Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-03
nd I'd regiments Of Iowa volunteers ::
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Wendell Phillips has announced himself
an unconditional supporter of Government
in the present crisis. .-.-..-. ....t ---t
Fort McHenry is distant about two miles
from the heart Of Baltimore. 1t can easily
shell the city, if necessary.
Ia France women sell railway tickets.
keep books, act Is librarians, make watches,
set Jewels, engrave, copy paintings, and chiseI
marble. ..9s. .a,
DIR. Baker, of Norwalk, o., has rendered
the State loan Of $4,000, and has also
profered his services free of charge as a
surgeon.
Rufus Hosmer, editor of the Michigan
State Jourmol and recently appointed consul
| to Frankfort, died at Lansing on Saturday
18th inst. .F...
AL the Banks in the Confederate States,
except these of New Orleans, have suspen-
ded specie payments, and specie in that sec
ton commandsa a premium of five per cent.
The number Of Federal troops left in Texas
is about one thousand, who are abundantly
supplied with provisions and means of trans
portation. The number of troops in the
vicinity Of Indianola is about 500.
A REaARKABLE CoINCIDRNog.--The eighty
sixth anniversary Of the fight at Lexin gton
was signalized at Baltimore, on Friday, .bv
the first bloodshed north Of Charleston in
the great Pro-slayery Disunion Rebellion.
Tho demand for flags has raised the price of
bunting in Kew York, from four dollars and
|seventy-ive cents piece to twenty eight
dollars, and book muslin, usually worth six
or ten cents, now brings three dollars per
yard.
In New York, regiment of riiemen is
forming Of Italians, Swiss, and Hungarians,
to be called the Garibaldi Guard. The Brit
ish regiments are forming g regiment of H.
fantry. One company is complete and tho
second is forming
A TRAITOR CAuGHT.-The Lieutenant Jen-
infer who frst gave information to the Vir-
ginisns of the condition of matters at Carlisle
Barracks, next resigned his commission, and
finally ran away, has been arrested at Hano-
YER, Pa, and will be tried as traitor.
Rumors from authentic sources reached
Brazos that the Mexicans were getting up
another guerilla warfare against citizens on
the Rio Grande above Brownsville The
town of Roma has been pillaged and burnt,
and many American families murdered
Brownsville also has been threatened
The troops at Charleston, and probably
all Of the Southern Confederacy, carry, in
addition to the best United States arms, re-
volvers and bowie knives. Every private
as well as officer is thus armed. Our sol
diers should be equally we'll provided for, if
they are expected to cope with their foes on
equal terms.
Tae plumber Of the British and French
armies in China, amounted to about $50. .O0O-
600. Gold watches, and gems of great va
ue, were thrown at one another by the SOL
diers in the Emperor's palace. Several Of
the soldiers got twenty pounds Of gold, and
peais and precious stones of unknown va
lue.
Alderman L. Stewart, the great dry goods
merchant Of New York, has announced his
| intention to assist as many of his clerks ia
are desirous of enlisting in the service If
their country. In recent speech, Mr..
Stewart said the South now owes him fgoo
million dollars. but he was willing to let all
that slide and another million with it, to
sustain the flag and honor OF his country.
Edward Everett has come out in favor Of
the Administration, and declares that the
Government must be sustained. THROUGH
out New England all party distinctions have
been swept away The Boston Post, the
Boston Courier, and all opposition Journals
of any note, have pronounced in favor of
sustaining the Administration and putting
down the Rebellion.
CoLoRs Most FREQUENTLY HIT DUY1ss
WAE.-It would appear, from numerous OBJ
servetions made by military writers, that
soldiers are hit during battle according to
the color OF their dress, in the following or
dor Red, the most fatal colcr; The least
fatal, Austrian Gray. The proportions are !:
red, l2; rifle green, I brown, G Austrian
blush gray, 5.
eT The Louisville Democrat, of Thurs
day, says: a ,,a
submission to Abolition rule. If Gng5ody
State, We hope he will report himself, that
he mag be relieved. We don't know any in
! that condition. If there be such O case, it
ought forthwith to be ATTENDED to.
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! PRAYERS OF THE RIG HrEous.-An Amer
ican paper announced the illness of its edi-
tor, piously adding: All good paying sub
| scrbers are requested to mention him in
their prayers the others need not, as the
prayers Of the wicked avail nothing accord
ing to good authority" "...-r. .sr .t-
Gen Pillow proposes to raise 10000 reb-
els. Everybody remembers hisgreat achiey-
ment in getting the cart before the horse in
MeSico:g stt l.rs s.es .J ll
| hang my harp upon willow -.
1 J.iS- Whenere think of General Pillow
! The man who dug for Polk and Marcy
| '-% 4s His ditch and breas tworks vice versa"
s.Manima,'' said little fellow, whoss
mother had forbade him to draw horses and
ships on the mahogany sidebosrd with o
sharp nail" mamma this ANITA nice house.
At Sam Racliett's We can cut the sofa, and
pull out the hair, sYfd ride the shovel and
tongs over the carpet bu. here we cant get
any frn at all .-,.
VERY PREssINa.-A young girl who bad
become tired Of single blessedness, wrote to
i her true swain as follows: z-Ho3 -ia1 a
''DAr. Gin, cum rite off, ef you are cum
min at awl Ed. Ceilings is insistin that l
shall .hev him, AID kisses me SO kontinerally
that | can't holed out much longer, but will