Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-23

We acknowledge our Indebtedness to
'aptain De Heus, recently Il prisoner OF
war, for a copy the Deity Nississippio',
u sept. lst, published at Selma, Ala,
rom which we CLEAN the following
interesting information
FLORENCE HOTEL,
Board Rcduced to SIS per Day.!
nR. J. 4. MCKINNEY Il q. MALCOLM, Pro-
&c TIA. hey II NV charge but Fifteen Dollars per
lay for board a.. OR pnIl:lrs for single meals.
Having thoroughly fenoy;.,e.i the House, and
procured experienced and attentive servaEiE.
hey plet;y; themselves 10 keep rs good a table
) any in the south With clean beds, well Ven
tilated rooms and Courteous gentlemen in the
,tiice they design making this house the most
agreeable H0te4 IL li!e Coafederacy. Try us.
MCKINNEY q MALCOLM Irnn't'rs.
We commend this house to the Deans,
Byingtons, Wallaces and Thayers, if
they should have occasion TO visit Sell
ma. Board having been reduced to SIS
per day, our people who think SO muc..
Of greenbaciSs can, perhaps, afford to
board at the Florence
Also the following, from the telegraph
ic column:
MACON, August 81.
special telegram from Fort Pitt Valley to-
day says there was i:rga lire at Americas, Ga.
last night P..I2'S warehouse, containing 6,Fa
,, ,!e> OF c ,ttnn. and y bliiling> were burnt. IL
is supposed 10 be the work "f AN incead:ary.
From the Doity G0rion, published at
Meridian, Miss, we learn that The dark
les in the sunny land are not % con-
tented and happy as they have ;,cen
represented. Z. A. Phillips, general
salt agent Of Mississippi advertises as
runaway" from. the salt works in three
lays, 26 slaves
From an editorial upon Judah Il. Ben
iamin's circular to Virginia Mason, rela-
tive to the Jacques Gilmore visit to
Richmond, we extract the following,
which we commend to the attention Of
our Democratic 4eig.shQra who are now
begging for peace
Tne southern people want pea>c ,u1 vii
fight on until tie rising generation take the
nusllet, from onr hands, before cepti uly anT
)edce save that which guarantees our etoin
and independence. We are rather disposed to
ylaHi< the Yankees for this un expected visit to
richmond, They have learned % what extent
.ur Government will ras.st tlei; attempts al
slbiuaation and understand f ly how the war
may be brought TO a close. We look for good
esults from tiif plDiicat on OF what trlnspirei
at Richmond, Is viii add to the peace element
It will have its Influence at Chicago. where log
cal conclusions will make themselves seen and
felt where calm, reasoning. dispassionata men
will Gi iSrObe Themselves OF party prejudice ana
hate and lend t:ieir energies to cile".; ing the
,trife which is rapidly draining t:le iant If
ID ood anI treasure. Opinion is fast chung sng in
en- favor ana so.ii terms satisfactory To free
men will come Tor consideration, il the true
diplomats. Lee and Hcoi, continue 10 operate rig
o,0usiv ana SUCCESSFULLY. ON OUR ARMIES
DEPENDS OUR HOPES OF PEACE. Already
Il gre patty in the North is going about dts
couraging enH-tlnentS. telling the people we &l e
the true cham oionS OF liberty, discouragirg IN
,st,nents in the nation II loan, bslittle.ng
Yankee succsp,aes, den ,,ncing thH increrse,.
taxes as inigu!tous and oppressive ard eel =
Ing the furtner prosecution If the 1f;r useless
6utchery. THE NORNHERE MIND - EE-
! ING GRADUALLY RIPENED FOS REVOLT
WITH OUR EVERY SUCCESi 1t bcho o1TaS
us then to onl, well t. tac Hlsh"ito u-e it Hig-
3aa4slI INA elfectuai'y ia: tha igor OF me
wintar ctosa the l+:4 pai lien, il no !inDo
Degin TO loo!. around for veal, BONG tL1e peace.