Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-14
DOINGs OF THE MUscATINE COMPANY.


Arrest Of Some Of the Copperheads.
DOINGs OF THE MUscATINE COMPANY.
OF MORE RIOTERS.
RETURN oFTHE MUSCATINE COMPANY
IFrom our own Correspondent
HEADQUARTERS Co. A, CoDFIsH RANGERS,
Sigourney, Aug. Q, 1868. {
DEAR JouRNAL:-Skunk still untroubled
and none of the boys hurt, unless sundry
back aches, caused by . promiscuous lying
around loose upon hard floors and still harder
benches, may be considered serious wounds.
Sunday morning finds US all still in the best
Of spirits, Notwithstanding drenching rain
that is deluging the outside world, few
drops of which find their way into the room
whete we are now quartered, by way of an
overground entrance, trickling through nu-
merous little defects in the tin roof of the
Court House. 1t may be easy for an old SOL
der to write whilst " confusion worse con-
reigns all around, but I confess my
self almost unequal to the task. The boys
have Just held a drum head court martial
upon Hart, who was convicted in open court,
of Harry Gardner, Judge Advocate,
and Joe Williams, Associate, Of the crime o.
doing nothing, at q time when he was cor
poral Of the guard" He has just been sum-
marily executed. Tho boys have filed infor-
nations against Demorest, Harry Canon and
Barnum, for willful desertion in billeting
themselves upon good natured Unionist who
has excellent feather beds and ''yaller legged
chickens. They have not yet made their ap-
pearance. A guard will soon be sent fol
them. In the interim our glee club is max.
ing the air melodious with songs. both patri.
otto and religious.
-.a.s I'D THE PRISONERS
were brought before Esq. Wilkinson yester'
day, charged with the crime of man slaughter
They waived an examination, and were held te
bail in the SUM of $4,000 each, for their ap.
pearance at the next term Of court. This bal
was readily given and the prisoners dis
charged. Court meets one week from to
morrow. j. F. McJunkin, Col. Chapman ani
Geo. D. Woodin appear for the defense. Th'
writs issued last Thursday for the arrest o
the rioters have not yet been returned, none
Of the men being come-at-able. The officers
are still after them. =, 5rs
,..-, COUNTY CONVENTION.
A most enthusiastic County Convention wa
held at the Presbyterian church yesterday at
ternoon, by the Republicans, for the.purpose o
nominating candidates for county officers
The nominations made were highly satisfac
tory to the party, all the nominees being oil
and highly respectable citizens. They vii
be triumphantly elected. .e, as
THE WAY THEY LIVE.
It is we'll established fact that q compan,
of Muscatine boys will never want for amuse
ment, no matter where they may be sent o.
under what circumstances they may b
placed. 1t would be impossible to compress
more sport into as short space of time, a
has been enjoyed by the boys of this compan..
since they left Muscatine.
Friday night we had dance at our quar-
tiers. 1t was grand affair, l assure you
There were some twenty ladies present. Ev
erything passed off with great eclat.
broke up about one o'clock, when the boy
began to make preparations for retiring 70
the night. These were few and simple, con
sisting for the most part in cartridge box 70
a pillow and the floor for q bed. One of tn
boys who had been prospecting through tn
day, soon came in with several sheafs of oats
His example was soon followed by the rest
and ere long every man had good comforta
BILE bed, and was soon wrapped in sleep. I
is said that the character of man may b
known by his hand writing. cannot voucl
for this, but of one thing I am convinced :
The best place to judge man is whilst asleep
taking the noise made by snoring as critic
ron. There were all kinds here, from the del
icate treble to the deep baritone. The snor
of one SOUNDED like crying infant, or tn
first effort Of young shanghai to announc
the coming morn. Notwithstanding, howev
er, all the drawbacks and the novelty Of th
situation to most of US, we slept soundly I'm
til morning, when "fall in for grub" was tn
order. This order was not obeyed with tina
alacri,y which I had expected would be ex
hibited by a lot of hungry soldiers. o.
arriving at the confectionery" as the boy
had facetious!y termed the dining hail."
ceased to wonder. In the basement of th,
Court House-a room formerly occupied as .
shop, with the shavings and feas
the former still bestrewing the floor, and thu
latter skipping about in q lively manner
on two tables, composed Of undressed pint
planks resting on carpenters benches, had
been set the frugal repast, consisting of 'bul
beef cut from the neck in strips of two inch
es in thickness by four in length, partly
warmed through, hard substance made t
initiate bread, and black liquid known al
coffee, without sugar or milk. These "sim
pie preparations" were soon dispatched, thu
greater part being thrown through the win
dow, and the boys dispersed, seeking wha1
they might devour.
As will be seen by the following order
Cspt. Satterlee has been appointed Comman
dant of the post. Immediately on assuming
command . new order Of things was inaugu
rated, and we now take our grub at the Clarl
House, very decided improvement upon thu
old order:
HEADQUARTERS, S1aoURNEY,
August 8, 1868.
SPECIAL ORDER No. /.
The troops now here. will remain until no