Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-05-13
Local Matters.
schsoi District No. ..

| Some statement. made in the Enquirer OF Thursday
last, convey quite an erroneous idea Of the proceed
ings OF the meeting held Saturday everirs week.
That paper says:
at meeting Of School District No. 2, last Satur
! day evening, Mr. Butter made report of the Direct
ors. He stated that they had employed teachers f0r
the next year, and asked that the District should ac-
| quiesce in the selection by them made
The electors of the District did not seem disposed
to conntenance the actions of the board but refused
to adopt the report Thev were still anxous to have
the old board resign, and appeared unwilling to en-
| dorSe single Official act OF theirs
We don't care about taking sides in this matter bnt
when statements are published, We like to see the
truth told, and justice done to sll parties. The
in tsc y-gtssss .er.s ef TIE ,Fqraedngs consists
in entirely suppressng the fact that the District did
" coun ienance the actions of the Board T" in this
srect, and did not " refuse to adopt the report
We happened to lie present, aud know what was
done.
The published call as signed by the Secretary Of the
Board stated two ects for the meeting of the Dis
rict One was for the nomination of four persons to
fill the vacancies in the Board eansed by the rendered
res gnation of four members. The other was to con-
slider selections OF teachers made by the old Beard.
Mr.. Batler stated the objects Of the meeting, as
published, ard submitted the report of the Directors
A debate then sprung up as to the proper order in
which he business should be tran.acted. Those who
opposed the immediate adoption Of the repo, sti'sd
that they had every confidence in the honesty and
discretion of the Board, and would unhe,itatiagly
vote for the persons recommended by them as teach
ers at The proper time but they preferred nominating
four persons first to Gil the vacancies made by resg-
nation, in order that they might have the new and
permanent Board ready, to whose examination they
.i,a ;1s,nta ~
in the old Boards report.
The vote was then taken on the report OF the Board
and the motion to adopt lost by one vote.
The four persons to fill vacancies were then nomi-
mated, and Immediately afterwards the report Of Z
old Board in relation to teachers was sdopted nearly
unanimously there being only three dissenting voces.
The Drsr was again sufocating on Second street,
yesterday Why is it that no move is made towards
having the streets sprinked? Dust is not only Ajnl
Gus to many kinds of goods when exposed to it, but
generator of bronchial and consumptive diseases II
is said that Henry Clays life Gu! by the dust
of Washington.
Mr.. D. DrSSMoRE arrived Friday evening from ST.
Louis in 25 hours the quickest time, we believe ever
made from that place to Muscatne. He Travelled by
railway via Alton, Lasalle and Rock Island, boarding
the steamer j. Mckee at the latter place. lie brought
rs an Intel.igeacer of the 4th.
RETuRSED.--Our highly e,teemed and talented
young friend, Mr.. }. Carskaddan associate editor OF
the Eng irer has returned from his visit to the East
in good health and fine spirits, and with better
half OF course best wishes are tendeled the
happy couple.
The LEvEE.-The work on this important improve
ment { Mascatie Isandl is progressing with great
energy. The embanknent is constructed th-ee feet
above high water malk, and will no doabt prove ef
fectual in preventing the overflow of the Island.
AMERICAN HorEl~-See card of Mr.. z. s. .Cracraft.
We are pleased to observe that the " American" "
attracts lair share of the patronage of the traveIn
pubic.
DspgcArroS.-The new Episcopal Chlrch Will be
dedicated on the 25th instant
SASH Door AND Reconsideration is directed to
the adyerts ement Of Messrs. Stein x Hill.