Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-27
News Paragraphs.

Lieut.. Col. commanding 10Th Iowa lnft.
.t News Paragraph.
A fine lace dress of the Princess of Wales
cost $4,000. @ Il
Near Delphi, Indiana, last week, deserter
from the Goth Ind. regiment killed an officer,
who attempted to arrest him.
The Great Eastern is advertised to leave
Liverpool on the 4th of April, and from New
York on the 25th of that month.
1t is said that in thirty three Ohio regi-
ments now in the field, there are no less than
5000 deserters. @
There are 800 monster guns at Pittsburgh
intended for sea coast defense. They are to
be shipped to Boston and New York.
A bounty of 800 is now due to every SOL
der who has been discharged on account of
wounds receiv ed in the service of his country
John Trimble, the great Union man of
Nashville, has made his Substitution in
NUMBER present of their freedom.
The sign before the door of msntua-
makers shop in New York runs thus:
IN. B.-Dresses made lower than ever"
Shocking. .....
There are now nine thousand two hundred
and thirty sick and wounded soldiers in the
military hospitals in and around Washing
ton.
The exports of specie from New York to
foreign ports for the week ending March IA,
were $3.50, 4o0-the largest export in a
week for long time.
The export Of specie since July LIST amounts
to 81, 1926 00O Up TO the same date in 1862,
the total was IS, 633,0OO. Hence, the increas-
ed export this year already amounts to $685.
10000. ~
a convention of the citizens of New Orleans
has petitoned Gov. Shepley to call State
convention, to be held in June, for the pur-
pose of organizing a Provisional Government
for Louisiana.
In Richmond United States Treasury notes
are worth $50 per cent premium over paper
of State banks, and $50 over Confederate
scrip; the last named is worth only one quar-
ter its face in gold. $50, r
In New York, last week, Mary Mel placed
her child upon a red hot shovel, in obedience
to an Irish superstition, to test whether it
was her child or had been changed for another
by fairies. the child died from the injuries,
and the mother has been arrested
New York is full of men in Uncle Sans
uniform. Draymen, carmen, and men of 10 "
degree have the military coats. All this is to
end. The coats are to be DOTTED, and all the
buttons cut away by the United States Pro-
vost Marshal. ea
United States Commissioner G. L. Wood
bury, of Boston, has decided that husband
may open wlfe's letters, on the ground that
husband and wife are one. The wife did not
see it; but then she should remember that
the rule will allow her to open her husbands
letters.
During the past year one hundred and
twenty persons lost their lives on the different
railroads in Ohio, fifty nine of whom were
walking on the track, ten fell off the trains in
motion, eleven were struck by bridges while
riding on top, and seven were passing from
car to car. ....-
Governor johnson makes the rich rebels of
Nashville contribute for the support of the
poor, or suff the consequences. He makes
special assessments, and the alternative is pay
or 60 to jail. They generally refused at first,
but when johnson sent secessionst to pris-
on worth half million for refusing to pay an
of 81 900, the others forked over
The Rutland (Vt.) Herald furnishes the
particulars Of the operations of an accomplished
rouge in that region, by which several
of the banks have been plundered to
the extent Of $685. 900. by means of forged
drafts The scamp assumed the name of
0. B. Clark, and pretended to be agent for
Maillard, Singleton & Clark of Quincy, H.,
for the puchase Of sheep. He escaped with
his booty before his rascality was discovered.
There is terrible restitution among the
sufferers from the bombardment of Fred
erickbsurg. correspondent of the Richmond
Examiner writes that TIE despoied popula-
ton numbers about six thousand. OF these, |
about one-four:h are destitute. This proper.
ton has been fed by charity for about twelve
weeks. The contributions, in the aggregate,
were 100000. and this sum is rapidly being
exhausted. Families recently in the enjoy.
ment of wealth are now beggars, living in |
negro cabins, and wandering about the coun-
try in search of food. ids baa.