Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-26
WEEKLY JOURNAL


Local DEpAItTM ENT.
m.seeei.. Ceun,y Agricultural So.
sscaErAnY's 0rr,cs, p
Muscatine, Dc. 10th, lSh,s -. ,o
rAs nsmbers of this society w ~ili be held at INV
Nss that the annual meesAkRxv Of IAsussy ne.;
s1es, "a the flssE K which time officers for tho
At 4 o'clock ehos o, and all other business which
xsJ Be- prss,nted will be attended to
Sec'y Mus. Co. Ayr Society.
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CAaAlsR's ASBaEss. - Our carrier, MIR.
knex, will wait on our city pa.rons early on the
morning Of Nsw.fear's day, with All address we'll
worth residing. He Ia. been puncua in delivering
SA.H the paper during all scr's Of wsah'r and d..
tervss to be generously remembered. s. be r."dy
with your dimes and quarters when he calls.
err COUNCIL, Dec. 18th, l857.-Mr
Cloud read petition from Capt. Philips relative to
Ferry Charter. Petition laid upon the table.
NJ. Cloud read report of City Attorney reiativ.
to ordinance relating to salary of Mayor aud Alder.
lucn. R:port laid upon the table.
Mr.. Cloud introduced res tuition requiring the
Street Commissioner to report the amqsnt expended
by HIM, the paid for material, &C., and also
requiring the Mayor to report the amount of city
warrants issu.d, aud on what account issued Ad
opted -
On motion of Mr.. Nslcy, the Mayor was instruc.
tod TO open al account with each member of III.
City Couac, and require them tn settle fort Inv ith
Oh motion of Mr.. Cloud, Mr.. Ryan vas aut hor-
issd to pr secute his con ract ON Locust street on
the same terms grant Cd Mex IN Second st rect
Mr.. Cloud introduced an ordinance relating 10
the manner Of ssu' city warrant. which. by sus-
pen.iinx the tenth rule Of order, put upon its
third reading and passed.
Mr.. N,.ley introduced an ordinances amendatory
to an ordnance relating to salary of Mayor aud Al
l~rmer, which read the second time and laid on
the table.
street, made his report. Adopted
Mr.. Fisher. committee on making rip-rap wall
from Stsamb 'at to Ferry Landing, reported favora-
bly, 90 i'm provemcnt, and The same was adopted.
The following bills allowed:
A. Clark, tle0 damages account Of change Of
!. l. ross, Sle4-amount awarded by commits
siouers damages on account Of change Of grades.
Journal .sies; 3 pria,inE.
Iarnsworth. 81 read work.
do $l.so do 81. .z -.
Council adjourned to meet on next Tuesday eve
ming.
THE LEofURs OF BISHOP LEE, at fremont
HALL, Last evening" beine The fourth Of the charity
eourse1 was on the subject Of "Self- Education"
It WAS thoroughly literary, and, without any dis
it the best Of the course The lecturer took
the broad and phian hropc ground that all classes of
peopls--and not merely professional men--should b..
come educated. asimpresssd the duty Of mechanics
and laboress in all stages Of life, improving every
spare moment by storing their minds with usef III
knowledge Comparatively few have the benefits of
. college course. or even . thorough common school
edncationhence the intelligence Of the great mass
Of the people must depend upon the proper improve
ment of tAeir leisure hours from labor. His re-
marks on ths part Of his subject called forcby to
our mind his didaetic eouplet Of the poet:
se..I .s ~ ~ !: 4 IL
The kindpf reading be recomn-nd.d to the young
wss history biography aud scientific disser tations.
The light, fictitious reading Of the day, he said,
should be fdu'ged in but sparingly, if ut ali. He
thought TIL Latin proverb" Nm multa sed multum"
not msnybut mueh-should be observed as to the
choice Of bo'k 70 be read. Rad thoroughly, DELHI
srate'y and ,udsntandnyly few good books rather
than pass Assti!yN and earsorily through a great
many But We ~iu not attempt to follow the lee
..-s- further in his yemarks His discourse was
listened to with reasattention by large and ill.,
'eihgeht audience. NJ style was not only
tanning, but his languae admirably terse and vigor
Gus. Every word had a PEI ming and every meaning
LIS proper word there tas NO verbiage or unnec
essary words to Ground Il period" To any one
desirous OF uiring cofect style Of speaking
writing, the study of The bishops language in this
discourse would have BEEN proftab
The Bishop, who is ctizen Of Davenport, ex-
pressed himself in deep SYMPATHY With the obj ct of
The course Ut LECTURES, and surd the aud enc, that
he contributed lis mite to the phi!an-
thrcpic nt,rpfiisc.--I51aliJ saga>h.-,
CousrY .oyps.-The in crest on the Bonds OF
Muscaiine county VIII b, pa promptly GU the frs,
day of January, A. D 1888 Tne amount It inter-
es duo 1T tina time will bel ,500-$' 500 ia N W
York City, and $4,000 in tbs city. The amount Of
the county bonds lie $l50, t0t the interest $780,
0v0- ~is payable serni- annuAly in New York the
interest Oh the remaining $p 600 is psyabis
ally on the FIRST day of January Of each year, III
this city, Enquirer.
We doubt not the above is prrect as We presume
il was furnished Eur co,ent orary by the County
Judge, and We .hercfure copy for the iIfornstion
of readers. But there an inquiry which it
suggests that We will propouh to both our county
and city authorities. L. is his Why is it that
neither our county city hive possession of the
stock issued to them in consideration of the bonds
voted to the n 4 NJ. r. R. Or We learn from
good authority that both Scottan johnson counties
long since obtsined cf theirs, though not
Without the exhibitions of genuine Jacksonsn deter
nination the part of their authorities. Itisbut
Justice that authorities should have this stock
in their possession. We are old that it s retained
in the hands Of the the railroad G. mpa-
ny Is security for the payment Of interest and
principal on the bonds. On the same principle our
city and county treasurers should be in possession
Of security that the railroad stock will finally be
delivered 10 them. There il m.uifestly dKjust
ussrpssion on the part Of the railroad company in
this matter. We suggest that an effort be made to
obtain possession Of this stock. What has been
granted TO other corporations that hare taken stock
in this company should not be denied to Muscatne
county and city.
SALARY OF CouNciLxIN.-Ths City Attor.
ney, Mr.. Heb, has delivered opinion, in accord
ancs with revolution Of the Council, on the validity
Of the recent salary ordinance having retrospective
sect-or in other words, whether it gives the pres
snt members of the Council authority to draw their
salary for their entire years service at the rate
which it prescribes. His opinion is that it does
silmen had already drawn their salaries At the
rate Of compsnsation, presume they will have to
disgorge. We think thecouncil did wrong in pass
ing this ordinance to have effect this year. The
time Of going in'o eject should have been postponed
until the eleetion Of the board. We do not
DOUBT that our council men should have better
pay, and are far from grudging tie pttance they
receive, but think it is dangerous precedent for
them to in;rssse their own compensation. 1t is
stated that The CYnncil preceding the present one
increased the compensation Of its members. 1t was
wrong precedent then, and the principle cannot he
risht.d now BY its repetition.
IL raE CrY.7-Hons. E. Sells and 7. 8.
Paryin, two Of our worthy State officers, are at
present visiting their families IN this niin-IhAu
quuryevs 1t D,smOinss.s
Hoes CoxINa.-Five car loads Of live
hsgs from Washington county arrived on The
ears from Columbus CITY. Saturday. for s. o. But