Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-06-17
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for supper. The distance is about 90
miles-2S of it staging. The point to
leave the cars is Marengo, from which a
daily stage is running, which will carry
the mail after the LIST of July. From
Marengo to Blairstown, eight miles, is a
rough, barren country. Blairstown is q.
station on the Cedar Rapids Railroad
surrounded by good farming land, and
appears to be doing considerable bust
ness in grain and merchandise. From
this point to Vinton, n distance Of twen-
ty miles, is a prairie without grove on
the entire route. The land, however, is
well adapted to farming, and at no dis
tant day will be dotted over with farms
and Astounding with wealth. The rails
ing Of wool is already attracting atten-
ton in this section. One man sheared
thousand head of sheep, the average
yield of wool being over four pounds per
head. He said it was worth to him
about three thousand dollars.
Vinton has beautiful location on the
south bank Of Cedar river, which is
here spanned by good free bridge
The town contains about 1000 inhabit-
ants, a number of churches, two good
hotels, two or three large mills, &c. I
was told it is almost free from the great
curse of liquor selling, and did not see
the drinking saloons so common in 9TH
er towns. The country surrounding
Vinton is beautifully adapted for coun-
try MISUNDERSTANDING on the prairie,
with high rolling locations. There is a
good supply of building stone in the vi
entity. Improved lands may be had in
the surrounding country at from $l2 to
$40 per acre.
The Asylum for the Blind, located at
this place, is an honor to the State. The
building is well constructed for durabil-
ity and comfort The unfortunate class
of our race that are there seem to appre-
ciate and enjoy the provisions made for
them. 1t is really a wonder and a plea
sure to hear blind man reading at the
top OF his voice chapter after chapter in
the Bible, or passages in Millions works,
by the moving of his fingers over the
paper. The inmates excel in music any
like number of persons 1 have ever met.
They also understand various mechanic
al arts, such as making brooms, &C.
The ladies make fine bead work. The
blind inmates of the Asylum can start
and walk from the building to the town,
half mile, without any one leading
them--go to the postoffice and other
! places of business, and seem to enjoy
themselves much better when there are
a number of them together than they
do with.persons who can see. SIR.
LATEST FEsOM THE 35TH.-From Capt.
Dill, of company D, S5th Iowa, who ar
rived home yesterday morning, we
learn that the regiment reached Mem
phis on Friday evening last, and when
he left Saturday was ccamped about
two miles out of the city. It was ru-
mored, however, that it would be order
ed to the front again in few days. Col.
Hill being absent on furlough, and
Lieut.. Col. Keller sick with fever and
ague, the command of the regiment de-
volved on Capt. f. w. Doran, of COM
pany E, the next ranking officer. The
regiment is now reduced to less than 300
effective men. No regiment has seen
harder service or beenmore faithful and
| resolute in the discharge of duty than
the 35th.
| The conduct of the lamented Major
er Lake, called Columbia in the dis
patches,) is spoken of in the highest
terms of praise. He was riding up and
down the lines of his regiment when
shot through the abdomen and MORALLY
wounded. He lived till next morning,
suffering intense agony except when
under the influence Of morphine.
DAILY, 18th.
THECOUNTY JUDGsHIP.-JudgeC Cars
kaddan has resigned the office of County
Judge and the Board of Supervisors
have chosen Henry w. Perkins, Esq,
as his successor. Mr.. P. is a young law
yer of good business habits, well ac-
quainted with the duties of the office,
and will doubtless fill it satisfactorily to
the public.
Mr.. Carskaddan's increasing pro-
fessional business made it necessary for
him to resign or neglect some of his
official duties. Werejoicein his success,
as he deserves it.
THE STH CAvALRY.-We have been
permitted to read letter from the 9Th
cavalry, dated Acworth, Ga, June 9Th.
1t is written on the back of the COM
mission to the postmaster of that town
from the rebel Post Office Department.
The letter says McPherson's command
was about to move still further in the
direction Of Atlanta, about thirty miles
distant. The 9Th had lost 80 killed and
wounded in the several battles in which
it had been engaged. The Muscatine
squad in Company X were all we'll.
| FINE STEEL ENGRAvINGs.--We have
been shown by Mr.. Hart, artist, two
splendid steel engravings of Gen. Grant,
Cabinet-size-the largest selling at 81 90
and the smallest at Is cents. Mr.. HI. has
the exclusive sale Of these engravings
in Muscatine county. He has also the
Presidents Proclamation in full size
price 50 cents. Any one wishing tasty
andappropriate parlor ornaments should
call and examine them.
DRowNED.-Laste evening, a man in
the employ of Jacob Dold, beer brewer,
while swimming horse in the river,
near the round house, was thrown or