Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-03
MUSCATINE JUURNAL---MARCH 3, 1854.
LOCAL MA2TERS.


LOCAL M.A7TERS.
The Elccsiea.
Next Monday Is the day of our city election. The
Office of Mayor 10 the most important to be filed, for
which two candidates have been nominated at public
meetings Of our citizens-vz.: Messrs. .Parvin and
Cover-both ofwhom are well qualified and deserving
Either would reflect honor the station It may not
be amiss for NJ to impress the minds Of the voters
In the selection Of city officers the importance Of
throwing all personal considerations asde and of w.
ting for those who best qualified to discharge the
duties devolvng upon them. favoritsm should new
er be carried to the qualifications should be the
test. he interests Of the commonwealth demand
that tins course should be pursued, and we hope our
suggestion will bave due weight. f rE
The loan Of SIS 900 to aid in the construction of the
NJ. L. c. r. R. is very imp rtant question to be de.
cded at this election and we hope every voter has
duly considered it and resolved to vote for It, Surely
no one who 10 friend to Muscatine and knows its
true interests will do otherwise. We fearful I'M
less this loan is carried, the Lyons company will aban.
don their enterprises connecting with Muscatne, lin
which they would be fully justifed) -and who is so
blind As not to see the advantages of having two rival
companies operating i'm our midst? Besides there Is
no risk in the ma ter our part look at the ordi-
nance providing for the election which may be found
in another column. We sincerely hope then, that the
loan will DO carried unanimously
m. & M. R. n. .av 4
Mr. Farnam. chief Of those interested in this road,
visited this place last Monday on business connected
Herewith. We learn that two miles of the road on
the line hence to 0sksloosa. Including the depot
ground, has been let to Mr.. Carmichael and that the
line hence to the junction Of the Davenport and Iowa
City road, will be let in few days. on which the cars,
it is asserted win be running to Davenport by the first
of December next. On Wednesday, force Of about
thirty hands commenced work on the depot grounds
The work is now commehcedin real earnest, and our
citizens are in high sprtsa the stterng prospects
of its speedy completion. "'as s91 !
NOBLE Acr.-It will be recollectsd that we gave
an account some weeks ago Of a small boy named
VIM. Davis, who had two fingers severed from his
hand while working in Dunsmore & Chambers Bed.
stead Factory. The noble little fellow, who has worked
industriously to help support his widowed mother,
Mrs. Fulton. Immediately after the accident COM
menccd crying bitterly saying that he did not so
much regret losing his fingers that he should not be
able to work for his mother and he was fearful she
would suffer in consequence. The hearts Of those
present were touched a subscription was taken up,
and bstweenthe proprietos workmen in the edstead
and Barrel Factories and Foundry full SIS were raised
in one so young Is eminenty deserving of such gen
erous reward. May other boys profit by the example
Of the little hero. VIM. Davis.
HORSE THIEF CAuGHT.-The foolish fellow wbo
stole Mr.. Benefits pony Wednesday night of last
week, was caught last Sunday, three miles west Of
Grandview. by Constable Tillard 1t appears that he
borrowed harness for the pony, aedgng that he was
going after peding wagon but the ice in Iowa river
being in rather precarious condition. he detain-
ed until overtaken and arrested. He brought back
to this city, examined beto Justice Crandol Mon.
day afternoon and committed to Jail for want of bail.
His name is Jacob Farmer. and he is q German of
Jewish descent. He had been in this place but few
days before he committed the theft. He stated that
he had been working at the Baet House. in Burling.
too, three four weeks. When he came here he APP
peaed to have no money and pretended to be seeking
for employment. He does not appear to be intemper-
ate but looks stupid, and perfectly Indifferent
to the result Of his present adventure.
= SCHOOL DISTRICT No. I've attended very cred
liable examination of the pupils in this school, last
Friday. The compositions (specimens of which We
give the first page) did honor 10 their authors. and
the recitatons and decamations brought forth many
expressions Of admiration from the numerous visitors.
There have been in attendance during the term about
200 scholars-the building will accommodate 40
Another term will commence next Monday, and we
glad TO learn that the past efficient corps of teachers
wiz ID. Franklin Wells principal Miss Margaret
Lyon, Miss Kate p. Foster, Miss Melinda Davidson,
and Miss Henrietta A. Mikesel assstants-will con-
tinue. The building is one of the largest most
modious and the school Of the bestconducted in
the State. Success to our public schools! =
MARROW ESCAPE. - Nicholas Gidley. in going
across the river on the ice, Wednesday Of last week
with basket Of nails, DC, his arm, all unconscious
of danger suddenly broke through when about the
middle Of the channel. Instantly extending his
out upon the surrounding ice. at the time SHOW
ing the basket ahead of him. and exerting every
he did not sink below his armpits. No person was
near to render assistance but with an almost super
human effort he threw himself out upon the ice, and
experienced no further difficulty. The ice appeared
to be firm except at the place where he broke in.
= RIVER OPEK THE channel of the river is now
clear of ice opposite this place. Last Saturday being
a warm day the ice started and flosted short DIS
tance but gorged against the "tow-head" just below
the city, where it remained until Wednesday after
noon, when it again started. 1t gorged second time,
but ran out during the night The river opened on
THE oath Of February last Eve days earlier than
at the present tine-and the first boat (the Badger
State,) arrived on the 10th March.
The river il very low, and if boats do visit US
in few days, which IS very probable, they will ne
cessarily be Of the smaller class.
Tue wINrER MONTHS have now passed, and we
may expect no extremely cold weather the pres
ent The past winter In this region has been
remarkable for severity and the small quantities Of
snow and rain that have fallen. Indeed we have had
no snow suitable for sleghing. and rain of conss.
quencc has fallen since last autumn. that tho cs-
terms and some Of the wells are nearly dry.
Since the above was written, fine rain fell on Wed,
nssday night.
/BUILDISG.-Extensive preparations are being made
for building operations the coming season. We learn
that company Of our citizens has just been formed
to build large treestory business block the COR
Of Second and Chestnut strests--fve storerooms
in the 6rst story, and the building to b Of brick
The building win be commenced forthwith. Atogeth.
er, the ensuing season promises TO be busy for
mechanics and aboren. Many nne buildings will be
added to those already in Muscatne.
GRAIN IN SroRE.-A statement having recently APP
psared In st. Louis paper to the effect that there
was very little granfor shipment in the various towns
the Upper Mississippi take occasion to say that
there is much more in Muscatine at present than us.