Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
News Paragraphs.

The city authorities of New York have de-
cided not to have any more formal receptions
OF returning regiments on Sundays.
The force of 1000 men, which has been at
work in the intrenchments at Pittsburg, has
been reduced to 1000, the work being nearly
completed.
The rebels destroyed Hon. Thad. Stevens
extensive iron mills near Gettysburg, Pa.
His loss is over 100000, including most of
his fortune.
The new king of Greece will remain in
Denmark till next year to complete his edu-
cation, will marry daughter of Queen Vic
toria in May, and leave for Athens in June.
The locust plague has appeared in West
Virginia. The Wheeling lntelligencer says
myrlads of these insects inf<st that CITY,
cling'ng to the shade trees and dropping upon
the clothing of pedes rians.
The time designated for the closing of the
subscriptions to the 5-20 Government loan
expired on the 1st inst, but the Secretary of
the Treasury has determined to receive SUBJ
scriptions at par during the month of July.
The longest stage route in the world is the
one between Atchison in Kansas and Placer
vile IN Calitornia-one thousand mile hun
dred and fifteen miles. The fare is two hun
dred dollars-ten and q half cents a mile,
The Rhode Island enrolment is complete.
The whole number of names registered is 49,
296. Aliens deducted, 3,lOl. The allotment
is-first class, liable to draft, 9.74s; second
class, married men, 4,4S1 third class, SOL
diers in service, 1886
Capt. Smith, of the 4sth Massachusetts, rer-
iment, had forty three bullet holes in his
clothes after his company was brought off
from the recent charge at Port Hudson His
person was not scratched. Such an escape
was truly marvellous.
Gov. Seymour has ordered the immediate
organization of thirty regiments of militia in
New York city and Brooklyn, who are to be
instructed in both infantry and artillery prac.
tice, with view Of placing them in the forti-
6cations.
Brig. Gen. Strong, commanding at St.
Louis, has issued an order commanding per-
sons who have rebel furniture, plate and other
property stored in their houses or stores. to
deliver it up before July 9Th, in default cf
which their houses will be closed, and the
goods invoiced by the military authorities.
One Of the greatest losses likely to result
from the rebel invasion in Maryland and
Pennsylvania, will be the inability of farmers
to gather their crops. Washington and
Frederick counties, Nd, must suffer intensely.
Immense numbers of horses and cattle have
been driven off.
Some idea may be formed of the tremen.
oous consumption Of the munitions Of war
when the rebellion las OccaSoned, by the fact
that the Waterbury, Ct., Cap and Flash Com
pany alone made, during the past year, over
$50 tons, or 100000 pounds Of copper into
percussion caps. aH
The bushwhackers and guerril'as continue
to murder Union men along the Missonr;
border. At Westport, they recently took
Mr.. johnson, President of the Union Ieaque-
out OF his house and killed him in cold olood'
de was about sixty years of age, and his
only offense was that of being good loyal
citizen. -
A painful tragedy occurred in CARTHAGE
Hancock county, ILL.,, last week, in which W
Y. Carson, deputy Sheriff and Isaac Ritter
discharged soldier, were killed, and Robert
Inghram. Sheriff, was badly wounded. Rit.
ter had difficulty with man named .Tobn
Sample, at Carthage, whom be handled
roughly. 1t was in the attempt to arrest Rit.
ter that the shots were fred,
The enrolment of those liable to military
service has been nearly completed in the sew
eral States, and we may now daily antie mate
the order for draft. 1t is announced from
washington that the section of the Enroll.
ment Law rel asing drafted persons on the
payment OF $500, is to be construed literally.
Lhe commissioners Of Internal Revenue in
the district in which the person is drafted. is
is to be paid.