Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-05-08

yesterday under the new school law went almost by
default. Only about forty votes cast at the
polls in this city. The officers chosen, however, are
all very good men. The vote WAS almost unanimous
in their favor. The following the names Of the
officers elect {:
Bloomington township, mot including the city. }
Presidcnt-E noch Paisley;
Vice Prssident-Edward Stewart
Secretary-Geo. Bumgardncr;
Treasurer-u. II. Garnes.
Auseatino City:
President-John G. Gordon
Vice Presidcnt-Jos. A. Green;
Sscretary-J. 3. Dougherty;
Tr.asurer-A. Chambers.-Daily, 4th.
CO To correct a misapprehension which
seems to exist in the minds Of some persons in
regard to the proposition of Capt. Phillips to run his
ferry boat packet to Billiards. Coal Mines pro-
vided he is released from paying wharfage We wish
% .tate that the project is opposed mainly because
1t is thought inpruisnt to grant any privi
lcgcs whatever to him. 1t is true he off RS
10 give ample security that he will comply leg lily
with the conditions of the proposed contract. But
he may do that and yet violate its spirit and intent
For if he should land his boat immed ately opposite
the city (Which We have reason to believe he intends
d.ing) and thus infringe upon Capt. Fishers ferry
license, he would contend and doubtless sustain the
point in law that the city has no jurisdiction there
AMI that he fnd complied with his contract SO far
rs The city has jurisdiction. We are aware that
such supp,ttion as this would seem uni ust con-
corning total stranger, but Capt. Phillips history
is welt enough known in this cummunity to fully
jaetify it. We have no personal il-will towards
him-hc has never inj ured US in the least-and it
is oniy for the go' of the community wi b which
our interests are identified that speak thus
plainly. We have made this exposition of the
view taken of his project by those opposed to it
aseming it necessary to satisfy the minds of some
new corners and others who have paid but little at
sention to our fry difficulties, and who have
dercd that proposition seemingly fair and harm
le meets with such uncompromising opposition.
FRISCO PAINTING.-The editors of the
"Ensuirer" aud "Journ.l," glad at any time to
seize opportunity to escape for awhile their tire
come office duties, cbcerfully accepted invitation
yesterday froa D. C. Cloud, ESQ.,, to ride out to his
pleasant suburban residence. Here their eyes were
treated to the sight Of most beautiful style Of
fresco work in which his parlor is ornamented. As
eur readers may already know, fresco is style of
painting on walls with water colors. In this in
stance, the artist, Mr.. La Grill, (he same who ex
ocuted the granting in the Presbyterian church,
has arranged the colors in such manner that the
appearance Of rccesses at regular intervals in the
wall is strong that the behoder cannot be led to
bclieve.there are none until convinced by his sense
Of feeling. The walls also ornamented with sew
ersl paintings executed in good style. The process
Of ornsmentng parlors by fressoing is cheaper and
ssrt.inly more pleasing to the eye than papering,
and we wonder that it is not more generally
adopted.
Mr.. Cloud has delightfully."- pleasant "ceun-
try place." and is making a number of improve
ments which will render it still more attractive.-
As our brother editor remarked after getting sight
of the strawberry patch, We shall feel inclined to
take another look at Mr.. C.'s painting sometime in
June! The floral department of the door-yard, un-
der the supervision of Mr.. Clouds estimabe lady,
is not the least tastefully arranged and attractive
part of his premises. We pleased to those of
eur citizens as have the means thus erecting and
identifying their Enthusiastically, lst.
T Der Zeitung commits some ludicrous
b:unlers ewing doubtless to its editors imperfect
knowledge Of the English language. Thus, while
speaking of the Mt. Pleasant scandal case, it sober
~ declares that laws do not recognize the crime
Of seduction as perpetrated against male! 1t does
not seem to be aware that the word is used in a
ocular or Pickwickian sense in the article from
which it makes y statement of the case. So, also,
rome weeks ago It announced that Mr.. Keller was
existing volunteers for the Utah war-taking the
idea, doubtless, from jocular paragraph in the
"Journal" referring to a handful posted in front
of Mr.. Ks establishment. Our esteemed friend
Mr.. Rotteck, has yet to learn when Americans
joking.
A CHANCE TO LEARN GERMAN, FRENCH,
&e-Prof. Casiez, lnguist of no ordinary acquire
ments, has located in this city, and will be pleased
to teach such wish to learn any of the European
languages particularly German and French.) He
will visit pupils at their homes or teach them at
his own residence, may be desired. His residence
is at J. ]. Accola's, on Second street. The Profess
sor exhibited to US yesterday most extraordinary
work of art of his own production. 1t is thus de-
scribed in the Breslau tPrussia) zsitung of JAM.
2s, 1854 friend having furnished with a trans
lstion:
"Prof. Casies, of this place, will send to the New
York Industrial Exhibition very rare artificial
work-a Photographic table. 1t measures ten feet
in height by feet inches in width, and has as its
theme the alphabet in all the different characters or
languages. Every lette, fills about one square foot
and contains the richest fanta groups, which al
wsys signify the letter, and the single parts
Of these form again different odd but ingenious fig
u: Inl. nf fho lafte
which alss include number of Others so that every
letter contains one hundred Of itself, without
interrupting the harmony of the whole. All this
was done, without any previous sketch or draught,
with the pen in Is different inks, and drawn on
paper with the hand only"
CRY TAX SALE.-The sale OF lots on
which the city taxes remain due and unpaid has
been postponed from the 30th inst. to the Ist o.
Fame, owing to mistake in the delinquent list a.
heretofore published.
.sTRAvsl, &c-The Mason Hotel register ex
hibts considerable increase in the number of sran
gers arriving in the city during the past few weeks
By-the-way, we will just remark that Mr.. Mason
keeps good house. Everything about his hotel il
4aiet and orderly his table is furnished with clear
and wholesome food, while he has attentive snt
(what ia agreeable to the gcntlcmen) good.lookinl
girb Is walters in the dining room. We wish hin
success.
FkUlT PRospEcrs.-We have not heard o
any damage having been done to the fruit trees b.
the frosts during the latter part of last month";
The fruit trees are mostly out in bloom and max
"a unusual show of blossoms. The yield of apples
cherries, plums, &C., will no doubt be large. Their
are bot few il any peach trees in this locality larg
enough to bear as they were all killed by the lat
severe winters.
AL Rlsnr-We understand that til,
Wspello paper of week before last blackguardc
VI IN genuine FISH market style. The editors, how