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


held at Des Moinss on the 18th day of July.
l.. II. WAsHBUHH,
JOHN L. DAVIS,
D. w. ELLIS.
J. y. BLACKWELL
Union Committee of the eth Judicial Dist.
TO County Central Committees.
The Chairman of the State Central
Committee, Mr.. Hoxie, desires us to urge
upon Republican County Committees
the Importance of calling their County
Conventions at as early day as practi-
cable. These Conventions should not be
postponed beyond the Goth day of Aug
ust, or the LIST OF September. The I'M
portance of this matter will be apprecia-
ted in view of the fact that our Commas
sioners to take the army vote have long
distances to travel. One or more OF
them will 60 rs far as Texas. County
nominations should be made in time to
give candidates the benefit of the sold-
iers' vote.-Dosmoiaes Register.
GET ONE.-An persons corresponding
with friends in any portion of the coun-
try should enclose circular OF the Cen
trail Sanitary Fair. 1t may be had ut
the expense Of y small amount of troub-
lie. The circulars can be obtained gratis
Mt the book stores.
SS- 4 report has been in circulation
for several days that Capt. de Heus and
Ed. Hill, of Co. A, eth Iowa Infantry,
from this place, had been captured while
on detached service. We have not been
able to trace the report to any reliable
source.
nM-A letter to Mr.. McNall, from his
son in the eth Iowa infantry, gives the
information that Geo. \. Rutherford, OF
this city. was woundsd in skirmish af-
ter the battle of Kenesaw. Several 9TH
ers were wounded, but none named.
REsIGNED.-We are sorry to learn
that Rev. F. w. Evans, Chaplain Of the
35th Iowa, has been compelled to resign
on account Of failing health. His voice
is so weak that he can no longer speak
to an audience in the open air. We pre-
sumo he will be home in few days.
ay A drove OF one thousand sheep
passed through this place on foot, Satur-
day, for Jefferson county. They were
bought in Knox and Ashland counties,
Ohio, and shipped by railroad to Rock
Island. The owners refused to pay VIZ
per car load from Davenport to Wash
ington, preferring to drive them.
s@ A drove OF 40 sheep, from North
ern Ohio, passed through this place Tues
day, for Keokuk county. This is the
third drove that has gone through Oul
streets In the same direction during the
past week.
MEnITED PRoMoTION.-E. o. Upham
formerly Of the JOURNAL editorial staff
and lately member Of the 35th lows
Infantry, has been appointed First
Lieutenant in the 4th U. $. Heavy Artil
lery, stationed at present at Columbus
KY. We congratulate friend En-. on hi
advancement, and hope he may go "
still higher.
SAD INrELLIGENCE.-Let have
been received announcing the death o
VIM. Hawley, son of Cyrus Hawley, o
this city, in skirmish near Kenesav
Mountain, Ca, on the 4th of July. HI
was q member Of Company II, It'll
Iowa regiment, having enlistedin Marcf
last. He was brave, good boy. Thus
one by one, our friends and neighbour
are falling on the field Of battle or dying
in hospitals, sacrifices on the altar 0
their country.
Ger the Journal
Two SIDES OF TIE PICTURE.-I
seems very strange that those who arr
in favor Of slavery, or "the Union as i
was" should be so shocked when Dam'
Rumor declares that some white woman
has given birth to black child. | sup
pose awhile child born Of q black woman
is not so bad. How many such children
are there in the South? Can they b.
numbered easily? Those who think thu
negro is very low animal, fit for NJ
purpose but slave, seldom think how
much lower they place themselves, il
having intercourse of such a nature a
will mix the blood.
nsa- 1t may not be generally known
that transient printed matter cannot b
sent by the Overland mail to Colorado
Utah, Idaho, Nevada and the States
the Pacific unless paid at letter rates
three cents per half ounce or Fraction
thereof. This provision does not ex
clude newspapers to regular subscriber
sent from the office Of publication. Th
postmaster at st. Joseph, Mo, Is in
structed to withdraw from the mails al
matter coming to his office not prepai
in accordance with the provisions of thi
law.
BATTLE FLAG OF THE 18Th Iowa.
Lieut.. Col. Compton received on the lott
by express, from Lieut.. Col. Kecler,
the 35th Iowa, the battle-flag Of thu
gallant regiment. 1t was new when tn
regiment left Memphis in March last
but on their return, three months after
wards, was so badly torn that it coul
not be used any longer. At the battl
of Old River Lake q shell exploded i
the folds of the flag, tearing a third Of
to shreds and killing three men Of con
pany Z. This battle-scarred bannt
will be preserved as a sacred relic.
nr Rev. P. P. ingalls,, State AgeI
for the Soldiers Orphan Asylum, gay
IFS a call at our sanctum last Saturda.
He reports the most wonderful and gra
flying success, especially among OIL
soldiers. As instances, he showed us
list of Company X, l4th regiment,
which two men gave $75 each, eight S:
each, one SIS, sixteen $40 each, and tw
SIS each-in all, 90 men, $3.50. Ais
Company G, Sd cavalry, in which or
man gave $50, eight $25 each, seven S.
each, thirty-six $40 each, and twent,
one SIS each-in all, 70 men, $500.
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