Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-12
- The National Ship Canal Conventio

~ The National Ship Canal Convention,
after session Of two days, adjourned on the
Sd. No mmediatc~ practical results have
grown out of the Convention, though an in
terest has been awakened in the public mind
of the country to the Importance of improved
communication between the Mississippi, the
Lakes and the seaboard. A delegation from
Iowa, headed by Hon. J. B. Grinnel, pre-
sented the views of this State in relation to
the superior necessity of clearing first the
Mississippi of its upper and lower rapids
Iowa has no interest in this convention at all
unless these rapids are cleared, either by
blasting out the rocks or building canal
around them, so that our wheat and corn
may reach market at small cost As a Union
loving State, we look forward to the day
when we shall again trade wi h the South, as
we'll as the East. At that day we shall ex-
tend our right hand to the East, and our
left to the West, and what thereis left of our
heart to the redeemed inhabitants of the sun
ny cline.
We think this is looking at the subject in
the right light.
ENROLLING OFFIcERs.-Th following is the
list of enrolling officers for the End Congress
sional District, so far as they have been re-
ceived at the Office of the Provost Marshall
The appointments for Linn and Jones coun-
ties have not been received.
MUsCATINE COUNTY.
District, No. 1, First Ward, Fred. Speathe Sub
Dist No. :, second ward. W. B. Kennedy Sub Dist.
No 3, third ward, Perry Lewis.
OUTSIDE CITY, BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Sub District, No. a, Zephaniah Washburn; sub-dst
No. 5, Seventysix and Cedar, Al Westbrook sub
dist No g. Orono and Pike, P. 8. Cone sub dist No.
7, wapsinonoc, Asa Gregg; sub.dist No. 8. Goshen,
R. s. Thomson sub-dist. No 9, Moscow and Wilton,
A. HolIister dist No. 10, Sweetland W. G. Robb
sub-dist No II, Fulton E. NJ Miles sub-dist No. r.
Montpelier, Geo. Metz suI-dist No. IL, Lake, Samuel
Lucas.
CEDAR COUNTY.
For Center township, W. P. Wolf; for Pioneer and
Fremont, Capt s. W. Rathbnn for Dayton and Massi-
Ion. s. D. Shesrer; for Springfield and Inland, J. W
Stanton for Pennington, Hon. II. Lens: for Sugar
seph Ellyson; for Springfield and Cover. Thomas
James for Cass, Linn and Red Oak, John Dance.
SCOTT COUNTY.
Davenpo.t.First ward. A. Abel; second d and n & third
wards Christian Kaufman; fourth ward, W. r. Camp
pell fifth and sixth wards, J. M Frizell.
DAvENPoRT-oUTsIDE CITY LIMITS
And Plasant Valley township, w. B. Barnes
LeClare and Pemberton, G. @. Apologize; Wufeli and
Aliens Grove, Tras Darnell Hickory Grove. Cleona
and Liberty town hips Henry Egbert Blue rass, Buff
falo and Rockingham townships, A. G. Morehead.
CLINTON COUNTY.
Lyons and Elk River, George Burton; Camanche.
Centre, Eden and Deep Greek, townships, P B. Mard;
D Witt. Washington, Welton and Orange Townships,
J. r. Waters; Olive Berlin. Liberty aud Spring Rock
j. A. Boyd Sharon, Brookfeld. Bloomfield and Water
ford, A. B. Bissell Clinton and Hampshire, s. L. Toll
JACKSON COUNTY.
Prairie Spring. Richlani, Otter Creek and Butler,
Wilson; jackson. Perry, Farmer Creek and Brandon,
]. Watkins; Monmouth, South Fork, aud Maquoketa,
r. N Grain BelvIe, Te'e des Morts and Washington,
G. w. McNuly; Fairfield, Van Buren,, Iowa and
Union, Geo. Trarer.