Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-16
GLEANINGS.

Brig. Gen. Mower has been promoted
to a major generalship.
The Commissioner of Pensions has de-
cided that the hundred days soldiers and
their heirs are on a perfectequality as re-
spects pensions with all other troops.
The draft has actually commenced in
Illinois. In the Cairo District, one SUBJ
district was deficient and in that the
draft was made for enough men to fill
out its quota.
1t is not believed in st. Louis that
Quantrell can be the rebel recently cap
tured in indianapolis. Strong evidence
exists that he was killed some time ago
in Cass county, Mo.
During the revolution, with a popula-
ton of 8, 1000, 600, there were 1895, 600 men
called into the service. Ifthe same pro-
portion were called out now, we should
have an army of 4, 100000.
At most of the New York theatres
the rates of admission has been raised,
the price of dress circle and parquett
tickets being now seventyfive cents, or
one dollar if the seat be reserved.
The wrought-iron Ames gun was tried
at Bridgeport, Conn, last week. Three
shots were fired. The third shot, with
a charge of twenty-five pounds of pow
der, went distance of Il miles in 80
seconds. The shell weighed 1O7 pounds.
den. SHERMAN has given public I,veicv
that no citizen will be allowed to go to
Atlanta. No manufactures or trade are
city will be used for purely military pur-
poses.
VIM. Mcdonald, Esq, IL gentleman of
great wealth. and the owner of the cele-
| brated mare (racer) Flora Temple, died
at his country residence, about three
| miles from Baltimore, on Tuesday
night.
The telegraph is making it's way to
| the remOtest limits of our country
Olympia, the capital of Washington
| Territory is now by its means in COM
munication with call the world and the
rest of mankind.'
| The finishing touches to the dome of
the capitol at Washington We're given
last Saturday, and it now stands COM
pleted. The height of. the dome from
the ground on the East front, is two
about three hundred and seventy feet
from Pennsylvania avenue.
On the LIST inst. seven million dollars
| were luIlliSleu ny tHe treasurer, ZUUU,
| 900 of which We're to pay Grants army,
5000 900 for Sherman's forces, 1000, 900
for the troops in Washington, and the
remainder for disbursement elsewhere.
Two millions were recently sent to New
Orleans. The soldiers will no doubt be
glad to hear this.
| The boiler of the steamer Washoe on
the Sacramento river, California, ex-
ploded on the night of the 9Th inst. One
hundred and fifty passengers were either
killed or wounded. The accident oc-
Cured while the boat was running at a
high speed, and the engineer before
dying of his injuries said the accident
resulted from the weakness of the boiler
iron.
The bids for the new Government loan
amount to about $73,00O,00O, and the
amount awarded is nearly $33 900 900
most of it at per cent. premium. The
readiness of the capitalists of the country
to take this loan, as shown by the large
number and great amount Of the bids, is
one of the most conclusive indications
of the prevailing confidence that exists
among the people of the ability of the
Government to maintain itself.
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