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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
Pllsl1lnySraplas.

Punch says women first resorted to tigh
lacing to prove to n en- how we'll they coult
bear squeezing.
What is the difference between drumme
boy and pound of meat ? One weighs
pound and the other pounds away.
The refrain of the newspaper just now Il
"where, and oh, where, is the Corinth armj
gone ?" and in truth it is very difficult tt
| tell.
Why is young lady, when taking ,
cup o! tea, like native of the Confederatee
States? Because she is Mlss-a-sippin'
Mississippian.]
You are writing my bill on very rous.
paper" said client to his attorney. ''Neve1
mlnd," sa d the lawyer, ''t has to be flee
before it comes into court"
TO make "Lager Beer" take barrel anc
fill it with rain water, put in one pair Of ole
boots, head oflast falls cabbage, two shor,
skies, sprig Of worm wood and little yeast
The Bible s,ys, Remember Lots wife,.
The rebels, in their rage for salt, remembe,
her and "lust after her" So they obey ane
sciptural injunction only to disobey another
-Louisoitle .lowrnsl:
"A sixty nine FOUNDER shell burst near ar
Irishman in one of the trenches. Pat cooly
surveyed the uins the fragments had made
and exclaimed, 'Be jabers. thim's the fel
lows to soften the wax in mans ear?''
Here is an old epigram in two lines. O,
rather an epitaph, sharp enough to wake up
the vixen, ifshe were not dead indeed:
''Here lies my wife Polly-a terrible shrew;
I'll said was sorry then should lie tce."
"A young lady was thrown from car.
rage, and on being asked where she was in.
jured most, innocentlY replied, "Down at the
surprise party, when Tom Skillings went
home with another girl"
-"Why don't you get married ?" said
a young lady the other day to a bachelor
friend. 81 have been trying for the last ten
years to fird some one who would be sillv
enough to have me-" was the reply.
II guess you haven't been up this way"
was the insinuating rejoinder.
-"Jeems, my lad, keep away from the
gals. Ven you see one coming dodge. Just
such critter as that young 'un cleaning the
door step on 'tother side the street. fooled yer
dad, Jimmy. fit hadn't been for her, you
and yer dad might have been in California
hunting dimes, my son."
AT a debating society the subject was,
(Which is the sweetest production, girl or
a strawberry?'' After continuing the argu-
ment for two nights, the meeting finally ad-
journed without coming to corclusion-the
older ones going for the strawberries, and the
younger ones for the girls.
As little four year old was being
put to bid, his mother said to him, kiss
mamma good night, Johnny" He at first
refused, and then inquired, do lieutenants
kiss their mammas % "Why do you ask.
that my dear ?" inquired the astonished m 9TH
er. "Cause I'm lieutenant of our company.
and Joe Walsh is captainr Being assured
that it was not beneath his official dignity to
E'kiss mamma good night" he saluted her,
and went to bed.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

BLooDY.-A prominent Democrat the other
day remarked that swhen the Union men at
tempted to squelch free speech in this town
the streets would run with blood knee deep
Blood, blood, blood! Whew Golly! A
man who is so excessively bloody should try
his hand at bleeding the rebels. Wesuspect,
however, that this amt his style. He will
stay at home and spend his time running
around the streets preaching against the gov
eminent, and if any one rebukes him blood will
flow. ooh, bloody man, where is thy jaeger:
Oh, treason, where is thy pistuel?" We
would just suggest to our blood-thirsty
bloody minded friend that if the loyal men Of
Muscatine ever undertake to squelch treason
in this city there won't be much blood about
| it. A tickling sensation about the throat,
kick or two and the things did. Not dror
of blood unless the knot peels little of the
bark off around the neck.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

Mobile correspondence says that the Brit
ish steam frigate Rinaldo was in our bay
yesterday, receiving mail bag for Europe.
A large package of Southern papers were sent
to friends abroad.
and saluted Her Majestys ship. Her con-
sort, the Racer, will be here before long, on
her way to Havana, and will receive
mail for England.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
Commanders Of corps d'armee or of d.
vision of the command may grant passes for
the day to officers and men of their command
which must be signed by one or two staff OH
GERS who must be designated for the purpose
and whose signatures are to be Immediately
reported TO the Provost Marshal of the corps
d'armee.
These passes will not be construed to per-
nit the bearers to leave the vicinity of their
respective stations or visit the city of Wash
ington, except as above specified.
| No officer or soldier of this army will be
permitted to leave the command on any pre-
tence weatever without special permission from
these headquarters All officers found alb
sent from their command five days after the
date of this order will be arrested and tried
for disobedience of orders. All soldiers alb
sent after that time will be confined and re
turned to their respective regiments under
guard for trial by court martial
BY command of MAJ. GEN. PORE.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,
cia Fort MONROE, July 10.
Everything here is remarkably quiet.
The health of the troops is gradually i'm
proving.
Many of our soldiers who were wounded
and taken prisoners during the battles OF tn
seven days are now being released on parol
by the rebels, to be exchanged at some futur
time
Lieut.. Col. SwitZer who accompanied tn
flag of truce boat to Adams Landing returne
on Friday with number of officers and men
They were sent North to occupy the hospital
waiting to receive them. All the wounde
will be released without delay.
Many of those reported killed are onl
: wounded
A Hist of those prisoners, not wounded
will be obtained as soon as possible.
Among the wounded are Lieut.. L. M. Mills
E. f. Starkey, LIST Mich; j. Lacons, lot
Mich. G. r. Bookings, 10th Mich; Capt. 4
Seed, Goth Ind; j. W. Bailey, Goth Ind; I
l.. johnson, d. c. Reynolds, LIST Mich; Cap
7 r. haunting, J. Gordee, c. 0. Sullivan, 16t
Mich
New YORK, July 10.
Col Morgan, brother of the private guer1
Ia chief, was seen in this city to-day.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
Probate Notice,

NOTICE ia herery given that the undersigned have
IN been duly appointed Administrators of the estate
of Syrvetus Tufts late of Mrscatns county, Iowa. de-
ceased, by the County Coort Of said county All per-
indebted to sai0 estate will make payment to the
undersigned, at Wilton, Iowa. All persons hsvinr
claals against said estate will file them the one 80
said County Court, as required by law. W.
j. u. WAFER
+. Butt .aEiEiID
June Goth, 1S62.-w4w -]"f iHAD'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

TIE PLEASURES OF AN EDIToRs LlFE.-The
Dubuque Times has good sketch Of the suf
ferings of an editor. His paper may say
forty good things unapplauded, but if he hap
pens through some carelessness or mistake
to get of an obnoxious paragraph, he catches
- from the entire community. If hi
omits anything, he is lazy. If he speaks o
things as they are, people are mad. If he
CLOSES oyer--smoothes down the rough
points, he is bribed. If he calls things by
their proper names, he is unfit for the position
of an editor. Ifhe does not furnish his read
ers with jokes, he is a mulet. If he does, he
is rattle-head.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

The loss of so many Brigadier Generals in
late battles. need not be so particularly de-
plored, when we consider that their places
are promptly filled by the President.-Daiiy
Courier, 18Th.
The cloven foot of secession sympathizer
is here exposed to public view. The loss Of
our heroic officers "aeed rot be so partical-
zarly dep1ored" The evident delight Of the
author of that EXTRACT at the disasters to our
Federal army is apparent. But what else
could be expected from paper whose prin-
cipal supporters are charged with feeding the
rebel army? Would not the Courier take as
much pleasure in furnishing the lumber for
collins for our Brisadier Generals as other
parties did in furnishing aid and comfort to
the rebels in another way? The "Union as
it was" with the political power of fifteen
slave States unbroken in support of the Dem
ocratic party, is the prize for which the VAL
landighams, Ben Woods, Jonses and Mahoneys
are fighting for, and the organs of these trait
ors, Dubuque Herald, Chicago Times, Mus
catine Courier, and other Democratic and
Conservative papers, are aiding them to the
best of their ability. But thanks be to God,
to the President and the present Congress the
political power of slavery is at an end in this
Union, if slavery itself is not utterly wiped
out before the war is ended. O.P. @.
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For the journal.



No appellation in the English language has
changed so rapidly in Specification as the one
heading this articlc-so long used as term
Of political rcproach.
On the strength of this one word, political
campaigns have been fought, and better too
with one exception, invariably won. Our ma
tional history shows that the party charged
longest and loudest with abolition has been
successful. All the great parties that have
competed for power have been more anxious
to free themselves from the odium Of this
terrible word than from any other supposed
disgrace. This term, to which politicians
have attached so much reproach, has ruled
the great American nation for the first sew
enty five years Of her existence.
What does this terrible word signify
Simply, ''one who favoIs abolition, or the
immediate emancipation of slaves" There
fore, to hold that all men are entitled to
their natural rights, has been the greatest re
proach that could be thrown upon any class
of the American people. What change is
this from the principles upon which the bat
tie for independence was fought and won!
During the campaign of 1880, all who held
that freedom should be national-that all the
territory belonging to the general government
should be free-were called abo,itionists.
But now it is noticeable fact that that party
alone, of the four that struggled for the mas
terry, is loyal to the government as a party.
And yet, the term abolition is applied to them
as freely as ever. Men on our streets are not
unfrequently ranked with secessionists if they
hold that the government should use all
means in their power, slaves included, to put
down this wicked rebellion, and that all who
fight for the country ought 10 be made free.
The term al olitionist, therefore, has under
gone an entire change, and signifies loyal
mana man who believes that when one instl
tuition rises up to destroy the government,
that institution ought to perish rather than
the government. Yetit is said on our streets
that such man ought to be hung, and sla
very preserved intact. We must fight the
rebels, and at the same time guard the insti
tuition that is furnishing them their greatest
support. Do not such men say in effect that
they love slavery more than they love the
lives of the thousands that are being sacri
feed to maintain the government? Do they
not say in effectthat they love slavery batter
than they do the government itself? We
shall see. PROGRESS.
MuscAr1NE, July 18th, 1852
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Pr0r,ate Notice.

c am OF Ao "a, Muscatae countyss. Estate of Dr..
~ ~ usoFv :, Reeder, dec, ascd.
mira L., William H., Nellie o. Elite B.. George
!" ria, John Fl. and William O. keeder and Catharine
Garner, and all others whom it may concern.
You hereby notified that instrument of writing
purI orting be the last will and of Dr.
George Reedef late of said county, deceased
ed and publicly read in open Court at the regular
Of the County Court of said county, Aed the first
Monday of Juy 1882, and that Saturday, the I'd day
tbereupon fixed the time for proving said instrume
and that you can then appear, o. the Office Of said
Court the Court House in the city OF Muscatine and
show cause if any you have why the said instrument
should DO allowed and blished the will
decedent
Witness my hand this 7th day of July, 1862.
J. CARSKADDAN, County Judge.
iV 1O-W4W
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

DY virtue Of al execution to me Direct cd and d..
ID vered from the Office of the Gle of the D;strict
Court OF Musoaine county State of Iowa. against the
goods and chatteis lands an texemcnts Of Dennis
oIaen, ueo uiiia mP I'D q. Coud as principal,
and Martin bergan, a. security in the appeal. have
,e:iea upon ana W.. expose to sale, Saturday, the
IN the ey VI D. 1852 At the Court House door,
se,S wit, East twenty feet of lot a. in block
.,ytwo &c., in the city and county OF Muscatine,
may bs necessary, will be sold to satisfy said execution
in favor of Nathhn Taber.
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF
said day.
II. II. HINE, Sheriff Muscatine Co,
Muscatine, June 26, 1S62-w4w prsfeo$3.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

w Jefferson Davis has issued an address
to his troops significant for what it
does not say than for what it does. lie says
they drove Mcclellan IS miles, until he reach
ed the shelter of his gunboats. Nota word
il said Of prisoners taken or field won but
the Confederate soldiers are conjured to stick
to the army aud fight to the last. If Davis
had taken ten or any other thousands of
prisoners, would he have forgotten to mention
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
School Land and School Fund Notice.

TN obedience section g. of chapter 49, of the Laws
of the 9TH General Assembly Of the State of Iowa,
all persons having outstanding contracts sale of
School Lands, and which contracts due and all
rtgagors the School Fund.- whose notes either
principal interest is due, hereby notified that
they required to at once pay up the amount due
hs otherwise make satisfactory arrangements
or the extension of time.
CHARLES 3. FOSTER,
Clerk Board of Supervisors,
jy5-w4w Muscatine county, Iowa.
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sHERIFF's SALE.

DY virtue of special execution to me directed and
ID delivered from he Office of the Clcrk Of the District
goods and chatt-s, lands and tenemsnts of James NJ
Kerr, have lowed upon and will expose to sale, on
Court House door, in the city OF Muscatne tho fol-
lowing described property. to.wit Tho southerly sew
enty Coy of let No. six 6 and the scutherly six.
m and the southery twenty coy feet of forty 40 feet
Of the north end Of lot No. six in block No thirty
one being forty (4o feet on Walnut street, and
city Of Mnscatine County of Muscatiue State of Iowa
all of which, much thereof as may be necessary
Isett l. Brewster. iH ~
Sale commences II o'clock in tie forenoon of said
daJ. H.H HINE,
-Slerif Of Nuscatine County.
June II, 1s6s-wAwprf s..
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
SHERIFF,S SALE.

QY virtue of special execution to directed and
~ delivered from the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
strict Court of Muscatine County, State of Iowa,
against the goods and chate lands and tenements Of
have levied upon and viii expose to sale Saturday,
the 10Th day of July, A. D. 1862, at the Court House
door, in the city of Murcatins, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit The south quarter OF
the southeast quarter of section twenty (2, in
township seventy.sight (7a) north Of vangs number
four (4 in Muscatne county, Iowa. All of which, or
much thereof may be necessary, will To sold
satisfy said special execution in favor of H. W. Lahop,
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the State Uni
versity of Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of nine o'clock in the
forenoon of said day. II. H. HINE,
Sheriff Muse atae county.
Auscatine, June 18th, 1S62@w-prs fee IS
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

LET US TO WoRK.-There is no conceallng
the fact that recruiting is becoming decided
" slow business in this vicinity. There
must be little more enthusiasm in the work
or some of these fine mornings we will be
looking in the papers to see who is and who
| is not drafted. There are plenty OF men
here who can go as well as not. Let pubic
meetings BE held as there were at the com
mencement of the war; Let the county and
city officials get together and pledge the
county and city treasures to the support o.
the families of those who go. The country Is
now in greater danger than it has ever beer
before since it declared itself free from thu
tyranny of England. Arouse, then, citizens
of Muscatine county! Awake from you
lethargy and let the excitement and enthusl
asm of Fort Sumter days again prevail
What signifies little time and money whel
compared with the lives of those brave mel
who are already on the field? Must they b.
left to perish when in need of re-inforcements
Let us diffuse little more spirit into thu
work of enlisting and all will yet be well.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

The TwENrr-F1vE DOLLAR QaHPANY.-The
privates in this company can1do as much to-
wards suppressing this rebelliohses SO many
regularly enlisted men. Let it be known
that the first company from the county will
receive SO magnificent bonus; and men wp
are only holding back because they have not
money to leave for the support of their fami-
lies, will volunteer Immediately. Walk up,
gentlemen, and PUNK down your names. If
you cannot go yourself give little substantial
aid to those who can.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
It will prove tIsc Farmers Best
Friend i'm the Harvest Field.
Boot and Shoe Shop.
JOHN SCHMIDT

VX7OULD inform the citizens of Muscatine and VI
w cinity that he has established himself in the
Boot and Shoe business a: the rooms near Pappoose
Bridge, STEMS furniture factory. He hatterD
himself that he can turn out good work in his line
any other shop of the kind in the city, and invites
his friends to come and try him.
Mending and repairing done good. as cheap and
on az short notice any other shop in Muscatne
February IL, 1Ss2--d&w-6m
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

~We would advise all who intend TO
make molasses to get one Of A. II. Miller 5
evanorators of Mr.. Corwin, as itispronounced
bv all who have seen it to be just wnat Is
needed. Mr.. Corwin's molasses is SAID 10
be the best in the market.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

Tar WAY TO TAlK.-Subjoined we print
commu ,ication from prominent war Dem
ocart of this city, who means just exactly
what he says. The idea no suggests is souno
clear through. Let those who have money!
aud do not wish to 60, give to those who nave
no money and will 60. BY this means we
can add another company from Muscat'ne'
and do that much towards saving the State tAe
necessity Of resorting to drafting. those
who will take part in this movement or IN
other words, make one Of the s'rwenty- five
Dollar Company" are requested to hand IN
their names at this Office:
Mr. ED,roR:-As think their ought to be
some extra inducements held out to forward
the raisiug of troops, propose being one Of
eighty.two persons. who will subscribe TWEEN
ty-five dollars ($25) each, to be given as
bonus, to the first company raised under the
new call by ten government Of three hundred
thousand men. D.
Muscatine, July II, 1862.
The "JouRNAL Office" will make another o.
the eighty-two.
Now, gentlemen, walk up and show yon'
patriotism. The time has come,-who's IN
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

~. Among the sick and wounded soiolers
brought to Keokuk by the nosp''"l
steamer Decatur, last Sunday morning. we
find thenames Of Albert Hopkinson, company
H. 18th Iowa, and w. Benedict, company w.
2d Iowa cavalry.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

| For the Journal.
Mr.. EDITOR Us there man among US
who does not know the Dubuque Herald
Drained by Mahoney and G. W. Jones' to be
vile, secession sheet, and that its circula
ton within the military lines of our army
has been prohibited that every issue breathes
treason of of the darkest dye? There can be
no well informed man ignorant Of these facts
low much better, then, is the man who scis-
sors and publishes the Herald treason than
the Herald itself? find an article III the
Cow;er-which is nothing strange, however
of this morning, clipped from the said Her.
all. 1t was intended for no other purpose
but to weaken the peoples confidence in the
integrity of the administration, and in the
power ofths. Union arms to discourage en-
listments, ttSato bring US into contempt as
nation before the civilized world. Loyal
citizens-Republicans and Democrats a
paper worthy your supeors which finds no
room for blows at the rebellion-which can
find 1o crime save in the aoords of abolition
ists-which would make the ignorant believe
that the entire Republican party are abolition
lists, and that therefore the crime of armed
treason against our flag lies at the door of
that party alone. Look for solitary, man
", patriotic sentiment since its first issue,
and you look in vain. When the nation de-
mands all our energies-our fathers, sons,
brothers, ourselves and our treasure, shall
we countenance and support a journal, that
finds nothing to hate but abolitionists; moth
ing to love but 1.-THE sum of all villainies :"
nothing to berate, but an administration op-
posed to it in politics, while struggling to
save the nations life, entrusted by the peo-
pie to its care; nothing to vent its indigna-
ton against save Stanton, Simmons, Fremont,
and Cameron, one day, and Cameron, Ere
mont, Simmons and Stanton, the next, and
so on in the order Of reversal.
To the Courier commend the language Of
G. D. Drake, Esq, of St. Louis, uttered in
Missouri, on the 4th inst:
'He who in this, our country's hour of
trial and suffering, would distract the minds
Of the masses from the real issue by the CRY
Of abolitionist, is either disunioEists at heart
Or seeking disunionist votes, or both" |
NusoAs1x1, July 18th, 1869. Essr.
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~Hon. John Bird, of Louisa county, has
received a commission to raise a company IN
Louisa county for the regiment Of infantry IN
the First Congressional District, and has al
ready received the names of forty first class
Young men.
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COAL COAL! C0ALt

on LBS to the bushel The undersignsd has reopen.
Que the coal trade at what has ucen called fhe
Wrights Bank and will keep constantly on hand apv
quantity of coal to suit the trade, and will fill sI or.
ders from hundred to one Thousand sbushels ner
day called for Orders contracts larger ouan,j
ties will be promptly attended to.
JOHN BLAIR,
Montpelier, Nay Goth, 1868,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25

ANONYMOUS LETrERs.-One Of our best
citizens recently received an anonymous letter
warning him that unless he pursued differ
ent course politically he would be visited by a
mob, or in other words, he would be killed.
This is all wrong. No man should be sub
iected to mob violence unless he is an out
spoken secessionist who is constantly exciting
the public mind with his reasonable har-
angues The gentleman to whom this note
was addressed we know to be thoroughly
loyal man, and as such he will be protected