Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
IOWA NEWS.

Col John Scott, 32d Iowa Infantry
has resigned his Colonelcy, and is OF
his way home.
A letter from the 44th states tha
the regiment is to be sent to Columbus
Ky.
The lst Iowa Cavalry (veterans
will rendezvous in Davenport on the
18th of the present month.
/ The 46th Regiment of 100 day troops
was mustered in yesterday at Camp
McClellan.-Dar.G Gdz., 9Th.
! DIR. L. Sanger of Davenport was the
member from Iowa. who introduced
/ the resolution in reference to office hold.
ers at the Cleveland Convention.
/ One of the poles supporting the cam
vas of circus at Abba tumbled down,
strikinga man by the name of Jennings,
The unfortunate man died next day OF
his injuries.
LIBERAL--Hon. E. Clark, Treasurer
of the Iowa Sanitary Commission, has
just received 5000 from the Amana
Society, for the benefit of sick and
wounded soldiers. ..i
The Masonic Grand Lodge, lately in
session AT Desmoines, passed a resolu-
ton appropriating 800 to the fund OF
the State Sanitary Fair and 500 for the
Iowa Orphan Asylum.
The physicians of Waterloo, Black
Hawk county, have agreed upon scale
for their services, and now charge 81 so
| for a visit in the town, and SO cents per
mile extra for visits in the country
/ Iowa ARTIsTS.-Mr Wedehouse, a
wood carver of Dubuque, has executed
wood statue of the Immaculate Con-
ception. life size 1t is for the German
Catholic Church at jamestown, Wiscon-
| sin, and costs 500. . r...-
! "A letter from the 2d Iowa Cavalra,
at Memphis, says Col. Coon is now COM
manding a brigade, consisting of the
following cavalry regiments /: I'd Iowa,
and the Sd, 9Th and 9th Illinois. Maj.
Horton commands the I'd Iowa. He is
meritorious and popular officer. 81
| SINGULAR DEATH.-L Houser, o1
Cedar Rapids, was recently digging up
q grave to remove the corpse, when ,as is
supposed, the deadly etfluvia entered his
lungs, causing almost instant death
He was able to get out of the grave and
climb fence, from which he fell dead.
SO says the Times.
l. Gen. Crocker is at his home in Des-
moines. He has rendered his resigna-
ton, conditioned that he be transferred
| to the service in California. The Gen
eral is in poor health, and suffering from,
an affection of the throat aud lungs.
The 46th regiment came down from
Camp Mcclellan by companies on Sat
urday to receive their arms. They will
leave for the front tomorrow.
About three more companies remain
at Camp Mcclellan, as the nucleus OF
the fifth regiment to be formed-Ddr.
Gaz., 1871.
DEATH OF CAPT. DIMMITT.-The Mt.
Vernon Record announces the death OF
Capt WILDER C. Dimmitt, 24th Iowa.
He was wounded in the thigh at the
battle of Sabine Cross Roads, on Red
River, April Sth, which terminated his
life about a month afterwards. He was
a talented and brave young man, Of fine
social qualities.
Col. SHAW'S BRIGADE AGAIN AT
CoLUMBUs.-We learn that the Brigade
commanded by that "Grim Old Fight
! ing Cock'-Col. William I. Shaw-has
| been ordered up to Columbus, Ky.
This command embraces the 14th, 9th
and 32d Iowa and oath Mo. Infantry.
These heroes of DeRussy and Pleasant
Hill will no doubt be allowed short
season for rest and recuperation. They
are now within hailing distance Of their
friends at home.-DubuQte Times.
-Oskaloosa has through its Council
appropriated $4,000 for the improve
ment of that city. This amount is to be
used in securing the construction of the
Desmoines Valley Rail Road through
the the city, instead of passing to the
south three or four miles. Warrants
will be issued in sums from S. to 500,
which the Herald urges the citizens to
come up and take them.
.SoLD.-Clarence and Upton We're hap
PLY sold last week in the matter of small
pox. Fortunately the sick man had
nothing but the measles. We hope that
when our Clarence friends again send
us the measles, they will do it without
getting up q big scare. The fact that
things took so fortunate aturn, does not
affect those who were willing to expose
others. We are none the less thankful
that things are as they are.-Tipton i'd
UeTtiser.
! MASONIC GRAND LoDGE.-The an
nual election of officers of the Grand
Lodge of Masons was held yesterday,
and resulted as follows: Grand Master,
f. A. Guilbert, of Dubuque; Senior
Grand Warden, Reuben Mickle, of Mon
tezuma; Junior Grand Warden, S. w.
Atherton, of Marion Co.; Grand Treas
urer, w. A. Woodward, of Burlington
| Grand Secretary, t. S. Parvin, of Iowa
City. The next annual meeting is to be
held at Observation-Disclosures Reg
lister, 9th.
EXTENSION OF THE NJ. & MIR. r.
There are now about four hundred men
at work grading the M. & M. Road be-
tween Grinnell and Newton, and pro-
bably three hundred more'engaged on
the Pacific line west of Omaha. Every
exertion is made to procure labor, and
the only question of reaching Desmoines
by the first of next January is that OF
procuring men to do the grading.
Everything else is amply provided for.
So says the Davenport Democrat.
FROM THE 35TH Iowa. A private
letter from Brigade Adjutant Henry
Hoover, dated May 2sth, says:
"We are now lying at the port OF
Vicksburg for repairs after our Red