Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-04
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sW-We were visited last week by Mr..
A. W. Drips, editor of the Maquoketa Excelsior
He publishes an excellent Republican paper.
SUPREME CouRr.-Lewis Kinsey, clerk o.
the Supreme Court gives notice that the from
the counties of Muscatine, Scott Clinton and Jack
son, will be docketed for three days commencing
Monday, the 4th of April the day which the
term of the Court begins at Davenport.
SPIRIT OF TIE GERMAN Press. - The
Zetuhg of this city, says the nomination of Schafcr
for the Mayoralty intended joke by the
temperance people, but it reoices that he has ac-
cepted it in earnest and determined to for the
office. 1t says he has the good sense and states
manlike ability to discharge the duties of Mayor,
though he will be under some embarrassment from
not understanding the English language, and if
elected will probably become tired of the duties
of public life and resign so that he may be "Schafer
himself again" 1t remarks further that his nomna-
ton with such unanmty would seem to indicate
that the German language ought to be adopted in
our city affairs, and assures the members of the
City Council that if elected he will provide the
"wherewthal" to quench their thirst!
cyW We neglected at more seasonable
time to make the following extract from the Daven-
port Nars, of whose editors paid our city visit
recently:
of mine host of the Ogilve House, Mr.. George
Lowe, who, we must say, does much for his
guests as any reasonable man could desire The
Ogilvie House is large hotel, managed with the
most admirable system. The apartments are roomy
and we'll furnished, the beds good, clean, and well
made up the fare is excellent and well cooked, and
every one about the house, from the landlord to
the bel-boy, polite and attentive to guests. We
advise all going down to Muscatine to stop with
Mr.. Lowe, at the Ogilvie.
We spent couple of days at Muscatine and
went round promiscuously. Railroads are all the
talk down there now, and really believe they
mean to do something in that line. Davenport
must look to her aurels-or rather her wheat, corn
and pork.
OUR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. - Henry
OConnor, Esq, District Prosecuting Attorney
has about closed up his business for this term and
will go to his home this morning He will return
here next Monday when the Iowa City lynching
case, Capt Irish defendant, comes up 1t will prob
ably consume two weeks, and cost our county prob
ably Thousand dollars-so much for change of
venue. Mr.. OConnor has proved himself as able
and faithful a man as ever filled the position of
Prosecuting Attorney in our Courts. In fortythree
criminal cases before this Court he failed to
Wet in only two cases. in of which the jury hung.
could bcstow He has disappointed the predictions
OF his enemies. and fully realized the wishes and
confidence of his friends.-Dao Gaz, 26M.
Mr.. EDITOR We have got into the bad
habit ofpublshing city statistics after cleo
tons. This is akin to that wisdom which locks the
stable very securely after the horse has been alb
stracted.
Ipropose to anticipate the annual statement and
show beto,e our election of next Monday where we
are, financially.
Our whole available assets amount to
about $4,000
Provided the city succeeds in the suit against the
outsiders now in the Supreme Court
Funded debt drawing ten per cert pay
able annually, 800 600
Floating orders and scrip, drawingsix
per cent, $4,000
upto July lst 1859. $4,000
: Interest on these coupons, since due, $l,l70
Judgment of Frceland now in Su-
premc Court $1,000
Judgment of A. Clark for damages, $3.50
Other claims for damages by flood and
change of grade, 1880
Making in all the sum of S6S, 900
OF indebtedness on the LIST of July. to meet which
we shall have the tax list of this year which, if the
same last, will be 1927, 900, and the item first
named above, when collected, SIS, O0O-the whole
making s42 o00 out of which must be deducted |
current expenses which at the rate of 1853 will be
as follows:
Mayor and Aldermen, $1,000
Engineer and Rodman, 319
Police, 24S
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