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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Fatal Explosion.

LAPoRrs, Ind, March 49,
The steam mill at Rolling Prairie blew
up at O'Clock this morning. VIM. Louis
instantly killed and four others badly
wounded.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Fire.

HENRY, ILL.,, March IL.
The Lombard House was burned last
night. Loss in house and furniture $50, 900.
Insured in Illinois Mutual 81 900, Etna S.
500, on building; Stephenson County Mutual
$4,000 on the furniture.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
H6r The Hon. Mr.. Boulicnv tho ind

1@ The Hon. Mr.. Bouligny, the indie
pendent Representative from the New
Orleans district, in Louisiana, has recently
received letter from distinguished and
iIfusntial constituent, of which the follow.
ing is an extract:
IL will also say that your speech and
course, in not resigning your seat in Con-
gress unless the people you represent order
It, meets with the appreciation of your friends.
Our Secession Convention here has been in
session nearly month, and the popular vote
OF the State Las never been published. tits
"o'0 a'certained that the popular vote has
gone for tho Union or Co-ope, alton Ticket 6y
tree huadTxd and twenty no;oritv. If the
vote was to be taken to-day in this State. /
really think the Disunionists would he
defeated; Stand up to the old flag - the
Stripes T.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Missouri Convention.

ST. LOUIS, March 12
The Convention was occupied to-day in
discussing the amendment to the majority
report, but adjourned without doing any thing.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15

North Carolina for the Union.
tt......- RALEIGH, March 8.
This State has voted against holding q
Convention. BY over 1000 majority.
The members elected in case the Conyen.
ton was ordered, are two to one for the
Union, .-. =
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Yeas. NAYS.

In South Carolina there is known to be q
most intelligent minority who deeply depore
the attitude Of that State ard in Alabama
and Georgia the Union element was strongly
expressed in the Conventions, and now is
finding expression in the various ways Of
the press aud popular demonstrations. The
opposite sentiment that came together and
produced this lamentabe result is we'll ex-
pressed in the words of two members of the
Southern Congress which the telegraph snp-
piled yesterday. Mr.. Miles, of South Caro-
lima, said he, regarded from his youth the
ssars aud stripes as an emblem of oppression
ana tyranny )" bat Mr.. Brook, of Georgia,
sad "that this flag was the idol of his heart.
around which cluster the memories of the
past, aid which time cannot efface or cause
to grow DIM Mr.. Miles is disunionist
per Sc, whom no feeling of country can
touch .,t -.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Republican Victory.

BANGOR, March Y.
AT the municipal election yesterday, Isaac
Stetson, Republican, was elected Mayor by
$50 majority.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15

WHICH WAY THE CoTToN GoEs.-From a
Memphis paper we take the following, show
ing which way the cotton of the South is
beginning to travel:
The following is the shipment Of cotton
from this point during the week:
To Ohio river, 6,166 bales.
To New Orleans, 2,7OO +"
To st. Louis, 1910 d"
To Liverpool, 800 -"
To interior ports, 40
Total, lO,455 I"
The Southern cotton has hitherto nearly all
gone to New Orldans and Charleston.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
California for the Union ALWAYS
FoRr KEARNRy. March

FoRT kEARNRY, March 9.
The Pony Express with San Francisco
dates to the 23d ut. passed here at $50 this
evening
The Union celebration at San Francisco on
the Dad absorbed all attention. The day was
universally observed by abstainins from
business. 1t is estimated that over 10000
people attended the Union meeting. Speech.
es were made by Edward Stanly, Eugene
Casser!y, Col. Crockett and others. Reso
lutions were unanimously adopted declaring
the unalterable attachment of California to
the Union and there exists no power under
the Constitution for State to seceds that
California will cheertully acquiesce in any
honorable plan for the adjustment of tue
existing difficulties, so as to secure the rights
OF all the States, and that California repudi
a,es the project of Pacific Republic.
. James A. MeDougall wsa nominated as
candidate for the D. S. Senate by caucus
of % Douglas Democrats on the goth,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
From Texas.
lavv,.~ou March 2


On the 4th inst, the Convention declared
Texas out of the Union. and Gov. Houston
issued proclamation to that effect.
incomplete returns show majority OF
2s,0 oO in vote Of 81 500 for secession.
An ordinance was passed authorizing the
appointment Of delegates to represent Texas
IN the provisional government at Montgomery.
Gov. Houston, it is said, will not resign
nor take the oath Of allegiance. -
The Convention discussed an ordinance
defining treason. -,
Gen. McCulloch has sent detachment to
guard the forts. re d.
sa.. GALVESTON, March IL.
Gov. Houston refused to recognize the
Convention. He considers its functions ter
minated in submitting the secession ordinance
to the people; tells the Convention he and
the Legislature, which meets on the 18th,
viii! attend to public questions now a, Using !;
and he favors new Convention, TO make
such changes in the State Constitution as
necessary. He opposes Texas joining the
Confederacy.
The Convention, in reply, passed an ordi.
nance claiming full powers, end promising to
consummate the connection of Texas with the
Confederate States, and notifying the State Of
this course.
The Convention will require all officers to
take the oath of allegiance to the new govern
ment, and to carry out the Conventions
ordinances.
tits said Mr.. Clark will be put in Houston's
place, If the latter refuses to take the oath.
1t is also reported that Gov. Houston is
raising troops on his own account. 1900
Texan cps are at and near Brownsville.
Brazos, March 6.--Arrangemen ts are
made for Federal troops to leave as soon as
transportation is provided. Tho Conven-
ton passed an ordinance to continue the
Custom House officers on duty until super.
ceded by the State Government or by tho
Provisional Government.
New ORLEANS, March IL.
Advices from Galveston, Texas, say that
the troops formerly stationed at Camp Ring
gold, had arrived at Fort Brown, on thei,
way to the coast.
The steamer Daniel Webster was outside
off Brazos to transport the federal troops.
1t is stated that 1900 Texans were sta
toned on the Ri1 Grande, and reinforcements
were still coming in.
The collector for the district of Brazos had
resigned, and resumed duties under the au-
thority of Texas.
Col. Ford was at Brownsville, Genera
McLeon was in command at Brazos, and
General Nichols at Point Isabel.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15
Mr. Cri,tenden Going to Boston.

I BOSTON, March II.
Senator Crttenden has accepted the invi-
tation of the city government, and will visit
Boston some time next week. Mrs. Critten.
den will not accompany him.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-15

WIZ. Lieutenant General Scott and secretary
IN, proceeded to the White House and
ny paid their respects.
The President to-day nominated to the
Senate Cassius NJ. Clay as Minister to Spain
and Thos. Corwin Minister to Mexico. The
latter ia considered the most important mis-
sion under the government at this time, con-
sidering the territorial expansion question
as connected with the Co2federated States.
The President also nominated Amos Tuck
Naval Officer at Boston and Willard Phillips
COLLECTOR at Salem, Mass. Rufus Hosmer.
Consul at Frankfoyt-oa the-Main, Archibald
Williams (of Quincy, Ill., District Judge of
Kansas, and VIM. P. Dale, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, were confirmed by the Sem
ate to-day. Other nominations were re-
ferred.
Inquiry at the proper quarter warrants
the assertion that no order has been issued
in reference to the evacuation of Fl. Sumter.
The municipal authorities today present
ton Of respect, adopted by the city councils.
In acknowledging the honor he said he
should retire from public life with full con-
fidence that the nation will soon come out
Of its struggles and be able to look with Joy
upon dangers which had cemented them
more firmly together. @
WASHINGTON, March IL.
Gentlemen in prominent positions confid-
entity assert that Fort Sumter will be aban-
Toned, in consequence of the peremptory
opinion of Gen. Scott. Some say it will be |
lone next Monday. This information, how
,ver, is not official.
Senator Latham has succeeded in getting
! tri-weekly mail service from San Francisco
o Los Angeles, with weekly service to San
Diego. The contract was also closed for
be removal of the Butter6eld Company to
he Central route, with service from St J.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21
NHMS rLIPPINGS.

A large cannon, lately made at the Bellona
arsenal, wss spiked in Richmond, admonish
ing the authorities Of the presence Of spies in
the capital itself.
The peace men Of Avon, Conn, bave raised
large and handsome flag, with the inscrp-
tion-"Far Peace y The ceremony Of raising
was attended BY large number Of people in
that section, who responded heartily to the
sentiment thus thrown to the breeze.
A gentleman from Bedford county, Va,
states that the wheat crop in that section of
the country is the largest ever harvested II
is thought that Bedford alone will be able to
supply he whole of Eastern Virginia. II has
been offered at seven'y-fve cents per busbel.
The New York World, Of Tuesday last, says:
Dat a meeting Of the members Of the Seventh
regiment. held last night, it vas decided that
they did not want to again visit the seat Of
war as volunteers. They win be ready, how
ever, wheB called for BY the government"
An accident occurred in the srmoFY at Baton
Rouge, which resulted In the explosion Of some
old 6-p0und shells the men were unloading,
and from which the powder was mis.akingly
supposed TO have been taken. Three men
were wounded-John Resms, John Flannery
and Martin HollaBd-the first mentioned seTi-
ously in the groin, the other two slightly.
At the conclusion Of the speech Of Hen Ja-
bez L. NJ. Curry, at Tuscaloosa. Ala, !, 400
bales Of cotton and about $4,000 were sub
Ecribed to the Confederate loan, with pros
pect Of The subscription in the county reach
ing $500 OO0
subscription is being taken up at New
Orleans, for the purpose Of erecting a monu-
msnt to the memory of Col. Chas. D. Dreux,
who fell at Newport News.
The sugar planters of West Baton Rouge
parish, La, have subscribed 800 bhds. OF
sugar and 800 brls. molssses to the Confede-
rate loan,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21
Gen. Garnett,

The Charleston Mercury furnishes the fol-
lowing sketch of this gallant son of Virginia,
who was killed, On the retreat from LuuIeI
Hill:
Robert Sslden G asii, entered the West
Point academy ag cadet from Virginia, 10
September, 1851. He graduated in 184I, and
received the appointment of brtVet Cd iieuten-
ant, Ali artillery. In July, 1913, be was de-
tailed as instructor OF infantry tactics at West
Point, and continued to occupy that position
until October, 1874, when be was attached to
Gen. WOol's STAFF in the capacity of sid-de-
camp. On the treakng out OF tie war with
Mexico, be joined Gen. Taylor's column, and
distinguished himself by bis bravery in The
battles Of PslO Alto and Reseca DE la Palma.
In August, 1916, be was made 1st leutsnaDt,
and called by Gen. Taylor to his personal
staff, on which be served until January, 1S49.
For bis "gallant and meritoTious conduct IN
several conflicts a. Monterey, Mexico" be
was breveted captain; and again on the des-
perate field Of >Buena Vista, he was bTeveted
msjor for "gallsnt conduct"
Since the close Of the Mexican war ha has
been attached TO kthe 7Jh infantry; United
States army Upon the dissolution Of the
Union he resigned bis commission and Joined
his fortunes with those of bis native State. In
recognition of bis merits he was appointed b.
President Davis brIgadier-gensrai in the Pro
Vsional army Of the Confederate States
| and placed in c'mmand Of one Of be coprl
| d'arnae sent TO crush out the abolition traitors
| of the Pan Handle. He died nobly In the per.
| formance Of his duty, the first general oficel
| tc fall in The cause Of southern independence.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21
AI.anrnabIc miarn.e.

We don't believe the following anecdote has
ever been printed, and it is too good to be lost.
Ore day-nO matter when-sn honest Hiber-
nian strolIed into one Of our chur-hes-no
matter wheTe-on c0mmUni Sunday, and a.
the invitation for call in regular standing,'' .
etc be being somewhat verdant in matters of
this kind, thought be would stay too. Ac-
cordingly be remained in his obscure pew and
waited TO see bow the waters wruid move.
Soon venerable man approached him and
prOheFed him the bread and cup. He took a
generous slice of the former, and the good
man passed along. Going back to the desk,
a request was made, il any had been omitted
in the distribution, they would rise. What
was tho astonishmeRt to see the occupant o.
the strangers pew rise and with peculiar
beck OF the finger, motion hin that way.
Obeying the sign, be walked toward the beck
oner, who rose as be approached, and shading
bis mouth with bis hand, as be leaned half
over into the aisle, said in a Subdued tone
"Hsve you any chazs ?'' The horror-strieken
functionary tottered back, without answering,
and the stranger was left to bis own reflections
upon the efficiency Of the entertainment
Pathfinder.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21

! A correspondent of the Times gives the fol-
| lowing particulars Of the extraordinary career
| Of an sged woman named Barnes, who is now
/ in a stale Of destituiion, and in whose favor
the Rev. Arthur R. Goason, No. 3, Dsvonshire
street, Portland place, west, has interested
| himself.
| Sheridan knew her as child, and persuaded
! Der father to apprentice her, at tie age of IA,
| TO Mrs. Jordan, who trained her as Little
| Pickle, in the Spoilt Child, and other minor
| characters. At 16 she married John Smonds,
A seaman Of the Cullouden, and accompanied
| him to the West Indies under Sir Edward
] Fellow (Lsrd Exmouth She was with her
! husband, in the Mars, at Trafalgar, and as
sisted in the last Offices to Captain Duff, who
was killed early in the action Her husband
himself was killed later in the day, leaving her
with four sons,
! In 1903 she married Henry Bevan, a soldier
| in the 42i, and went with the regiment to the
! Peninsula, where she again became a mother
/ Tnis child was killed in her arms during the
/ retreatOn Corunna, and her husband fell 10
| the celebrated charge Of the Fiftieth and For
| ty-secoRd which drove the French from the
! field. She attended on Sir John Moore during
| his last moments, and was present at his fu-
neral, Here Captain Murray was go struck
with her youth and distress, that be told her
| If ever she was in difficulties to apply to him ;
! and be kept his promise TO assist her until his
| decease in 1850, since which time she has been
/ friendless After leaving the Peninsula, she
/ became ladV's maid to Mrs. Spencer Smith,
/ wife Of the English Ambassador Constanti-
neple on their way there the women were
| taken prisoners in Italy.
! The mistress escaped with a very mild form
Of bondage, but Murat sent the maid to the
| hulks at 1ou on for six months. Of her four
/ sons by the frs marriage, two were killed in
the Queen Charlotte at Algiers, the third fell
/ in the twentY-third reg imeht, in one Of Lord
/ Coughs actions in India, and the fourth in the
! eleventh iIuzzars, ia the cavalry charge at
/ Balaklava. By ber third husband, who Is also
| dead, she bad three sons and a daughter. OF
! these the eldest was lost overheard from Lord
| Proby's frigate, of Malta, the second and third
in collier, on their way from Shields, and
| the daughter died in the service Of an English
! lady, in the south Of France.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21
9Sailg Appeal.
SUNDAY mOHNING, JULY 81.
The BarbarItteS of the Invaders OF



We commend to the peoFle Of this section
the following extracts from the editorial col
umns of the New York Times, an intense, irre-
pressible, Black Republican organ. Mr. Holt,
an ex-cablnet officer, in bis letter so fulsomely
raised by the Louisville Journal, which para
ded it in its columns as an able, patriotic doc
ument. said the northern soldiers were our best
friends-the protectors Of the people Of the
Son b. that they wouId not ruthlesslY tramPle
a flower, or even blade Of grass, etc. Here
are some Of the patriotic acts Of these noble
fellows:
The letter from Fortress Monroe, after re-
citing the sack of the village o. Hampton, a
town Of two thousand or twenty-five hundred
Inhabitants, in which "our soldiers bad broken
open the bOlses, rified the boxes, carried of
tables, chairs. sofas, and whatever else they
could make useful, and WsBtonly destroyei
what they could not take awsy;n and after
mentioning the indecent desecration Of E" a
newly made grave of a child," goes on with
the following statements and reflections:
al could give scores and hundreds Of in-
stances Of similar outrsges. Is it surprising that
the people here look upon rs q vandals and
bsrbarians? By no possible process could
we better eOntTive 10 make then bitterly and
rslentlessly hostile toward the Union The n in
this wGv. Gen. Butler, Of course, dissP-
proves all this-but thst is not enough. He
should have issued a proclamation, as soon as
be arrived, inviting The citizens to remain at
home, and assuring them of the perfect pro-
lection OF their lives and property. And then
every violation of private rigbts--eveTy in
stance OF theft or plumber, SHOULD have been
punished with & rigoT which would have ef
fectuallV prevented q repetition of the act.
IL some officer Of the regular srmy--such a
man as Gen. Wool, for exsmple-had been
here, we should have had none Of these dis
graces IL the citizens bad remained at
home, Their property would have bees
Much safer. But they wsTe afraid to de
so, snd not 0ithOut reason. One OF our
co onels one night arrested, aid brought into
the fort, whole Notwithstanding IN old lsdy
and three or four small children. on the charge
that they were displaying signal lights FOR the
rebels. It turned out that they Kept light
burning on account Of a sick child. How
could any one feel safe when exposed to such
Outrages ?'
Nor need the Washington authorities 90
even as far as Fortress Monroe to find illustrs-
tions Of the want Of that first requisite Of an
army, q thorough military police. Our reports
from Washington and Alexandria are filed
with narratives Of outrage and violence; citi-
zens lvnched and rebbed in the streets, and
bouses burned TO the ground By riotous SOL
,Ners; troops in large bodies throwing down
their arms and refusing to obey orders; and
other evidences Of the lsxity with which the
rules OF military discipline are administered.
And these things under the very eyes Of the
commandsr-in-cbief.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21
LATE rRom PErsAcoLA.

Correspondence q the Mobile kews
PENSACOLA. July 16.-To-dav the broad blue
pennant Of Commodore Msrvin was trans
ferred from the Mississippi to a newly arrived
frigste, supposed to be the Colorado. No new
arrival in the squadron within the last twenty
four hours.
Mark Boothby, the sailor deserter Of Santa
Ross, is still below. He is allowed all
privileges desired, and kindly treated by our
folks-in fact, perfect lion. In the city,
Yesterday, many little kindnesses were rendered
Dirn-paTtlculariy by the volunteers-juleps,
cocktails, eobblers, etc, were preferred with
out limit. Jack, Ike al bis race, couldn't
resist the temptation, and gave way once or
twice TO opportunities Of this character.
He expresses himself highly delighted vi
"rebeP' treatment, and intends to pitch bis
tent among them for all tine to come. He is
a pleasant fellow aud looked quite military,
mounted on one Of Cianton's hsrses. I asked
him what sort OF fellows Wilson's ZouaVes
were. Re replied, be Teckoned they were rob-
bers, gamblers and thieves, IS good many
jackets, caps, etc, were missing since their
arrival they were terribly in want Of whisky,
a scarce article on the island they were about
600 in number, with considerable sickness In
the CORDS. He saws the Niagara has 800 men,
and carries twelve 11-ineh DshIsren guns.
There are not Eiany batteries on the island
but they are OF large guns and Ti1sd cannon.
1t is awful bot on the island He belongs to
the Niagara, but was left ashore, with 0tbers
Of her crew, TO perform land service. he
saws that e didn't like such service, and "cut
EtickD He has been in the navY eight years ;
lad Just arrived in Boston when difficulties
90. .uaasnced-rs-enlisted ia the service, and
ssiled IN the Niagara for this place. There
are so Vos over there who don't want to fight
the rest don't care a red. From him we'll
probably learn something Of L0ber, the fellow
who swan over some few weeks ago, and now
is in dursncE~
A bark, flying British colors, arrived in the
feet this morning, and sailed about noon.
A fire occurred sboGt no, n to-day at the
MISUNDERSTANDING large building, at the
time occupied by a company Of Louisiana
regulars No great loss, as old B'own snd bis
naval friends have promised to knock ZEN
all down one Of these days.
One Of the smsli steamers of the squad on
sailed to The eastward about six o'clock this
evening.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-21

AN INTERESTING INCIDENT. - The Rich
mond correspondent Of the Columbia GGardiGB
furnishes the following incident OF the return
Of the late United States consul TO Liverpool
Bev. Tucker arrived in town day before yes
terdsv direc' from Paris via London and Liv-
erpoo He came to Canada and by way of
Detroit aud indianapolis, throIgh Kentucky
and Tennessee, meeting with some droll ad-
ventures en- Toate Assuming another name,
be had no sooner landed in Quebec than lie
stumbled upon old GiddiDgs, to whom he was
well known in Washington. "How-d'Ye Go,
Mr.. Tucker 2n said he old wretch. doh
alb - said Bev., staring him directly in the
face, a d speaking in broad English drswl,
"WeslY, my deaw sir, you mistake the ind-
vinyousll." "I beg paTdon,s said Giddings,
whereupon Bev walked of, and saw no more
of the consul to Canada. Had be bstrsy ed
his identity by moments forgetfulnsss, Gid
aings would have had him arrested at Detroit.