Madison Daily Courier, Volume 1, Number 35, Madison, Jefferson County, 8 June 1849 — Page 2

DAILY COURIER.

m. J?. e S. Z3. COVINOTOW, Editor. DiiiiocriATic rvoJiirn axioms, for governor, JOSEPH A. WRIGHT, Cf FARKE COUXTY. fOR LIT-CTEKANT OOVIRNOS, JAMES II. LANE, CS SZAREORS COUNTY. 0 FOX CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT, CYRUS L. DUNHAM, OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. gyOur Council report is very full and complete, containing all the proceedings of the rnteting. By reading cur reports the tax payers cf the city will ba regularly made acquainted with the manner in which the taxes are expended, and consequently en abled to judge whether or not the Counciltnen art worthy of the appellation of "good and faithful servants." C7 A few days since most of the Cincinnati papers ridiculed the idea of cholera being in that city, excepting in isolated cases. This lulled the people into indiffer ence, and the result is, that the disease is again assuming a malignant form among thtm, and ths papers are compelled to re new their cautions. This idea of trying to conceal the fact of cholera being in a town, is a most foolish one. Let the people al ways ba prepared for the worst, even though we may hope for the best. fc-Three deaths from cholera have oc curred at Bellevue, Ky., a village of less than one hundred inhabitants, situated on the nvar, some thirty-five miles miles be low Cincinnati. Four or Ave more cases had occurred within the past few days. Oj-The general intelligence received by the Europa, and -which was published in the Courier yesterday, may be found, in a probability, in the Cincinnati and Louisville papers which will be received here this evening. (gj-lnfoi maiion is wanted of Samuel W. Harrington, who left Lafayette, la., on the 1st of February last, for Louisville. A letter was received by his wife, dated at "Franklin, Ia.,Feb'y 18, '49," in which he stated that he had been very sick at Indianapolis, but had in some measure again recovered. Since then, no tidings have been received in regard to him. Said Harrington was about forty-five years of age, tall in person, and stooped in walking. Any person knowing anything in relation to him, will please direct their letters to Mrs. Samuel W. Harrington, Lafayette, la. fjjr-A singular fatality seems to pursue tha editors of the Vicksburgh Sentinel. Hagan and Jenkins were ehot in the street, nnd now we see it announced that Walter R. Hickey, formerly of the same paper, has been killed in a duel, near Rio Grande City, Texas. 07"- For the last three or four days pre vious to this, the weather has been oppieseively warm. Last evening it rained a little, and during last night we had quite & thunder-storm. There was also a good deal of thunder and lightning at an early hour this morning, and a tolerably heavy fall of ram. The weather is much cooler to-day. It ia said that thunder and lightning pu rify the atmosphere. If such be the case, there has been no little purification in the air since yesterday. We fear, however, that the change of temperature will over balance all the good effects of the lightning. On such damp days as this, fires should be kept up m rooms where persons are sitting and it would be well enough to have smal fires during the day in sleeping apart wants. The fites in bed-rooms should be permitted to go out before retiring. CO"" A roan by tha name of Abram Close, from Rising Sun, committed suicide last week at Lockland, Ohio, which place he was visiting. He has not been o sound mind for several yeais. Sickness and loss of property were the occasion of his partial mental derangement. A telegraphic dispatch from New Orleans, of June 1st., states that the ere vas5e was partly stopped, but again broke away, and the engineers have retired in despair. The river has fallen 13 inches $3-Upwards of one hundied thousand of ths new one dollar srnld nieces have O I besa already coined at ths Philadelphia mint. The first one wa struck on the Gib of last month.

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL. The City Council met, regular dmUbj, at the

Mayor's OS ce, on Thurtdty, J a no 7, at 2 o'clock, P. M. Prssent C Woodburn, President; Messrs. Coffman, Davison, Hinds, Hunt, Jewell, Tavlor, Thomas and Wells. The proceedings of ths previous meeting were read and adopted. On motion of Mr. Jswell, Mr. R. B. Hunt was admitted inside the Bar to report Council proceedings for Madison Banner. Mr. Wells gare notice that, at a proper lime during the present session be would suggest to to the Council the propriety of sailing certain real estate belonging to the city. Mr. Thomas, from tho committee on claims, reported that they had examined, tho following bills, and recommended their payment: Jones 4c Craii, for printing, C. Frederick, " removing nuisance, August " 20 loads water, $S4;75 1,00 1,00 $66,75 Report adopted, and bills ordered to be paid. The committee asked for further time in relation to making an allowance for the improvement of Cemetery street, which was granted. Mr. Hunt presented a bill from S. F. &. J. B. Covington amounting to 59,25, for printing, which was allowed and ordered to be paid. Mr. Hinds, from the committee on streets and wharves, to whom had been referred the resolution in relation to straightening Crooked Creek, at the last meeting, reported favorably to the plan a ad recommended the adoption of the following resolution: "Resolved, That Milton Stapp and Wm. C. Brarawell be, and they are hereby appointed to examine, survey and report to this Council the best method and route for said improvement," which resolution was adopted. Mr. Hines from the same committee, to whom was referred the extension of Ohio street east, reported against the expediency of said exten sion on account of the expense which would at tend it without any corresponding benefits to the city. Report adopted. Mr. Hinds stated that the committee on streets and wharves had agreed to pay one hundred dol lars towards building a sewer on Ohio street for the purpose of draining the low ground in the square bounded by Ohio and High street and West street and Cherry Lane. Approved. The President then called in regular order for reports from School committee, Police committee' and Market committee, imo reports from these committees. Mr. Davison, from Fire committee, reported that they had closed the contract with Mr. R. Pindle, as directed by the Council, for the com pletion of tho Engine houses Report adopted. The houses are to be finished in ninety days, in accordance of original contract for eight hun dred and fifty dollars. Mr. Hines from special committee on public cisterns, asked further time to report which waa granted. Mr. Hunt, from a select committee appointed to enquire as to the probable cost of a wharf boat for the new city wharf, reported that from the best information they were able to obtain, an oak boat one hundred feet long and twenty feet wide would cost about eight hundred dollars, and that a poplar boat of the same dimensions would cost from six hundred and fifty to seven hundred dollars. The same committee, to whom had been refer red the subject, also reported that the ordinaaces in relation to wharves, both public and private, passed by former Council, were deemed amply sufficient for any present necessities. The subject of a wharf boat rocurring, The President suggested that as business at the river was now very dull and likely to remain so for the ensuing three or four months, it would be well to postpone the building of the boat until business revived. Mr. Hunt thought that it was neeeesary to begin immediately, so that the boat might be ready for the bnsiness. Mr. Wells thought the matter should be attended to at once, and suggested that advertisements for proposals to build the boat should bo immediately published. Mr. Thomas favored making a contract for the boat at an early day, after which, On motion of Mr. Hinds, a committee was appointed to contract for a boat of suitable dimensions, forthwith. Motion carried, and Messrs. Hunt, Jewell and Thomas appointed said committee. Mr. Willson, City Collector, stated that there had been some erroneous assessments of property, and that some property en which taxes had besn paid by rightful owners had been sold to pay taxes by reason of said erroneous assessments. Whole matter referred to committee on claims. Mr. Hunt presented a bill from J. Shuh for $3,00 for work on Lower Seminary. Allowed. Mr. J. D. Bright stated to the Council that there was six feet of vacant ground between his house on third street near the corner of West, and the Engine House adjoining. That a part of this ground belonged to him, and a part to the city; and he proposed that, instead of running a divi ding fence, that he and the city would unite and share equally the expense of grading said ground and putting up a front gate, and that the ground henceforth would be-used by them in common. The matter was referred to the fire committer,

with powr to arrange, and instructions to report I Mr. Fitzg'.bbon asked to have his poll Ut retheir procsdicpat the next meeting of the Coun- ! funded, he beine over fifty yerrs of age; which, Cll. n rr,r. t' rf f r IXlnA oraa rfirred Ifl th.m

Mr. Thomas reported that the County Board ; had allowed to the City $30, of the amount ex pended by the city for the relief of Hall, who had small-pox a few weeks since. The committee oa claims was authorized to draw the monev. Upon application of Mr. Huber, the Council directed that one dollar and fifty cents be refunded to him, he having erroneously paid that amount for road and poll tax, being over fifty years of ege. Mr. John Sheets asked that Judge Sullivan be appointed la the place of Mr. W. C. BramweH upon a committee appointed by the previous Council to locate an alley running between the property of said Sheets and C. L. Shrewsbury. Mr. Brarawell was retained, and Judge Sullivan added to the commmUtee. The Clerk reported that the orders issued by order of the Council at its last meeting amounted to $1361 63. Eight hundred dollars of this amount was for a debt contracted by the old Council. Numerous bills for work on new city wharf amounting to $525 20, certified by C. Schmidlapp, scperintendant, were allowed. Michael McGrath was allowed thirty two dollars for sixteen days services of himself, horse and cart in cleaning streets and hauling for the city. The following bills were then presented, and being certified by the City Marshal, were allowed: Wm. Griggs, removing nulfanee,. 25 Tboma Garvin, four and a half clays' work. ... 4,50 M. O'Brien, removing dirt from market spaces, 50 Tboinaa Higgons, removing nuisance, 1 SO Msrlln Fisher, for three dayt' work 3 00 John Garber, 100 bushel lime, IS 50 r.w.25 The City Marshal presented the following bill of expenses incurred in removing obstructions from the alley running from Main-cross to Third streets, and between West and Mulberry streets, said obstructions being occasioned by the falling of the walls of a house recently destroyed by fire, the property of Mr. J. Whitehead, viz: M. McLean, horse and nrt, $3,00 M. O'Briea, M. Grath. Tho. Garvin, M. Howard, Jaa. Hewey, Thoa. Griffin, 3,00 3,50 2,00 2.00 i,:s 2.00 17,22. The question being upon making the allowances, Mr. Taylor wanted to know if the city paid the expenses of cleaning Mr. Whitehead's brick. Mr Hinds was opposed to making the allowance. Ho was unwilling that the city should defray one cent of the expenses, and preferred that the city should institute suit against the owner of the property for obstructing the alley. The President said that the City had ordered the work, "and must pay the laborers; she could then look to the owners of the property to have the amount refunded. Mr. Wells was in favor of paying tha laborers. Ho said there was some misunderstanding between the owner of the property and the Insurance Company; that so soon as this was settled, either the owner of the property or the Insurance Company, as the case might be decided, would refund the amount to the City. Mr. Hunt was in favor cf allowing the bills, provided the Marshal would immediately institute suit for recovery of the amount from those who should pay it. The bills were allowed. Mr. Thomas presented a bill from Lewis & Crawford, amounting to $13 50, for work done on fire engine belonging to City. Mr. Jewell opposed making the allowance, on the ground that the charter provided that specified sums should be granted at stated times to the Fire Companies, for repairs, &c; and that these specified sums were to be ia lieu of all other allowances to the Fire Department. Mr. Hunt said that the engine which had been repaired did not belong to a Company, but to the City. It was not for a Company but for the City to keep it in repairs. Bill allowed. Harvey Smith was allowed one dollar, for repairing pavements in market-houses. B. F. Foster was allowed $59 50, for printing 350 copies of Ordinances, and Amendments to City Charter, and Blanks for City Assessor. A petition for grading Mill street, between Main-Cross and Second streets, was referred to the committee on streets and wharves. The petition of J. D. Bright and John H. Taylor, asking the passage of an ordinance fixing the corners at the junction of High and Walnut streets, had ths same reference. A communication from several citizens residing on Mulberry street, complaining that the owners of certain property on the west side of said street, and between Third and Fourth streets, have for a long period obstructed tho side-walks of said street with steps and walls, and asking the Council to have some action in the premises, was read. Mr. Hinds said that there was an ordinance already ia relation to obstructing side-walks; and he thereupon moved that tho Marshal be instructed to notify the owner of the property to remove the obstructions complained cf, and in the event cf his failure to do o, tha Manfeii thail at once proceed, according to law, to removs them. Adopted.

committee on claims.

Mr. Jewell said that several applications had j recently been mad to him to grant school cert!- i f.cates to indigent children. He wished to know j if he had any authority to grant such certificates. Mr. Wells replied by saying that fSGO hid been appropriated last vear for nurooses of conmon schools; but that the amount had already ! been expendad, as the time forjts expenditure! had been fixed from October 1st to April 1st. ! No certificates had been given since the 1st of j April. The appropriation for common schools was made after the assessment in each year. !

..ur. ens, oi-turuiug iu uuuctr, proposed mat ( . , , t- L , , , ' , , , . ceived by the Europs, havmsj been transmitted bt the Council should take into consideration the , . T. , ; 1 7 , , . , v ) Tesgraph to Liverpool cn the day cf hr depar. propriety of selling two lots belonging to the 3 city, one of which is situated on Third street j . ,,. , , , , . , ,r , . Intelligence had reached Paris that the Duk near Main, the other on ernon street. The', T, h . . r , yui ... f , . . I de Harcourt, Minister of the French Republic at subject was referred to the committee on finance, i ' , , , J"c " , i the Court of home, had arrived at that city as

The following communication from Mr. McKim was presented to the Council: "Gentlemen: In order to settle up my claim for the improvement of West street, I propose to j take the note of the city, payable in Bank at j four months, for the amount due me, with inter- ! est from the time the work was completed until the note comes to maturity Referred to ths committee on finance. Mr. Davison moved that the six months allowance now due the Sre Companies be made. Carried. Here the President called Mr. Wells, the Vic? President, to the Chair. Mr. Jewell wished to know what had been done in the way of distributing lime in the city, as he thought that the city, if anything, was getting more filthy instead of more cleanly. The Marshal being called upon, stated that he had gone as far in the distribution of lime as he thought he was authorized by the action of the Council, but, upon receiving the order, he found that more power had been given to him than he had exercised. Henceforth, the order of the Council should be fully carried out. The following communication from his Honor, the Mayor, was read to the Council: Sir The ordinance in tha printed copy which you will find on your table, from page 72 to page ed, having all been passed before the hrst Monday in April, 184S4 seem to have been all repeal ed by the "Ordinance in relation to the revision of Ordinances," printed on page 91 of said copy. I suggest the appointment of a committee to enquire into the matter, and report ordinances on the subjects to which they refer, if it ia thought advisable. Respectfully, MOODY PARK, Mayor. Which was referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Hinds, Thomas and Hunt, with instructions to confer with the City Attorney. Mr. Woodburn said that complaints had been made in relation to the manner in which the du ties of his office had been discharged by the City j Surveyor. Many persons complained that his J surveys were not accurate. Mr. Hinds said that the wharf grade was not fixed right. IVf r. Tavlor Raid therft haH bpen Hiffirnlf i hnn f C.. o r i . j i lty Surveyor for the last thirty years, and he presumed that the present Surveyor was as accurate as any that had ever been employed by the city. At any rate, no two Surveyors had ever agreed either in their lines, distances or corners. This, he thought, might be attributed to the fact that there was no established starting point. Mr. Wells thought that the inaccuracy of the surveys might be attributed to the instruments, j as they were, undoubtedly, out of repair and con- j sequently not to be relied upon. j Without any definite action upon the subject, i the Council adjourned. j Fbiendlt Assistance. In olden times, when j the best of men were apt to indulge ia convivial- I ities, without fear of very greatly shocking the t then moral sense of the community, two old j codgers, whom we shall designate by the uncom- j mon names of Smith and Jones, spent an evening ' abroad in a very happy manner. Jones became ' very much 'elevated" by the excess of indulgence so much so that h was incapable of self- j volition. Smith, though himself somewhat exci- j ted, undertook the grateful task of conducting ! his partner in joy to his residence. This, with j much difficulty, from the crookedness of the streets and the up-and-downness of the sidewalks, i he accomplished. Jones grasped the handle of his own door, and oscillating to and fro with a look of comical gravity hiccoughed out: Well, ' Mr. Smith, I guess you can go alone now; you won't need any more of my assistance." i Supplementary to the above, we would add an other, which we have either heard or read. An Other devotee of Bacchus hei absent from home rather later in the day than suited the sovereign will and pleasure cf his "sPare-r.b," shedevolved the task of announcing the arrival of the delinquent spouse, upon her eldest boy. Very soon the little urchin ran into the house exclaiming:- " Mann, here comes daddy leading home two ,, . CTA loafing propensity is like a protracted dis - ease, the symptoms getting wors and worst until it finally destroys the patient. The best medicin i tartse early, take strong dee cf diligence and prsversnc, snd you will prevent an attack.

BY TELEGRAPH.

arKJSTto roa thi madiso daily cocatxa. ONE DAY LATER BY THE TO j Probable peace between liorneand Franc cIIOSTIUTIES SUSPENDED.RUSSIANS DEFEATED": Highly Important Intelligence. Pittsburgh, June 8, I P. 31. The following additions! items have been re j bearer of the convention concluded between the. ! Roman and French Republics. All hostilities had been for some days suspended, and it was tx?Iived that the news was substantially correct. The surrender of Bolvyna is contradicted. It is now said that the city still held out. It had been bombarded almost to ashes. Tne loss of life was frightful. The C'ln'titutiontl Zeitung publishes a proclamation which M. Kossuth issued at Debreczin, in which he asserts that the Russians had been defeated by Gen. Berne. Six thousand Russians, it is asserted, have surrendered at Kraiven and that above 30,000 had followed their example at Arsa. Their arms, cannons, and horses fell into the hands of tho Hungarians. A runor was current at Raab, of the Rqssians having entered Hungary, near Dula, and of their having suffered defeat from Dernbuisky. The news of the defeat of the Russians by Berne is confirmed, though we still want authenic details of that important action. STILL LATER. PiTTfftciir.f?, June S, 2 P. M. lhe Kuropa arrived at Boston yepterJav. A j letter lo M. Rothschild, dated at Frankfort," May j 17 MVB thilt the Hunrisns have toUUv defeat j ed the Rll!lsiin forcing thm to fall back. TheRusMans, had surrendered to the Hungarian. The Austrians are fortifying Vienna. ----- FROM THE PLAINS. ST. LOUIS, June 8. The St. Louis Express left the Salt Lake for Council Bluffs on the 15th of April. Gold found in great abundance. There has been a great deal of snow. The Express met the emigrants near Fort Laramie. There was no cholera among them. There were seventeen interments in six cemeteries, from cholera, on Wednesday. ----- CINCINNATI MARKETS. Cincinnati, June 8, I P. M. Flour. The market has been quiet to-day, at $3 75. Sales of 250 barrels. Grain The market for Grain is without any i chanjre, either as regards price or demand b ' HibM in i;iir cemana, at ioc. Provisions Common bacon hams &S ; Sales of 1,000 pieces to-day at that price. The market for lard is firm. Sales ef Linseed oil at 54c, cash. It has rained considerable since last reportN EV YORKMARKET3. New Yors June 8, 12 M. Flo-r Sales of Western, at $1 43?4'; Ohio, at $i 65'. Sales of Ohio wheat at 101c, and prices advancing. Provisions inactive, and prices unchanged. Thirty eight cases and nineteen deaths from' cholera for the twenty four hours ending yesterday afternoon. NEW YORK MARKETS. The following report of the New York markets reached us yesterday about an hour after our paper had gone to press. As it i still later than anything yt published, we give it a place to-day. Etis. Cour. New i ore, June- tvI2 M. The flour market is unchanged. Sa'es of corn at 46c for white. Sales of Ohio whatat $1 03. Provisions steady. Lard, in kgs, 7c. )cTT- A hfe of duty is the only cherfa! Lf-, foraJi joy springs from affection, and it is the great law of nature, that without jrood deeds all good affection dies, and the heart becomes utterly desolate. The external world then loses all it"ca-- ' ty; P0'? fas 8way ro:n e earth; for whit j iS, PLtry bQt lh9 r':lrCtioa ef a T" "d sweet, aH h,h and hoIy!houinU: j 2j A Spanish proverb aavs that th. Jews ruin themselves at their paswover, the Moors tt their marnags, snd the Christiass at their lunxu. ' T. , p , 7. . , ; rTJean Paul says there are two eventful pri008 13 the 1,f- woman; one, when tr.e won- ! der whora sh wiU have- e other, when .h. ; wonar' wh hl j TT A clork cr watch is $i',d to hv the Ut j self eteera of any artirl of manufacture, si :t I is continually running it!f jowa-