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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
IOWA NEWS.

A son of Mrs. Butler, of Vinton,
was accidentally shot through the head
few days since, while handling gun.
He died instantly. The lad was is
years of age. e.
The 14th Regiment, veterans and
| non-veterans, arrived at the depot yes
terday Sunday about II O'clock NJ. and
marched with martial music to Camp
Kinsman. They were 400 strong.-
Davenport Gaz., It'll. ses,.--a
The smallpox prevails to such an
extent at Keokuk, that the Board OF
Health has provided a pest house for
friendless victims. Orders are issued to
place placards of warning on the doors
of houses where the disease exists, and
all school children are required to be
vaccinated.
The track of the Chicago & Iowa
Central Railroad is now extended to and
across College Farm, ten miles west of
Nevada. Douglass d Brown, the con-
tractors, are now putting up the station
house, which is located about half Il
mile east of the Farm. The new station
Is to be called AmeS, in honor of Cakes
Ames, Esq, of Maine. The distance
from Anes to Des Moines is but twenty
nine miles; and that pest to all Iowa
| travelers-the Skunk BOttom-will be
avoided. Man and beast may well be
thankful for this removal.
- Fifteen men of the Sd Iowa cavalry
were gobbled up 10y guerrillas while wa
tering their horses in Wolf river, near
Memphis, on the Sd inst. Their COM
rades tried to rescue them, but they
were taken beyond Raleigh, where the
the bridge was burned, cutting off pur-
suit.
"A little daughter of Mrs. Gaines, Of
l<eohuk, was horribly burned by he
clothes accidentally taking fire on the
9th inst. She died the next morning.
DEATH OF JUDGE DYER.-James
Dyer, Esq, the founder of Dyersville,
and eight years ago one of the most
prominent and wealthy men in Du-
buque county, died in the place which
bears his name last Thursday. lie came
to that county from England in 1S47,
and in 1876 pad amassed quite Il for
tune, but went down in the crash OF
1857.
Our Dubuque exchanges chronicle
frequent burglarics in that city. n fund
of So, 800 has been raised to secure the
lighting of the streets and provide Il po-
lice patrol at night.
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GhE.ANsNES.


paid to an author, viz: Sl0o,00o for his
Sd and 4th volumes of the History OF
ENGLAND.
Colonel Samuel Medary died at Co
lumbus, o., on the 9TH. lie was one o.
the oldest and most widely known Dem
ocratic politicians of the Buckeye State.
No man can vote in Massachusetts UNI
less he can read the Constitution in the
English language and write his name.
This ought to he the law everywhere.
Six vessels have recently been de-
stroyed by the pirate Tallahassee, o..
the coast of Rhode Island. A gunboat
has gone in pursuit OF the pirate.
A full statement of the public debt for
tie month Of October shows that the to-
tai amount is S20l 100, 95l $40, being an
increase over the September statement
OF over SCI 100000.
Mr.. William Rountree, founder and
leader of the once famous Rountrec
Band, one of the most s!lillful and pop
ulaF musical associations of its day, died
ut Baltimore on Friday, aged SO.
f The exports of gold from New York
last week were S2,3!5, 900. This is the
SGCItb vi tiC tIiC pllCt. IiS
cause OF the heavy outward movement is
the financial crisis in England.
\ Brooklyn justice has decided that
hiring 4 horse on Sunday is Illegal, and
refused to grant Judgment 70 Il livery
man who let n team on sunday that ran
away and smashed up the carriage.
The thieves who robbed the safe of the
Walnut Street Hotel, i'll Cincinnati, of
$1,000 about two weeks ago, have been
captured-two in Baltimore and one III
York, Pa. \ portion of the money,
$1,000, viii be recovered.
1t is estimated that three-quarters of
the globe are in a state of war. There is
war in Poland, Algeria, Tunis, Mexico.
the United States, Peru, New Nealand,
China, Rackgar, Japan, Afyhanistan,
and twenty countries in Africa.
At MaysvilIe, Kansas, the other day,
!, drunken fellow named GrisHey had :,
quarrel with Henry Ayle, and Patrick
Casey undertook to separate them. The
result was that Casey was killed by
Grisney's pistol, and Grisney was inn
mediately hung 10 Il tree.
1t appears that the Ohio soldiers in
Sherman's army voted on the battle
UeiL. III u;luS Woutu 20 To Inc am DliiailceS
in the rear and deposit their ballots 10
kill traitors in the North, and then re-
tire 10 fight their open and armed foes
with bullets.
The nett Union majority on the home
vote for Congressman in Ohio, is 81, 7S5.
Fourteen Union members are elected Oh
the home vote, and the soldiers will
elect three others, leaving but two soli-
tary Copperhead members for the De-
lnCcracy to crow over.
In March Of 1915, nearly twenty years
ago, Mr.. Parker, tax collector Of Man
chester, n. H., was murdered aud rob
bed of large sum Of the city's money.
several persons were arrested at differ
ent times, but all acquitted, and until
recently the perpetrator has remained
unknown. The Portland Press states
that a man named Blake has been ar
rested at Milan, Me-, Oh the charge of
being the guilty party. The arrest was
made in consequence of the death-bed
revelations OF Il woman who died lately
IL Manchester. Blake formerly lived in
that city.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

Ray The first instance on record of in
reference with the right Of speech was
according to tradition-in the case of
one Satan, who had been trying to per-
suade Mistress Eve to desert her hus-
band and her God, ard secede from Par
adise. His plausible .engue was sum-
marfly stopped, and 81 that day he
has been able only to hiss his disappro-
baton of the arbitrary Get, like the gem
uine original old Copperhead that he is.
His modern disciples squirm and hiss in
his wake IS naturally as his own
shadow.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

NAAASuAe w Auah0 ~ pdy. Ouc VI tu0 Olu
merchants here said to me yesterday,
the town was - poor place for a
white man. BY the laws of the State,
f negro stole an article and sold it, the
party buying was ..menable. If there
vas any garden truck, poultry or grain
which the master desired to sell the
slaves were sent with it to market. But
he person buying couldn't tell whether
was stolen or not, and so the mer-
'hants refused to buy the produce really
necessary to their trade" The Balt-
more Il Ohio Railroad added Il consider
.ble population to the place several
years ago, giving it new start in life f;
cut the rebels have destroyed it's vitali-
y. Notwithstanding the rebels have
made some fifteen incursiOns into the
,lace, they have been remarkably saw
ng of property. The extensive depot
buildings of the Baltimore & Ohio Road
md one or two adjacent buildings are
ihe only ruins have seen. The bridge
has been destroyed five times and as Of
en- rebuilt. l went down the road as
ar as it was safe to-day, aud saw the
burnt, twisted and broken rails stacked
ip-the work of the rebel raiders On
very hill side may be seen camps, wag-
III trains and all the paraphernalia OF
var. The place is well guarded against
lepredating bands, Notwithstanding
which Mosby dashed at the picket line
light before last, but retreated after
Killing one and wounding three of the
,icket guard.
1t is unnecessary for me to say any
hing ut this late day concerning the
.oming election, as before this reaches
,ou Abraham Lincoln will be reelected
" majority which will overwhelm
lie Copperhead fraternity. l have con
,ersed with hundreds of soldiers from
Ill the loyal States except our own, and
rave not found one who favors the cleo
ION of Mcclellan. On the other hand,
yesterday saw and conversed with
twenty-five rebel prisoners, just in from
Winchester, three Of whom had taken
5he oath, and expressed no opinion rela-
tive to Mr.. Lincoln The remaining
twenty-five, every man of them eX-
pressed the hope that Mcclellan would
pe elected. Some because they believed
Europe would recognize the South, and
we would be compelled to do the same,
others because Mcclellan would con-
ceie to the South such terms as they
wanted in the Union, and some because
Mcclellan was Il great General. AS they
can't have Mae, they must yield obcdi-
ence to Abe. Soldiers are going home
by the hundreds, to vote, and the boys
tell me that they are furloughcd by com
panies, battalions and regiments with
out any questions as to how they will
vote.
You can't conceive how much I am
chagrined over the thought that / can
not be with my Union friends in Mus
catine and rejoice with them in the full
ness of their JOY next Wednesday. l
know how good they will feel, for
shall feel the same. It's happy thing
to be on the right side, and it's joyous
to be radical when you are right. My
next will be from the front. -.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

aea- The Chattanooga Gazette tells
the following: Mcclellan " is the
battle-cry of the rebels. In the recent
attack on Resaca BY Sen. Hoods forces,
we are informed by a reliable person
who was in the fight, that the lebess
charged our forces under the rallying
cry Of Mcclellan" Guess young
Napoleon will get the most of his
votes in the rebel army.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
HAS THE WAR PROVED A FAILURE?

HAS THE WAR PROVED A FAILURE
What are the facts?
The area of loyal territory, in $780,.
was 800, 900 square miles
The area rescued from the rebels and.
restored to the United States, is s56, 0O1,
square miles.
The area still in rebel hands is only
BAG, 800 square miles. f..- .-
In three and half years we have res
cued more than two thirds of all thew
claimed when they began the war.
Does this look like failure"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

Beg A grand radical distinction be-
tween true Christian and an uncon-
verified sinner is most significantly stated
in little floating scrap of two sentences,
"Christians wonder why they should he
saved, and sinners why they should be
lost"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

EaF" The canada rebel raiders are
growing bol1er in their designs, and
have purchased the propeller Georgian.
at Toronto, which they are fitting out,
equipping and arming as privateer to
sink the United States steamer Michi-
gan.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

THE New YORK VOTE FRAuD.-Evi-
denoe is said to have been procured,
showing that one of the New York
agency ballot forgers had taken bundle
of thirty papers and hunted through the
list of deaths in hospitals. to get the
names of dead New York soldiers for
whom votes could be forged.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
MARTINsBURG, VA, November 4.

ARTISSBU re-, ' A., November 1.
Twas ilI-advised when | directed my
steps toward Washington us Il base of
operations against the peace men OF the
North. ! am, however, at this place,
where have been detained waiting for
a train to the front since last Monday.
| shall leave Tomorrow morning, no
preventing providence, and reach our
boys on Sunday. Upon my arrival here
/ waited upon Brig. Gen. Seward, "a
son of Hon. w. Fl. Seward) in COM
mand of this post. l found a young,
unassuming gentleman, disposed to at
tend to pressing duties and waste but
few words | am under obligations to
him for kind and courteous treatment,
and disposition to make my stay here
agreeable, and the object of my visit in
this department successful, SO far as the
facilities were at his command. The
Provost Marshal and Quartermaster' 8
offices 1 have found almost thronged
every day by persons, like myself, to go
to the front. Some are in quest OF boz
dies of deceased friends, some to look
after wounded and sick, some to make
visits-for most people 1 find are very
proud to visit the army commanded by
Phil. Sheridan.
Soon after my arrival here 1 visited
the hospital here, but found no Iowa in
yalids. And what of Martinsburg? To
tell you the truth, reader, l don't think
much of it. If it is a monument of the
greatness, progress and wealth of the
"Old Dominion" don't think much
of the monument, either as it was or AZ
it is. Its streets are paved, and sc
would be the streets of most any town
that contained rs much stone as this
Before the rebellion, should say it con
tanned a very respectable Court House
This is now used as hospital, by the
Provost Marshal and other officers. The
churches are nothing to boast of as
places of Worship for the F. F. VS.
but then have seen worse looking edi-
fees. The dwellings are very inditfer-
ent looking affairs. In fact 1 havn't
seen handsome residence since my ar
rival. In its past history ! think half
dozen merchants would have found it
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

More than 10000 trees, shrubs and
herbaceous plants were planted in the
New York Central Park last year. The
carriage-drive now completed is about
eighty miles in length, and walks,
twenty miles.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

ssA. AT the Union demonstration in
New Haven the Derby delegation borea
Lincoln's hireling-McClellan
$1,000 = year"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
EgEa Jefferson Davis

gSs" Jefferson Davis's Thanksgiving
Day is op the 10th inst. He has pre-
cious little to be thankful for, and! the,
election returns should make that little
ia.S
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
nss" This is pretty thought, prettily
is il not

" Take the bright shell
From its home in the lea,
.i And wherever il goes
1t will sing of the sea.
so take the fond heart
From its home and hearth,
Twill sing of the loved
To the ends of the EARTH
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

Besides thousand barrels of apples,
the New Workers are going to send
Grants army 80, 600 turkeys for Thanks
,inr
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

gs~ Jeremy Taylor says it takes a
wider garment TO cover some peoples
sins. Wonder if that led to the adoption
of the present fashion?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

nay The Harrisburg pa Union late
Nv produced a story about widow OF
Mrs. Lincoln's brother, living there, to
whom Mrs. Lincoln had refused aid in
her poverty. The widow now testides
that her entire story was false,
and that the Democratic editor made it
twice az bad as she told it. She is not
related to Mrs. Lincoln, and was no
doubt induced to manufacture the lie by
some hard pressed seeker for Democrat
ic campaign capital.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

Ns2y~ The trial of one John RantZ, of
Benton, Columbia county, Pa, before a
military commission, on a charge of re-
sisting the enrolment act, has just
closed at Harrisburg. In the course Of
the trial it was proved by witnesses that
this man was one of the leaders in an eX
tensive secret conspiracy to offer violent
and armed resistance to the draft, that
he and his associates in guilt of whom
some thirty are under arrest and yet TO
be tried, were members of IL secret treas
enable order similar in its character and
designs to that which has been recently
exposed in Indiana, and that they are in
fact active syn}patlliZers with the rebel
lion.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

fel??" The Rev. Pearl ?. ingalls, offers
5000 in prizes for four songs, rs follows
the theme to be the Iowa Orphans
Home: 800 for the best, $50 for the
second best, and for the two next best
S25 each. Mr.. ingalls, says:
am organizing the whole state for
this great work, and / want songs
for every family and school house in
Iowa. There was never anything great
and good done without music. We have
no account Of biissfGl Heaven without
harps and singing. | invite Poesy and
Music to bring their brightest and best
offerings to this shrine OF the Orphans
Home. A brave soldiery and n,agnan-
imous people call for the hest. Songs
accompanied by appropriate hew music,
other things being equal, will have the
preferences.
Pieces offered will be sent to the Hon.
James Wright, Secretary of State. Des
Moines, iowa; together with whom the
Judges of the Supreme Court Of Iowa,
will decide the question Of merit. The
time of sending limited to the 4th OF
March, 1865"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

k~ ST. Peters Church in Rome will
contain $4,000 people; Cathedral of
Milan. $1,000; st. Paul in London, g.
0Oo; st. Sophia in Cpnstantinople,
23,000; Notre Dame of Paris. 81, 600:
Cathedral of Paris, $4,000 st. Mark of
Venice, 1000.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
Capture Of the Rebel Pirate Fsasi.sa.

" z. q.
The United States steamer Kearsarge,
Capt Winslow, arrived at this port to-
day from st. Thomas, Oct. 81.
She brings eight of the crew and the
surgeon of the pirate steamer Florida,
captured by the United States steamer
Wachusett, in the bay of ST. Salvador,
Brazil, Oct 7th. Flfty-eight of the crew
and twelve officers of the pirate were
captured without the loss Of a man.
The Wachusett, with the Florida, was
to leave ST. Thomas on the I'd inst.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
MAINE.

PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. So p. M
There is u heavy rain and the telegraph
works badly, and there has been no re-
turns received from the Eastern towns.
We have IS towns, which give Lincoln
3,264, Mcclellan, 1904 Union gain
of $50 on the september election. The
vote of Portland toots Lincoln 1856,
Mcclellan, S79-a Union loss of six
votes since September
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11

The rebel leaders have, in many in
stances, seized upon the public school
books for reasonable purposes. BY all
means let their confiscated lands con-
tension of popular education. The Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction in
Kentucky well calls it 1.-the bulwark
of nationality"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-11
TELEGRAPHIC.

GLORIOUS NEWS !!
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-01

NEWCASTLE AND YOUNGSTOWN RAILWAY
This road has been located on the south
side of Mahoning River. J. W. Blanchard,
Esq, has contracted to do the work, and
the grading has been commenced. The
company intend to push on the work Wig
orously to completion. This road is i'm
portant. 1t connects the Mahoning Branch
Of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
at Youngstown with the Erie and Pitts
b1rgh Railroad at Newcastle, opening di-
rect communication by those roads between
Cleveland and Pittsburgh. 1t will be q
valuable improve ment for this section OF
country.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-01

THE 177TH 0. Y.L-This regiment still J
remains in Camp Cleveland. It has beer
formed by the consolidation of the I9Oth
and 191st Regiments, and is fulI,-in fac
it overruns the rugular number. The mus
ter rolls have not all been made out ye,
and for this reason the commandant of the
post was not able, yesterday, to give US the
full names of the field officers of the regi-
ment. However, as nearly every field
officer IS veteran, and has done good SER
vice in many a fight, each one will be re-
eognized, if the initials are wanting.
This is list of the officers, field and line:
Colonel-AT 7 Wilcox, formerly Captain
of the old 7th).
Lieutenant COlonel.-Zimmerman, Gap
tain 2Srd).
Major-Kreiger, Captain 7th).
djutant-Ketchum.
Quarter r-master-Richardson
Surgeon-Burrows
Captains-W C Turner, ] n Rogers, L c
Reeve, R H Burr, 81 Tracey, William Vesy,
C J Mcdowell, o Chase, A n Spencer, G
B squires.
First Lieutenants-HJ Virgil, J Il Gates,
F E Peck. George C Gilbert, W Poole, B
D Keefer, H J Rice, John Peter on, D H Il
Wheaton, I B Wire.
Second Lieutenants-A J Hamilton, G
B Huston, E A Jayne, a Loomis, n Cory,
W B Dow, a schrambling, S S Brown, H
Kent.
1t is a fact worthy of note that all the
field officers have been appointed from
veteran regiments, and full tYo-thirds of
the line officers have been in service before.
This must be gratifying to those who have
friends in the regiment. The I77th will
prove itself one of the best regiments in SER
vice, because fthe experience of the officers
for one thing, and, then, about hundred
and fifty of the boys have already seen ser
vice, and the rest are stalwart, lively men.
The field officers are not yet mustered
in, as the regiment is not fully organized.
Although no marching orders have been
received, the commandant of the post is
confident they will move by next Wednes-
day or Thursday. Of course their deSti-
nation is not known, but as several new
regiments have been sent sherman-ward
they suspect they will go to Georgia.
The Nth received their arms yesterday
Ths boys were hilarious when the rife;
came, and could hardly wait their unload
ing, declaring that-that-well.w we know
they will use 'em right. May success g
with the 177thi
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-01

SENECA STREET BRIDGE.-The old Seneca
street bridge, which was built by Mr.. Pills
bury eleven years ago, is now being torn
up and removed. Mr.. McHenry, of A. Il
6. W. R. r. fame, has taken the job of
making the timber sub-structure. Piles
have been driven in the middle of the
river, which are to be sawed off two or three
feet beneath the water, and stone bed laid
thereon as foundation TO the central or
pivotal portion of the bridge. That Sec
tion of the bridge which is to span the
river, and which will be about 100 feet il
length, will be made to revolve, like the
one lower down. The other section will be
Kings Improved MOsely bridge. The en-
tire bridge will be about 800 feet long. Mr..
z. King has the job of making the iron
super structure.
The men who have taken hold of the
work are men Of energy, and We shall have
in due time bridge, built by the city, as
the old one was by subscription, which, we
may hope, will stand as long and do as
much service as the one now being re-
moved.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-01

Police CoURr.-The following cases were
adjudicated yesterday by Judge Hessen-
mueller:
Disturbance-Charles Miller, discharged;
John Shehan, fined $40 and costs; John
Dugan, 81 and costs.
Drunk-Margaret Burns, 81 and costs;
Ellen Trauley, S. and costs; William Will
liams, 81 and costs,
Assault and Battery-Mrs. Obrest, dis
charged, prosecution to pay costs; William
Harrington, S5 and costs; David MOllen
and Peter Garvey, each fined costs.
Visiting House nl-Fame-John Jones,
continued to Monday
Destroying Property-Ellen Smith, con
tinued to Monday.
stabbing with intent to Wound-Richard
Sloan, bound over in sum of $500.
House Breaking and committing personal
violence in the night-Dayid Mullen, fined
$40 and costs.