Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30


.eas sas al werk Of shis description MUST BE PAID FoS
On DELIVERY. Concert Theatre. bills Of any d.
sssiSasa MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE.
J. W. RYsTRA. Faust Onss.
JOHN HAHN. Journal Once.
D. 3. bliss. Enquirer Oass.
Nuseatine Jan. Is. 1855 su
CITY CouNclL, jim. 23d, l85s.--Council
convened.
Alderman Nisley read notice Of suit J. Dulanty
w. city to receive balance claimed be due on Linz
street contract. Referred to City Attorney.
Mr.. Nisley presented petition of sundry person.
asking employment upon the streets of the city.
laid upon the table.
Alderman Isett introduced a resolution, which
was passed, iustructing Senators and Represen.
eatives not to introduce any bills amending our city
saartar until the people had more fully consultsd
among themselves relative to any proposed chang.
On motion OF Alderman Nslcy, Messrs. Fisher
and Hoch were made = committee to report upon
improvement being made on Eighth street,.
On motion Of Alderman Fisher, the Council pro-
sseded to open the proposals. to build rp-rap wall
from the steamboat to he ferry landing. The same,
afser being canvassed, wero laid upon the tab!s.
On motion of Mr.. Isett, committee appointed
to confer with committee appointed by the Mus
catins and Galesburg Railroad Company for the
purpose Of adjusting all matters between them and
report the same in writing to this board. Mayor
appointed Msssrs. Isets and Mauck aid committee.
After transac,ing some other business Of little
importance, the Council adjourned till next Satur-
day evening.
RABlD Doe-A MAN BIrrEN.-At an early
hsur this morning, dog undoubtedly affected with
that horrible malady, hydrophobia, appeared on
Sscesd street. He first attracted attention BY
swapping at David T. Miller, who had just stepped
from tho store of Moore Miller to the pavement.
The dog attempted to bite Mr.. MS hand, but he
suddenly jumped to one side, when the dogs teeth
caught in the tail of his coat and tore it slightly
The rabid animal then passed on his way down the
street. crossing ever Pappoose bridge to the opposite
pavement, where he furiously attacked small dog.
After proceeding short dist further, he attack
ed VIM. Conway, Gan Irishman employed as press
man at the Faust printing oice,) whose hand he bit
severely. BY this time q crowd of men had been
collected, who pursued the dog with clubs and other
missiles, bat be escaped from them, running towards
the outskirts of the city. About two hours later,
everybody he met, as before. One man, a German,
whom he caught by the pantaloons, in his efforts to
elude the dog, fell down on the pavement but was
not bitten The dog, when he came to Second street
followed the same track he had taken before, but
was this time pursued by numbers of men armed
with clubs and pistols, who pelted him numerically
and shot him several times before he was finally
killed:
We are thus particula, in giving the details of
this affair, 20 that the report, when it reaches the
country, may not be exaggerated. Farmers are of
ten deferred from visiting the city by the fabulous
magnitude which such occurrences obtain when they
reach tho country: We do not apprehend any more
trouble from rabid dogs at present in this city. The
Mayor has already issued proclamation requiring
all dogs to be kept up or slain, and We know the
order will be promptly enforced. There is doubt
that the dog above alluded to bit Others, but they
will be closoly confined if they have not already
been killed. We learn that this dog was bitten by
a rabid dog which passed through this place about
three weeks ago. 1t was supposed for several days
past that he was mad, and he had been confined but
escaped last night.
VIM. Conway, Immediately after being bitten,
went to physician, who cut out the wounded parts
of his hand and expressed the opinion that nothing
serious will result from it.. Time only will tell the
story.-Daly, 2eth.
II. II. BELD1NG, Esq, editor and publisher
of the "North Western Review" of Keokuk, lee
turad in Hare's Hall, last night, the "panic'
aud on the propris.y of spreading such facts and
statistical information before the people of the
Eastern States will induce an emigration to Iowa
the coming season. He is on his way to ohio,
New York and Pennsylvania for this purpose. Mr.
H. has u novel way of "drawIag house" to hear
him discourse on this rather prosy theme. He &C.
casionaly sings song tells anecdote, with
the due tragic or comic effect its nature may re.
qurs, and exhibits mastery of the histrionic art
We wish him in his audable enterprise, and
bstter pecuniary remuneration in the publication
Of the "Review" than we fear he will realize
Daily, 26tb.
Our merchants have been greeted du-
ring the past few weeks by the familiar faces Of
farmers from Jones and Linn counties, who in
times past their regular customers, but who hav.
net visited this city for three four years. They
say they have come here with their produce 'to get
some good money to pay their taxes" Up where
they live the shinplasers of Davenpors and Dubuqu.
have driven gold and it's equivalents in the shape OF
money completely from circulation. 1t is needles;
to say they were not disappointed il coming to Mus
catine. We respectfully suggest that Bro. Sanders
of the Davenport Gazette make text Of this fact
for discourse on the benefits of Florence paper.
CRY MARsHAL.-We observe that Senator
Patterson, in accordance with petition numerously
signed by citizens of this city, has introduced bill
TO the Legislature amending the charter Of the City
of Muscatine so that the Marshal shall be elected
Nnthe people instead of being appointed by thu
C92yil. We are informed that the bill cannot pass
unde, 10 regulation of the new Constitu tion which
prohibits local or special Legislation The General
Assembly will pass general law empowering GU,
City Council to make this change itself if desirable
but it will probably be too late to take effect before
our municipal election in March.
CT The Mayor exculpates himself from
censure in the matter of legal proceedings having
been taken against Fleming for disturbingthe Bap
tist congregation while he was intoxi aus
the complaining party refused to sig ldav
of information which he drew up against The offend
Or. We simply mako this statement in justice t.
the Mayor, who avows his purpose to punish an,
one convicted If such offence the full extent
the law-thirty days Imprisonment or fine of fifty
dollars. -..
Nh. BANANAS LEcTURE.-We were no
present at the lecture Of W. F. Brannan, ESQ, a
fremont Hall, last night, but learn that it was a,
able effort, we'll delivered and we'll received. IT.
subject was "Inda." friend who was present in
forms rs that.it was ''multum in parvo."-Daily