Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-13
Iowa News.

Iowa News.
The Washington artillery are in possess
sion of q gun cast at home. 1t consists of a
steel tube covered with iron and is said to
have satisfied expectation.
"A boy aged seven years, son of Mrs. Cad
wallader, was accidentally run over and killed
at Burlington, last week, by two members of
the Lyons Cavalry company, who were riding
rapidly while intoxicated.
One of them, named Doolin, was bound over
in the sum of $500 to appear at the next
term of Court.
ID. d. Randall, member Of Fletchers ar
tillery, was held to bail at Burlington, on the
9TH, in the sum Of 81, 500, on charge of COM
uniting rape on German woman named
Lauffer.
FAST DAy-Bishop Lee has issued cir
cular to the Clergy and people of the Diocese
of Iowa and Kansas, exhorting them to OBJ
serve the day appointed by the President
Thursday, Sept. 26th-by prayer and fast
ing.
The next meeting of the Iowa Phonetic
Association will be held at Cedar Falls on the
10th inst.
Iowa SHARP SHOOTERS Wilson T. Smith,
of Des Moines, is authorized to raise COM
pany Of sharp shooters. Success to him.
CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN ITS Morn.
ER's ARMs.-We learn from the Marion Req
lister that during the heavy thunder storm
of Sunday night, LIST inst, the dwelling house
belonging to James Hunter, in Linn county,
was struck by lightning, instantly killing q
child in its mothers arms, injuring the
mother, and destroying the house, together
with most of its contents.
A barn was struck in another part of the
county, and the famous horse "Samson'' in
stantly killed.
noon great excitement was created in Keokuk
by the murder of Mr.. Bushey, by man called
Old Zugg. A dispute arose in the store O
Mr.. Bushey, about some business matter, wher
Zugg fired pistol, the ball passing int
Bushey's breast, killing him in a few minutes
The murderer instantly ran, pursued by mer
on foot and horseback. Below the Bluff hi
was captured, and again threatened to shoot
Major Perry coming up, at once drew pts
3ol TLo or
Infatuated that they wanted to hang him a
once, he was. however, taken to the lookup
under the protection of a company of cavalry
A NOBLE WoRK-The ladies' of Keokul
having organized themselves into society
called "The Soldiers Aid Society,"" invite tn
ladies in their representative districts through
out the State, to effect similar organizations
and cooperate with them in supplying arti
cles Of comfort to the Iowa troops, and espe
cially in providing their hospitals with sucl
comforts and conveniences as the Govern
ment does not provide. The ladies of thi
society advise the making of bed-shirts ant
drawers as the articles most needed at thi
time, also pillow cases, towels and rolls of cot
ton and linen rags are much needed. Tn
shirts and drawers should be made large ant
roomy. The shirt sleeve should be mad
large enough to be slipped over the shoulde
in case of wound, and the drawers SHOULD
be restrained at the waist and bottom by
drawcase, so as to be suited to persons of diff
ferent sizes, and form loose covering in cas-
of a fractured limb. Packages sent to thi
society will be forwarded to the desired plac
of destination. Any articles sent to the car
of the Keokuk "Aid Society" will be judicious
ly distributed where most needed. 1t is re
quested that the express charges be pre-pai'
on all packages sent to this society. Mrs.
B. Howell is President and Annie Witten
myer corresponding Secretary of the Societ!
at Keokuk.