Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-16

THE JOURNAL.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
s%The Ministerial Association of the Mus
catine District NJ. E. Church, is postponed for
the present.
O. A big rain Monday afternoon helped
things along considerably. Prospects for
fruit, grain, and all kinds Of produce, good.
ARR1vED.-Capt. Charles Compton ar
rived home early Tuesday morning. We
are gratifed to learn that his health is i'm
proving rapidly.
OB1ruARY.-Rev ]. S. Whittlesy, chaplain
of the 18th Iowa regiment, died at his home
in Duraut, Scott county, recently, of disease
contracted in camp. A son of Mr. Whittlesy
also died short time since Of wound re-
ceived at the battle of Shiloh.
SIn sending their donations to the va
rious military hospitals scattered throughout
the land, we hope our Aid Societies will not
forget the hospital at Keokuk. We presume
box of delicacies and clothing would be very
acceptable to the poor fellows in that infirma
ry.
FThe Davenport people now think they
are going to get military prison located at
Camp Mcclellan. We certainly hope the
Government will give them something for
conscience's sake-anything, it don't mat
ter what it is, so it will stop their noise and
clamoring
HIGH PRAIRIE on HANr-The patriotic
citizens of High Prairie paid into the hands
of the Treasurer of the County Relief So.
ciety yesterday the sum of $3.50. The
people of this locality are noted throughout
the county for their generosity and loyalty to
the Union. Long may they wave.
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OvERMAN's FERRY ALL RIGHT AGAIN.-The
waters ofthe Cedar having subsidized from
the spring food, travel is resumed on the
favorite route Ola Overman's Ferry. Mr.
jacob Edwards is now in charge of the ferry,
and will cross over all who pass that way
ION the double quick" at moderate charges. |
~ The good news from Norfolk, Mon |
day, created considerable rejoicing among all
citizens, excepting perhaps, few miserable
secessionists, whom nobody cares for is long |
as they keep their mouths shut. The con-
viction that treason is very nearly knocked |
down and drug OUT is daily increasing here
abouts, much to the joy Of our loyal citizens.
gin justice to Mr.. Lowe, the gentle
manly proprietor Of the Ogiivie House, in this
city, we will state that every one ABOUT the
house supposed that the couple noticed in
yesterdays paper were man and wife. The
Ogilvie is one of the best hotels in the State
and in every way worthy the patronage of
the public.
~The members of the jackson county
bar, irrespective of party, have unanimously
nominated Judge Dillon for reelection to the
Office of District Judge. No one is better
qualified or capable Of giving more general
satisfaction than this gentleman. If the bar,
most directly interested. without distinction
of party, nominate Judge Dillon, politicians
should not object.
DISTRICT CoURr.-The jury, in the case of
Evans %. the city of Muscatine, found for |
the plaintiff. assessing his damages at five |
hundred dollars.
The time of the court was occupied during |
the whole of yesterday with the case of
Dougherty IS. the CITY, This case is of the
same nature as the other, wherein the plain
tiff sues the city for damages resulting from
the great food in June. 1852 Daily, 14th.
CHERRIES Not long since we stated that
cherries was gone mp, hereabonts, the buds
having turned black. 1t seems we were mis- |
taken in this supposition as, contrary to gen. |
eral expectations, those trees are blossoming
profusely. We are glad we were laboring |
under delusion, as we are particular friend
of cherries ourself, and can get them down
in almost any way except perhaps in the shape
Of cherry brandy. That, every one knows,
amt good.
DISTRICT CoURT.--No new cases were
taken up in court, yesterday, the time being
entirely occupied with the case of Dougherty
% the city. At the present rate the city cases
bid fair to occupy the whole term, to the ex-
clusion of all other cases. An immense num-
Der of witnesses have been examined on both
sides, whose testimony is very conflicting on
some points.
The amount claimed by Mr. Dougherty is
forty-fve hundred dollars.-Daily, 10Th.
~ In court Wednesday proposition to
settle the claims against the city, for the
damage resulting from the June food of
1859, at fifty cents on the dollar-the city
to pay the costs-was made by the city's
counsel and accepted by the plaintiffs. The
city council having been called together to
authorize this action, after some debate, re-
pudiated the course of the city's counsel and
refused to make the settlement. The trials
will therefore proceed
EscAPED.-Geo. Kilvington, the young
man recently committed to Jail for larceny,