Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-27

Gov. Tod has declared his intention to dr.,
in Ohio in March. ETA

news Fora&rapA0s
Gov. Tod has declared his intention to draft
in Ohio in March.
The St. Louis Democrat says that George
Francis Train has not paid his printing bills
in that city.
Satin is said to be the vogue in Paris for ID.
dies attire. Pink, blue and violet are much
affected BY the Empress.
1 A ship of war for the Chinese government,
built in New York by order Of the late Man
DARN Ward, is just completed. ..,..,
They have pig in New Bedford having
but one eye, in the centre of his face, and
with his nose situated above the eye.
Barnum has had bad season in Boston,
and has los: money. The aquarial gardens
are closed, the cosy theatre languishes, and
the v hole concern is for sale at bargain.
Gen. Hunter finds some Of the negroes in
his department. ind sposed either to work or
fight. He has therefore wisely determined to
draft them into the ranks.
Coal is thirty-6ve cents a bushel in ST..
Louis. Though the high price was originally
owing to strike of the miners, which has
since been settled, the rates have not been
diminished.
South Carolina, during the last decade,
made slower progress in population than any
other Southern State. Yet this decaying
oligarchy has assumed the leadership in the
work of disru2ting the Union.
The mining accounts from the Pacific re-.
gion are favorable. The news from Nevada
Is particularly encouraging. 1t is believed
that the yield of the the eastern slope of the
mountains will equal that OF the western.
If the farmers who have facilities would
save money and make money this spring they
will tap every maple tree, and make all the
sugar they can. Common sugar is now worth
II to IA cents per pound, and may advance
to 20 cents.
Mr.. Boileau, editor Of the Philadelphia
Journal, who was indisposed to become 9
martyr for the benefit of the Copperheads, has
been dismissed from his position as editor by
the proprietors of that paper, because he &C
cepted the parole.
The banks of New York, Boston and Phila
delphia have over fifty millions in specie
against forty-two millions year ago. Theil
loans are nearly 800 millions now to 23S mil
lions then; deposits $50 millions to 152 mil
lions; circulation 20 millions to Is millions
An old man, 60 years Of age, who but few
years ago was worth, in his own right, $50,
600, has been reduced to poverty by the old
fashioned method of indorsing for friend
and is now working on the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago railroad, at $3.50 pei
day.
Gen. Grant has issued an order from hi.
headquarters, requesting all the bars on tn.
boats in the Government service to be closed
and no spirituous, vineous or malt liquors vii
be allowed to be sold on the boats or in tn,
camps. Card playing and gaming is alst
strictly prohibited.
A man named Michsel Kavanaugh was ar
rested in st. Louis last week. while attempt
ing to dispose of large number of counter
felt fives on the State Bank Of Iowa. He hat
offered them to a broker at the rate of 81
cents on the dollar. About thousand dollars
of the money was found upon him.
A steam portable boiler exploded in Frank
lin county, Ohio, last week, killing Johr
Bugh and j. Baichley, the owners of the mill
and Fletcher Dublin and Mr.. Smith. Sew
eral others were wounded. Messrs. Bugh ane
Baichley resided in Perry county, and leav,
large families. The explosion was terrific
and mangled the killed almost beyond recog
milton.
The American Tract Society whose pub
locations are everywhere eagerly sought BY
our SOLDIERS and sailors have in the last fivt
months, with the cooperation of the Chris
tan Commission besides thousands of othel
publications, circulated in the amy and navy
250, 700 copies of their periodical, the Ameri
ean Messenger. These papers contain read
ing matter equal to four million tracts of fou,
pages each.
Each hotel in New York has marked De
culiartty. The Astor is the home of politicians
military officers and merchants with theil
families. The Metropolitan is the home o.
families. The Fifth Avenue Hotel is thu
home Of the travelling aristocracy. The Bic
WORT, of the elite, who ask style and do mo-
hlggle at the bill. The Clarendon, for tn,
high price Of board and the foreign style O
its dishes; while the St. Nicholas is tor
house for everybody.
In Baltimore, some Union people having
placed the national flag over the Southern
Methodist Church, in Biddls street, the min
lister, Rev. John H. Dashiell, who is a seces
sionist, went to the Church and took the FLAG
down, for which he was arrested and remains
in custody. General Scherck also ordered
the American flag to be hoisted over the As.
sembly Rooms, where nest eff secesh sym.
pathizers were wont to meet for worship, and
they refused to 60 into the building. This is
class Of men who are willing t., losetheir
own souls if they cane save slavery.