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Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16
POLITICAL.
Tax Titles In the Western States.

There are probably few things easier
to set aside and annul than a western
tax deed /; and this for the simple reason
that there are few things more likely to
be irregularly. incorrectly, illegally
performed. than the process Of which
the tax sale is the final step and the end :.
The proceedings which result in the
creation of a tax title are long and COM
plicatcd. 1t is necessary that the nu.
merous steps involved in them should
be dictated by law. The persons who
fulfil the functions Of most of the Offices
are the pioneers of civilization in the
widest and newest regions. They are
very we'll qualified for clearing. farming.
numbering and bear-hunting, but for
drawing long assessment rolls, giving
accurate descriptions Of all the lands in
their town. making complicated calcu-
lations, and, in general, for conducting
a proceeding like the one in question
with fidelity to all the particulars Of
the statutory directions, they are very
poorly fitted.
II all the parts Of this compile ated
machinery have moved regularly and
accurately, the product is undoubtedly
a good title. But if these directions
have not been complied wilh-if any OF
the steps have been enormously or tar
Oily taken--the process is not the one
authorized by law, and is therefore liza
Bile to be set aside and avoided. The
chances Of error seem to be mutilated
by the fact, that full and correct assess.
meut roll Of all taxable properly in the
township is prerequisite to levying
the tax, SO that it would appear tha. a
mis-descrip,ion or omission Of one par
eel Of land would affect the validity o!
the tax upon all the rest.
As before remarked, it is hardly to be
expected that the inhabitants of sparse
ly-settled region should be men Of
such accurate business habits as to
conduct this intricate affair, reg
ularly and legally. They are apt
to be ignorant Of what they should
do, and careless as to how they
do it; and, although the general
course Of the proceedings may be nearly
right, the chances are in favor Of the
existence of Irregularities which will
prove fatal to its validity. 1t seems
probable that in the newer and rougher
regions the sales are rarely legally con-
Quoted, or even the taxes regularly and
really assessed. A gentleman of great
experience in these affairs at the West,
both in the functions of government
Offices and as landowner assured the
writer that there was hardly a sale for
unpaid taxes which could not be set
aside for informality of one sort or
another ;; and that he felt quite safe in
habitualiy neglecting to pay the fares
on his lands in any township where he
did no: own "any personal plunder that
could be picked up" as he knew that
after they had been sold nothing was
easier than TO find flaw in the assess
ment or sale. and have the deed cancel
ed.-Livingston's ed Law Magazine.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16
Priuter'S Devil.

We have SO frequently been asked by
frie nds and others, "why the boy in q
printing Office is called the DeuiL?" that
we have concluded to give what little
we know upon the subject.
The first persons who carried on print
ing to any extent. lif they were not the
actual inventors Of the art, as some as
sert, ,)were John Gottenburg. John Faust
Tor Faustus, aud Peter Sochoeffer. Ger
many was the place where the ar, was
invented and first carried on. The fol.
lowing story is told Of the first introduce
tion O! printing into France:
In 1862, Faust carried a number of
Bibles TO Paris, which he and his partner
Schoefer had printed, and disposed OF
them as manuscripts; at this time the
discovery OF the art was not known in
France. At first he sold them at the
high price Of 500 or 600 crowns, the sum
usually obtained by the scribes; he after
wards lowered his price 10 sixty, which
created universal astonishment, but when
he produced them according to the de-
mand and even reduced the price 20 thirty
all Paris became agitated. The uniform
ity Of the copies increased their wonder;
the Parisians considering it task be-
yond human invention; information
were given to the police against him as
a magician; his lodgings were searched,
and great number of Bibles were found
and seized, the red ink with which they
were embellishsd was said to be his
blood: it was seriously adjudged that he
was in league with the devil; whereup.
on ne was cast into prison; aud would
most probably have shared the fate OF
such whom ignorant and super stitious
judges condemned in those days fol
witchcraft. He now found it necessary
in order to gain his liberty. to make
known the discovery of the art. This
circumstance gave rise 70 the tradition
Of The Devii and Dr.. Faustus, which
is handed down to the present time"
The ignorant aud. superstitious thai
considered printing an invention OF the
E I'll One, would also, very naturally
suppose the men engaged in 1t as being
servants Of Satan, if not actual fiends
in human shape. 1t is universally con.
sidersd that the above story gave rise &c
the practice of calling the Office boy b,
the name of Devil.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

COLONEL SLEIGH, author Of the last
book Of travels in America. thinks "that
fros, and exposure te the cold in North
America will tan the skin in tenth
part Of the time tropical sun would.
have seen many people in the West
Indies. though constantly exposed to tho
sun, with compilations as fair as untrav-
eled Englishmen. But in northern
cline the frost tans and browns The skin
in manner which puts the suns opera.
tion TO shame"
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

A new party is being formed in New
York, with the following programme of
principles
/. In favor Of universal education,
by supporting and extending the system
of Free Schools. independent Of the
control or interference of any religious
sect.
2. In favor Of reforming the Natural
ization Laws, either by extension Of the
term of residence, or by requiring addi.
tional qualifications, such as being able
to read and write, or both. Such reform
not to apply to any foreigner who may
have come into the country upon the
faith Of existing Naturalization Laws.
g. In favor of fostering American
interests by promoting free trade in all
articles Of prime necessity, not the pro-
ducts Of our country, and imposing a
judicious Tariff on -articles which enter
into competition with the products Of
American Labor.
4. In favor Of liberal system Of
Harbor and River Improvements, and os
the general government lending its aid
to the construction Of Railroad to the
Pacific Ocean.
s. In favor Of selling public lands 10
actual settlers.
6. In favor of an economical admin.
istration Of the government. and strict
accountability Of General Agents.
z. In favor of the continued and har.
monious Union Of these States, and
opposed to any measure which shall
tend to array one section Of the country
against another, our motto being-"Our
Country, and our whole Country"
s. Opposed to any legislation which
shall interfere with the free and ancie Mt
right aud usage of the people Of this
country, 10 cause the Bible to be read
in our public Schools.
8. Opposed to any legislation which
shall vest property devoted to religious
or charitable uses, exclusively in the
hands Of clergy.
The MAINE LAw.-This law has bee n
published in several Of the newspa pers.
The following are its principal provis-
ions:
That.no person shall be allowed, at
any time, to manufacture or sell, by
himself, his clerk, servant. or agent,
directly or indirectly, any spirituous OF
Intoxicating liquors. part of which is
spirituous or Intoxicating. except for
medicinal or mechanical purposes.
In each town or city person oi
proper character is to be appointed to
sell spurious liquors for mechanical pur.
poses, under bail, and safe restrictions.
Any persons selling spurious liquor.
shall be fined for the first offense ter
dollars, for the second twenty, and 70
the third and subsequent offenses. h,
shall pay twenty dollars fine for each
with Imprisonment .-for three or si'
months.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

BAER, a German astronomer. calculates
that when we shall have telescope
nine times more powerful than that Of
Lord Rose. we shall be able TO descry
objects in the moon as small as a man.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

DISTANCE OF THE SPIRtr LAND FROM
TIE EAarH.-According to vision of
A. J. Davis, "between the spiri, home
and the earth their are strewn along
and throughout the Intervening DIS
tance. like milestones marking the
length Of public roads-thus making
space an actual and realizable fact in in.
fnity-moret than four hundred thousand
planets and fifteen thousand solar bod.
les of lesser magnitude" He Processes
to see the Constituent PARTICLES of our
atmospheric globules as distinct as the
natural eye can see shot in glass bottle.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

"Tis passing strange oft at night,
When other eyes were clothed in sleep
I've listened to that mournful strain
Of solemn music from the deep.
"And wondered if within the sea,
There dwelt race Of syren's fair,
Whose plaintive songs were waited oft
In beauty on the midnight air.
"And who at last on angel wings
Should rise from out their coral house,
And mingle with the spirits above,
Around the great eternal throne
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-09-16

But what promised to be a long, tedious
rainy day is over, and thanks to cold let
ters," its hours have sped away swiftly
enough; henceforth, when time hangs
heavy, and my heart feels lone and sad, |
will recur to this old pacquet Of letters,
and though some be soiled and worn,
yet they shall be doubly dear to me-even as
friends whose brows are wrinkled by the
weight of years
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-24

Les Teglements etant suspendus, Nj Converse
presente les resolutions suivante5, qui sont lues
ct deposees sur lie bureau, sujettes appel
Resolu Que lie droit de passage demgnde par la
Compagnie du Chemin dc la Nouvelle- Orleans,
de jackson ct du Nord, soft ct deneure aeeorde.
Resolu que lie Marie soft ct demcure autorise
prendre les measures legales necessaires pour
taire elargir la rue Calliope de quinze pieds dc
chaque cote, de la rue Howard la rue Galvez,
ct de cinquante pieds de chaque cote de la dite
rue, de la rue Galvez a In Unite Sud de cette
vile; Ia condition que la dite Compagnie dc
chemin de fer fera SAVIOR au Maire dams un delai
de dix lours apres lie passage de cette resolution,
quel.e paera tous les dommages ct depenses
occasiOnnes par Pouverture de la dte rue
Une petition du Coroner, demandant gu on lui
renette la somme de quatre vingt. piastres
pour SONS medicaux, est referee au comite de
Finances.
NJ. Lugenbuhl presente Performance suivante
qui est lue deux fois ct adoptee, sur dispense des
Regiments:
Gull soft ordonne par lie Conseil Commun de
In Nouvelle-0rleans, que lilet de terre connu
anciennement sous lie nom de Place Congo, ct
oonnu auj ourd' hui sous lie nom de Place d Armes
compris entire les rues Remparts, st Anne. ST
Pierre ct ST Claude, soft ct demeure donne a
lEtat de la Louisiana Ia condition que lie Ca
pitole ou la Mason 4 Fiat soft battle,
Quill soft de plus ordonne, que lie Marie soft
requis de transmettre une copie dc cette resolu-
ton rAssemblee Generate, ct autorise, aussi
tot que lie Siege du Commencement sera trans
fere In Vile de Ia Nouvele- Orleans passer
Pacte necessaire pour transterer cette propri6te
rEtat
NJ, Clark presente In resolution suiyante qui
est lue deux fos ct mise fordre du Jour special
pour la seanee proohaine
Resolu que lie Coutr6eur vende a rencan,
apres dix iours davis, lie contrat pour Ia cons
truction de plateformes destin6es au sucrc, sur
Ia Levee du Second District, CONNIE suit une
plateforme, entire Bienville ct Cont; une plate
forme entire Cont ct st Louis; une plateforme
entire st Louis ct Toulouse; lie tout d'apres les
specifications enregstrecs au bureau du Noyer
lie contrat pour chaque rlntciorme deyant etre
adiugf s6parement. -
NJ Giquel pr6sente Ia resolution suiyaute
Resolu qu'un comitG conioint de trois membres
de chaque Conseil soft nomme pour faire les ar
rangemeuts neecssaires pour Ia celebration du
% Fevrer.
! NJ Wood presente lie substitut suiyant qui est
lu deux fois ct adoptG sur dispense DIES regle-
4 meuts:
| Resolu quun comit6 conioint dc trois membre:
| lie chaque Conseil SOFT nomme pour faire tirel
un salut de cinquanto coups de canon dau:
chaque District, lie jour anniyersaire de Ia nais-
sance lie Washington,
NM. Wood Gasquet ct Jones sont NOMINEES DIT
dit comite
Sur motion, lie Conseil saiourne.
Gus CLAIBORNE, Secretaire
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Echelles, CONNIE ci-dossus, pour 10 Placement dc
SEES depenses annuelles.
Art II. Qa'il soft de plus ordonue que chaque
Oompagnie de Pompe reguliere ct chaque Com
pagnie de Crocs ct Eohelks, existant actuelle-
ment commencement aux dispositions uui prece-
dent aura une case convenabe pour ses appa-
reils, une sale de reunion, des ecuries pour les
chevaux, ct toutes les dependencies necessaires,
lie tout devant etre maintenu en- bon etat aux
frais de Ia Vile.
Art Il. Quill soft de plus ordOnne, que toutes
les compagnies de pompe, on crocs ct echelles,
relevant des appropriations CONNIE IL est dit
plus haut, remettront annuellement au Contr6-
leur, le premier jour do Janvier, un tableau
exact do l'emploi de la dite appropriation, signe
par lie Tresorier, ct une lste correcte des mem
bres actifs, signee par lie Foreman on roilicier
president ct lie Secr6taire; ct null Placement d'ar-
gent ne sera fait MULE compagne jusqu'a CO
que le tableau soft fourni.
Art 10. Quill soft de plus orlonne, que toutes
ordinances on parties Performances en- vigueur
ct contraires aux dispositions qui precedent,
sont ct demeureht abrogees,
Signe, FRANs ALPUENTE,
President du Cons des A. AID
Slgne, W. G. G. CLAIBORNE,
President du Cons des Aid
Approuve lie IL fevrier, 1858.
Signe, A. d. CRossMAN, Marie.
Pour copie conforme, II BIER, Secr6taire
RAIRtE DE LA NLLE-oRLEANs, 10 FEvRIER, 1865
CoNsEn CosrMuM l. YILLE La NLIE-ORtFANs
No 647
Resolu qu'un dea de trois niois, du Ter Jan
ver, 1858, soft ct demeure accorde 4 Thos
IIynes, pour aehever son contrat du pavage do
la rue Royale, en- blocs cares; ainsi qua Geo
Cronan, pour lie pavage de Ia rue de Charities,
en- blocs cares pouryu que securte satisfai-
sante soft offerte au comite de Finances en- ga
rantie de Ia flGle execution du contrat ainsi
prolonge.
Signe, FRANs ALPrESTE,
President du Cons des Ass Aid
SiEne, W. c. C. CLAIBORNE,
President du Cons des AID
Approuv6 lie 10 Fevrier, 1858
Signe, A. D. CRossNAS, Marie
No 64S
Resolu que lie President est autorise nommer
I'm comite do cinq membres pour s'entendre aveo
un comitG semblahe du Consei 1es Aldermen
pour faire les prGparatif n6oessaires pour 10 ce-
| LIBERATION de pannyersaire de In naisssnce du
/ Pero de la Patrie. "
Signe, FRANs ALPUENTE,
| President iu Cons des Ass AID
Signe, W G. c. Claiborne,
/ President du Cons des Aid
Approve lie 10 FGver, 1858
Signe, n D. CRoSsgNN, Marie
Pour copie conforme. H. BIER, secretairc
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ment de certaines rues, depui5 Ia rue GaiyeI
jusqu'au c6teau de la Metairie
Une resolution permettant D Gosran d'avoir
IN tir au pistolet dams la rue st Charles, est
referee au comite de Police
Upe resolution pour reparer rhopitsl de la
Prison du Second District, est deposee sur lie
bureau, sujette appel.
Sur motion, NM Clark, Claiborne, Jones
ct Burke sont NOMINEES par lie Conseil CONNIE
membres dun eomte charge de Sc reunir un
comite semblable du Conseil des Assistants- AL
dermen pour negocier avec les Marguilliers de
r6glise St Louis pour rachat de la batisse occu-
pee par les Cours, dams lie Second District
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Chs. CLAIBORNE, Seci


OFFtCTEL.
C0NSEIL DES ALDERMEN DE LA WILLIE De La
NOUYELLE ORLEANS,
MARDl, FeTier, 1858.
LIE Conseii Sc reunt commencement rajourne-
ment.
Presents-Houorable W e. G. Claiborne, Pre-
sident NM. Clark, Converse, Gasquet, Giquel,
Jones, Lugenbuhl ct Wood.
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CoNsEII DIES ASSISTANTS ALDERMEN.
Nile Orleans, Ter Fevrer 1858.
Il fhonoyabie prtsident ct MN. les memdres
du C0nseH des Aldermen de la Uttfe dc Ia
.NouUelie- OrI6ans
Messieurs--Je suis requs de vous transmettre
les resolutions suivantes, passees aujourd hui,
par ee Consoil, ct d'y demander votre adhesion;
Resolution No S4e, pour lie Placement de divers
complies
Resolution approuvant la vente du vieux Tex
appartenaut la Vile. par lie Controleur
Resolution pour la nomination dun comite
coniont pour examiner Paifaire de Francis
Buchanan, Collector de droits de Levee, pour lie
Second District.
Resolution requ6rant la yente DIES propriet6s
de la Batture, par Beard & May.
Resolution pour rachat DUN terrain, rue Dau-
phine, pour Eagle Fire Company No I,
NM Latour Hermann ct Wilson, composent
lie comite de ce Conseil pour examiner rafaire
lie +. Buchanan.
Je suis egalement requs de vous remover In
resolution No rs, autorsant lie Placement dc
divers complies, amendee par votre Honorable
Corps, ct de vous notifer que lie Conseil reiete
yotre amendment ct persistc maintenir la re-
solution originelle.
J'ai lhonneur detrc, es-respectueusement,
Votre obeissant serviteur,
WALTER ii. PETERS, Secretairc
Les resolutions sulyantes adopt6es par lc Con-
sell des Observation-Disclosures, sont lucs deux
fois ct sanotionnees, sur dispense dies reglements
Resolution No S4S, autorisant lie Placement de
divers complies sanctionuee unanmemeut, sur
appel nominal
Resolution apIrouvant la yente du ylcuX fer
appartenant a la Vile, par lie Contr6leur.
Resolution pour Ia nomination dun cemite
conjoint pour examiner Paffaire de Francis
| Burhannn COllncteur dc lroits de Icyee DOur
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f5I CpAa4JEs srEGft, a.~crl.s7s,
WHprs III 5rs Ae Sa- H8IlEt ~, AIAEt "a, .ll8-
Bt6SEFI, GE UgfsE CITY oil IT. IgLS.
in lie stag OF q SOURI,, will h9 rroiaP supplied
JOIN WRIGHT co.
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On Sc dispense de la lecture ia Journal
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Les resolutions suivantes sont lues deux fois
ct unanime.nent adoptees sur appel nominal, ct
dispense des reglements
Resolu que lie Controleur vende Pencsn,
apres quinse jours davis, lie coutrat pour payer
en- blocs cares la rue de la Levee, entire Espla-
made ct Louisa, conformement aux plan en- spe
cifications enregistres au bureau du Voyer,
Resoln de plus, que les pierres enlesees de la
rue de la Leyee seront employees apaver la rue
Bourbon, partir de rEsplanade pour aller en-
has, iequel pavage sera egalement yendu au
rabais, commencement aux plan ct specifications
enregistres au bureau du Voyer
NJ. Lugenbuhl, au nom du comite des recla-
nations, presente les rapports suivants qui sont
adoptes
lie comite DIES Reclamations demande ran
porter au Conseil In petition Isaac Emmanuel.
6ttendu 9u'on deja statue ce sujet,
]. ] LUGENBuHL,
feh IsDoRE LABATVR
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0yFIcEA AND YARD No. ioNgw BASH CoRNER or JULIA AND
ST. JOHN STREETS NEW ORLEANS,
~ haad sale the lorDu pFlss
BRICKS WHITE SAND SHELLS, LIME,
oak, ASH AND PINE " oOD. CHARCOAL, sEe. csc.
RrS ,aEISaIlg .SooT
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Resolution pour acheter un nouyeau truck,
pour American Hook and Ladder Company No 2.
Resolution pour payer Neptune Fire Com
pany No trois cents pastres.
Resolution pour payer Mechanics Fire
Company No s, trois cents piastres
Resolution pour payer Eagie / Ire company
No I, six cents piastres
Resolution pour yendre lie contrat pour cons
truire IN lanyard ct un passage pour la Com
pagnie Vigilante No 3.
Resolution pour payer Creole Fire Company
No 9, six cents piastres.
Resolution pour payer a Philadelphia Fire
Company No IA, trois cents pastres,
Resolution autorisant lie Marie vendre 10
terrain ct redifce connus sous lie nom dEcole
Fulton.
Resolution autorisnnt lie Marie a vendre lie
terrain triangulaire, eucoignure Course ct Nou-
velle Levee
Resolution approuvant les contrats de John
Paul, pour travauX aux cases pompes NOS O.
II ct %
Resolution pour reparer rhdpital de la Prison
du Second District.
Resolution pour payer rhos Bell, SIX cent
sOixante-siN piastres ct soiXante-di& cents.
Resolution pour laehat du systemic planetaire
de Barlow
SUBSTITUTE Ia resolution de votre Honorable
Corps, fixant lie salaire DIES commissioners des
marches.
lie Conseil nomme NM. Nixon, Eustis, Wat
lins ct Wilt dun comite charge de Sc reunir
un comit6 semblable de votre Conseil, pour SEN
tendre au sujet de rachat dun terrain pour
Lafayette Hook and Ladder Company No /.
! Et NM. Leeds. Witt, Burtheet Sykes CONNIE
membres dun comite charge lie Sc reunir un
| comite semblable lie votre Honorable Corps,
pour u6gocier ayec les Marguilliers de r@glise
| st Louis, pour rachat des batisses occupies
CONNIE Cours, dams lie Second District
! Tres respectueusement,
yotre obeissaut serviteur,
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NJ Clark, aupnom du comite des Rues ct De-
barcaderes, presente lie rapport suivant qui est
adopte, ct les resolutions mentionnees dams lie
dit rapport, adoptees par lie Gonseil des Assis-
tants- Aldermen, sont lues une seconde fois ct
sanctionnees unapimement sur appel nominal
lie comite des Rues ct Debarcaderes auquel
avaient etc referees les resolutions suiyantes
etc. du Consel des Assistants Aldermen, les
rapporte pour qu'on adhere;
Resolution No 632, ! eftet de contractor avec
John Paul, pour In construction de deux quais
ordures.
Resolution No 667, pour autoriser la vente du
contrat pour la construction de banquettes dams
Ia rue Josephine, ct sur lie Ghemin de Felicite.
Resolution No $50, pour la yente du contrat
pour la CONNECTION du payage en- blocs cares de
Ia rue Tchoupitoulas.
Votre eomite recommande egalement radop-
ton dune resolution soumise par PAlderman
Lugenbuhl, pour la vente du contrat pour lie
pavage en- blocs cares de la rue de la Leyee,
entire PEsplanade ct la rue Louisa, ainsi que la
yente du contrat pour lie pavage en- pierres
rondes de la rue Bourbon, les pierres deyant etre
fournies par la vile.
Des resolutions conformes ce rapport vous
sont presentees. Gro. CLARK, Rapporteur,
j. NJ BURKE,
W. G.. c. claiborne.
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Lecture eat faite du message suivaut du Marie
MARIE DE VA NEILE. ORLEANS, !