Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-29
WEEKLY JOURNAL
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.

LONiAL DEPARTING NI.
JUsrlos's DLANks-Full sets printed and
for sale ct this office.
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CARRlER's NorloE.-Our regular car. lei
is i'll. His substitute to-day may not b. able to find
all our city patrons. Those whom he may mis-. will
please notify US Of the fact.
CrTY CouNolL.--May 22d, 1858. --Counci
convened psrsuant to adjournment. Mayor Measer
presiding. A full board present.
Nj. Hill presented . petition relative to the bad
condition of Front street and consequent necessity
of opening Second to Green street. Petition refer
red to Messrs. Hill and Freeman with instructions
to ascertain on what terms the right Of way could
be had, and to direct the City Engineer to make an
estimate of the amount Of excavation necessary.
Mr.. Hill presented petition of Mr.. J ,ckson rea.
tive to condition of culyert near his premises Re
fcrred to Messrs. Freeman and Hershe.
Mr.. Freeman, committee on City Printing, made
his report. Again referred
The report Of The committee on improving Syca
more street, laid upon the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Nisley, and amended by Hill
the Street Commissioner was ordered to grade alleys
in Blocks No. 81 and No. 49, SO as as to make them
passible at an expense not exceeding $25 each.
On motion of Mr.. Nisley, the Mayor and Doctor
Hershe were appointed committee to consult will,
Messrs Lord and Smallcy, relative to the right of
way at the east end of Second street to the graded
road.
On motion Of Mr.. Fisher, amended by Mr.. Free
man, resolution was adopted notifying the Gas
Company to light one lamp at the street crossings
and no more until further notice.
On motion Of Mr.. Hill, the Street Commissioner
was instructed to construct plank cutters across
Broadway and Locust third street, and also plank
walks on same streets ut Locust and Broadway.
On motion Of Mr.. Fisher, the Mayor was instr uct-
ed to examine into the correctness of the manner
in which the estimates Of the amount of Gas con-
sumed by the city were made.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, the Mayor was instructed
to take charge of the city safe.
Mr.. Freeman presented resolution, declaring the
office of City Marshal vacant. Laid over till the
next meeting of the council.
The following claims were audited and allowed.
Gas Light Company, city lamps, $l75,0u.
~. As SOuIey, CT services, SO5,JV.
Street CON-, sundry persons, $l33,47.
do do services self, $124,00.
School Dist. No. 2, removing clay, 1875.
John McKeough, contract ID street, $263,70
Council adjourned for one week.
The WKArHER,-Such frequent intervals
of sunshine and rain-smiling and weeping Of ma
ture, if We may be allowed to use poetic phrase
as We have experienced during this entire month Of
May, is remarkable. So much rain has fallen that
farm work has been sadly retarded. Saturday was
the only day last week in which the ground was in
It condition to plant cors but the rains of ycster
day morning and last night have again drenched
the earth. We b"gin to believe there is some truth
in the prediction that the present will be wet
son, :nd on the strength of faith have just pur-
chased new umbrella daily, oath.
RAIN! RAIN LIT never rains but it
pours." Notwithstanding the frequent rains of
late the sky was again backcnened WI h clouds yes
terday afternoon, and the rain descended in regular
old-fashion' style This morning the Noahic deluge
was still in progress: We begin to fear the crops
will be seriously injured. Wheat, however, looks
promising as yet, and if opportunity lie afforded
to &c, planted bcforc the 10th of June, fai.
crop may be expected Of that also.-Daily, 25th.
'Blow, oh! blow, we gentle breezcs
All among the flowers and treeses."
We are having beautiful weather just ROW. The
wind is on generous free blow" strong and
warm, and we may expect (no preventing rainy to
hav' passble streets and highways ere long. So
mote it be
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+. 5. Since writing the above, we have been
blessed with mere rain. Our readers will ut once
seq the wisdom Of parenthctical proviso, and we
console ourselves by the thought that had it not
been for the proviso, would have lost our .iem.
Daily, yesterday
CHE TlxEs."-If anybody really imag-
ines the times are getting easier, let him take a
few bills, educ and unpaid" in his hand and 60
out eolecting-no, not collecting but trying to col
lcct. We have tried it, and are now ready to take
up he mourDful refrain of The unfortu innate "pock p,
who sings with much poetry and great deal more
truth:
Not dollar We saw, not a single note,
As fast through the stree We hurried
Not friend from hi. CKER would lend us a SHOT,
Aud we felt c>nfoundeily Hurried.
Well, tn. times are "tight"-no mistake! The
man who possesses competency and is not in bust
ness, may thank his stars that he is So situated
ain these hard times" that try Business mems soLEs
shining round after money. But "miscry loves
company" 1t is some satisfaction to know that as
community we are not worse off than others-0r
certain philosopher observes, it is a source of
graduation that condition is not SO dcplorable
but that We know Of who are worse situated
When will "thc times" become easier? Last
winter it was confidently predicted that they would
ease up in the spring; but now it is announced that
srhc 60, d time coming has been post poned till
after harvest. We feel pretty it will not come
even then unless those who have money ccas hoard
ing it up, and scatter portion Of it by paying
their debts. if they have any, or ty buying prop
erty, making improvements, b.. As land, lumber
and labor are cheap now, see no reason why the
opport unity for making homes in the west should
not be taken advantage Of by all who possess the
means.
DISTRICT CouRr.-This Court, which COM
mcnced its sitting Monday, adjourned last even
ing till Tuesday next. The business of the docket
has been aearly completed, only two three cases
remaining to be disposed Of.
In our frequent notices Of the bar of Muscatine
we have Inadvertently neglected to mention the ad
mission Of Henry W. Perkins, Eaq., to the practice
Of law at the last term Of Court. Mr.. P. has been
prosecuting his studies for some time with Rich
man Bro. His talents, industry and perseverance
will doubtless secure him leading position anon
his legal brethren.-Daily, ed.
~ The friends and old acquaintances
hereabouts Of Judge Joseph Williams. now of Kan
sas, were surprised to read in of the papers,
some time ago, what purported to be series of
resolutions adopted by the Free State men of Fort
Scott, warning him and number of other pro-
slavery men from the Territory at the peril Of their
lives also, threatening Kennedy Williams, (son of
the Judge) with whipping and branding "for steal
ing horses in legal way" We paid no attention
to thu document at the time, believing it irrespon-
sible. We have before us the For: Scott '.Dvmo-
crat" of the 9th ins,. which says the document
was only trick prompted by fun or malice, by some
person unknown. I is most probable that it was
onoooot IL h., ,uo,nhcrs re ha pro-slaynrv marty