Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-02
News Paragraphs.

| The loss of the rebels, in the fight at Man
assas, is estimated by them to be 5000
The comet was seen in England, Ireland
and France on the 30th of June-same eve
ming as in Baltimore.
The squadron in the gulf under command
Of the flag officer Mervine, consists of 81 yes.
sells, Of 262 CONS, and 1900 men.
The census Of the borough of Titusville,
Pa, the location Of several oil wells shows a
population Of l,672 against $50 one year ago.
About one million of dollars of the two
million war appropriation made by the Con
neticut Legislature has already been ex.
pended.
Gov. Yates, of Illinois, has rendered to the
government thirteen additional regiments of
infantry, three additional regiments of cav
airy, and one additional battalion of artillery.
The London Times says the celebration
North and South sis like the celebration of
the anniversary of the marriage-day of a
divorced couple"
The corporation Of New Orleans have Of
fered reward of five hundred dollars for the
detection and conviction Of any person who
may be engaged in furnishing provisions to
the blockading squadron.
The Chicago Democrat, the organ of John
Wentworth, has been purchased by the pro-
prietcrs of the Chicago Tribune and discon-
tinued, the subscription list and business of
the concern being united to that Of the 1Ti
bune.
The New Bedford, Massachusetts, people
are hauing session of 1.-THE diet of worms"
Some of the streets are so thickly covered
with worms about an inch long that it is
impossible to walk without treading on
them, and in the fields they have entirely
consumed the grass.
The grape blight is destroying the grapes
near Hartford, Connecticut. Bunches of
green grapes that were growing finely few
days ago are now white and mouldy. The
blight is seen in the vineyards of Europe as
we'll as in this country, and no remedy for it
has been ascertained-the cause is unknown.
Tho Philadelphia correspondent to the
New York Tribune says a woman has been
detected in drawing pay from the volunteer
fund for three husbands, another for two,
others for men not married, while others
have been allowed for five, six and seven
children, when they had but one, and in some
instances none.
Advices from Northern Missouri, are to
the effect that Sunday morning, body of
Col. Smiths Missouri ZouaYes went to Dan
vile and arrested four men known to have |
been engaged in the late hanging of COL
Sharpe and Lieut.. Jaeger, took them to the |
outskirts of the town and there shot them |
One of them, Robert Terrill, was a lawyer,
formerly editor of the Danvile Herald. |
Two men concerned in the same outrage
we're shot near Mexico, Adrian county, by a
of cavalry, under Col. Smith.
Four or five others of the same gang escaped
On horseback. One of those shot was the
captain of company of rebels at Mexico,
named Moultrle.
The Major Rawlings who was shot while
couting in the vicinity Of Fortress Monroe,
'arly, on Saturday morning, was the some
What famous doctor" Rawlings who was [
ormerly connected with Frank Leslies pic
orial paper. He will be remembered as t
'aving reported for the papers the fight t
etween Heenan and Sayers, in England, S
nd az the author of the famous expose of r
he "orgies of the Sons of Malta, which f
reated so much excitement throughout the v
ountry, and as the reporter of the trip of v
ne Prince of Wales on his western tour, for s.
eslie's paper. The reckless proceeding n
'hich cost him his life is in perfect keeping o.
18th his entire history. J