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

HoMIc1DE.-A young man by the name of
Hayes was shot and instantly killed, in JUS
tice Overton's office, at Burlington, on the
18th inst, by G. W. McFlinn, whose daugh-
ter the murdered man had decoyed from
her home and placed in house of prostitu-
ton. McFlinn delivered himself up to the
officers of the law, and it is thought the pop
ular feeling in his favor will secure his acquit
tai.
Iowa INSANE AsYLUM.-The new Steward
is not Rev. Geo. B. Jocelyn, but Mr.. George
Josselyn, builder and architect, employed at
the Asylum for several years past and now
promoted to the position of Steward.
The Tory Board of Supervisors of
Wapello county, have undertaken to override
the law Of the State, which provides for the
soldiers vote. Gillespie, Republican can
didate for Clerk, had military majority of
267. His opponent had majority of 24O of
the home vote, being twenty-seven majority
for Gillespie. The board, nevertheless, gave
the Tory candidate the certificate.
lMM1eRArroN INCREASING IN WAR Tine
By the last report of the New York Com
missioners of Immigration, it appears that for
the week ending December Sd, 203 imrni-
grants arrived, making the total number for
this year so far, 6o,499. The number to the
same date in 1861, was 64,396. Thus, the
loyal States are gaining in population from
abroad, as well as growing rich, considering
the tremendous civil war. Such is the vital
ity of our free Institutions. - ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26
Hattie Of Fredericksburg.

The battle Of Fredericksburg, as appears
new by the details of Saturdays conflict, was
the most bloody and disastrous to the Federal
army of any that has yet been fought during
the war. French's division suffered fright
full carnage on that desperate charge, as its
thinned ranks show 1t is evident that our
troops were completely surprised by the enc
my's sharp shooters in concealed position
and by masked batteries.
What will be the next movement Of Gen.
Burnside remains to be SEEN The fortifca-
tons of Fredericksburg are too formidable to
be taken in the manner attempted last week.
Some other plan to dislodge the enemy will
have 20 be adopted.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

G-In the House Of Representatives on
Monday, Mr.. Morris, Of Ohio, offered resolu-
tions, which were adopted amid laughter, in
structing the Committee on Ways and Means
to inquire into the expediency Of amending
the tax law AS to require every member Of
Congress offering resolution to afix ten
cent stamp.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

DEATH OF JUDaE DIcKERsoN.-Hon. Phile-
mon Dickerson, United States District Judge
for the District of New Jersey, died on
Wednesday. Judge Dickerson was some years
ago Governor and Chancellor of the State, .
member of Congress, and the last fifteen
years he held the position of Judge of the
United States District Court. - -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

SINGULAR PRov1s1oN IN W1LL.-John A.
Tainter, who died in Hartfort, Connecticut, .
few weeks ago, left all his property, about
100000, to his wife and two daughters. In
his will he forbids either of his daughters to
marry = foreigner, or native Of. Southern
or slaveholding State, and in case she does
she forfeits her rights to the property.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

tW The Iowa weekly papers are all rails
ing their prices to two dollars per year. At
lower rates they cannot exist. The next step
for them and all other country papers to take,
is to adopt the advance payment system.
Five hundred subscriptions paid in advance
arebetter than, one thousand on trust -Chi-
oogo Tribune. s..ar -eg =, oi..e. -s5.s.......,-.
All trlle u. 49,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

T Gen. Buckingham, of Connecticut, in
his recent special message, advocates law
permitting the soldiers to vote. There is no
valid reason why the gallant defenders Of their
country should be disfranchised, especially
when traitors, spies and secesh sympathizers
are not punished in anyway. @.9 fasf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

~ The word Union is very cheap in the
mouths Of q certain class of politicians lately.
A "Union" club in New York city decided
the other night, by vote of thirty-fve to
fifteen, that treason to the Government was
not sufficient ground for expulsion from the
Society. - - ~ tlL@s-. - -srt1I
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

E- Frank P. Blair has not formally re.
signed his seat in the present Congress, yet
he does not. occupy, it, and his place IS
Chairman Of the Military Committee is filed
|hy Mr.. Olin, Of New York eliiia .assas
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

~ The latest advices in reference to
Gen. Banks expedition leave but little doubt
that his destination is somewhere on the Gulf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

No. Lieutenant O. s. Lane, Of the s9d
Iowa, died of pneumonia, on the 18th, at
New Madrid.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

NEGROES IN MISSISSIPPI. The negroes in
great numbers are coming into Gen. Grants
lines, bringing horses, mules and wagons.
They are set at work ginning and baleing
cotton. They receive wages for their labor,
and, it is said, do twice the work they per-
formed as slaves There is every indication
that if the masters were well disposed, the
transition from the system Of involuntary
labor to paid labor would be much easier than
many have supposed, tsyo gs bsf hsER
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26
Sensible Talk.

Col. Deming, late Democratic Mayor Of
Hartford, but now in command of one Of the
Connecticut regiments at New Orleans, deliv-
cred an aHsnnd patriotic speech at Union
Mass Meetins vlatter city, recently. His
language sounds very much like the "aboli-
tionism" so violently denounced by the tory
press. The following is an extract:
"The rebellion has not secured an aug
mented domain or everlasting prosperity to
the institution of slavery. On the contrary,
as the only security for the existence of such
q monstrous anomaly to the civilization of the
age was in the compromises of the Constitu-
ton, so the only way in which the monster
could be seriously impcriled was by their
overthrow. There is scarcely a prominent
man in the Neso England dioision here but
has spent the rigor of has manhood and sac
rifced all his hopes of political adoancemen!
by vindicating tho constitutional rights Of
the South upon this very Slavery question ;
but sohen you ,cithdreso the thing sOe hated
morally but defended politically, from be.
meath tho soings Of the constitutional com.
promises, and i-snsediately placed 1t outside
the Constitution, 1t dbsolved me and euery
Other Northern Democrat from being any
longer its apologist or defender"
What pity that some of our Northern
sympathizers cannot take the same manly,
frank and common-sense view of this ques-
ton, instead of always prating about the
"rights'' of rebellious slave holders under ouI
Constitution +! e'. esw c5dI ts., l,i
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

HBrig. Gen. Geo. D.. Bayard, the gal
liant cavalry officer of Burnside's army, who
was killed in the assault on Fredericksburg,
was graduate Of West point military Acade-
my, on the 30th of June, 1856. Being yet a
young man, with promise of great military
ability in the future, his loss will be much re-
gretted by his command. He is said to have
been betrothed to a lovely young lady, to
whom he was to have been married this week.
'Man proposes, but God disposes." Gen.
Bayard was wounded iu the face by poison
ed arrow by Indians on the frontiers, from
the effects of which he had never recovered,
and which his physicians predicted wouldul-
timately cause his death. He often express
eda determination never to die from that
cause, if he could die in the battles of his
country. He has met the fate and secured
the fame he coveted. aj E e e'ol e s.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

@George D, Lamont has been appointed
United States Judge in New Orleans. He
va : member Of the Senate Of New York ID
1859. .l'foY
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26

- The gfeat increase IN the price of pa
per lately has led most publishers of news
papers 70 the conclusion that but . small por-
ton Of the rise is from necessity, but the
work Of . combination among paper dealers
to control the markets. Tho associated press
Of New York have resolved to resist the
movement and therefore advertise proposals
for supply of psper to the amount of three
hundred thousand pounds psr week, for the
next fiye wears. 9it err saii l'l-'c2 7..a, ~
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
Retaliation against Canada.

That some expectation exists in the North
Of difficulties with Great Britain, the following
from the New York Herald's money article,
of tho 7th, may be taken as symptom
We learn that determined effort is going
to be made at this session of Congress for the
repeal of the reciprocity treaty with Canada
Representatives of border constituencies have
always been opposed to it, as, in their view.
it gave to Canada benefits wEich were by no
means required by the province. 4 generous
regard for a neighboring and allied people has
hitherto induced the bulk Of the members of
Congress to oppose the steps taken for its re-
peal, and the project has been deferred from
session to session. This winter, it seems, the
opponents of the treaty count upon success
They have taken the pains to collect complete
files of the Toronto Leader and Quebeck Chro.
nicle-ths Government organs which certain
ly breathe spirit of unreasoning and implaca>
able hostility to the the United States Govern
ment, and of extraordinary and udaccountable
sympathy Cor the rebels and they reckon that
with this adventurous aid, they will be enabl-
cd to induce q majority of the members of
Congress to repeal this treaty.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
Sinking Lower.
LONDON. D.c. :

The public acts of the Lincoln Government
have rendered it in the ey es of the world the
most Infamous despotism now existing in the
civilized world. lit be possible to sink lower
it will continue to go downwards until the course
e of infamy is exhausted by its spasmodc ef-
forts of spite and malignity. When Hatteras
Island was taken. the treachery of pretended
preacher of the Gospel was commented on by
the press. His villainly has been rewarded by
the Lincoln Government by setting him up as
Provisional Governor of North Carolina !, The
New York Herald givts an account of pretend
ed .Convsntion, held at Hatteras on the 18th
ult. mo doubt of the Yankee troops, who now
consider themselves as citizens of :he oonuner
Cd domain: 1t this 'aConvaatiorn the reperals
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03

s. The Mobile Adver tissr says that dsserter
from Fort Pickens who came over to the Con
federats lines, reports that the losses of the
Lincolnites wss heavy during the late bonn.
bardment--sixty~two were killed in the fort
and .. greet many wounded, Col. Brown being
among tha latter.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
The Tsasaaqs en- Nsa0 York..

The New York Herald calls upon the peo-
pie of the North to Immediately put their har
bors and coas Is in a thorough state Of defence,
to prepare against the action OF Great Britain,
though that paper thinks possibly no war may
grow out OF it.
Cotton took another rise in New York, in con
sequence of the news of the Trent" affair
from Eogl-ad, go;ng up 20 so cents per pound
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03

pi ieacntI-cA pelleU Oy MS methodist brethren
for bis defection-was made Governor of North
a:olina The New York Herald gives his
Excellency Marble Nash Taylors .proclama-
tioa' for the benefit of the Yankee nation. We
have good authority for saying that the docu.
ment was written by the Hon. George Ban
croft the historian of Yankeedom v hat a
descent from writing the history ofthe once
powerfu United States Government to acting
ss Secretary TO traitor in the employ OF the
despot Lincoln. on his domain of barren sand
bank, where the waves dispute his possession
and ere the winter is over will overwhelm
him
The efforts of the Northern press to induce
| the people to believe that there are Union
met IN the South still continne, and their de.
lusion is fostered most assidiousiy. When
| they discover the deception practced Oh the IN
to induse volunteering, the time OF retribution
will arrive, and troubles now brewing in their
Cabinet and Congress will mature.
The Richmond Enquirer says of the rene
gade:
"Taylor-long live his Excelency--is not a
native Carolnian to the credit Of the Old
North State be it spoken but he sought and
found service as Chaplain in her army and
went in that capacity to Fort Hatteras. On
the Sunday before the battle there, he preach,
| ed an extreme secession sermon. During the
fight he deserted to the enemy, and turns Up
as Governor of North Carolina, and issues
proclamations The poor dog--a hypocrlte
IN religion and in politics, a traitor to his Goo
and to his country-hs is indeed the very
man for Lincoln Governor. Let the North
rejoics over him if they like him--we are glad
thas he has gone to his own u
The YANKEES Orr PoRr RoYAI-THE Coa.
ING OF THE SLAVES TO THGA.-The New York
Journal Of Conner ce, in speaking of affairs at
Port Roy al, says:
TIE newspapers have published most exag-
gerated accounts OF the coming in of slaves at
| Port Royal. From several gentlemen, who have
recently returned from, that port we learn facts
have to the fort to sell provisions, poul-
! Others have come from curiosity, and loitered
around awhile, going away again when they
pleased.
About one hundred ard fifty remain in the
| fort, having been employed to work, receiving
rations and eight dollars per mouth The to.
tai number that have come in, on any and ev.
cry pretext, does not exceed three hundred and
fifty. No Indication has been given of any den
sire to accept liberty as permanency. Their
| attachment to their masters and the families to
which they belong does not seem to be di1nin
ished, and there are large numbers, probably
| thousands Of them in the neighborhood, who
have not come into the fort at all. 1t is said
that visit to South Carolina has already open
ed the eyes of many gentlemen, of former 40
oliton inclinations, to some few facts In slave
ry.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
THE LATE STARTLING NEWS
FROM ENGLAND
Immense trciteme7at About the Seizure OF
Mason md Sll06zI !
NEWS
FURTHER DETAILS ETC.

We announced in the teIegrapbic depart
NJ eus of esterday's Express, the most impor-
tant features of the news from England per
the Europa. The Norfolk Day Book ha, re-
ceived late papers under the aag Of truce from
Fortress Monroe, and from yesterdays issue
of the Day Book, tral ster the follow
ing:
HALIFAX, Dec. Is.
The Europa arrived here to day from Liv
erpnol on the 3Oth uit.. and Queenstown on
the 3D. inst, where she was detained until
Monday, by order OF the British Government.
She has the Queens messenger ON board, with
dsspstchss 20 Lord Lyons.
LONDON, Dec 1st.
The Observer stetes that the Government
will demand +, ON President Lincoln and his
Cabinet the restoration of the persons Of
the Southern ENJOYS to the British Govern
ment.
Yesterday afternoon after Ave o'clock Her
Majesty held Privy Council at Windsor Cas-
lsle. Three Of her Majesty's Ministers, includ-
ling the First Lcrd Of Admiralty aud Secre
ltary Of State and War, travelled from London
for Windsor by special train to be present.
Previous to leaving town, the three Ministers
had attended Cabines council at Lord Pal
merston's official residence.
4 The Observer says special messenger Of
foreiga affairs has been ordered TO carry the
demands to Lord Lyons. aud will proceed by
lpacket from Queenstown to day. The public
will be satisfied 10 krow these demand. are
tor an apology, and to insist upon restitu-
ltion to the protection Of the British flag Of
those who were violently and illegally torn
from that sacred Asylum.
| The Observer adds: There is no reason
why they should not be restored to the quar-
ter deck OF British Admirable at New York
or Washington itself, in the face of ten Or
twelve men Of war; whose presence in the Po
somac would render the clustering Cabinet at
Washington as helpless the Trent was be-
fore the guns and cutlasses of the San Jacinto
It is no fault of ours if it should come even to
this"
Arrangements for increasing the force in
Canada are not yet complete, but in very
few hours every thing will be settled. In the
meantime large ship, the Melbourne, has
been taken by, aud is now being loaded with
Armstrong guns, some eighty thousand En-
field rifles, ammunition and other stores at
IWoolwich. 1t is not impossible thas this
vessel will be escorted by one or two ships Of
war;
The rifles are intended for the Canadian mil.
Iitary, and strong reinforcement- Of field artil
Ilery will be dispatched forthwith.
The London Times City article Of the Goth
Eays 1.-The position Of the Federal States of
IAmerioa 10 almost Identical in syery CONNER
4 ass. tsss s#f's#k sft s5*8
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-09
rhe Manure..

A sort Of triangular dispute is in pro-
gress, tho disputants being the N. J..
Tribuae. Mr.. Aapes Of Super phospa,e
celebrity and Professor pugh of the Agri-
cultural College Of pennsy ylvania the sub
ject matter IN dispute being the respective
intrinsic values of certain manures.
The Professor having analysed Mr..
Aapes' compound reports of it value de-
preciatingl5. The Tribune question the
accuracy Of The Professor. analysis and
the Professor retorts by impeaching the
soundness of the criticism. In the
meantime Mr.. Philip T. Lyon, Agricul.
tural Chemist of Maryland, in the course
Ola report on the value of ground bones
n q manure, says: :.
I" It has been found while in some In
stances it is possible to predict with cer.
tainty, from analysis, that particular
soil is barren, in numerous Others a bar
rem and fertile soil may approach so
closely 10 chemical composition that it is
scarcely possible to distinguish one from
the other. The majority of analysis fail
to give the information desirable for
practical deduction. This may, in part,
be owing to imperfect analysis, but it 10
certainiy smainly one 70 imperfect knowl-
edge OF the chemical conditions requisite
for fertility = - - :
| have already referred to the conclu-
sion that moss cheaists have arrived at
in reference to the analysis OF soils for
practical applications, but find have
omitted to notice very remarkable case
Of soil from the Island of Cuba, con-
tainlng pinety per cent Of oxide Of iron.
The sample was analyzed BY Prof, Hayes
OF Boston. and was from soil producing
6ne crops Of tobacco"
When doctors differ who is to decide 7
The fact is that little is known of the
specific actions Of manurcs, and analysis
has thrown but little If any light on the
subject. Our own opinion is that plants
obtain the quarter proportion Of their
sustenanee fromths atnospheFe, and those
manures are the most valuable, other
things bsiag equal, which have the most
affenity for, or, in other words. which
will absofb the greatest yolumn of the
necessary gases from the atmosphere, and
acting as = reservoir for the same, give
them out as vegetation needs them. We
would instance charcoal, which per se, is
totally valueless. yet by virtue of this
same quality Of absorption, becomes !
very valuable masurs. 8.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-09
Baltinere ON the slaves 81 u

Baltinsre ON ths slaves - 1ebeIs-
At the great war meeting ON Monday,
in Monument Square, Baltimore, said BY
the Clipper to be the largest meeting ever
held in that place, the Fifth resolution,
which was adopted unanimously, reads:
Resolved, That while conhscation and
emancipation Of the property and slaves
of rebels may be ap eficient means Of
suppressing the rebellion, they are essen
tial to cripple the power Of those now in
arms to embarrass the restoration or peace.
full and constitutional government after
their military power is broken; and there
lore We hcatllly approve OF the polic, Of
conGscating the properly of the 'oadeis of
the rebellion, and declaring the slaves Of
every rebel free from all obligations to
obey those who refuse 10 obey the laws
of the land.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-09
A RRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
RAIIROAD TRAIN

AN1AA4N0NAO v
Nawhcra Tssia isaves daasy .sunds,s .xer rseds al
70e p. 10. and AT ises ri 4:se p, m.
Nssets Train i.4vca daily fnnadsys exe~pted) al
7.tWs and 500 p aud strives iesoc m and
s.1o y. N.
Al Hamilton Depot, ,Trainaon the Wabash Valley
Aaiirosdsrrve daily, except Sundays, Asaoeioesp p.
n.,And dspsr, daily ytsnndsysexeep,sd, stf3 Boa. n.
BussescenReet witlihi-city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-09
DOST-OFFICE DIRECTORY.


AFrkvAI ~ the A1ails.
Eastern MaiiArri,es daily Sundays excepted 1via
Plymouth, at o clock y. NJ.
ST t.Lsatss nAsosAhera man xrrisesdafiy lMsndays
sxcepted} at6,p.m.
Western iArrives daily as .,a II 90
o'clock, N.
B.riin Etos EAiiarrivss dairy ,ss. II .sessss ~.
Wp.m.
c.rthsssssS riynoush zsiisrri ini, saai.ys
sxeepted1 At SPIN.
chssisstss Asiits sriA~eeti, larrtves rA,si.y.,
Thursday nd 6ainTds,p -, pm.
Cl0AILE Of the Mails.
EastesH III II daily lex eept saturdsysjat
r.
81. Louirsnd South bern MstlciesesdaIiy {gatardsyp
exceptedl ~ p-nr
Burlington Aaiieissss daily teseeptsasurdAys) =,
ep.n. ~ ffe8 ~ e.
Western Mail closes daily ts1esI Saturdays, ats
e'cloeAp. n.
CarthsEeana Plymouth II clos. ", (ssiurdays
exespisdla, p. m.
Charleston Mai (tri-weeliyl leioscs NonasyA Wed
esSaays and FRIDAYS. .aiss.n.
UT The Post Once " Ill bsopeD SnndHy sfrom
toss'clesk.x. J. b. HOW'LL n n.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-09
LIVE STOCK.

-
Droversaud fa1m6Tt " III nad this the m ost adyap-
tAEsous routs 6or live stock. Capae ious Yards
waiered and supplied with ever. conyepien, ! have
be 81 opened oitsts An cry
Suenton 10 paid 70 their wsnts. frsm Asrsisuprxh,
where Viii Be found6very conyeniance for fsedin
and re sitk. choice Ii ofefed of the PkiIIA DEL.
PHlA, hEM YORK and RALFIAOKE AARkkTS
This viii slso be found Ihe shortest quick est ana
mest direct rcute for Stock New lerkf via Allen
townl-and with fewer cha ngcf than any othes.
ENOUH LEWlS Gene aisOpt.. .Aftoona Pa Ii
l.. l.. H0UPT, Gan. Tick - AFt ,Phiiadelphis
H. II. HOUSTON FreighiAg ,pniiade iphia !.
iut2Adaw ,9Et7 - - .