Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-19
Desertions from the U. s. army are =

DeSertlons from the U. 5. army are very
frequent at Washington.
The Chicago Post states that a requi.ition-
on the Governor of Illinois for 5000 troops
will soon be made by the President.
The Massachusetts House, by vote of
JAS to %. have established a one wear for
the two years naturalization amendment ad-
opted during the American Juror of 1856.
Lieut.. Jones, late of the U. s. Army, died
in Saco, Me on the 9th ult., at the age of
70 years and 9 months, after nearly fifty
years of suffering from wounds received in
the war of 1912.
Hon Joseph T. Buckingham, the Oldest
editor in the United States, and one of the
most prominent and influential citizens of
Massachusetts, died ct Boston, o few DAYS
ago, aged "a.
The smallpox is committing fearful rava-
ges in Philadelphia, and is on the incres se
1t is also quite prevalent at New York, six:
teen deaths having occurred from the loath.
some disease, last week,
The notorious Sherman NJ Booth has pe.
titioned the Wisconsin Legislature for 800
600, as an equivalent for the damage he re-
ceived in his trial and imprisonment, result
ing from the Glover rescue case.
Mr. Bouligny, the anti-secession member
IF Congress from New Orleans, has started
for home. He refused to recognize the
secession of Louisiana while in Washington.
and will doubtless do the same at home.
The State Fair Of K Kentucky is to be held
at Louisville September l7-2l that Of Iowa
at Iowa City, Sept 24-27; the Show of the
Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical
Association at Milwaukee, commencing on
the I'd Of september.
George A. Dowley, Of Boston, dissipated
young man, aged 20 years, who did not live
at home, brutally beat his mother for not
washing his clothes promptly. She died of
the injuries received, and he is in Jail on
charge of murder og a.5 81 a7.,'f-, As-
The dwelling Of Mr. James R. Stavely, at
Still Pond cross Roads, Kent county, Nd,
was entirely destroyed by fire, on Sunday
night, 3lst ult., and his son, aged nearly six
years, and servant girl, aged fifteen, per-
ished in the flames.
The news from japan is important and
discouragirg. The United States Secretary
of Legation is reported to have been mur
dered The treacherous landers need fur.
| ther instructions in the arts of civilization,
and will doubtless receive it in o manner
more forcible than PLEASANT.
The standing army of Great Britain for
the year 1861 consists Of 23S, 1000 men, and
costs for its support something over one hun.
dred millions of dollars. The India branch
of the army numbers $4,000 men and costs
thirty two millions of dollars to support
The propo ed amendment to the Constitu.
ton, so as to prohibit the sale Of intoxicat
ing liquors as a beverage, passed the New
York Assembly, few days ago, by vote
of 50 to 49, 1t had already passed the Sen
ate, and has now to be submitted to the
Legislature chosen at the next general elec
tion of Senators, end, if agsin adopted, tt
the people.
Mrs, Nancy Webb, o lady 96 years old
was killed by her son-in-law, Frederick A
Smith, of Sanford, Conn, on Tuesday last
He was insane; from the effects of feye
from which he had scarcely recovered, and
had been left alone with her but few mo
mcnts, during which he attacked and bea
her with a. hoe until she was so injured tha
she lived but 36 hours Afterwards. 80.
Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Attorney Genera
for, the Confederates, has giYen an elaborat
Opln1OH ds 70 WHeGNer oranges, letuOnS An'
walnuts are subject to duty under thei
tariff He arrives at the sage conclusion
after pretty lengthy di>qaisition, tina
oranges and lemons are not, but walnut
are. But the question proved pretty har
nut for him to crack. '"'y
!, Two burglars at Day ton, Ohio, being dc
tected in thrir efforts to rob and fire an 81
tensive business store, fed, and not surren
dering at the call Of the officer, were fire
after. One was struck by a ball just unde
the shoulder blade, ran u few squares fu1
ther, then fell and expired. A Coroner
: jury having ascertained the cause of d3stf
justified the policeman, ''as being engag
in the discharge of duty 80
News from Earope says that the Pope
now ready to lose his tempora ,,ppwer on h
1 following conditions abolition of chure
and State = the right to nomi.:ate all eoc.'
siastics throughout the peninsula-an il
4 come suited to his dignity secured by lande
!, property and complete control over the NJ
nas'ic establishments. Itis not likely
+ win get al in the presen. temper of tie p
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