Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
News Paragraphs.

Ihe city authorities OF New York have de-
cided not to have any more formal receptions
Of returning regiments on Sundays.
The force of 1000 men, which has been at
work in the intrenchments at Pittsburg, has
been reduced to 4, 600, the work being nearly
completed.
The rebels destroyed Hon. Thad Stevens
extensive iron mills near Gettysburg, Pa.
His loss is over 100000, including most of
his fortune.
The new king of Greece will remain in
Denmark till next year to complete his edu-
cation, will marry daughter of Queen Vic
toria in May, and leave for Athens in June.
The locust plague has appeared in West
Virginia. The Wheeling lateliigencer says
myrlads of these insects inf<st that city,
cling'ng to the shade trees and dropping upon
the clothing of pedestrians.
The time designated for the closing of the
subscriptions to the 500 Government loan
expired on the 1st inst, but the Secretary of
the Treasury has determined to receive SUBJ
scriptions at par during the month of July.
The longest stage route in the world is the
one between Atchison in Kansas and Placer
vile in California-one thousand nine hun
dred and fifteen miles. The fare is two hum
dred dollars-ten and half cents a mile.
The Rhode Island enrolment is complete.
The whole number Of names registered is 49,
296. Aliens deducted, 3,l0l. The allotment
is-frst class, liable to draft, 9.74S; second
class, married men, 4,4S1; third class, SOL
diers in service, 1906
Copf Smith of Tho dokL,
iment, had forty three bullet holes in his
clothes after his company was brought off
from the recent charge at Port Hudson! His
person was not scratched. Such an escape
was truly marvellous.
Gov. Seymour has ordered the Immediate
organization of thirty regiments of militia in
New York city and Brooklyn, who are to be
Instructed in both infantry and artillery prac
tice, with view of placing them in the forti.
Gcations.
Brig. Gen. Strong, commanding at St.
LOUIS, has issued an order commanding per-
sons who have rebel furniture, plate and other
property stored in their houses or stores, to
deliver it up before July 9Th, in default CT
which their houses will be closed, and the
goods invoiced by the military authorities.
One of the greatest losses likely to result
from the rebel invasion in Maryland and
Pennsylvania, will be the inability Of farmers
to gather their crops. Washington and
Frederick counties, Nd, must suffer intensely.
Immense numbers of horses and cattle have
been driven off.
Some idea may be formed of the tremen-
dous consumption Of the munitions of war
which the rebellion nas occasioned, by the fact
that the Waterbury, o., Cap and Flash Com
pany alone made, during the past year, over
15o tons, or 100000 pounds Of copper into
percussion caps.
The bushwhackers and guerril'as continue
to murder Union men along the Missouri
border. at Westport, they recently took
Mr.. johnson, President of the Union League.
out of his house and killed him in cold olood.
He was about sixty years of age, and his
only offense was that of being good loyal
citizen. -
A painful tragedy occurred in Carthage.
Hancock county, ILL.,, last week, in which W.
=. Carson, deputy Sheriff and Isaac Ritter
discharged soldier, were killed, and Robert
lngnram. sheriff, was badly wounded Rit-
Sample, at Carthage, whom he handled
roughly. 1t was in the attempt to arrest Rit-
ter that the shots were fred.
The enrolment of those liable to military
service has been nearly completed in the sew.
eral States, and we may now daily anticipate
the order for draft. 1t is announced from
Washington that the section of the Enrol.
ment Law rel asing drafted persons on the
payment OF $500. is to be construed literally
The Commissioners of Internal Revenue in
the district in which the person is drafted. is
designated as the officer to whom the money
is to be paid. '''''J