Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-21
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Hotel board at Washington-$4.5O a
day.
Hon. Robert Pierpont, an eminent cit
izen and jurist, died at his residence IN
Rutland, VT, recently, ut the age OF u
years. ri
The Union candidate for Governor OF
Missouri, Col. Thomas G. Fletcherl Is
now in the field at the head of his rt'gl'
ment, looking after rebels. his oPpo-
nent is making copperhead speeches.
Chief Justice Roger B. fancy died at
his residence in Maryland, on the 18th
inst. aged 81. He had been on the u.
S. Supreme Bench since 1885, having
been appointed by President Jackson.
Solomon Sturges, we'll known through
out the West as business man OF great
energy and immense wealth, died at
GAINESVILLE, O., on the 18th, IN his 6sth
year. .-;r
An appalling calamity occurred in
Quebec recently. Part OF the rock IN
Champlain street, below the citadel, tell,
destroying three houses. The inmates
persisted.
10 The mother of John c. Breckenridge
died in Baltimore on the eth inst. She
resided there with her son-in-law, Rev.
DR.. Bullock, OF the Franklin street Pres
byterian Church.
Admiral Porter having assumed com
mand of the North Atlantic squadron,
it is supposed that determined naval
effort will be made either for the e:-
fectual closing up of the port OF w IL
mington, \. c., or its capture. Ei
There will be Convention of the
Sorghum raisers of the Northwest at
Rockford, ILL.,, to continue i'll session
three days, commencing October 26th.-
A large exhibition of seed, syrup and
sugar, with the most approved ma
chinery for manufacturing, is desired.
The vote on the adoption Of the Free
State Constitution in Maryland runs
very close. The large majority for the
Constitution polledin Baltimorel s nearly
offset by the vote of the slavehoiding dis,
tricts, and it may require the soidiers
vote tosecure the success Ofthe important
reform. .-- -iHsl
Ex-Governor Jared w. Williams, OF
New HAMPSHIRE, died at Lancaster, i'll
that State, on the 18th ult. Hewas long
in public life: and besides being Gov
ernor for one year, served two terms III
Congress and several terms in the State
legislature.
The famous Stonewal Brigade, re-
cruited in the Shenandoah Valley, orig
inally 5000 strong, and reinforced at va
rious times by 5000 recruits rom the
valley, had been reduced to about ,00O
men. 1t was totally annihllated IN
Sheridan's fight, every color being cap,
tured and the whole brigade either Killed
or captured.
1t is stated that the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher devoted the morning service
last Sunday to politics, and announceo
that he should address his congregation
every Sabbath forenoon until the Pres
idential election, on the Importance o;
standing by the country in this terrible
crisis, and that those who did not wish
to hear anything on that subject could
stay away.
Prices rebel army in Missouri il re-
ported moving southerly. Gen. -Io"rc's
troops, from Arkansas, are ascending the
Missouri river. with the intention, prob
ably, of Joining Gen. A. J. Smiths conn
mand. which was st Jefferson City on
Wednesday. Cen. Eosecrans mas T'tsiei1
command of the army in person. ifen.
Mower has been relieved of his '"in-
mand, and ordered to Shern1n's a:'hy.
The Indians imagine that the ! :l--
graph is the voice of the Great spirit ~
the earth. When Mr. Creighton i:4d
completed the line between Fort: htar-
ney and Laramie, five hundred III les
apart, he contrIved that Inc Ch!et 2f the
Arapahoes should be MIN we nl1era1o.,
Mt the former and the Oh lei % the t,'ou::
at the latter, and induced the two ci4 as
to talk by lightning, winch hey #!.ete
awe struck Oh being able 70 do The
telegraphers then mace each appoint 10
r,pefthe other half way between TIE Nv"
forts, which appoincnany they faith
fully kept From that time III The
telegraph appliances have been regarded
as sacred, and have been left untonciid'
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