Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
The Firemen's Entcrtainment.

Our readers may be Interested in what the
Davenport papers say Of the iremen's excur-
sion to this city last week. We append es-
ira cts from the Gazette and Denaocrat'
From the Davenport Gazette, s h.
THE ExcURsreN. The Independent boys
got back from their excursion to Muscatine
Yesterday morning, and marched inproces--
| sion through several Of the promment streets
with engine and hose carriage. They locked
rather sleepy, as they certainly had g right
to do inasmuch as they .,:.s5ss
.sDancsd all night till broad daylight,
And went home with the gals in t he morning. :"
1 The ball was proper finishing, off to a
day delightfully."- spent iii. the enjoyment. of
the hospitalities Of Muscatine. The hall
was crowded and the beauty and chiyalry Of
our sister city were Wen represented With
our own. Our boys appear to besnerfeceiy
charmed with the. attentions shown them,
and with the generous, warm hearted hpspi-
tality Of the people of Mrseatine. The
company were received by the military and
large concourse of citizens. The roar of
| cannon and the cheers of the people filled
| tie air, while the city itself bore gala day
Appearance. Capt. Wallace formally wei
coined the confhaay in a neat speech, to
which the President of the company, Mr..
! Littler, replied. Carriages were in waiting
I for the ladies, and all proceededac the grove,
where an elegant dinner awaited them. Af-
ter dinner there were regular toasts. 70 the
toast Of ssDayenport, z Mr. Littler and Mr..
Johns, responded with great eDthusiasn.-
In the afterhoen eyerythipg was done to
contribute to the enjoyment Of the firemen
and other guests. We. are informed, that
theytW we're not allov.e to pay for anything
Even tie BARRIERS said -tsnothing to pay-,,'
In. the mornir.g, the President went to- pay
the tavern bill for the crowd. 1t had.'a.l
been se.tled-and so it was with everything
else. They had even carriage prepared for
the editors Of this city! We thank our
Journal friends for their message in this
4 connection, and regret TINT circumstance 8
rendered it utterly impossible for us to visit
Muscatine. Not single thing occurred to
mar the happiness af the day. Our boys
have returned full of enthusiasm, and fully
determined to reciprocate Muscatine hospi-
tality at an early day, although they; say
they have no hope Of being able to do up
things quite so nicely. - t4.N
From the Davenport Democrat, s h.
The Excursion Of the ssPilots, Royers and
Witches to Muscatine, was all that it
should have been the tete Of the season.
Our Firemeh were nob1y received and sump-
.tuously entertained BY the authorities and
{ citisensof our sister city. One of the most
pleasant, as we'll as acceptable features of
i the affair was the. presentation to X. NJ.
Littler, President pf the Fire Department,
:. hy Capt j. @ Teller, late Captain Of the
Light Guards, Of handsome Fireman's hat,
and a very pretty brass trumpet TheCom-
pany returned Yesterday morning in fine
spirits s and well pleased with the inter-
chafge Of hospitality and good feeling. Our
i Muscatine papers not having come to hand,
we are not enabled to give to-day more
heightened notice Of the excursion.