Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

The sum raised in New York for the Lam
cashire sufferers exceeds 100000. .I
Leprosy prevails to an alarming extent in
the British West India colonies. 1t was in.
troduced by the Chinese coolies.
Col. McCulloch, Of the 4th Illinois cavalry,
was recently killed in battle near Oxford,
Miss. He died in the hands of the rebels.
The State of Ohio is raising, by tax, about
$500, 900 for the relief Of the families of vol
unteers who are left in destitute circum-
stances. '-'
| Gen. Rosecrans, himself Catholic, has
arrested Father BiMmel, German Catholic
priest of Nashville for reasonable conduct,
and sent him to Camp Chase. 6a- ia
Rhode Island recently advertised for bids
for loan of $600,OOO Over 81, GOO, 600
were offered, and the loan was obtained at
81 premium.
From 100000 to 20, 100000 of revenue
stamps, ,nominally valued at more than 81 900,
600, are now cngrosse1 every " eek. There
are s6 different plates. ta, -,.
Gerritt Smith, that dreadful abolitonist,
has sent to Horace Greedy $1,000, asa con-
tribution for the sufferers in Lancashire,
England. t.,...
Near Newport, KY, on the 10th inst, Geo.
Sheaffer, while drunk, drove his wife and three
children into the woods, and, setting fire to
his house, perished in the flames
1t is stated that the book publishers in
New York are about to make general agree
ment not to publish any books for six months
or until there is reduction in the cost of
paper.
The receipts ofhogs at Cincinnati the past
week were 49, 900 head, and the total packing,
thus far, is up to 3960o0. The seasons bust
ness will be over half a million, and larger
than in any previous year.
Destrters, whose regiments are unknown,
are to be organized and set to work on the
defenses of Washington. Descrters, when
they can be identified, are Immediately re-
turned to their regiments.
Miss BuckLer, who was caught few days
since in endeavoring to smuggle medicine to
Richmond, is to be released on taking the
oath of allegiance. She is niece of Post.
master Gen. Blair.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has decided
that no act Of the parent can make the enlist
ment of minor under eighteen years Of age
valid, such persons being no part of the mi
litia force of the country. ~
Mr.. Golden, in his speech at Rochdale,
told the people tf England that it would be
cheaper to feed the starving operatives Of
Lancashire on turtle, champagne and venison,
<hn~H 10 k1 a. -. h.
force of arms.
The government assessors are being greatly
puzzled as to the age a. which lamb becomes
a sheep. The law lays tax of so much for
every sheep killed. No mention is made Of
lambs, and where large numbers arc slaught-
cred, this is considered an important item.
Bishop Purcell Or. C) of Cincinnati, re-
Gently preached sermon against Theatres, in
which he alluded to Ada -Isaacs- -Menken-
Heenan Newell as "the wife of six husbands"
This sermon Of the Bishop is the cause of
much excitement in Cincinnati.
The population of Chicago, as ascertained
by census just completed, is $4,000. In
1860, it was 1O9,262. Increase in two years,
27,76S There is probably no city in the
West that has enjoyed so uninterrupted pros
perity as Chicago during the war.
Chas. Cooper, an exceedingly dangerous
character, from Livingston county, Mo, who
has been confined in the Gratiot prison, St.
Louis, was released few days since, and re-
turned to his home, whereat his neighbors
gathered in alarge body and hung him.
Gen. Sherman recommends to the people of
Memphis, that instead Of using shinplasters
for currency they shall use cotton for that
purpose, put up in pounds and fractions of
pounds, to be passed around for change. He
thinks the cotton would work well and no! be
liable to depreciate. ..- ...
The TAX ON SILVER. The National tax
on silver plate is three cents for each Troy
ounce over and above forty ounces. AS
very few families are provided with means
for determining Troy weight, we give the
following simple rule for converting avoir-
dupois ounces into Troy ounces: multiply
the number of ounces avoirdupois by 81,
and divide the product by % and the quo
tient will be the number of ounces Troy.
This is more accurate than to multiply the
number of avoirdupois ounces by 81 and
set off two decimals, though the latter is,
perhaps, near enough for small quantities.