Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-30


Cough is to lecture in Chicago, on temper
ance, commencing Jan. 2Sth.
A German lady from Kansas was robbed
in Indianapolis, last week, of 81 200 in gold
and quantity of silver plate.
The Connecticut Republican Convention,
on the 2lst inst, re-nominated Governor
Buckingham and the present State officers.
Conductor Logan on the @. & r. I. r. R.,
was run over aud killed by the cars near
Tiskilwa, on the 2lst inst. He resided at
Rock Island. #4
| Joseph Harris writes to the st. Cairsville,
(Ohio) Chronicle that the locusts will be on
hand this year, it being the seventeenth since
their last appearance.
! Pennsylvania's quota of the United States
direct tax, under the act of Congress of Aug.
S, 1862, war $l,946,7l9.33 and she has
paid itall up, except triae of $500, 900 or so.
They have ghost in New York and q
haunted house which attracts such crowds
that the police have to remain in strong force
to keep order. Both should be taxed as
'amusements."
Mrs. Frances D. Gage has been appointed
by Gen. Saxton, superintendent of the plan.
tations, six in number, on Paris Island, s. c.
This island at its upper end is six miles from
Beaufort, and at its lower extremity six miles
from Hilton Head.
Gov. Seymour's Message was received with
much ecidt at Richmond. It was published
in tho Enquirer under the following an
nouncement in staring capitals He says
the Proclamation will be Resisted ALLIANCE
Proposed Between the West and South ~
During the year ending November 1st
1862, ..2O9 males and 200 females, were under
treatment in the Central Ohio Lunatic Asy
lum. The total number of inmates November
lst, werc 260. The number of discharges
was 149; GO males and 81 females.
Rebel newspapers say that of 10000 mer
led into Missouri in April and May last by
Price, not more than $500 are now surviving
and lit for service. They state their loss II
the fight with Rosecrans was 5000. Ii
Breckinridges Division 1900 men wer,
killed outright in an hour and forty minutes
Withers Division lost $500.
The night of the 10Th of December severe
shocks of earthquakes were felt Throughout
Guatemala. Antigua suffered severely, ant
the towns of Esquintla and Amatalian were
destroyed The earthquake was also felt a.
Salvador, and much damage was done to tn,
public buildings, churches and private resi-
dences. The shock caused great alarm to thu
inhabitants of the various towns and cities
but the loss of life was not large.
A "fat grip has Just "turned up" in tn,
person of Miss Rosina Delight Richardson
the only daughter of Nathaniel Richardson
of East A,stead. Miss Rosinia is 10 years o
age, is feet inches in height, measuring
5 feet St inches around the waist, and fee
10 inches in straight line across the should
ers. Her weight is 47S pounds. For full
rugged dress on winters day she requires
9Si yards of 4 yard wide cloth. This wa
several years since, and now these figures
might all he multiplied by two. ba
The Tooth Illinois Regiment mutinied,
few days ago. at Holly Springs. This regi
ment was raised at Anna a place in that por
ton of Illinois known as Egypt, where tn
Democracy cast an almost unanimous vote
The Lieutenant. Colonel went over to the enc
my; the other officers and men, except tn
Colonel, who is loyal man, are under arrest
This regiment before it left Illinois, drove
farmer out of his house ut midnight becaus
be had hired two negroes. There are said t.
be one or two other Southern Illinois regi
ments that are not to be depended upon
Every male resident Of the Confederac,
must fight for or leave it, In the rebel Con
gress, on the 18th, Mr.. Vest of Missouri in
reduced bill providing that after the frs
Of FEBRUARY all Marylanders residing in tn
Confederacy must 60 into the army. Tn,
resolution was debated, all the speakers con
curing in the opinion that something SHOULD
be done to bring into service or remove no
only Marylandcrs. but others who have re
ceived certificates Of foreign citizenship from
consuls inside the rebel lines, and not accredi
ted to the Richmond Government. The bill
was finally referred to the judiciary Com
mittee