Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-04

hOi1 10 d uiilVL tudt lI1c IJkllSu NOVcEu
ment intends sending more troops to Canada
IN consequence of menacing news from the
United States
AT last accounts the enrolling difficulties
in Fulton county, ILL.,, were not disposed of.
An additional military force was ON its way
to the scene of trouble. .f.
The sensation reports sent by specials" to
the New York papers, about the Army of the
Potomac falling back towards Washing on,
turn out to be mere fictions,
The statement of the Buffalo Commercial
AddeytiseT that Vallandlgham was turned
out of the Clifton House, at Niagara Falls, is
contradicted by the proprietors of that hotel.
Gen. Grant is about to organize an engin
eer corps for each division of his army, with
a view to making complete typographical
survey of the country through which they
pass.
Two young ladies and three chillren were
drowned IN a Tond near Schulfzville, LuzeIne
county, Pa, last week, while riding in a
small boat. Four of the number were of the
family of Loren Dewey, Esq.
The democrats of Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y,
demanded a revision of the enrolling lists OF
that district. The list was carefully revised
ard the result proved that out of every six
persons found omitted five were democrats.
Gen. Gilmore has four colored regiments
under his command, and there are other reg
iments now forming that will soo1 be sent to
the same department All this is wonder
tul and horrible apparition for the rebels of
South Carolina.
The Washington Star says conscripts are
now joining the Army Of the Potomac at the
rate of about thousand day. which will
soon be grea ly increased. 1t adds that the
men go forward in excellent spirits, and bid
fair to make frst-rate soldiers.
The New Bedford Standard saws turtle
was lately found in the woods above Acushnet
village on which is inscribed I'D R Russell
1921" Mr.. Russell rem 'mbers cutting the
ett RS in the shell forty two years ago. His
turtleship looks hale and hearty still.
A lli yutian named Joseph Leffel resides
at Spring field, Ohio. He il 20 years of age,
We gh> 54 pounds and is Sc inches high. He
is shrewd. active business man, and is en-
gagged in selling bees and bee hives.
Between $4S 900 and $44. 900 have already
been subsc ibed in Massachusetts, for the pur-
pose Of organizing colored regiments in the
South and Southwest. It's proposed to raise
100000.
A letter from China states that some Of the
Imperial sol1iers took seven rebel prisoners !;
after piercing their eyes out wi. h arrows, they
sstul ated their clothes with oil, then applying
fire, roasted tho miserable wretches alive.
No passes are now issued to visit the Army
of the Potomac. Gen. Meade having com
planned at the number Of passes issued, the
Secretary has ordered that people who wish
to visit the army must do so at Gen. Meade's
pleasure, and procure their passes from HIM.
The following is correct list of rebel
prices at Atlanta Ga on the 9th instant ::
Printing paper, So per pound chickens, So
per par; flour, $35 per 100 pounds; bacon,
81 so per pound; beef, 81 per pound; butter.
Sl,75 per pound; eggs, 81 per dozen cab
bages, 81 apiece potatoes, $l2 per bushel !;
calico, 50 per yard shoes, $40 a pair boots,
$40 pair.
The number OF deaths in New York city,
for the week ending Aug. 18th, was $50, being
Ill less than for the previous week, but still
an alarmingly large number. Of these $50
deaths, 52l were OF children. The extraordi-
nary mortality among children is attributed
to the fact that milk venders are again adul-
terating the lacteal fluid with swill.
A lawyer has been tried and fined by a
jnry in Paterson, N. j., for nibb!ing. He
followed the practice Of going into groceries
and cutting off pieces of cheese. taking crack.
ers and huttering them, and such like things
The jury ordered him to pay twenty five dol
lars for his bread and cheese to the proprie-
| tor of one store where he nibbled. He must
be IAN old rat,' though he is lawyer.
| On Friday, 14th. Mrs. Ostander, Miss Nc
Feeley and a child of Mrs. Ostander, we're
drowned in the Monongahela. opposite Lime
town, Pa. They were gathering blackberries
on the river bank, when the child wandered
into the river. The mother went to its res
| cue, but unfortunately, got beyond her depth,
and was sinking, when Miss McFeeley sprang
in to her rescue, and the three were drowned.
A rogue named Peter Needham, who rob-
bed the money packages of Adams Express
Compa ay, about month ago, between Mem
phis and Chiekasaw Bayou, of between SO,
600 and $4,000 sent by soldiers in Grants
a my to their friends at home, was caus hit in
Cdtaua ny SOule Candu'a0 OIuCt IS reCeOtly
and taken to Cleveland last week. Thence
he has been escorted to Memphis. Needham
was an Express messenger.
A number of wealthy Germans have agreed
to undertake a gigantic pleasure ex ursion
across the Atlantic to the United States.
They were to cave Vienna on the 18th of the
/ present month, and are to. visit New York,
Niagara Falls. Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Phila-
d lphia, Washington and Fort Monroe. 4
ticket for the entire excursion, including pro.
visions, is fixed at one thousand guilders-.
about four hundred and fifty dollars. ~.
The rebels in Charleston, a few days since
sent into our lines various sums Of money
private papers, &c, belonging to Federal sol
diers who had died while prisoners in thei,
hands. These articles were carefully labelled
ard had been well preserved. Some Of th,
Suns # money were as high as $232, AMI
the total amount Of cash returned was $3.50,
e6 This is the first instance upon recort
drring this war where any such honesty q
urrose has been manifested on the part Q
the rebels. 70 2-3'l9s aL51 -a'