Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-30
News Paragraphs

NtWs HshsaS ENpNSs
Gen. Mcclellan forbds the further uni
forming Of troops in gray. ..
Prince Napoleon was at Detroit on the
10Th inst, en- route for Lake Superior.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that city has
already furnished more than 10000 men to
fight for the Union.
A house in Cincinnati was entered few
nights since by an adroit burglar and 5000
in money and gold watch were taken.
The Russian war cost the English govern
ment more annually, than the whole amount
to be raised for war purposes by ours.
"Call me pet names, dearest" runs
the line of an old song. Gen. Lyons SOL
diers in Missouri atfectonately called him
"Old Daddy f.
Two hundred and fifty tons of supplies,
fifty wagons, and ten tons Of powder, were
shipped to Western Virginia from Cincinnati
n few days since.
Indiana will have eighteen more regiments
in the field within three weeks, making
thirty from that State
All the troops rendezvoused in Michigan,
numbering some five thousand. will be for
warded to Washington within a week.
Every soldier who losses his gun through
neglect. or throws it away, is henceforth to
aaYe its value deducted from his wages
Gov. Magoffin, Of Kentucky, has sent
Commissioners to the President and to jeff
Davis to request them to respect the neu-
trality Of the State.
The Houston Telegraph says Texas hos
raised wheat and corn enough this year to
asst two years, wool enough to clothe half
of tie Confederacy and shall raise half mil
lion bales of cotton.
The Yankee loss" in the battle of Man
assaS, is still or wing in the Southern papers,
The Richmond Ui>paich row declares 9TH.
Yankees lost on the battle of Sunday, not
less than 20.C0O.'
In ordinary times Great Britain raises by
taxation $3.50. 000, 600 and France 1928, 900,
100, while the I'm ted States will probably
require OILY about sa00, 600, { o. for the pres
| eni year, one OF war.
It now turns out that it is not Glribaldi
but an adopted son, who has offered to come
to this country and enter orr ranks The
patriot chcftain himself objects, on the
ground that ours is family quarrel. which
can be settled without foreign interference
A SOLDIER TO THE LAST. Colonel Farm
ham Of the New York Fire Zouaves, who
died in W Washing ton last week was frequent
ly tieliy Gus durir 9 his illness at such mo-
ments he ,ayed of the battle field, believing
himsel, q. the head Of bis regiment leading
the charge. .on, 100.
Ex-senator Green, of Missouri, has recent
ly been in St. ouis, pressing npon the au
thorites there to join hin in putting forth
peace propositions to the people ofthat State.
Mr.. Green's plan has for its basis the dis
| banding of all the government forces. Very
good secession dodge.
Every body will soon have an oppor
tunty to invest in the Government Loan
Treasury not S Of $50 will be issued, bear
ing interest of enc cent per day. This safe
investment will BE- resorted to by very mar y
who DO not know Just now how to safely dis
pose of their small surplus. ... a5l.-
At Metatora, Wcodford county, H., on
the 10Th inst, a wretch entered the stable
yard Of Mr.. tngie, during the night, and
with q knife let out the intestnes Of n'ne
sa,eab!e cows and steers. The morning
| founl them struggling il the asonies Of death,
presenting hnrrid spectac e, No clue to the
perpetrator exists
surancc Companies Of New York receive
urincely salaries The President Of the At
lantic Mutual receives So O(i0 a wear: the
President Of i;4e ssun Mutual SIS Goo: OF the
Great Western $40 eco, ard the Presidents
Of the two leading Fire and Life Offices re.
| ceiv4 $4,000 each 'Ite salaries Of the
Bank Cashiers larry from 81 90 to $1,000.
r.
Nor PARALLEL Milton tells us that
when Satan seeded from Heaven he drew a
third Of the hosts Of Heaven after him In
imitst.on Of bis great prototype, JEFF Davis
he's drawn away q third part OF the United
States. lie has improved, however, upon
the example Of his ilustrious predecessor,
for we do not learn that the latter left any
pestilsntial little devils behind him TO pro-
pose to the Almighty that lie should make
''liberal offers of peace to the rebels
Hartford Courant
CO John Bright, one of the great Parlia-
mentary leaders of Great Britain, has made
speech in favor of sustaining the United
States Government, and in strong dennncia
ton of secession and of the policy of giving
it countenance or inter erin with the Amer.
lean blockade, significantly warning the Brit
isF Government that such a movement will
be much more injurious to their interests
than the entire deprivation of the Southern
cotton crop.
Coon FOR GOVERNOR YATEs- Gov. Yates
of Illinois has issued a proclamation
for grand army Of Illinois Volunteers. He
says that he has the promise of the Gov
eminent to receive all the regiments he can
raise, and he wants sufficient number from
the State of Illinois to open the navigation of
the Mississippi, and to sweep the traitors of
the valley into the Gulf Of Mexico.
STATE BANK.-The consolidated monthly
, atement of the affairs of the State Bank of
iowa as returned on the 9Th of August, shows
he aggregate circulation of the various bran
hes to be $685., 517, and the amount of loans
md discounts 81 ,030, 540.32.