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

the fight of the 22d of July. He is a
member of the 18th Regiment.
Joshua Shepherd, who shot and
killed his son-in-law in Union county,
was, after examination, committed to
Jail in default of giving bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for his appearance at
the District Court. So says the Alton
National 80
| The quota of Jones county under
the late call is 2l2, of Linn county 1888,
and of Clinton SIG.
! The I'd Iowa Battery has been mus
tered out of service. 1t was recruited at
Sioux City, we believe.
! INDIAN PANIc.-The Desnoines Reg
lister is informed that intense excitement
prevails in the Wester, part of the
State, in consequence of the recent
butcheries by the Indians in the vicini-
p, ty of Fort Kearney. 1t is evident that
the savages are in large force on the
plains, and they mean war.
| BIGAMY.-Dr. Ferrard, the celebrated
Spanish Physician, who has been min
istering to the afflicted in this city Occa-
sionally, got himself into trouble by par
taking of Il double dose of matrimOny.-
AbOuta year since he Dnarried young
| lady of Fort Madison and ever since
ministering to her every desire with a
| liberal hand-the sea of life has been to
them unrutfled by single storm, until
yesterday. Mrs. Ferrard no. l, a lady
| he had welded some time prior to his
marriage to his present wife, sailed into
! his domestic haven and raised a breeze
| in the family. The consequences of her
visit are that the doctor was arrested at
| at the District Court under charge of
bigamy.-Keokuk Constitution, 15th.
There are but six companies in the
I'd Iowa Infantry, Companies A, F, l,
and X having been consolidated with
the remaining six companies ut the
time the non-veterans were mustered
out. There is now an opportunity to
raise four whole companies for that glo-
rious old regiment.
The Clinton County Agricultural
Fair will occur at Lyons on the 18th,
18th, 18th and 10th of September next.
| The Observer says this Fair promises to
excel all preceding ones in that county.
The Linn County Patriot says that
on Thursday, three droves of sheep,
numbering in all some 4,4O0, passed
through Marion county on their way to
Tama county.
DR.. S. M. Ballard, of Audubon
county, was kicked by horse last week
and .ad his Jaw broken in three places.
| DR.. Ballard was the founder OF the Iowa
City Repubican, which journal he con-
Quoted several years.-Luss County Wes-
| Senger.
Our citizens and his many friends
| throughout the State will be grieved to
| learn that the Rev. |. l. Stewart, chap
lain to the hospitals here, died mt his
residence in this city yesterday after
noon. His disease was dysentery. Mr..
Stewart was minister III the NJ. T..
| Church-an excellent man and an exem-
plary Christian Clty.
The officers of Clayton and Du-
buuue counties have recently discovered,
near Elkhart, the hiding place ola gang
| of thieves and have recovered large
amount of stolen property. The organ
ization OF the gang was complete and
| have carried on their depredations for
some time. One party would make 4
raid on the neighboring towns and cities
breaking open stores and stealing goods
| which would he sold about the country
by two pediers. They were mostly
| Germans.
MARS AND HYMEN.-Two deserters
| from the 2lst Missouri Infantry were
arrested near Grandview on Wednesday
! last.
A young woman came as far as this
place with one of them, and a few words
| from Esq. Mintun made hera happy
bride, with the privilege OF occupying
bridal apartments at the Sanders house.
| RumUr has 1t that the gallant Bride
groom is not only Il deserter from the
army but also from a previous matrllno-
NAL alliance. Iii this be so the fair BRIDE
has at least two chances to lose her
prize: one from the chances oil this cruel
war, and the other from prior iien.-
| IVapetio Repubtican, 16th.