Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-27
,O,rv COUNCIL, March 2sd, s5S.--Council

petitioners. Lsid on the table.
The report Of the committee on crossings shared
che same fate.
The committee to whom was referred the petition
Of sundry persons, praying the Council to appoint
N accountant to examine into the books and
Aasseee Of the city, reported favorably to the ap
pontment of the two first signers of said petition
% said accountants. The report was rejected. At
ter discussing the subject and proposing resolutions
and smendmsnts, the subject was finally disposed
IT BY appointing Messrs. Nisley, Hill and Her'he
. committee, with power to send for persons and
pap.r and if they deem it necessary, to employ an
..eount.n. to sxamine the books and accounts Of
the city from Isss to 1sss.
The committee to whom was referred Pstit'oh 10
grad. alley in block a. reported favorably to grant
i.s prayer Of petitioners. Laid upon tho table.
The committee to whom was referred the prayer
Of Messrs. Waters and Croker, relative to damages
sustained BY water flowing through Iowa Avenue,
reported favorsbiy. Report laid on the table.
The committee to whom was referred bill OF 5
Books for $l3soo for timber, reported in favor OF
paying Is 90. eport laid on the table.
The committee reported relative to the railroad
~ VAA tAASess Aus sAeS'NA WV
baek to committee.
Committee ON Mr.. Phillips petition, rsmonstr l.
terry against paying wharfage ON ferry boat ~, re-
ported adversely to prayer Of petitioner. Report
received and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Nisley the ordinance relative
70 wharf and wharfage was taken from the table
aAd rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoch the Ordinance relative to
landing lumber in the city, and also Ordinance reg
Aable and referrsl 20 Messrs. Hoch and Freeman.
Al amendment to Mr.. Hills resolution was
psssed. authorsing the Street Commissioner to re-
pair Front street from Mad Creek bridge to the
Yls.sh dam at the least possible expense to the
city. The Council, after making several ballot
,isgs without appointing City Engineer, author
Used the Mayor TO appoint one, pro. tenn 70 DC
paid according to the services rendered.
6. H. Comfy, $1,000, services as City Engineer.
osrpeil adjourned till Saturday evening one week
- The fox in the fable who declared after try
Ing in vain to get At rome grapes that they were
souY and he didn't want them any how, has his coun-
serpart in all the walks of life Sometimes an as
pirant Tor literary honor. sends his efort" to the
Newspaper editor with profuse praises Of his "valu-
able and popular journal II, however, the editor
in to his readers sec: fit to reject it, their
,raises are turned to curses. We have an instance
At hand. The following "raking down. came to US
through thf pest Office. 1t appears that we have
sxortaliy of:nd, d .omc fair creature. 1t is said
.ha. .'hell hath No fury like woman scornca.'-
we .hall Be en- the lockout till sometime hence for
.1oem- .,ckt, m"r-handles, hot water aud all Other
engine, of female warfare:
Muscatine Mar the -
Sr Nahin SIR
-. Il wuh to rctnrn my thanks to you for
,sur very Gsntiemanly comments on my dscorlent
inslish you may receive my sympathy for Joui very
limited ku'l-dYe Of that Language for proof of
Which would refur you to your paper of the 20 as
J am q reader Of that eommeHuable sheet l shall
sNxiOusly look for more uncouthed comments as
IN Lady and you would b. n Gen leman hope
that you will refrain from Glazing me anything
w,'rts than Noncompos msntis which you can apply
'syouf self-Neplus-uitr,
Mrs Lucy -
Etouuriov.-The lecture and elocutionary
.-pre,sntatieh. given by Prof. Hamill, at fremont
ball. last evening, highly entertaining to his
stdieh-e, which, though not large, was quite fash
enable. The Professor is n master OF the subject
No part Of bis discourse lacks interest or anima
tisn. 1t is not merely "dry lecture as man.
urpn,e it to be- but number of u't full suggestion
in regard to reading and speaking, illustrated b!
.r.phic and sometimes comic examples. The sub
.et or science Of elscution is but little understood
y thought Of by the American people, and yet it il
II va. Importance. We regard Prof. Hamill's la
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Tosns people will be especially benefited ~ hear
NJ his delineatione, and We advice all such to at.
,,nd. Ills pcssonation Of "Pnrbassius," given last
nisht, cannot, we think, be excelled. "The Mani
.e," ''Fory years Ago." and other popular and ia
.nili,r pieces, were given with great effect. The
Professor 10 lover Of fun, and intersperses his pro-
x.amme With real side-eplittinG pieccs.-Dai!y, &C.
Orr CoLLxoroR.- understand that a
petition 10 circulating praying that the office OF
Collector Of City taxes be created. The collecting
10 q. present done by the Marshal, and as he has
ample time to attend to it with his other duties
W do not see the proprety Of creating an addition
nj ONCE. The individual who conceived the ides
nust be out Of employment, and no doubt has hi
sys singled upon the new Office.
A "GooD Eco. Our friend, Mr.. JOY
handed rs this morning hens egg measuring 3
BY isehes in circumference, and weighing 81,
then exelaimed-"the ben must have been Jor-fu
sftsr having accomplished the feat - another tina
she certainly ..set good sample ;" and thir'
that she had most undoubtedly "LAIpthe foundation
for . new generation" All agree that it is
"ssod .ss.:.--Daily, 18th.
Uslox PRAYEs MEEr1Sas.--1he first o
these meetings. at Hsrss Hall yesterday afternoon
was ATTENDED by about two hundred persons, com
prising members Of nearly all religious denomina
tioss. The meetings will be continued from day I,
day, between the hours of and in the afternoon
Daily, 75th..
THE EStERrAINMsNr given by the pupils
Of Prof. Kans's singing class, ~ fremont Hall las
evening, passed of quite satisfactorily to the audi
sase. About $50 children, assisted by several amat,
musieians were engaged in the exercises. A very
little girl, Julia Candee, sung "Topsy' in quite
hrs4itable manner. The audience was especiall,
delighted with Hattie Norton singing of ",he Ii:
tie maiden" The former of these girls il onl,
Kate Foushee. aged 8 yesr', performed solo on tn
piano.-Daily, 2S'h.
TUE NEw LrxlEs.-fhe case of James S
Horton, ct al, vs. the city Of Msseatinc, being al
application for an injunction t" restrain the c"l
lection of the city tax in what is called the "ne'
limits" has just had hearing before Judge WOOD
ward. The injunction was granted upon petition
It
The attorneys fur the plaintiffs were Cloud q Va
Horne; for defendant, G. s. Hcbb, Hickman d Bro
and 0'Connor 4 Patterson.
INV BuslxEss HopsEs.-Aasonic blo"l
and Fosters block, which sdjoin each other m
form together one Of the finest business blocks j
Re city, are seon TO be filed up with stores. a
extensive etpye. store, being branch Of Colnstock
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