Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-08
Gso. w. JENKs, Clerk.

ARRIVAL OF rHn STRAA1R MrscATISE.-l
The new Northern Line steamer "Nuscatne"
arrived at our leves yesterday aftsrnoon.-
She was delayed on her upward trip some
seventy two hours, At the lower rapids, BY
high windss Her arrival was announced BY
peals from the cannon, answered BY : piece
on board the boat. Hundreds Of our citisens
we're on the wharf to welcome her. Immsdi-
atsly on her arrival she was formally present
ed BY Henry O'Conper, Esq, on behalf of the
merchants Of MascatiAs, with . beautiful sst
Of flags, consisting Of an ensign, : banner
with the name of the boat, two side wheel
Gags, . Union Jack, and streames.s They
were made Of the finest English bunting. o
Buffalo, Ny, and cost $95. Capt Rhodes
accepted the aAes, and responded by Inviting
che company into the cabin, where retreshI
snents we're provided for them, and where for
. time everything went msrrily. xsssIasas "a
baa Thsisboat is . magnificent. large side
wheeler, one Of the best Of the Northern Line
Company's packets. She was built BY the
Company, at Wheeling. Va, last summer,
under the superintendence Of Capt. Robin
son, who il to be her commander. Her di.
mansions are a. follows. Length, POI feet
breadth of beam, 81 feet; cylinder, 10 inches
dismstef, 81 feet stroke; ilengshso buckst
10 feet; diameter Of wheel, % fees; tonnage
600 TONS, She draws, 25. inches light. She
can accommodate, with comfortable state
rooms, one hundred passen gers, and carries
cots fog forty more. Her cabin is An elegant
affair, richly and hastily ornamented. She is
furnished magnidcently. All modern i'm
provements for comfort or convenience are
used. From her build and power, W. judge
she will ben fast boat. Altogether, Musca.
tine has reason to be proud of her namcsake.
Capt. Rhodes 10 brother of T. B. Rhodes,
the President of the line. He 10 an old
steamboat man, accommodating, clever, and
prompt. Clerk jerks is also well known on
the upper river, and better, more whole
sopled man never straddled Z stool in =
steamboat office. They will remain with the
boat until the completion Of. tho "Cjtv, of
Burlington" now in course Of, construction
at w heeling, by the Northern Line Companv.
Of which boat they are to take command -
Loae life and prosperous voyages attend
thsm.-Daily. Let. S78'1
~ D."~Adjutant Gensr.L ua.S.sss Is
now at Vicksburg. Miss, Organizing and re-
organizing colored troops Hereafter ell
troops Of African descent will be designated
BY numbers, and be reported By, the number
as ssgiments Of United States Cavalry, Heavy
Artillery, Light Artillery or Infantry (col-
ored.) The Mnscatine. boys take consider
able stock in the new "chafcoal regiments. y
The following appointments are announced
in the Sixty NINTH. ~ s'ss4.9
Willis Davis. Sergeant fCo, B, s5th Iowa
regiment, to Be First Lieutenant. Lowell M.
Sedgwick Of 20. n, 18th Iowa, George a.
Kimball of Co. B, 36th Iowa, and Alonzo
Garrison Correspondent of the Oour;s-) Of
CO, +, s5th Iowa, to be Second Lieuutenants.
A. Z. Mitchell, formerly of this city, is to be
Lieutenant Colonel Of the regiment. Jesse
Din, Of CO: b, 18th Iowa, has been detached
purpose Of being appointed to non.
Office in the Sixty Third,
Mons vErraANs.-The veterans Of the Sd
Iowa infantry passed up on the "Ause.tine''
yesterday, destined for Davenport, where
they will be furloughed for thirty days, Col.
Aaron Brown in command. The veterans
number two hundred and twenty FIVE men,
The following Is the list Of companies and
commanders: esss siA
Company A-Lisqt Duans, Dubusus O..
.a% B--0api Core, Marion Co.
O-Lsut. Moe, Clayton Co..
D-Lieut. RuFdick Winnssheik O.,
E-Ltsut Allowsy, Story 90.
1-0apt. 6wank. 1ayetts Co.
0-Sergt. VanHinninE. Warren Go.
90 H-OApt. Garry. Nahesks Co.
1-Oape efis1f, 1utlsr %.
x-LiAu1. HoDmilt Cedar Co.
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