Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.

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ca We learn that Mr. DUNCAN, of the
vicinity Of New Boston, who was bitten
three weeks ago by mad dog, has since
shown symptoms of hydrophobia. Up to
Friday evening last he had suffered two
spasms. We do not hear of any new cases
of the malady.
The FuNKRAL.-The "Union'' meeting at
the Court House last ght was attended By
about fifty mourners. The proceedings
showed anything but union. After an ex-
cited discussion, MIR. Holmes, young gen.
tleman who was suspected Of being opposed
to the absolute rule of slaveocTacy, was
hustled of tue committee to report resolu-
tons. The meeting adjourned till next
Tuesday night, when another wake is to
take place and a committee is to report
resolutions of coincidence for the detunct
Demooracy.-Daiiy, 18Th.
~ The Lacrosse (Wis) Democrat says
that there are i'll its city two hundred
and eleven marie goable girls-sweet, beauti-
full ard accomplished To capture these
fairies, there are, in all two hundred and TWEEN
ty young beaux, forty-two of whom don't care
for girls thirty seven the girls don't care
for fifteen are too busy making money to
marry, and the rest are engaged. Eli.
This appears to be the condition of the
matrimonial market in Muscatine. Won't
somebody get up society for the benefit
of these interesting young ladies.
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KEoKUE, Mr. PLEASANT AND MUscArINE
RMlEoAD. = The following, from the Gatt
| City, is al We have seen concerning the
progress Of this road for long time
| We understand that an arrangement has
at last been concluded by which MIR. Edward
Kilbourne becomes the lessee of the X, Mt
?. & NJ. Railroad. The strong probability
is that NJ Kilbourne has not taken thi:
position without seeing his way clear to the
end, and we may therefore expect that some
thing viii be- done"
FATAL ACcIpENT-A German named Rob
ert Venedger, who was employed on TIT
farm of Mr.. Brockway, in Orono township
in this county, was pitching hay from {
stack, last Friday evening, when lie let thu
fork slide down the side of the stack, an(
losing his footing slipped down upon it
| causing he han lie (not the tines) to ente
his abdomen. Che wound was so large
that some of the intestines protruaed. Tit
unfortunate man fingered till 3 O'CLOCK
next morning when he died. He was abou
25 years Of age, a coach-mal:et 1y trade
and u soher, intelligent and skil.ful work
man. lie was employed about three year;
with Ament 4 McAurry, in this city.
Have We A CITY CHARTER p 1t runnetl
in the memory Of some Of lhe Oldest inhab
itants Of Muscatine, that about the veal
1881 the Legislature of Iowa granted char
ter 70 this city, which charter was soon after
published in pamphlet form, together wit
the ord name 5 at that time in force. Sub
sequena.y, however, sundry amendments
were maLe and numelous ordinances passed
contrary TO the first, but of the nature o
these orr citizens are profoundly ignorant
1t is said that not half a dozen copies of the
old charter and ordinances I pm be found ii
the entire city, and they ersf kept securely
under lock and key, for fear Of being lost
How can the city authorities expect the
people to yield obedience to the laws unless
it is in their power to know what laws WI
have? 4 revision of the ordinances now il
force ard their publication in cheap pam
phlet form is absolutely necessary. We
suggest this matter now because we think i
is the interes. of the city, and not because
we anticipate getting 6 job of printing by it
We care not who does the printing, so it i:
done in good style and On fair terms tt
the city. The expense will be but trifins
compared with the benefit to the public.
lGg~ The accomplished "local'' of the
Davenport Gczette "does up'' st. Valen
tines item in the following handsome and
truthful Style:
Some afactionate little creature addresses
us poem personal, on the happiness Of an
editors life, and wishes she were an editor S
wife,
And up in his sanctum to stay,
And sit among papers, up to ones ears,
In dear little chair, with dear pair Of shears,
And help him to edit all day.
Well, we can just tell this young and
innocent litt,c piece Of crinoline gullibility
that she don't know what she is talking
about and therefore we can't publish the
rest of her verses. In the first place, if she
were an EDITORS wife, five minutes sanctum
privileges would be all she could get. The
idea of stopping profound headers every
ten minutes to kiss the dear little sympa-
thizer at our side (or to keep her hands off
the papers and stop her everlasting .alking)
is CT course refreshing, but it amt business
like. But, secondly, couldn't life in a daily
editor 3 sanctum be charming for crinoline
IF it were not FOR the inconvenience of the
thing. we should just like to have our fair
admirer with Us for day IF she wouldn't
then change her mind on some sublunary
matters conne3ted with the happiness of an
editors life, then we might think she he'd no
mind to change or else the fascination Of
cur society vas SC great she could not dis
connect the editor from his life.
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Feb. 10.