Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-26

TIE JOURNAL.
LOCAL EMIT.
~The third quarterly meeting for Mus
eatine Station Of the M. E. Church will be
held in this city, on Saturday and Sabbath
next, 9th and 18th. JOHN HARRIS, P. f.
UNION MEETING AT WEST LIBERrY.-A
meeting, irrespective of party, is to be held
at West Liberty tomorrow, Saturday, at 2
o'clock. Judge Thayer, of this city, has &C.
cepted An, invitation to speak on the occasion.
%We are requested to announce that
meeting will be held at Coles School House,
four and a half miles from Muscatiue, on the
Iowa City road, at five o'clock, this (Fridsy)
evening, to form cavalry company.
@The river is still rising here, but re-
ported to be falling at St. Paul.
~The ferry boat commenced running
to Drury's Landing Monday. The roads
Immediately opposite the city are submerged.
Dissolution. The partnership of Nisley
T. Stein, has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. MIR. Stein has "seceded for the pur
pose of going to the war.
CHILD RUN OvRR.-A little son Of G. Hin.
kle, keeper of the Nevada House, was run
over on Second street, Monday, by team,
and severely though not seriously injured.
~ The enthusiasm of young Amer
lea" was irrepressible, Monday, and the
various schools had to adjourn to give the
little folks an opportunity to witness the
parade.
SINGULAR PnxNoMkNcN-At 9 o'clock on
Wednesday night, the moon was encircled
by a large bright ring, with four mock moons
at regular intervals Some distance above the
circle, o semicircle, less distinct could also
be seen. We know of no theory for the
phenomenon. The sky was perfectly clear
at the time.
MILITARY CoNpANIEs.-There are now no
less than nine military companies organized
or nearly organized in this county. Two
Of them have already been accepted by the
Governor, and form companies A and of
the Iowa Regiment. A company at Iowa
City takes the rank of B. Muscatine has
taken the lead nobly in this matter.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR UNIFORMS.
"A subscription paper was started yester-
day morning for uniforms to equip the mill
tsry companies which have been accepted
from this place, and fifteen hundred dollars
were raised with scarcely an effort. Green
4 Stone and Tsettl Il Brewster contri-
buted 5000 each. The ladies will make up
the uniforms as soon as possible.
EMBARao.--Notlce was given to the prin-
opal produce shippers Of this place, Wednes-
day, by telegraph, not to make any more
shipments to their consignees at St. Louis |
This is going to interrupt seriously the bust
ness Of the Northwest, but as it is neces-
sary at this. time for every body to make
some sacrifice for the public good, it will be
cheerfully borne. Not another dollars worth
of provisions should 60 to Missouri till it is
known that she is true to the Union.
COLUMBUS CRY ARoUsED-We learn by
private letter from Columbus City that a
meeting was held there yesterday, and the
military company filled and organized ac-
cording to instructions of the Executive,
with W. s. Robertson as Captain, John L.
Grubb as 1st Lieutenant, and Sylvester Linn
booker I'd Lieutenant. A subscription of
some $500 was raised for the support of
the families of the volunteers. The grea-
test enthusiasm pervades all classes of citi-
Gems, and old Louisa will furnish one or two |
companies more, if needed.
SERkNADE TO THE GOVERNOR. |
night Gov. Kirkwood was serenaded at the
Eichelberger House by Tapes Brass
Band. He responded briefly by returning
thanks for the compliment and by expressing
his qualification that Iowa had so promptly
responded to the call for troops TO maintain
the Government; remarking that when
the historian records the fact, he will have |
to put down the additional fact, that Mus |
catine was the first town in the State to res
pond.
The M1L1rARY.-C Companies A and G
were being drilled into the science of mill
tsry tactics nearly all this week, by their
respective officers. The former numbers ZIG
and the latter III men. We understand
that no more will be received in either COM
pany, although many are anxious to join
1t is expected that the companies will be
ordered into camping quarters on the Island
to-day, to await orders from the Governor to
march.
The Rifle company received full compile
ment of members, Tuesday, and was duly
organized by the election Of John G. Reed
Is Captain, W. W. de Heus, LIST Lieutenant,
and Stephen Estle, I'd Lieutenant
The Wide Awakes at meeting, Tuesday
night, resolved to present their beautiful silk
banner to Company A.
tw Gov, Kirkwood passed up on the
packet Tuesday night, from Burlington for
Davenport. Capt. Reed rendered him the SER
vices of the new Rife Company just organ
izad at this Mace. but was too late to be re-