Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-19

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CocoaEuts are selling in Mobile at $40

). CocoaEuts are selling in Mobile at $40
piece. btE diik5 10 asiais7s bas ssJat 81 ys
The rebels claim to have 1Oo, 600 free nj
; groes within their cjntrol. esG. beiiG5D
II Gen. John A. Logan IS brought out by tn
Cairo Daily Nesos for Governor Of Illinois.
4 Three new regiments have been authorize
= in Ohio They mvst be raised by the 9th {
March. .ca b1f .5-a TO sftsGs5 edi cy l-siFI
I The Councils of Philadelphia passed bi
aprroPriating 100000 to pay bounties t
volunteers. o. Fl. os-.i-1 -iis-'291 :!d5
i Several thousand Of the Union prisoners a
Eichmond-so say the papers Of that city
are to be sent to Georgia. ~. !. + .s.... .--,5
j "A, Paris surgeon has made new tongue t
replace one lost by cancer. The man VIII
uses it talks, tastes, and swallows perfectly
Two Provost Marshals-one in New Yo,l
and one in Vermont-and as many Surgeons
have been dismissed for enlisting men physi
cally disabled. 81 big2d 81, IN baacsf
The total funded and fundable debt of tn,
United States on the 29th January, wa
|$l, ,44s s,37l,5O7. The interest Of $756,71
800 is payable in gold. 9n;os G5gis ~s.F#sr.
Treadwell, the Peoples Bank defaulter, o
Hudson, Mich, was arrested in Mansfield, 0.
on the llth.g His father-in-l Is said t,
have escaped with the money. ..,-
The New York Commercial 4 dcertiser rec
ommends the entire abolition of our presen
postal system, leaving the carrying of tn,
mails open to private enterprise. sil
A shocking case is published BY the Canadian
wilderness last winter, and who killed one O
their number for subsistence and actually at
him up. .7sese a3ns.Tsrz. Izia sss.:.T =
Gen. Whipple, of Gen. Thomas staff, asserts
that over seventy-three hundred deserters
from Bragg's army have come into our Jinei
since the the goth of October, az shown by
the rolls. cg gy Sg7 70! > 37a6 ..i&
Between San Francisco and New York the
rates of fare by the mail hne are Best saloon
and state rooms $l62, I'd cabin $82, steer
age $53. On the opposition line $165, $50
and $50 respectively. go '- ST
Army mules are going to Gen. Grants
department in large numbers. They are to
be used as pack mules for supply trains fol
East Tennessee, as the roads are impossible
for wagon trains. 7at .a.11e bstlEJ e.'5 70
The results Of the last draft were stated in
Congress the other day to have been: Exempt
ed for disability, $4,000; for other causes,
q. 900; paid Communication, Al 900; procured
substitutes, $4,000; served, 1000.
The burning on the 5th of that portion OF
Colts Arm Factory at Hartford in which pis-
tolls were made, involved loss Of $2,0OO,0OO,
on which $400, 900 was insured. Two men
were killed and 900 thrown out Of employ
ment. Il: raf t5 's9o' ez,-T -- z.aigI .z.3
al Geo. Thompson, of England, the celebrated
anti.slavery lecturer, who created much ex-
citement in this country over twenty years
ago, arrived at Boston, last week, on the
Arabia. He is to have public reception in
that city. =r=--9t s9a .r.5i E.see7ss =
The corn crop is reported to be 100000
900 bushels short. but the Southern States
and export demand formerly took this guam
tity, and left large surplus, Spectators
now control the price, but there is enough
until next crop. --q - .-r-.- ts.a..ia.,s,-.e
Some of the Union men of East Tennessee,
who have been imprisoned by the rebels,
have commenced suits for damages against
the villainous leaders in the rebel ranks.
Parson Brownlow's suit is first on the docket,
and he lays his damages at $25, 1000. ...
The bill for the sale of the railroads of
Missouri to meet the State Indebtedness in
CURED on their account, was defeated in the
Legislature the other day. And the debt Of
forty odd millions stands against the State
without any provisions thus far to meet the
Marcus Morton, twice Governor of Massa-
chueetts, and noted for having beaten Edward
Everett, his competitor for that office, by one
vote, died in Jamestor, Mass, on Saturday,
aged 79. Gov. Morton was also member of
Congress from Massachusetts for two terms
l8l7-21. ,t-s-3 et.@ ss+ ~
The Great Sanitary Fair to come off next
month in New York City will be held in q
building two hundred by four hundred feet,
which will be covered by roof of single
span. The structure is already nearly COM
plstsd. Its ultimate purpose is that Of a reg
mental drill room, :
The new Treasury regulations establishing
free trade and abolishing the permit system
in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Missouri,
will be issued in few days. It was stated
by Mr.. Chase that this would throw out of
employment about fifteen hundred 1|sasury
AGENTS and Clerks. 4 10 aos1 n les rrt
A Oopperhead, named Geo. Turner, was
convicted the other day in the United States
Court, at Springfield, ILL.,, of assisting in the
rescue of a deserter, and will have the ex-
treme pleasure of paying the penalty in the
penitentiary at Joliet. This is the first case
tried in Illinois. aaas.-
The ladies describe Mrs Lincoln's dress on
the occasion of recent grand reception as
rich, delicately shaded purple silk, trimmed
with black velvet and fringe, with rare neck
lace tie, and pearl brooch at the throat-a
dropping white feather in her hair aiding in
giving effect to the toilet. ..c..4. -, . s
The treasury of Marion county, Ohio, was
recently robbed of some $4,000, by villains
who called on the treasurer in the evening
under pretense ofpaying taxes. They knocked
down the treasurer, Mr.. Wooley, grabbed the
money, locked him inside, and made their
escape. A reward of $500 is offered for their
apprehension. 80 si2sg r~as t.s
The annual reports Of the railroads of
Pennsylvania, just presented to the Legisla.
cture, show that the aggregate receipts for
1868 were $40,J23,571.a Their expenses
amount to SIC, ,602, ,SO4, leaving a. net earn.
ings, SIS, 1920, 766, a SUN very nearly equal
to the whole annual expenses During the
same period the passenger railways earned
$1,sl3,2ls,, and expended 81, ,2s7, ,o44.
According to the Richmond Wig, the hire
of slave in that city costs $1770 a year,
while the highest cost Of negro at auction
ranges from 81 200 to S., 800, showing that
the owners of slaves have no great confidence
in the article as q permanent Investment, the
rent of a year and half equaling the whole
cost. On gold basis, the hire Of a slave is
about $50 a year, and the slave represents
about $l20 of capital. ,.-