Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-28

THE JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPAKTME N1,.
Agent for the Tri-weekly.
D. Degra Esq, Of Buffalo Prairie, ILL.,, is our agent
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Republican County Convention.
The republicans of MuAcsine county ate requested to
meet in Convention, Saturday, July Goth, 1861, at
O'Clock in the Court House, for the purpose Of
appointing delegates to represent this county In the
Republican Stats Convention the 3lst Of July.
~ For mineral water or soda call at
. Dougherty's Or Graham's.
NEW PoTAroEs have appeared in market
at 50 cents per peck They were brought up
from Hannibal.
LARGE GoosEBERRIEs.-Mr.D d. E. Colbert of
Louisa county, has sent us sample of goose
berries raised by him. One of them measured
Al inches in circumference,
~
~ Brownell, at the Muscatine Stove
Store, as usual, has full supply Of season
able articles. Fruit cans, ice cream frcezers,
preserving kettles, etc. Sec advertisement
in the usual place.
~ We notice a new building going up
near the corner of Orange and Third streets. |
We understand that it is to be used as
cooper shop by Wells 4 Moore, and will ac- |
commodate twenty hands,
The CoNcERr.-Oure engagements prevented
us from attending the concert of Mrs. Kate l..
Brainard, Wednesday evening, but we
understand there was good attendance, and
that it passed OFT to the delight and salts
faction of all concerned.
THE FOURTH AT ArAIIssA.-We learn by
letter from Mr.. F. G. Waterman. that the pa
triotic citizens of Atalssa, resolved not to be
eutdone by others haye made arrangements
for an appropriate celebration Of the Fourth at
that place.
M1srAKs OF rHs TYPEs.-In our local yes
terday, concerning mad dogs, VIC said several
"boas and CATTLE" had been bitten. 1t should
have read "hogs and cattle" We have heard
nothing since concerning the affair. 1t was
probably false alarm.-Daily, 26h.
Nsw ARRANGEMExr-C C. L. Phelps,
who has lately bought out the STOCK of gro
ceries owned by Pliny Fay, has added to it a
stock Of dry goods, and continues buiness at
the old stand of Mr.. Fay. The stock is very
large and complete in all its departments.
Rusr IN WHEAT. - We regret to learn OF
injury to the wheat crop Of this region BY
rust. Mr.. Crane, of Lake township, informs
us that scarcely more than half crop msy
be expected. The Oats crop is also injured
by tse same cause. Corn looks pretty fair
for the season.
ANOTHER Runaway Mr.. w. F. Meader's
horse Zone of the same noticed some time
since) ran away again on Second street, last
evening, breaking his buggy almost to atoms
Mr. NJ. escaped with slight injury. The horse
became frightened by the sngle-tree coming
off while descending the hill opposite Mr..
Buffers.
SECESSION FLAa.-We received yesterday
by Express Secession flag captured in Mis-
souri, by orderly Croker, of Company c.
Reference to the flag will be found in our
army correspondence on the second page.
It may be seen at the Post Office, where i:
vas on exhibition yesterday, hanging upside
down. 1t is about feet long by u wide,
and an ugly looking thing.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE MUscAr1NE VoLuN
TIERS. - As numerous inquiries a.e made
concerning the whereabouts Of the First Iowa
Regiment, in which are both of the Musca-
tine volunteer companies, We isera it proper
to state that at the last accounts they were
still at Boonville, Mo-, where some 5000
troops were concentrated under Gen. Lyon
How long they will remain there, of course,
no one can tell,
The CRoPs-We have conflicting reports |
from the country about the crops. Some COM
plain of rust, others of the chich bug and 9th
ers of the army worm destroying the wheat. !
The ravages of insects, however, appears to be
confined to few fields. A gentleman of re-
liability who has travelled extensively through
the country informs us that Notwithstanding
these complaints the wheat crop will be much |
better this season than last. The late rams
have helped it amazingly.
NEWS FROM TUE VoLUNTEERs.-We received
quite batch of letters yesterday from the
Muscatine volunteers, now at Boonville. 1t
appears that they had hard and tiresome
march to that place, but are mostly in good
health and eager for the fray. They did not
arrive at Boonvillc till four days after the fight
A letter received by Mr.. Stewart, yesterday,
from his son William, mentions the shooting
of eight rebel prisoners, who, after being re-
leased on taking the oath Of allegiance to the
Union. had been again captured in arms. We