Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-07

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The water of the Mississippi continues s.
low as to keep the Federal fleet idle
Gold is selling in Richmond at 160@l7s
and silver at 125@l30.
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal ut St. Louis
Three thousand horses were contracted fo
in Washington, 'ast week, at prices rangins
from $ll0 to $lI2 each.
Gen. Banks is in New York organizing ar
important expedition f,r some point on ths
Southern coast.
Gov. Yates has adpon ed the 9th d,y O
November as Il day o. Thanksgiving and
Prayer in the State of II inoiS.
John G Whittier, the poet, is the r. p1b-
lican candidate for the State Senat. in the
fourth Massachusetts, Essex district.
There are thirty Thousand blind persons
IL Great Britain. a movement is on foot to
give them permanent employment.
Tha population of tn, Russian Empire in
1922 was 4,OoO,0 900 in 1903, SO, ,O0O, 900 ;
and at present it amounts to 100000
According to the New York Commercial
Adrertiser, another AMI important naval exps
dition is now preparing to operate against
one or more Southern ports
The Monitor No Q is now ready for sea
armed with one eleven-inch gun, and one of
Rodman's huge fifteen inch guns, carrying q
projrctile weighing 56Ofts!
Bri cham Yong, in celebrating the four
teenth anniversary Of the scttlem mt of Utah,
proclaimed his attachment to the Consitu-
ton OF the United States, and his det' rmina-
ton 10 stand by the Federal Government.
Six fthe Ha-pcr's Ferry paroled prisoners,
who were quartered at Camp Douglas, Chica
60, have been found guilty of disorderly and
mutinOus conduct, and senterced to the pen
itentiary.
The plot of ground on which John Brown
was executed at Charleston, three years ago,
is new planted with c,rn aud cabbage, and
Wise's battery of guns, planted near the en-
C cosrre, has been succeeded by one of McClel-
lan's.
The Secretary Of War has consented that
officers from old regiments may receive pro-
motions in the new regiments upon the writ
ten application oft Governors, who must
certify that the regiment will not suffer by
their departure.
The Indian war in Minnesota, has ended.
The 600 Indians who de i've red themselves
to Gen. Sibiy are being tired, and those con-
victed will be executed. The caatives they
brought with them relate many tales Of their
horrible deeds. A most prominent case is
that of a young lady being ravished to death
They left none Of the women undefiled
The loyal men of St. Louis. bet xecn the
ages Of As and 20, have formed companies Of
''old guards" and been mustered into the
service, for the city protection, if necessary.
Rev. VIM. G. Elliot is their chaplain. and last
month delivered an able ADDRESS from the
text, LET the people renew their strength"
A steamboat, said to be the largest ever
Tenth street, East river for the Peoples Line
to Albany. This monster craft t's 424 feet long,
by 30 in width. She is to have four hum
dred large staterooms, will accommodate fifteen
hundred passengers. and aspires to the name
of dictator"
1t is singular fact that in the Govern
ment Insane Asylum at Washington, there
are number of soldiers and several officers
whose minds have become deranged in the
service Of their country. Insanity IN num-
Der of cases has been produced by wounds
received in battle The Assistant Surgeon
in charge of the Asylum, DR.. Stevens, re-
fuses to give the names of the unfortunates
for publication.
A young husband at Syracuse, New York,
thought he would frghten his wife the other
day, just for the fun of the thing. lie got
under the bed just before she was going to her
room to dress, and suddenly reached out
and took hold Of erleg The surprise was
so great, that she uttered one loud shrek and
fell seuseless to the floor. and it is thought if
she does not die, she will be a maniac for
life.
There are now 2l5 more National vessels
afoat in active service than there We're IN
January, 1861. Wet'en had only Al. We
now have 256. They are distributed as FL
lows Potom'c Fiotilla, 25; East Gulf
Squadron. 81 Western Fntilla, 20; North
Atlantic Biockading Squadron, As; South At
lanti Blockading Squadron, 50 West Il1ie:,
(at present) s; East I, dies, 2; Meditc,ran-
can, s Pacifc,5 West Gulf Squadron, 81;
Special Service, 8; Coast of Africa, -. .
Mr.. Redstone, of indianapolis, proposes to
build for the government nine "Land Mont
tors" or Engines of War;" each to cost 5000.
Mr.. r. cia MS that one Of these machines will
throw 10000 shots in one half hour-that it
will be as effective in clearing road for ar
tillery Is a force of 500 men. He says tha. it
can be easily managed, and that it will reap
down the rebels by whole divisions. Fit c
be made to accomplish one-half what its in
ventor Gains it capable Of performing, it will
be an excellent thing.