Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-18
Iowa News.

Island, on the 9Th inst, and taken to Bur
lington for inquest. He was probably in tn
water four or five months, and could not bf
recognized. sa'1V Pc ieta. 70 '''@'
The Provost Marshal's office for the It'll
District has been removed from Iowa City
to Grinnell Major Duncan assumes the re
sponsibility of having made the change, OF
the ground that suitable quarters could no
be obtained at Iowa City, and that the citi
zens generally have pursued disloyal, ,llliber
al and extortonate course towards the GOV
ernment officials. The Iowa City Repu6H
can denies the truthfulness of these charges
and protests stoutly against the change.
=, - The carriage factory Of Woeber Bros.
at Davenport, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the 9th inst, together with about
fifty buggies and carriages. Total loss $l8,
S75.p Insurance $500. The fire was un.
doubtedly the work Of an incendi"ry sa
DEATH or VALUABLE M,XE At Dusu
ous.- Mr. A. W. Richmond's celebrated mare
Lady Flora, while hitched to > fence, a few
days since, was frightened by dog and broke
loose, carrying with her the stake to which
her halter was attached In running she broke
one of her hind legs against the stake, which
obliged her owner to kill her She had made
2:47 on the turf, and was valued at 81 ,o0O.-
So says the Dubuque Times "l'
Real Estate SALES AT DAvENPoRr.-The
Davenport News says Mrs. DR.. Fitch, formerly
Of Muscatine, has purchased the late residence
Of Mr.. w. G. Wadsworth, in that city, for
$4,000. John H. Berryhill, late of Harris.
burgh, Pa. has purchased Hon. Hiram Prices
residence for $4,000, and W. q. Wadsworth
has purchased James Thomson S residence for
$6, 900, These figures indicate fair prices for
property in our neighboring city. Re
- The veterans Of the 4th infantry, on
their arrival at Desmoines, last Wednesday
were given formal reception by the Legis-
lature, the Executive and the city authorities.
Eloquent and appropriate speeches of well
come were made by Gov. Stone, Gov East
man, Hon. Jacob Butler and Mayor Leas,
and responded to by Col. Williamson and
Major Nichols The men number about 400,
are looking finely are full of enthusiasm.
SUIcIDE.-James Dorsey, an Irishman, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself, at Deco.
raj az fou csp 10 IN.
felicity ..''.,,.. .... ..--s
Brig. Gen. lCorse, wounded at Mission
Ridge, has left his home in Burlington, for
Gen. Sherinan's command, having recovered
from his wounds.
Six burglars were arrested at Fairfield a
few days ago, after having entered store,
broke open safe with the aid Of powder, and
stole 5000 and watch. t.-,t..
Rev. w. Salter, of Burlington, pastor of
the Congregational church Of that city, has
issued a work of seventy pages, entitled "The
Great Rebellion in the light of Christianity" !"
AT the last term of the District Court of
Aahaska county, held at Oskaloosa, about
one dozen persons were tried and fined for
selling intoxicating liquors contrary to law,
the aggregate fines amounting to nearly five
hundred dollars, besides costs.
MILITARY VAcAScIEs.-The REGISTER at
Des Moines says that there are vacancies in
the Chaplaincies of the Sd, 9th, 7tb, 9th,
11th, 18th, 10Th, 10th 18th, 10th, 22d, 29th;
3Oth, 3lst, 33d, 94th, 3sth and 40th Iowa
Infantry, and the lst, Cd, 9Th and 7th Cav
airy. r. 4.
Two boys, named Pagan and Williford,
respectively, have been bound over for trial
at Mt. Pleasant to answer to a charge of
shooting at a son Of Henry Clay Dean. 1t is
supposed they did the firing for mischief
only, not designing to injure young Dean.
who was riding past them on horseback
The shots did not take effect
q INDIANS DYING OFF.-The Davenport Nesos
says the Indians confined at Camp Mcclellan
are dying off fast There are but about 25O
left, and fifty Of them are in the hospital and
pest house. Small pox has got among them
and is thinning them out rapidly. About
twenty havc been sent to the pest house
within week. This disease will probably
have. them much reduced in numbers.
ROBBERY AT AeEroY C1TY.-On the night
of the 9Th ult., the Station House Of the B.
& NJ. Railroad, at Agency City, was entered
by means Of false keys, and the safe blown
open with powder. and all valuables, includ
ing nearly 5000, in all amounting to about
$700, distracted and carried off. Six men
have been arrested, charged with the deed,
and officers are in pursuit of another. 8
FoR IDAHO The Sioux City Register says
that the Idaho gold excitement is on the in
crease in that locality. Three steamers are
advertised 10 leave Sioux City for Fort Bent
on as soon as navigation opens. Cabin pas
sage will be one hundred and fifty dollars,
deck passage seventy five dollars. Each pas.
senger will be allowed one hundred pounds of
baggage. Freight ten dollars per hundred
pounds. IT. .. ~1G 7a5
r Boy SHor-A lad named VIM Mcguire
was accidentally shot by a comrade, while duck
hunting near Davenport, on Saturday last
He died almost instantly. The boy had been
his fathers guide for long time, his father
being blind, and his loss will therefore be a
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severe calamity to his afflicted parents r.
: MURDER IN MONROE CouNrY.-Two neigh
bors named Isaac Haywood and William Par
ker, living in Monroe County, about miles
from Eddyville, gotrinto CONTROVERSY about
some school matters, a few days since, in the
course ofwhich Parker struck Haywood with
knife, inficting alwound, which caused
death on Sunday NIGHT 9th inst q, Parker