Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-06
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ELECTION OF SCHOOL OFFIoERs.--An cleo
ton was held at the Mayors Office yesterday, for
officers Of the School District comprised of the city,
with the following result:
President-Jos. Bridgman;
e-President-A. Jackson;
Secretary-E. Klein;
Treasurer-J. Carskaddan;
Directors-J. b. Dougherty,
f. ThurstOn,
s. q Butler.
There were.ony about a hundred votes cast
Daily, Goth uK.
cy Several caravans of Pixies Peakers
passed through our streets this morning. We OBJ
served one company of four or five teams from Le-
claire, and another from Davenport-all apparently
well prepared for the journey. One wagon had a
curious device drawn on the cover, representing a
huge mountain peak, with adventurous gold seek
ers picks in hand ascending its sides and delving
along its surface rolling out occasionally huge mug
gets of its aurifcrous deposits In the distance is
represented an emigrant wagon, with the driver
whipping up his oxen, apparently anxious to arrive
at the golden "Peak" which he sees before him.
Imaginative people, these Pixies Peakers We fear
the golden vision thus pictured will never be real
ized.-Daily, 2eth uh.
.Y-A meeting was held at the Court
House last Saturday afternoon for consultation
concerning measures for the reduction of taxes
We have not been favored with the official proceed
ings but understand there was not very large at
tendance Resolutions were adopted in favor of
rctrenchment and reform in State and county ex-
pcnses. The salaries ofState officers declared
too high, and the appropriations for public printing
and binding were denounced extravagant. It
was also declared as the sense of the meeting that
the salaries of co unity officers should be reduced
one-third, and that railroad improvements should
be taxed as other property in the COMMITTEES where
situated. There is doubtless need of reform in
some matters considered by the meeting, but if we
have been correctly informed but little good can be
expected to result from the programme laid down
by it.
DISTINGUISHED VIs1roRs.-An extra train
arrived yesterday afternoon with about thirty gen.
tlemen from Davenport on social visit to city
They stayed about two hours and took dinner with
Mr.. Lowe, at the Ogilvie. The company was conf
posed of the following named distinguished gentle
men: N. B. Judd andJ. F. Tracy, of Chicago; Capts.
Meade HUMPHREYS and Franklin, of the U. S. Army;
Hon E. Cook, Mayor of Davenport, Add H San
ders, Of the Gazette, John Johns, of the News and
Messrs. Geo. E. Hubbell, w. Barrows, DR.. Barrows,
John E. Henry and J. j. Burtis of Davenport; J.
W. Bsscll, G. E. Leighton and F. A. Churchill, of
st. Louis, and Capt. McLelland, of Philadelphia
The object of the visit appeared to be merely to
"show around' and pay Difference to the distn-
guished gentlemen of the Army above named, who
are acting under instructions from the War Depart
ment to examine the great Railroad bridge at Rock
Island, with the view of reporting on the charges
against it as an obstruction to navigation. The
party paid short visit to Iowa City also before
coming here. We were pleased to meet them, and
especially to greet our friends of the press Messrs
Sanders and Johns.-Daily, 3otA uN.
TIE Upton RAILRoAD-The meeting of
in the Muscaine Branch ofthc Upton
Railroad Company at the Mayors office last even
ing, was well attended, and proper degree of in
tcrest was manifested The present condition of
the work and the resources Of the Company were
laid before the stockholders, and it was manifest
that its affairs had thus far been judiciousy and
managed. The President Mr.. Green,
stated that the alternative was now at hand-either
work would have to stop. He thought it would be
a lasting shame to the city if the enterprise should
now be suffered to fall through. For one he was
willing to devote his time, heretofore, and con-
ributc from his private purse all he felt able to
continue it, After full discussion a committee
vas appointed to solicit further subscriptions of
money, goods, notes and anything else that can be
made available. This committee is to report at an
adjourned meeting Saturday evening of next
week. The names of the committee are j. Scott
iichman, G. Weed, S. NJ. McKibben, Peter Jack
ION, s. D. Butler, j. G. Gordon. II. Molis, J. J.
loops II. S. Compton, Luke Sells, II. Funk, G. G.
Stone, Chas Evans and J. o. Wilson. Subscrip-
ions are made to be payable on condition that the
ull amount required to complete the grading,
'ridsing AMI tieing of the road-s9o, Ooo-shall be
ased.
1t is, perhaps, needless for us to say anything in
egard to the Importance Of our citizens making a
beral response to this call for further aid. The
natter has now reached critical juncture, and
Mess the proper response is made we may give up
II hopes of our railroad connection with the Cedar
alley for years. We have strong hope that all
no will be called upon will do some thing towards
recurring the necessary amount. Several thous-
nd dollars were raised after the adjournment Of
le meeting last night by of the stockholders
lding to their subscriptions. Others will do like
Use, while there are some amply able who have 9
yet done nothing but who we hope will now see
e necessity of stepping forward and lending a
,lping hand to an enterprise of such vital i'm
,rtance to the city as the Upton Railroad Let
"give strong pull, long pull and a pull alto
'ther," and success will undoubtedly crown our
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