Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-15
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LOCAL VS..
CO Mr.. Dillaway's crockery and glassware
establishment is of the constitutions" of
city of which feel proud. 1t is probably the
largest handsomest and most complete in the State
Mr.. Dillaway imports his goods direct, and is,
therefore, enabled to sell as cheap as any other
dealer in his line in the West, and little cheaper
than has heretofore been offered in this market -
Country merchants and others desiring to purchase
at wholesale will please take notice and govern
themselves accordingly. Our readers generally
are invited to give Mr.. Dlaway early call. See
his new advertisement.
The CASE OF You've LILLY.-We have
already alluded to the melancholy affection by cpl
lepsy and loss of reason which has befaen Edward
p. Lilly a young man well known to citizens
and have also referred to his fororn and destitute
circumstances. lie has but a short time to stay at
the place secured for him through the benevolence
Of two ladies', the County Judge having agreed to
pay the expenses Of his keeping for fortnight in
order to give time for something to be done for his
relief We believe his relatives have been written
to- but while it remains doubtful whether they will
| do anything for him, it becomes the duty of the
philanthropic among our own citizens to interest
themselves in his behalf We are informed by DR..
Reeder, who had the young man under treatment
Il short time last summer, that his maady can be
cured but it will require such appliances and such
| treatment as can only be obtained in hospital or
an asylum Our State Asylum, it is well known, is
not ready for occupancy. The nearest one is at
Jacksonville, Ill. If the necessary means could be
raised to secure him course of treatment in the
institution at that place. it would doubtless lead to
his recovery to health and usefulness. Will some
one suggest a plan by which this can be done?
CO 81. Thos. Morford, appt., VS. Elias
| Unger, Muscatine county. Reversed
The above decision was announced in the SUI
preme Court at Davenport, on Thursday last. 1t
involves the vexed question concerning new
city limits. The case originated from the seizure
| of property belonging to Mr.. Morford by Marshal
Unger. in pursuance of his duty tax collector
An appeal was taken on the ground that the act of
the Legislature by which the city limits were ex-
tended was unconstitutional. The case, it seems,
has been decided against the city, but what par
tcular grounds have not been able to ascertain.
We will publish the decision in full as soon as we
can OBTAIN copy
p. S. We have learned since the above was in
type that the decision was based the ground that
there could be extension of the city limits with
out mutually ofbenef-in other words, that taking
farming lands into the corporation and ubjecting
them to taxation against the wishes of the owners
is unconstitutional. But any ground already laid
out into lots be incorporated with the city. The
new limits, it will be remembered comprises seve
raj additions to the city besides number of farms
| in the vicinity Under this ruling of the Supreme
Court we presume the next Legislature will amend
the extension act so as to leave out all farming
| lands.
,Y-The Supreme Court of Iowa convened
at Davenport on Monday, 4th. The following de-
cisions of local interest we find reported in the
| Gazette: a.Is ....-...e s-.
No 3o3-M j. Morrow, APP us C. Week.-Mrs.
catne county. Affirmed
No. 3OS-Christian Hershey ct al, APP. as. VIM.
II. Dulany-Muscatne county. Affirmed.
No 437-Jamcs Easton as. Joseph Heinv APP.
I-Muscatine county, On otion of the Appellee's
Attorney, the judgment of the Court below with
damages was sustained
No 43S-Jos. A. Mills rs. Daniel Adams ct al
Muscatine county. Onmotion of Appellee's Attor-
| ney, the judgment below, with damages, was sus
tanned and ordered that judgment be entered as
per rule, with per cent damages
No. AL Waters & John ps. John G Stein ct al
Ap.-Muscatine county. On motion of Appellees
Attorney, the Judgment below with damages, was
sustained and ordered that judgment be entered as
per rule, with per cent. damages
No. 446-Joseph Middleton rs Henry 1ddings
ct Gl-Muscatine county. On motion of Appellee
Attorney, the Court affirmed the Judgment below
with damages, and ordered that Judgment be enter
ed as per rule, with per cent damages. ..
No. 445-JacOb Bumgardnsr as Benjamin Iddings
n,,, r.
Attorney, the Court affirmed the Judgment below
with damages, and ordered that Judgment be enter
ed as per rule, with per cent damages.
No. 449 John A. Batel Us. Peter Paul Eberhart
lees Attorney, the Court affirmed the judgment
below, and ordered that Judgment be entered per
rule, with 2 per cent damages.
No 45s-Elza Cummins, as. Iddings & Iddings
APP. - Muscatine county. Appelee's Attorney
moved to affirm Judgment of the Court below with
damages. Motion sustained, and ordered that
judgment be entered as per rule, with per cent.
damages.
~ Under the head of {" Railroad Mat
ters" the Upton Democrat of the 9th gives the fol-
lowing information, which will be interesting to our
citizens:
The winter being over, and the frost out of the
ground, we should renew our efforts in pushing
along our grading as fast as possible. We are
glad to announce that the work has commenced on
the south part of the town, where considerable
force is now employed This is the Muscatne
branch of our road, and we learn that the company
are prosecuting the work vigorously at different
points along the line.
The condition of the Upton Railroad Company
is quite hattering, (although the work has been .
suspended since the failure of the contractors. y
The grading from here to Flournoy is about half
done, and about one half of the subscription has
been expended We understand that the company
will commence the work again about the first Of
May when it will be pushed forward to its final
completion.
SPIR1TUALIsM DEFINED. = Miss Hulett,
who has promised to lecture in Muscatine some
time soon, is at present in Dubuque. The Herald
thus speaks of her:
She is young, very pretty, active looking brunette
with very full, mischievoue black eye and mouth
full of pearlv teeth. We didn't fully appreciate
the beauty Of the lecture as of the lecturess. As
near as we could understand, she attempted to-
demonstrate that life is primary approximate and
in which the entortaton of material an
gularity is equal to the square root of epenetc
taity BY the substitution of supernal effectiveness
subiectvely considered. Perhaps we have the
thing a little mixed-we are not quite clear as to
that. As she lectures again to might, we hope peO
pie will hear for themselves
HENRY O'CoNNoR, ESQ. The people of
this District indeed fortunate in their choice
when they called MIR. OConnor to the District At
AS sound and judicious lawyer, as
an eloquent and effective advocate, he has no supe-
rior in this State; while his untiring industry and
zeal in the discharge of his official
duties have called forth the highest encomums
from men of all political parties, "Long may he
wave" bright and shining ornament to the Bar,
l.. H., T., H., y |