Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-24
Lot,AL DEPARTMENT..

| LOCAL DEPARVME Emf. :.
Jusr,crs BLANKS. sets printed and
for sale vt this sf6es. a 49, -
SERIOUS AcolpENr.-We ere sorry to an.
nounee that Mr.. Unges, City Aarshal. met with .
serious accident last night. While the Steamer Ben
Campbell was lying at the wharf. between nine and
ten o'clock, he was coming u the boat and whun
near the middle Of the stAgrplAnks large iren
wheel, wei hing perhaps 800 pounds, which the
deck hands we're taking ashore, BY some means up
set the plank, throwing him u along with II ints
the water. The wheel lit perpendicular but inns-:
datsly tipped over, falling against Ar. Unger and
knocking him Down. The rim Of the wheel fell
across his legs. The water, fortunately, was only
about knee deep, and tho deck hsnds raised he
wheel. lie WIS Immediately taken to his house
when it ascertained that his right leg fras
tured below the knee. ....--..
We sincerely regret this occurrence, not only from
personal considerations but because it will deprive
the city for awhile at least of the efficient services
Of MIR. Unger " Marshal. We trust, however, that
under skiiiful surgical treatment We shall before
many weeks SEQ him again on the stree,s.--Daily,
18th.
A NEW TRADE Tho steamer 'Musca.
tine" fold fcrry-boat,) Capt. 7runick in command.
is making daily trips to Ballsrds Slough, (about
miles above the city bringing down cargoes Of rail-
road ties and coopcrage, with occasional shipments
CT wheat from Drury's Landing. This is the trade
which Capt. Phillips is 20 ambitious to secure for
the "7s."W :
GYMNAsun. have neglected sooner
10 notice that enterprising young men have IT..
ted up gymnasium, With all the requisite appara-
tus, in Union Block, over johnson, Evans 4 Cos
store. The exercise thus afforded to clerks and 9TH
crs in ssdsntary smployments 10 highly beneficial If
not absolutely necessary to the enjoyment Of heslth
We could not help thinking, however, while wit
Messing the gyrations Of the gymnast, what waste
Of elbow grease there is in this way that might be
probably employed in saving wood or spading the
garden. Nevertheless We advise all who have not
to these approved modes Of exercise to visit
the gymnasium daily and "take turn" For fur
ther particulars apply to J. h. Cannon, At F. Il.
Stones drug store.
MORE FERRY TROUBLES BRIwlNa.-We
confess that We are somewhat surprised At the &C.
ton Of the meeting at the Court House last satur-
day night. Il is true the proposition of Captain
Phillips to run his steamer between this city and
point eight miles above seems in itself quite
harmless. But we wonder that his Interior object
has not been more generally discerned. If anybody
with less known shrswdness and treachery than
Capt. John Phillips, hsd made such proposition,
should have acceded to it without an objection.
But at the same time we should have pited the man
because Of the sure disappointment he should meet
if be expected to make the enterprise paying one.
Who believes that "the trade" from "Ballard's
Coal Mines" to this city will sastain = packet p
Why, We are credtaby informed that scarcely
hstfull of coal has ever beeen taken out Of these
mines and does any sane person suppose that far
mers living even in that vicinity would prefer TAX
ing boat.there for the purpose of coming to this
city to going to the ferry opposite here2 1t quite
plain. then, that Capt. Phillips has some other OBJ
ject in view for obtaining free wharfage. 1t may
not be generally known that he owns tract of land
Immediately opposite the city. If he once obi aims
Alright to land on this side he will land at the op-
poste shore when and where he pleases, and of
course bid defiance to the exclusive ferry privilege
guaranteed by the City to Mr.. Fisher. We submit
the question, then, to every candid mind, is it right
t, grant to Phillips privilege that he will use to
he detriment Of the present ferry lessee' Is not
the city bound to protect Mr.. Fisher in the unds-
turbed use of his franchise! 1t certainly il.
We doubt whether the City Council will regard
the instructions of the meeting of Saturday night
Very few Of those most interested in this matter
participated in it. 1t was called by Phillips and
packed by him and bis friends. being composed
mostly of the floating population Of our city
W. venture to say that meeting fairly constitu.-
ed would hav" rejected the proposition and re,olu-
ton Of instruction to the City Council by m over
whAlming majority.
JOB WoRK.-Our readers in need of any
job printing such posters handbill., blanks, &C.,
should bear in mind that are prepared to execute
any thing Of the kind on short notice and in good
style. We will promise not to insult them when
they give US a call business of this kind. nor to
say anything to them about the inferior work
turned out by other Offices in the city. All this
We leave to the degenerate disciples of "Faus.."
who seem to have forgotten the courtesies Of "the
craft"
N IRE RAIN. "April showers make Nav
d"wers." We ought, then, to have . huge crop of
flowers next month. It has ben raining almost
daily for week past This weather has been un-
favorable to farming as we'll as other outdoor bu-
sinees.-Daily, 2oth.
~ Those old choristers, the frogs, who
sang choice Greek in Homer's time-sREks-kEk
Ko-Ax Ko-Ax-have begun their spring mnstrelsy.
They sang through the regns Of the Pharoahs, and
all the rains succeeding. Their music is older
than the Psalms Of David, or solomon's song.
The CouRT HOUSE SQUARE Thay-
has caused shade trees to be sst out in the Court
House square, and the ground having been sodded
last fall that locality will sson present an attrao-
tive appearance,
W1IroN HousE.-Mr. Passmore has taken
charge of this hotel ct the Junction and is keeping
it in manner which is winning for him the good
opinions Of the travelling public. See card. j
a. We are pleased to learn that Marshal
Unger is recovering - fast ~ could be expected
from the accident by which his leg was fractured
last Friday night.-Daily, 2lst.
NEED RRPA1RrNe.-The late rains washed
out q number Of ugly-looking cutters ON some Of
the principal streets, which sadly need repairing
One at the Post Office corner, though not as deep a.
Others, should be filled mp without delay, it is IN
frsquented spot. Will the city authorities attend
to thisl
Presentation. T. s. Parvin left to- d.y
on the Tishomingo for New Orleans, where hs viii
attend the session of the General Assembly of the
o. s. Presbytery Church, be being delegate from
this CEDAR Presbytsry. He will be absent about
month. The Assembly meets on the 4th of May.
Daily, I'D.
LEMP 4 SELLS. This long. established and
deservrdiy.popular firm have commenced receiving
their spring and summer stock of goods. We direo.
| attention to their new advertisement in to-day's
paper. Customers will find their stock large varied
| and complete, and their prices reasonable.
Their branch store at 0nonwa, in charge Of Sam'i
Harvey, Esq, has also been supplied with season.
able stock. They will sell goods there at Muscatns