Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-04


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iest year, az poo, ~ ho 81, &
Mrs Van Antwerp. Vice Regent Of the
Mf-~v.rnon As.,,.;..,nn -. al,
=, 800 ~
o'soa '"ol'sSiy ossYV i'o'H tne. wHe OF
Ex- ArchSl'f"p 'iiam''n. Mt. Pleasant;
$33 Is froms Mrs. II. N. Tislale, Bloom6slsl;
$50 from Mrs n ?. lem. Fairfield; 80
from Ms A. B. Hoffman, Davenport, and
$40 from Mrs. r. s. Mark. of Cedar Rapids.
The pnn;l. of ths It;,h scloo, a. p,on,.;,,,
80 p.'. - ~ az" 'o""' ~ D'''n''''s'
o"'e contributed n'1 So. u al ID a7gEu
lhh b.ibeE At CtlNToN.-Ihe Clinton
He1dt1 OF me 2zd gives the following de.
Solps'on " 'ne of'ase now about 90 be
constructeo as tnat place: The bridge
9 p",I On inc east sue OF Little
,'ock .s'anu' AZ point nearly opposite
LAMPS saw-'nnl. lhe western abutment
s'au's vi '"e in,anu' ana Is sa'd 70 De OF
soiu .h"s""Iy, 20 rect IN iength NJ the Ease,
thickness at the base. tapering IN & feet At
the top. The distance to the Illinois shore
is 400 feet, which is said to be divided into
seven spans of 400 feet eaoh-- each span
resting on pier Of solid masonry. of the
same dimensions ~ those Of the sbutment
described. Both the ahntm ent and piers
will be built Of solid pile work, there being
| 70 piles for the foundation of eae!, Of the
former, and SO piles for that Of each OF
the latter" The b idge is to be compIeted
oeio'' LUZ iS' VI No'o"ioeF VI VIC present
year. NJ Hs et a} +
Tho City Attorney of Burlington has
given it as his opinion that the new law
in regard to the organization of cities has
no bearing whatever upon Burlington, and
so the city election will take place as usual
on the first Monday in February.
". o.u-. ~,
Go. $500. 80 n..,,n. s", ne i"'e
1ae'"i;o. H.. ~ $50. e nas plo.ou q
pointed to examine his affairs, it appears
that the State, County and school fund have
been defrauded ont OF the sum of sos, 1874,
10. To The tax payers of the county, this
certainly presents beautiful picture of IN
honest Democratic official.
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hn,h c.b " wv III ~. " 'Io o.p
Chnr.i, 49,; =, .,o, ILL w." NV .no n"P.is'
s,,ooa ne -. " .i'n e. ."%' uul'"e '"e
l.. y, I 9an no ''' ses' nun
w, w. SL;, D. 20 49, 'ss'es' Wa .eI I've,
~ u1' ,I,;r,a.n ro.,s ne "s non A"oet a
m".' ;..,S " "so; A'ooo' ""u
175 verses.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE IN MT. 'PLEisANT.-
One OF the best II not the very best school
MUSES. ~ 'no o'".0 "as Ju't oee zee go oo"PIe'eo
o., 90 NV w. co ' as. c "v vs.: '4o
90 y. w iee.' .o 'n;oS 'G0 "s"' "o.u'.hs
e.H u" s."";a 10 hnoI ' IT, SUI; VIC
turs j. nf Italian Nth tovor IN ,Ho Do
n,d, s,vIo m" ;ns;Jo VOL !. na;ntod ana
aaro;nej in ;,n;,ot;on of OAK. T. wi ~.
ccommodate one thon.and children.
D'stN'cr AaHlocLr :! IAiH..-!ne Dsv-
e,'p".' papers are '"u's"An' 'n"' 'he o'"'e
fa'r Is 10 DO ns'a next at o'Kaloosa, because
II Is 80 ie'''1,e rom ra'lloAu VI "atel tlan u.s.
the exhibition bu, failed to obtain it, as the
papers allege by unfair means. The News
predicts that the next State Fair will be a
failure ard recommends that the agricul-
tural societies of Scott, johnson, Muscati ne,
Cedar, Linn, Clinton, Jackson and other
,ost L>- -: 20
Agricultural Fair at Davenport, next fall.
The Fair grounds at Davenport are said to
be the largest and best arranged in the
State.
Thomas II. Benton, the rewly appoin-
ted Secretary of the Board Of Education, las
arrived in Desmoines and entered upon
tile duties of his Office. ....
the old settlers of Loui,a co.-rsi-
dents prior to Jan. LIST, 1s45 -propose hold
ing festival at Wapel!o, on the ~ nd OF
February.
The new counties recently organized in
Iowa are enumerated by the Desmoines Re
porter as Ida, Clay, Plymouth, Palo Alto,
Buena Vista and Cherokee.
Doos At Du.,ou,-Tbe Mavor Of Dr.
b,ono bos ;ssned doo nroclomation in which
ali Tho owners Of DOGS Are commanded. nm
dor a neraltv If from * TO $25. to shut m
or muzzle their ours.
We learn from the Sipourney Demo crat
that Keotnt 90 wos orosn;zed IN 1st4-
r. hos NOW y nonulat;on Of over y. 600 and
IN .n ocr;cr ltprpl no;nt of view ia nrosner-
ousIv eSvanc;nr r
c:.- :.
-Le uran W ny1nesoa' VI ~ Low" "a ny: %
one OF the vice,ries,"ea.s VI .ae t' :.o
S.a'es Asr'cu',ura, oocle'y' T r,eo'lu az i:'
lale session s" III "as''"s''n' A"0 "''''r -
well uese''e''
,;vered lecture one day last week. on the
e.Soyo, Anc;ent and Seven Modem Wonders
of the wor]d.o The Herald saws he defined
the latter to be the Compass, Gunpowder,
flo Pr;nr;n., press the Telepranh the Da.