Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-19
The soldiers, Orphans Home.

The Soldiers Orphans Home. a.,
Mr. EDIToR.-The Board of Trustees
met at the Orphans Home on the Sd
inst. There were present Mrs. D. F.
|Newcomb, Mrs. L. B. Stephens, c. G.
Cole, James Wright, G. NJ. Woodbury.,
Mrs. c. B. Darwin, Judge Pendleton,
Mrs. DIR. Horton, Mrs A. Wittenmyer,
Mr.. Geo. Schramm, and Miss Mary Kib-
ben; and visitors, Rev. j. w. Law
renee Mr.. D.. Corkhill, Mrs. j. Briggs
and Mrs Lowry. The transaction of all
business connected with the prOsecu-
ton and management of tf.is cause was
very satisfactory to all present. The
most careful economy was sought for,
and we think gained in all particulars.
The rally of the people and of the army
around this standard of patriotism and
goodness, and the success attending our
efforts thus far exceeds all previous ex-
pectations. There are now twenty-five
for thirty more. MI that we can 'see
and know here on the ground where this
| work is commenced is calculated to in
spire confidence and move to increased
effort in carrying forward this work,
There are already nine rooms furnish
ed by gratuitOus contributions. The
Young Ladies National League Of Bur-
| lington furnishes two rooms; and the
Ladies Aid Society contemplates fur
nishing the parlor. The Young Ladies
Union League of Muscatine furnishes
two rooms and the Children's Mite So
ciety furnishes one room. Over the
door of this room is a plate with this
inscription Furnished by the chill
dren of Muscatine." For the young la
dies room similar plate with-"Youn
Ladies Union League of Muscatine." !"
The Ladies Aid Society of Davenport
furnishes two rooms. The young ladies
of Oskaloosa will furnish a room, prob
ably the best one in the building-equal
to two. The articles furnished are of
| excellent quality, and at cost of from
$40 to 500 room.
Each child has history connected
with this war, and they generally give
promise of merit and usefulness in the
| future. In the evening wemet the chill
dren in their regular devotions. The
Rev. j. w. Lawrence, of OskalOOsa,
read the Scriptures and addressed the
children in most appropriate and af-
| fectionate manner. We alluded to the
circumstances which had brought them
here, the friends who provide this home
for them, and that while their fathers
had fallen for the country and are no
more on earth, God would be their faith
er, and had raised up good people to
take care of them. 1t was scene of
tears with the children and all present.
AS one sobbed aloud for her father,
saw Mrs. G.. step across the room and
place white handkerchief in her hands
to her face. This and all the interest
/ l. s.1 1,rr t,ly IN, >1,oy,
by the worthy and distinguished per
sons present, reminded me Of the cup of
cold water given to the disciple, and the
kindness shown to the "least of these"
The scene cannot be described and if
the people of Iowa could have Witness
ed it, a stronger appeal, a better speech
and argument would have been made
than am capable ofgiving.
THE HOME, August 4th, 1864.
Other papers please copy.
| Vast Armies and their Movements.
There have been vast armies and grand
| movements in ancient times. Here is a
| record of some of them:
Sennacherb, the Bible tells us, lost in
single night lS5, 900 men by the de-
stroying angel.
The city of Thebes had a hundred
gates, and could send out at each 10, 900
| fighting men and 200 chariOts, in all
900, 600 men and 10000 chariots.
The army of Terrah, King of EthiO-
pa, consisted of l 1,000,000 men and 300
chariots of war.
Sesostris, King of Egypt, led against
his enemies 100000 men, 24,000 cavalry,
and 27 scythe-armed chariots--1491 be-
fore Christ.
Hamilcar went from Carthage and
landed near Palermo. He had fleet of
1000 ships and 5000 small vessels, anda
land force of 100000 men. At the bat
tie in which he was defeated, 150, 900
| were slain.
Minus, the Assyrian King, about 220O
years before Christ, led against the Bac-
trians an army of /, zoe, 900 horses, and
$4,000 chariots armed with scythes.
Semiramis employed 100000 men in
building Babylon. She took los, 900
prisoners at the Indus, and sank 1000
boats.
A short time after the taking of Baby
Ion, the forces of Cyrus consisted of
100000 foot, 100000 horses, and 1000
chariots armed with scythes.
An army of Cambyses, $4,000 strong,
was buried up in the desert sands of AT
rica, by the south wind.
When XerXes arrived at Thermopyle
his land and sea forces amounted to
2,614, $40, exclusive of servants, eunuchs,
women, suffers, &C., in all numbering
5,292, ,220. So say Herodotus, Plutarch
and Isocrates.
The army of Artaxerxes, before the
battle of ConaXa, amounted to 200, ,000
Ten thousand horses and 100000 foot
fell on the fatal field of Issus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus,
1 100, 900 perished in various ways.
The army of Tamerlane is said to have
amounted to 100000, and that of his
antagonist, Bajazet, to 100000.
nee Casualties in the 5th Iowa in