The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-05-21

copies OF the City Ordinances, each contain
ing copy of our City Charter, the old and
new, which, on motion was adopted.
Mr.. Treynor offered the following resolu-
ton.
Resolved by the Common Council of the
City of Council Bluffs, That the City Super
visor be directed to fill up Vine street in
front of C. z. Stones residence, so that
there shall be no standing water on said
street which on motion was adopted.
ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Treynor introduced an ordinance to
establish an alley from Market street to Bry-
ant street. Read first time, and on Mr.. Cas-
adv's motion the Goth rule was suspended
and the ordinance read a second time.
Mr.. Cochran moved to lay tie ordinance
on the table, motion lost.
On Mr.. Treynor's motion, the Goth rule
was suspended, and the ordinance passed
to its third reading, ordinance read third
time passed and title agreed to.
Mr.. Cochran introduced can Ordinance
entitled an Ordinance for tho collection Of
the road tax due from the County of Pot.
tawattamie to the City of Council Bluffs"
Read first time. Mr.. Treynor moved that
the Goth rule be suspended and tho ordinance
passed to second reading. Read second
time, and on the motion of Mr.. Lewis, the
Goth rule was suspended, and the ordinance
passed to its third reading, ordinance read
the third time, passed and the title agreed
to.
The resignation of Frank Street as City
Attorney, was presented, and on motion
made by Mr.. Casady, the resignation was
accepted.
Mr.. Treynor, Chairman of the Committee
ot Claims, submitted report on Benjamin
Ross bill, which, on a motion made by Mr..
Lewis, tho report was adopted and the bill
ordered to be paid.
The accounts of Frank Smith and E. Per-
in was presented to the Council, and on mo-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
On Mr.. Cochran's motion, l.. W. Babbitt
Esq, was unanimously elected City Attor
ney, until tn, next regular City election, for
City officers.
On Mr.. rreynor's motion, the Committee
90 Finance was instructed to rent the COun-
Gil Chamber from Mr.. Uagg, for the ensuing
year.
/ ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
One in favor Of Saml Perm as per bill,
1850.
On motion, the Council adjourned to meet
again on Monday Evening next, May 9th
1859, at O'Clock, P. NJ.
c. NOORIiES,
City Recorder.
High Water.
We have reason TO expect, from present
Indications, to hear of immense damage
from high water on the lower Mississippi.
The Mississippi and Illinois rivers were both
rising at last accounts. The Missouri is
higher than ever known before 50 early in
mrnsc volumes Of water comm. together
D s. JOSEPH. Daily Vest.
RasCally Affair.
e The Mr'iregor Times Of the 4;h gives All
5 account of tho preparation Of terrible
outrage on the person Of Simon Einstine, q
/ German who has for some time been about
the clo;hIng store Of y. II. Strousc. 1t
! seems that woman stated TO some dctec.
tive parties that Einstnc had sccrpted
N'z"I's i"wclry stolen a few days since il
, her house, and upon this several person.
"h"ee nAln@s VII! be reported, persuadc,
Etu~|tuc to accompany them to the Brewery
, un Iioniay night. la that neighborhoot
thry stripped and lynched him to cxtort
confession, but after giving him mes
unmcrciful and blood thirsty beating they
= lift him. He VAS arrested On Tuesday, an,
the woman witness testified that she Wa
on,v telling them II - yarn " which sht
supposed they had tao much Judgment t
believe. The poor fellow was discharged
| bat he has suffered IL terrible wcon5.
New io.A Items.
/ The anniversary meeting last evening of lh
Ame.icnn Seamen'S Friend SO ,irty.was vel
attended. Addresses were made by Kevs
II. LOOMS, S. W. Hawks Secretary. from
Mass, L. $. Chaplain in the Navy and others
I'll" report Of the Secretary indicated IL stat
$ Of high prosperity in the affairs Of the suci
ETY.. The recei pts of the year including tn
contributions Of aux.lliarics was nearl,
Z So, 900.
The fri.ate Sabine brought home Commis
sioncr Bowln and Sam'l Ward Secretar,
Of Legation. immediately after the Sabiu,
: anchored, the Secretary and Commands
SAub-ick set out for Washington, bearin;
important dispatches from the Cummanue
and Commissioner.
Three first class trottil,g horses, Kate
Miller, Lady Shean and Geo. Washington
were burned to death on Saturday IN the
conhaCration Of the stable at Union course
> l.. |. 81, OJO was recently refused for Geo
Washington.
= Ben Hanson, Of the Fullerton tx
press Company, arrived in this city On vcster.
day. This is the first return from the e1
press trains that have gone out. Mr.. Han
son has had charge of the road. He is
well known citizen Of St. Joseph. AMI hi>
statements wall be relied upon more thar
anything We have heard.
Mr.. Hanson brought the letter mail from
Denver City, being the first through maj
, that has come from the mines. There was
t quite a number of letters, but we have MOI
, heard the contents of any of them.
lie has made no statement in regard tc
the matter so far as we know, but says thai
full accounts are contained in the Cherry
= Creek Pioneer, and Mountain NewS, which
: will be received in a few days.
$ Mr.. Hanson left Denver City on the 10Th
of April. Russell < Jones' Express had not
arrived when he left. Mr.. ii. confirms the
report Of the shooting of Bassett by Scud-
der.-.H. 10. Vest.
CF The Utica On. W Herald tells a sto-
~ of lady ;rho had become SO attached to
young villain in that place that she used
a.! possible efforts to marry him, notwith-
standing the fact that he hau Just received g
sentence of five years in the State Prison.
/, When taken to Auburn to be incarcerated,
she followed him, and after repeated solicit
tations. was permitted to see and embrace