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

promotion. & @
!; We learn from the Fort Dodge Re
publican that the inhabitants of Hum
boldt county have raised about one hun
dred and fifty dollars for the Dubuque
Sanitary Fair, and that the inhabitants
of Kossuth county have raised about
three hundred for the same object. w
The WapellO Republican says letters
,have been received at that place an
Aouncing the death of Lieut.. Newly
Chase, Adjutant of the 9th Regt. Iowa
V. ". INIT. He was wounded by a mimic
ball in the neck near Dallas, Ga, on the
3Oth of May, and died the next evening
in consequence Of loss of blood.
The Hippopotamus was in town last
week improved himself a dangerous an
imal. He broke into the Methodist
Church and committed havoc which it
Will take sometime to repair.--Nepton
Press.
Perhaps he was in search of Biblical
information, to ascertain whether he
really is the behemoth spoken of in the
Holy Writ.
| WINNEsHIEK COUNTY. Between 200
and 300 Norwegians are on their wav
from Norway to settle in this county.
The 46th Iowa Regiment, 100 DAYS
men, went off in fine spirits yesterday.
Their destination is said to be at some
point up the Tennessee river.-Dav.
! G0S., 18th.
The Desmoines Register says that
the War Department refused to accept
the resignation of Gen. NJ M. Croker,
which he rendered on account of long
continued ill health, and gave him the
command of the Department of Ari-
IONA, which he has accepted
The Gate CITY of Tuesday contains
call for Grand Rally of the men and
women of Keokuk, friendly to the Ma
tional Covenant. Addresses are prom
ised by Judge Miller, of the U. IS. Su-
preme Court, Hon. G. w. Crazy, DR..
Taylor and Rev. Mr.. Dimmitt.
Persons living along the line of the
M. & M. Road or the road from Clinton,
and who wish to attend the Sanitary
Fair at Dubuque, are notified that free
passes will be furnished those who pur-
chase tickets going to the Fair, provided
they hold certificate of the Secretary
oft the Fair that they have been in atten-
dance.
AT the Grand Council U. L. A. held
at Marshalltown on the sth inst, the
following State officers were elected:
John r. Needham, of Mahaska county,
G. p; J. w. Cattell, of Polk county,
G. V. P. J. c. Dietz, of Jones county,
G. A. V. p; John Van Vall1enburg of
Lee county, G. S.; E. r. Shankland, of
Dubuque county, G. T.; w. F. Davis,
of Muscatine county, G.. NJ. We CLEAN
from the Anamosa Eureka.
Col R. A. Hawkins, of Knoxville,
Tenn, delivered lecture on "The War"
at Cedar Falls, last Monday evening.
On Wednesday evening, Col. H. lectured
at Waterloo, at which time SIP, was
collected for the Sanitary Fair at Dubu-
que. On Friday evening the young
folks of the same place realized $50,
from Festival for the same purpose.
We take stock in the people of old Black
hawk. They are Il live people.
The last Legislature passed Joint
Resolution requesting "the Colonies of
Iowa Regiments engaged in the service
of their country, to furnish the Adju-
tant General of the State at their earliest
convenience, with a history of their re-
spective regiments, showing what they
have accomplished and endured, not
only on the battlefield, but upon the
march and in camp, with view that
the information thus obtained may
history and monument of the patriot
ism, the heroism, and the achievements
Of the soldiers of Iowa" A sensible
resolve, that, and every Colonel owes it
to his brave men to comply with it
thoroughly and carefully. - Dubuque
Times
WASHINGTON ITENs.-The body of
Rev. Mr.. Vanatta, who recently died at
Vicksburg, reached Washington last
Saturday. His funeral on Sabbath,
from the I'd Z. ?. Church, of which he
was pastor, was deeply solemn and i'm
pressive. Only few months since he
left Washington with his wife to engage
in the noble work Of instructing the
poor ignorant blacks within the lines of
our army. Now both are gone to their
heavenly reward. The circumstances
of Mrs. VS. death, who was shot by
guerrillas while the boat was descend
ing the river, are yet fresh in the minds
of ourreaders. They have fallen mar
tyrs to noble cause.
The Press says the Board of Super
visOrs, at their last meeting, appointed
committee consisting of Judge Ross,
John Rheinart, Esq, and H. NJ. Hold
en-, Cashier of the Bank, to settle up the |
interests of the County in the matter of
Railroad Bonds. Mr.. Holden, on the
part of the Committee, will start east
about the 1st of July, for the purpose of
effecting settlement with the holders
OF bonds against the county. There are
ABOUT $500, 900 involved in the question.
National Central Committee.
The following gentlemen were an
nounced by the different States and Ter
ritries as the National Central Commit
tee:
Maine S Heysey, Iowa, d Stubs,
N. Hainp., Jno Clark, Mimi, Thos Simpson,
VT, Abr'm Gardner, Cal, mot named,)
Mass. VIM Clafiin, Oregon, Eras D Jarrett, |
r. l., Thos Turner, W. Va, A w Campbell, |
Conn, N Sperry, Kansas, Jas II Lane,
n. Y, H Raymond, Neb., w HI II Waters,
N j., Marcus L. Ward, Col, Jerome Chaplin, !
Penn, mot namedD Nevada, H d Morgan, |
Del, n B Smithers, Dacotah, Geo NJ Bnnie, !
Md, II w Hoffman, New NJ, John Watts, |
Va, N Langford, Utah, John w Kerr.
Ark, Jas NJ Johnson, Wash'n, A Denham, |
Missouri, s Boyd, Montana, n b Lang |
Tenn, JOS s Fowler, worthy, |
KY, Williams, Idaho, w II Wallace, |
Ohio, Geo B Senter, Florida, c l. Robinson, |
Ind John B Lefries, Arizona, s Turner,
Ills, Burt G Cook, Dist. of Columbia, j !
Mich, Marsh GiddingS, Coombs.
Wis, Stoddard Judd,