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

French garrison and all their artillery.
Gen. Raseacre has ordered his army
from the City of Mexico to retake Ia
basco.
NEW York, June 15.-The Richmond
Examiner of the Sth, says more than
$4,000 prisoners are at AndersOnville,
Georgia, and that upwards of 5000 died
there. Theaverage mortality is IS daily,
with a prospect of an increase. On the
Sth over 900 were sent there and on the
9th l 900 more were to be sent from
Richmond, it being made a general de-
pot for prisoners. Union officers are
quartered at Macon, Georgia. Letters
for these prisoners should be prepaid to
these new quarters.
The Worlds Washington special says !:
An informal meeting of the Republican
members of Congress, was held, to con-
slider the $500 exemption clause. Many
(deem it injudicious, and the impress
\Within few days u draft for 5000
Nre men is expected to be ordered.
re, Ascial Dispatch to the Muscatine Journal
DAVENPORT, June l5.-About three
o,clpck this afternoon, shortly after the
steamex, Davenport, of the Northern
Line, had passed through the bridge
across the river at this place, on her up
ward bound Kip, the bridge was discov-
cred to be on ffSe. The locality of the
fire was difficult n access, and famed
by strong wind spread rapidly, despite
persistent efforts of the|atchmen and
guards on the bridge To save the main
structure the draw was thenVpened and
was soon wrapped in flames.
The Levee, &C., We're thronged WITH
spectators, and the locality of the bridge
with helpers.
On the Rock Island size the troops al
camp double-quicked to the spot, form.
line for passing water, though from
the direction of the wind that side was
less exposed to danger than this side
1t was only by hennoss strenuous efforts
GU the part of the railroad men, tiremel
ana ee;tizens generally, that the entire
struciuis sWaS saved.
ragedlik a lion.
In about half am hour the draw fel
into the river with tren-nadous crash
and floated down stream. ivha nier
over 800 feet long, composed of hesr..,
timbers framed into a network and
ballaSted with stones continued to burn.
and will continue for long time vet.
Mr.. Preston, late road master on the
NJ. Il NJ. r. r., was in charge of the
bridge, his family living in the house on
the pier. The members of his family
all escaped, but lost most of their house
hold belongings.
The length of the draw was about 175
feet.
The money loss of the structure was
great, but the annoyance to the travel
ing and freighting public through this
interruption of rail connection, is al
most incalculable. 1t will take weeks,
it not months, to replace the draw.
Davenport feels blue.
BY the burning of the bridge the tele-
crap wire (Which is carried over the
river on poles fastened to the BRIDGE was
torn down and now lies in the river,
thus cutting off communication with
the East. But little delay will be caus-
ed by this in the transmission of bust
ness, as, until the wire is replaced, bus
mess will be ferried over from Daven-
port to Rock Island and repeated, and
rice cers0. The Wire will probably soon
be repaired, when we will again be in
direct communication with the East
The body of the lamented Major
John, of your city, lies here tonight,
and will reach Muscatine in the morn
lag. Yours, SMITH.