Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-17

Plks-Gfeen 4s, Hare IL.
MoNrpELsa-Green SO. Hare Is.
OaoNo-Gresn Is. Hare 49,
Thereturns foot up 25l majority for Green
Not much more than half the full vote o
the county seems to have been cast.
~ John McGieer keeps that best Of
Lime, from Sugar Greek kilns.
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~ Lieut.. Saxon, at whom the rebel frs
killed IN the ARRAY at st. Louis was about t
fire, was some years ago railroad ticket agen
at this place. He has been in service at JEFF
ferson Barracks since he left here.
TIED UP.- The steamer G. H. Wilson was
tied ar at this place, yesterday, BY Deputy
U. s. Marshal Fulton. Of Keokuk, for debt
We understand that the largest amount o.
claims against her are held by Spring Blair
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UNPAID LErTnRs NOT DELIvERrD.--By ar
act Of Congress approved Feb. 81, 1881,
drop letters for city delivery s.uss bsprepait
BY postage ssamps at the RATES of one cen
each. The law is now in force "a the Pos
Office. All such letters not thuS prepaid
are sent to the Dead Letter Office weekly.
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PRovlsIoNs FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. - The
generous ladies Of this city deposited with
Harry Compton about ton Of provisions fol-
the volunteers, which he took with him on
the Northerner Wednesday. The donation
will no doubt b. highly relished by the boy
RETURNED FROM TIE RRNDEzvous.-Capt
Cummins, Corporal Snow and one or two
others of the Museatine volunteers returned
from Keokuk, W ednesday, on few days fur
Tough. Capt Cummins says word had been
received concerning the arms for the volun-
teers, and they were expected to arrive at
Keokuk yesterday. The volunteers are anx-
iously looking for orders to move towards
the scene Of their active duties.
~A bloody battle took pace between an
Irishman and Englishman, on Water street,
yesterday afternoon, apparently to the great
amusement Of . crowd, who formed q ring
to witness the brutal exhibition. Mr. Ben.
nett, who happened along, separated the
combstants and took the Enplishman, whose
name is VIM. Stone, to the Mayors Office
Whom an officer was summoned, the other
could not be found. Stone was fined two
pollars and gave security.
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FROM THE Souri,. We had the pleasure
yesterday of conversing with Mr.. j. O. Cue,
who left Huntsville, Ala, this day week
ago. Mr.. Cue is brother of Hon. B. F. Cue
of Scott county, and perfectly reliable. He
says that until recently there was q strong
Union sentiment in Hunts Vile, but all nave
now taken sides with the South--some from
sympathy, and others from policy. lie says
that the prevailing beliefs thst they can ca
silly whip the hireling soldiery" Of the
North. They think that only the Germans
and Irish are enlisting in the army, and that
the substantial citizens are opposed to the
war. In reference to the blockade, they
firmly believe that France and England will
not permit it,
A few days before Mr.. Cue left, letter
was dropped in the post Office addressed tt
Abraham Lincoln. The Postmaster calico
to his counsel several of the leading men o
the place, and the letter was opened. IT.
con tents were in substance, an assurance t.
Mr.. Lincoln that as soon as he should march
formidable force in the South, he"would b.
sustained by a strong Union sentiment there
The letter was written IN lady's hand
without signature. A young lady, daughte
of hotel keeper of the place, was suspect
ed 40 the writer. Her father WAS called t
account for it. who stated that q young maj
lately from Philadelphia had induced his
daughter to write the letter. The youuI
man was searched out and made away with
no one knew just how.
Last Friday week, man named Larkin
LarkinviIle, was chastising his slave. whe'
the slave made the remark that he could en-
dure it patiently. as in few days be woul'
be as free as his master. The inhuman mai
drew q revolver and discharged five balls III
to the body Of the poor slave, who died in
staptly.
While Mr. Cue was travelling Northward
he avoided suspicion by saying he was fror
Missouri, having formerly resided in tina
State short time. He arrived at St l. vi
on the day Of the difficulty at Camp jackson
and was on the ground when the troops fire
upon the crowd He says atleast fifty thor
sand people were present. Most Of the spet
tators were sympathisers with secession. -
They heaped many insults on the German
in the federal ranks Mr. Cue fully justite
the troops in firing upon the crowd. He sa'
stones cast at the soldiers before the firin
commenced, and states that when the tir'
squad of soldiers who fred were arrested
only emboldcned the crowd, and cause
them to be more insulting and annoying tina
ever in hurrahing for jeff Davis, and throw
ing missiles at the >oldiery.
Solvent Illinois Banks.
The following ia D list OF the only Banl
of Illinois now received at par in this city.
American Bank. Vienna.
Alton Bank, Alton
Bank Of America Mount Carmel
Bank of Bloomington Bloomington.