Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-04-10
CRY CoUNCI.-April Sd, 1868. Council

CITY CouNcI1.-April Sd, 1e5S.--Council
convened pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Mca:on
presiding. A full board present.
Mr.. Hill present. ed petition Of Wilhelm and
others to abatc nuisance on Lot 9, Block lQ4. Re-
ferred to committee composed of Hill and Hershs
Mr.. Hill also present ed petition to prepare parts
of Fuurth street to lay down side walks. Referrcl
to Hill and Freeman! -
Mr.. Nisiey presented petition numerously signed
relative to the Office Of collector. Referred to
Messrs. Fisher and Fill.
Mr.. Hoch presented petition Of Mr.. Phillips rel-
ative to the Ferry contract. Referred to Messrss
Hill ard Nsley, with power to send for parsons and
papers necessary to exam jssncomplaints Of Mr..
Philips against the ferry!
Mr.. Hershe made partialfeport relative to con-
dition Of past Mayors docket. Referred back to
committee with power to send for persons and ps-
pers necessary to complete his report:
Mr.. Hershe committee on coEdlton Of Oak street
at R ,iroad crossing, reported that the company
would repair the same. Report adopted
Mr.. uuch, committee petition to make cross-
ng IN Iowa Avelue and Second street, reported ia
vor.bly to prayer Of petitioners. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Hill, the Mayor was made
iarnan Of the committe appointed to investigate
he accounts and finances Of the city. Mr.. Nisley
was excused from acting RS chairman.
On motion Of Mr. Misty, the report of committee
on Mr. Crockers claim for damages by water from
the Avenue, was taken from the table and allow
ed, amounting to $s5,S2.
The following bills were allowed,
Vim. Fesslsr $1,000 police services.
JIG. :ggs $3.50 rodman.
Stein Hill rent Council Room $62, 30.
Sundry persons per Street Commissioners $ll2,0o!
On motion of Mr.. NsI,y, a committee of one was
appointed from each ward to examine and report On
Ksough's contract on Second street.
Council adjourned for week.
For the Journal.
Mn. Ep,roR I'm as much as the article in your
paper Of yesterday, with reference to DR.. Chaplin,
would lead readers to believe that Universalists
feel interest in religious reyivals. ask you to
insert the subjoined article from the Boston Jour
nal that we ma be rightly understood.
A USIvEasALrsr.
"The Uniyersalists in many societies are psrtici-
pating in the prevailing revival of religion but
their philosophy of the awakening is somewhat
diff rent from that of The evangelical sectf. In
stead of new creation in the heart BY TIE Holy
Spirit they understand Gas explained by popular
lar clergyman of that dencminatIon) the new birth
to be the calling into exercise Of reli igious ec-
ment or faculty, which the Creator placed in man.
nature. Irreligion they undevsta tand TO bo-not the
nat ural condition of man, but unnatural endcw-
ments-and the spiritual frames OF mind they do
not regard as supernatural, but entirely natural,
and in accordance with the constitut.n of our ma
ture God having provided that by prayer, faith and
love, or the exercise of our religious powers, We
might Naturally enjoy intercourse with His all per-
vading-spirt, and the peace and happiness which
religion affords. Unbclief, and sin, they say, over
rides the religious element, and it to slumter
inactive, in the human soul and thus we become
unlike little children, and feeling alicnated trow
God. r pentance and reformation make room again
for the exercise Of the religious element, for faith
and love, and restore the soul to it's natural reat,n
with God."
''ApML Fool The best joke of this
kind that we have heard for time transpired
last Thursday. The "boys" fixed up "paddy"t to
represent as near as possible man in an advanced
state of nebriety, and laid it on the street. Ia
dy passing by the spot, with the fine feeling which
is always evinced by the fair sex, commiserated the
condition Of the poor fellow, and called to gentle
man to come to his aid. The gentleman did so,
talked to him awhile, finally turned him over, and;
seeing the trick BoLrE6! We henr of another
being "fooled" in the same way. Gents, you should
have kept your optics in readiness for trick-in
other words, kept your eyes "skinned."
Too BAD!-We learn that Lecomptonites
of this city had made extensive arrangements for
triumphal procession last Thursday night in expss
tation Of the Lecompton Constitution passing the
House. The torches and transrarsness which wers
prepared in 1866 for celebrating Buchanans cleo
ton but not used on account of the bad weather At
the time, all gathered up and in readiness fqF
this occasion. But, alas
.t The best laid ssAsnss q Hsoe asa nsa ssss.
Gang aft AglAa