Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-03
More about the District Judge
ship-The Forthcoming CelcbrA.
ton and Dcam-I'he Enrolment
Completed, &c, &c.
DAVENPORT, June Goth, 1868.


Completed. &c. sc. @
| DAVENPORT, June 26th, 1868.
| DEAR JOURNAL Since the writing of m,
las. letter have been pleased to read the com
munication of member Of the Bar Of you
city announcing the name Of ]. Scott Rich
man, ESQ.,, as candidate for Judge of th'
7th District. have been more than gratifiet
to learn of his willingness to accept the posi-
ton. have consulted many members Of thu
Bar in this city, and find them very unanim
GUS in the choice of Mr.. Richman. l may bt
permitted to say that in this case Mr.. r
will find no competition from Scott county
In view of the magnanimity displayed by
your delegation in the recent State Conven'
ton in giving to Judge Dillonyour united and
earnest support, the Unionists Of this place
concede to Muscatine the Judgeship, and his
supporters arc found even in the ranks of the
Democracy. With Mr. Richman as candi-
date, doubt not the gentlemen Of the other
party, named in my last, would withdraw
their claims.
The corners of streets are this morning
decorated with huge spread eagle posters, an
nouncing celebration of the 4th in this city.
A procession will be the main feature of the
day, consisting of unarmed cavalry, to the
number of 500. formed ir fours, heightened
out in "open order," for effect. The infan-
try now at Camp Mcclellan, less those de-
tailed for guarding the "Injuns,' and other
duty, will really be the only military display
of the day. The firemen, who expect to go
over into Illinois, are fixed in the procession.
No speaker has yet been engaged, and it is
doubtful whether they will succeed in secur-
ing ore from abroad at this late day.
Their procession will be no better or more
than that in Muscatine, while the
early and persevering efforts Of your COM
mittee of arrangements will make your cele
bration far superior in the general exercises
of the day at the grove. Very seldom, in
deed, is the opportunity afforded the people
of Iowa to listen to such an array of talent
as will be presented in the orations of Gov.
Kirkwood, Judge Dillon, Hons. 7. B. Bryan
and Geo. G. Bates, of Chicago. The ora
tions, reading and music, are really the EVENTS
Of good celebration. As most people will
prefer to listen to patriotic addresses and
music, and partake of a free, social, friendly
picnic dinner, than standing under broll-
ing sun, to see celebration terminate with
the passing of a procession, they will, of
course, visit your city.
Has the Courier man re-organized the
Harrigan Guards yet? Ifso, would sug-
gest in the event of Kirkwood's refusal to
furnish them arms, they procure those
"Peace-guns" that once gave S. G.. & P.
STEMS windows so much the appearance
Of an arsenal. think they can be
obtained at little cost, and their terrible
looking bayonets would no doubt have the
effect to prevent collision. What splen-
lid 'splay it would be to have the Guards
armed as indicated, formed in a hollow square,
with Dean, Thayer and Wallace in the center.
Is it known whether Dean is to bring with
him the towel upon which he was compelled
10 wipe in common with the soldiers in the
guard house? He should not speak without
It, as it would draw tears from every hearer,
to think that Dean was ever compelled to
wipe himself on towel, thing that pre-
supposes he had used water upon his
person. No wonder he telegraphed to
Quincy that he was very ill, after doing
what must have been repugnant to his
feelings and inclinations. Clay Dean, 'the
next Governor of Iowa,"-so intimates the
What a hopeful creature its editor
must be :! But then it is not to be wondered
1t, when we recall Mr.. Thayer's hopes of an
election to Congress. Since then we expect
him to hope for any impossibility.
His anxiety over the Ex- Minister seems to
increase as his own habit of visiting corner
groceries increases. Better act upon the ad.
rice Of His Honor the Mayor, Mr.. Courier
nan, and mot imbibe too freely" It don't
ook we'll for an editor and man of family to
come out of groceries wiping his mouth on
the back of hand.
The enrolment of this district is nearly
complete. The total number of persons en-
rolled as subject to do military duty, up to
this date, is 1884, of which number Mnsca-
tine county has $50. Of the latter nuliber
355 belong to Bloomington township. These
figures include all disabled persons not now
in the service. I suppose third class, COM
prising all persons in the service on the Sd Of
last March, will yet be made. There has been
no trouble in enrolling, save in two instances.
One township in jackson county, whose
population is almost entirely Irish, and under
the influence of Mahony, has refused to al
low the enrolling officer to do his work. An
enrolling officer in Linn county was beaten
off with q chair, by modern Democrat
This is the practical working of the modern
Democratic idea of submission to the laws,
only when those laws suit your notions of
convenience and right. Deserters are daily
coming in. D.
ARBITRARY ARRESTS. ."-Copperheads are
invited to read the following paragraph from
the Richmond Whig:
John A. Hannah, Presley A. Howard and
L. Dudley Nelson, arrested at Mount Sterling,
Kentucky, for uttering reasonable language,
arrived here yesterday and were placed in