Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-20
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News Paragraphs. 'ah
The re are now sixty three prisoners at Fl.
Lafayette. 'ea
Ex- Governor Adams, of South Carolina, is
dead. - ru. ...
The Chicago Tribune learns that all the
arms needed for Illinois are already on their
way.
Ex- Governor Bob Stuart, of St. Joseph,
Missouri, is raising regiment to 60 into the
Gen. Fremont has in the neighborhood of
100, 900 men now under his command, and
the number is daily increasing. s..e a.a.
Lead mineral at the Galena mines is selling
at $50 per 1000. This is about the highest
price it has ever reached.
There are supposed to be more than 80, 900
German soldiers IN the Federal army: $4,000
have been mustered in New York.
Gen. Fremont has freed two slaves of Thos
L. Snead, secessionist of St. Louis, on the
conditions of his late proclamation.
The Paris papers record the death of Gen.
Tom. Thumb, Is having occurred in circum-
stances of great indulgence, at one of the hos
pitfalls Of the city.
The Governor Of Vermont has appointed
the 26th Of September as day Of fasting,
humiliation aud prayer. This is day ap-
pointed by the President for the same object
Dan Rice, the Snowman, is stamping the
Western States, outside of his menagerie, in
favor of the Union cause. He addressed a
meeting at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on the 18th
ult.
Gov. Magoffin, of Kentucky, vetoed the
resolutions Of the Legislature ordering the
Confederate troops to evacuate the State
Both houses Immediately passed them over
his veto.
The Government has sent dispatches tc
Gen. Anderson to Louisville, KY, which
establishes the fact that that city is to be his
headquarters, and the probable basis of oper
atoms IN that State.
| There are now between six and sever
thousand Federal troops, including 1900
Home Guards-at Jefferson city No., among
whom are Col. Coler's 18th Illinois regimen
and the 9th Iowa.
Since 1874 there has been but one sum
mer-1S54-in which so little rain has faller
as during the season just closed, and but TIVE
summers 1S57 and 1857 in which ther,
was not greater average of heat.
The Millertes-the woodworking sect
are recognizing and holding meetings i,
various parts The expected time of the eno
of the world is only few weeks from thi
time-the 10Th Of October, 1861.
Ten extra clerks are constantly engaged il
the Treasury Department in filing on
treasury notes of the denomination of fit,
dollars and upwards. The fives, tens ant
twenties are not yet taken hold Of.
A steamboat in course Of construction a
Pittsburg, Pa, for Hon. John Bell, of Tenn
has been seized by the United States author
tiles, under the confiscation act. Mr.. Bel
has paid about 49, 600 on the contract.
New York has fifty-seven thousand me,
in the field. Illinois has twenty mine thous
and, with twelve more regiments of infan tr,
and three Of cavalry ready to march as sool
As they receive their arms and equipments.
Mrs. Fanny Burrows, aged ninety three,
native of Groton, Conn. who was lively
years old at the time of the battle of For
Griswold, and assisted in making garment
for the Revolutionary soldiers, is now knit
| TUG SOChS luz Lut lSlduu tOlutlCteT
in Providene.
Rifed cannon Of great capacity are nov
being supplied to our navy in large numbers
Eighty Founders have been turned out in tn
Navy Yard at Washington, and tested b,
Com. Dahlgren. These effective weapon
will far exceed all others in range and accu
racy.
Apropos of the shot corn trade, it is est
mated that not less than one thousand color
ed people are employed in selling boiled corr
in the streets of Philadelphia. They may b
found in almost every street down town
with their clearly secured wooden tubs,
snow white towel, fork, and cup of salt.
The colof Of the new three cent postag
stamps has faded since they were printed
owing to defect in the ink. The post offie
department will insist on an improvements
this respect, and the printers will second tn
efforts of the department. In a very shor
time the stamps will he issued in brighte
tint.
Brooklyn has had much excitement iron
a shocking Grim con. case, in which Nicho
las l.. Barlow, a well-kDown merchant of tina
city, aekes damages of $40 900 for the inf
deity of his wife, John Asker. a clerk, VIII
resided in the family, being the defendent.-
The circumstances are painful in the sseX
IRENE. Mr.. Barlow sues for divorce in tn
City Court.
A bill admitting Missouri into the South
ern Confederacy, on certain conditions, va
passed by the Confederate Congress, Oh
Monday, August 10Th. The conditions ar
that Missouri shall duly ratify the Constitu
ticn Of the Southern Confederacy, through
her legally CONSTITUTED authority, which au
thoritY is declared to be the government G
Gov. Jackson, who was lately deposed.
~ Rhode Island is inanguratiug thu
proper means to secure an abundance of sol
diers. In every town and village military
classes-Ex Governors, members Of Con
grcss, legislators, farmers, mechanics, labor
ers, merchandise join the ranks, aud sub
init to the discipline of the drill and the
other sodieriy Duties. From these compa
MES there is no difficulty in securing fai,
proportion for the regular service, and SC
perfected in drill as to make them at once
avail able Let this system be tried through
ont the West and we DOUBT not its advan
tages will be manifest.
90 It is fact to be regretted that tho
State of New York has not yet sent near as
| many men to the field, in proportion to the
population as many OF tine other States.-
Massachusetts has sent two to New York;
| one. So have Rhode Island, Maine, Mich