Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-29
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7 IUw0 HeWS. as7'
3 Reuben S. Adams, an old citizen IN
successful merchant of Burlington, died Q
, the Goth inst. ...z .
} --Samuel Nye, lad Of 1s, accidental
shetland killed himself at Morrishurg, Guthr
county, on the 10th. .~-... r. a..
); On Tuesday, . man was arrested q
Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa, who answer
ed to the description Of O'Hsra, sheriff {
Coles county, lllirois. who was the leader {
! the late Copperhead riot. We hope there
no mistake about this matter. fe
4 - A Board Of Examiners. Of which M.jo
Thomas Duncan Is President, is now in ses
sion at Davenport, 10 receive and pass upol
applications for CommiSsicns in r. gimen,
D'A.ftiqus. Candidates must make applica
ton to the Adiutant General at Washington
for authority to appear before the Board, ans
tho application must be accompanied by evi
dence Of good moral character. Applicant
are examined in military tactics, army regu
lations, arithmetic, geography, history, ane
general knowledge, and will be Iassed fol
such grade OF line or field officers as then
qualifications indicate.
SPorrED FEvER.--The Wintersett Nadiso
nsan records the death of fourteen persons
from spotted fever. in that county, recently.
Among the victims was Capt. Ford, of the
30th Iowa. At last accounts the disease was
abating.
The following is the conundrum which
took the p.ize at the glass blowers entertsln-
ment in Iowa City: "Why is the Glass
Steam Engine of the Glass Blowers like Gen.
Mcclellan! Because it is built up by great
deal Of blowing from very weak material"
-Ephriam Imbody was seriously injured
by the bursting Of grindstone at Iowa City,
a few days ago.
Rev. Mr.. Powers, Episcopal Clergy man
at Davenport, is about to go to New Orleans
to take charge of a Church there. Rebellion
will receive no quarters from him.
lin Corydon, Wayne county, afew days
since, the body Of James " illiams, a recently
enlisted soldier, was found in well belong
ing to hotel stable. 81 feet deep. He had
been missing nine days, and the indications
were that he had fallen in, had made vain Of
forts to escape, and had perished from hun
ger and exhaustion.
The bill granting lands to the State Of
Iowa, to aid in the construction of railroad
from 4eGregor to a point on the Missouri
river to connect with certain lateral roads in
Minnesota, was taken up, amended, and
passed, in the United States Senate last wsek
An act passed. by the last General As
sembly and now in force fixes the compensa.
ton of Jurors at two dollars per day.
The proprietor of the Oakaloosf Times
has, through his attorneys, served a rotice on
Mayor Rhinehart of suit against .fe city
for $4,000 damages for injuries done his Office
by soldiers on the 7th. The Herald thinks
this pretty steep bill. We think s., too.
ACCIDENT AT V1NroN-During the firing
Of cannon at Vinton, last week, in honor, Of
the returned veterans, premature discharge
took place, seriously injuring Alexander
Shields and Samuel Bysong. The former, it
is feared, will lose his eyesight, and probably
his life.
Mrs. Senator Harlan and daughter sailed
from Washington the other day for South
Carolina.
"A. National Bank has been established at
Dubuque. F. Hinds is President, and Fl. N.
Kingsman, Cashier.
The dwelling of John Davis, near Keo.
kuk, was burned on the 21st and a negro
babe perished in the flames. !
The Buchanan Co. GuardiGn says the
Board Of Supervisors of that county have
ordered a special election for the people to
determine whether the county shall borrow
S.. 900 to repair, in part, the loss occasionei
by the late robbery Of its treasury.
CEpAR FALLS ANi MINNESOTA RAILROAD
The Dubuque Times says Charles L. Frost Of
New York city, has been elected President Of
the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Com
pany, Platt Smith, General Manager, n. X
Jessup and Dean Richmond, Trustees. The
road is to be completed the present season
from Cedar Falls to Waverly. A contract has
been let for the extension of the Dubuque &
Sioux ty Road from Cedar Falls to Iowa
Falls, distance of forty miles.