Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-05
VOL. XIII-NO. ].
81. LOUIS jJune 20.

ST., LOUIS June 20.
After session of ten days aud the exam
ination of great nimber Of Witnesses the
coronor's jury rendered the following verdict
in the 7th street shooting affair: That the
subjects of the present inquest came to their
deaths from gun shot wounds inflicted bv
Minnie musket balls discharged by certain
members Of companies G, E, f, B, end l, of
the I'd regiment Of United State reserve corps
whilst marching down 9th streeton the even
ing Of the 18th inst. The jury further ex-
press it as their opinion that said wounds
were inflicted without any proyocatiop or
discharge of fire arms from citizens then
present, and also without any order to fire
having been given by officers of said corps.
BooNvILLE, June 90
A company of about SO home guards ar
rived here early this morning from Lafayette
county for the purpose Of procuring arms
from Gen. Lyon for 600 home guards who
are organized IN that county These men
came in wagons and carried rifles and shot
guns to protect themselves from the seces-
sionists.
JEFFERSON CITY, June 90.
Messrs Morrison, State Treasurer, Mosely,
State Auditor, and Houston, Register of
lands, took the oath of allegiance, to-day, and
will enter upon the discharges of their duties
Attorney General Mott declined to take the
oath, and is now a prisoner at the capitol.
NEW YORK June %,
A young man named Ruggles was arrested
to-day charged with being spy of Jeff Da-
Wis. His father is commander of the rebels
near Frederick
1t is reported that Capt d. NJ. Ingraham
died at Charleston on the 10th
Col. j. H. Prentiss, formerly of Worcester,
late editor Of the Cooperstown Journal, died
yesterday, aged Il years.
LOUISVILLE, June 30.
A Mr.. Brigham, a kentuckian suspected
as a spy, was arrested and shot at three times
and started for Union City to be tried for trea
son. The mob however desisted.
The same day the coroner of the county
was killed.
The secessionists say every man must de-
clare himself either for the North Or the
South, and northcrners must leave the day
after the election
The southern flag was raised and Gen.
Prentiss invited to take it down.
fight occurred between two Unionists
and two Secessionists, in Graves county, in
which one secessionist was killed and the
other Lad his arm shot Off. Two companies,
one union and the other disunion were drill
ing near by. The latter started i'll pursuit
of the two Unionists, when the Union COIN
oany followed Nothing more heard of the
lffair
The Nashville Union of the 2Sth SAYS Coils,
dardee and Magruder have been appointed
5rigaeiier Generals of the Confederacy.
The Nashville city council appropriated
$685. 900 for residence for the President as
IN inducement to establish the capital there.
Joshua Pearl of Massachusetts, superin-
endent of the Nashville public schools, has
,een notified to leave.
The Memphis Aualanche Of the 26th has an
ccount of the seizure of the steamer City of
Alton and probable capture of 1000 Cairo
roops.
The New Orleans Delta's special says
1urburt was arrested at Atlanta as spy and
lelly,rcd to the Virginia authorities. If the
vldence is not sufficient to convict him he
viii be turned over to the Confederate authori-
les.
Stevens was advertised to solicit subscrip-
ions Of cotton for the confederacy at Lincoln
on, Georgia, on the 29th of June.
Tne State Treasurer of Georgia gives notice
hat on account of the war with the northern
ntl-slayery States the interest on coupons
nd bonds of the State payable in New York
Will be redeemed at Savannah
An advertisement announces the re-opening
# the confederate loan at several places in
1eofgia and says only $11,000,O00 of the
'l5,UO000O has been subscribed.