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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
BLACKSMlTHlNG.
zone door above the Postofice. ]

r TAKE THIS METHOD OF INFORMING THE
i Public that I ann doing DISTRIBUTING in All its
SHOEING shall be done so to impsrt ease and CON.
fort to the Horse and health and elasticity
the foot without which 1t impossible to have per.
fect horse. can refer to number of gentlemen in
this city. and also In the country who give more
attsrng account Of s1cess With defective fest than
am willing to say Of myself. All ask 10 fair trial
None but the best of Charcoal Iron used ID the man
ufacture ofny Horse and Mule Shoes. 49,. ~
Also, there is, occupying part Of my shop, Wood
Workman who can do as good work on either Wagons
or Buggies a. can be done in this city.
BEIRUT GEORGE PNhRT.l
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

The WOUNDED AT FREDER1cKsBuRG.-S
cial correspondents of the various New York
papers, have published the names of 1929
officers and men, brought to Washington
from the Rappahannock. About five hun
bred more are to come, making the full num-
Der of the wounded little over 8, 700. The
number killed and missing has not yet been
ascertained. ss1aq
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
THE JOURNAL.

ENcouRAG1NG.-The life Of an editor has
many unpleasant features connected with it,
but there are also many pleasant phases
Too often does spirit of grumbling and fault
finding, by men who do not consider the diff
fculties under which he labors, discourage
him. But once in while he will, if he de-
serves it, receive an encouraging word from
those best able to see the enterprise exhibited
by him. In the Montezuma Republican, one
of the neatest appearing, and ablest edited
papers on our exchange list, We find the fol-
lowing notice of our paper:
MuscArINE DAILY JouRNAL.-We have
frequently wondered why it is that our citi-
zens patronize Chicago and other city news
papers, when we have in our own State pa
pers that are far preferable. The Muscatine
Daily Journal, is, without exception, the best
daily paper which our people can take for
news. News by the Journa! is only tacelre
hours old when it reaches Montazuma, where
as by Chicago dailies it is at least twenty -four,
and frequently forty eight hours old when 1t
gets here The Journal publishes all the
news, and gets here on the day of publication.
In addition to the Geographic reports, it con-
tains much other valuable and interesting
reading mater. 1t is ably edited, and well
printed. Citizens of Poweshiek will study
their own interests by subscribing for the Mus
catine Daily Journalin preference to all other
dailies
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
sHERIFFs SALE.

DY virtue of q special execution to mo directed and
ID delivered the office of the Clerk Of the District
Muscsne county, State of Iowa, against the
goods and chattels. lands and tenements OF Homer
will expose sale. Saturday, the sixteenth day Of
May A. D. 1858, ct the Court House door, in the city
of Muscatine, the following described property, to wit
The n f. X of section twenty (2O) In township Sew
Fight S, north of range East Of the 9Th 2.
NJ, in Muscatine county, and State of Iowa.
All Of which, much thereof be necessary,
will be sold satisfy said special execution in favor Of
the County of Decatur, State Of Iowa. 'd - ~
Sale to commence between the hours of nine o'clock
in the and four O'Clock in the afternoon OF
said day, to wit, at eleven O'Clock q. m. 3 EJi
4, ~ 80. ~ - -e., II. II. HINE, Sheriff p
Muscatins County.
Muscstne April 49, 1seS.-4w prs fec 50 90. (sp 2l)
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

.OLp SHANKs r'-The Burlington argus,
amuses itself by calling the President of the
United States 'The Idiotic Old Shanks ~
Very funny epithet, that, to be applied to the
regularly elected Chief Executiveof the United
States. Old Abe will feel badly when he
lhears what Todd has said about him. es
Mosnss ReQistsr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
Administrators Sale.

DY virtue of order of the County Court of husca.
ID tine county. Iowa, will. Thursday, April Goth.
1863 offer for sale at public auctioB large amount Of
personal property belonging to the estate Of VIM.
Wiekert deceased, said property consisting Of Horses
Cattle. Hogs, Hay, Grain, Wagons, Farming 1mpls-
ments, &c. &c.
Sale to commence at 10 O'clock of said day, At
the late residence of the decedent. 49, ~
TERMS OF HALE.-On all sums not exceeding i've
dollars cash down. On all sums exceeding five dollars
. credit of nine months will be given. on approved
notes. NICHOLAS LONG. Administrator.
Muscatine county, April 9, 1S63.w2w.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

DETERIORATION OF THE SExEs.-The great
excess of males in new territories illustrate
the influence Of emigration in affecting dis
parity in the sexes. The males of Califor-
MIA outnumber the males nearly sixty-seven
thousand, or about one fifth of the popula-
ton. In Massachusetts, the females outnum-
Der the males some thirty seven thousand six
hundred. Connecticut, seven thousand.
Michigan shows nearly forty thousand excess
of males Texas, thirty-six thousand; Wis
consinson, forty-three thousand; Iowa, forty
thousand. IN Colorado the males are as
twenty to one female. In Utah, the numbers
are nearly equal; while in New York there is
small preponderance of the females; the
males are most numerous in Pennsylvania.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
DIS 'ys2sd original Notice. ga
THE STATE OF IOWA, z oil 81.
ne. MgsCATINI CouNTY,r -: u1fIgtJrrrr

ITO JAMES McCLELLAND You are hereoy noti
fled that there will be file on OF before the hrst
-dayof Msy, A. in the Office Of the Clerk OF the
petition Of esmusl Lucas, claiming Of you the
twenty hundred dollars with interest a. the rate
nromissory note given by you to PatrckF Arson, and
also asking the foreclosure of certain mortgage given
10 secure the sams which note and mortgage xU more
fully described in said petition. :, ,,,g 49,. =.
Now unless you appear thereto and defend On or ~
fore of the second day Of the next term Of said
ls3 dsft win be entered againSt you and Ardseres
rendered thereon, ~ prayed for in said petition.
80 n = r.ona -Ill p Do. CLOUD;9iH
NAV v4wS5. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

nA- Pope Plus is dying. TIE question of
bis successor is being already vigorously dis
cussed. Cardinal Wiseman, of England, is
said-though We can hardly believe it to he
the f.vorite Candidate of the salons of the
Faubourg st. German.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
,HOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, WALL PAPER, BLANK BOOK

Daily Register Of Attend.
ance
Glass Books
Order Books
Blanks Of all kinds for call.
ing meetings, DC
Preachers General Register
District Records
Sub-District Records
Tressurers' Books
1.-THE above Blank Books
ali contain printed forms
for transactiDg all the busi-
mesa Of the District, and
are the very best means OF
retaining a complete record
of the District and Of trans.
fer from one sett Of officers
to another, Ono sett Of
these Records Is sufficient to
contain all the business Of
= majority Of the Districts
Of the State for five years.
l No District should be with.
out them.]
for sale by the single
for Goods. sec
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22
DAVIS& ROBINSON,

AT NoRrHF1ELD, DEsMoINEs COUNTY, IOWA.
IN he undersigned take this method Of
H1 i announcing to the Wool Growers Of
MM Desmoines and adjoining counties that they
ao CO ntinue in successful operation the above
named establishment Having enlarged their buildings,
aud added some twenty hundred dollars worth Of
machinery they now prepared to receive and man
uiacture Wool Of all grades from the finest to the
coarsest, into Cloths, CassiMeres Blankets, &C.,
responding with the quality of the WOOL They have
and will keep hand goods such as Fannels satinets,
Cassineres, Blankets, de-, which they will give in
exchange for wool. on reasonable terms can be
had anywhere in the West. l9lli
Their facilities for Carding such to enable them
to card the DOL Of distance, that they
m ay rely Upon having their rolls home with them.
Cloths fulIed an dressed as heretofore.
Grateful far the patronage heretofore literally be.
slowed upon them, they respectfully solicit continu
ance of the same DAVIS ROBINSON,
Iapl 24.w mos. Mortified, Iowa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

rsuccessors to O. M. JACKSON Col Proprietors.
Fer sale by druggists and dealers in medicines In
every town and village in the United States, and by
John o. Dougherty, Nuscatine
H Canon Co. do
M Pomeroy. Wilton,
Geo Bagley, West Liberty,
q Armstrong Wilton Junction,
W Bunch, Moscow,
W Clark h Bro, Columbus City,
H Howey, Wapello,
Mp Vanloon do
Hutchinson Berner. Pert Louisa,
Reigart McNanara, Upton,
vogt d Bro, low. City,
NJ W Davis, do -H
Morrison Bro do
Muscatjue, june 18th. 1a69-daw1v.
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Maaaaisss AND A'" s w1 ~ and Daily for "' " " single
highest paid for RAGS in exchange for Goods
u Q PALMERS,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-22

SOURCES OF INFoRMATIoN.-The following
letter, picked up on the street by lady Of
this city, and by her handed to us,
will exhibit the source from which the Cou-
rier receives so many startling items" 1t
is printed rerbatim ct lite, alum ct punctua-
tim as good copy of the writing as might
be rendered in print:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

THr PorovAc ARxy.-A Philadelphia pa
per states that a gentleman who left the ar
my on Thursday Of last week. represents ].
as in good condition, bnt much diminished
by losses in battle, and the departure Of TWEEN
" regiments Of nine months mon, whose
term Of service had expired. lie says thO'e
who Rave been boxing for immediate activ-
ity in that part Of Virginia, may as well
abandon the idea \ Boston Journal cor
respondent affirnls that it i unwi-e 10 keep
the people in ignorance Of the fact that tho
army hss suffered a repulse, and i to be &c
organized before an advance i again made.
lie mentions the fact that strong efforts are
being made TO effect change in the general
command Of the army again. On the whole
matters look very little like forward move
ment for some time % come.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

NlrIlIT T. IIoFsEs >lns experiments
have recently ben made IN France by per
sons skilled in the Veterinary art. with q view
of asccrtainin- how long horse- may live
without food in certain contingencies s-,
for example, being -hut NJ in he-ieecd
places. 1h,sr results have been achieved
! horse may live for twenty-five DAYS with
ont solid food. and only drink ~ may
live seventeen dave without eating OF drink
in- He can live only NJ. lays, Vnsn cor
sumlng solid food, without drinking After
taxing .3lid ahment flr tho srsce Of .er do.
but with an insufficient quantity # drir-
The stomach l. WON OUT. Ihe 4i-iv- q. -
show the importance If varar in The s1s-'u-
rance Of the ho-sa, and Tho 1esirs RE animal
must feel 20 be supplied with j. : h0r-c
deprived Of vater three ds7s. dark ele-en
-ellcnt n thee minutes
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

A,osrs3r Co~sr,I,,IIo, We have -
often aid hat communications Tor the FEEE
PsE-s must be accomT=niei vi,h re-ponsi-
he name. n ordsr 70 receive attention, that
there ought p, he - occasion t'r vs. f., -ay 80
-sai1. Our usual vey. on tie receipt If
such raPcrs. i to throw them mt once into
the vsste-rarer basket, and TO mako no sl-
lusiou 70 them. We eonnot put an 1nony-
NOUS communication propo-inS d person for
Governor on any other footing. Who<ver
wishes. Of bis own motion, To nominate
Governor. must no: object to give the public
the weight cf his own name to support it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22
Vermont Itsmr.

-BIAHs arc said to he quito numerous in
and about Dorset and Manchester. Recently
one advanced to within stones throw Of
Burr and Burton Seminary. good chance
for gunners and tappers Is there afforded.
Several focks of sheep in Dorset have suffer
cd severely from bruins deprcdation-
Tho mail bag which the robbers Of the post
Office in Bennington last fall took 70 convey
their stolen booty, wac found on the 9Th INST.
between that village and North Bennington.
1t was secreted in stone wall. The bag
was IN excellent condition, and l. now again
in the service Of Uncle sam"
On the 10Th inst. James WEIGH, an Irish
man, stabbed John Fitzgerald with q dirk
knife, at the house ofthe former, about
three-qus1ters of mile cast of Rutland.
y sturgeon weighing forty pounds and
measuring four feet and six inches in length,
was caught On the llth inst, in Lake Cham
plain, at Sand Bar Point, and was presented
to the State by y ". Faircbild, Of Milton.
1t has been prepared for the Vermont
State Cabinet
On the 5th Josiah Giles. an employee in
Blake's factory at Wcstvillc New Haven had
a narrow escape from serious injury. lie was
at work near shaft, when his hair was
caught around it and torn out hy the roots,
from his forehead to the back part Of hi-
bend, having hare "trip some i've inches m
length by three in width
\ cri.t min and dwelling house n'faehed
were burned In Arlington on tho llth inst.
The premises wcr, owned ',y Wm. NcAuley,
anil situated about one mile North q the
Dcpct
\ Bo-s, IN pail IN Bennington. attempted
To fire the Jail on the night Of the 10th INST.
Another prisoner hv tho name Of DAVIS
gave the alarm. and the FIRE Was eztirg1Ish
Cd before much injury had resulted
The amount Of revenue raii ty the se-erai
counties in tho First Congressional District
for tie month Of March, is Sl4l5,H 10Y
Bennington county, Sl,00s Il for Washing
ton county. $500 for Addison county.
and ,l,'6',l7 for Rutland county, ieinS @
total % St,5o5.51.
ON tire 7th int. ~ Chester, the faruer .
Exchange Building. owned by Geo n. Hi
ton and occupied 10y y. o. johnson IS 9
country store and =. L. >rraSue - ? int
n.-1fc,. MAS entir'ly DESTROYED p, IRE. Mr.
johnson lr-t hi, entire stock 'aiuci ar from
10000 e. - so" l. insured for = COO ~
the Home Insurance Company
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

Grs HooErE's MARROW E.c,rL 4 oor-
respondent Of the Cincinnati Gc.etts gives
the following under date Of Msy II. as &C
counting in part for Hook,r's falling lack
across the Raprahannock
Gen. Hooker IL now lying very Ill at fal-
mouth. in consequence. mainly, e. + lelley-
ed. of the terrible shock he received from p
cannon ball during one Of the earlier days oi
the operations at Charlottesville. The ball
struck pillar Of the house against which he
was leaning at the time. lie Wa knocked
70 the ground. and remained senseless twenty
or thirty minutes II is impossible that he
could have recovered from such shock - as
10 have been qualified to enter again tas he
did, upon the duties 50 weighty that the
strongest might well bend and trcmble hc-
meath them.
Shortly aftcrwar1 Gen. Hooker had a still
more remarkable escape. Still feeling Tcak
and dizzy from the shock, he left the com
naud temporarily with Couch, with orders
70 lc called instantly on the appearance Of
any emergency, and lay down in hi- tent
Presently, be began To- feel faint, sick at the
stomach. and oppressed with the bot, close
atmosphere Of tho tent, Hnd went ont ~ see
If tho fresh air would not relieve him With
in twenty minutes after h. lett, 4 shell Tdss
Oh through the tent, struck the mattress on
which h. bad been lying, and left u uas-
~ t.ftered ra-s
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

Co11oy PsosrEcIs.-A correspondent Of
the New Orleans Era, writing from Orelou-
sas under date Of May I'd SAYS
From the time Of the landing from the steam
boat until the present writing, have seen hard
" any thing but cotton. On both sides the bayou,
at Barre's cotton was piled bale upon bale over
several acres; along the road from there 10 OPe-
lousas, immense army wagons, each containing
half dozen bales, lined the road, each wagon
driven By Jolly contrabnnd, who seemed TO
think the millennium had come.
Reaching Opclousas, the first object that at
tracted my attention Was a warehouse, with
large yard attached, piled high with a heecy
cloud. and the surrounding streets we're filled
with wagons, mules and darkies, waiting to haul
It away 10 some bayou landing, 10 he shipped
from thence to New Orleans.
\ gentleman intimately acquainted WITH a
majority Of the planters Of this and the nelghhor-
in.. parishes informed me that the estimate made
hv them Of the number Of bales opened up TO tho
world in the country already occupied by cur
troops you'll not fall short Of DOG, 600 bales, and
our advancc would soon thro~ as much more on
the market
/, is remarked by an exchange that Gen
Banks recent succcsscs in Opelousas have
very materially affected the New Orleans
Cotton Narks, During the week ending
the 9TH inst, the receipt, by tie 0relousas
Railroad were p ioll11rs
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

The I18ePendea: Of the 18th, is de7outly
thankful for the existence Of the Alleghany
mountains. natural barrier which has pre-
vented the influence Of Washington from
reaching and raraly4ing the movements Of
our armies in the West. L is inclined 10
lay al The III success of the Army Of the
Potomac. TO tho fact that it hasnever yet got
more than twelve hours travel distant from
Washington. It is, no doubt true, that the
movements q that Army have been cautroli-
Cd god deal by the direct influence Of the
War Department; whereas 1T the We5t,much
wa lel; to the discretion Of tie Generals
Commanding. and the War Department wes
satisfied with rosplta.
Is /; seems to US, the failure Of the Amy
Of the Potomac thus far, Las leen occasion
cd BY tie fact that it's aim hos been not TO
much the dispersion Of the rebel army, rs
the capture %! Richmond Vow, the dorire
for tie occupation Of the rcbcl capital Is nat
urs, tie fan of that city would he sc7cre
blow to tie rebel cause, indeed. Bat if it
were taken and the rebel army Of Virginia
left whole, The campaign would he hlmos; rs
far from the ,ad o- ever. A new position
Of defence would lc assumed, and the sane
thing must 7 @ done again.
But destroy Les army. and not only
Richmond fails, defencelcss, but many city
beyond that now rcs;s secure behind that
bulwark The strength Of the rebel cause
Is ii IT, army, not its capital.
Gen. Hooker's late movements seem q,
have been directed more to defeating lee
than to advancing on 10 Richmond, and
therein y the greatest promise Of his final
success. II is, perhaps, toe much to hope
that an army SO long devoted to the accom-
plishment Of the latter object, should succeed
in its first attempt at the former.
It Is not to be expected that the Army of
the Potomac viii ever be beyond the iudu-
ences Of Washington to the extent that other
armies have been. Let Us hope then that
the War Department viii devote itself the
problem Of defeating Lee. rather than Of
taking Richm3nd,and the Army Of thu Poto-
mac may yet win victory. For oar troop
fight well enough rs whole though not 60
reckless Of their lives as the rebels are, and
in gr5:, in ability TO stand pounding, are no
way inferior. l., numbers make ap for other
Deficiencies and let the cry hc ''on 70 Ticto-
rv''-nct, econ to Richmond
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

AcEIorLrrKAL CoLLtGEs.-Undcr tho act
donating lands to the several States and ter
rit0ries for the establishment 1T ASrisnlturul
Colleges, the followin: States m the order
nsmed have accepted the conditions, and
scrip viii be immediately issuod To- them IN
accordance with the at
lova-To select land within her oTn limits.
Rhode IslanG-Tc locate with scrip.
Ninnesota--To select within her own limits
kansas-To select within her own limits
lllinois-Part selection, part scrip.
New York-ScriP.
Kentucky-Scrip
Vermont-Scrip.
Wisoonsin-To select within bar on limits
Psnnsvlvsnia--Scrip.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

RE-cJE.ts oF THE CoNTTDEsaCl--t lionel
Griersjn. who has recently returned from
raid INT tho interior Of tho rehel territory.
vblch must he considered the most darn.
and successful on record thus far IN the
course Of the way. ~ h,s reception n
New orleans u1is the f1l5rio- important
statement
In Passing through 'he Confidence, haze
hai q -cci opportunity % form correct opin-
ion cf rs strength That strength has bsen
over -esuuatei Thcy hs'e neither the armies
nor the resource, 10 have given them credit for.
and We have been greatly deceived IN regard 70
the means and power of the rebels Passing
through their country, (and th' passage vas not
very difficult one found thousands II good
Union men. who are ready and anxious % return
70 their allegiance the moment they can DO %
with safety 20 themselves and families They
will rally around the Oh aas by s,oros whenever
cur army advances could have brought sway
o thousand with me. Who were anxious 70 come
men whom found fugitivcs from their homes,
hii in the svamps and forests, where they are
hunted Ike wild beasts by the rebel CONSUMPTION
officers with blcod-hounls Having viste,l them
in their ovn homes, | have founded my belief
upon what heard and ssv there. that the dAv
j. not fir distant when 10 shall witness Tho
downfall = tho rebellion"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22

The opinion has been very generally en-
braced by loyal citizens of our Republic. that
lack of respect for constituted authorities
has long been national vice. However
much of truth or error there may be in this
opinion, i, is evident that the error into
which It assumes that We have fallen, is not
IN a way - ie corrected, even at the North
whore, if any where, a reform might he rea-
sonahly Looked for. 1t is now, as it has been
IN time past. considered all5wable to make
statements in reference 10 the Govern
ment, Inst ~ one would think II safe
to make N reference to any private cor
r5rati,a It is deemed entirely within
the province Of legitimate proceedings,
- openly discuss and denounoe in the most
expressive terms that cur language affords,
any act oE any line Of policy, for which the
Government Is responsible. Those who ad-
munster the government, are not any more
than ia time past exempted from attacks
which they cannot properly repel, nor is
theil oilcs in any sense as it is urged hy NOR
alists it should be, a shield Of protection 49,
Charge Of stupidity, inoapaoiiy and corrup-
tiJn. are 50 common, as not TO excite remark.
In a time Of war, when even the e1istenoe Of
the G-vsrnment itself is a, stake, when tie
came freedom of comment that may be indule
Cd st other times IS confessedly dangerous,
j; is novelty If not matter Of surprise,
that one who not merely denounces but
threatens and defes the authority Of our
general government should be arrested for
lis temerity. 1t is evident that whatever Of
sscredness there Is properly belonging q
1.-THE powers that be, that sacredness is not
appreciated by the American people. Where
the fault lies and its remedy, we do not pro
pose 10 discuss at this time. The facts to
which we would call attention, are Of them
selves significant, and point to that danger
from which our Government has mos; to fear.
Conventions my be held, politicians may
threaten any means may he taken to alien
ate the people from their rulers, and unless
a new policy be inausurated, no effective
measures will be rcsorted to, to check tie
growth Of disloyalty.
While, perhaps, no people have guarded .
with more jealous care what they deem to be
the rights of their government, or been more
ready to volunteer to sustain TO the utmost
its authority, none have been less careful to