Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-12
News Paragraphs.

A National Convention of Manufacturer
met at Chicago on the 3d.
The Louisville journal says that rebel de
serters are reporting themselves in largo mum
bers at the headquarters in that city, daily.
The Richmond Examiner says thalthe pres
ent csmpaign will swell the Confederate deb
to 81, 600, ,OO0,0C0. a ' N.
The sanitary report of our Western armies
Shows an improved and highly favorable
condition.
VIM. Durbin. President of the Sandusky
ManSfield and Newa k R.ilroad, died at his
res dence in Sandusky on the 2Sth ult
The monster Steamship, Great Eastern
reached New York, from Liverpool, on the
9th ult This is the third time it has crossed
to this side OF the Atlantic.
Major James Burns, Sr., died in Bedford
county, Pa, on the 18th ult, aged 1O3 years.
He was with Washington at Valley Forge and
participated in the b,tte Of B!andywine.
The case Of Gen. Jeff c. Davis, for shooting
and killing Gen. Nelson, sometime last winter
has been continued until the next term of the
Louisville Circuit C,urt The indictment
charges Gen. Davis with manslaughter.
Mr.. Calvin Haskell, of West Gloucester
(Mass.,) has a son five years Of age, who
weighs l25 pounds. He enjoys excellent
health, and bids fair to eclipse Daniel Lam
bert in size, should he attain manhood.
D. Utassy, the swindling and thievine
New York Colonel, has been convicted by a
court-martial Of the various charges against
him, and sentenced to Sing Sing State prison
for year. He has also forfeited lis pay
Served him right.
VIM. P. Thomasson, of Kentucky formerly
a citizen at Chicago announces himself as an
emancipation candidate for Governor of Ken
tucky. He publishes an address to the peo.
pie Of that commonwealth, in which he takes
strong ground in favor of releasing it from
the curse of slavery.
The cost of the iron plated vessels of the
British navy which have been built since the
Warrior, is officially stated as follows: The
Black Prince, f373, ,S99; the Resistance, 9257,-
S4S; and the Defense, 1882 898. The whole
cost of the Warrior, before she was ready for
sea amounted to f377,373.
The Senate of Connecticut, by vote
of - to 8, refused to restore to the Senate
hall portraits of ex-Governors Toucy and
Seymour, as evidence of their loyalty was not
produced, which, according to the resolution
banishing the pictures, must he forthcoming sorh
before restoration is in order.
Mr.. Richard Colburn. of the New York
World, lately released from captivity by the
rebels, returned to Cairo looking as fresh as
though he had not taken an involuntary trip
through the confederacy, and been an inmate
Of prison He left on the steamer to join
Gen Grants forces at Vicksburg. He thinks
he will not endeavor to pass the enemy's bat
teries in tug again, but 60 by the longer but
safer route, the plank road
Locusts are making their appearance in
Western Virginia. The Wheeling Mteligea-
cor, says the earth is now yielding up its long
buried swarms OF locusts. The hogs are root
ing after them, and farmers are blowing them
out of their holes. They have also made their
appearance at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. a simple
protection for fruit trees is to wind around
them straw soaked from six to ten hours in a
strong lye, made from cool wood ashes or
lime. The branches remaining exposed and
which have been injured by their ravages
should be Topped off as soon as the locusts
disappear. f"