Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-21

Office.
Low Prices FOR PRoDUCE.-Wheat has
declined to 10 cents per bushel, corn to III
cents, oats to 12a and potatoes to almost
nothing.
fW- Not less than thirty bushels Of straw
berries raised in this vicinity were retailed
in this market on Saturday. The sales OF
one gardener amounted to forty dollars.
a STAR OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE GONE
Orr.-The Daily RerieU, after an existence
of nearly ten months is defunct. We under
stand that it will hereafter be run" as a
weekly
W-A stupid joke was perpetrated, Mon
day night, by some rowdies removing signs
to out-ot ;he-way places. AS they are
known, it may save them from exposure if
they reverse the joke tonight, by taking the
articles back to their proper places.
eJyH 4 few days since Dursmore Cham
bers received shipment of 2-nch pine lum-
Der from st. Louis. This same lumber came
originally from Wisconsin, and was foated
past our city. The reason of its return is
that there is at present no sale for such lum-
Der in the St. Louis market.
"GovERNoR's GUARDS" This is the name
of handsome military company just form
ed in this city. The company was present
ed Yesterday with the beautiful silk flag
formerly sported by company A. The Gov
errors Guards intend to enter active SER
vice if they can get chance.
The LOAN COMMISSIONERS, Hon. John W..
Jones, Treasurer of State and Mat''rin- !
H:si ,t 81 cc,ayton county, arrived in this city,
last Monday, en- route for Burlington where
they will make arrangements to negotiate so
much of the $4,000 loan authorized by the
the late session of the Legislature as may be
needed.
THE VoLUN TIERS TO BE PAID OFF.-fiiram
Price. ESQ.,, of Davenport and E. Clark, Esq,
of Iowa City, passed through this city early
Monday morning, to follow up the first and
second regiments, in order to pay them off.
They had $4,000 in their possession. This
will be good news for the boys, some of whom
unfortunately have been suffering considera-
BILE inconvenience for want Of funds long since
due, and expected by them.
A TRopHH.-We were shown, yesterday,
secession flag in the possession of Mr.. Har-
ry Compton. The flag bears the following
inscription "Taken by Capt. Markoe Cum
minis, singly, from eighteen secessionists."
This is an achievement of which Captain
Cummns may we'll feel proud The flag is
a small one, about two feet long, with one
white and two red stripes the white having
upon it the word "virginia" in blue letters.
1t can be seen at the store of Mr.. Compton.
rWeAt meeting of the Este Drill Squad, on
Monday evening, June 18th, Stephen Este was
called to the chair and Thos W. Eichelberger
was appointed Secretary.
On motion of John Monroe the company
adopted the name of Governors Guards"
They then proceeded to the election of officers
to serve until Feb. 22d, 1862 The following
was the result
Captain Jos Williams, Jr.
First Lieutenant ----------------oG Crandoll.
Treasurer F. W. Eichelberger,
company Cierk r SP@'n'i
1t was resolved, that these proceedings be
published in the Daily Journal. Meeting ad
journed to meet on next Wednesday evening,
at o'clock, at the Court House.
Arrangements for the 4th Of July.
At meeting of the committe of arrange
ments for the 4th of July, held at the Court
House, on the 18th of June, 1861, the fol-
lowing committees and officers were appoint
ed and orders taken:
President of the day, VIM. G. Woodward,
Chaplain, Rev. @. II. Remington,
Reader, J. L. Daymude,
Orator, J. Butler.
On Mus1c-C. E. Kent, G. Kranz, o. s..
Terry and J. S. Hatch.
On ToAsTs AND REsPoNsEs-J. A. Par
vim, j. S. Richman, W. F. Brannan and Rev.
G.. Oberman.
On GRouNDs-J. A. Green, Ed. Hatch,
H. Compton and H. Molis.
On CANNoN-S. G. Hill, Geo. Terry, A.
Jackson and N. Fyoch.
Voted, That all ciergymen Of the county
be invited, through the papers, to attend.
Voted, That the appointment of Marshal
and Deputy Marshals be made by the com.
miss,oned officers of the military companies
in the county and that they be notified tc
meet for that purpose at the Court House
in Muscatine, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. of Friday,
the 21st inst.
Voted, That the refreshments be in the
manner of Basket Pic Mic, and that eact
person be requested to bring such as may
seem suitable to himself.
PROGRAMME.
The Procession:-lst, Military; I'd, Cit
zens on foot; Sd, Carriages and Horses
The procession will form at the junction o
Second street and Iowa Avenue, at 10 o'clocl
AM, and march to the grove on the east
town. near the old Fair Grounds.
At TIE GROUNDS.
LIST, Patriotic Song.
I'd, Prayer.
Sd, Reading tho Declaration Of lndepen
dence.