Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-22
Iowa News.

I--AHoinaS I. W 1suEows CSq.s VI OeStnoiueS,
has been re-appointed Reporter of the Su.
preme Court of Iowa, for four years. o.
The Fourth and Fifth regiments of lows
cavalry have re.enl;sted. The latter is on its
way to Davenport. -.... ,.~. .
LIVE STocK FRozEN-The Montezuma Re.
publican says many cattle, sheep and hogs
were frozen to death in Poweshc,k county
during the late cold weather. Mr.. D. S.
Dean lost rs cows, and j. L. Heron Is
sheep.
NEARLY OUT OF TIE DRArr.-We learn from
the Montezuma Republican that Powesheik
county is nearly out Of the draft. Malcolm,
Grinnell. Chester, Jefferson, Warren, Bear
Greek, Deep River and Jackson townships
have made up their quotas.
The 7th Iowa Cavalry is DIVIDED into
several detachments-onee each at Fort Kear-
ney, Cottonwood, Pawnee Reserve, Fl. Ran
dali, Antietam, Pierre and Dacotah The
boys are not very we'll suited with this ar.
rangement, and would much rather 60 South
and fight the Rebels than watch the Indians.
HEROIC ScHooLMIsTREssEs.- learn from
the Montezuma Republican that number
of teachers from Grinnell, who attended the
late institute at Brooklyn, were obliged to
walk home, the railroad being blockaded by
snow. Among them were two ladies, Miss
A. W. Clark and Mrs. Abbott, who arrived
at Grinnell, 16 miles distant, at 10 o'clock
Saturday night, with the thermometer below
zero. 1t was dangerous undertaking.
A New AND ALARMING DISEASE. We learn
from the Davenport Gazette that disease,
very similar to small pox called by the ply
sicians Pemphygus, has been prevailing for
several weeks in the neighborhood of Maquo.
keta. 1t has proved fatal in number of
cases and has spread to such an alarming
extent that in some neighborhoods the public
schools have been discontinued, and public
worship has been laid aside. tits an Object
Of greater dread than small -inasmuch
as while it is bat little, ifany less loathsome,
vaccination is no preventative.
HEAVY RoBBRRY-W learn from the Ana
mosa Eureka that on the morning o. the l1.h
the safe of Hecht & Reed, in Clarence, Cedar
county, was broken open and $40Oo in
greenbacke taken therefrom. No clue has
been found to the burglars.
The first commission issued by Governor
Stone, after his accession to office, was to Ad-
jutant General n. 3. Baker, continuing him
in the position he has held since early in the
summer ofls61. 1t was substant al COM
pliment we'll metited by that hard-work;ng
and able official.
A. F. Mast, for eight years Postmaster at
Davenport, and for two years Treasurer Of
Scott County. has become chief clerk and
business manager of the Burtis House, Dav-
export.
Recruits arc reaching Davenport at the
rate of about 100 per Gay, as we learn from
tue UOSettc.
MAN Frozen TO DEATH.-Nicholas McCor-
mick, who lived alone in Jefferson TOWNSHIPS,
Dubuque county, was found dead in his bed
on the 9th inst. having frozen to death. He
was last seen alive en- the 4th. A Jug of
whisky lay near him, and he had doubtless
drank enough to stupefy him.
"A member Of Go. A, 9th Iowa Infantry,
named Ambrose Rath, died at Lockport, ILL.,,
on the l4th inst. He was not known there,
and nothing was found on him to show what
part Of Iowa he was from, He was about 60
years ofage; and discharge dated at Alton,
Dec. 10Th, and $3.50 in money, were found
on him.