Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-25

Indiana has just sent four new regiments
Of infantry to the ce,d.
Miss Evans, q young Welsh orator only
fifteen years Of age, is speaking on temper.
ance in New York.
Gov. Morton has been authorized by the
War Department to raise eleven more regi-
ments of volunteers in Indiana. = q
Two little gitls were killed at Jefferson
City, Mo-, on the 18th inst by the accidental
uiscna'ge OF gun in the hAnds'of a soldier.
Hon. Mrs John Potter and Mrs. Senator
Pometoy both died in Washington, of fever
contracted in hospitals.
The War Democrats Of Illinois have called
aState Convention, to meet at Decatur on the
LIST of October. ss'asH
Nine thousand three hundred and seventy.
three persons were imprisoned for debt in
England during the year 1862.
A guerrilla, named Carlyle, who, by his
own confession, participated in the Lawrence
mas sacre, was shot at Lexington, Mo-, last
ednesday. "-" - .l
Gov. Tod has been authorized to recruit
several regiments in Ohio, paying from 1903
to SOB bounty, the former Tor raw recruits,
and the latter fer veterans. '"H
snow storm-''the first of the season.
visited the head of Lake Michigan, south of
Chicago, on the night of tn 18th. Snow
fell to the depth OF about an inch. ..
Justice Grier, of the U. S. Supreme Court,
fully comedies in the decision of Judge Cad
walader of Philadelphia. affirming the consti-
nationality Of the Consumption Act.
Gen. Hunter has arrived in St. Louis as
President Of the Commission to enquire into
the circumstances attending the burning of
the Ruth and the heavy loss of Paymasters'
fun Is.
The Hudson river steamer Constitution,
which is building in New York, is expected
to carry one thousand passengers and three
hundred carloads of freight. She will be
ready for the river about October
| The Hon. Richard Brodhead, of Pennsyl.
vania, died at Easton ON Thursday. He rep
resented Nor hampton county in the Lesisla-
ture for three ears, and was member of the
United States Senate for one term.
| A workman on a staging in Paris sneezed.
The sneeze made him drop stone, the stone
dashed mans brains out, and the mans
falling body dislodged four ether workman
who occupied lower stagngs. The damage
was considerable.
A Mr. Depuy was wsylaid and murdered
near Chelsea, Washtenaw county, Mich, on
Saturday night, 18th inst. He had $500 in
money with him, which the murderers took.
Eight persons have been arrested on suspic-
ion of being implicated in the horrible deed.
Three Quakers who were drafted in the
Second District of Rhode Island, and failed
to report, but surrendered themselves as de.
serters, have been sent TO Fort Columbus,
where they will be tried by court martial.
Gnavaling appeals have been made to the
War Department in their behalf
The Lindell Hotel building 1T St. Louis,
the largest in the world, except the Hotel de
Paix at Paris, is nearly completed and wils
open on the lst of October. 1t is seven ssos-
les high exclusive of basement. The building.
cost $950,000. and with the ground, furni-
ture, &c, the Hotel will cost when completed
one and half million dollars.
The number of prize vessels taken into the
port of Philadelphia since the commencement
of the war is eighty five. The most valuable,
including the cargo, was the steamer Bermu
da, which realized more than half million of
dollars. Several of the late prizes, which
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large sums.
Under recent revenue decision, tailors,
boot and shoemakers, milliners and dress
makers are liable to pay tax on the whole
amount of their manufactures when their GUS
tom work and general sales exceed six hun
dred dollars annually !; but on articles made
to order, as custom work, they are exempt
from duty to the amount Of $1,000. On all
such articles made to order duty Of one per
cent is assessed on the excess over $1,000.
One of the most remarkable and violent
storms ever known in the Southwest, visited
st. Charles county, Mo-, on Friday week.
The cornfields were completely stripped of
the corn, leaving the stalks bare, and the corn
having the appearance of being pounded in a
mortar. One man was killed, and others seri-
ously injured by the hailstones. Pigs in
numbers were killed, and the next day cart
loads of ducks were taken from the Mauvais
Temps Claire killed by the hail. ..-