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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

ca Gold is declining and Government Sc
curities are going up. A week ago yesterday
gold sold here at 60 per cent premium for
''greenbacks." To day gold is selling here at
from So to 529 cents premium for SCREEN
Backs" with indications of still farther de-
cline. The combined efforts of the rebel
sympathizing politicians and the Wall street
spectators to depreciate the Government
currency have received check. $50 be it.
eyer."- Chicago Jour.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

W Gen. Couch, who commands the right
wing Of the army Of the Potomac, is cousin
Of our longtime fellow citizen. Moses Couch.
Esq. He is from Massachusetts.
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L.AW AND REAL ESTATE.
c. G. HAYES &, BRO,

, LAWYERS AND COMMERCIAL BROKERS, d.
Continue to buy and sell Real Estate. great deal
of Real Property will change hands between now and
next autumn and those ho debt ia do geu to sell
There is considerable demand for improved farms In
this county, and make occasional sales to spectators
Send in your numbers. We examine titles.
@. G. HAYES BROTHER.
Feb II, 1868 .d&w6m
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Fob II. 1863.d&W
Eslrav Cow.

>S1 STRAYED, from the subscriber, q
&EEHSN red Cow-some white shoulder,
hind legs and feet white, and is four or
1890 five years old Any person knowing Of
the ereabouts of such Cow, will greatly obge the
unde rsigned by reporting the at Garretson WI
ley's grocery store. D. McFANN.
Feb 10, 1868, ~
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ST. Louis. Mo-:

DONATION VIs1T.-The friends and acquain-
tances of Rev. G. P. Reynolds, on Muscatine
circuit, will make him donation visit at his
residence in Wilton, on Friday afternoon and
evening, (Feb. Goth, 1862 Let there be a
liberal response and hearty turn out.
d-w1t Per order of Committee.
Try IT, BY ALL MEANs.-If any of our read
ers have been troubled to make light and uni
form biscuit, it is more than probable they
do not use DeLand & Co.'S Chemical Salera-
tus. That is pure article, not detrimental
to health and sure in its effect Try it by all
means.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Estray PONY.

TAKEN up. by John Miller. at his residence in
i Goshen township, Muscatine county, Iowa, on
the 9th day Of December, 1852 Pony-coor, dark
bay siv even years DID, four white feet star in fore
head black and TAIL and valued before A. Broom
hill, Esq, at $40.
JOHN W. JAYNE. County Clerk:
Feb 10, 1s63-w1w
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

The following is list Of Iowa sick and
wounded soldiers, arrived at st. Louis, Feb
ruary, 1868, and in hospitals there, from
Helena-furnished by Thos. W. J.. Long, (of
Iowa. Office No. Laclcde Block, Olive st.,
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AUDIToR's OFFICE, Iowa.,
Des Moines, Feb. 3, 1868.

Deo MOlue5s yep. 1900
It Is hereby certified, That this third day of Feb
ruary. 1868, sworn statement filed in this office.
showing thu condition of the Charter Oak Life Irsur-
ance Company, located at Hartford in the State Of
Connecticut, the twenty-seyenth day of January,
D. 1868, in accordance With provision of an
of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa. entitled
can act in relation to Insurance Con1panes approved
January 2sth 1857 land endatory thereto APP
proved February 9Th, 1858, and in relation to
Life Insurance ompanies approved March 18th, 1862
that said statement shows that said Company is pos
sesscd Of the requisite amount Of capital and invested
as required by law. ~ g s.,-. -'---:'-.--.-. -,
Authority is therefore given to the above named
Company to transact business of Life Insurance in this
State in accordance with the laws thereof until the
31st day of ia nuary A. D. thousand eight hundred
and sixty -four.
1t is also certified, That Thomas D. Smith, Esq, of
Muscatne, has been duly appointed by said Company
their lawful Agent and Attorney in the county of Mus
catlne with fell power take of insurance tbere-
in and 10 acknowledge service of process as provided
by law his fling with the Clerk of the District
Court in and for said county, certified copy of the
statement file in this Office. 1t is further certified
that the attached true and correct copy of the said
statement. ~ 20
.-----, In testimony whereof, havo hereunto set
SEAL nay hand and affixed my seal Of Office, this
$685. third day of February, a. D. $685.
g j. W. CATTELL, Auditor of State.
Feb 10-d1w3w
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For Few DAYS ONLY.-Great bargains
in clothing, hardware and boots and shoes, at
feb12.d10t-w1t. White & OG1LvlE's.
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MARRIED.
n1Hn 10

By Esquire Misty, on the 9th inst Mr.. JonN vAuPIL.
Of this city, and Miss MARY ALDINGEB, Of Sweetland
township, Muscatine county.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

az An interesting letter fiom our cores
pendent in the S5th regiment may be found
in to-day's paper, giving the details of their
recent release from inactivity. 1t will be OBJ
served that the regiment is again divided up,
companies and H remaining on the
island under command of Major OCon-
nor EtIE.-.
Captain F. w. Nanner, commander of the
new gunboat "New Era" of whom such
favorable mention is made by our CORES
pendent, is brother-in-law Of Mr.. Silverthorn,
Melpine in this county. He was at one
time proprietor of the American House, in
this city.
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$2,6s3,11O 50
LIABILITIES.

The amount Of liabilities due or not due to
Banks or other creditors, .I -cr- None.
Losses adjusted and due, None.
Losses adjusted and not due, Ti- g 81 400
Losses unadjusted, in suspense, waiting proof, -
contested or trusted, ~ 1T ,639 IT
All other claims are small for printing. &c. -, :.
Agents instructed to take risk Twenty Thous
and dollars without special permission.
The greatest amount insured in any city. town,
Twenty Thousand Dollars deposited with the State of
Tennessee in stock Of that State which not included
in our assets and s equivalent to no deposit of our
capital savings Deposited with the State Of Ohio
Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars -.-..
The Charter is on file with the Auditor of Iowa. ~.
LUCIUs j. HKNDEE, Secretary.
Hartford, January l, 1868.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Hartford County, }ss.
Hartford, January l, 1868
Personally appeared before me, Henry Fowler, .
Justice of the Peace for said State and county Lucus
Hsndee, Secretary, and made solemn oath that the
foregoing statement OF the assets and condition of
Aetna Insurance Company is true.
HENRY FOWLER, Justice of the Peace
9 AuD1roR's OFFICE, IowA,l
- -.-.; Dssmoines January %, 1868. :
1t Is hereby certified That tho twenty-second
day of January, 1868 sworn statement was filed in
this Office showing the condition Of the Aetna Inaur
ance Company located at Hartford, In the State OF
Connecticut, the first day of January A. D. 1863 in
accordance with provision Of Act Of the General
lation to Insurance Companies" approved Januar:
2sth, 1885, and an Act amendatory thereto approved
Tsbrua 9th 1858, and Act in relation to Life In
surance Companies, approved March 17tH9 1S62-tha.
said statement shows that sail possessed Of
the requisite amount of capital and invested
quired by law.
Authority is therefore given to the above named
Company to transact business Of Insurance in this
State in accordance with the laws thereof until tho
31st day of January A. D. thousand eight hundred
and sixty four ..i ..s-g.1 j. :: IA "a.
It 10 also certified that Oh ester Weed Esq., of Mus
eane, has been duly appointed by said Company their
lawful Agent and Attorney for the County of Muscatne
with full to take risks of Insurance therein and
to acknowledge service of process provided by law
upon his filing with the Clerk Of the District Court in
and for said county certified copy of the statement
file in this Office. It is further certified that the
tsched is true and copy the said statement
.-.--.. In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
SEAL: my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this
'-----' ed day Of January, A. D. 1863
| y. -sf J. W. CATTELL, Auditor Of State.
February Is, 1s63-w3w %.
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Total assets Of the Company,-....
ag,oF .s ro Liabilities,
Miscellaneous.

The greatest aomount insured in any risk, SO
The Company has no rule regulating the amount to
be insured in any one city, town village. -s..
No part Of Its capital earnings deposited with
any other State States security for therein
printed copy of the act of Incorporation of such
Company herewith sent s. a..-a t soy
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
County Of Hartford, De

HAETFoRD, JAM 81, 1868.
James O. Walkley President, and Samuel H. W hite,
Secretary of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
OF Hartford Conn, beng severa!ly sworn, depose and
say that they the above described officers of sad
insurance Company; that the foregoing is full true
and correct statement of the affairs of the said Insur
ance Company; that the said 1nsurancelC the
bond de owner of at least hundred and City thous-
and dollars of actual cash capital invested in stocks
and bonds or in mortgages real worth double
the amount for which the is mortgaged in
or approved securities; that the foregoing described
loans and investments made solely exclusively
for the benefit of said Company; that the mortgages
above bed have not been assigned any
ner released or impaired by said Company. according
to the best of their knowledge and belief 81 ~
tSigned) J. WALKLEY, President,
'r' "a +=--t'- 3. II. WHITE, Secretary.
Subscribed and to before me this 9th
-. P: day of January, 1868.
'----' tSigued) JEROME B. BROWN,
Notary Public.
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:, Statement of the Condition of the
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY.

-ilS9 On the LIST day Of January, 1858. ~
MADE TO THE STATE OF IOWA.
.,t sSe.ai, q ---sffflgt ~ ast
The name of tho corporation is Etna Insurance
Company, located at Hartford, Conn., d, y
The capital Is Fifteen Hundred Thousand Dollars
and II paid up. q saI2 N3tt1o4 etI '3 fEiJ" =
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''-' New E1i1i:.:I1i;iail..., L. .-''-' :
Ei& o. w! r CKEL

TINE undersigned will oontinue the Lumber business
l. ct the old stand Of O.W. Eckei. ~
o. W. Eckci has been engaged ID tho Lumber bust
for the ast five years, which enables the firm to
give entire satisfaction to all wishing purchase and
thsy hope 70 receive share Of public patronage. q
l.. EOKEL,
Feb B, 1868 .d&w1w o. w. ECKEL.
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0PLENDID assortment Of improved Kerosene Lamp
nev1y J. =. 0AN0Es Cs.s 0lay DsuG 6tms.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13
Coal Yard.

r HAVE opened Coal Yard Front street, near the
i 0gilvie House, where will keep. constantly on
hand Balards Illinois Coal of the very best quality.
WILLIAM DAVIS.
Orders left at the store Of John McMenomy Son,
will be punctually attended to. d&w till sept1
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

sV In to-d.y's issue may be found the
list Of Iowa soldiers who have died in the
hospitals at St. Louis during the past week.
1t was furnished US by Thos. W. J. Long,
Esq, who has, since his residence in St
Louis, devoted great deal of time and
attention to caring for the interests and
welfare of Iowa soldiers He has complete
record of all that have died in the hospitals
there, and will furnish tho friends of the
deceased with all information in his posses
sion. Mr.. Long is entitled to the gratitude
of all Iowans for his disinterested efforts in
favor of our soldiers. He may be addressed
at No. Q, Laclede Block, Olive street, st.
Louis. Mo.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

IxPoRrANT.-It is not only an established
fact, that at J. A. Bishops grocery store you
can get better article Of goods for the same
money, than you can any place else in the
city, but he also delivers in any part Of the
city -four and heavy goods without charge
for drayage. He purchased large stock of
goods previous to the recent advance, and is
selling them very low to suit the times. We
think it would be greatly to the interest Of
buyers, either 1t wholesale or retail, to take q
look through bis stock and examine his
lPSlces. ss0eaxv sag 81 bssF asisgss fehl2-dlW.
=, sstsetsNG t4i1assn aaaJa9sZsgS73 o sse7sig
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

& POSTAL CURRENCY. - Many people believe
that all postal currency, in order to be genu-
inc, must have the letters A. B. n Co., in
monogram, on the lower right hand corner of
the back of the note. This is an error. The
contract for printing these notes was original
ly given to the National Bank Note Company,
whose signature is in small letters upon the
face. When the demand for them became
urgent, the National Bank Note Company
printed the face, and the American Bank Note
Company the backs, hence those which were
printed by the American Bank Note Compa-
ny have their signatures upon the back but
the absence of this signature is no evidence
of SnuriouSnesS
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

New YORK, Feb. II.
There is not much news of special char
acter this morning.
The 1ribune's special says the Joint Com
mittee on the Conduct Of the War are prose-
cutting with vigor and effect the inquiry into
the insubordinate influence which pervaded
from the President countermanding the order
of Gen. Burnside to cross the Rappahannock
and renew the fredericksburg fight. The
investigation has already included the infu-
ence of Cabinet officer with that of unwar
like Generals. r
Headquarters, Grand Reserue. Stafford
Court House, Feb. 9th. - Friday morning
just about o'clock, picket post, consisting
of sixteen men, under Lieut.. English of the
18th Pennsylvania cavalry, at Wigginston's
Mills, come four miles from Stafford Court
House and was attacked by force of about
% rebels, 20 of whom were mounted. They
killed two of our men, wounded Lieut.. Eng
fish and took ten prisoners and captured fif-
teen of our horses. Lieut.. English and four
men made their escape under cover Of dark
ness. "+
New YORK, Feb. II.
A few days before the steamer North Star
sailed from Key West, communication was
received by Rear Admiral Bailey from our
Consul General at Havana, in which he stated
tha} he had just received Geographic dis
patch from the U. s. Consul at Trinidad
Cuba, saying that an English brig had arrived
from Kingston, Jamaica, with information
that the Alabama reached that port on the
Goth, and landed the remaining officers and
crew of the U. s. steamer Hatteras, sunk of
Galveston, over one hundred in number.
| 1t was further reported that the Alabama
had suffered severely in her fight with the
Hatteras, that she had five shots in her hull
one of which, passing through her stern posts
was bad one. She put into Kingston te
repair damages, and expected to be ready fol
sea in four days. aa
Immediately upon this news being receiv.
ed in Havana, the United States steamers
Wachussett and Oneida sailed direct fol
Kingston. The Santiago De Cuba and R. R
Cuyler, then on the South side of Cuba, were
ordered at once to the same port. The Tiogs
and Sonora were also steering in the same
direction. e.
The Zr;6une's dispatch says one of the new
iron-clad gunboats is on shipboard, en- route
to San Francisco, where it will be used as .
harbor defence. The navy department vii
Immediately order the construction Of . gun
boat to receive the engines captured aboart
the Princess Royal.
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sueW ednesday had an affecting account of the
cruel barbarities upon "poor contraband,"
who no doubt had been coaxed from an in
dulgent master, where all the comforts Of life
wero abundantly furnished her-vids the
copper-heads-to cold and cheerless home
in the North, merely for the empty name Of
liberty-vide same authority-by DR.. Latta,
horrible aboitionist of Grandview. d.
The facts are that the woman was brought
from Corinth by an officer Of the 9Th regi-
ment, who being friend of DR.. Latta, offer
ed him the services of the woman, which he
accepted, and was to meet her at the cars
On the day appointed the Doctor was unable
to be at Ononwa, being on visit to another
portion Of the county. She was taken to the
house of friend of DR.. Latta to stay until
the Doctor called for her, but as she was i'm
patient to be at her new home, she started
and walked the whole distance. On her
arrival she became disappointed on account
of there being no person of her color within
the limits Of the village, and threatened to
leave. No notice was taken of the threat how
ever. In a day or two afterwards she did
leave, the Doctor being absent at the time.
This is the whole story in nut shell, about
which the Courier made such rigmarole. :
AS to her arrival at Ononwa penniless, where
purse was made up for her, we know moth
ing. If such was the case. the renerous act
reflects credit on the donors. 81, .t.4i. I
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

FRox THE "ELEvENTH"--We have been
permitted to peruse q letter written by a
member of the Eleventh" to his friends in
this city, giving some interesting items in re-
lation to his regiment. The letter was dated
"twelve miles from Vicksburg," on the 23d
of January. He says that on the passage
down the river, their boat was fred into by
guerrillas, and Captain Compton and Lieuten-
ant Mellinger slightly wounded. He did not
state the nature of the wounds. Atthe place
where their boat was anchored, there was
large fleet of boats, about seventy-fve or one
hundred in number, all loaded down with
troops and munitions of war, and about four
miles below them, there was another feet Of
more than twice that number, all destined for
the final overthrow of Vicksburg, which the
writer had no doubt would require but a
few days time after the final preparations
werc made. The health of the regiment
was unusually good, but very few being on
the sick list.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

DuNsMoRE & BARRus.-This highly popu-
lar dry goods house is steadily increasing in
public favor and the patronage of this COM
munity. The house has never since its es-
adjustment under the auspices OF the senior
proprietor. a number of years ago-it being
one of the pioneer business houses of the
city-enjoy ed as large an amount Of trade as
it has been favored with during the present
winter. The stock has been replenished sew
eral times during tho season, and each time
it HIS been disposed of at an unparalleled
rate. The junior partner is now East for the
purpose Of again replenishing their stock
He intends sending large lot of the very lat
est patterns. We are pleased to record this
evidence of prosperity in one Of our most pop.
ular dry good houses, and hope it may never
abate.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13

to compensate the sailors of the guubcat
Cairo for loss Of clothing. Adopted.
Mr.. Ten Eyck, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported adversely on the bill to
amend the fugitive slave act. sal "a
The bill to allow the United States to prose-
cute appeals Of writs of error was reported
back from the same committee and passed.
The bill for the removal Of the Winnebago
Indians from Minnesota passed. E; -7ys.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to increase
the number of Major and Brigadier Generals
in the volunteer service. 1t provides for an
increase off Major Generals and ITO Brig
adler Generals. The subject was discussed
at length, by Messrs. Wilson, Grimes and
Collamer. ss,.'s d s.a-s ~ ',,sr \.
Houss.-Mr. Washburn gave mott % that
he would introduce bill to repeal oil laws
levying duties on rail1nd iron and coal
A report was madl b the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, on Nj. Fesssnden's resolu-
ton rs to whether Gen. Heron should not
be dismissed as minister from Columbis. The
COMMITTEES was then discharged from further
consideration Of the subject. y
Bills authorizing the Territories of Nebras-
X and Colorado to form Constitutions pre-
limipary to their admission into the Union a
States, were reported from the COMMITTEES on
Territories. .ssSt s SEQ .s5s sss Il {i,a....l}
sw6gaAS&6k9 =
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'..-. ...e, WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
There is no foundation for the sensation re-
port that Secretary Seward has rejected the
French proposal for the meeting Of commits
sioners from the North and South, to arrange
terms of peace. A French proposition, ifsuch
a thing there be, has not yet reached our
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REPLY.
Private. MIss1ss1Pp1AN ORF1cE. ;.
JACKSON, March 10th, 1863. 7

L VII r.
JACKSON, March 10th, 1853. ..,4
DOUGLAS NJ. HAMrLrox-Dear. SIR,
Your favor of the 2lst ult., is received!--.
You are right in your surmise that the ar
ttcle referred to, aud similar ones, are scrit.
ten mainly for Western consumption. The
papers printed here go regularly to Wes-
tern soldiers, by some means, and are not
untrequently republished in Western, pa
pers. ~. .is-.7Il-
From the beginning of the struggle it
has been an object with to draw dis
tinction between Western and Eastern SOL
diers, of the North--to give the first credit
for all the achievements of Federal arms,
and denounce the latter as coWardly, ma
lignant and iutOlerant, hoping thereby, to
produce division among them, and thus
relieve ourselves; and this, it must be con.
tessed, is about the only object i hope to
aid in accomplishing by presenting to the
West seeming willingness to admit them
into our Contederacy, upon our own'terms
and conditions. a=s1s.a gsg.5e
While there are certain conditions upon.
which would not be opposed to their ad.
mlsslon-the entira expulsion of hbolitiSn.
isnn:Rnd tanaticism--the adoption uof our
constitution, and the unrestrainbd tolera.
ton of slavery-yet am not wild enough
to believe that even the Western States will
ever reach the standard, and hence, DO.
litical brotherhood with themis something
neither expect nor desire. Ny. sole OBJ
ject, therefore, in such editorials as you
refer is to increase the dissatisfaction now
raging in the West. trusting it may soon
break out in open rapture. This course I
think could defend upon moral grounds,
but that is not necessary now. s7F
It is PROPER to say, that know nothing,
of the Presidents views on this subject,
and the Nississippian (though friendly y to
hin is not his organ. 9- zari =
Cordially mpathizing with you in here
ditary aad intense hatred to the true Yam
kee character, l am, very respectfully,
ii F. T. CooPER,
'ash9 Editor Mississippian