Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-15
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
The Rev. P. P. ingalls,, agent of the
Iowa Orphan Asylum, writing from
Memphis to the State Register, says for
the benefit of that institution, the I'd
Cavalry pledges So, 113; the 35th Infan-
try, near $1,000; the 18th, %,239; the
9th, 81, ,729; the 1+th, $500; the Sd
Cavalry, part of the regiment, $3,3O6 ;
the sth Infantry, $2,675; the SD Infan-
try, 81 800; the 4th Cavalry $4,000.
Mrs. w. w. Smith, of this county,
the unfortunate lady who attempted
suicide at Rochester, is now at Canaan
daigua, n. Y, under treatment at an
asylum. The windpipe in her throat is
severed, and she receives food and
breathes through theaperture thus made.
She is perfectly rational on every sub
ject except the religious one which
crazed her, and cOnverses with her
friends by means of pencil and paper.
She has an idea that her soul is past re-
demption and must be forever lost, and
that this being the case, she is burden
to her friends, and deserves not to live.
Her physicians entertain hopes of her
recovery, not only from her wound, but
from her Observation-Disclosures Times.
The CH1NCH BUG.-The editor Of the
Iowa City Republican lately visited a
wheat field in Johnson county which
had been destroyed by this mischievous
insect. He says:
On going into the road by the side OF
it we saw the bugs leaving for some
other field of action. Their number was
perfectly inconceivable. They travelled
rapidly, would make good distance in
day. There was stream of water
across their course, for, although they
did not swim, they entered the water
and f1oated down the stream until they
side, when they crawled out and pur-
sued their way. The largest of them
were about the size of the smallest house
| fly. They had wings and looked fully
prepared for flight. The next size had
also wings, but were only about half as
large. The smallest and most numerous
class were little red bug about as large
as the head of pin, but very active,
and in their countless numbers, could
destroy field of wheat in few days.
They work by fastening on the stalk
and sucking the sap from it. They are
so numerous they will cover every stalk
| in the field all over, and, in three days
time, field of wheat will change from
the freshest green to the appearance OF
being dead ripe. 1t is just as hard on
barley, and will go from wheat or bar
| ley into corn, rye or oats. The crop OF
spring wheat in this county this year
is likely to be an utter failure. We must
| look to something else for bread.
The Burlington Havkeye claims a
population of $1,000 for that city, and
says it is growing rapidly.
The publishers of the Upton Adrer.
tiser have raised its subscription price tC
$500 per annum. Sensible.
ORDERED TO THE FRONT.-The entire
| Veteran Reserve Corps on Rock Island
which have been guarding the prisoners
for the past few months, has been or
dered to the front, and left for Washing.
ton last evening. The 4Sth Iowa 10(
day mem will be organized Immediately
and take their place on the Island.-
Ddu. Dena.. 7th.
Company E, 18th Iowa, (from Cedar
county, suffered the following casual.
ties in charge on the enemy's rifle pits
near Big Shanty, Ga, on the 10Th Of
June:
Killed-Wm. ]. Alexander, James Morton
| Wounded-Lieut. ALT Carey, severely in righ
| thigh John Albin, slightly in left thigh Leroy
Douglas slightly in left hand; John Ford
Fight shoulder M M i Thos. R. Mcconneli, M severely IL IL
right thigh John Zeitler, slightly in left hand
We copy the above from the Upton
advertiser.
A boy, twelve years of age, son o
James Kelly, of Keokuk.. was drowned
while bathing in the river at that place
on the 7th inst.
Mr.. Oakes, of Keokuk, was killed
on the 4th, by his mules running away
The animals were frightened by the dis
charge of fire-crackers.
Col. H. G.. Barner, sth Iowa Cavalry
was hurt in the back and generally in
jured by the rail road accident on the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad last
week.
A whirlwind visited Dubuque or
the evening of the 9th inst, unroofing
the Fifth Ward school house and doing
other damage; in all estimated at So, ,0O0
Nobody hurt,
The disbursements of the musterine
and disbursing office at Davenport fol
the month ending June 30th, were as
follows:
Payment for 100 days troops 54l 81
ALI otnef expenses otto.Sl
Total $2S III 8:
Mr.. Felt, of the West Union Record,
may perhaps understand the effect OF
his articles against his friends when he
sees them copied with endorsement and
commentator in such papers as the
Keokuk Constitution.