Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
VOL. .XV.----NO 6.
former Il issues, apq ". produced ct less e1;

Isaac Newton, Commissioner for Agricul-
ture, In his monthly report for August, on
the condition of crops says: =.
The wheat crop, Just harvested, is most
excellent bofh ia amount and Quality, and
tiuet CORN crop piomiscs to be- d f1il eone, ,sl-
though in IsomGloalities where the drought
Of june bad extended into july, il may not
be very god The Marsden Wheat hss cd.
tirely failed to 7sustain it's 7ehafaSter Id <hSS
eounfrys zftTis an cEngliehN variety, df gteat
excellence there spd hence it. was desirable
Ths K fSlioowaing tassansraf order has been pro!
nnlgated from the army Of the Potomac: euh
6 the lprac.ice of .desertion of substitutes
under the, draft has become so prevalent that
hereafter the extreme penalty. Of martial law
viii be accorded to such delinquents as may
be recaptured, and extraor dinary efforts will
be made to effect that 'object.2dj I'd yIno bs5i
IA sd b'nods ss LEAvENwoRrH, Aug "a 81
! From Citizens Of Lawrence, arrived here
for supplies and medicines. have gathered
the following particulars regarding the burn
ing of that city by Quantrell: &T.f77 sh5 5sd5
1.-The list of killed and wounded numbers
| about $50, the majority of whom were killed
instantly, The names of all cannot be, given
now. However, houses that remain standing
are filled with killed and wounded of all
classes From the ruins of burned houses,
charred remains Of other victims are, being
found. j., But ose =, hotelr is left standing,
Quantrell having spared it in consequence Of
bis having made his home there some years
since without expense, but itspropristor was
shots2 iiem I'd 3l3s co nao gadI nri.niTG
Among the most prominent, citizens the
following are known as having been killed :.
Gen. s. W. Callimore, mayor Of the city,
and his sen, J. G. Lowe, Josiah Trask, S. P.
Thorpe, Dr.. ,Griswold, Jas Eldridge, Charles
Perrine, Col, Stone, two brothers Gill, A.
Nv. Griswold, Frederick Kimball. Thomas
Murphy, John Spear, three brothers named
tpix, Addison Waugh, Duncan Alison, Geo.
Burt. Judge Carpenter. Rev., Mr., Snyder,
August Ellis, Lemuel Fillmore, Dwight Cole
man, Lewis Swan, r. Locmis, Jno. Crane,
Levi Gates, two brothers named Range, Jno.
Evans, s: W, Bell and eMessrs., Keith, Brown,
Dalee, nTwitch, Palmer. Sargent, Dulinski,
Alback, Powers and Brant. These were
killed instantly, most Of them in their own
houses, with their wives and children clinging
to them while the murderers placed pistols to
their bodies and shot them. .'r;-., r..... .7
The following are mortally wounded:
Joseph Eldfidge, Mr. Baker, of the firm Of
Ridenour1s& Baker, Mr.. Williamson, Geo.
Hall, J.aF. Hanson and WoS. r. Lykins.1l
In one case the guerri'las drove twelve men
inlo one house, shot them and burned the
building. '-o
The Inhabitants fed into ravlnes and bush.
es, and the fends stood on the banks and
fred into them, killing and wounding scores.
twenty-five negro recruits were shot. , -.
They took all the money that could be
found in the pockets of citizens or in the
houses, and stole ali the ladies' jewelry, even
to rings on their 6ngers. s F. ..ssr-. .r,p
Jim Lane escaped ON horseback and rallied
about two hundred men with arms, followed
and overlook Quantrell about II miles south
of Lawrence, when fight occurred, but the
result is unknown. 81 5os s-r5} -gf-;
Quantgel retreated towards Missouri, burn
ing everything on his route. 1t is not expec-
ted he will be intercepted by our forces, and
win probably get away without loss. .emD17
Idt No resistance was made at Lawrence, peo-
pie being shot down as they ran through the
streets in their night clot hes, and their bod
les thrown into wells and cisterns. u 1873
The citizens have been expecting such
raid, from threats Q1antrell had made, and
had organized military companies for defence,
part Of whom had been under arms constant
| ly, but from assurances that Quantrell would
not invade Kansas their organizations were
abandoned and the guerrillas found them en-
tirely defenceless. ,....,-~,.. -.r ia ,ss,,.-
4 large train left here to-day with supplies,
clothing, medicines, &C., for the sufferers,
and the citizens of Leavenworth have opened
their doors to all Who, may choose toacome.
Many have availed themselves Of these hos
pitalities, and will be well cared for. -.
The feeling among the citizens here is very
bitter against the commander of this Depart
ment and District for being so wholly unpre-
pared to meet such an emergency. The
Commanding General was absent from head
quarters, and did not know of the invasion
until after the destruction Of Lawrence was
completed. Everything was done, however,
in regard to the movement of troops to inter-
cept and capture Quantrell, but it was too
late. Our State authorities are now taking
the matter into their own hands. Col. Jen-
nison has been einstated in command of q
new Kansas regiment, and is about starting
down along the border with sufficient troops
to overcome any force the enemy can bring
against him, and if be is not interferred with
by command ng officers, raids into Kansas
| will end with the present one.
The men comprising Quantrelrs force are
| principally those bands Of guerrillas who have
been rebbing and numbering along the border
for the past six months, with but little oppo-
| sition, and have had ample time to prepare
everything that would insure success. They
are, probably, now safe in Missouri with their
plunder, and quietly at their homes as good
Union citizens. ME 4..g ...-- -,
The loss at Lawrence is not less than g.
600 900, and falls heavily on New York and
II Tonv TnA lL.J -1e
every dollar, and the third escaped only be.
cause the heat was SO great the rebels could
not get the vaults open.
THE PRESIDENTS HEALrH.-The President
still resides at the Soldiers Home. Every
evening, at about six o'clock, he can be seen
leaving the Executive Mansion at the bead of
mounted escort Of, fifteen or twenty soldiers
The cares and responsibilities of bis Office
are obviously telling upon the health Of tho
President. He looks thin and feeble, and his
eyes have lost their numerous expression.-
His friends entertain much solicltude about
his health, and have endeayoted to persuade
him to leave Washington to rtcuy crate, but,
SO far, the pilot sticks to 5sis bei,iy and does
not seem disposed to leaveai soo long he
has strength to hold it.=-- Correspondence he,o
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