The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-14

sion last night.
Mayor McDcusll took ~ chair, md A.
liyersd 1 hisf md SSAai sd1rssa, p,s1g
his So sGssk 70 1ssaAkS ~ intd1s a
the city, and aslins IL aid and seanteas
Of tho Aldermen % suslAin him q - d.
charge Of his duties.
After the reading Of The minutes Of The
l,st preceding ssssioa a tks Coassil, md
the presentation Of petitions n - yszy gsn>
eral interest, tie Couucil yroessded y The
election Of Officers.
Last ysar'3 oi6cess, With ths sxoepsion Of
Treasurer and Supersisos, wses rs-sasctsd.
For Treaserer. A. L. Connahls was nnani>
mously elected instead Of II. X. Love.
McNamsra was elected Street Supervisor
in place OF Kennedy.
The session Of tho Council Was vefy gus.
and very harmonious to Al appearance, ana
:, nose !. specially creditabls 70 the doni-'
n.nt marty, ana TO the Mayor sleet, hat
Hu,h W sample was assigned 70 the posi-
lion Of Chairman Of the Finance Committee.
Ana ve trust that, notwithstanding the rough
control which the Democracy exercise in the
Council, the welfare Of the city will not b
sacrificed during the term OF the present City
Council 10 the schemes Of party leaders.
HrTcH BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND THE
ExrsEss Co,rpAs1Es.-By notice elsewhere
it will be seen that the regular Express has
been withdrawn from the Valley road, and
the greater number Of places on the limo OF
that road are LEFT without connection with the
rest of the Express world. Tho situation, ~
NJ learn it, is this: During the past year, IN
the competition between the Merchants
Union and the old company, the two paid
the Railroad seventyofve dollars day each
the two thus paying one hundred and nifty
dollars day for use of-the Express car.
Nov, that the Merchanis' Union has gone
the line, the Railroad management prcposed
% the other Company that il should pay The
full one hundred and fifty dollars daily for
the privilege Of the road. subsequently, the
management reduced their demand TO one
hundred dollars. The Express Company de-
clines to pay this amount; II claims that there
is no bnsiness to justify the payment Of that
sum. II shows from the Express business
done on the road that forty dollars day Is
the maximum of what it can afford to pay.
That if it pays more than that, il mnst do 20
=. dead loss to the Express Company, o.
else put up Express rates SO high a. to be
virtually prohibi.ory, and prevent goods be-
ing sen. in that way. There's the lock.
Forty dollars day is the most the Express
Company will give. and one hundred per day
is the least the Railroad Company will take.
Both parties, We presume, think thsmsetvea
in the right each thinks it necessary to dc
| Just as it does. We express no opinion IS e
the merits of the case. Bot the complicatior
| is causing large Inconvenience to business
men, and We hope that the complication vii
| speedily unravel, and the present suspension
Of Express business on the Valley road give
way to an early resumption.
| SAID no. the mel of wisdom since thu
world begun" Honesty il the best policy
/ That truth Of the Lords and the World . OWL
decreeing penetrated the fur wrsppings Q
! greasy barbarians and fetch worshippers il
the ages beyond the flood. The besmeare.
and hideously painted savage Of the compan.
of ancient Nimrod, found that there was i'll
luck or bodily hurt come from stealing ID,
bow and arrows Of his besmeAred and hide
ously painted brother of the same company
and that aboriginal sinner, with q dim dis
.cerning of ethical law, said in guttarals tina
we couldn't write nor you pronounce, " Hon
eety is the best policy" And truer truth Va.
never spoken.
You. see, we are utilitarian. II is only {
simple occurrence that we have to chronicle,
but shall we not precede it, and surround it,
and invest it, and make it luminous and for>
| chile with wise saws and ancient usances p
With mortal and didactic reflections
That is the introduction.
The body of the event is that at The Dud-
ley House, few days ago, couple of chaps
engaged board for a week for stipulated
price. AS the end Of the time drew on they
became dissatisfied with the amount agreed
upon, and refusing to pay it, they stole sway
from the house clandestinely without making
any payment at all. Lucky chaDs 10 get :
weeks board for nothing. Aye, there's the
rub. For when one of the chaps thinks off
he win see that he has lost valuable piece
Of jewelry that he wore. II was found in the
room after they had skedaddled, and is
worth largely more than the amount they
owed for their board.