Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-19
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NEWS A-uEA AsTApHSs
Gen Burnside has returned and re-estab
lished his headquarters at Cincinnati.
The caterpillars are causing great havoc
among the fruit trees in Massachusetts.
The coppsrheads of Lancaster, Ohio, de-
stroyed the type of the Gazette, the Union
paper of that place, on tho night Of the Isl
inst.
Over one ethousand Mormons, mostly Da'es
with a few English, uader charge Of Nor
mon Elder, passed through Cincinnati last
week, on their way toward the Utah Eden.
Capt. Otto Schwartz of the I'd Missouri
Artillery, an old soldier and citizen, was found
murdered, at st Louis, few days ago. The
affair at present is shrouded in mystery.
The first anniversary of the occupation OF
Memphis by the national forces, was ceebra-
ted an Saturday, 9Th inst by grand process
sion, display of flags, and speeches from var
ious prominent officials.
A locomotive belonging to the Kentucky
Central Railroad exploded with terrible vio-
lence, at Nicholasville, on the 9th inst, killing
two mortally. All but one of the victims
were members of the 51st Massachusetts reg
ment.
About 1900 rebel prisoners have recently
arrived at indianapolis, taken at the battle Of
Big Black river.
Coal is selling in Cincinnati at ten dollars
per load. The like has never been known
before, in midsummer, in that city.
General Grant has sent five thousand rebel
prisoners to Island No. 10, in the Mississippi,
where they will be detained until the fate of
Vicksburg is decided.
The whllom Memphis Appeal has hard
time of it. 1t was driven from Memphis to
Granada; from Granada to Jackson, and now
it has fled from jackson to Atlanta, Georgia
A recent importation of pen knives, the
handles of which contain a small stereoscope,
in which are inserted a number of lewd and
obscene pictures, has been confscated in New
York.
Some copperheads in Morrow county, Ohio,
having resisted the enrolling officers, several
arrests have been made and the offenders
handed over to the proper authorities for ex.
DR.. Updegraff, Of Elmira, n. Y, recently
removed from the eye of Mr.. Zigler living
animal, which had been luxuriating for about
a year in the aqueous band. This is the first
instance Of the kind ever known in the United
States.
The Supreme Court for the District of New
York city, has decided that Treasury notes
are not legal tender in the payment of debts
contracted prior to the passage of the law,
where the debt originally was payable in coin.
The case is to be carried to the Court of
Appeals. .-. .s.-..
Within few months past, 1926 acknowl.
edged enemies of the Government, by their
own confession, sworn to disturb the public
peace, to prevent the execution of the laws
and to support the rebellion, have been re-
moved from New Orleans.
No person who is enrolled for the National
need establish his claim to ex.
emption until he receives printed notice in
forming him that he has been drafted, and
then he will have ten days to show that be is
not liable or able to perform military service.
By the Overland Stage Route to the Pacific
the fare from the Missouririver to Placerville,
CAL, is 5000; to Denver, $75. 1t is believed
the road is now secure from Indian attacks
throughout its entire length. The trip to
California is made IN eighteen days; to Col
orado in five or six.
There has been great exodus from Mis-
souri, lately, over the plains, to escape the
draft. The companies doing freighting
business that way, have been overwhelmed
with applications from persons willing to work
their passage. The provost guard on the
border is putting . stop to this skedaddle.
A terrible earthquake visited the island Of
Rhodes, in the Mediterranean, on the ed Of
April, completely destroying twelve villages
and greatly injuring many others. Three
hundred persons were killed, and an immense
number wounded. Not building in the
town of Rhodes escaped damage The mis-
cry caused is said to be fearful. a4 ..1e
Il After repelliHg the French at Puebla, it
seems the Mexicans were forced to surrender,
being out Of provisions and ammunition.
Before surrendering they destroyed their
arms, and the Mexican commanding General
and his aids killed themselves. This is queer
story, but it is believed at San Francisco,
whence we receive it. cz ri, euig ID
A young man named James Vaughn was
hung at Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednes-
day, Sd inst, for bushwhacking. He was
twenty-three years ofage. On the scaffold
he bore himself defiantly, proclaiming him.
self"a southern man." and declared that his
friends would avenge his death. On stepping
upon the platform, he gavea last look upon the
crowd, saying: "This is my last look LET
her slide" In . moment more he was dang
ling in the air, dead. bed aa5'o p 4sTT