Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-12
naL The following card throws some
light ON the q Strange Proceedings " re-
ferred to in Yesterdays paper:

As the well-meant but mistaken act of the un-
dersigned has produced considerable excite
ment in this community, we deem 1t proper to
make a plain statement of the facts and motives
by which we were influenced in the case.
The facts as we understood them, are that
much dissatisfaction exists in regard to the
contents of the box deposited in the corner
stone of the Baptist Church now being erected
in the city of Muscatine, and that some of the
subscribers had refused, or intended to refuse,
10 pay their subscriptions on account of the diff
ficulty; and that those who had authority to
take out the box could not do so, while those
who desired an amfcable settlement OF the mat
ter had not the authority.
In this state of things, it occurred to that if
some persons who were not parties to the ques-
it where it could be opened, then its contents
could be adjusted to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned, and that this would be the surest way
of reconciling the difficulties.
With no evil intentions whatever, and with
no other motives than to make peace between
the parties, we were prompted to that measure;
AS, however,, nothing was accomplished, and
the box remains uHdisturbed, and on more ma
ture reflection we much regret that we took the
view OF the subject that we did, we make this
frank statement that no innocent persons may
be implicated or suffer by our act.
BENJAMIN MEDIC,
LEVI ECKEL,
P. SIN the above transaction there was as
ISOLATED with us the following named persons !:
Sk1nkle, j. ii. quinn.
BIN.
l.. f.
FROM THE 18TH IOWA.--It will be re-
membered that the greater portion of
this regiment was captured before At
lanta on the 22d uft. We have been
shown a letter received by Mrs. Turner,
from Serg't w. H. Crocker, of Co. E,
stating that Capt. Turner is among the
prisoners. Only six of his company are
left, including Serg't Croker. The
others are Thos. Sullivan, NJ. Fitzpat-
rick. Wilson Norman, John Welch and
James Gillespy.
This company lost two men killed and
seven wounded in the engagement on
the 21st ult. The killed were Wallace
Weaver and Frank Rogers, and the
wounded Frank Merritt, Geo. Gillespy,
Phil. McNamer, Joseph hurry, Harri-
son Smice, Benz. circuit and Nicholas
McNamer The latter died next day.
Capt. Palmer, of Co. G, escaped cap
ture, and is unhurt. Lieut.. Thos. Pur-
cell, of his Company, is a prisoner,
Thaddeus w. Purcell was wounded i'll
the shoulder and is in hospital.
FIGHT.-Ye sterday morning, when
the workmen on the Baptist Church
made their appearance on the ground
one of them, Garretson Goldsberry, be.
came 80 indignant on learning the at.
tempted dissertation of the corner stone
the night previous that he declared he
could whip the man who did it or any
one who justified it. At this, Nick.
Nyens, a confectioner and fruit dealer
on Second street, stepped forward, and
made remark which Goldsberry un-
derstood as an acceptance of his chal-
lenge, when the latter event in on his
muscle" speedily getting his antagonist
to the ground. The combatants were
separated, however, before either was
seriously hurt.
In civil prosecution before Justice
Leffingwell, Goldsberry was fined one
dollar and costs-the lowest penalty in
the law for a breach of the peace.
| DAILY, 10Th
| REPositive information has been re-
ceived that Capt. de Heis and Ed. Hill
of the It'll Iowa, are in the hands of the
rebels. They were captured by surprise
on thenight of the 10Th of June while
bearing dispatches, near Chattanooga
We have seen a letter from Capt. de
Heus, dated at Cahawba, Ala, July I'd
saying that he was we'll treated, and
hoped soon to be exchanged. His term
of service three years. expired last
month. -
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. - Yesterday,
David Coover, son of Isaac Coover, was
cleaning away some rubbish under q