Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-03

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Admiral Dupont's share of the prize money
since he took command of the South Atlantic
squadron, amounts to over 100000.
Sorghum fields are abundant in southern
Illinois. Some proprietors have 800 acres Of
cane now growing. &
liza young lady would sack her lover with
out hurting his feelings, let her give him the
sack she has on-contents included.
In consequence of the pirate Tacony's de.
predatiops, Boston dealers in mackerel have
advanced their prices 50 per barrel, and cod.
fish in proportion.
The Convention of Missouri has fixed a
Eve years limit to the institution Of slavery
in that State. E Slavery is to end in 1868, if
the vote of the people so decree it. s9...
Rhode Island offers 800 for six months
and $500 for three years men. Also $40 to
any who furnishes an accepted recruit Of
either kind. Liberal for little Rhody.
Over 10000 men, volunteers from the va
rious manufacturing establishu ents, &c, of
tions of that city. ... s.5
The Union League of Philadelphia has ap-
pointed committee for the purpose Of as
sisting honorably discharged soldiers and
seamen to obtain employment.
The Mississippi river isn't much of a stream,
after oil, fyou merely look at it from St.
Paul, MINI. Last week man waded across
it, just below the dam, leading steer by the
horns.
The area of the new State of West Virginia
is twenty three thousand square miles: which
is greater than Il at of New Jersey, Maryland,
Delaware, or any of the Eastern States, ex-
cept Maine.
The loyal women of Chicago are about to
establish Soldiers Home, "for the gratuit-
Gus refreshment and temporary lodging Of
our soldiers on their way to and from the
army"
A vote was taken in the House of Repre-
sentatives Of Connecticut on the Oath inst. on
the resolution condemning the arrest and
Punishment Of Vallandigham, and resulted in
their defeat by 1876 nays to SO yeas.
At the brilliant cavalry battle at Aide, the
Sth and 18th Illinois, Sd Indiana and 9th
Ohio cavalry regiments. and 10th Michigan
infantry, were in the fight, and the rebels got
badly whipped-of course.
Trouble is anticipated from ten thousand
Indians of different tribes now assembled in
the vicinity of Fort Laramie, Kansas, less
they are taken into military service-a policy
" hich is urged upon the Secretary of War,
by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Tho p;ttohnrror, ero araot;pr fort;6,o&;o,e
on Cemetery Hill, in Allegheny ; on Squirrel
Hill, Davis Hill, Mount Washington, Gaz
zam's and Herron's Hill, Union Park, Nc.
Keever's Hill and Browns Hill, Turtle Creek
Thousands Of men are busily employed on
on the works.
The city of London recently gave a mag.
nificent ball in honor of the Prince and Pr1n-
cess of Wales, who graced the festivities with
their presence. The ball was in the Guild
hall, and cost $4,000. Let US see? how
many poor operatives are now starving to
death down in Lancashire?
The rowing match between James Hamill
of Pittsburg. and Joshua Ward. of Newberg
N. Y, for the championship of American
waters, will take place at Poughkeepsie. on
the Hudson river on the 23d of July. The
contest will be for one thousand dollars, and
the distance to be rowed is stated in the arti
cles of agreement to be five miles.
MIR. s. A. Washington, direct descendant
of the Father of his Country" who resides
at Mlddleport, Iroquois county, Illinois, and
who owns Washington's seal as an inheritance
proposes to have fac sim'le impressions of il
struck of, for sale, the proceeds to be devo
ted to the use and benefit of the Soldiers
Aid Societies. He is now in Chicago t
make arrangements for the carrying out O
this purpose.