Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-12
Republican County Convention.


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Republican County Convention.
The republicans of Mu,catine county requested
meet in Convention, Saturday, July Goth, 1861, at
O'Clock P. NJ in the Court House. for the purpose q
appointing delegates represent this county in tn
Republican Stats Convention on the 3lst of July
Post Office Notice.
Box renters who have not paid for the quartz
notified that unless their bills taken up by tn
Goth of this month, their boxes will be vacated.
JOHN MAHlN, P. NJ.
Muscatine, July llth, 1861.
QUERY - Who stole the American has
which was left on the celebration grounds OF
the night of the 4th?
FINED.-The four boys who broke int
Mr.. Mahan's hardware store were taken be
fore the Mayor last evening and fined ST
each.
PRAlsEw GRITTY The Drill Corps {P. G s,
of this city have iisbardcd and appropria sd
the money in the treasury, some $40, to the
widow of Mr.. Tu!lis, the volunteer IN Cou.-
pany c, who died at keokuk.
r@s@A letter from our regular army cores
pondent published elsewhere, says the boys
expect to be discharged at ST. Louis. Their
term of enlistment expires on the l4th Of
August Most of them will return home
MAN KILLED BY LIGHTSlNG.-Jachson
Phillips, of Wapsnonoc township, in this
county, was killed by lightning during ia e
thunder storm of Monday afternoon. He
was in the yard, gathering up some young
chickens at the time. The stroke appeared
to enter his breast He leaves wife and
two children.
RETURNED c s. Ritz, of Compa-
ny A, lst Regiment, who has been for some
time in the hospital at keokuk, returned here
on the morning of the 4th His arm is con-
siderably better, and he thinks he will be able
to join the company again next week. He
complains bitterly of harsh and unskilful treat
ment of Surgeon White, who appears to be
unfit for his place.
New FIRM-We direct attention to the card
of j. H. Canon & Co., who have bought the
drug store formerly owned by Mr.. de Heus.-
They have already good stock and are con-
stantly adding to it by purchases in the East.
Call and see them.
4 soda fountain is also in operation at their
store. 1t is good thing during this hot
weather.
- The 9Th and 9th regiments, respect
lively under Coils. Worthington and Mcdowell
have been ordered to rendezvous at Burling
ton, by Saturday, the 18th inst. Gov. Kirk
wood has appointed Capt. Mathies, of the LIST
regiment, now in Missouri, Lieut.. Colonel of
the 9Th, and Dr. W. S. Robertson, of Col
umbus City, Major, and Jno. NJ. Corse, Of
Burlington, as Major in the 9th
THE FIFTH REGIMENT - Hon. Rush Clark,
of Iowa City, who has beenrecently appointed
an aid to the Governor to make arrangements
for getting the Fifth Regiment into rendez-
vous at Burlington, arrived here last evening
According to his arrangements for the trans
portation CT the companies, three of them
the companies from Columbus City, Upton
and Marshall county-will embark from this
place, on Friday next, and the Marion and
Vinton companies from Dubuque 9Th.
BLOODY WORK IN MIssoURI.-We do not
place full reliance in the telegraph reports
this morning concerning collision between
the opposing forces in Missouri. The num-
Der reported killed is almost incredible.
Much uneasy alarm was spread throughout
the city yesterday regarding the safety of the
Muscatine volunteers. 1t will be seen that
the Iowa troops were not engaged in the bat
tle Gen. Lyon; with the Muscatine volun-
teers, was at Warsaw, nearly 100 miles from
Carthage, when it took place.
BOLD THlEv1NG.-Four small boys, from
nine to twelve years of age, entered G. G.
Mahan's hardware store on the 4t,l and OH
Sabbath last, while it was closed, by means
of the opening in the back part of the build
ing, where Maj Hare is extending his hall
They took out four pistols, number of
powder TASKS, caps and penkrivcs, some
of which they afterwards sold to their COM
rades. One of them yesterday made a con-
fession, and most of the articles have since
been returned.
HARVEST HANDs.-We understand that
laborors are demanding higher wages fo1
working in the harvest field than farmers
feel able to pay. We should be glad to see
every man we'll paid who gets his living by
the sweat of his brow, but it strikes US that
when the price of grain and provisions are
low, wages should not be high. A year age
a laborcr might receive $3.50 for days
work and buy two bushels of wheat with it
now he can buy nearly twice as much with
the Same money. This is rule which
shouldapply in measure at least in fixing
wages at this time.
n0@ The reason we did not receive thu
Presidents message by telegraph was tn
failure of the operator to comply with bar
gain fairly understood between us-thc prize
having been fixed at Sl5 extra He closet