Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-08
News EaREaGra Hss.s.

There was slight fall of. snow at Trov.
N. Y, on the 23d inst.
The recent battle on the Upper Potomac
Is called by variety of Thames, such as Balls
bufl, bali's CHI, Bulls Bluff, Edwards
Ferry and Leosburg
Sam. Houston is reported by the Mem phis
papers OF late date to have died in Texas
on the sth of October. 1t IS probably a
hoax.
there are seventy mills in New Eoeland
nov engaged in manufacturing army cloth
for the Government. The value of the goods
ordered is about $50, 900, 600.
Prince Napoleon has reached home in safe
ty from his yacht excursion to this country.
| having made one of the shortest return trips
on record.
pair of horses belonging to Bonner, of
the New York Ledger, have lust made the
extraordinary tlmc OF 2:27, the last quarter
IN 81 seconds. This is the fastest time ever
made by any pair of horses in the worla.
The official majority ofGovernor Ramsey.
in Minnesota, will not vary much from 5000.
all the counties being heard from, and the
most OF then by official returns, his majori-
~ is 5,946.
Capt Dahlgren has characterized Matthias
Point as the key Of the Confederate positions
or batteries upon the Potomac. The point
brstes wit cannon, and pre- udes al, hope
| OF the escape at present OF all store vessels,
&c, out of the river. They must await the
great events on the right bank of the Poto-
mac that are impending.
After the battle of Fredercktown, in
which jeff. Ihompson was so completely
| routed BY the Illinois boys, number of the
slain secesa found on the field were recog-
| nizad as men who had been released on pa
role net long before. Several dead and
| wounded rebels were also recognized by diff.
Eerent PEI sons as men who had heretofore
pretended to be strong forthe Union. They
met the ia te their treachery and treason
| richly melited. ai 20 -+7s- -l4la q.
1t is computed that government has an
| army oil about 800, 600 men-30O regiments.
Setting aside cavalry and artillery, we pre-
sun,e two hundred Of these regiments are
provided with bands OF music and drum
mers--say thirty-seven each, or an aggre.
gate Of seven thousand four hundred musi-
| clans. What a stunning effect this united
force could have in playing Yankee doodle
to the rebels. ii7'1A ''- r 3D.. .a. - 's,.
| A curious card from Gov Rob r son, some
appears IN the Kansas papers, makes which G
serious charges. against Gen Lane. lie
saws: There has never been time in Kan
as when robbery, theft and murder ran riot
as since the big General playing Of Lane
with small cards" 70 sustain his ailepa.
tons he cites Hon. NJ. j. Parrot as a witness
on his behalf. Mr.. d, Parrot, however. pub.
fishes card in the LeaveDwoIah Coussfva-
tire denying that he has written anything
preiudicisi TO General lanes command .6s1
lh Mlies'Greenwood's foundry in Cincinnati
now preSents Il most warIike appearanCe.--.u
Maehiaefy Is in operation lor ritiing thirty
muskets at q time, and slyersl hundred sid
tnuskets, many ot them badly out Of condl.
tion, are each day converted into rifles in
| good ,r,aerJo There ARE a so a number of ;
brass csnuon in caugse OF. cons staection at
tbs establishment. & he immense lahcr re- 3
qurcd to turn out brass deld piece can
hardly be appreciated without seeing tho
i gre variety OF operatonsthrougl which it.
goes after it is cast before it is perfectly fin
ished.