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Further Particulars of the Battle.
A DESPERATE H.Nn.ro.u,,,cox-v

ADEsPERATE HAND-To.HAND CONTEST
on Saturday night before the battle, two of the
minnesota boys took il into their heads to forage
Little, for amusement as well as eatables Striking
out from their encampment into the forest they
followed a narrow road some distance, until.
turning bend, five secession pickets appeared
not ffty yards distant. The parties discovered
each other simultaneously, and at once leveled
their rifles and fred. Two Of the Confederates
fell de1d, and one OF the Minneso.ians, the other
also falling, however, but with the design Of
trapping the other three, who at once came up, az
they said. to "examine the id Yankees ~
Drawing his revolver, the Minnesotian found he
had but two barrels loaded, and with these he
shot two OF the pickets Springing to his feet
and snatching his saber bayonet from his rife he
lunged at the survivor, who proved to be stall
wort lieutenant, armed only with heavy sword.
The superior skill OF the southerner was taxed to
the utmost in parrying the vigorous thtus.s and
lunses Of the brawny lunberman; and for sew
eral minutes the contest waged ia silence, broken
only by the rustic Of the long grass by the road
side and the clash CT their weapons Feignipg
fatigue, The Minnesotian fell back few stems
and as his adversary closed upon him with cs.
like spring, he let his slber come down upon the
head Of secesh, and the game was up. CoilectIpg
the arms Of the secessionsts, he returaed 10 the
camp, where he obtained assistance and buried
the bodies Of his companion and their foes in one
grave.
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A zoUAvR IN THE ESKny,s CAMP

]OSAfh lN kNhhY 9 CAMP.
When the Fire Zouaves stormed the masked
battery at Bull Run, and were forced to fall back
by the graPeshot and cavalry charge, one of item
was stunned By blow from a sabre ard fall al
most under one Of the enemy's guns The secss.
sioEists swarm d around him like bees but feion
Ing death in the excitement he was upnotice5
ana when a sally was made managed TO crawl
back into the thcket inside the onfaderate lines
Here he waited some time Tor All opportunity to e.
cape, out finding none concluded be w MD make
tue BEST OF a bad bargain, and if ne was lost would
nave tile revenge beforehand Hastily strip.
ping the body Of Confederate near by he donped
mis- uniform, and selling d rifle made his way TO
Tue entrenchments, where ne joined the secession
lists, and watching his opportunities succeeded in
Pckin2 Oft sevt raj Of their most prominent officers
WusncIe they advanced out upon cnr troops
here he remained come time until thinking II,
O-st 10 leave before his disguise should be dis
covered, he Joined party who were about 10
charge upon our forces, and was, to his ratiHca-
'ion, again captured, but this time by his own
men. Our hre proved very destructive TO the enc
N.Y. and cut down their men by hundreds In the
battery where the Zouave fell he afterwards
counted thirty-fve dead bodies living close To-
gether, and the bushes were full of the wounded
VINO had crawled off 10 get out Of the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-26

n"s9'l SAY, STRANGER, WHERE ARE
W. you going? You seem 20 be in a srsat huT-
~" so ala. | am going to SMITHS, No. 900
Seventh street, To buy SUIT Of Clothing The peo-
Pie s.y ne has very moe .msnt and they saw
he Fsl!s them SO cheap" Nots.--The lsst We saw
of the strauga ar, he was running up Seventh street
singing ouC SMITH. No. $50" m S,1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-26

T DEATH-DEATH-DEAT
=, U Roaohes, Bedbugs. Flsss, Ants. &c. Use
Noore's Insect Destroyer; never fails; price 40 81
/ and 50 cents. Also, Moore's Rat and Mica ~
termlIator. L1rse and general stock of Nj edicines
| MOURE's West End Drug Store.
| m l5-~ b7 Penn a-enns
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

AN OLD MAID's CONFESSION. i
laughed my way from girlhood to maid
enhood. At length there came a time
to me, as there comes to all, when
was to love. Edward Payson was a
youth whom any lady might be proud
to love. He was gentle and kind, and
for time l was able to control my
laughing genius when with him. My
parents really hoped that had begun
to improve. Cne evening he was unu
sually sober, 1 unusually gay. He
wanted to converse soberly. l would
not, and tried to prevent him from do
ing so. The more sober and grave he
became, the higher my spirits rose, till
at length [ was above the earth--the
clouds dancing about in the broad ex.
panse Of air. I leaped from one airy
castle to another, till at length my
lover, t.cl and no doubt disgusted,
said: ".AlneIla, had hoped that you
were the one to control my destinies, ono
who would be my companion through
life's thick maze-a friend, a wife ;
but | see my mistake. lam friendless
and alone, and must remain so. For
give me for thinking to tame your wild,
free spirit. Farewell hereafter we
meet but as friends.''
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

How PoNTooN BADGES ARE MADE.
The following description of how pom
toon trains are constructed and the kind
now in use by the Government cannot
fail to be Of interest to our readers at
the present time:
"Itis composed Of ~ wagons with
spare wheels, axles, spokes, etc; 255
harnesses, SO India rubber pontoons or
floats with all the timber, planking, ca
bles, anchors, FORCES, ect., sufficient to
form bridge Of 600 feet in length and
IL 1-2 feet in width. 1t can be thrown
ready fer the passage Of troops in thir-
ty-seyen minutes. If used as RATS a
brigade Of 5000 men, with equipage,
artillery, etc., can be passed over the
Hudson at Sing Sing In ten hours"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

A WAC BEATS SPIRITUALIsM.--~At
the Brevoort House, New York, one
evening, there was a dispute about the
reality Of spiritualism, when wag
came forward and said he had no
doubt there was something in it, as
he HIS self was aor. o. medium
GLOW a medium" inquired the land
lord. "Why" replied the wag, 81
can do good many mysterious things;
for instance. ! can make bell ring
without touching it," The Landlord
offered to bet he could not. The wag
persisted, and said that he would lay
500 that he could make at least a
dozen of the bells in that room ring
within two minutes, without moving
from where he sat. "Done!" exclaim-
ed the landlord. and the money was
put up. the wag turned round IN his
seat, opened a closet door, and turned
eff the gas from the upper part OF the
building. ia less than one minute,
half the bells in the Office began to
ring violently. Che lodges above
had lost their lights. The $50 was
fairly won.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
|0UR ARMY cOh,..-
CAMP MCCLEn

Ed. Journal: Company A,
ing ''all right" l address you as oSe Of them.
The twelfth company of the regiment will be
mustered in on Monday, and will number
nearly 100 strong. The cavalry regiment
will build barracks on and remove to the Fair
grounds next week.
Col. Elliott, formerly of the U. S. cavalry,
was here this week and has made requisi-
ton on government for the equipments for the
regiment-all of the best He calls for the
Maynard Rifle and Colts Navy Revolver.
The list squadron, Companies A and G,
Capts. Hatch and Lundy, will receive their
quota of horses in a few days. 1t will proba-
bly, be the last of November before the regi-
ment will be ready to move.
We are very much pleased with the APP
pearance of COL Elliott. He seems to fully
understand his business and is ready to per-
form it promptly. He has returned, for the
present, to st. Louis.
Major Hatch this morning received the ap-
pointment of Lieut. Colonel, by request of the
officers of the regiment. The Colonel, by his
promptness, energy and military knowledge,
has proved himself fully competent and has
but received the reward he well deserved.
With our present captain, Frank Hatch, we
are as fally satisfied as with the Colonel. He
is we'll skilled in military matters, and the
company congratulate themselves on being so
fortunate as to secure his services.
There are now twenty-eight companies in
camp, numbering twenty-four hundred men.
We learn with regret of an intimation of SD
preceding Gen. Fremont, and..we deeply feel
that such move will chill the hopes and dam
pen the ardor of our entire army and earnestly
hope he may be permitted to finish the good
work he has so nobly commenced.
Yours, DIFF.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
DrAru m A RpMApx MN Wow Ar

DEATH OF A REMARKABLH WOMAN
Mrs. Abigail Stafford, a patriot mother
of the good old Puritan and Revolu-
tionary stock, died at Trenton, N. j.,
on the 9th ult, aged IS years. Her
remains were deposited beside those of
her husband, the late James. B. Stat
ford, lieutenant in the army of the
Revolution of 1776.
Mrs. stafford's great length Of life,
exceeding that Of our Republic whose
independence she personally aided in
achieving, is very remarkable ; but tho
incidents of her life, and the historic
associations connected with it, are still
more remarkable. She was descended
from distinguished parents and grand
parents. Der grandfather, Ephraim
Bacon, of Needham, Mass, had FIVE
sons-in-law in the memorable fight at
Lexington, in Its. He was the guide
Of the troops to Concord on the 10Th
Of April. Her father, Henry Smith,
Of Natick, Was wounded inthe engage
ment, and two Of her uncles, viz {:
Lieutenant John Bacon and Jonathan
Smith, were killed by the British on
that day. Her father was near rela-
tive of Rev. William Smith, whose
daughter, Abigail Smith, was married
to the venerable President, John Ad-
ANS. Their son, John Quincy, after
wards President Of the United States,
was friendly and influential in obtain
ing pensions for her father, having been
for over four years soldier in the
war, and having died eventually of a
wound received at White Plains, and
her husband, who served in the navy,
being also entitled to q pension.
Mrs. Stafford's early patriotic feel
ings and exertions were manifested on
several occasions. On the night of the
engagement, although child ten years
old, she was active in calling out the
farmers for several miles along the
road leading to the mastering Of the
minute men, and was occupied part Of
the time in making bullets out of the
pewter plates which were then andhave
been within the memory Of the writer
in common use in most families instead
Of crockery. Some Of the bullets, with
the bullet molds, are still preserved in
the family of the deceased, in Trenton,
as we'll as two ancient swords, (appar-
emily old scythe blades, a kings army
musket, the flag of the Alliance, and
many other relics Of the revolutionary
struggle.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WoRL,

|
The decisive battles of the world,
those Of which, to use Hallam's words,
contrary result, would have essen
TALLY varied the drama Of the world in
all its subsequent scenes, are number:
ed as fifteen by Professor Cressay,
who filled the chair Of Ancient and
Modern History in the University Of
London. They are the grand subject
of two volumes by him lately from
Bentley's press, and are:
l. The Battle of Marathon, fought
400 B. c., in which the Greeks, under
Themistocles, defeated tho Perslans,
under Darius, thereby turning back the
tide Of Asiatic invasion which else
would have swept over Europe.
2. The Battle Of Syracuse, 416 B.
c., in which the Athenian power was
broken, and the west Of Europe saved
from Greek dominion.
8. The battle of Arabella, 331 B. G. =,
in which Alexander, by q defeat of
Darius, established his power in Asia,
and by the introduction of European
civilization, produced an effect which
may yet be traced there.
4. The Battle of Metaurus, fought
208 B. c., the Romans, under Consul
Nero, defeating the Carthagenians,
under Hasdrubal, and by which the
supremacy of the great republic was
established.
S. The Victory of Armenius, A. D.
8, over the Roman legions, under Ver-
us, which secured Gaul from the Roman
domination.
6. The Battle Of Chalona, A. D.
451, in which a ctius defeated Atilla
the Hun, the self-styled "Scourge of
God," and saved Europe from entire
devastation.
7. The Battle of Tours, A. D. 1876,
in which Charles Martel, by the defeat
of the Saracens, averted the Moham-
medan yoke from Europe.
| 8. The Battle of Hastings, A. D.
1905, in which William of Normandy
was victorious over the Anglo Saxon
Harold, and the result of which was the
formation of the Anglo Norman ma
ton, which is now dominant in the
wo;'
9. The battle of Orleans, A. D.
1929, in which the English were defeat
ed, and the Independent existence of
France secured.
10. The defeat Of the Spanish Ar
mazda, A. D. 1888, which crushed the
hopes of papacy in England.
+ II. The battle Of Blenheim, a. D.
17O4, in which Marlborough, by defeat
Of Tallard, broke the power and crush
ed the ambitious scheme of Louis XIV.
Il. The defeat Of Charles XII. by
Peter the Great at Pultowa, A. d.
100, which secured the stability of
the Muscovlte Empire.
10. The battle Of Saratoga, A. D.
1777, in which Gen. Gates defeated
Burgoyne, and which decided the con-
test in favor Of the 4 american revclu-
tionis's, by making France their ally,
and other European powers friendly to
them.
IA. The battle Of Valmy, A. D.
1892, in which the Continental allies,
under the Duke of Brunswick, were de-
feated by the French, under Dumouriez;
! without which the French revolution
would have been stayed.
Is. The battle of Waterloo, A. D.
1915, in which the Duke Of Wellington
utterly defeated Napoleon, and saved
Europe from his grasping ambition.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

TEA BRANDS AND THEIR MEANING.
-''Hyson" means before the rains; "
or "Aourishing springs - that is, ear
ly in the srrirg. Hence it is often
called Young Tyson " "Hyson
Skin" is composed Of the refuse Of
other kinds, the native term for which
means "tea skins.'' Refuse of a still
coarser description, containing many
skias, is called "tea bones" "Bohea'
is the name Of the hills in the region
where it is collected. "Pehoe," OF
"Peco," means "white hairs, ''--the
down, or tender leaves. 'Powchong,
"folded plant "Souchong," ''smal
plant" Twankey," is the name Of
a small stream in the PROV noes where
it ,s bought: "Congo" is . serra sig
nlfying s'lsbor.'' from the care rcquir-
ct in the preparation.
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was Observation-Disclosures but
he had gone. l often met him after
ward, but he was reserved, and I was
always gay and trivial in his presence.
Oh, woman, thou art an enigma |!
When thou feelest deeply thou seemest
most gay when thou lowest most thou
seemest to scorn! Then came another
lover, light headed as myself. he was
always joking, always gay. People
said: ~ hat MATCH" and looked
upon the the thing as settled. Cne
evening he came to me with very SOL
emn countenance, and said: "Alelia,
I have an idea in my head" stDon't
it feel funny ?" said 1, which so fright
ened the poor man that he was not able
to finish. In like manner I have stop
ped two other concessions. Thus you
see that my propensity for making fun
has made me What I ana lone old
maid. l have lot mourned my flesh
off on account Of it, however, but on
the contrary lave ''laughed and grown
fat" But sill, if some machine could
be invented to keep my countenance
while ! listm to another declaration, l
would be most happy to receive both
the machine and the declaration.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

PLEAsANTRIEs.-An arch young
lady should be an archer, for she cal
bend her beau as she pleases.
eTThe first gun fired at Fort Sum.
ter is generally supposed to have beer
a bh4nder-bus.
S1Some one wants to know wheth.
er the initials &C. g. A." means
Cant stand Abe"
s1 Farmers may console themselves
that there is far dirtier work than
working in the dirt.
BWYou know mock modesty as
you do mock turtle-frcm its being the
product Of q calf's head.
g9 According to Alato, slike re-
solves itself into like" All flesh is
grass, and so men 60 to grass.
s@The soul Of many poor fellow
is like the imp described in the Ara
bian nights-imprisoned in bottle.
s% Many have dreaded death as an
evil without end, although it is in their
power to make him the end of all evil.
to- Feeble old men, as often as at
each step they set their slaves upon the
ground, are knocking at the door of
the grave.
%The Richmond Examiner says
Gen. Scott is son Of Virginia. IN
less the Old Dominion behaves herself
very we'll, she will get son struck this
summer. "
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

u of immigrants, n

is of immigrants, number
ne hundred persons, have been
.ssacred by Indians on the northern route
to California.
The first snow of the season fell at larry
all Mines, Colorado Territory, on the 9th CT
August. The Record says the rainy season
is nearly over.
1t is expected that by the LIST Of January
ensuing, the line of telegraph connecting St.
Louis with San Francisco will be completed
and in working order.
The. Treasurer of Morgan Co., Ohio, is
found to be a defaulter to the tune OF nearly
eight thousand dollars. He has been bound
over in the sum of 81 900.
| Clahin, Mellen & Co., 'who lately suspen-
ded payment, have now resumed business
operations at New York. They pay about
70 per cent, on the dollar.
Elk President Pierce has returned to Con-
cord, N. II. The New Hampshire Patriot
says he brings no intelligence of the death
of jeff Davis lie ought to know.
In the libel suit of Littlejohn VS.. Greeley,
the jury were dismissed. 1t is said that the
Jury stood eight for the defendant, three for
six cents verdict for the plaintiff, and one
for larger verdict.
The Mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas, has
issued proclamation calling upon all citi
zecs to close their places of business at 4 p.
m., for drill One company is to be armed
with double barrel shot guns.
The government has directed Gen. Ere
mont to send six of the Illinois regiments to
Washington. These will be taken from the
Illinois troops at Cairo and st. Louis, and
their places supplied with regiments from
Chicago, Peoria and Camp Butler.
Prof Lowe, the famous e-onaut, will soon
have six balloons ready, and located at va
rious points along the lines of our army Of
the Potomac. They can all be connected
with the system of telegraph wires, and thus
our army can mako its most important recon
noisances by the aid Of the science Of aero
nautics and galvanic magnetism.
Chester Carpenter, a lawyer at McLeans
boro, H., son of the late Milton Carpenter
formerly treasurer of the state, and one OF
the most prominent and respectable citizens
of Hamilton county, was murdered on the
Sd inst, by Wiley Smith, a blacksmith by
trade. Five hundred dollars reward is offer
ed for the apprehension Of Smith.
! NJ Glatard has invented harness which
can be detached from the horse by merely
pulling rein separately devoted to that pur
pose. A brake at the same time stops the
carriage. This permits the driver, in case
his horse becomes unmanageable, to let hin
go entirely free from the harness, and sc
that he will not be likely to injure himself
A Mr.. Gault of Boston has invented new
shot The popularity consists of its expan
sive power. 1t is made Of four sections
hinged at the breach, and carrying fuse
with charge of powder so arranged that a
the proper time in the flight they will bt
thrown apart in the form Of a cross cutting
wide path of destruction, ana finally ex
ploding into multitude of fragments, scat
tering death in every direction
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
VOCAL CRtTGclsM.-Russel, in

VOCAL CRtrGclsM.-Russel, in a
letter from Cairo, speaks Of the screech
which in America passes for cheer.
The criticism is just: Americans, es-
pecially in the West, don't give ma :
culine hurrah but they cheer with an
emas culine kind Of squcal. Let our
soldiers and crowds show that they
have voices set to the bass, and when
they attempt to cheer give an hurrah
as if it came from manly throat, in
stead Of the neutral falsetto yell which
is now the practice.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

Coon CAUSE FOR THE REBELL1oN.-The
Rev. W. B. Carter, driven from East len
nessee on account of his Union sentiments,
now lecturing in Ohio, says: "There are
exactly fifteen hundred men in the Southern
Confederacy who think they ought to be the
President Of the United States. No wonder
that so many disappointed aspirants should
breed the trouble that now threatens the
State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

BOGUS BABY DEMOCRATS. Daniel s. Dick
inson has gwen baptism to the semi-seces-
sion, peace party Democrats, which loyal
citizens should recognize and adopt. He
calls them the Mrs. Cunninghams of the
Democratic party, who are in labor with
their bogus baby, that they may claim the
Democratic inheritance. Henccforth let
them be found in the purieus Of meddling
politicians, OF in the social circles OF private
ilie. "Bog gus baby Democrats is the name
given them by the high priest of true De
mocracy let all men, therefore, henceforth
and forever, style them "ho,gus' in purposes,
"baby" in power; "bogus-baby'' every way
So let it stand
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

MAHoNRY ON THE PRNITENr's BENCH.-Ad
jutant General Baker having felt necessary
to put some rather close questions to Maho-
ney touching his loyalty to the Government,
and conduct towards recruiting officers, has
succeeded in drawing from him reply too
good by half to be sincere. He declares all
impeachments of his loyalty without a
shadow of foundation" Such thought
never entered his mind, much less was ap-
proved by his judgment. He avows the
Star Spangled Banner to be his flag, and Of.
fers his services to the Adjutant General to
aid in raising regiment, or in any other
way that they may be employed, to put down
| rebellion &c.
while the lamp holds out to burn,
The yilest sinner may return"
! [burl, HaeksyS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

A HEROIC FATHER.-When x-Gov.
Briggs, of Massachusetts, was shot, the
other day, and while it was supposed
that he must die, he was asked If he
wanted his son, commanding regi-
ment at Washington. to be sent for.
"No" he replied, ''every officer is need
ed in Washington, and in such crisis
as this private affairs must give way to
public duty. Let him stay where he
is"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
Published by Request.l
Democratic Convention.

The convention met pursuant to call. Forty
three delegates were in attendance, making
full representation from all the townships.
John G. Gordon was chosen Chairman, and
Chester Weed, Secretary.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That the Democracy of Muscatine
county will as heretofore maintain, as sacred
and inviolable, the Union of the States, will
stand by, defend and protect the flag of oul
country, uphold the Federal Constitution anc
support the powers in authority in every effort
to enforce the laws, and will hail with un
feigned joy the coming day when, under God
the Federal Administration shall succeed ii
sweeping from the face of the American Con
tinent, those twin curses of our country, Sc
cession and Abclitionism.
The convention then proceeded to an cleo
ton bv ballot for candidates for county Offices
with the following result:
Tor Senator-IIor Ed. II. Thayer.
For Representatiyes-Hon Freeman Alger
Lev is 7. McGrcw.
For Recorder and Treasuref-Ed. Hoch.
For Sheriff, N'm. Gordon.
For County udge-Wil.am Leffiagwel.
For Survcyor-Samuel Axe.
For Drainage Commissioner-V. C. Wood
nelnecratic Central Committee for the pres
ent ytar-Ada,n 0gilvie. Chm; John Wiley
Sec, and d. Mahana.
On motion, tn convention adjourned
J. G. GORDON, Chm.