Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-22
GLEANINGS.

| nave possessed, loose Inelr lucntlty ana
become a drop of the Mississippi.
! - r GLEANINGs.
A Great National Sailors Fair is to
be held in Boston in November next.
Mr.. Joseph Shaw, the founder of the
Imperial Order Of Odd Fellows, recently
died at Nottingham, England, at the age
of rs.
A trunk containing $4,000 in gold
was stolen from the deck of the Ocean
Queen, at New York on Wednesday, 9Th
instant.
Two sons of Mr.. Stoke, in Washing
ton, Richland county, Ohio, were
drowned while bathing on Sunday The
lads were l2and Is years of age.
John G.. Heenan, the noted pugilist,
was fatally injuredin England, recently,
by a railroad collision.
The rebels of Baltimore county are to
be assessed to pay the damages done to
Union mems property during the recent
raid.
Mining shares in California have been
falling lately. Gould and Curry, which
used to sell at $500 foot, is quoted
now at 81 SO.
Postmaster Wakeman, of New York,
has increased the rent of boxes at the
Post Office from 81 to $12 year. This
is something of rise. elcs aGt
A tapeworm ninety feet long was
taken from patient in York, Pa, last
week. The physicians We're occupied
three hours in removing it. =,
Barnum has machine for tanning his
audience, which keeps them as cool as a
cucumber. Barnum is always finding
some new way to raise the wind.
Among the arrivals at the Breyoort
House, New York, Hon. James Buchan-
an, of Pennsylvania is named. Ian
caster is rather near the Maryland line.
The fountain in the little park in
Stockbridge, Mass, represents dog
worrying cat while the latter bristles
up and spits the jets Of water at him.
The State Department has advices
from Europe, that upward of ten thous-
and Swiss emigrants are now at Havre
and other European ports, awaiting pas
sage to this country. '5
Brig. Gen. Ullman has been placed
in command of all the colored troops in
the Department of the Gulf, comprising
about 35 regiments of all arms. His
headquarters are at Port Hudson.
A California paper says: What Cali
Iornla needs most to-day is rain.
What she needs tomorrow is $4,000
females, to mate off the extra male popu-
lation according to the last census.
There are now 1900 rebel prisoners in
the barracks at Rock Island, ILL.,, and
5,3T at Camp Douglas, Chicago. There
are also several hundred at Alton. We
have quite rebel army in Illinois.
"a terrible earthquake is reported to
have been felt at Nebraska City on the
4th. Three persons were hurt by falling
buildings. A dreadful hailstorm took
place at the same time.
Col. "Billy" Wilson, whose recent
accident was reported to have resulted
fatally, and whose obituary was pretty
extensively published, is at his resi-
dence in Tarrytown, N. Y, rapidly re-
covering.
\ New York merchant has discovered
that his income for 1863 was $40, 900 more
than he expected and reported, and has
written to the revenue collector to have
the correction made. An honest man
in New York.
The Baltimore papers state that
Francis Key, the son of the author of
the "Star Spangled Banner" was ar
rested on Saturday last, on charge of
disloyalty, and locked up in the mill
tary prison to await trial.
Between Saturday evening and Mon
day night, 9th and 11th inst, Gen. Sher-
man shipped to Nashville 33 commits
stoned rebel officers, 800 privates and
non-commissioned officers, and 141 de-
serters, making in all 1,474 prisoners.
Until further orders, no steamboat will
be allowed to ascend the Missouri river
above Jefferson City, unless with sufK-
cient arms, ammunition, and crew COM
petent to defend her against the guerril-
las now swarming the counties along
that stream.
A new workingman's organization, ,op-
posed to strikes, has been formed in
Boston. The principal object is the en-
ployment OF an agent, who will obtain
coal, groceries, provisions, etc., for the
members as cheap as possible.
Gen. Sigel's successor, Gen. A.. p.
Howe, has been recently Chief OF the
Artillery in the Department of WASH
ington, and is considered brave and
competent officer. He formerly COM
manded a division in the Sixth Army
Corps.
Two brothers, William and Daniel
Cameron, celebrated the 4th by getting
drunk and abusive, in IrontOn, Ohio.
They insulted the soldiers, shouting for
Vallandigham, etc. They finally pro-
voked fight, in which both were killed,
William being literally cut in two.
The expedition under Gen. Slocum
has returned to Vicksburg. The report
that it had met with disaster is untrue.
1t occUpied Jackson on the 9TH and 9Th.
On its return it was much annoyed by
the rebels, and suffered loss of 15Omen.
The spectators in tea, coffee and
sugar, at the East, are carrying immense
amounts of these articles, and paying
one per cent. a month interest to do it.
The New York banks are talking Of
shutting down upon them, which
would bring about a collapse. and let
prices down sensibly.
1t may not be generally known that
Congress, at its late session, adopted the
view taken by Judge Underwood, ard
rescinded the explanatory resolution
which declared that the confiscation act
was to be understood as only authorizing
the forfeiture of real estate during the
lifetime of the person found guilty Of
treason.
The rebels in Maryland captured val
liable prize in Gen. Franklin, but he !
proved too sharp for them, and got back k
to Baltimore. He is still sufferer from
his wound received at Grand Ecorosj
La, and has gone into Pennsylvania
do for himself what no officer wou
have much hope of doing for the arr
recruit.