Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-26


trict Court and one candidate for the Office of
Recorder. Each township will be entitled to
one delegate, and one additional delegate for
nor, in 1863 and one for each fraction of fifteen
votes and upwards, thereby emitting Blooming
ton township to q delegates; Cedar, 3; Fulton,
3; Orono, 9; Pike, 3; Seventy-six, 1: Sweetland,
I; WapsinonOc, Z; Wilton,7. Each member of
is held at an early day in his town.
ship without further notice.
Per order Central Committee.
New Terms of the Journal-AnOthcr
Advance.
The further advance in printing pa
per and the large additional cost of
everything else used by publishers COM
pels us to make another advance onsub-
scriptions. We have figured the cost of
printing our paper on the most econom-
zeal basis and find there is an absolute
loss at present ratesof subscription. No
man can expect us to contin-
lie to furnish the paper on such terms as
will involve us in debt. We have,
therefore, concluded on the following
revised scale of prices, to go into effect
on the lst of September:
Daily s. cents per month or...........$0 per year.
10 cents per month or. "
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-s%Ns
MEETING TO ORGANIZE will
be meeting at Mound Grove School
House, Swectland township, on Monday,
the 10Th inst, to organize company
under the militia law. Come out all.
WAR RELICS WANTED.-The commit
tee of the Central Sanitary Fair on war
relies request persons owning war relics
to loan or give them to the Fair for eX-
hibition. Freight will be paid both
ways by the committee on articles loan
ed. Papers throughout the State will
please copy
SUDDEN DEATH.-Margaret Opelt, a
German girl, aged Il years, whose
parents reside in the country, died very
at the house of f. Covington,
Esq, in this city, last Sunday evening.
She was visiting girl employed in Mr..
C.'s family, and was about starting home,
when she was seized with fit, to which
she was subject, and died before medical
aid could be obtained, although every
thing was done that could be done for
her relief. 1t is supposed that the i'm
cause Of her death was heart
disease.
pG~ The citizens of Fulton assembled
at Centre Grove School House on Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose of organ
izing a cavalry company. They have
on their muster roll Sc names. and have
elected their officers. They have also
raised 26 names for an infantry COM
pany. The meet on the Sd of September
for parade and drill. The officers of the
cavalry company are as follows: Cap
tain, Harvey Baker; 1st Lieutenant,
John V. McCagg; I'd Lieutenant, Geo.
Bailey.
ANOTHER PATRIOT GONE. - Major
Charles Foster, of the 18th Iowa, died
at Cincinnati on the 10Th inst. Major
F. formerly resided in Washington,
which county he represented in our
State Senate for four years, commence
ing in 1855. In 1859 he removed to lie
Claire, where he entered upon the prac-
tice of his profession as lawyer. When
the clash of resembling arms was heard
in our land, Major F., with his charac-
terstic energy and zeal, recruited COM
pany 3, of the 18th regiment, and was
elected it's Captain. Sept. 1st, 1862, in
of his devotion to duty
and gallantry, and for special bravery at
Shiloh, he was promoted by Gov. Kirk
wood to the rank of Major of his regi-
ment. This position he filled with dis
honor to himself and fideli-
ty to his country until the 22d of July,
when he received wound in front of
that has since proved mortal.
FATAL ACCIDENT. = Last Saturday
afternoon, Charles Underwood, aged
about II years, was fatally injured by
the train from Wilton, at the crossing of
the railroad track on the telegraph road,
just outside the city. He was driving
two horses attached to wagon, in COM
pany with his aunt, Miss Lavina I'm
derwood, and another lady. Seeing the
train coming, and fearing the horses
would become frightened, he and one of
the ladies got out and took hold of them
by their brides. AS the train az
rived nearly opposite, however, the
horses became frightened and rushed on
the track. The engine struck the wagon
first, turning it over the embankment,
upside down. One of the ladies was in
the wagon, but escaped with only slight
bruises. The other got out of the way
before the collision took place. One of
the horses had a leg broken in the spokes
Of the wagon; the other escaped unin-
ured. The boy was struck on the left
shoulder and face by either the wagon
tongue or the engine. His shoulder was
almost taken off, exposing his vital or
CANS. Terrible gashes were also cut in
his face and chin. The train was stop
ped Immediately, and Conductor Dow
and his assistant did all in their power
for the relief of the sufferer. A physician
was sent for, and he was removed to the
Ogilvie House, where he died about four
hours after the accident.
The deceased was until recently en-
ployed in the telegraph Office, and was
one of the most useful and promising
boys in the city. His loss will be deep
ly felt, not only by his sorrowing
father and two brothers and sister, (his
only surviving family relatives but by
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