Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-02

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Patti was paid o cool two thousand dollars
for singing once before the German monarchs,
in Frankfort.
Gen. Scott still walks erect and enioys
good health. lie is writing, without the aid
of spectaclts, history Of his campaigns,
Nine hundred of General Rosecrans'
wounded had arrived at Nashville up to the
night of the Oath inst
Lincoln is the only county in Maine that
threw Democratic majority. 1t is also the
ouly county that has no newspaper within its
limits.
Victor Hugo has already bagged a hun
dred thousand dollars by Les Miserable.
and is almost ready with more nonsense
of the same kind.
Arrangements have been made nv which
Geographic communi cation with the Pacific
will be established by the close of next year
through tho British possessions.
Gen. Hooker was at Indianapolis last week,
fastening troops forward to East Tennessee.
1t is expected that he will have q command
in that department.
The Navy Department has just decided to
build another fleet Of non clad vessels. They
will be longer and more formidable than any
in use in this or any other country.
Nebraska confirms some of the richest salt
fields in the world In Saline and Lancaster
counties, fifty miles from The Missouri river,
are about 10000 acres in three several basins.
The pearl fishery at Ceylon has this season
opened nine millions of oysters, and found
therein half million dollars worth of pearls,
which indicates a good time in that line Of
business.
The banking house of w. F. Reynolds &
Co., at Bellefonte, Pa, was entered last week
and robbed CT the large sum of $1,000. 1t 10
the largest robbery ever effected IN Central
Pennsylvania.
The wheel mill of Kings powder works on
the Little Miami, above Xenis, o., exploded
on the night Of the 10th inst, at about eleven
o'clock, Destroying the building, and killing
hand named Kelly.
The Pacific railroad is being rapidly con.
structed from San Francisco, east. The cars
are nov running seventeen miles, and by Jan.
uary, the roai will be open to San Jose The
great work Is now going ahead.
There has already been received as com.
mutton under the enrolment act So, 500, 600,
which sum, and all moneys hereafter realized
from this source, are to be expended in
bounties for enlistments
Milwaukee is celebrated for its brick, which
are made of wbitish clay, and which differ
from the Philadelphia brick, inasmuch as they
| contain no oxide Of iron, to the presence of
which ingredient is due the color of the Phil
alelphia article.
The Provost Marshal General has decided
that the right of party drafted to insist on
does waive when he furnishes a substitute
and pays the communication. He cannot after
wards be permitted to retrace that waive.
By way of Bermuda, we have an explana-
ton Of the sinking of the famous steamer Sunl-
ter, in Charleston harbor. 1t seems that
Moultrie fired upon her through mistake,
and sunk her. Of $50 persons on board at
the time, all but 80 were saved.
Col. Cloud, of the I'd Kansas Cavalry, from
Gen. Bluut's army, has arrived at Little Rock
from Fort Smith. On his way he had two
engagements, in both Of which he defeated
the rebels. Trains are now running between
Little Rock and Duyall's Bluff
The effect of the late frost has been such
as to advance the market prices of tobacco
from So to 81 per 100 pounds. Letters from
Tennessee and the Southern counties in Ken
lucky state that the tobacco is totally
destroyed, with the exception of the little that
has been cut-about one fourth
! 1t is reported that IN the nelghborhood of
St. Clair, Franklin county, NO., hogs in ap
parent good health and condition are dying
by scores, some farmers having lost the great
er portion of their stock. In some localities
q similar affection seizes fowls and they soon
after perish.
! They have war on the Island of Madagas.
car, which, according to foreign accoun, 8
completely overshadow the American VI, r !,
the number killed in battle In recent enh
1000 Hovas were killed. the ecuntr ;s i6
most unsettled state, and an invsS' ION Of tn
capital is expected.
The novel spectacle of fle, ct of three Rus
san w"-r-steam fris ates-is now pre-
sented al the harbor of NJ York. Five othe
IT. .sates of the first cla', s are expected soor
THE object of their visit to our waters is ur
known. Some thiD'k it is to offer their sci
vices to our COVE, nment in case of war bt
tween our natior. and France or England.
Major Cummings, of the LIST New Mexic
Vols, was sno: dead by an Indian on tn
18th ult., in the country, Pueblo Colorado
so miles west OF Fort Candy. He was burie
with the honors of war, at Fort Defiance, O.
the 2lst ult. The Major had about "a, 900 o
. his person, which fortunately private name
VIM. Belts prevented being gobbled off by tn
murderous redskins. He was q native {
Boston, Mass.
l8 Either MAJOR GENERAL LOCAL
or McCLERNAND will undoubtedly be pres
, ent at the Mass Meeting in this city Oct 10th