Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-15
WEEKLY JOURNAL
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LOCAn I Dfatssls ~ 1..e ~
CRY CouScIL, august 8, ls57.-Ful
Board present. The Mayer presented q PEEL
tition from the employees of Mr.: Kcckler..-
Aldermen Nisley, Hook and Fisher were APP
pointed committee to investigate the cher
ges in said communication.
The petition for opening Eighth street
west of Iowa Avenue, and FOR appropriating
the til Of residents Of the new limits to gra-
ding the same, we're referred to Aldermen
Hare and Mauck.
The City Attdrncy vas instructed to write
out the police ordinance in full. 80.
Aid Nisley presented resolution instruc-
ting the City Attorney to. draw pp an ordi.
nance licensing the sale cfvipols, spirituous
and malt liquors. :
After the consideration of some other
ma.tcrs Of minor Importance and referring
saaudrj Ellis to the finance committee, the
Council adjourned.
HuxaARrAx GRAss.-We have been shown
hy Mt. UlXOn, OK MuTlou cOuutyD u uuucA Va Au"-
garan grasa, raised on the farm If John 'cpkinson
nsar this place. Sn,ae of the stalks are Il feet
high, and all will averasc& feet. Mr.. H. has tcn
here's in this grass, which viii Weld from three to
so,r ton. Of hay per acre, The hay is superior to
the best timothy. Itiifers from timothy in the
msnnnr Of cultivation. 1t has to be sown every
year, instead of springing up from the roots. On
our ane prairie lands it grows luxuriantly. Forty
stalks have been counted sproutng from ono seed.
Hungarian grass is a new production in this coun-
try It is not raised anywhere in the Union, except
in this State. 1t was FIRST introduced in Marion
county. by Hungarian on his way to settlement
Of hi, eountrymen then established in Decatur
county 1t is destined to be Of great value to the
stock rsisers and she farming community genes-
ally.
D,srnnsslsu AccrDRNf. " yesterday about
noon, distressing and fatal accident occurred near
Atalissa, in this county. As Mr.. Jesse Eewersauk,
of Springdale, Cedar county, was driving his team
scross the railroad track west Of Atassa, his horses
became frightened at hand-car which some meg
we're propcl!;ng on the track, and started to run.
While he ~as endeavoring to check them, his Wife
whs was in the wagon with him, caught hold of one
Of the lines, turn.hg the horses s;ssaealy around.
and throwing out tie occupants of the wagon. 1t
ran over the breast Of Mrs. b. injurng her SO Sc
yerely that she died in a few minutes. Mr.. B. was
slso badly injured about the head. One Of his eyes
vas knocked oft and the cavity filled with mud.
It il feared that lie will not recover. He is mer-
chant at springdale, and most estimable citizen.
Daily, 9Th.
MATRIMONIAL Sa1ABBLE.-Patrick Ni'lat
was arraigncd nefore Justice Klein, this morning,
1t the instance Of his wife, charge Of threatening
to kill her. Mrs. NJ, who is a young, tidy and not
altogether an mint eresting daughter OF the Elmer
AID lc in Appearance, told her grievances and
wrongs with many .obs. The evidence against Pat
rick Was considered Sufficient hold him for further
,ri.l and his bail vas fixed at $50, iorwhieh Pat
tick Rr,nev went security.-D.ily, 9Th.
USaERs BRAss BAsp.-7tr u,,ss members of
This company had heard the numerous COMPLIMENTS
paid them on the aa5. of the recent celebration in
this city, it would hsvo "done them proud" Tn
visitors from abroad nan'n,ously congrn nlatcd our
citizens on having such ncll drilled band in their
midst. The L ght Gnards also received numerous
compliments, all of which VIC think we're we'll de-
rived. ..
FIRE ArPaz,rrs.-A petition is il circu-
lstion praying the City ,'oinc,i make an arpro-
hria.;on towards purchasing fire apparatus 'th
expected hat il the prayer CT the petition is grant
s portion cf the necessary means will be ra'sct!
Nv private subscription II the necessary appara-
Jus only obtained, there will BE found plenty OF
sble- bodied, brave men "to run Wild de mershcep.
y..rrNAS PaEssYiEsIAS Church. = The
ferman Pr.shyterians have erected a neat frame
Church on sycamore above F fth street, which will
te ready for diyine service in sbsrt .sime. We
undo rstand that tn have quite large congrega-
tion in this place.
"FALL fashions. I've direct attention
10 the new advertisement of Mr.. Hess. He is al
Ways up to time in the fashions, and s very ac-
conmoLatins dealer. Don't fail to give him call.
DExocaATIc ORrnoGRArHr.--Thef follow
ing letter from q recent subscriber possesses too
much o. photographic sniaueness to be withheld
from the public, As give it. nth little anu
tilstion az possible Of course the writer wild not
ccnsure us: -,
.r.s :. August the 5.ls57 So.
Ger / Recyd yosr iisie requiring me to send you
four doaIers and hear the money ! wish you to
stop tbs, Paper
!; / would take your Paper ON out you <tty Io"re
3i.ading kansas to much
MELANcHoLY ArrArR.-A few days ago
We learned the particulars of most distressing ae-
eident which, h:fe the family of a gentleman who
is now resident os this county; On the 14th Of
last monthr thyee children Of Mr. soscph J. Bar
fnard contractor on the stone work OF tie railroad
bridge over ,tlar river at Moscow were drowned
At Watson, Lswis, county, n. Y. Thtts names
were Ellen E.. Emily J. snd Lewis jagged re-
epectivsly ls, ii and years. They hail provided
themselves with bathing drcsses, and were accus-
toned to bsths frequently in shallow water. On
the day above mentioned, however, rhe ysangest
daughter venture too far into. the pond getting
into deep watcr She called to her sister for help,
.ho went to beg assistance, .:but not succeeding,
called to- her broihy who plunged man*1ily into
the wster, but hel with his sisters srnH TO rise
no more in life. Mr.. Rrnard, the taer, was alb
sent in the West. The distress Of the her in
Being left alone with her little ones--one half Of
them being ssatehed away by an unti,nely death
was heart-rending. When Mr.. B. heard the sad
news it almost unnamed him. He started homo
Immediately, and Fought his family West They
new reside at Moscow.
The following lines, comm generating the melan-
.holy event, hare b.cn handed in to us Tor publie
ton:
Few we're the sum,ners they had seem
ThOse littTe ch Idrcn fair
Bat4hey were bright and beautiful,
Their hearts Us pure as air.
Ihs world was fun Of joy to them,
s.Whcre'cr their footsteps trod. -.
They loved the braut las Of the Garth.
Yes, and they loved their God.
They rcst, but o,.they rest net here,
Their cold graves crsFd not keep