day morning, in the worst agonies of that fearful NAL
dady-dairimn tremeas Mr. McC., we may add, was a
kind-hearted, noble man. and, when not intoxicated.
peaceable, orderly citizen He owned considerable
property in this city We would fan spare our readers
this melancholy intelligence but cannot refrain from
citing the incident loudspeaking evidence of the
business Of the attempted temperance reform in our
midst, and expressing hope that those who daily
with the hydra monster will take warning. This mans
marar0s-ether directly or indirectly-liye in our
midst and walk the streets in broad daylight with i'm
punity! Shall they continue this wholesale slaughter
yet longer!--or shall they be summarily restrained
and punished by the strong arm of the law Let the
people speak
/IEMPERANCE AFFAIks-The Temperance League
peid meeting at the United Brethren Church, on
Monday evening" Several brief addresses were deliv
cred, and some reports made. The chairman of the
'Nlghant Committee" reported that five persons had
peen indicted for selling liquor during the preceding
week. one OF whom paid his fne $500 without trial
Inc remainder to be tried in few days. While we
regret that some of our citizens have offended against
The law and made themselves liable to suffer its penal
ues, we rejoice to sec this determination to rid our
city OF such curses as groggees ii the strict enforce
ment OF the law will accomplish this end It ia
subject which interests every one and we hope public
sentiment will speak aloud in favor of law and order
TO BE ExEcUTRD-By resolution adopted at tie
last session Of the City Council which we publish
will be seen that the Marshal has been instructed To
"e1ecnte all the Ordinances now in force" This ap-
pears to US little funny from two reasons-yz, L. we
always thought the Marshal was in duty bound to en-.
force "ali Ordinances now in force without being
instructed to do SO and, q never having seen some
Of these Ordinances accomplish anything, didn't
know that they were maefactors and deserved to be
ercmea They are guilty, perhaps, Of errors of omis
son. not of commission.
ABscosDED--It is rumored that Mr. Wris ht who
has been acting as stage agent for Frnk q Co., at
this place. ''cut sticks few days ago, and has gone
10 parts unknown. He appears to have been an un
prnciped spendthriit, squandering his wifes money
shamefully in gambling and drinking.
ADDRESS Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock, of Moline, ILL.,, by
request Of the Temperance League win address The
czens OF Muscatine next Monday evening" at o'clock
IN the Methodist Church. Subject The Maine LIQUOR
- ccneral akterdscce il re- ncsfed