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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
The BEDROOM. two persons are

The BEDROOM. two persons are
to occupy bedroom during q night,
let them step upon weighing scales as
they retire, and then again in the
morning, and they will find their &C
tual weight is at least pound less in
the morning. Frequently there will be
a loss Of two or more pounds, and the
average loss throughout the year will
be moro than one pound. That is,
during the night there is loss Of a
pound Of matter which has gone off
from their bodies, partly from the
lungs, and partly through the pores of
the skin. The escaped material is
carbonic acid, and decayed animal
matter or poisonous exhalati ons.-
This is diffused through the air in part,
lad IN part absorbed by the bed clothes
II o single ounce Of wool or cotton be
burned in u room it will so completely
saturate the air with smoke that onc
can hardly breathe, though there can
only b. one ounce Of foreign matter
in the air. If an ounce Of cotton be
burned every half hour during the
night, the air will be kept continually
saturated with smoke unless there BE-
an open door or window for it to es.
cape. Now the sixteen ounces Of
smoke, thus formed, is far less poison.
Gus than the sixteen ounces Of exhala.
tons from the lungs and bodies Of the
Two persons who have lost q pound il
weight during the cisht hours Of sleep
ing, for while the dry smoke is mainly
taken into the lungs, the damp odor&
from the body are absorbed both int
the lungs and into tho pores Of TIL
whole body. Need more be said t
show the Importance Of having bed
rooms we'll ventilated, and of thorough
~ airing the sheets, coverlets, ans
mattresses, In the morning, befor
packing them up in the form f q neat
ly made bed?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
ssGsExsl issa Iga fs;egss2 WESTERN tEfs
s8ssess

ST. JOSEPH, Oct. To.
Eighty of Major James cavalry, at Cam
eron, Oh Saturday, came upon twenty-five Or
thirty rvtols in corn field, twenty-five miles
south Of Myron. The Federal advance guard
Of nine routed them, they seeking refuge in
the timber. Our guard was reinforced by
thirty, hen they completely drove the rebels
from that section, killing eight and taking five
prisoners.
Four Fcderals were wounded, but none
were killed. Our cavalry were at first fired
upon by scventy-fgc men. One lieutenant
has thi!tytwo bullet holes in his clothing,
and several scratched his skin.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
indiana has Hev Quota i'm the
Field,

indianapolis, Oct. 16.Indiana disputes
the statement that New Hampshire is the
first State that has her full quota Of volun
tecrs in actual service. Indiana, whose qro-
ID is 81 900, has 30 regiments Of Infantry, Of
l0IS LIZ en- each one regiment Of cavalry, be-
ing IA companies of 1,l53 men; three bat.
tories Of artillery o. 1856 men each, and one of
100 men-lnaking az aggregate of 35,357
men in actual service. In addition to this,
ihere are six regiments now ready for the
field as soon IS arms can be procured, and
lG more organized and filing up.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

.ay@Tha United States Marshal OF Conn2c-
ticut gives od2ial notice That all persons who
attempt to entice soldiers to desert, will be
summary dealt with. He rounds off his
proclamation with this suggestive statement
"Felow-citizcns, this uar mist % on. If
yon cannot help prosecute it. you shall not
prevent It with impunty. Toryisln is dis
ease (thougii hereditary in some) requiring a
strong remedy, which vii, be applied to SINE
persons hereaoouts before thy are ready to
take it.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
3 e: isabsiTscmcns 10 the StatGS.--
iowa gels SSO,ON9
Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune

IspeclaI DISPATCH 10 Tue Uhcago IflEUNe ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is.
Secretary Cameron has advanced to the
states 40 Per cent on account Of lLsir ex'
penditures for troops called into service up
90 month ago, as follows: Indiana, $780,,
Geo; Illinois, 100000; Ohio, 100000;
Wisconsin, sos, 900; Iowa, $50 600; Penn
sylvaria 5000 600; Michigan, $o2 ,00O Mas
slehusetts, S775, 600; Maine, 5000, 900; Yer
mont, 1923 600; New Hampshire, 100000.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
r5eThe larr9 storv Of The eo,,,l,sr, ro,,

EyeThe larg0 story Of the Southern Com.
modore Hollins, reg:rdi1g IN engagement
with the federal feet, must be taken with
many grains of allowance. Holiins, of Grey
town bonbardnent compile success" is
manifeshy untrue. re does not claim to
have raised tho blockade, Or 10 have checked
operations at head pass It viii turn cut, il
he made an attack, that it was ut ''long taw,"
and that his big story vas tod to encourage
the despondont people of New Orlcans.-C Gin
cinnGts Commercial.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

THE MrssIssIPPI.--Thc American Railway
Review notes the effect of the closing of the
Mississippi against trade, as exhibited in the
immense gain in transportation by railroad to
the eastern seaports. al the leading lines
are taxed to their utmost capacity, and some
ere absolutely refusing to make contracts at
any price. These results says the Review,
illustrate the importance to the West ard
Northwest Of the Mississippi, as an outlet for
their products )" and it thus s2rewdly inf2rs
that the present contest will never be closed
until this outlet is secured to them free from
restriction forever.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

tx How to make horses shine is
thus told, in horse Latin, by an ex-
cha &c, All the ingredients are war
ranted healthful, forming a panacea
for all the ills that the horses is heir
to. Recipe Brush ct curricombus,
ad libitum elbow greesus quantum
suficius ; blandetibus, tfss ,asus sta
blus Gin wiater) warmus; foaderus,
never say doetrs, bus mealus ct oatus !;
exercjsus, non compTomisiqus. The
effect will be; Coatus, sh;nus appe-
titus, wolitus mascularitus, two, for
tysltus.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

ANOTHER "SpEcK OF WAR" IN CHARLESTON
HAnaoR.-The Charleston Mercury Of the
Goth ut, says that late on the evening of the
oath, the bloczading steamer Vandala, hav-
ing ventured nearer than usual TO tao harbor,
the batteries of both forts opened upon her.
For time she replied with spirit, but the dis
lance being very great, the firing soon ceased
and the steamer retired beyond range.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

pARSnsrowN.-NGis village has Of
late occupied a cons pi9uous place in
notices Of the campaign on the Upper
Potomac. 4 correspondent OF the
New York WoSM thus descrlbes 1t:
barnes own is q representative Ct
the tnriftlass little villages sea tered
through the rural districts Of Narg land
and Virg Lila. A few decaying, paint
less houses an old tavern two CHEAP
groceries !; dozeE tumble down
fences these, with pigs, negroes and
chickens, constitute the make up Of the
place. There may be church and
school house, but haven't seen them
yet. ] had nearly forgotten the ia
tives, who are as stolid and shiftless as
the same race Of other similar chival-
rous localities. Few Of them know
the heights Of ''sugarloaf,'' the dis,
tance to Great Fais, or ether local
facts which Yankee bcys Of ten wouIj
naturally Learn and remember. Such
people seem to have neither sense, SCI.
timen5, nor faith; Only d kind Of blind
utilization with the Sou h, and hope
less devotion 30 the deoaying system
watch is their heritage and curse.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

DEBT TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sub
scorpions are infaliible tests Ct mems hon
esty. They will, sooner or later, discover the
man. IL he is dishonest, he will cheat the
printer some way-say he has paid what he
has not-declare be has the receipt some
WHEREOF sent money, and it was lost in the
1nail-or will take the paper and not pay fol.
it, on the grounds that he did not subscribe
for tor will move off, leaving it coming to
the Office ne left Thousands of protested
Christians are dishonest, and the printers
books will tell fearful tales at the final iudg-
ment
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

az A case has just been decided in the
Superior Court 1T Chicago wherein Miss
Julia Farrell, aged 1S, was aintiif, and Dr..
Frederick A. Caldwell is defendant. The
plaintiff avowed that she applied to the de-
PENDANT to remove an imperfecton from the
left eye being scar caused by small pox--
That the doctor agreed to do it in six or seven
days, charging her thirty dollars for the JOB,
and requiring pay in advance. The result
was, that after prolonged and unskillul treat
ment, and much pain, both of her eyes vere
dest eyed. The Jury brought in verdict of
ten thousand dottafs for the plaintiff
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
The Finances of tho War.

The Hon. James Dickson, in an eloquent
and patriotic speech, delivered at the Union
meeting at Hartford, dwelt upon the ability Of
the country to Sustain the expenses Of the
war, and upon the security which the milton
al loan offered as an investment. On this
point he said:
Look at England. You say our expenses
are large, and so they are. Some stimate
them at one million of dollars day. But
what were the expenses of England during
the war with Napoleon? From 1903 to 1876
with less than eighteen million inhabitats
her expenses were one million three hun
dred thousand dollars a day, for period Of
thirteen years. For one hundred days prcvi-
Gus to the battle of Waterloo, her expenses
were five hundred millions of dollars day.
Of this vast sum, a large proportion was ex
pended on the continent of Europe-whle
our entire expenditure is at home. If for
thirteen years England could eXpend one
million three hundred Thousand dollars a day,
abroad, cannot we do it for one or two years.
if nccessary,-every COLLAR meanwhile re-
manning at home? Interest, therefore, no
less than patriotism, require us to subscribe
for the national loan.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

BEHIND TlMG.-The train from Iowa City
Saturday evening, was d-!ayed nearly two
houra, in Consequence Of an accident near
West Liberty. The locomotive ran over a
horse, wh2r by the tender was detached and
thrown rom til rack.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

ANOTHER CoNrANy.-Capt Nm. @. Ken
nedy informs us that ne is now raising a
company Of men fcr tho State service, since
the new order Of lie AJs. General iorbids
him from rais,nS recruits for tho Fremont
Infantry Guards. We hope he will meet
with success
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

ate Of Pennsylvania, one-shird Of which was
elected this month, will stand 50 Peoples,
8 Democrats, Union, and one not heard
from. The House 50 far stands 3S Democrats
% Peoples, IS Union, Democrat ard Pee
ple's, with Il not heard from. The Demo
Gratis made handsome thing by accepting
members from strong opposition counties, IN
der the mo party policy, and giving none
in return from their own stronghclds. twas
a rule that worked only one way, ard that
way in favor of the Democrats.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

\ CRACK CoNrANY.-Capt. Price, of Sig
curry, Kco>uA county, passed through here
yesterday aftcrlo,a on the train, for Daven-
port, with full company of les men. All
but twenty man IN the company are over SIX
feet in hei,ht. and all but four over twenty
ore years of age. This i one Of the finest
looking companies We have yet seen.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

Tssa, oil. d." Russell is now the subject Of
a disparaging joke in Washington circles
While walking IeisureIy np Pennsylvania
Avenue, short time since, where omnibus
es marked Seventh Street pass, he was &C
costad by very pretty young lady, With the
inquiry
OWN YOU please tell me, sir, how far those
stages go %
The Special" who unfortunately oxasper-
atcs the III" replied
''Scyenth street to he'll 3D. Miss
The lady indignantly turned, aith TIE re-
mark, 81 mistook YOU for a gentleman" and
was off before the astonished L.. D. could
understand why tho young lady should deem
herself insulted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

A CoTToS MILLENluM.--Capt. r. G. Ken,
dali, formerly of the United States Coast
Survey, who is the discoyerer of tho poren-
NAL cotton tree that will flourish in cold clint-
ates, predicts that ''thc period is not vcyy
remote when hedgcs, most efficient as fences,
shall yield annual dividends Of cotton; orna;-
mental trees, blending the useful With tag
beautiful, shall repay ten fold their cost and
culture; when the rugged heights of the
Hudson, the plains of new Jersey tAc fertile
valleys Of the Keystona State, and the undlt
Iating prairies OF the great West, shall glea'a
in the sunlight, white as the water drifts
with generous pods of democratic cotton"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

For TIE FIrrEENTu.- Capt. kottler's com
pany from Lyons passed town on the Jennie
Whpple Saturday afternoon, bound for Keo'
kuk, where they design entering the 10Th
regiment now organizing at that place.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
another Terrible Accident at
ts5aste Esiyor---A ssnst Cas,sfzeti--
tvs, " omen and siS Children

= .'S5 - a9Gtf.
fFram the Hannibal Messenger, Oct. 15.l
The temporary bridge erected over Platte
ri; er on tn line of the Hannibal and St. ICE
fsiIrCad, was entirely swept away by The
lioshet about The middle Of last week, since
which passengers have had 10 change the
cars, and until Saturday. cross On raft.
FRIDAY, while a number of women and chill
dren belonging to the Utah army, were cross
ing, the raft was capsizet by the sEiitness Of
the current, and two women and six children
drowned.
This is another massacre traceable to the
tliebolical outrage OF the rebels in burning the
main bridge ; for if it had been up, Of course
there would have been no occasion for cross
inc the river on O. raft
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

LIFE ON MOUNT BLANc.-We find in
a French paper al account Of FIVE
German segar8 who were Spending %
vacation near the suinmis Of Mouat
Blanc! They SFcamped out' in the
midst Of the glaciers at an elevation Of
over IL ,00O feet above tho level Of too
sea and tleir experiences we're su0i-
GENTLY curious They did not suffer
from Geld, as might have been expect
ed--having been able to protect them
selves against it; but suffered intensely
from the dryness Of the atu osphere. -~
Although they took but little exercise
they suffered the most intense thirst,
which they sought in vain to relieve
AM fell Into state Of langour resem-
Bling Che colvaiescence succeeding a
serious fit Of sickness. They lost their
appetite entirely /; and while the very
sight OF food caused loathiDg, they de-
sired drink continually.
To Protect themselves against the
reflection Of the sun upon the snow,
they wore masks over their faces, but
in spite Of this precaution their fea-
lures became so burnt thai they were
not recognizable. hey would have
been taken for Indians rather thar
Europeans.
The animals which they took with
them exh bited the same symptoms of
lna'ady and hamilton. A cat seemed
to suffer the being incapable of
The least movement OF the body. A
log ceased barking after the first few
lays; while 9 lot CT pigeons appeared
20 suffer but little Inconvenience from
heir breezy roost.
The party had been up ten days, and
we're still stationed on their frightful
observatory atlastaccounts, determined
o weather it as long as possible, IN
rider to test the effects o. the extreme
Innate upon the functions Of life
'uoh is the horrid curiosity Of science! l
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

A FORMIDABLE Communicating to the
schedule in a late general order from General
Mcclellan, published in the newspapers, the
artificial defances of Washington consist OF Il.
system of Notifications, thirty-two in number,
extending from the Heights of Alexandria
up the river on that side, some ten or twelve
miles, to the Chain Bridge whence, crossing
the Potomac, these defensive forts and bate
ries are continued in a great semi-circie along
the hills in the rear OF Washington to the
head of navigation on the eastern branch )
and thus. in the fork between this branch
and the Potomac, the city securely lies. We
may say securely, when the navigable parts of
these two streams are in our absolute posses
sion, and when all the bridges in font, and
all the approaches in tbs rear, are strongly
fortified and occupied by tie largest army
ever mustered in this COUNT, there is no
power on this continent to break or annihi-
late it. Hence, 10 doubt t., retreat of the
rebels from Munson's Hill from that point
they had seen enough to satisfy them of the
chances Of taking Washington. and so they
are beginning 10 consider the question as to
the safety Of Richmond. .. --~.-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
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NCHICAMICNMICn. - II

"CHIcAMIcoMIco." -ihis unpro-
nounCeabio name, which mas suddenly
became Of interest, in connection with
the hatteras Inlet exploits, indicates a
point on the strip Of lard dividing
Pamlico Sound from the Ocean. It
is some thirty miles north Of Hatteras
Inlet, and just South Of Loggerhead
Inlet. Ten CT Twelve miles northwest
Of Chicamie0mico, in the Sound, is
Roanoke Island, the rebel rendezvous,
from which their late expedition set
out.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
TIE JOURNAL.
LOYAL DMPAlTN1E EN- I

CyAI watches and jcwelry left for repair
with G. Kranz, may be found at the jewelry
store of izador Niarcl.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

ALL RiGI.T LADIEs.-~Tne ladies' of Nusca-
tine, Old end young, are responding nobly to
toe call i,r SOCKS blankets, bed quilts, &C.,
for the use Of the soldiers. Such knitting.
times have nevcr occurred in oar city before,
in the memory Of the "o,test iuhabitant. v
Embroidery, e., has gone ont of fashion
socks yarn anu knitting needles have come
in. 1t wiz net be long before the ''Muscatine
Regiment vii be iurnish,l with all the az
ticies of this kind !hcy stlni in need Of.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

The BLAcKBIRD NUIsANoE.-B:ack,
birds swarm in such numbers all along
the Mokelumne river, California, as to
amount to a vexatious Nuisance to the
farmers. They cover al the fences,
fill every tree and bush, and actually
aarken he air in every diiaction.--
Cognields are robbed by wholesale, and
the fruit in TIE orchards is ruined BY
their industrious thievery. Many far.
mers complain Of having lost their en-
tire crop Of ocrn in this way. Shoot
ing appears neither to thin them ont or
scare them away. They breed in the
tuIe lands, and are constantly increas-
ing in numbers, as long as the supply
CT food is furnished them. Their flesh,
at this season Of the year, is fat anG
juicy, and the only wonder is that so
few of them find their way into Cur
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

ARRIVED AT LAST Rnop. Lorbier and
Underwood. three more OF the wounded left
at Springfield a'cer the battle Of Wilson's
Greek, arri, CO Saturday night. They report
the rest Of liz boys all we'll and on their way
home. When hey LEFT Springfield Ben
McCuloch's forces were still encanpea near
the Arlapsas line. The prevalent belief in
that Place was that Mc0ui.2ch is dead.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

A Goor Clo,cs-Cap, Teller, who was
elected to The captaincy Of Capt Grants
company, IS considered oao Of the best
military men IL Inc State lie was the first
offer Of the '.Muscatine Light Guards and
while uT7der bis command the old Guard
was second 70 no Other in Iowa His cleo
ton was a mcritcd compliment to his military
qualifications, ard one which viii be fully
appreciated By him.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
HARDEE MARCHING TO THE AID OF
PRICE.
Svp rJSp Nh Oot T.

GYRACUsE MO, Uct. 10.
The rebel Hardce, who has recently been
reported in Kentucky, is said to be marching
to the aid of Price with 10000 troops, and is
expected to reach here next Sunday.
Nothing has been heard of our advance
guard to-day.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25
From St. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. l

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 10.
Some twenty rebels are said to have been
drowned while crossing the Usage
Price expects to defeat General Fremont,
then divide his force and take St. Louis with
one portion and Jefferson City with the
other
The rebels in the vicinity of Gen. Fremont's
camp have been heard to say that some night
next week the Gasconadc and Usage bridges
on the Pacific Railroad will be destroyed; the
expeditions for that purpose are now prepar-
ing.
The Repub ,ican learns that the work on
the Notifications around this city has not
been suspended, and that guns VIII be mount
ed, and everything completed within eight
days Also, that four millions of dollars will
arrive here next week to pay off Government
Indebtedness
ExGoy. Stewart vas arrested this morning
just before the Convention met, and is now in
the military prison. He is charged with
disorderIy conduct.
HARDEE MARCHING TO THE AID OF
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

The proper place for Wool. The
ram-parts Of Fortress Monroe.