Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-06
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GY Senators Harlan and Grimes will
accept our thanks for public documents
IMMRRsIoNs.-Two converts, members Of
the Baptist denomination, were immersed in the
river Sunday afternoon. /
o. The Apportionment Bill adopted by
the Legislature does not change the representation
from this county. We have one Senator end two
Representatives, as heretofore.
GT We notice by the news from Wash
ington that Judge Williams, of Kansas formerly OF
this place. has recently visited that city and secured
government bonds to the amount of 100000 for ,
the benefit of the Wyandot Indians OF Kansas
ARM BRoKEN.-Thomas McElroy, lad
employed on the train, suffered the fracture of his
arm in front of the Oglvie House. on Saturday.
He was standing in the door of the baggage car and
was thrown to the ground by the conclusion OF
coupling the cars. The fracture is not serious
one. The boys parents reside in Washington.
SHIPMENT OF LIVE CATTLE. - The train
going East. Saturday afternoon took fifteen cars OF
live cattle to Chicago. An immense number OF
beef cattle have been taken to market from the
praries of Iowa this spring The surplus OF stock
and grain now going forward and meeting with
ready sale at profitable prices ought to put large
amount of money in circulation in the West.
PRAIRIE FrREs.-We learn of considerable
destruction to property by prairie fires recently.
On account of the parched condition OF the grass
| and the heavy winds they have been more than
usually manageable, frequently leaping bitches
and roads. Messrs. Crane and Miller, residing
few miles west of the city, lost 200 rods of fence
one day last week by one of these fires. Mr.. J. r..
Merritt, residing Summit, also lost 10 or IL
tons of hay and small quantity Of corn some
| days ago, in the same manner.
| ENcoURA GING-We have met within the
past few days quite number of monied men from
the East looking for locations in the West. Within
! a few weeks past our city has received accsssiOns
to its population of number of we'll to do families,
who come among us to reside permanently
Although some old citizens have gone and others
are preparing to leave for California and elsewhere,
the population of the city will be much increased
by this springs immigration. We doubt if any
other city on the river is improving and increasing
| in population as fast as Muscatne.
CAssELL's ILLUSTRATED FAMILY BIBLE
Part Sd of this elegant publication has been
received. 1t comes fully up to the standard of the
previous numbers, of which we have already
spoken.
We have also received part LIST of Illustrated
Natural History-a work gotten up on the same
plan and by the same publisher as the above. II
excels anything of the kind ever before issued in
this country. We advise our readers to call at the
these works as they are issued from the press.
The SCHOOL MASTER Is ON Ills TRAvELs.-
The following unique epistle was received by q
postmaster Of this vicinity few days ago. As il
appears to be intended for the benefit of postmas-
tiers generally, publish it, giving the writer the
advantage of his peculiar photography. He is most
likely subscriber to the Enquirer, and holds the
sheet size.
March the 25th 1860
Mr. post master sir would thank you to send mi
mail all along not send me half sheats of paper
pleas send it all along you will oblige me vary
much Yours truly
Mr. post master What mean
for you to not tair mi news papers into and ceep
one half pleas send 1t hoam
This is to all of WI psf masters
UZ9 1AClo ako dV pleScuG slA luSauc per.
sons in our county Jail, five of whom have been
confined for more than year. Although they are
treated kindly by Sheriff Gordon and have the
most comfortable accommodations that can be
afforded them in such an establishment, it seems
almost inhuman to keep them confined as they are.
No visit these wretched beings without
being convinced of the great importance, in a
benevolent point Of view, of completing the State
Asylum, whatever may be the COST If other por-
tions of the State can furnish as many patients for
the Asylum as Muscatine county, there is no danger
that its projectors have started the building on too
large scale We are sorry the Legislature did
not fit to vote the full amount of the appropri-
alton asked by the Investigating Committee, as we
fear that another Legislature, two years hence,
will find the Asylum still uncompleted.
FREE OF CHARGs.-The newspapers of
Rock Island publish the proceedings of the Common
Council free of charge.-Dac. Dam.
We have always published the proceedings of our
CITY Council free of charge, and in addition paid
the Recorder for furnishing the copy. At Daven-
port, we understand, the papers are paid good
round sum for publishing the proceedings of their
Council This is the rule and the exception in all
the cities of the country yet at the last meeting of
the Council Of this city, when we introduced our
bill for copy Of the Daily uournGl left at the
Council Room, Mr. Funk opposed it with all the
force he could command, which happened in this
Instance to amount to just one vote-his own We
mention these facts, not by way Of complaint, but
to satisfy that gentleman and others who may hold
like opinion that we have honestly earned all the
city has paid US. By the Mayors exhibit it
will hp hat he of E,r
past year amountedt to only $3.50. We do not wish
the city TO pay us fer publishing the Council proceed.
ngs. They inserted matters of interest to our
readers. and We shat! continue to publish them,
pay or no pay. We will venture to suggest to Mr..
! Funk, however, that he will find other items of
expenditure which he display his praise
worthy disposition for economy to much better ad-
vantage than the pitiable amount paid to the
printers of this city.
APPoRTIoSMENT OF SCHOOL MONEY. - The
following statement of the amount of school money
to be apportioned to the various townships of the
county, on Monday next, april 2d,) we copy from
the Enquirer, to which paper it was furnished by
the County Judge:
Amt. of school tax and fines collected $S9o6, 81
| " = Interest fund, 3145, SS
| S7O52 AZ
Which is apportioned among the several town
ships as tollo"s-being 81 "a to each scholar in the
county
| Township. No. Scholars. Apportioast.
Bloomington t93 1874 62
Muscatine City 1854 1914 SO
Pike 126 l6S, 81
Wapsnonoc 373 499,
Moscow 33S 49, 80
Seventy Six 364 4S7 SO
Fulton l37 1888
Cedar 1872 257 %
Orono IL 9ll2
Montpelier sol 403, "a
Sweetand $50 7Sl, %
Goshen 439 $50 26
Wilton 395 529, 80